The [[SolSeedVillage]] is a planned eco-village to be built somewhere in East Portland, Oregon. In rough outline, it will be a cohousing community with some dorm-style living for volunteers, substantial food-producing gardens, and workshops including spaces dedicated to one or more space-related industries. Sustainability and green building techniques will be central to its design.
== Visualizations ==
* The current plan is to start where we are, with [[Brandon]] and [[Shelley]]'s house and backyard, and expand from there. The first step will be to build a [http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/Backyardcottages/Overview/ backyard cottage] which might look something like this:
[[Image:Backyard cottage rough visualization.jpg]]
* We got a bunch of visitors at an [[Earth Day 2010]] event in Portland to participate in painting a mural with ideas for the eco-village. Here is the final result:
[[Image:Earth Day 2010 eco-village mural.jpg]]
* [[Ben]] created a few brief shots of one concept for what the [[SolSeedVillage]] might one day look like, for use in his video [[Pick a Future]] and possibly for banners to be displayed at events. Here are the near-final drafts of the images:
=== Ground-level view ===
[[Image:SolSeed Village visualization 1.jpg]]
=== Roof-level view ===
[[Image:SolSeed Village visualization 2.jpg|400px]] [[Image:SolSeed Village visualization 2.1.jpg]]
=== Top view showing overall layout ===
(based on a two-block site several blocks west of Brandon and Shelley's house)
[[Image:SolSeed Village layout for video.png]]
== Governance Draft ==
Who owns what? Condo model
* EcoVillage owns all property and outside grounds
* Occupants own living space from the inside paint inward
* EcoVillage has the first right of refusal on any sale of a living space
* Upon expulsion, EcoVillage must buy living space back at a fair market value
** In case of disagreement, value is determined by an independent 3rd party agreed to by both EcoVillage and current occupant with cost split between them
How are decisions made?
* By a vote of the board of directors
* Board is elected by stakeholders according to bylaws
* Bonus: decisions made by consensus
Who is eligible to join?
* Structured trial period (path to membership)
* Families must include 1 SolSeed member in good standing
* Until the eco-village includes 6 family units, all new family units must be accepted by full consensus of all EcoVillage members