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Formed: 1989 Established: 1994
Ten Stones
Charlotte, Vermont,
United States
The main entrance sign to the community
 Ten Stones is an intentional community designed, organized, and developed by its 17 member-families. It embraces 85 acres of woodland, meadow, and agricultural land and 16 clustered, privately owned, half-acre home sites. We have no common creed other than a desire to live cooperatively, ecologically, and economically. Our community features a constructed wetland for wastewater treatment, five straw-bale homes, an organic subscription garden (CSA), and a chicken co-op. Our common house is the focal point of many community activities, such as shared meals, yoga classes, meditations, craft making, community meetings, movie nights, public lectures, and various celebratory activities. The families of Ten Stones enjoy sharing resources, caring for each other's children, and designing rituals to mark important events in our lives. Our community also enjoys assisting others—individuals, study groups, and other intentional communities—in learning to build community for themselves.
Currently, there is one house for sale at Ten Stones. Please contact Tom Hudspeth or Ginny Mullen at 802-425-5240. See http://tenstones.info/hudspethSale.html.
  Status: Full
Website: http://tenstones.info/
Contact:
Charlotte, Vermont 05445 United States
Last Updated:4/16/2009
 
No Answer Regarding Visitors
 (e-mail first, please)
Visitor Process: Please refer to our web site: http://tenstones.info/.
Affiliations:

Network Affiliations:
Coho/US
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
48
Non-member Residents:
0
Open to new members:
No
(The community is full)
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(Honor system with minimum hours per year established yearly)
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes
(Quarterly dues for all maintenance of community expenses - roads maintenenace, snowplowing, taxes on shared land, maintenance of community building, etc.)
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
85 acres (34.4 hectares)
Land Owned By:
The community
(We each own our 1/2 acre lots and share the remainder of the acreage)
Number of Residences:
16
(One house is a duplex, which makes for 17 households)
Cohousing:
Yes
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
6-20%
(CSA gardenp; apiaries; chickens)
Share Community Meals:
1-3 times/month
(In our community building)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Educational Style(s):
Home schooling
:: Private school off the property
:: Public schooled
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Completed
Year Completed:
2002
Number of Units:
17
Architect:
Ted Montgomery of Groundswell Architects, designed the site plan. http://groundswellarchitects.com/
Developer:
Ourselves
Commercial Lender:
2 banks and some private donors.
 
 
The main entrance sign to the community
Our community garden (CSA) garden tour poster
Presentation poster for the design of the tables and benches in the Common House (community building)
The South Meadow Pond, looking west to the Adirondacks
Tomato varieties grown in the community garden
Our annual Christmas community party - the Secret Angel
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