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Formed: 2005 Established: 2006
Newberry House
Portland, Oregon,
United States
 This is a small "simplified cohousing" community.
We are a small community on seven acres, 20 minutes from the center of Portland. Each person has a small detached cabin for personal space, and we all share a common house containing kitchen, living, dining, guest room, office, entertainment space, yoga/meditation space, a library, and other space. The land is sloped, mostly forest with orchard, open space, and garden space.
Principles include: 1. Committed to sustainable living; 2. Simpler (not poorer) living; 3. Living interdependently enough that life is easier and richer through cooperation, balanced with sufficient privacy; and 4. Honoring the land.
Expenses, and effort to care for the land, home and garden are shared; income is not. We share food costs and buy mostly organic food, and we share some cooking. The flavor of the place is somewhat pagan, down to earth, queer, accepting, less developed, less costly, and less middle class than most co-housing. It's a home that provides a foundation for our lives in the world.
This community is several years old, and there are opportunities to become a co-owner.
Much more information is available at the website.
  Status: Building individual cabins and growing
Website: http://web.mac.com/newberryhouse/Newberry_House
Contact:
14845 NW Newberry Road
Portland OR 97231
Phone: 503-286-3700, 503-307-0429
Send an Email
Links:
Newberry House Web Site: Newberry House Introduction, and Information
Last Updated:9/7/2009
 
Visitors Accepted
 (Sometimes. Check our web site for community days.)
Visitor Process: We have periodic community days & work parties. Attending one of these is the best way to visit. We are only 4 people, so accommodating visitors can be difficult at times. Contact us by email and tell us about your interest, or call. We will chat with you on the phone prior to arranging a visit.
Network Affiliations:
Northwest Intentional Communities Association
:: Ecovillage Network of the Americas
Population
Adult Members:
3
Child Members:
0
Non-member Residents:
0
Open to new adults:
Yes
(Currently looking for one male addition.)
Gender Balance:
100% M 0% F
Open to which gender(s):
All genders welcome
Ethnic Diversity:
0% identify as 'non-white'
Age Focus:
No Focus
Age Restrictions:
No
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(To care for the home and land, and cook a meal periodically.)
Join Fee:
No
(All joining costs are refundable.)
Regular Fees:
Yes
(Shared expenses only, including food.)
Land and Buildings
Other
(Rural but inside Portland city limits)
Area:
7 acres (2.8 hectares)
(Sloped: 2/3 forest, 1/3 open.)
Land Owned By:
Individual community member(s)
(To be transferred to cooperative when additional members join.)
Number of Residences:
5
(One common house, 2 garages. 5 Cabin bedrooms.)
Cohousing:
Yes
(loosely, however much simplified and legal structure will be a cooperative.)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
21-50%
(Potential to grow a large garden. Orchard.)
Share Community Meals:
2-5 times/week
(Dinner is usually available for those who are home to share it.)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
There are some dietary restrictions
(We purchase food together, mostly organic & local when possible.)
Dietary Practice:
Primarily vegetarian
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
(Prohibited in common house/spaces)
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
(Definitely.)
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Which Spiritual Path(s):
Paganism/Earth Religions
(The general bent is pagan, new age, earth based, with a little Buddhism, yoga, etc.)
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Completed
(We're always improving the place and may bulid one more cabin bedroom.)
Year Completed:
2006
(We are still building; common house is done)
Number of Units:
Our common house, a detached garage, and 5 detached "Cabin bedroom" structures.
Square Feet in Common House:
1800
 
 
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