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Forest Meadow

forestmeadow.ca

IC types I would live in or am forming:

Activist commune supporting shared work, Artist collective & live work space, Cohousing: private residences around shared space, Ecovillage or agrihood, Ethnic culture-focused (e.g., BIPOC), Expat residential community, Farm or ranch, Housing or shelter for a vulnerable group, LGBTQ+ focused, Multi-family shared house, Multi-house collective (resource-sharing among houses not adjacent), Off-grid, Resource-sharing or income-sharing commune, Retreat or event hosting as community, Senior cohousing or shared house, Shared metropolitan housing, Shelter for homeless, Single-parent shared housing, Spiritual or religious focus, Student house share, Tiny homes community, Trial run: Join a household maybe work-trade

ICmatch group or IC I'm part of:

No matter the type of IC, we can help you build it.

Preferred regions worldwide:

Canada BC, Canada ON, Canada ON, Canada northern provinces , Canada prairie provinces

Travel:

phone or videoconference only, willing to travel 2 hours or less, willing to travel 2 hours or more, willing to travel within my region

Consultant fee options:

Cost and cost structure really depends on the project, Flat rate preferred, Negotiable rates or sliding scale based on financial hardship

Common practical skills:

Bookkeeping, Carpentry & repair, Cleaning, Farm animal care, Gardening or crop cultivation, Grant-writing, Group facilitation, Organizing & labeling, Permaculture

Experience or schooling:

Activism & organizing, Animal training or care, Anthropology, Architecture, Bookkeeping/accounting, Business management, Carpentry & construction, City planning, zoning, & compliance, Diversity, equity, and inclusion trainer, Ecological science, Event planning & management, Finance, economics, timebanking, Horticulture or permaculture, Humanitarian work, Long term rentals and maintenance, Marketing, Mediation or dispute resolution, Natural building, Nutrition, Political campaigning, Political science & history, Public speaking, Short term rentals and hospitality, Sociology, Waterworks, plumbing, sanitation, Writing

Occupation(s) and expertise:

Forest has worked as a researcher for the Rural Development Institute of Brandon Manitoba, there he performed research on a wide variety of topics pertaining to rural development and rural society. His Masters Thesis was on "Hemp Production in Manitoba as a Rural Development Tool". The "Plants for a Future" database is a continual inspiration for Forest.

Years lived in an IC:

Less than a year in IC, Lived with roommate(s) or housemate(s), Lived with sibling(s) or other non-parent relatives

Experience in community:

Forest has lived in a community of 30+ persons from various backgrounds. Decision making was not something this community had to worry about. However, there were many group activities and work projects that required cooperation between persons with very different personalities. Meadow has spent over a year in total in semi-communal living.

Wisdom sharing:

Forest: "For myself, the key to living with others is to have clear rules and tasks. Everyone does their part, but that part might not all be the same. The other key to living with others is to accept them for who they are."

Diversity beliefs or intentions:

FMV is committed to DEI practices in our organization, but we also encourage our clients to engage in DEI policies. It is something we are so committed to that if our consultants discover that a client is discriminating against a vulnerable group our contract will will be reviewed. We will not tolerate the intolerant.

Pandemic norms:

Keep good health practices for good immune function, Maintain strict social distancing and masks outside the IC, Only normal hygiene within the IC; no extra precautions, Sanitize hands frequently in the IC, Vaccinated

Health conditions:

Forest: He has ADHD but has learned to use it as a benefit to his research and multi-tasking activities. Meadow: After spinal surgery she is not able to stand / walk for long periods of time. She compensates by alternating her work-type.

Tech savvy:

I’m pretty good troubleshooting tech

Culture influencers:

Buckminster Fuller, Bill Mollison, David Holmgren, Jacque Fresco, William (Bill) Ashton (former boss)

Civic, political, or activist groups or movements:

Forest: (recent only) Nova Scotia Non-Profit Housing Association; Meadow: Nova Scotia Non-Profit Housing Association, NS Solar Association

Modalities & Areas of Expertise

We take your community from rough concept, to

Training and Certification

Forest has a Masters in Rural Development
Meadow has a BA of Anthropology

Consultant Types

Visioning or development, Group facilitation, Zoning & compliance, Realtor or broker, Business management, Grant writing, Plant crops / garden / greenhouse, Natural building, Sanitation or water, Animal husbandry

Per hour fee USD

40 (incl taxes)

Sliding Fees

yes

City and state/province

Middle West Pubnico, Nova Scotia