We are currently seeking a co-owner for our 1.5 acre Biodynamic, mini-farm. We are zoned agricultural and located within walking distance to downtown Nevada City. Our farm abuts a 2 acre Biodynamic farm. Our pasture, orchard, 1500 sq. ft. garden, pond, and year-round creek are surround by pines and cedars, blue and black oaks. We have dairy goats and laying hens. There are 2 residences, 2 office/workshop bldgs, a 500 sq. ft. barn, and a meditation hut. Our dream is to build a 500 sq. ft. Common Room into the hillside with a grazable sod roof.
The right co-owner(s) will
~ want co-housing style community
~ have an active interest in farming/gardening
~ have $120 k to invest
CONTACT: Thea Blair 530-470-8646
cpie55@earthlink.net
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Who we are:
Roger and Thea are in their late 40's and have 2 children Ben, age 14, and Maura, age 7. We don't watch TV, we eat organic food, we laugh a lot.
Roger runs his structural engineering business on site. www.caimanstructuralengineering.com
His interests include mountain biking and tinkering. He is very helpful with building and fixing things.
Thea offers Waldorf-inspired homeschool classes on-site. She is also a singer and a farmer. She publishes original teaching materials through her website: www.cedarwaxwing.net
She is active with the Local Food Coalition and meets regularly with a Biodynamic study group. She sings with a small choir and never misses a contra dance or a song circle if she can help it.
Ben is completing 7th grade at Yuba River Charter School, a public Waldorf school. His interests are baseball, fishing, mountain biking, snowboarding, and inventing things.
Maura is completing 1st grade at Yuba River Charter School. Her interests are horses, and crafts, raising baby goats, singing, and floating posicle stick "kayaks" down the nearby irrigation ditch.
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Financial plan: $110 k down and $10 toward the building of the Community Room. Monthly payment a percentage of the mortgage based on square footage of dwelling.
We are currently restructuiring our loan, so please contact us for the finer details.
Decision-making: For major decisions we will employ Formal Consensus as outlined in the book, “On Conflict and Consensus” by C.T. Butler; adapting the process to meet our needs. The basis for our decisions will be our Guiding Principles (see below). www.consensus.net
Conflict resolution: Based on Nonviolent Communication, aka, Compassionate Communication as developed by Marshall Rosenburg. www.cnvc.org and our Guiding Principles (see below).
The farm: The garden and orchards are managed organically/Biodynamically www.biodynamics.com
We have 2 Alpine goats: Star, 10 years old, great tasting milk, and Aldo, The Friendly Goat, who pulls a cart. In the future we are looking to purchase a Dexter cow and share the neighbors pasture in exchange for milk. We are looking into raising rabbits for meat. We have kept bees in the past and would like to do so again. We have lived here less than 2 years and are still settling in.
Educaional center: We are in an excellent location to offer education for a cooperative culture. One friend holds her Native Skills classes here. Thea offers adult education,homeschool support, and summer camps, .
Land Stewardship: We refer to principles of Permaculture and Biodynamics.
Bibliography: Further inquiry about our intentions can be researched in these books:
“Cohousing A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves” by Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett
“Creating A Life Together” by Diana Leafe Christian
“Non-violent Communication, A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenburg
“On Conflict and Consensus” by C.T. Butler
“Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual” by Bill Mollison
“Culture and Horticulture" by Wolf D. Storl
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Community Statements
Our Vision
We envision a world of life-enriching communities – places where people can feel safe and be known and belong - where individuals can find their unique self-expression and joy.
Our Mission
Practice cooperative and sustainable living skills, creating a safe place to learn and grow.
Guiding Principles
~We are committed to stewarding our land for future generations.
~We are committed to life-enriching relationships with our selves and others. We support personal reflection, practice compassionate communication, and take responsibility for our own emotional well-being.
~We respect the dignity of all people of any age, gender, race, sexual orientation, ability, financial resources, cultural background, or spiritual practice.
~We recognize cooperation as the foundation for healthy human interaction. We seek to balance individual independence with community interdependence.
~We practice participatory, egalitarian decision-making, embracing conflict resolution as a creative part of community life. We agree to seek transformative solutions through clear communication.
~We recognize the importance of creative expression in a sustainable lifestyle. Our motto is “Equal opportunity to self-realize”.
~We are a community where everyone is teacher and everyone is student, supporting each other's learning in every way possible.
~We honor and accept each other’s unique sense of spiritual connection.
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