| Project Outline People a few to several hundred Land from 100 to 1000 acres Debt None Membership criteria shared values and goals Diet varied, basic provided, special needs through individual coops Eating communal all meals Residences
provided, large room double occupancy Facilities communal kitchen, cafeteria, shower house, library, quiet private work/study spaces, school, computer facility, shop, storage building, Sauna, hot tub, sports field, land for businesses, manufacturing and farming Electricity residences off grid, communal facilities some may be on gird Plumbing Full plumbing in communal showers, laundry, cafeteria.....none in residences Waste all composting toilets, compost, gray water Decision making major depends on how the initial procurement of property and infrastructure takes place Decision making minor combination of managers, committees, consensus and voting Ownership Large land and facilities, communal ownership Ownership Small whatever one can afford and uses, personal ownership Percent of fruits, vegetables and animal products grown and produced in the community Close to one hundred percent Income sharing no Expense sharing yes Basic Work requirements for food and shelter estimated at approx. 4 to 6 days per month Buy in minimal: solar cells (we may provide these), lights, batteries, Murphy bed ? Operating Money Required very minimal to just get by. though you're welcome to earn as much as you like by providing goods or services to fellow community members or the world at large. Why? Study the website….. this is a movement…….more communities will need to be created, if this one is to succeed.
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