a disadvantage of traveling is that it’s hard to have a garden
i had the idea the other day of several people pitching in and buying or renting property in a range of locations, and then sharing them all.
so everyone can broaden their sense of home without needing to afford/support (you pick your politics) a model wherein a person has more than one residence.
and someone is always there to water the plants.
:)
who’s in?
May 15th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
That’s a rockin’ idea! Time share for residency.
Money is optional for the first to endorse it, right? … Right? … (K? …)
May 15th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
I’m so in. I’ve been talking this up for a couple of years now. My vision is of community living in a network of residences – all over the planet really. Each place would be engaged in sustainable householding which means growing food and cottage industry suitable to that location. The community would include scholars and artists and activists and others who are committed to the transformation of the planet. It could also provide dignified and equitable employment and affordable housing to others who are just interested and open to exploring a new way. For some, it could just be a retreat or sanctuary. Sometimes, when I think about where the money’s going to come from, I call it Give/Buy Back the Planet because fundamentally it is about overcoming the notion that the planet is available for private ownership with the truth that it belongs to the commonwealth of compassion in which each and every human being arrived and coming is welcome. The private enclosure of land and charging of rent is ultimately inconsistent with the commitment that each and all shall have a safe place to lie down with loved ones at night and get up to work and play and generally live a human life during the day. xoxoxoxo
May 16th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
hmm… that’s an awesome extension of the idea, momma, but i think we should just start with the infrastructure to let people share housing in multiple locations, and then all kinds of themed communities could emerge based on whatever people want to do.
kinda like meetup. but with housing.
so tell ya what, kevin – you help me turn the idea into a business model, we recruit ourselves and our friends as test cases and start blogging about it as we build the infrastructure to support the idea, people get excited and sign up, and bam! our rent is covered! we support the dream by living it online! it’ll make hugh macleod wet his pants.
i am more than half serious, because that just might work, and it would be all kinds of awesome.