Greetings 

My name is Fred and welcome to the homestead. I am a mature man, age 70, with 17 beautiful rolling and wooded acres in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. I am seeking a handful of people interested in a homesteading lifestyle to help transform the homestead into a thriving collaborative community. Rooms for rent in the Common House while we build private cottages around the property. Amenities include large garden area, small solar array with batteries, fruit trees, chicken coop, woodlot with maple sugarbush, sawmill, and workshop/possible community center/ artist studios, tractor and implements.

If you are interested in; 

  • Sustainable and self sufficient living

  • Affordable housing and shared amenities

  • Building your homesteading skills

  • Creating a cohesive and cooperative social network…

    Our community might be the place for you.

The following is a list of resources that I have used to study communitarianism. What I have been doing is listening to the Elders who have been living this life, trying to pay attention to what they think it takes to succeed as a community. I invite you to delve into these resources and discover for yourself what it takes to succeed.

The Cooperative Culture Handbook- a social change manual to dismantle toxic culture and build connection by Yana Ludwig and Karen Gimnig ic.org bookstore

Together Resilient: building community in the age of climate disruption by Ma’ikwe Ludwig ic.org bookstore

Building Belonging- your guide to starting a residential community by Yana Ludwig ic.org bookstore

Companion webinars by Yana and Karen at ic.org/fic-courses

  • Starting a Community

  • Membership Process

  • Communication and Relationship Building

Legal Basics by Clifford Paulin ic.org/fic-courses

Thriving in Relationships by Steven Tormay schoolofintegratedliving.org (NVC basics)

    S.O.I.L. is the educational arm of Earthaven Ecovillage 

Creating a Life Together by Diana Leafe Christian

Finding Community by Diana Leafe Christian

Webinars by Diana Leafe Christion (SOIL)

  • Especially Challenging Behaviors

  • Sociocracy 1+2  

Facilitation Basics by the late Laird Schaub 

Communities Magazine articles about the trials and tribulations of community living. ic.org bookstore

Consensus Oriented Decision Making  by Tim Hartnett

EcoVillage at Ithaca by Liz Walker, cofounder at Ithaca Ecovillage

Choosing a Sustainable Future, by Liz Walker

Vermont EcoVillage Tours led by Cynthia Tina. Visited 8 intentional communities and talked with residents and founders about the trials and tribulations of community life.

The following pages are presented as a prospectus. A prospectus is a forward looking document intending to describe a course of action. This is one way to transform from private homesteading property to a thriving, collectively owned community. This prospectus Is a fluid document that may change as we learn and grow. It is a basis for finding like minded Individuals. 

Commonly  heard  from Sociocracy-

“Good enough for now, safe enough to try”