This cooperative neighborhood on a gorgeous old farmstead in central Vermont was established by a group of friends who met in the early 1980s while working together in regional antinuclear, feminist, and disarmament coalitions. Initially we gathered as an informal study group to learn about land trusts and collective living. We spoke with people who had lived in communes and collectives and began to explore alternative legal and financial structures with a lawyer who specializes in cooperatives and worker-owned businesses. Our goal was simplicity, fairness, and flexibility. Operating and governing ourselves by cooperative principles has been important to all of us, with membership rights and responsibilities defined as the same. We’ve made every decision in more than thirty-five years by consensus. Our main shared projects presently is woodland stewardship. We are not seeking new members because for now we’ve found a size (five households) that seems right.
Food, woods work, and laughter.
Not actively seeking new members at this time.
Email.
The whole membership decides collectively.
Everyone must agree before moving forward.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
We’re staunch about consensus process in all cases.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Join fee: $1000
Regular fees: $120
Labor: Encouraged or suggested
We share overhead expenses: three buildings; plowing, logging, and mowing expenses.
Not seeking new members.
We generally share labor but without specific obligations – just opportunities.
$1,000 cooperative membership.
Monthly overhead and equity payment, with equity refundable in event of departure., the latter refundable in event of departure
Garden(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Waterfront access, Internet
Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.
Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
interaction while maintaining independence.
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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