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"I know that one revived rural community would be more convincing and more encouraging than all the government and university programs of the last fifty years, and I think it would be the beginning of the renewal of our country, for the renewal of rural communities ultimately implies the renewal of urban ones."
— Wendell Berry, from The Work of Local Culture

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ISLAND is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your tax-deductible contribution will help us build our residency program, purchase equipment (from library books to GIS software to landscaping equipment) and enable us to pay for important consulting services! You can earmark your contribution for a specific use if you wish.

For example:

  • $25 will purchase a book or magazine subscription for our library or a couple of used tools for permaculture landscape work;
  • $50 will purchase an important piece of software, enable us to print a run of brochures or rent an event space for a local workshop;
  • $100 will buy an hour of consulting work with an architect, permaculture teacher, attorney, accountant or engineer! ISLAND's growth is the work of dozens of consultants, not all of whom offer pro bono services!
  • $250 will buy a year of high-speed internet, 10-15 books for our library*, cover admission to an energy or permaculture conference or buy a hardy fruit tree for our permaculture plot;
  • $500 will buy a solar panel or 5-6 square feet of our upcoming arts residency lodge - our goal is to have a LEED certified natural building to house up to a dozen artists and ecologists;
  • $1000 will buy a year's worth of printing services, cover all of the expenses of a workshop, buy materials for a yurt or 20 square feet of barn or studio space, or an entire greenhouse!
  • $2500 will buy 500 square feet of flooring for a studio, will cover the costs of a paid intern for the summer or will meet all of the expenses for holding a major workshop!

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donate by mail

Print out a contribution card and add your contact information.

Write your check to "ISLAND" and mail to:

ISLAND
5870 Cottage Drive
Bellaire, MI 49615

We will mail you a return receipt and thank you within 3 days of receiving your contribution. Thank you!

See our wish list for books we're interested in (note that while we enjoy the Amazon.com wish list feature, we typically purchase books either direct from the publisher or from Horizon Books, our closest local bookseller).

Want to support the work of ISLAND but would prefer to give something other than money?

photo: Grand Traverse Area residents meeting about relocalizing the community photo: a handbuilt greenhouse at Tripple Brook Farms photo: Jayne and Jayson studying puffballs at the eco-learning center photo: fresh raspberries! photo: Seth Bernard, Daisy May and Dominic Suchtya jamming at Dunegrass

Institute for Sustainable Living, Art & Natural Design | 5870 Cottage Drive, Bellaire, MI 49615

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