hundredfold farm a cohousing community in harmony with nature
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Features of Cohousing Participatory Process
Varied Responsibility for Development Resident Management
Intentional Neighborhood Design Extensive Common Features Separation of the car from housing core Optional Shared Meals
N. American Count as of October 2003
Forming: 41 Seeking Site: 19 Site Optioned: 3 Own Site: 20 Building: 28Completed: 73
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HFF
Core Values
SustainableLiving
PersonalEmpowermentStewardship
New ExtendedFamily
Celebration ofFood
EducationA Convergence
of Passions
Core Values Caring: We are committed to keeping the
interests of the land foremost in all our decisions.
Paring: We are seeking ways to reduce our consumption of non-renewables.
Sharing: We envision our time not being spent in formal meetings, but rooted in the daily, spontaneous encounters with one another.
The Farm 80 plus acres of rolling fields and woods Adams County – Agriculture (fruit) &
Tourism Gettysburg School District Within one hour of 10 colleges/universities 3hrs/NYC, 1.75hrs/DC, 1.50hrs/Baltimore 10 minutes to the 85,000 acre Michaux
State Forest and the Appalachian Trail
Housing - General Fourteen Detached Single Family Homes Clustered within ~ six acres Two-story and single story building sites 2,000 sq ft maximum floor space Semi-custom: Design a floor plan that
meets your unique needs
Housing - Specific Don Bradley – Solar Strategies Dev. Corp. Design Homes LLC of Bloomsburg, PA Energy self-sufficiency of 75 to 95%
Passive solar Well insulated Earth bermed lower floor High efficiency radiant floor heating Low VOC options Grid interactive PV & Solar hot water options
Grid Interactive Solar Electric
Connected to electric grid
Hands off swapping of electricity
A 3kW system will provide 60% of electric need
Three day battery backup for critical systems
Water Management System Potable Water
Two community wells Sediment filtration, UV, storage, pressure main
Waste Water PowerSewer at each house SunDrive System – Water for flush and irrigation
Rainwater Individual rain collection systems Rain gardens
Stormwater and Erosion Control Promotes ground water recharge on farm
Household Wastewater
Microbes, algae, aquatic vegetation and solar energy
Breakdown of Breakdown of nutrients, solids, nutrients, solids,
bacteria and trace bacteria and trace metalsmetals
Reclaimed water
Waste Water Treatment and Recycling
Legal Air Space Condominium
You own your home, plus the footprint of land underneath it, but the remaining property and structures are commonly owned.
Hundredfold Farm Homeowners’ Assoc. Homeowners are automatically homeowners’
association members and are bound by the bylaws of the association.
Seven Springs Tree Farm A separate legal entity from Hundredfold Owned by the HFF membership Operated using accepted organic practices with IPM Key to Hundredfold’s affordability
Obtained a $200,000 business loan in order to purchase the entire Hundredfold tree crop
Six years at the present level of operation necessary in order to repay that loan
Members share annual principal payment, business pays monthly interest
Support of Micro-Enterprise We support appropriately scaled, member created
businesses that are compatible with the Hundredfold Farm vision statement Self-employment/home businesses Businesses operated by a subset of members
Examples: Community Supported Agriculture Alternative healing Educational Center – Community specific workshops
Economics Membership fee: $ 17,000+ Building Lot: $ 45,000 House: $ 90,000 to $150,000 Total: $150,000 to $210,000
PV System (3 kW) $30,000 (included in above total)
2% loan offered $20,000 (to be applied toward system cost)
Grant $10,000 (to be applied toward
system cost)
Condo fee: To be determined (~$150/mo)
Remaining Tasks Individual home designs Closing on financing Final approval of water management
system Final township approval of site design Attracting 4 to 5 additional members