Latest Update:
We have 5 new members! Still recruiting more members at this time. 5 members are permanent residents, 4 are part time residents and 4 are selling.
Current Situation:
We have 13 memberships in a non-profit mutual benefit corporation. The land is 120 acres which is paid in full. The community is like a neighborhood of camps in the oak woods.
Community Focus:
New clearings for new members are being created. Most new members prefer to start from scratch and create their own dream. Infrastructure maintenance has never been better. We recently had a community project successfully rolling a new water tank up the hill and placed next to the existing one. Access road and water system improvements are ongoing. Hiking/ mountain biking trails are being made or re-cleared. Phone conference meetings have been more productive. Focus has been on membership transfer.
History:
The property was inhabited by the Kumeyaay people probably until the treaty of 1852. A homestead was granted in 1908. Heart Land Concepts, Inc. bought the property from the homesteader’s nephew in 1979.
About the Land:
It’s a canyon with an old live oak forest and artesian spring. In the live oak woods are some granite rock outcroppings where a seasonal creek flows down through small pools. Morteros for pounding acorns and grinding acorn flower historically used by indigenous people are found here in the granite rock. Native plants are: miner’s lettuce, watercress, prickly pear cactus, acorns and more. Red rocks in the shape of a heart are embedded in a bluff that juts out from the upper area of the land. A network of trails and a fire road connect camps and lead to scenic areas.
My story:
At my camp, I’ve had many years to make my dream come true. I’m growing food in two hoop houses with wire mesh to keep the animals out. They sit atop two hugelkultur beds which harvest rainwater draining off the fire road. I’ve had some success at growing a variety of vegetables, berries and stone fruits.
-Richard
Shared land, road access and water system. Enjoying nature, hiking and mountain biking. Also, sailing at a lake nearby. We have had music jams in the past. Fire safety is important.
Please contact us by email to find out if it is a good fit for you.
Tours will be given to financially qualified individuals. Estimated cost is $22,000. Cash only. A day visit to the land is required. Maximum visit for prospective members is 14 days.
To be a member of the community, a person must buy a membership from an existing member who is selling. Monthly dues ($45 at this time) must be paid by all members. All work is voluntary – and we appreciate hard workers. Community Guidelines exist.
The whole membership decides collectively.
More than 50% agreement needed.
Members elect leaders who make decisions within defined roles.
All members are directors. Director/ members have the power to bring up issues at meetings. Officers: President – presides over meetings and is general manager. Secretary – notice of meetings, minutes, keeps records, list of members, vote by mail/ email. Treasurer – collects dues, files tax returns and pays bills. Majority vote except a 3/4 affirmative vote is required for approving a new member. We work out issues at the land verbally with the small group of residents. An annual meeting is required. We do it by telephone conference. Almost all members attend. Mostly the meetings are about the members who are selling wanting to know if we have recruited anyone yet. We at the land are motivated to find buyers because they will be our new neighbors.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Join fee: $22000
Regular fees: $45
Labor: Encouraged or suggested
Voluntary labor of officers’ duties and participating members’ maintenance on the land. Many improvements in all areas have been made in the past few years.
Cash is required for membership purchase.
Rentals are not allowed.
Dues: $45/ month – prop. tax, corp. tax. and insurance per membership.
Water system investment and continuing maintenance costs.
Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.
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A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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