ReVillage Development
Nurturing local economies, mission-aligned enterprises, and community-owned infrastructure.
ReVillage Development is the social enterprise (b-corp) arm of the broader ReVillage ecosystem, focused on nurturing the economic and physical infrastructure that helps communities thrive over the long term.
Within ReVillage's shared mission, the Development company's particular focus is mission-aligned enterprise, adaptive reuse, housing, viable local food and energy systems, and stewardship models that keep wealth rooted in place.
A watershed-scale venture studio.
ReVillage Development operates as an incubator and development platform focused on community-serving projects at the intersection of place, culture, ecology, and local stewardship.
Rather than maximizing extraction or short-term returns, we cultivate projects designed to strengthen the long-term vitality of the communities and watersheds they inhabit.
Our work often explores
- Adaptive reuse
- Shared ownership
- Community reinvestment
- Circular local economies
- Mixed-use village infrastructure
- Participatory development processes
What's underway.
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Graton Station
A community-rooted public house and marketplace located within Graton's old firehouse. Developed in close relationship with the future Graton Town Square, Graton Station combines café culture, local food systems, adaptive reuse, arts programming, and community gathering space into a single evolving hub for village life.
Preservatory
Preservatory is a value-added food venture led by chefs Adrian Apana and Ferrell Carter, being incubated within Graton Station and the broader ReVillage ecosystem. Working with local farms and seasonal abundance, it transforms surplus produce into preserves, ferments, pantry goods, and shared food experiences that strengthen regional food resilience, local livelihoods, and connection to place.
Nurturing infrastructure for village life.
ReVillage Development is supporting a growing ecosystem of projects rooted in local resilience, shared stewardship, and thriving local economies — from community gathering spaces and food systems to housing, adaptive reuse, and watershed-scale partnerships. Some initiatives are active today. Others are early-stage explorations emerging through long-term relationship with place.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts — Town Square nearest, Graton Station just beyond, and farms, housing, and future ventures on the horizon. A portion of Graton Station's profits flows back to the commons, while everyday third-space encounters weave the social fabric more deeply.
Small experiments. Long horizons.
Rather than pursuing rapid expansion, ReVillage Development operates through a portfolio of interconnected experiments rooted in the Green Valley watershed. Each project serves as both practical infrastructure for local communities and a living laboratory for more participatory, resilient, and stewardship-oriented models of economic life.
Supporting Communities
Practical infrastructure that meets real needs in the present.
Prototyping transitional systems
Testing shared ownership, circular economies, and adaptive reuse.
Regenerative futures
Cultivating more regenerative economic life over generations.
Rooted ownership and reinvestment.
As a California Benefit Corporation, ReVillage Development is legally structured to pursue public benefit alongside financial sustainability.
We are particularly interested in models that
- Expand local participation
- Support employee and community ownership
- Cultivate long-term affordability
- Reinvest profits locally
- Reduce extractive relationships between capital and place
Where possible, projects are designed with pathways toward
- Shared ownership
- Nonprofit partnership
- Stewardship trusts
- Community reinvestment
- Long-term mission protection
Interested in learning more?
Some ReVillage Development projects include opportunities for aligned investors, philanthropic partners, operators, and community collaborators. To request investment materials or explore partnership opportunities, please reach out below.