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Forming
Formed:
2007
Utah Valley Commons
Provo
,
Utah
,
United States
(Provo/Orem/Spanish Fork/etc.)
Website:
www.utahvalleycommons.com...
Contact:
Utah Valley Cohousing Community
Charles W. Nuckolls
Provo, Utah United States
Address Status:
Good as of 11/15/2008
Phone:
801 226 1412
balaji [at] ouraynet [dot] com
charles_nuckolls [at] byu [dot] edu
Utah Valley Commons c/o Charles Nuckolls
491 W 4630 N
Provo, Utah 84604 United States
Address Status:
Good as of 3/4/2008
Phone:
801-226-1412 , 801-885-2728
balaji [at] ouraynet [dot] com
Links:
Utah Valley Commons: Our community's page
Eco-Village at Ithaca
Chaplain Valley CoHousing
Wasatch Commons: Cohousing community in Salt Lake City about 40 miles from Provo
Utah Valley Commons Logo

Utah Valley Commons, located south of Salt Lake City and close to Brigham Young University, welcomes participation by families and individuals interested in cohousing, ecovillage development, and sustainability in general. The UVCC has no religious or political affiliation. At present we are in the planning stage, with seven member families and sixteen children. The Commons will be located (probably) south of Provo, in the Spanish Fork area, on a site large enough to support small-scale organic agriculture. See our website for specific information on the group. Join our Yahoo discussion group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/utahvalleycohousing/) for updates. Newcomers are welcome to attend our potlucks and/or business meetings, generally every two weeks.

Our models are the EcoVillage at Ithaca(http://www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us/), Champlain Valley Co-Housing (http://www.champlainvalleycohousing.org), and Earthsong Eco-Neighborhood (http://www.earthsong.org.nz), suitably modified to local conditions.

Former/Other Names:
Utah Valley Cohousing Community
Community Affiliations:
Network Affiliations:
Fellowship for Intentional Community Coho/US
Last Updated:
5/4/2011
Visitors Accepted
(No site yet, so please come to meetings)
Visitor Process:
Please go to the website and participate in the on-line discussion, and come to our regularly scheduled meetings. See website for details.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Forming
Area:
30 acres (12.1 hectares)
(Seeking land)
Number of Units:
from 15-35
Square Feet in Common House:
5000
(approxmatelyh)
Architect:
not yet determined
Developer:
not yet determined
Commercial Lender:
not yet determined
Population
Members:
23
Non-Member Residents:
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes (Core group of 6 households currently)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
Yes ($100)
Regular Fees:
Yes ($20 / month)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Suburban (Currently in discussion)
Land Owners:
No. of Residences:
30 (Currently in discussion)
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
6-20% (Community will produce some of its own food.)
Shared Meals:
2-5 times/week (Currently holding monthly potlucks)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
(not allowed in common areas or meals)
Tobacco Use:
(not allowed in common areas or meals)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No (open to all faiths and practices)
Which Spiritual Traditions:
Other (All welcome)
Educational Style(s):
Other (Not yet discussed)
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