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Forming Formed: 2007 Established: 2009
Culture Artist Community
Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina,
United States
Culture Artist Community
 The Culture Artist Organization promotes sustainability and environmental education. Chuck Hall's column, The Culture Artist, appears in over 65 newspapers and web publications worldwide.Chuck's latest book, Green Circles: A Sustainable Journey from the Cradle to the Grave, examines sustainability throughout all phases of life, starting with natural childbirth and ending with green burial.
The website focuses on all areas of sustainability and the newsletter available through the website offers updates on the organizations events and progress. We are currently in the process of organizing a sustainable community focused on the arts and are seeking interested parties to contribute to the planning phases of the community, which will be located in the upstate SC/western NC region of the United States, near the southern Appalachians.
  Status: Planning stage
Website: http://www.cultureartist.org
Contact:
Charlton Hall
425 Archibald Road
Chesnee, South Carolina 29323 United States
Phone: 864-278-0563
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Former/Other Names: Tomorrow's Light
Last Updated:8/1/2007
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Contact us by email or subscribe to the newsletter at www.cultureartist.org
Population
Adult Members:
20
Child Members:
10
Non-member Residents:
0
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
50% M 50% F
Age Focus:
No Focus
Age Restrictions:
No
Government
Decision Making:
By majority rule
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
(Ruling Council)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(Members may voluntarily work in the community in exchange for credit at the co-op or for barter, but labor is not mandatory if they contribute financially or in other ways)
Join Fee:
Yes
(First month's land-use fee in advance (which may be negotiated through volunteer hours instead if so desired))
Regular Fees:
Yes
(If members elect not to work in the community, a monthly land-use fee is required. Items at the co-op may be purchased and/or earned through working in the community.)
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
20 acres (8.1 hectares)
(Land not yet purchased, but looking for a parcel)
Land Owned By:
Another form of Non-profit
Number of Residences:
10
Cohousing:
Yes
(Some units will be cohousing, others will not.)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
21-50%
Share Community Meals:
1 time/week
(A community dinner is available at least once a week, but not mandatory)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
(Prefer vegan, but not a requirement)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Used Occasionally
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
(Tolerance is the rule)
Which Spiritual Path(s):
Native American
:: Buddhist
:: Paganism/Earth Religions
:: Eastern
:: Unitarian Universalist
:: Ecumenical (includes "all religions")
:: Eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions)
(All faiths are welcome, all faiths respected, but please check your dogma at the door. Tolerance is the rule.)
Educational Style(s):
Private school at the community
(Private school offered, but not required)
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Forming
(Construction to begin in 2009)
Year Completed:
2009
Number of Units:
Will have five units initially, and will built more as needed
Square Feet in Common House:
700
Architect:
David Allison
Developer:
Chuck Hall, The Culture Artist Organization
Commercial Lender:
N/A
 
 
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