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From: Philip W. Bush (Philip.W.BushDartmouth.EDU) | |
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:52:09 -0600 |
This is to introduce Cobb Hill - a cohousing community, research institute, and organic farm -- all experiments in sustainable living being created in Hartland, VT . We own two adjoining former dairy farms, each 120-140 acres. One has barns and silos, 12 acres of prime farm land, high pastures with beautiful views, and a large regenerating forest. The other, more remote from the village, has a house, barn, and outbuildings, another 10 acres of bottom land, more pastures, a mature forest (including a 1000-maple sugarbush), and a small stream and pond. We have enough land for 20-22 housing units (tightly clustered) plus a common house -- and for serious farming and forestry, not only to provision ourselves, but also for some of us to make a living from the land. So far, we have nine member households, two more close to committing. We have chosen a building site which is close to the Hartland Four Corners village and low on a hillside, where water is abundant and soils are good. Though we value privacy and will design for it, we also want to be part of the larger community, open to people who want to work or visit with us. We imagine a farmstand, craft workshops, educational and recreational activities that will enable us to participate in life with the local community. The Sustainability Institute is a nonprofit think/do tank, organized by Donella Meadows, devoted to analysis, planning, and communication that furthers sustainable, equitable, and sufficient societies in all parts of the world. For more information on the SI write to: Sustainability Institute, PO Box 174, Hartland Four Corners, VT 05049. For more information on cohousing at Cobb Hill you can send me e-mail and I will forward a more detailed version of the information above. Cohousing community timeline: o Fall 1998 -- Site design, hydrology, well-drilling, engineering design. o Winter 1998-99 -- Act 250 (Vermont's land use law) permitting, water supply permitting, sewage discharge permitting. o Winter 1998-99 -- Detailed design for common house and individual homes. Secure construction loan, select construction company. o Late Spring-Fall 1999 -- Construction. Set up mortgage fund. Finalize legal documents for homeowners association. Finalize land easements. o Late 1999/Early 2000 -- LLC sells property to homeowners association. MOVE IN!! Phil Bush philip.w.bush [at] dartmouth.edu Cobb Hill in Hartland Four Corners, VT, where we'll be drilling for water within days.
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