Hello one and all…
I am testing the waters to see who out there would be interested in
creating a smallish little community. I currently live on six acres
outside of Veneta and have found myself in a position of either
selling this place to move into Eugene or finding a small group of
people who would like to live here and share this wonderful place.
Naturally, I would prefer to stay here, but I do need the right
collection of blessed beings for it to work. What I am looking for are
people who are interested in living creatively and cooperatively with
others "out in the country".
The land here has a great little forest with a small network of
trails, an orchard, a small flock of elderly chickens, a plethora of
garden space --though mostly fallow right now (I can only do so much
by myself!), sooo many herbs, gorgeous flowers and a variety of
different structures. The main house is currently being remodeled, but
will have four potential sleeping spaces. The studio has its own
kitchen and full bath and is a wonderful space (two levels, lots of
light, thicker walls, hardwood floors upstairs, large deck…) …great
place for a couple or small family? The clinic space has a small
waiting room, bathroom, treatment room and upstairs office/medicinary.
It has been run as a low-key naturopathic practice for about seventeen
years, but could easily accommodate other practitioners or perhaps be
converted into another living space. Lastly, there are wood sheds for
tools and wood and play, and a funky sort of permanent sweat lodge.
The studio and main house are heated by woodstove and the clinic
currently is electric, but I would like to change that sometime soon.
Surrounded by trees, it is fairly secluded here, but we are also
blessed by great neighbors like the folks at Om Farm at the other end
of this forest, easy access to Zumwalt park down the road and a short
bike ride into the Fair in July. This is a very kid friendly place,
too, with play spaces, raspberries, strawberries, hummingbirds, newts,
dragonflies, butterflies, deer, a trampoline and climbing trees. I
have three wee ones of my own who would likely be here about half the
time.
When I first acquired this place I envisioned starting a little
eco-village community, but in the last three years have realized that
I cannot do that single-handedly. However, as idealistic as that idea
may be, I am not yet ready to let go of it. I think this place has a
great potential to manifest a conscious community into reality with
the right people facilitating the process in smaller or greater roles.
For some, that may mean just a short stay here, being present and
chipping in, and for others it may mean something more long-term and
involved. I am open to it all. Speaking of me…
I am 36 year old single papa, naturopath, handyman and occasional
photographer (amongst other things). I am interested in herbs,
permaculture, Ayurvedic medicine, cooking, baking, green building,
gardening, meditation, yoga and about a gazillion other things. I love
music, everything from jazz to classical indian, to alt country to
reggae to punk to hiphop… I also play pennywhistle, native american
flute and doumbek. I am a hopeless film lover, though could easily do
without broadcast television. I am in the process of an amiable split
with the mother of my divine kids after a year or so of plutonic
co-habitative co-parenting. I have a daughter and two sons, aged
eight, almost five and two. They are currently home schooled but we
are looking into the emerald valley unschool for next year. They love
it here and would be ecstatic to have other kids to play, learn and
explore with.
The future of this place really depends on the decisions made by the
group of us, but some ideas I've been knocking around include a larger
work/art space, a covered outdoor hang-out space, a detached laundry
space (currently in the main house), a cob bathhouse with a wood fired
sauna and japanese tub (I like to dream, eh?), some smallish cob
cabins (to expand the community or for guests), a tree house… The land
can supply plenty of wood for construction, heating and crafts.
Some spaces could be available right now with the rest ready by mid to
late summer. I expect rents would be about $350/room and $700 for the
studio with utilities and other expenses split amongst us. I have also
considered the possibility of creating more ownership in the
relationship, too, but don't know how exactly to structure it to be
legal equitable and simple. Ideas? And as I implied, the clinic space
could also be opened to other practitioners …I would love to partner
with other hands, hearts and minds.
So, if any or all of this sounds like something you, or someone you
know, would be interested in, contact me to start a dialog. From
there, you can check out the land, spaces, me and hopefully others, to see if you get an unmistakable intuitive urge to move forward.
or...
check out this tribe...
oregon.tribe.net/tribe/46a...ee5f209132
I am testing the waters to see who out there would be interested in
creating a smallish little community. I currently live on six acres
outside of Veneta and have found myself in a position of either
selling this place to move into Eugene or finding a small group of
people who would like to live here and share this wonderful place.
Naturally, I would prefer to stay here, but I do need the right
collection of blessed beings for it to work. What I am looking for are
people who are interested in living creatively and cooperatively with
others "out in the country".
The land here has a great little forest with a small network of
trails, an orchard, a small flock of elderly chickens, a plethora of
garden space --though mostly fallow right now (I can only do so much
by myself!), sooo many herbs, gorgeous flowers and a variety of
different structures. The main house is currently being remodeled, but
will have four potential sleeping spaces. The studio has its own
kitchen and full bath and is a wonderful space (two levels, lots of
light, thicker walls, hardwood floors upstairs, large deck…) …great
place for a couple or small family? The clinic space has a small
waiting room, bathroom, treatment room and upstairs office/medicinary.
It has been run as a low-key naturopathic practice for about seventeen
years, but could easily accommodate other practitioners or perhaps be
converted into another living space. Lastly, there are wood sheds for
tools and wood and play, and a funky sort of permanent sweat lodge.
The studio and main house are heated by woodstove and the clinic
currently is electric, but I would like to change that sometime soon.
Surrounded by trees, it is fairly secluded here, but we are also
blessed by great neighbors like the folks at Om Farm at the other end
of this forest, easy access to Zumwalt park down the road and a short
bike ride into the Fair in July. This is a very kid friendly place,
too, with play spaces, raspberries, strawberries, hummingbirds, newts,
dragonflies, butterflies, deer, a trampoline and climbing trees. I
have three wee ones of my own who would likely be here about half the
time.
When I first acquired this place I envisioned starting a little
eco-village community, but in the last three years have realized that
I cannot do that single-handedly. However, as idealistic as that idea
may be, I am not yet ready to let go of it. I think this place has a
great potential to manifest a conscious community into reality with
the right people facilitating the process in smaller or greater roles.
For some, that may mean just a short stay here, being present and
chipping in, and for others it may mean something more long-term and
involved. I am open to it all. Speaking of me…
I am 36 year old single papa, naturopath, handyman and occasional
photographer (amongst other things). I am interested in herbs,
permaculture, Ayurvedic medicine, cooking, baking, green building,
gardening, meditation, yoga and about a gazillion other things. I love
music, everything from jazz to classical indian, to alt country to
reggae to punk to hiphop… I also play pennywhistle, native american
flute and doumbek. I am a hopeless film lover, though could easily do
without broadcast television. I am in the process of an amiable split
with the mother of my divine kids after a year or so of plutonic
co-habitative co-parenting. I have a daughter and two sons, aged
eight, almost five and two. They are currently home schooled but we
are looking into the emerald valley unschool for next year. They love
it here and would be ecstatic to have other kids to play, learn and
explore with.
The future of this place really depends on the decisions made by the
group of us, but some ideas I've been knocking around include a larger
work/art space, a covered outdoor hang-out space, a detached laundry
space (currently in the main house), a cob bathhouse with a wood fired
sauna and japanese tub (I like to dream, eh?), some smallish cob
cabins (to expand the community or for guests), a tree house… The land
can supply plenty of wood for construction, heating and crafts.
Some spaces could be available right now with the rest ready by mid to
late summer. I expect rents would be about $350/room and $700 for the
studio with utilities and other expenses split amongst us. I have also
considered the possibility of creating more ownership in the
relationship, too, but don't know how exactly to structure it to be
legal equitable and simple. Ideas? And as I implied, the clinic space
could also be opened to other practitioners …I would love to partner
with other hands, hearts and minds.
So, if any or all of this sounds like something you, or someone you
know, would be interested in, contact me to start a dialog. From
there, you can check out the land, spaces, me and hopefully others, to see if you get an unmistakable intuitive urge to move forward.
or...
check out this tribe...
oregon.tribe.net/tribe/46a...ee5f209132
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