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Formed: 1989 Established: 1989

This page last updated:7/8/2009

Rocinante

Summertown, Tennessee,

United States

Rocinante is a cooperative village of elders, midwives, and people of other ages and occupations -- a 501(c)(3) nonprofit honoring the effect of "good energy" on transitions of birth and death. Started by Stephen Gaskin, founder of the Farm, Rocinante is 100 acres of rolling Tennessee hills and meadows, separated from the Farm by "the IRS and a barbed wire fence." Although we are legally separate entities, the people from Rocinante participate in the social life on the Farm.

People generally need to build their own cabin/house (or have it built) and they need to handle their own living expenses and pay $100/month dues to Rocinante. The project is named after Don Quixote's horse, Rocinante. (In medieval Spanish a "rocin" is an old horse, and the ending "nante" means "grand" or "great," so the word means "Supernag.") Also, John Steinbeck's pickup truck was named Rocinante. Stephen thought Rocinante looked like the vehicle for incurable idealists. For information, write stephen@supernag.org.

Website: http://www.supernag.org

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Rocinante
170 Webb Rd
Summertown, Tennessee 38483 United States

Rocinante
149 Apple Orchard Lane
Summertown, Tennessee 38483 United States

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This page last updated:7/8/2009

Visitors Accepted

(Write or email us first to set up a time.)

Visitor Process: Write stephen@supernag.org to arrange a time to visit. You can arrange accommodation at one of the bed and breakfasts (or campgrounds) on "the Farm" next door.

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

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Population Members(adults and children): 6 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: Other (We work together to figure out what to do.) Identified Leader: Yes (Stephen Gaskin) Leadership Core Group: No Answer (We're not big enough for it to be a question yet.)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes (As long as they're responsible for it.) Labor Contribution: (We help with the chores.) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: Yes ($100/month dues to Rocinante)
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 100 acres (40.5 hectares) Land Owned By: Another form of Non-profit (The land is owned by the not-for-profit corporation Rocinante.) Number of Residences: 7 Cohousing: No (Our residents build individual cabins.)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 1-5% (household gardens) Share Community Meals: 1-3 times/month Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual (We would hope they would eat some fashion of healthy.) Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian (Stephen says he's a pizzatarian, a vegetarian with an occasional pizza.) Alcohol Use: Seldom used Tobacco Use: Seldom used	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No (Rocinante doesn't have a spiritual brand name, we want it to be as attractive to an ethical atheist as to an overtly spiritual person.) Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions) Educational Style(s): Other (There is a great private school next door, The Farm School, which also supports homeschooling.)

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Comment from jgschellinger on 9/23/2008 (Reader Rating: 0)

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Great ideas manifest in there appointed time...Rocinante is an idea who's time has arrived, eh!!! Thank you for being
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