Want to live with other raw foodists?

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Hi all,

I've d to the list to post this, but will have to

shortly hereafter because of the amount of email (even

digests) that comes from the list. I just can't keep up with it, and

it has made me miss seeing other important email.

I'll stay on for a day, but would prefer that folks email me directly

if you have questions or comments, at cyberiaofss.

 

 

I'm in the process of buying a house on a few acres outside of

Memphis, and would like to have an extended family of folks to live

there also. I'm not looking to develop a commune; We'd all be

financially independent of each other. Whether people decide to

commute into Memphis, work in the small town, or telecommute is up to

them. If someone wants to try to develop an on-site business having a

small organic herb garden, or making furniture, or some such home-

based business, that's fine as well. I won't be offering work

opportunities. And this isn't going to be an " us against the world "

refuge. It's also not going to be about an agri-eco-homesteading-

pioneer lifestyle. It's not off-grid. And personally, I'm not looking

to go through a " livin off the land " struggle of building my home by

myself from scratch and growing all my own food. Memphis has plenty

of WIld Oats markets, juice bars, and Home Depot. I personally prefer

to pay others to grow the organic produce and put the house together

for me, so I can do what I do best.

 

I know there are a LOT of people out there living alone in apts. or

in houses, who would like to be with others, but aren't necessarily

interested in picking one person and signing a contract to live alone

with that one person forever. I've heard that can be lonely too

(sometimes more so). I don't tell others how to live or eat, but

don't want to live with meat-eaters because there's a certain amount

of unconsciousness that goes along with it. It affects our planet,

our economy, our rainforests, our animals, our health, and more. I

don't live perfectly, but am striving to live consciously, and to

have personal growth, and would like to live with others who are

striving as well.

 

I would be happy to invite and entertain other loving and peaceful,

happy and laughing individuals, raw, vegan, or vegetarian into my new

home, or better yet, to build on the land I will have.

 

Because of the unfortunate reality that some people have no regard

for the property, time,or space of others, there will be fees for

those who come to visit or stay. This will not be a crash pad for

wayward wanderers who don't know where to go or what to do with

themselves, and are hoping to go from place to place getting fed and

housed for as long as possible. Those who come are either moving in

to the house, and paying rent, or building their own space on the

land, or tent camping for a very small fee. Those who stay in the

house just to visit will be expected to pay a fee, just as you would

in a hotel (only cheaper;).

 

This will not be a religious endeavor. I am a non-theist who believes

strongly in treating others with absolute honor and respect. My path

is one of reason and an eye toward the consequences (short and long-

term) of my actions. I was a seeker of religious inquiry in my second

and third decades. I am now at peace with my beliefs, and prefer to

spend my time improving my ability to love rather than arguing about

religion, gods and hell.

 

I also do a fair amount of taking in lost dogs, cats born homeless,

and abused or neglected farm animals. My intent is to get them well

and neutered and placed in loving homes. Sometimes I don't find

anyone for them, though, so they stay. On occasion, I've fostered

young humans as well, but they never stay because they're part of the

government system....whereas the government doesn't get involved in

animal issues. Any humans who come to live with us would not be

expected to take care of the animals, but would be expected to treat

them with kindness and understanding.

 

thanks!

Ahimsa!

CYberia aka Annette

 

p.s.

If you think this sounds great, but have prejudices about the south

because your entire education about the south is based on movies

(Hollywood loves to portray the ugly south of the 40's and 50's, and

people love to see it so they can point and say, " glad we're nothing

like THEM), OR you ARE more interested in living off-grid, in an

ecovillage with others, then go to www.ic.org and you'll find plenty

of communities all over the world. I will say that most are about

raising and killing animals for food, though. You'll have to weed

through them.