When people sign up for an info session, they usually mention the farm, the community, or finally knowing their neighbors. Those reasons are real.

There's another reason that comes up just as often. People are thinking about the future. About where their food comes from. About what happens when supply chains hiccup or the weather does something it didn't used to do. Some say it directly. Others bring it up later. Either way, it's part of why they're here.

And that’s why we’ve built our community to sustain itself in exactly that environment.

Why Burns Village fits

• Food grown on site. Three acres of organic farmland, run by an experienced farmer. When grocery prices spike or shelves go empty, our food doesn't depend on a truck. Members get access to what's grown right there.

• Inland geography. Middle Tennessee is away from coasts, hurricanes, and sea level rise. Wildfire risk is a fraction of what it is in the West. No place is immune, but the risks here are smaller and more manageable than what people are leaving behind in California, Florida, and the Gulf Coast.

• Water access. We sit in the Cumberland River basin, one of the most water-rich regions in the country. Drought conditions hit harder elsewhere.

• Protected land. Fourteen acres of nature around the farm stays as it is. No development, no sell-offs. As Middle Tennessee grows, our piece of it stays intact.

• A community that functions. When the 2020 tornadoes hit Middle Tennessee, the difference between hard and devastating came down to whether people knew each other. A community where people share meals and notice when something's off is a community that holds up when things go wrong.

• A working farm you support by living here. You don't have to weed. You don't have to harvest. Some members can't wait to get their hands in the dirt. Others just want fresh food on their table. Both are welcome.

The Next Step

We need six more founding members to reach fourteen. At fourteen, the design locks in and the architect workshop happens. Founding members get input on home designs, the common house, and how the neighborhood comes together. After that, new members choose from what others decided.

If any of this resonates, the next step is an info session. Virtual, twice a month, no pressure. Come curious.