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Forming
Formed:
1990
Established:
2001
EcoVillage of Loudoun County
Lovettsville
,
Virginia
,
United States
Website:
www.ecovillages.com/
Contact:
EcoVillage of Loudoun County
PO Box 34
Lovettsville, Virginia 20180 United States
Address Status:
Good as of 9/5/2011
info [at] ecovillages [dot] com
info [at] ecovillages [dot] com
Links:
EcoVillage of Loudoun County, VA: Comprehensive Community Description

The mission of EcoVillage of Loudoun County combines the cohousing ideal of people living together in community with the ecovillage ideal of people living in harmony with Earth and its inhabitants. We aim to restore nature and expand human potential by creating a lifestyle that nurtures the human spirit and offers hope for future generations.

The ecological goal is to preserve and restore biodiversity, quality, and abundance of natural resources. Balance natural systems so that each generation acts to benefit future generations.

The social goal is to maintain a community lifestyle that protects individual rights; fosters a spirit of community; and facilitates activities that benefit individuals, enrich the community, and promote positive relations with the larger world.

Community Affiliations:
Network Affiliations:
Last Updated:
9/5/2011
Visitors Accepted
(Educational tours are available by appointment)
Visitor Process:
Contact the EcoVillage by phone or email.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Building
Area:
90.8 acres (36.7 hectares)
(This is the total acreage of the EcoVillage subdivision. It contains 25 smaller lots (totalling 11.9 acres) and 3 large approximately 10 acre lots (totalling 30.76 acres) and a common area of 40.06 acres. All lots are privately owned. Lots and the common area are governed by the Declaration of Covenants of the community. There is also a privately owned 88.85 acre conservation property with shared paths adjacent to the EcoVillage subdivision.)
Number of Units:
14
Population
Members:
45
Non-Member Residents:
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
Other (We use Sociocratic (aka Dynamic Governance or Biodynamic Governance) Method for decision-making. It is a consent-based model developed in the Netherlands after WWII, and used there in many profit-making corporations as well as cohousing communities.)
Identified Leader:
Yes (Through an election process.)
Leadership Core Group:
Yes (Through an election process.)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Other (Members purchase lots/homes fee simple and become members of the EcoVillage Community Assocation. The EVCA collects an annual assessment to support common amenities and activities.)
Labor Contribution:
Expected (An additional community assessment is charged to those not contributing approved labor.)
Join Fee:
Yes (Lot and home owners pay a community assessment to the EcoVillage Community Association)
Regular Fees:
Yes (Yes, the annual community assessment levied by the EcoVillage Community Association)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Rural
Land Owners:
Other (The land is privately owned.)
No. of Residences:
14 (There are 27 lots in the EcoVillage subdivision that can support houses.)
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
1-5% (Some of the residents grow food on their lots.)
Shared Meals:
1-3 times/month
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous (The community has some vegetarians and vegans.)
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used (There is one adult smoker in the community.)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Which Spiritual Traditions:
Other (This community is open to people of various religions as well as those with no religious affiliation.)
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled (Some residents use private schools. Childcare is provided by a teacher resident in the community on a limited basis.)
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