Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: wanting to start forming a community

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Emma Kramer-Wheeler <kombu [at] earthlink.net>

> I've been lurking on this list for a couple of months now, and it's been
> very educational - thank you all! 

As list manager I'm pleased that you find the list helpful.

> I am interested in getting moving on the very beginning stages of
> forming a new community.  I'd like to live in community in rural western
> massachusetts (nearish worcester or amherst, but not too near, and
> preferably just outside some nice small town), on land that includes an
> area for organic farming.  Through the research I've done so far (I have
> the Communities Directory), I've not been able to find such a community
> already in existance.

It seems to me one of the first things you need to think thru is what
would the folks that live in such a place do for a livelyhood.  While
there are possibilities, it is still true that most of us find cities 
easier places to make a living.  Commuting is a possiblity but IMHO
long commutes are a drag and impediment to fully enjoying a community.

My intent is not to discourage you but to encourage you to be
realistic. 

Fred (who lived in inner city Worcester from 1972-1976 and remembers it
fondly)

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Fred H. Olson  Minneapolis,MN 55411   (near north Mpls)
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