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Formed:

1980

Established:

1989

Enchanted Garden

San Diego

,

California

,

United States

Website:

www.lesliegoldman.com/Enc...

Contact:

6008 Arosa St

San Diego, California 92115-3809 United States

Address Status:

Good as of 3/14/2006

Phone:

619-582-9669

Email:

PlantYourDream [at] cox [dot] net

The Enchanted Garden

Welcomes You!

Through flowers, live herbs,

and whole foods present

and circulating through

our daily lives, we can help

the world grow healthy

and beautiful from the ground up.

The Earth, through our own hands,

very close to home, beginning in our

own backyard, can become an

Enchanted Garden!

--Leslie Goldman

Your Enchanted Gardener

Eight of us live together on a 1/3-acre parcel surrounded by canyons in the state-college area of San Diego. The land exists as an oasis of green with many aromatic herbs and simple foods growing. The work that has gone into preserving this natural environment is an inspiration to many. The land is rich in nature spirits and life energies drawn here through many hands working together.

We have a large library of books in the areas of natural food, gardening, Feng Shui, personal growth, and eclectic spiritual studies. The library houses books and materials created by Leslie Goldman, founder, and works by his mentors, Bernard Jensen, natural healing arts elder, and Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, modern Essene renaissance pioneer.

The community archives a rare Essene school of thought library of hours of audiotapes cocreated by Leslie Goldman and Kevin Ryerson. Kevin was featured in the _Out on a Limb_ ABC miniseries, and book by Shirley Maclaine.

The property is in private ownership and is a house offering rental to those who would like to live in shared house and join together in occasional house meetings and shared house duties. Each person does 12 hours of work per month, or pays a higher rent. Please see our website for more details. We live by basic agreements to keep the house orderly--Every Day Upkeep-- and maintain the property. Rentals occur from time to time.

The Enchanted Garden is a name for the new Earth we can each grow one person at a time, one plant at a time, organically. Growing the Enchanted Garden is a by-product of our own human flowering, and reestablishing the bonds between our highest seed dreams and the Earth.

Numbers of people join the

Enchanted Garden Club. Others

are students and likely think of

this as a good place to live

that is near San Diego State University. That University is

within walking distance.

We also have a new trolley station

at the school that gives access

to downtown and travels north.

An international network of friends spreads the message of the Enchanted Garden through joining the Enchanted Garden Club and signing a Declaration of Interdependence. See lesliegoldman.com for more info. Ongoing projects include support for local organic farming. We aspire to create more and more extended community around gardening together and shared rituals. Individuals who would like to live in this special environment while fulfilling their personal seed dreams and learning more about the Enchanted Garden are encouraged to be in touch.

Former/Other Names:

Former site of New Essene Community

Last Updated:

1/20/2007

Visitors Accepted

(walk around only at this time.)

Visitor Process:

Give Leslie Goldman a phone call, 619.582.9669 Please look over the web site: http://www.lesliegoldman.com/Enchanted_Garden_Intentional_Community/index.htm

Cohousing Details

Area:

0.3 acres (0.1 hectares)

(1/3 acre surrounded by canyons.)

Population

Adult Members:

8

Child Members:

Non-Member Residents:

Gender Ratio:

50% M 50% F

Open to new adults:

Yes

Open to new children:

No

Government

Decision Making:

By the community leader (what works. People living here determine a lot of what gets done and how.)

Identified Leader:

Yes (yes, though residents live here as individual living independently, mainly renting rooms.)

Leadership Core Group:

Yes (We have house meetings. Each person is encouraged to participate, and show leadership.)

Labor and Money

Financial Style:

Members have independent finances (rooms are rented. Princes of some are $550.00)

Labor Contribution:

Expected (12 hours per month or pay $120 higher rent. Also do every day cleanup.)

Join Fee:

No

Regular Fees:

Yes (Each room is individually rented.)

Land and Buildings

Community:

Urban

Land Owners:

Other (House is in private ownership. Some shared ownership.)

No. of Residences:

1

Food, Etc.

% Food Grown:

1-5% (Some mature herbs and an area where we garden.)

Shared Meals:

Rarely (Residents prepare individual meals. Informal eating together at times.)

Dietary Choice or Restrictions:

There are some dietary restrictions (Various healthy diets encouraged. Kitchen is maintained as Vegetarian. Not all residents are vegetarian. Whole, Pure, and Natural is preferred. Not all health this way.)

Dietary Practice:

Primarily vegetarian (Most who live here are not vegetarian. We would like to encourage a vegetarians to apply as well. The kitchen is primarily vegetarian.)

Alcohol Use:

Prohibited

Tobacco Use:

Prohibited