YESHURUN FARM COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE
Building a Torah-Based Community for Generations to Come
Faith. Community. Stewardship. Self-Sufficiency.
Yeshurun Farm Community Cooperative (YFCC) is a Torah-based community being established in Northern Arizona by believers committed to serving YAH according to His Word.
Our vision is not simply to build an off-grid settlement or a farm. We seek to establish a functioning biblical community—a people who worship together, work together, raise and educate their children together, care for one another, and develop the land and resources necessary to sustain the community for generations to come.
Our model is found in the community of believers described in the book of Acts:
Acts 4:32 — KJV
“And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.”
We are not merely talking about community. We are building one.
A COMMUNITY FOUNDED UPON THE WORD OF YAH
YFCC begins with a simple principle:
The Word of YAH must govern more than our worship. It must govern our lives.
It should affect how we raise our children, how we treat our neighbors, how we use our substance, how we care for the elderly and vulnerable, how we conduct business, how we produce food, and how we exercise stewardship over the land and resources YAH has placed into our hands.
Yahshua said:
Matthew 4:4 — KJV
“…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
We therefore seek to build according to His Word rather than according to the changing values of the world around us.
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WE BELIEVE IN THE NEW COVENANT
YFCC believes in the New Covenant through Yahshua, but we do not believe the New Covenant abolished, cancelled, or replaced the Torah of YAH.
The New Covenant itself tells us what happens to YAH’s law:
Jeremiah 31:33 — KJV
“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
The New Covenant does not promise a people without YAH’s law. It promises a people in whom His law is written.
Yahshua did not come to destroy the law or the prophets, and faith does not make the law void.
Romans 3:31 — KJV
“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.”
Therefore, our desire is not merely to know YAH’s commandments, but to become a community in which they are lived, taught, and passed from one generation to the next.
ONE HEART. ONE SOUL. ONE COMMUNITY.
The book of Acts describes believers whose faith produced something tangible.
They didn’t merely meet together.
They became responsible for one another.
Acts 2:44–45 — KJV
“And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.”
Acts 4 tells us the result:
Acts 4:34–35 — KJV
“Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.”
This principle lies at the heart of YFCC.
We seek to develop a cooperative community in which each member contributes according to his or her ability and the collective resources of the community are used to provide for legitimate individual and common needs.
Some may contribute more financially.
Others may contribute greater physical labor.
Some will farm.
Some will build.
Some will teach.
Some will maintain equipment.
Some will administer.
Some will care for children or the elderly.
Every member has something to contribute.
The goal is not that everyone possesses exactly the same things.
The goal is:
“Neither was there any among them that lacked.”
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BUILDING ON THE LAND
YFCC is being developed on approximately 120 acres of rural land in Northern Arizona.
But acquiring the land was only the beginning.
Land must become productive.
Water must be produced, collected, stored, and distributed.
Electrical power must be generated.
Food must be grown.
Housing must be established.
Roads and community facilities must be developed.
Waste must be managed.
Children must be educated.
People must possess the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain what has been built.
Our objective is therefore to progressively transform undeveloped rural land into a functioning community capable of providing an increasing portion of its own necessities.
The land is not the vision.
The people are the vision.
The land provides the place where that vision can be built.
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GROWING OUR OWN FOOD
Food independence is one of the foundations of a self-sustaining community.
YFCC’s agricultural vision includes the progressive development of:
Community gardens and field crops
Greenhouses and controlled-environment agriculture
Microgreens
Fruit and perennial crops where climate permits
Poultry and livestock
Food preservation and storage
Seed saving
Agricultural education
Our objective is not to claim that we will immediately produce everything we consume.
Our objective is to continually increase the percentage of our food that is grown, raised, preserved, and stored within the community.
Every crop we learn to grow successfully makes the community stronger.
Every seed we preserve protects knowledge for another season.
Every child who learns to produce food carries that knowledge into another generation.
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WATER. POWER. INFRASTRUCTURE.
A community cannot become independent merely by moving away from a city.
It must develop the systems necessary to sustain life.
YFCC is developing and exploring infrastructure that includes:
WATER
Water production and collection
Bulk water storage
Rainwater harvesting
Filtration and purification
Agricultural irrigation
Community water distribution
POWER
Solar electrical generation
Battery energy storage
Backup generation
Alternative renewable-energy systems
Energy conservation
SANITATION
Septic systems
Waste management
Composting and recycling
COMMUNICATIONS
Internet connectivity
Radio communications
Emergency communications
Our objective is resilience: the ability to continue providing essential services even when outside systems become unavailable or unreliable.
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BUILDING HOMES — BUILDING COMMUNITY
Housing at YFCC is intended to accomplish something different from conventional residential development.
We are not attempting to place houses on individual lots and then recreate suburban isolation in the desert.
Private family space is important.
But so is community.
Our development plans therefore envision private dwellings combined with shared infrastructure and community facilities.
Development will occur in stages as resources become available—from temporary facilities supporting early development through permanent family housing and community structures.
The question guiding our development is not simply:
“Where will people sleep?”
It is:
“What physical environment will allow families to live, work, worship, learn, produce, and care for one another as a community?”
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RAISING A GENERATION THAT KNOWS HOW TO LIVE
Proverbs 22:6 — KJV
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Our children must inherit more than property.
They must inherit knowledge.
YFCC seeks to provide Torah-centered education together with strong academics and practical training.
Our children should learn:
Scripture and the commandments of YAH
Reading, writing, mathematics, science, and history
Agriculture and animal husbandry
Construction and carpentry
Electrical and renewable-energy systems
Water systems
Food preservation
Mechanical repair
Conservation and land stewardship
First aid and emergency preparedness
Technology and communications
We desire to raise young people who know both the Word of YAH and how to work with their hands.
They should understand how the systems around them function rather than spend their lives completely dependent upon someone else to provide every necessity.
And what one generation learns, it should teach the next.
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WE CARE FOR OUR OWN
A biblical community cannot measure its success merely by how much food it produces or how much infrastructure it builds.
We must ask:
What happens to our people when they need us?
James 1:27 — KJV
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”
What happens when someone becomes elderly?
What happens when a husband or wife dies?
What happens when children lose a parent?
What happens when illness or injury temporarily prevents someone from working?
What happens when a family experiences genuine hardship?
They should not simply disappear into a government system or be left to struggle alone.
They are our people.
Our long-term objective is to build a community strong enough to care for its legitimate needs from birth through old age.
That is not charity from strangers.
That is responsibility toward one another.
SELF-SUFFICIENCY IS NOT OUR GOD
We believe in preparedness.
We believe in producing food.
We believe in storing water.
We believe in generating power.
We believe in learning practical skills.
We believe in developing resilient systems.
But none of these things are our salvation.
Psalm 127:1 — KJV
“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”
Solar panels cannot save a rebellious people.
Stored food cannot save a rebellious people.
Land cannot save a rebellious people.
Money cannot save a rebellious people.
Technology cannot save a rebellious people.
If we build all these things while transgressing the commandments of YAH, we have simply created a more self-sufficient place in which to sin.
Our confidence must remain in YAH.
Self-sufficiency is a tool that enables us to become better stewards and better able to care for our families and one another.
It is not our god.
THIS IS NOT JUST A PLAN — WE ARE BUILDING
YFCC is a developing community.
Some elements of the vision already exist.
Others are under construction.
Others remain future objectives.
We believe there should be a clear distinction between the three.
✓ OPERATIONAL
What we have built and are currently using.
⚒ UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Projects presently being constructed, tested, or expanded.
○ PLANNED
Projects that are part of the vision but have not yet been completed.
We invite you to follow our progress as undeveloped land becomes infrastructure, infrastructure supports agriculture and housing, and those systems ultimately support a functioning community.
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NOT EVERYONE IS CALLED TO LIVE THIS WAY
YFCC is not a subdivision.
It is not an apartment complex.
It is not a campground.
And it is not simply inexpensive rural housing.
Community requires commitment.
Members must be willing to work.
Members must be willing to contribute.
Members must be willing to accept responsibility for others.
Most importantly, those seeking membership must understand that YFCC exists for the purpose of building a community governed by the Word of YAH.
Joining therefore requires much more consideration than simply deciding where you want to live.
We encourage anyone interested in YFCC to first learn what we believe, understand how the community operates, fellowship with us, read our governing documents, ask questions, and carefully count the cost before applying.
Luke 14:28 — KJV
“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?”
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KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS OF YAH AND THE FAITH OF YAHSHUA
Ultimately, YFCC is not defined by its acreage, farms, houses, solar panels, water tanks, livestock, or equipment.
Those things can be replaced.
Our identity must be found in the people we are striving to become.
Scripture gives us that description:
Revelation 14:12 — KJV
“Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
That is our objective:
A people who love YAH.
A people who keep His commandments.
A people who have faith in Yahshua.
A people who teach their children.
A people who work with their hands.
A people who produce rather than merely consume.
A people who care for their elderly, widows, fatherless, and one another.
A people who exercise stewardship over what YAH has given them.
A people preparing something for the generations that follow.
COME AND SEE WHAT WE ARE BUILDING
Yeshurun Farm Community Cooperative is not a finished community.
It is a community being built.
We invite those who share this vision to learn more—not simply about our land, but about the biblical principles upon which we intend to build.
ONE HEART.
ONE SOUL.
ONE COMMUNITY.
Acts 4:32 — KJV
“And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul…”
[BUILDING YESHURUN]
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