Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Homesteading meets CoHousing

[Leland Baker (lhbaker]

Hello Grace

Leland Baker here.  I have been exploring the idea of returning to
northern New England for a couple of years now.  I have been involved
briefly with Champlain Valley Cohousing in Charlotte and Two Echo
Cohousing in Brunswick ME - to the point of associate membership in each
group and a week long visit to Two Echo last fall - but have decided
against both for various reasons.  As opposed to CVC, the Two Echo
decision was difficult.  I am also in intermittent contact with the Wild
Onion Cohousing group in Montpelier which is activated primarily by
former CVC members.  They plan to build "somewhere between Burlington
and Montpelier".

When I speak of "returning" to northern NE, I began life in 1935 in West
Burke VT but recall little about it as we moved to Massachusetts when I
was three and  that's where I grew up and attended college - WPI.  I
have twice visited the Northeast Kingdom and it's a special area.  As an
adult I have lived in the Rochester NY area, the Philadelphia area, and
since 1970 in the Denver area.  I am a core group member  - joined in
1991 - and current resident of Highline Crossing Cohousing in Littleton.
 My strong preference is to remain in cohousing or similar environment.
 I am retired, single, and live with two dogs: Red, a 13 year old
chow/collie and Gal, a 3 year old lab/boxer.  I have four children and
nine grandchildren, all living in Colorado except for a grandson in the
Army somewhere in the Middle East and a grand-daughter in college in
Kansas.  I have deep roots here and a long distance move obviously
presents conflicts, but in the end I have to live my own life.

Your proposal interests me greatly and you obviously have a specific 
location in mind.  Can you please provide more
information about it and about yourself?

Sincerely,
Leland


Grace Potts wrote:

>Greetings to all!
>
>Are there any folks who would like to do a homesteading- cohousing- land
>stewardship community in Northern Vermont?
>
>I'm trying to explore the notion and see if there is enough interest from
>folks in this idea to pursue it.  Nothing is cut in stone, it's just 
an idea
>at this point.
>
>This community would *potentially* offer:
>*A rural location- small Northern VT village
>*No building codes! (some development restrictions will apply)
>*Existing house to serve as common house
>*30 Modest size clustered housing sites
>   (think Lot Development style cohousing)
>*10 common acres
>*24 acres of private land trust land
>*Access to a vibrant existing alternative network
>   (alternative building, food systems, etc)
>
>You would *potentially* need the following to join:
>*$10K to purchase property
>*Ability to build your own home(or have it built, or some
>   combination of the two)
>*Willingness to form community with others
>*Willingness to steward the land
>*Ability to support yourself economically
>
>Thoughts/Concerns/NB:
>*This couldn't begin to happen without 12 core households
>   (families, singles, whatever) with the 10K to purchase
>   property.
>*This would bring 30 households out into a fairly remote area to
>   live. This would impact the environment there, and the people
>   there. Having the right kind of impact would take a good deal
>   of care and consideration.
>*Again- the location would mean a job change of some kind for most
>   people.
>*With 12 core households- a community like this could possibly get
>   moving by spring/summer of 2004.
>
>If you have the things that you would need to join a community like I've
>described, and you would like to- please give me a call, or send me an
>e-mail off-list.  Thanks so much for your time, please accept my apologies
>for the cross-postings. Peace!
>
>________________________
>Grace Potts
>grace [at] thepottshouse.org
>734.975.1293
>
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