Shared resources

Provisional list of resources we are considering sharing:

• White goods e.g. washing machines and freezers
• Shared vehicles to minimize private car use
• Storage facilities
• Possibly workshop and studio facilities or at least divided up to give separate units
• Guest accommodation
• Possibly office space with computers, printers, etc.
• Tools and equipment
• Communal kitchen, dining room, lounge, library on ground floor of main house for meals, meetings and celebrations
• Garden and land, including polytunnel, greenhouse, etc.
• Communal outbuildings for storage of food and crops (dry and frost-free)
• Logs for fuel
• Indoor space for playing games e.g. table tennis, etc. which can also be used for large meetings, hiring out for courses etc.
• Alternative energy such as wind turbine, solar, wood chip boiler, combined heat and power
• Broadband connection
• Meditation rooms/building
• Bulk buying of food and other household items
• Shared meals – once a week? once a month? And at special occasions and events. No obligation to eat meals together.
• Maintenance of buildings and land.

Resources we will we not be sharing

• Individual living space: which may be as big as a whole house or as small as a single room. Additionally some residents may require their own studio and/or therapy room or other workspace
• Income, but some residents may well cooperate in a business venture
• Personal property such as televisions, radios, personal computers, dvds, etc. and other equipment and furniture in our own homes
• Some gardens and/or allotments may be private