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Ten Stones Community

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Home-sharing
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1990

What we do

Ten Stones is a multi-generational cohousing community in Charlotte, VT organized and maintained by its 17 member-families. The community name and idea was established in 1989 and land was purchased in 1992. It embraces a total of 87.4 acres of woodland, meadow, and preserved agricultural land with 16 clustered, privately owned, half-acre home sites. Residents live in a close-knit neighborhood that seeks a healthy blend of privacy and community. We have no common creed other than a desire to live cooperatively, ecologically, and economically.

Our Mission

We are a community of engaged members who consciously commit ourselves:
-To develop relationships of care, trust, and respect for differences so that everyone feels a sense of belonging and connection;
– To cooperate on the operational functions needed to sustain our community, sharing resources in order to build community, economize, and walk more lightly on the earth;
– To care for our shared land, protecting its beauty and living ecosystems.

  • Purpose
  • Home-sharing
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Activities
  • Property management

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1990
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 1992
  • Started living together
  • 27 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
33

How to join

Membership is automatic if you buy a house at Ten Stones. We do have a house sale process which encourages communication and interaction with the community before buying here.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Send an email to te***********@***il.com with a request.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Decision-making process

  • Full Consensus

Everyone must agree before moving forward.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Conflict resolution approach

We have a leadership group that rotates every 2-3 years. Ideally, one new person rotates in every 3 years and one person leaves the leadership group every 3 years.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Regular fees: $717.50/quarter per house
Labor: Yes (1 hrs/week)

Vehicle accessibility

  • Most / all people own their own vehicles

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Outbuilding(s), Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas

Frequency of communal meals

  • 1-3 times per month

Dietary restriction

  • People can cook and eat what they want in their own residence

Community activities and engagement

  • Neighborhood, Community Housing, or Homeowner's Association

Age demographics

  • Multi-generational (all ages well represented)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Community type

  • Cohousing

    Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
    interaction while maintaining independence.

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Food systems

  • Community garden

Source of water

  • Well water

Wastewater management

  • Constructed wetland
  • Land area size
    88 acres

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Location

  • Vermont, United States

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