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I have two houses in the Sierra Mariola National Park in Valencia
I’m looking for people to help me farm the 15 thousand square metre plots in an organic and sustainable way
Message posted by David French on Sep 4 2010
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Female housemate wanted
I live in a large, family style communal household in N5. We are losing one of our people and we’re all scouting about for potential replacements. We specifically want a woman, and lesbian women very welcome. It’s a large house with much shared communal space and obviously private rooms. We pool our resources and skills and pay rent and kitty money on a sliding scale, according to our professional circumstances, which range from doctors, musicians, sound engineers, teachers, computer geeks... It’s creative and sort of anarchistic, mixed in terms of age, nationality, sexuality. More women and more lesbian/bi women for sure are welcome so I’m posting it up here. Any potential takers have to be cool with living in a mixed, lively, politically conscious environment - which is integral to the surrounding neighbourhood and also with a blind person. Keen cyclists very welcome and people who want to live sustainably, compost consciously. Nice garden. Not a vegetarian household. Excellent bus and transport connections.
If you think this sounds like you, then please get in touch.
Message posted by Faye Patton on Aug 26 2010
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People wanted for huge country manor share
Beautiful Rural Manor House-share in Sussex.
We are in the process of renting a very large country house, with around 1.5 acres, surrounded by lovely woodland, in sussex about 8 miles from the coastal town of Hastings; it is 45 miles south of London, the train station is only 1.4miles away - 1hour 20 mins to London stations.
The property has over 5000 feet of living space, 2 kitchens, 2 staircases and a vaulted ball room!
We are a family of 4 (ranging in age from 11 to 72) who would like to share the property with another family or 2/3 individuals.
The rent will depend on the number of bedrooms occupied but is likely to be around £300pcm for a double room and around £55pcm per person for all bills.
There is lots of scope for land-based activity – organic veg beds, bee keeping etc it could be run as a communal smallholding.
We hope to take possession at the end of August but anytime before October is fine for others.
Telephone/Text: 07940 885 451 07985 960 744
Telephone: 0208 292 1607
Email: smartcasuals@gmail.com
Message posted by Brett Dee on Aug 21 2010
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Residents needed!
We are looking for more residents for the North Woolwich Eco Village!
Whether you want to stay for a weekend, a week, a month or permanently.
Current accommodation will be in tents (you will have to bring with you) until we build more Eco Homes.
ALL ARE WELCOME.
Message posted by Barry Turner on Aug 20 2010
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2 acres plus house East Kent
Mature couple seeking fellow kindreds. Share costs/ solar/ water har/ self sufficiency /create business /create better world 07717113749
Message posted by Kelvin Kurkowski on Aug 1 2010
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Possible Kent
A typical 70s chalet which could be converted to a 5-7 bed Kentish clad property, to be well-insulated, with low-tech solar. It’s set in 2 acres with an outbuilding. I’m willing to share with equitable rent, and am open to suggestions on how to achieve this, based on trust. I have dabbled with Pilsdon, Glastonbury, Cmdu Hilfield North Scotland. I have a deep interest in affordable photovoltaics and water harvesting. I’m not religious or racist or into anything which divides humanity. I love music, literature and art, but am very pragmatic.
Message posted by Kelvin Kurkowski on Jul 2 2010
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Lovely Communal minded housemates needed
We are looking for four or five people (single or couples) to share and make a home in Hackney, E9, near to Victoria Park in East London. We are two women with varying experience of living in communal/cooperative housing projects over the last twenty years. We want to live as a group of people who want to cooperate, work together and share communal spaces and household duties. Rooms are available from September 2010 but you are welcome to come and look around throughout August 2010. Musicians and instruments welcome. Those interested must be against discrimination on grounds of race, gender and sexuality and enjoy living with others. If you are interested and would like to meet up to discuss more, please email verymeerkat@gmail.com and tell us a bit about yourself and why you want to live communally.
Message posted by Ayesha Taylor on Jun 30 2010
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Exciting opportunity to join successful Eco Project as it evolves into a consciuos sustainable Eco community!
Plan-it Earth Eco Project in Cornwall is a beautiful Permaculture designed smallholding, offering sustainable education, inspiration and courses in traditional rural sustainable skills.
We’re furthering our vision, and are evolving into a conscious community of people, living in harmony with nature’s laws.
Our neighbouring new build specially designed Eco house is for sale, with adjoining 3 and half acres of land.
For further details on Plan-it Earth project, see www.plan-itearth.org.uk and for further information on house email me!
Message posted by Rachel Smart Knight on Jun 10 2010
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Space to live and grow
We are an informal community, living in ten 1 bed/studio self contained apartments in a large country house. We share an ethos of low impact living, love of the outdoors, an interest in the arts and self sufficiency and sharing as much or as little time with each other as we wish.
The house has provided a community role for over 35 years and we are currently looking for new residential members on a short or long term basis. To keep the rents as low as possible we share some of the maintenance but this is not onerous.
We are Staffordshire based. If you are thinking of changing your life we can offer the space to try new things out and the peace to relax into.
We would love to hear from you IF YOU ARE READY TO MOVE NOW, subject to meeting us and references.
The configuration of the units means that they are not really suitable for children. We are bird lovers and have a no cat policy and the layout of the house means it is not really suitable for dogs.
Message posted by Rose on May 25 2010
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Big veggie eco home
Hi there! :-D
I have a gorgeous big 3 bed semi-detached property right by the hills in North Rochdale, Lancs. It has a huge garden and a trampoline too ..!
I’m looking for happy healthy eco veggie people to come and join me in this vibrant and loving home space.
I am a hi-raw sapphic, lifecoach and musician. (www.purelove.co.uk)
Rent per room is £310 inclusive and terms can be flexible.
Please get in touch
:-D
Message posted by Cathie on May 7 2010
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New housing co-op by the sea!
We are a group of five from Lancaster looking to buy a property in the sunny seaside resort of Morecambe.
We’re looking for one or two individuals who are keen to live co-operatively and make this project a reality with us.
All members take an active stance towards positive social change, and we hope the house will provide a supportive base for its members to gain strength from during our various pursuits. We’re all excited about becoming part of the community in Morecambe and would love someone who feels able to embrace this with us.
The house will be vegan with lots of yummy cake potential!
If you are interested or want to find out more please contact Stacey - stussie89@gmail.com, 07858148538 or Matt & Aurora on 01524381394
Message posted by Stacey on May 7 2010
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Interested in Romania ?
Hello to all,
We are a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 children) looking for people to share the purchase of some beautiful land we found in Romania.
Last summer I’ve been in region together with my family and found it an idyllic place to live with very helpful people, superb surroundings and good infrastructure as well. Because we’re charmed by the place, we asked around and found a piece of land of more than 20 thousand square meters flat terrain, touched on one side by a small river and forest, at ~ 1 km away from an European Road and ~ 17 km from city of Hateg, capital of the region.
Because it’s too expensive for us, we’re looking for some other families, preferably with kids, if interested to buy this piece of land and to found a small eco community.
The land can be seen here: http://picasaweb.google.com/minimicrorc/Ferma#slideshow/
Features are:
- South west of Transylvania, at the entrance of Retezat Mountains, which are part of National Retezat Park (http://retezat.ro/index.php/english/about-the-park.html ), part of http://www.panparks.org/visit/our_parks/retezat_national_park . More resources can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retezat_National_Park
- 17 km away from the small city of Hateg, on a nice road
- the land have an old construction, more than 100 years, now... just ruins
- the land is perfectly flat, with a beautiful river alongside (for about 148 meters) the property has a small forest
- looking at hydro turbine, etc..
- fertile land
- people need to be organic minded, no chemicals and pollution.
- organic orchard with apple trees, nuts, plums etc. already on the land
- spectacular views over the Retezat Mountains
- all day sun
- power, phone, internet available, must be installed
- spring water already available at the premises
- 5.32 acres – 2.152 ha
- 75,000 Euro for the whole lot but can be purchased in plots of 5,000 sqm for 3,5 Euro / sqm
- we’re not developers and not looking at making money
- Agrotourism, camping, tourist farm, guest house, trout fishing pond etc…endless possibilities for sustainable living, we can talk about that
For those of you interested, please feel free to contact me on my email: redteamracing@yahoo.com
Looking forward to hear from you!
Message posted by Iulian on May 6 2010
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Creative Community in the Lake District
Formerly a temperance house built by the Quakers, Fell House sits in the beautiful Eden Valley within 1 mile of the Lake District National Park.
This is a house based community. For us the power of the community is paramount and it is only as a group that we can hope to effect a change in our own lives and in the lives of others who desire it. Resident with us at the moment are poets, musicians, ex IT consultant, builder and youth worker.
Our secondary aim is to make this house as self sufficient as possible and to make it a place where people can truly grow; reinvigorate and help to educate the predominant failing societal constructs in the ways of harmonious eco living.
With our ex IT consultant putting together a website incorporating a THINK TANK we hope to challenge common concepts.
Our third aim is to take the community and showcase ourselves in halls countrywide. For us an exploration of self can only be furthered by a sharing of self with others. For an idea of what we do in the halls please have a look at
www.myspace.com/cougarsband
The house itself has a total of 8 large bedrooms with a further 3 lounge rooms one which is used as a music room, a large attic and a cellar. Our house sharers means of assisting the house rental upkeep are varied; ranging from housing benefit to privately paid. Because we are a community we do intend to accept passing house sharers on a work for rent policy as approved by the community.
We are extremely excited about the future and we are looking for additional house sharers to join us.
Message posted by Heather Dain on Apr 24 2010
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Cottages in Bulgaria
I’ve got 3 cottages for sale in the Vidin Province of Bulgaria. Very cheap. Go to my blog at www.dougdevos.blogspot.com
Message posted by Doug de Vos on Mar 31 2010
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Central Portugal
Self-sufficiency, smallholding, organic and permaculture property is our speciality - so if you’re dreaming of sustainable living, with your own place in the sun, we can help!
www.pureportugal.co.uk
Message posted by Andy Hill on Mar 30 2010
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Eco Chateau project seeks volunteers and co-housing owners
We are a new co-housing and eco holiday project based in a 17th century chateau in France. We are inviting people to join us to create a self-sufficient community - self-sufficient in energy, food and water, ideas, education and development AND we aim to teach these skills and ideas to as many people as possible. We are building affordable strawbale eco-homes on our 13 hectare property with beautiful communal areas and facilities within the chateau and barns. We are also creating a small independent alternative energy & technology centre, a media centre, an arts centre, a community school and a healing centre. Join us!
OPTIONS: volunteer with free board & lodging, purchase a co-housing share or have a holiday. For more information: www.eco-chateau.com
Message posted by Ruth Phillips on Jan 13 2010
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Rural Farmhouse - The Isle of Purbeck Dorset
We are a gay couple living on a beautiful rural old farm situated on the banks of Poole Harbour on The Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.
We are seeking either 2 single people or a couple, regardless of sexuality, who enjoy remote living, we are 5 miles from the nearest village, to come and share the living accomadation and share the costs involved,to get involved and participate in the growing of organic Vegetables on the surrounding land. We are hoping to meet others who are looking to live in this beautiful place for the longterm.
We have many outbuildings that could be used for artistic use or a small creative buissness.
Our location is unique and stunningly beautiful!
We have chickens, ducks and a friendly dog (she might find it diffucult to share with another dog or cat though!!)
Move in date
March/April 2010.
Please get in touch to discuss further.
Everything is Possible!
Contact Kevin on 07973224323 for more details
UPDATE 27th April 2010
If you have responded to our post and not recieved a reply please do get in touch again as some responses went missing....sincere apologies!
We are still looking for people to join us here!
Kind regards,
Kevin
Message posted by Kevin Callen on Nov 25 2009
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Very large property coastal West Wales
Overlooking the sea with stunning views, this house is currently split into 6 self-contained units, but could easily be one very large house or some other configuration. It has one acre south facing gardens, with organic veg beds, its own spring water, solar panels and is in a Nature Conservation Area. It is all decorated with natural paints and varnishes, currently has one 3-bed, one 2-bed, and three studio flats. It also has a large communal room with another kitchen, 2 further rooms plus laundry room and cellar. There is also a large octagonal double glazed and insulated building on the land. The house is easily reachable by public transport. A fantastic opportunity for a small community.
The property is available as a whole to buy by an individual or established co-op/co-housing group/community etc. The price is being finalised very shortly. See www.healing-retreats.co.uk for full details and lots of photos. Or just email me for more information
Message posted by Madeline on Oct 7 2009
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Off grid in Spain
1 hectare of forest garden (many many different fruit and nut trees) with abundant water (land remains green all year), currently siting newly refurbished 5 bedroom stone house (permission to extend) and 6m yurt, stables and other animal accomodation. 1kW solar pv, vacuum tube hotwater, wood fuelled central heating (and plenty of wood to burn).
A beautiful spot for a ready-made self sufficient life. Suit up to 5 couples as co-housing (more if yurts etc erected or stable converted). Surrounded by unused land, that could be bought cheaply in addition.
180,000 GBP
***EDITED*** We are now considering splitting the house into two 2 bedroom houses with 50% share in the land, priced accordingly.
Message posted by Claire on Sep 25 2009
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Senior(ish) Cohousing Community
Myself and my husband are in our early fifties, and live on a 5 acre rural smallholding with a huge greenhouse (over 2 acres!) near Selby in Yorkshire. We grow strawberries and tomatoes which we sell to local farm shops, box schemes and at farmers’ markets. My husband works full time on the smallholding, whilst I have a full time job and help out at evenings and weekends.
However, there’s just too much work for two of us, so we are looking for like-minded people who are passionate about great-tasting food, who care about the environment and would jump at the chance of living in the countryside.
If you’d like to come and join us, please get in touch!
We would like to form a low impact co-housing community, with around 6-10 single storey eco-cabins, plus communal facilities which we can all share. This would involve taking some of the greenhouse down, but keeping some for continuing to grow our strawberries/tomatoes, plus food for the rest of the community. Ideally the community would be off-grid, and sustainable; we are keen to explore alternative energy solutions and install a communal PV system, for example. We think this would be of particular interest to couples whose children have grown up and left home, who are looking to downsize – get rid of the overheads of a large, empty house, have a better lifestyle and spend your money on having fun instead!
Please drop me an email if you would like to join us – we look forward to hearing from you! UPDATE as at 9 August 2010: we are now in the process of completing the purchase of our land, so should soon be in a position to move forward!!
Message posted by Gill Baughan on Sep 17 2009