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We are forming a small urban community facing a lagoon between San Mateo and Foster City. We purchased a four-unit building in 1989 and after 7 years of waiting, in 2005, we purchased the second building. We have planted fruit trees and extensive organic gardens. We are seeking other "families" to co-own and/or rent in some form of a cooperative--something between intentional community and cohousing. (We will be using the legal structure called Tenants in Common.) We have worked to help develop more of a community within the local neighborhood. The location is wonderful: lots of birds, sunrise over the water, nearby biking/walking path, park with playground, tennis/basketball courts, and city amenities of proximity to freeway and public transportation, etc.
Values we would like to see "grow" on this site can be summed up in the concept of sustainable development: growing some of our own food; supporting local organic farmers in farmers' markets or in a community-supported agriculture (CSA); reducing, reusing, recycling; avoiding buying food and other items that contribute to the destruction of local economies and the environment. We want to share time in the garden and at the dinner table with the people we live with as well as other activities. We seek open communication and a deep expression of feelings. We expect those wishing to join us to have a commitment to these values and goals as well.
Community founders are also very involved in progressive politics, and although not a requirement, would welcome people who share their passion for planetary transformation.
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