Sandhill has a current population of 6 adult members and 1 child. We do not consider this our final size and are open to others joining us. Bedroom spaces are available.

Folks interested in membership are encouraged to visit when all members are home, and we don't generally extend membership-exploration visits during our sorghum harvest (September 15 - October 30th).

It can often take several visits in order to ascertain if there is a good match. The typical path to become a member begins with a week-long visit. At the beginning of the visit, the visitor meets with members to talk about what he/she hopes to get out of the visit and any questions or concerns about visiting or exploring membership at Sandhill. Information about Sandhill membership and the transition into it is available to the visitor through casual one- to one conversations with members and/or in group meetings.

An opportunity is provided to have a follow up meeting close to the end of the week to discuss how the visit is going and next steps. Members decide by consensus about extending visits longer than a week. Sometimes we ask a person to visit other communities to gain more perspective, sometimes we ask a person to visit again; occasionally we're ready to have the person begin a six- month provisional membership right away.