Josh and Becca live in a huge home with a giant lot, and want to share our footprint and our life with others.

We are both communitarian with previous IC experience, including this new home which we own with another couple who are moving on to their next life phase.

This home is 2700 sq. ft., with 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and numerous add-on rooms. An additional separate studio at 500 sq. ft. is currently a movie house, with attached greenhouse.

We love families, movies, food, big meals and cottage industry.

There are mature pear, apple, peach and plum trees, as well as a grape arbor and raspberries and blackberries. We have dozens of beds under cultivation and look forward to a permaculture redesign this Spring.

We want to be joined by a couple or individual who have/love children(none for us now, but trying), and want to explore living with intention and right livelihood in a sub-urban environment. Equity partner/s would be ideal, but we are open to multiple routes to property ownership/lease for the right folks.

Please e-mail if you would like to discover more.

Our first meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2009.

I am seeking people, based in Portland, Oregon, to create a group with common core values and universal training in communication and relationship skills. The group’s goal could be living in community together in the near future. We will begin meeting monthly and see where the process takes us.

Core ideas about relationships and living which I would share with you:

• win/win relationships with training in non-violent communication
• sustainable practices, architecture, and beliefs
• smart land-use guidelines
• service in the community and in the larger community
• vegetarian & conscious omnivore diet
• no meat animals raised on land
• gardening as sustenance and beauty

Please respond if you are interested in meeting and/or you want to be a part of organizing the first event on 3/28/09.

with gratitude,
Stacey

New Earth Song Cohousing is a forming group that is currently developing a node of new community housing on land adjoining Songaia Cohousing Community.

For Phase 1, we have no current openings for additional owner-members, but we do expect rental opportunities (most likely starting in 2011). Accordingly, we've stopped active recruitment for Phase 1.

We are looking at Phase 2 on another piece of adjoining property. In the coming months we will start actively inviting people to join us to form another new "node" or even a whole new cohousing community (to join Songaia and New Earth Song). Check out our website for more info.

We are a Shared Living Household and function through consensus processes. We currently have
vacancy options:
 Single bedroom with a shared bathroom. Current Rent $420/mo; OR
 Master Suite, with private bath. Current Rent $540/mo.
 Includes shared garage storage (no parking)
 Usual deposits
 Utilities will be shared equally
We are seeking housemates that are friendly, respectful, compassionate, financially stable, who
have a desire to live in a shared household and would be open to community life-style.

Currently, we are a 56 YO female artist and 43 YO male software engineer. A 55 YO male
Consultant rents part of a shared office room and works here.

We've got a shared kitchen with dishwasher and fridge, as well as washer/dryer, extra fridge, and
barbeque out back for grilling. We have secure DSL WiFi and on-street parking.
Local Amenities:
 Lake City Business Center
 Large back yard, fire pit, garden space and ample deck space
We are not currently considering dogs or menageries. A cat might be OK.

Alderleaf Farm and Wilderness College

The Alderleaf property is a small-scale ecovillage nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. It is located above the Skykomish River valley near the town of Monroe, Washington, 30 miles northeast of Seattle. Our 15 acre property is an evolving model of environmental sustainability. Alderleaf Wilderness College has its office and classrooms on site.

The large forested portion of the land contains giant mossy cedars, a cascading creek, a diversity of wildlife, and several wetlands. It is adjacent to thousands of acres of forest lands with many lakes, streams, and mountains to explore. We are in the process of integrating a permaculture design plan. The farm includes cabins, houses, a large barn, beautiful pastures, garden space, and fruit trees. Housing is available to students in our Wilderness Certification Program as well as others interested in being involved with the Alderleaf community. Residents share a passion for nature, sustainability and community, and often enjoy the opportunity to grow organic food and steward the land.

For more information, visit us on the web, or contact us by email or phone.