Whatever comes next, we can get through it together.
Montague Commoners is a collective of foragers, artists, and permaculture practitioners working to build resilient and inclusive community in Montague, MI.
Our Current Projects
We plan our events around the cycles of the natural world. Every year gives us a new opportunity to try new things and see what works.
Early Spring – Community Sugarbush
Starting in late January and lasting until late March, we work together to tap the maple trees at the Trailway campground by Montague Foods.
Summer & Fall – Firewood Fridays
The sugarbush takes several cords of small-diameter firewood every year. Luckily, sustainably gathering and processing that firewood can be an opportunity to connect with the forest and with each other.
Year-round: Community Preparedness
Learn how to organize your neighbors to take care of each other during the next power outage, blizzard, or other emergency.
Our Future Dreams
These are goals we’re working towards on a 5-20 year timeline
A Local Recycling Co-op
- Turn local disposable plastics into durable useful goods
- Provide good jobs
- Worker-owned and democratically governed
An Oral History of the Local Land
- Interview local elders about their experiences of nature when they were children
- Record those who are willing, and make the conversations available as a podcast
- Connect elders who have land-based or artisan skills with young people who want to learn those skills
Every bit that we do matters.
Solidarity beats division every time.
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