Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: "Targeting" the wealthy

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> > And where does moving off the grid come from?

I've lost the thread of which message this question came from but "off 
the grid" means literally off the grid. From the Wikipedia:

The term off the grid refers to a method of construction that relies on 
renewable energy sources rather than traditional public utility sources 
provided by the utility "grid." In such construction, the home or 
building constructed does not rely on municipal water supply, sewer, 
gas, electrical or similar utility services. A true "off the grid" 
house is able to operate completely independently of traditional public 
utility services.

Dancing Rabbit is an off the grid intentional community. People can 
construct their own homes or live in group houses. One person 
literally, as I am told by a resident, lives on $3,000 a year by living 
in a tent. He pays a fee for common facilities like composting toilets, 
use of a common kitchen, etc.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org