If you want to start the process of coming to visit in order to explore joining the Wellspring Tiny House community, please go through this process.
Read through this list of documents to see if you are in alignment:
Conflict Resolution Agreements
Agriculture and companion animals guidelines.
Noncompliance Guidelines. https://wellspringcommunityblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/noncompliance-guidelines
If you think you can agree to all of the above, move forward to fill out the questionnaire.
Introduction
The purpose of this questionnaire is to help you discover and consider some issues relevant to living in community. By having a better understanding of these issues, hopefully you will be better able to decide if living in Wellspring Tiny House Village is right for you and you’ll be better prepared to live in community.
This questionnaire must be completed by each adult member of the household and will be used as a basis for your discussion with the Patricia (and possibly the advisors) so please submit it to Patricia early enough for her to review it before your meeting. Eventually, of course, this be submitted to a membership team, and will also be a way for other Members to get to know you better.
Questions
Name, contact info, basic demographic information,
1) What experiences have you had in any type of community settings?
2) How have those experiences influenced your interest in Wellspring Tiny Home Village
3) What are your fears or concerns about living in Wellspring Tiny Home Village?
4) What are you most looking forward to about Wellspring Tiny Home Village? What benefits do you hope to realize by living here?
5) What do you have to offer Wellspring Tiny Home Village?
6) What will be your greatest personal growth challenges of living in community?
7) What is your response to our Vision and Values agreement and our Interpersonal Agreements?
8) Participation in community activities and work are important both for community vitality and for your integration into the community. In what ways can you imagine yourself participating?
9) Do you have any allergies or health problems that we need to know about?
10) Do you take anti-depressants or anti-
11) Since you will be working with Patricia mostly because she is the founder, do you have issues with her values which you can find here? If so, will your issue(s) keep you from feeling connected to Patricia?
12) Are you concerned about getting the Corona Virus? Do you have a compromised immune system?
13) What is your take on the corona virus pandemic?
14) provide 3 references, family or friend, employer and landlord. If you can’t supply references from all 3 categories, explain why.
After submitting your application, the following will happen:
Patricia will check references. If references give a good recommendation…
We will have a phone or video (preferable) interview with Patricia and possibly other people who are on the advisory board (Scott Masters and Robert Kersbergen) If interview goes well….
Visit for 3 weeks. You can camp on the parcel you are interested in. Or, we may have other alternatives for staying.
Have numerous discussions during the visitor period with Patricia and possibly the advisory board.
Participate in all work parties and shared meals.
Please provide your own vegan food or give an agreed upon amount of money to pay for food. We want to share meals, so if you can give beans, rice and other staples (preferably raw like avocados, onions, garlic, fruit) we can put that into the mix. This is a bit tricky–determining how much food. We will figure it out.
We do have tents and bedding to lend out. Do at least 20 hours of labor per week unless we make another agreement.
If everyone agrees, proceed with signing an agreement and start leasing your land so you can build and develop it according to ecological and other agreements. Be prepared to have to leave what you invest in building if you are not acting in alignment with all the agreements.
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