Blue Ridge Cottage Court — Founding Members Wanted, Abingdon, VA
We’re at the ground floor of something rare: a 12-unit net-zero, multi-generational cottage court taking shape on a 2.16-acre parcel in downtown Abingdon, Virginia. We’re looking for founding members, especially those who can help us raise capital for construction, to help build this from the ground up — literally and figuratively.
Picture small, thoughtfully-designed energy efficient houses (roughly 900–1,500 sf) clustered around a shared green, with a community building at the heart of it for meetings, events, and governance.
We believe deeply in permaculture and sustainability — in tending a relationship with the land, not just extracting from it — and we’re drawn to the idea of a micro-farm on-site: heirloom apples, mushrooms, vegetable gardens. But the how, the how much, and even the what are wide open. This is exactly the kind of decision founding members get to shape.
And Abingdon isn’t just a backdrop — it’s a big part of the pitch. This is a walkable, historic Appalachian town of about 8,300 people, founded in 1776, home to the Barter Theatre and a genuinely thriving arts-and-crafts scene along Main Street. It’s the trailhead for the Virginia Creeper Trail, 34 miles of scenic rail-trail through the mountains that draws walkers and cyclists from all over. And it’s a serious food town — named USA Today’s “Best Small Town Food Scene” in the country multiple years running. Between the historic district, the surrounding mountains, and a Saturday farmers market that’s become the town’s real gathering place, it’s a beautiful place to build a life.
Here’s the thing about joining now instead of later: the people who come in at this stage don’t just buy a home, they help decide what this community actually becomes. The site plan and house models are set. How we govern ourselves and what the land grows — that’s still ours to shape together. Join us!
A right-sized, walkable neighborhood in downtown Abingdon where neighbors of all ages genuinely know and support one another, and where the land itself is a partner in both cost and care through permaculture and shared stewardship.
Blue Ridge Cottage Court is a small, energy-efficient neighborhood built for the long game — where caring for the land and caring for each other sustains us financially, environmentally, and personally.
Prospective members can start by filling out a short interest form on our website. At this stage, we are specifically seeking founding members — people who can bring capital, expertise, or both to help shape the community from the ground up.
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