Communities Directory: Co-Op Village Foundation

Forming Formed: 2005

Co-Op Village Foundation

Pensacola, Florida, NW Fla.,

United States

. . . freely helping others create affordable, sustainable intentional communities.

We intend to build 230 homes to house 500 residents on 600 acres in NW Florida. Cost to each resident is about $40,000, with financing available. This price includes a home.

The Co-Op village will provide basic living needs, be ruled by consensus, focus on health care and health coverage; a community less reliant on fuel oil, transportation, and the outside economy. The community will create lifelong extended families whose priority is the well-being and happiness of each individual member and promote healing from today’s pressures.

The Village will produce it's own utilities, organic food and health care system thus providing a desirable quality of life. The village will provide job training and permanent employment for most residents.

This will redesign the American dream and at the same time create a healing environment for the residents and for the earth. From start to finish, no one will make a profit off another.

Website: http://coopvil.ipower.com/readme.asp

Contact:

Jim Costa
6692 E. Magnolia St.
Milton, Florida 32570 United States
Phone: 850-623-8753

Links:

Co-Op Village Foundation.org

Last Updated:5/26/2008

Visitors Accepted

(Everyone is welcome at our meetings in Pensacola, FL,)

Population Adult Members: (We have not yet begun to live on site.) Open to new adults: Yes (Yes, of course! Please email us.) Open to new children: Yes (Families are welcome... in fact, necessary.) Open to which gender(s): All genders welcome Age Focus: No Focus (We are a diverse group.) Age Restrictions: No	Government Decision Making: By consensus Identified Leader: No (Everyone has a vital role.) Leadership Core Group: Yes (Currently we do, but only during the design stage.)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Partial income sharing (Members will work for the village, but maintain their own individual finances, especially during the forming years.) Labor Contribution: Expected (Work will most likely be part-time (20 hrs. per week) and labor requirements may be bought out. Exceptions and clarifications of the rules will happen by consensus.) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 600 acres (242.8 hectares) Land Owned By: Community-controlled land trust Number of Residences: 250 Cohousing: Yes	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% (Estimate. Farming will probably begin after construction of buildings is complete. 90% Raised.) Share Community Meals: Nearly all dinners (Dining halls for daily meals will be in each cluster of homes.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual (Restrictions will be based on what food we farm and what is available to buy.) Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian (Individual choice, open to special dietary needs.) Alcohol Use: Seldom used Tobacco Use: Used Occasionally	Social Factors Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members: Yes (Open to all people) Shared Spiritual Path: No (Open to all people) Educational Style(s): Home schooling (Home schooling will be available for the children in a central classroom, parents may home school in their homes, or children may attend local public schools.)

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