This is the continuation and conclusion of my notes from the “Intentional Community Economics” presentation by Gwendolyn Hallsmith, Headwaters Ecovillage in rural Vermont. A bank or credit union is no

Though Mirador Astronomy Village will have an RV park, a sharehouse, an apartment building, and a cohousing community, in this note I’d like to focus on how the construction of the cohousing community

Re: Water - Priority is lowest water use faucets/fixtures/appliances, then catch rainwater, then use greywater for subsurface irrigation of trees on the Northwest side of the residence. There is no ne

Many communities have this bi-cultural focus, so to speak, and are successful to the extent that the residential, cohousing part does not depend on all residents working in the income producing portio

I was following the discussion for awhile and thought I would join in. As another Rancho H landowner this topic is always of interest but also a source of some trepidation, eh Steve? The discussion of

I've been unusually quiet this week as I've been participating in a week-long training (in my off-work time) on "How to Create an Intentional Community" provided by Yana Ludwig, a more in-depth follow

Gwendolyn Hallsmith, an intentional community economics expert who lives at Headwaters Ecovillage in rural Vermont, presented a two-hour webinar, “Intentional Community Economics”, on June 9. This was

Take a look at this: https://tedturnerreserves.com/ An opportunity for us, somehow??

A poll has been updated: As currently planned, Mirador Astronomy Village will provide several options for housing, including a cohousing community, apartments, a sharehouse, and RV park. All residents

Mary Kraus, a cohousing architect in Amherst, Massachusetts, presented a session on participatory design as part of “The Heart of Community” Coho/US webinar series presented on May 30, 2020. The conte

EcoReality is located about 3 km west of Fulford Harbour on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. Though not a candidate for a dark-sky community, I wanted to share with you their wiki. Even though

Prior to building your community, identify and address all issues as early as possible, before they turn into conflicts. --- Smaller houses in a senior cohousing community provide the following advant

Hi Maxeem, Welcome to the group! As we develop our idea for Mirador Astronomy Village, it is clear we'll need several different types of housing for residents. All of it rental. One that I had not con

I saw early-on that this forum would welcome some discussion of dark-sky communities in general. I guess I could say -- now that I think about it -- that I've actually lived at several. Right now (and

I get emails from this site pretty regularly, about government surplus auctions, which always include land. https://www.governmentauction.com/ Also, want to make sure you know about this Facebook grou

The Chartis Center for Rural Health annually publishes a list of the top 100 Critical Access Hospitals and top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals. https://www.ivantageindex.com/top-performing-hospitals/

This first one is within Big Bend National Park, but gives some idea of the area - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scnbMC-tcUI The next is dark sky photography specific and is outside the Park - https

I looked at the site plan — it looks like a university! Do you have a plan for major funding or a phased plan? With that many buildings and that many things going on, how do you keep it dark? One of m

The last topic I’d like to share from Yana Ludwig’s webinar, "How to Start an Intentional Community", is the recognition that any intentional community (including Mirador Astronomy Village) provides a

Over on the Cohousing-L group, Sharon Villines (also of our group) and Mac Thomson recently had some important thoughts to share about building a community and customization. Though in reference to co