Newberry House :: Communities Directory

Formed: 2005 Established: 2006

This page last updated:5/30/2011

Newberry House

Portland, Oregon,

United States

(See our website for more info. on location & transporation)

This is a small "simplified cohousing" community.

We are a small community on seven acres, 20 minutes from the center of Portland. Each person has a small detached cabin for personal space, and we all share a common house containing kitchen, living, dining, guest room, office, entertainment space, yoga/meditation space, a library, and other space. The land is sloped, mostly forest with orchard, open space, and garden space.

Principles include: 1. Committed to sustainable living; 2. Simpler (not poorer) living; 3. Living interdependently enough that life is easier and richer through cooperation, balanced with sufficient privacy; and 4. Honoring the land.

Expenses, and effort to care for the land, home and garden are shared; income is not. We share food costs and buy mostly organic food, and we share some cooking. The flavor of the place is somewhat pagan, down to earth, queer, accepting, less developed, less costly, and less middle class than most co-housing. It's a home that provides a foundation for our lives in the world.

This community is several years old, and there are opportunities to become a co-owner.

Much more information is available at the website.

Status: Building individual cabins and growing

Website: http://web.mac.com/newberryhouse/Newberry_House

Contact:

14845 NW Newberry Road
Portland OR 97231
Phone: 503-286-3700, 503-307-0429

Links:

Newberry House Web Site: Newberry House Introduction, and Information

Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)

This page last updated:5/30/2011

Visitors Accepted

(Sometimes. Check our web site for community days.)

Visitor Process: Contact us by email and tell us about your interest, or call. We will chat with you on the phone prior to arranging a visit.

Network Affiliations:

Ecovillage Network of the Americas

:: Northwest Intentional Communities Association

:: Queer in Community

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Because our housing is a single housing unit and requires the sharing of bathroom, kitchen and common space membership/residency may be restricted based on sex/gender in accordance with the law. Our community does not discriminate based on race/color, national origin, religion, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or domestic abuse.

Population Members(adults and children): 4 Non-member Residents: 0 Open to new members: Yes (Currently looking for one male addition.)	Government Decision Making: By consensus Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: No	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Labor Contribution: Expected (To care for the home and land, and cook a meal periodically.) Join Fee: No (All joining costs are refundable.) Regular Fees: Yes (Shared expenses only, including food.)
Land and Buildings Other (Rural but inside Portland city limits) Area: 7 acres (2.8 hectares) (Sloped: 2/3 forest, 1/3 open.) Land Owned By: Individual community member(s) (To be transferred to cooperative when additional members join.) Number of Residences: 5 (One common house, 2 garages. 5 Cabin bedrooms.) Cohousing: Yes (loosely, however much simplified and legal structure will be a cooperative.)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 21-50% (Potential to grow a large garden. Orchard.) Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week (Dinner is usually available for those who are home to share it.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: There are some dietary restrictions (We purchase food together, mostly organic & local when possible.) Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Seldom used (Prohibited in common house/spaces)	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Paganism/Earth Religions (The general bent is pagan, new age, earth based, with a little Buddhism, yoga, etc.) Educational Style(s): Public schooled

Cohousing Details

Cohousing Status:

Completed

(We're always improving the place and may bulid one more cabin bedroom.)

Year Completed:

2006

(We are still building; common house is done)

Number of Units:

Our common house, a detached garage, and 5 detached "Cabin bedroom" structures.

Square Feet in Common House:

1800

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