Commons at Windekind

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  • 2 followers

About the Community

  • Established
  • Rural

What we do

Hello interested Buyers,

This is Mark Smith, I have created the Commons at Windekind, you can learn more about it and the land we have for sale, go to (www.windekindcommons.com )
The Commons model of ownership includes eight individually owned house sites that range in size from one acre to over four acres. Each of the eight households will also own a 1/9 share of the remaining 131 acres the equivalent of more than 15 acres per family depending on the size of the private parcel. Marijke and I will live in the original farmhouse as equal members owning 1/9th of the Common Land.
Two cottages, Breidablick and Campanula, are part of the Commons, Breidablick and Campanula have been sold along with three parcels, but three remain for sale priced between $210,000 and $260,000.

Integrating private and public space affords member families the opportunity to create private lawns and gardens, build buildings, including adjunct structures and protect privacy. Public or common areas provide member families access to large tracts of open and forested land that can be used for gardening, farming, conservation, and many recreational purposes. Common land and buildings are places where people come together to socialize, work, and create, while protecting and sustaining a priceless natural resource for themselves, their children, and future generations.

For more details about the remaining parcels please call me at 802-434-4455 or E mail me at [email protected]

Thank you

Mark

Our Vision

Our mission is to create an environment where a diverse and multi age group of families feel a sense of belonging and interconnection with others and their environment—a place that is aesthetically uplifting, culturally rich, and environmentally and economically sustainable–a place that insurers, in its goverance, that the best interest of the individual is achieved when the best interest of the community as a whole is realized.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create an environment where a diverse and multi age group of families feel a sense of belonging and interconnection with others and their environment—a place that is aesthetically uplifting, culturally rich, and environmentally and economically sustainable–a place that insurers, in its goverance, that the best interest of the individual is achieved when the best interest of the community as a whole is realized.

  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Education
  • 13 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
13

How to join

We value an in-depth process in which new members understand their options and cost followed by a second phase in which we implement that. This is a wonderful opportunity for people to get to know one another and build a team relationship–the underpinning of Community.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Call Mark at 802-434-4455

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Join fee: Yes (amount not specified)
Monthly fees/dues: $1009
Labor required: 5 hours/week
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes (some debt)
see web site

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit

Frequency of communal meals

  • 1-3 times per month

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Religions
  • Buddhist
  • Quaker

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar
  • Biomass (from wood or other organic materials)

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%
  • Land area size
    135 acres

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Location

  • Vermont, United States

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