Membership
Finding financing to purchase the property may require a specific organizational and membership structure, such as residents or pods being rental tenants. With co-ownership, we will have more flexibility to organize with members, such as using a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation.
Regardless of the overarching legal and financial structure, all members will be expected to contribute to the successful operation of the project and improvement of the property, including doing typical chores, contributions that will be specific to their pod, all-hands efforts such as a barn raising, or even unique to just them for people with special skills to contribute.
All prices below are tentative and aspirational and may change as we seek funding or financing and determine what our costs will be. We might also offer more distinct levels of membership as we feel out what will work best.
If you're interested in joining us when we launch, please fill out our Membership Interest Form and we will be in touch to schedule an interview.
Base Membership - $500/mo
Membership covers access to all of the common spaces on the property, for projects, activities, socializing, non-ticketed events, etc. This includes all of the existing spaces on the property, as well as the workshops and other functional spaces and amenities that will be built by and for the various communities, and everything we hope to do on our Vision page. This also includes participation in our meal and grocery plan.
Think of this as a combination of memberships to a social club, makerspace, nature conservancy, gym, etc. Anyone spending significant recurring time on-site would need this level of membership.
Photos from the Vermont target property; The Oregon property is pictured here.Â
Private Room - $500/mo
Most members will also be residents with one or more private rooms to themselves. Residence costs will differ slightly based on size and location.
Two members might also split a room, or multiple members could share some combination of rooms as shared bedroom, office, etc.
Photo from the Oregon target property.
Private wing - ~$4000/mo
A group of people might want to pool their financial resources to take control of and responsibility for a floor or wing of one of the dorms. This could give a pod more control over the area around their living space. It could allow a family to have more privacy and security.
Comet - $2000/yr
This membership stands alone and does not require the Base level. Comets are people who only rarely visit us, but want to participate and stay for a few days or weeks when they do. Time limits might be measured in days per quarter or year. They could make use of our facilities and amenities, participate in activities, and sleep in a guest room.