How to Set up an ECOVILLAGE or CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY— Ep. 074

This will be a series of interviews, starting with this one with Bill Goodman, who has been an advising lawyer (and resident of the EcoVillage at Ithaca) for the last 20 years. This video talks about how the EcoVillage is structured, other ways to structure co-housing communities, how shares are distributed, home ownership, and more.

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[paysontom]

I do like the concept as a whole but when he mentioned, if I understood it correctly, fees of 450 to 900 per month and that was just for one portion of the overall fees I backed off a little. It is why I always avoided any type of housing structure / system that had "fees". I can maintain my fee simple single family for far less that $900/month. I would have to spend some time penciling out those costs.

[dragonmammma]

Great video! I have a question that I've never heard addressed about co-housing communities: What happens in the case of illness or aging as far as monthly obligations? Example one: Suppose someone gets cancer and is unable to work or attend meetings for a few months? Or a year? Or two years? Example two: Someone develops a permanent condition, like just getting extremely old and frail? Are they forced to leave?

[bettenotap]

Very interesting, this is the info I was wanting to see in a follow up video. This type of community seems to be very friendly to the planet. Too bad it wasn’t more common.

[Me]

What seems to be rarely talked about is the social aspect of these little communities. You have got to have great neighbors and everyone needs to be on the same page.

[creative]

A fascinating concept. Certainly not for everyone but it’s well done.

[sharonknorr]

Love your videos that touch on subjects that many others do not, and always with great care and intelligence. Used to live in the Finger Lakes area and it is nice to see everything that is going on there and the part you are trying to play.

[jesssantos]

Thank you so much for these two videos. We’ve been thinking about doing something like this and I’ve found this to be so informational. Thank you so much! It would be great if you did a series of this topic

[reef-pi]

i hope we get to try out something like this. Im in process of starting my journey. Thank you so much for this content, i learned a lot. Much appreciated

[jamiemclaughlin]

Answering so many questions in detail! appreciate you guys so much

[hardnackfarms]

Good Morning Rich. Don’t beat yourself up your garden is beautiful and it’s work that’s all there is to it. We had a ildfire back in 2014 it ruined the eco system and where the fire burned we had Bermuda grass, weeds, trees, and stickers emerge on steroids. So that’s why I am putting tarps down and doing raised beds for the most part, on the other hand it’s because I am older and hurt. Lol there is always hiccups I am still planting and it’s so late in our season. I just pray we have the latest freeze in the Fall ever. The heat is insane above average for this time and I am loosing stuff it’s so frustrating. Keep on going and prayers for abundant crops. Wendy🐞❤🌺🦋🌸🌷

[FireflyOnTheMoon]

Detailed, useful, specific and clear info. Many thanks

[starbucks]

Its always been worth of my time to watch informative vid like this.

[AA-rczr]

Great video thank you. My partner and I are planning to start an Ecco village. What’s the possibility and process of finding a suitable land grant?

[sarasorrell]

More of these please! This is so helpful!

[lumberingshenanigans]

Solid series of episodes, and I’m still watching through them. But in this video you touched really briefly on something I would be very interested to learn more about. Specifically Bill’s camping retreat LLC setup. I know it’s not your core subject, but for what I’m planning, it would be awesome to learn more about the specifics of that, even if it’s just a few sentences. Any chance we could connect on that topic?

[pstanify]

Considering Cohousing on FB. Not your standard information but an essential read for anyone considering joining or already a member. This looks behind the usual claims about cohousing, based on detailed research and years of personal experience. Questions you should ask, and analysis of patterns across many communities. Regular updates. Check it out.

[veganvocalist]

so what happens if a little child loses their parents ? they are not old enough to go through that process of applying for the home they already live in, whet do you have in place for them and any animals that may have also lost their family pack ? looks very well organised and a MUCH better way of living than what most of us are presently experiencing 🥰

[cefcat]

Just read the well-formulated answers to the comments in order to understand the whole deal here.

[MichaelG]

I want to create an eco village in the Adirondacks region. Franklin county. This place needs a retreat. And I have many friends of all types. But it takes some bookow bucks to start that. I would be a great fit. I've lived in a couple different cities. And I've experienced homelessness, I have also experienced farming. Gardening. And construction. And some marketing as well. I have a vision. And I will continue to make connections.

[isakennedy]

Beautiful Concept! Does Any Know the next step after purchasing the land?