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Forming Formed: 1990 Established: 2001
EcoVillage of Loudoun County
Taylorstown, Virginia,
United States
 The mission of EcoVillage of Loudoun County combines the cohousing ideal of people living together in community with the ecovillage ideal of people living in harmony with Earth and its inhabitants. We aim to restore nature and expand human potential by creating a lifestyle that nurtures the human spirit and offers hope for future generations.
The ecological goal is to preserve and restore biodiversity, quality, and abundance of natural resources. Balance natural systems so that each generation acts to benefit future generations.
The social goal is to maintain a community lifestyle that protects individual rights; fosters a spirit of community; and facilitates activities that benefit individuals, enrich the community, and promote positive relations with the larger world.
 
Website: http://www.ecovillages.com/
Contact:
EcoVillage of Loudoun County
12606 Trillium Glen Ln
Taylorstown, Virginia 20180 United States
Phone: 540-822-9449
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Grady O'Rear
Phone: 540-822-9449
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EcoVillage of Loudoun County, VA: Comprehensive Community Description
Last Updated:2/9/2008
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Contact the EcoVillage office by phone or email.
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
31
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
Other
(We use Sociocratic (aka Dynamic Governance or Biodynamic Governance) Method for decision-making. It is a consent-based model developed in the Netherlands after WWII, and used there in many profit-making corporations as well as cohousing communities.)
Identified Leader:
Yes
(Through an election process.)
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
(Through an election process.)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Other
(Members purchase lots/homes fee simple and become members of the EcoVillage Community Assocation. The EVCA collects an annual assessment to support common amenities and activities.)
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(Community members can contribute labor instead of paying some portion of the community assessment.)
Join Fee:
Yes
(Lot and home owners pay a community assessment to the EcoVillage Community Association)
Regular Fees:
Yes
(Yes, the annual community assessment levied by the EcoVillage Community Association)
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
80 acres (32.4 hectares)
(There is also a 100 acre conservation property with shared paths adjacent to the EcoVillage land.)
Land Owned By:
Other
(Until move-in of residents, three community families who have formed a Limited Liability Company own the land. This group will dissolve once the last lot is sold.)
Number of Residences:
27
(This is the maximum number of lots that can support homes.)
Cohousing:
Yes
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
1-5%
Share Community Meals:
1 time/week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Primarily vegetarian
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Ecumenical (includes "all religions")
(This community is open to people of various religions as well as those with no religious affiliation.)
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
(Some residents use private schools. Community childcare is provided by a teacher resident in the community.)
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Building
Number of Units:
12
 
 


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