Welcome to Earthen Heart LLC

Since 2011 we have been collectively managing a homestead in Bangor Michigan, starting out as a family home for a blended family of nine, and now offering the main house as a rental property with shared use of the 20 acre property.  We are hoping to create a Community Land Trust in 2021.  We aim to conserve resources while increasing our quality of life and producing more of our own food, energy, medicine, entertainment.  

In Spring of 2021 we plan to begin hosting visitors again.  Short term visits include: tours, planting, harvesting, processing food, camping, permaculture workshops and artistic events such as live music, film screenings and re-skilling workshops.  Longer term stays of weeks or months would revolve around a current project on the land or infrastructure.   Please reach out by email (below) to express interest.  Be as clear as possible to facilitate meaningful communication.

Twenty acres of trails, gardens, ponds, chinampas and gardens with bountiful food and medicine, to harvest and forage.  On-site production of foods and medicine from the property with surplus going to family and friends in the area.  We also have an on-site resource library & seed bank.

Value added foods are produced from onsite harvest and from nearby farms.  We work together with others to increase regional resiliency. Recent items include: sauerkraut , blueberry vinegar, dandelion wine, garlic salt, sumac salts, tea blends, fruit and vegetable leathers, dried fruits, etc.  Partnership with area kitchens and scaling up production is a major goal for the future.  Please reach out if you have skills in the kitchen and/or access to a commercial kitchen that is underutilized!

There are NO PUBLIC HOURS.  This is a private residence.  Please contact Julian directly to discuss collaboration possibilities or to set up a future visit.  

Earthen Heart LLC is the legal entity which currently owns the property.  Julian is the sole member at this time and is looking to partner with others for this and other community homesteads and common land use projects.  Reach out if you wish to talk about any of these areas!

Please contact Julian Lauzzana

(269) 539-7378

jlauzzana@gmail.com