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Forming Formed: 2006
This page last updated:4/6/2012
Thrifty Acres
Texas Hill Country, Texas,
United States
Keep you fist on the cash
 Thrifty Acres has two new websites because all the information would not fit on one free website. The websites are https://sites.google.com/site/thriftyacres2011/ The second website is https;//sites.google.com/site/sites/site/thriftyacres2011continuedpage2/ . Thrifty Acres will use to a high level any goods and services we purchase as a group. We will honor private time and property of our residents. All residents and guests shall have clean records with the authorities. Thrifty Acres helps us to reduce our expenses by having skilled and talented people using our common kitchen to make soy and rice milk, freeze vegetables, freeze fruit, make soap and other products we need. Thrifty Acres values co-operation. We will have a bulletin board at the common house. There will be a space on there for Sams, Walmart, convenience stores, hardware store, doctors, dentists etc. Each resident will put their lists under the appropriate space. When someone goes to one of these places, that person will buy all the appropriate items. The purchaser will use a Thrifty Acres debit card and cell phone. Thrifty Acres values aging in place. We will bank hours worked.
 
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This page last updated:4/6/2012
 
Visitors Not Accepted
 (not yet)
Network Affiliations:
Fellowship for Intentional Community
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
Our community fits the legal definition of "housing for older persons" * and thus we may restrict membership/residency to those of a certain age and may have limits on child membership/residency in accordance with the law. Our community does not discriminate based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or domestic abuse.

Population
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
Yes
(Lee Stork temporarily)
Leadership Core Group:
No
(not yet)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Partial income sharing
(Excess vegetables, flowers, fruit and nuts will be sold at roadside stand.)
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(time banking)
Regular Fees:
Yes
(For common house utilities and repairs)
Land and Buildings
Small Town
(small town near big city)
Land Owned By:
Individual community member(s)
Number of Residences:
24
Cohousing:
Yes
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
over 50%
(Try to grow most of it.)
Share Community Meals:
Nearly all dinners
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
(Healthy)
Dietary Practice:
Primarily vegetarian
Alcohol Use:
Seldom used
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
(I am a protestant Christian.)
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Forming
Number of Units:
about 24
Square Feet in Common House:
5000
 
 
Keep you fist on the cash
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