Common House and Community Area Plans

I've been playing with a plan for the common house and community area. Surely the layout of the land will change this slightly, but as a general idea, open for interpretation, this is what I would like to work on for the first year. The second year will begin work on individual homes.

To start, we will build the common house, so that we will have a warm shelter for winter. How the rest comes to shape, , we'll figure out along the way together.

The common house will feature a large pantry, a sleeping loft, 1 & 1/2 bathrooms with composting toilets. The kitchen will open up to the living/dining area . The common house will have many uses for the community...temporary shelter, a gathering place for celebration, a place to preserve and store our harvest...we can even rent it out for wedding parties and such for extra income after our homes are built:)

There will be an outdoor kitchen, a pool, a play area for the kiddies, a fire circle, raised bed garden with a cob garden shed and three section compost bin. The chicken yard and hen house will back up to the barn which will house rabbits for meat, fertilizer and fur and goats for fertilizer, milk and angora mohair. We will also have a large workshop to house equipment and building materials.....and a country store to sell preserves,plants, produce,crafts,etc......

Soooo....what do you think?

Butterflye

Moving my Blog

Hello everyone!
i am moving my blog, because the site I was using was not user friendly and I just couldn't figure it out....so I am Butterflye and my dream is to build an eco-village in Tennessee made of cob houses that is self-sustaining with a self economy. I am looking for like minded people so share in this experience. There is me, My husband, our children 4 and 9....possibly a few friends and family.

I am applying for a grant to build the eco-village . I will know in three months if I get it and will have to be ready to go with it 3-4 months from now. I am especially interested in meeting people who have certain skills, such as....organic gardening and permaculture, raising livestock, mechanics, green building, plumbing and electrical, herbal and alternative medicine, accounting, web design and administration, home schooling....but essentiaally anyone who has the heart and the motivation to make it happen. The first 5 households will recieve a one acre lot at no cost, with access to all property and community areas. The main concerns for anyone considering this will be the cost of materials to build a cob home for yourself and family if you have one. This cost will be minimal($5,000-$15,000 will build a very nice cob home with off grid power). We will all work collectively to build one another's homes(free labor!) The grant money will build a common house for the entire community to use as well as an outdoor kitchen, playground, garden, barn for livestock, etc.
We will welcome people with families as well as single individuals and couples. We hope to build a diverse community that will share a love for the earth, strive for self-sufficiency and self economy while living in love, coexistence and peace with one another. If this sounds like something you would consider, I would love to hear from you.
butterflye78@yahoo.com
brightest blessings!
Butterflye