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Formed: 1970 Established: 1974
Cerro Gordo Ecovillage
Cottage Grove, Oregon,
United States
 Our goal is a symbiosis of village, farm, and forest for up to 2,500 people on 1,200 acres--a whole valley on the north shore of Dorena Lake, near Eugene, Oregon. Homes, businesses, and community facilities are being clustered in and near a pedestrian solar village, preserving over 1,000 acres of forest and meadow.
We're planning a self-supporting settlement, with organic agriculture, sustainable forestry, and a variety of small businesses on-site. While homes and businesses are privately owned, all residents are members of the nonprofit Cerro Gordo Cooperative, which owns community land and utilities and facilitates democratic self-government. We're seeking to create a life-enhancing community that reintegrates the human community and our inner selves with the larger community of the biosphere. We invite you to join our extended community of residents, future residents, and supporters who are working together to create Cerro Gordo as a prototype symbiotic community and to network with ecovillage and ecocity projects worldwide. For more information, contact the Cerro Gordo Forum.
 
Contact:
PO Box 569
Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424-0024 United States
Phone: 541-942-7720
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Last Updated:10/2/2006
 
Visitors Accepted
Population
Adult Members:
37
Child Members:
5
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
65% M 35% F
Government
Decision Making:
By majority rule
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Join Fee:
Yes
($500/adult coop membership ($100/adult renters))
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
1186 acres (480.0 hectares)
Land Owned By:
A subgroup of community members
Number of Residences:
13
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
1-5%
Share Community Meals:
Rarely
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Social Factors
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
 
 


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