Author: DSH
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Community is a dynamic whole
that emerges when a group of people: participate in common practices; depend on each other; make decisions together; identify themselves of part of something larger than the sum of their relationships; commit themselves for the long-term to their own wellbeing, the wellbeing of one another, and the group’s wellbeing. —Creating Community Anywhere: Finding Support and… Read more
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Are You A Good Fit?
The questions below will help you know if you will be a good fit for this community. Decide for yourself if you agree, disagree, or feel neutral. I want to be a part of this community because I have time, resources, and skills to contribute. Example: I can give 8 hours per month to community… Read more
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Our Mission, Vision, & Member Circles
Mountain Hearth Village is currently designed for about four homes between 350 sq ft and 1100 sq ft, given what this land will bear. Everyone who lives here is a member and agrees to the Mission and Vision and Shared Agreements named below. Two reasons lots of communities fall apart is for lack of Shared… Read more
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Why Am I Doing This?
A Quick Primer on Trends Towards CoHousing When people hear the words “intentional community,” their minds go everywhere. Don’t get me started about the crazy, misguided perceptions that exist because lots of people have not been keeping up, and their minds revert to very old, outdated ideas. The short version of current trends is that… Read more
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Sociocracy in Westwood CoHousing, West Asheville, NC
Had a fascinating tour of Westwood, which claims to be one of the oldest cohousing communities in the country. To give you an idea of what it takes to create cohousing/intentional community, planning began in 1992, they had an experienced cohousing commercial developer, and they were living there in 1998: six years. And as anyone… Read more