CSV Washington

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2023

What we do

Located on a ridge overlooking the Skagit River, CSV Washington is surrounded by natural beauty. There is abundant water: in addition to the river, two small creeks cross the property. In total, it has 60 Acres of Land, 700’ of Riverfront, and about 15 acres of current farmable land, all on a gentle South-facing slope. Previously, the site was used as a vineyard and winery, with a visitors’ tasting room. Currently, a farmer leases land separate from our 15 acres to operate an indoor growing facility for cannabis.
The property is conveniently located near the small town of Concrete, and is only 20 minutes away from the town of Sedro Woolley. It is about an hour and a half from Bellingham, and a little more to Seattle. A hiking and biking trail called the Cascade Trail runs through the property, and provides protected and beautiful walking and biking access to the towns of the Cascades and all the way to Mt. Vernon.
CSV Washington is designed with 10 clustered residential homes along the Eastern side of the property, connected by Pinot Noir Lane. Community recreational spaces such as eating and picnic areas are being designed. There is a beach for camping, fishing, and with boat access, and a hiking and biking trail on site.
A valuable and uncommon feature of this property is the water claim, which is unusual for new construction near the Skagit. Each of the 10 lots (average size half acre) is authorized to use 318 gallons of water per day (175gpd for indoor, and 143 gpd for personal outdoor use), and the shared gardening program has a surface water claim (diverted from an on-site creek) of 375,000gal. Each lot is septic-ready and has water access.
Please see our site at https://www.climatesafevillages.org/csv-washington for photos and a full description

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Activities
  • Permaculture

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2023
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2027
  • Started living together

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How to join

Lots are priced from $89,000-$110,000, depending on size and other factors. Prices will go up over time, so joining early has financial benefits.
Each lot, as a member of the HOA and gardening program, will be responsible for monthly dues ($400 per month.) Once our gardening program begins, we may offer discounts on monthly dues in exchange for work contributed to the community.
We are looking for members who share our vision and values, and who are enthusiastic about contributing to a cooperative, sustainable community. While practical skills such as gardening, crafting, or medical knowledge are appreciated, they are not required. All individuals who are supportive of our mission and interested in participating in community life are encouraged to apply.
To become an interested member of CSV Washington, or to request to be added to our information list, please complete these steps:
Become a member of the CSV network organization
Fill out the membership interest form
Schedule a short intro phone call using this link
Optional: Schedule a site visit
Attend meetings and events for 2 months as an Exploratory Member.
At the 1 month mark, if both parties feel it is a good fit, you will be invited to become an Ownership Member.
CSV Washington is committed to upholding all federal, state, and local Fair Housing laws. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, national origin, disability, or any other protected class. Our community welcomes people from all backgrounds who share a commitment to sustainability, climate resilience, and cooperative living. Participation in CSV Washington is based on shared values, willingness to engage in community life, and agreement to abide by the community’s governing principles.

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10 years ago

Yo Mujer, Yo Ecologico, Yo Gaia

Taller Vivencial de Ecologia Profunda para Mujeres Un fin de semana para Reconectarnos con nuestro Poder, la Naturaleza y la Red de la Vida Vivimos en tiempos desafiantes, con crisis en nuestros ecosistemas, economias y sociedades que están afectando a toda la vida del planeta. Para muchas personas esto puede ser angustioso y abrumador; tal vez no sepan como reaccionar. En este taller vamos a explorar como son nuestras respuestas al estado actual en que se encuentra el mundo; de un modo que nos ayude a despertar y acceder a la motivación, creatividad, fuerza y solidaridad necesarias para la transición a una cultura humana sostenible. Juntas haremos un recorrido que nos llevará a espacios en los que podamos reconocer en que maneras, nosotras como mujeres, sentimos los peligros que hay en estas crisis, experimientando sus efectos y visualizando y co-creando nuestro futuro. El sonido nos acompañara en este viaje y jugaremos con nuestras voces y tambores, para expresar nuestros sentires, nuestros deseos y nuestras esperanzas. Estas prácticas pueden reconectarnos con nuestro poder, el poder CON la Tierra, en lugar de Sobre la Tierra, lo cual es algo que las mujeres desde la antigüedad han sabido y entendido. Vivir en plenitud es conectar con nosotras mismas como partes activas de la Red de la Vida. Las mujeres siempre han sido activas en los movimientos sociales y medioambientales: en la Guerra Civil española, las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo en Argentina, en el Reino Unido ha existido un campamento antinuclear con unicamente mujeres por 20 años. Y más recientemente oimos las voces emergentes del Sur como Vandana Shiva y Wangari Maathai en campañas por la soberania alimentaria y los derechos de acceso a los recursos locales para la población local. Estas prácticas que realizaremos, han sido desarrolladas y utilizadas desde hace más de 40 años y están basadas en el trabajo de Joanna Macy, ecofilósofa, activista, estudiosa y profesora de la teoria de sistem
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5 years ago

EDE France 2021 | Écovillage Sainte Camelle

We had to wait 2021, against all odds, to see the very first French EDE. How come it was only the 1st? Why never before? Well, we know why. FHF. This is why making an EDE in France was a tough challenge to take on. And yes, we did it! The group of participants we had for this EDE was so diverse that no clan emerged. It is quite usual that people gather by affinity in small groups but here, the entire group stuck together no matter what. The glue was really strong. Some personalities were more extraverted of course, but with a real care for other’s presence and voice. To the extent to become a real counter-power: if we made any facilitation mistake, if we failed to propose in the most careful way and if it felt like we were imposing anything, we would be immediately in trouble. We knew it came from a childhood school trauma for these people, who were very open about it. It was an amazing journey to navigate the facilitation process with such awareness. This context led to something incredible during week two: a very quiet voice, Pauline, protested against the fact that they had agreed to community agreements on the first day but now, she said, they had to review them by themselves and check if it reflects who they really are. We, as EDE crew members, opened a space in the program for them to take the time to do it. They used Sociometry, a tool taught to them before, to assess the agreements. They counted in percentage who agreed or not for each topic. They even discussed about the structure of the program and finally approved it. It was a very beautiful real-life example of self-empowerment. One of the most iconic moment of this EDE was the Derdian roleplay in which they completely immersed themselves for three hours. The participants playing the indigenous Derdians went in the forest and created another set of social rules to add to the existing 10 social rules, making it even harder for the engineers to understand them. Howeve
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11 years ago

Liderar la Transición

Lo femenino del mundo, de las personas. De Mujeres y Hombres. La Transición que nuestro mundo sueña, necesita de una reformulación clara de los liderazgos. Reinventarse el liderazgo devolviéndolo a su lugar: ser una función de la eficiencia de los procesos colectivos; y dejando de lado los liderazgos basados en la acumulación de privilegios, en la desigualdad y en la dominación. Cuando lo Femenino ocupa el espacio de lo publico, trae consigo la realidad no visible; coloca en lo social los interrogantes necesarios para que lo social deje de estar fraccionado entre Publico/Privado, y pueda ser acogido como el Todo que es. Lo femenino en su esencia, despojado de los condicionamientos impuestos, libre de ser y expresar su potencial en un mundo que busca caminos hacia la inclusión, la escucha, la equivalencia, el empoderamiento de los seres y colectividades que cuidan de la Vida. Traer al espacio de lo Publico , lo invisibilizado: las mujeres, los pueblos olvidados, la propia Tierra, la parte oprimida de la humanidad; es una forma de integrar las necesidades de las personas , del planeta, de la humanidad como identidad . Esta propuesta quiere ser un espacio para abrir las puertas e indagar juntas sobre el papel de estos liderazgos en los procesos de cambio. Como son esos nuevos liderazgos? Como es encarnar estas posiciones en colectividades y organizaciones? Como viven el proceso las mujeres que están desarrollando estos nuevos liderazgos? Y las que no. Como se sienten los hombres ante los liderazgos de las mujeres? Y los que encarnan estos nuevos modelos de liderazgo. Buscar respuestas….temporales tal vez. Ofrecernos espacios para el debate, la indagación, profundizar, explorar. El Programa: (Provisional, sujeto a cambios) Viernes 9 por la tarde: Llegadas, instalarnos, visitar Arterra. 20.00: Cena y Presentaciones. 21.30: Cine y Debate. Sábado 10 : 9.00: Desayuno 10.00- 13.30 Taller: Liderazgo y Poder. 13.45:

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