Heathcote is an intentional community in northern Maryland where friends and families strive to care for one another and for the natural systems that nurture us. We are working to create a permaculture demonstration site at Heathcote where we can model li
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| setting |
legal structure: not-for-profit corporation
surroundings: wild area or nature reserve
land ownership: independent trust (not controlled)
building ownership: self-owned
neighbors: neighbors are friendly
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| population |
total number of people: 21
ideal or planned maximum number of people: 28
children (0-10): 7
teenagers (11-19): 1
adults (20-60): 12
seniors (61 and older): 1
females: 9
males: 12
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| housing |
number of buildings: 10
number of housing units: 9
number of bedrooms: 16
house sharing: 2 or more units or families per building
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| sharing |
income sharing: limited income sharing (less than 100%)
communal meals: most meals are communal
communal food: most food is communal
tools and machinery: most tools and machines are shared
motor vehicles: vehicles are private property
bicycles: a few bicycles are public
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| ethnicity |
ethnic diversity: open to all yet unintentionally not diverse
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| spirituality |
spiritual diversity: proportional to general population
meditation: a group of people meditate together regularly
agnostic: some people practice this faith
atheist: some people practice this faith
christian: some people practice this faith
mennonite: some people practice this faith
native american: some people practice this faith
paganism / earth religions: some people practice this faith
quaker: some people practice this faith
unitarian universalist: some people practice this faith
eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions): some people practice this faith
ecumenical (includes "all religions"): some people practice this faith
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| government |
common political theme: socialist
selecting leaders or centrals: no leaders by principle
decision making: done by consensus
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| activism |
party politics: some people
protests and demonstrations: some people
non-violent direct action: some people
cyber-activism: some people
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| sustainability |
self-grown food: 30%
organic food (grown+purchased): 95%
energy from renewable sources: 50%
self-produced fuel: 10%
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| income and money |
income generated within: 25%
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| agriculture / garden |
crops or produce
fruit trees
permaculture methods
veganic (vegan-organic methods)
biodynamic methods
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| diet preferences |
common diet: some diet restrictions apply to all
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| love and sexuality |
polyamory / open relationships: respected and welcome
homesexuality (male): respected and welcome
lesbianism: respected and welcome
monogamy: respected and welcome
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| seeking people |
seeking people: yes
people with children: welcome
people with disabilities: welcome
elderly people: welcome
single parents: welcome
need capital to join: symbolic minimal amount
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| drugs / stimulants |
marijuana: prohibited
psychedelics: prohibited
tobacco / nicotin: prohibited
liquor: in private room or designated areas only
wine: in private room or designated areas only
beer and cider: in private room or designated areas only
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| visitors |
prearrangements: set dates for visiting periods
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| languages |
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english, danish, spanish; castilian. |
last updated 2003/08/21
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