an Ever Evolving Vision for Our Properties

12/4/21 - Update to dec 04 2021 draft for envisioningourgoals: A Vision for Our Properties!!! What We one day Aspire To!

Id like you to imagine what it would be like to save five everyday city properties from those who might want to sell it off and tear down the homes just to build some more standard homes...

 But imagine saving the old home and land

In order To not only to save the history and story of the property itself 

and the lives of the family who resided in them,

But to also share and teach some invaluable lessons about converting those same old homes into a regenerative symbiotic living with nature along the way...

Learning how to learn to live in harmonic existence in connection to nature & the earth with the gardens

and with ourselves.

Imagine  TRANSFORMing  THE OUTSIDE GARDENS of the two main lot converting them into an edible teaching oasis that people from all over the world will want to come and sit in and rest and rejuvenate in & learn from.

And to have had the WHOLE PROCESS and journey from where we are right now to a later point of where we are finally functionally and able to thrive in enough abundance of our goal videoed and documented in order to

to be able to share it and beyond --- to have this ALL be documented and recorded ---  showing and sharing the journey with the world.

On the side, 

imagine one of the smaller properties which currently has an overabundance of youpon holly to be harvested -- so a dedicated side business of the estate would be dedicated to selling the youpon holly products already there plus whatever gets added to the property along the way.

Imagine the remaining smaller lots to be used as a place to build an off-site storage site both to help organize and clean the main sites which could then later be transformed into mini homes and or mini commercial kitchens that could then later be rented out to help provide a place to help teach the nearby food desert community all about what they can produce and eat right out of their own tenny tiny little areas.

Also, imagine if we built a PART of these offsite structures ourselves for free in terms of labour and for very little in terms of supplies once we have the original necessary equipment. ((Please talk to us about our ideas for this and how we could then also utilize that skill for other projects that one could also make money off of with other projects as well once we have the requested equipment...or go check our post on the stryo-aircrete project we wish to work on

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Imagine making one of the main goals to be to make sure the estates have a dedicated side earning business of selling baby plants of everything it produces.

((And maybe a few food items that kiddo dreams of doing.. like his oxymel drink idea, a bizarre soda idea, and an assortment of other ideas he has utilizing some of the resources provided by the land)))

Also in the future, 

once everything has been set up and organized and the current living generation has had time to get through their obstacles to a state of peaceful thriving .. ,

Imagine  the doors of the estate then become opened up to visitors to the garden

 and maybe underground restaurants or cottage law pizza sold made from cob-ovens built onsite using vegetables grown on site

and maybe even some small bed n breakfast stays to help the estate maintain itself and

And if doable, 

having Any helpers getting to earn a small percentage % of the profits they earn from helping out

Even if ideally, the first 40% of the profits that the estates make from visitors, and or its side businesses would go to paying off any debts the estate has of making sure it has paid off any investors and buying itself out,

What if small portion (say 30%) of the profits were distributed to everyone who helped sell any of its products and helped the businesses run?

((Divvyied out both as profits and towards their health medical and wellness benefits?))

And then the remaining portion to be divided up for maintenance and upkeep and then investing into other green regenerative initiatives to make sure the taxes and utilities and insurances will always be paid --  for centuries to come?

Then imagine how Once the estate has paid off its debts and bought itself out from an investor, the estates will then place that money into a trust to either expand or to create a nonprofit to help out other property dreamers who want to accomplish similar goals.

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Admittingly, these last couple of years, We have been so busy just trying to get through alive each day, ,,,,,,   that some days it feels as if we can barely remember our dream for the property and we are just grateful that we 1) just made it to the end of the day with all of us still alive and 2) still relatively healthy and 3) still in our home and 4) that we get to lay down in own beds in our own rooms

And just hope that tomorrow the obstacles tomorrow will be easier to handle

And that we will make it through  this next day in one piece again

and hope that we made it one inch closer somehow towards our vision, our goal, our dream...

And that one day we won't be so paralyzed transportation-wise (to whixh there are many obstacles of - Please find out from us what the several obstacles are and why and how this is ONE of the biggest blocks from any progress being made.. (Lack of Finances being the second biggest block)

The basic dream is rather simple

and i hope it will get carried out whether we survive or not.

Where the properties get saved

(ie prevented from being sold off to anyone who is just going to tear it all down

Ie prevented from being restarted from scratch with someone else's ideas)

and instead put into a protective trust that ensures that the original home and the ideas we want for it always stays there for generations to come.

That way we can both live our lives and eventually when the time comes, be able to die at the end of it all with peace knowing the dream and legacy is sage and safe.

Ooooooh and imagine a greenhouse like geodesic structure being built around it,

new electrical being put in,

Imagine  a passive heating cooling dynamic being emphasized

We would hope that the island bar in the kitchen of the DM house can be salvaged and put on wheels (as long as the original cabintry stays) 

Most importantly having the essence of the original home stay the same on the inside.

and every object inside the homes (or which is stored outside) getting saved (some may be kept in a warehouse, but the idea is that it will be kept like a mini-archeological site that tells a story -- a story that will be shared showing how this ideal way of living can also be done even inside a city)

Imagine All of the "stuff" being organized neatly  and nicely and even artistically to make it eaiser to tell that story,

The whole piece will be like a museum archeological dig site/art piece.

keeping it ALL bc it tells a story of at least ten lives worth of beings.

  When people get to go inside,

They will become part of the magic of the place for visitors.. to learn about these people and the lessons these people learned.

 A mini museum/archeological like site so to speak.

With video and audio documentaries to be attached.

Imagine the garden themselves completely transformed into an edible food forest oasis that visitors can come to visit, rest, and rejuvenate in. 

Imagine 80% to 80% of non-edibles getting sold off to make room for the new edible plants (minus at least five of each of the original parent plants so babies can continue to be sold off)

and imagine perennial  and non-perennial edible plants being brought in to create an urban food forest retreat

Imagine Some of the non-perennials being grown vertically in aquaponics/hydroponics /aeroponic set- ups,  in an eye appealing way that encourages visitors to be inspired and to want to nibble and explore the gardens.

Imagine the food produced supplying both the owners & visitors

and also supplying a small underground like style restaurant that would be hosted weekly or monthly in the outdoor gardens.

dinners, lunches & other small paid private events also could be hosted in the garden.

A small handful of rabbits/pheasants or quail or birds will be grown on premises  and a small vertical corner of crickets for cricket powder could also be grown.

They would be the "pets of the house" minus the queen cat., lol.

The property itself would become relatively self-sustainable & regenerative :)

Producing its own electricity, heat, & water with

1)solar panels,

2)solar water heating,

3) there isnt much wind but a small wind turbine might be nice.

4) A hydrogen powered battery would be more ideal then the lithium powered battery.

5) And also some exercise equipment that can also generate electricity,  like we have seen in some of the eco-gyms,

6) with a manual powered washing machine, clothes line

7), a xouple of those soccer balls that can light up a bulb after being kicked around some,

8)some of those gravity powered lightbulbs with the light that turns on as the sandbag goes down to temporarily light up areas

Imagine all the possibilities....

For food:

9)combo solar powered chest freezer/fridge that uses both regular electricity and solar powered

10)some parabolic sun stoves made available

11) a long heated rocket stove/couch outside at each property.

12)a cob pizza oven oustide at each property

13) a big wok like liziqi's?

For cleaning

13) an outdoor compostible toilet available at each property

14) an outdoor shower area where the waste water will be kept and given to fruit trees at each property

15) a minimum of two/three mini tall raintanks that are large enough to be cleaned out of necessary at each property.

16) a uv water filter tank

Storage space:

The attic space could have the old  dusty blown in cloth insulation taken out and composted and the attic areas could be converted into a storage area mostky/and possible space to sneak away to.

(kiddo would like to be involved in the design of the attic space)

  --- maybe even opened up to the rest of the house (this idea is still being discussed and hotly debated  about)

Imagine All house pipes  becoming easily accessible and seeable by all, even part of the decor. No more 'hidden' hard reach or hard to access pipes!!!

(That does not mean getting rid of walls.. just transforming it so it becomes part of it all.)

Imp : Do Not Touch:

in the del monte house trust, it must be stipulated that the brown walls in the kitchen and den, the mural in the livingroom, and the built-in  bookcase in the bedroom must be kept in original condition over the centuries (with the possible exception of maybe having the mural be allowed to be "touched up" but that is in discussion as we do not want the story of the stains to be lost).

Other areas please please try to change the basic idea of the outlay as little as possible,  though pipes and electrical do need to be replaced.

For example, the island bar in the del monte kitchen may become moveable and put on wheels, BUT the original frame etc must be kept.

(The tiles are in discussion. Maybe topped off with a clear cover..?

 also in discussion, the concept of the island being able to have its height be adjustable?)

Imagine A zero waste policy being required by anyone in charge of maintaining the homes.

Anything brought in being either composted, or be made useable

or saved to become usuable - for example, empty jars used as drinking and water storage.

even if it is for an art project/archeological project.

For example, Plastic wrapping could be cleaned, stored up, and converted into an "art pillow"

For the small underground restaurant:  :: organic or sustainably grown dried foods could be bought in bulk, and/or locally produced & stored in chest freezers to be able to last awhile and keep moths and other pests away.

The property could earn money for taxes & upkeep via selling of plants & foods(or such like) & teas & oxymels like products from the gardens,,, also via small events & visitors to the garden who may pick and harvest food direct from the gardens.

The garages can become converted into a B&B style place to be rented out for overnight visitors.

But most importantly the goal is to save & protect the property from others who might take away the dream ..

And to have it kept safe over many multiple generations

(ie if you invest into this project, please let there be NO TIME LIMITS given for this estate to buy itself out from your estate)

The longterm idea is

For the property to buy itself out from anyone outside of our direct family,  

so that eventually it belongs to own ongoing legacy, which is always accessible for my family & descendents to  be able to live in (as long as they dont make any big changes to the inside) 

(an outer home MAY be built around it, but the original inner home and the story inside must always stay in tact and passed on from generation to generation as a teaching legacy)

& to always be available for visitors to come and visit and learn from at least once a month.

The trust is also meant to be set up to protect against any descendants who  might get it in their heads to sell it. 

 They may live there, but they may not make any visible changes to the original set up.

Imagine Any money earned by the property  to go towards paying off any extra ulitilites first& or business license or business expenses,  taxes second,  and if any money is leftover, it goes towards protectin itself and buying itself off from any outside owners. 

May it also be stipulated that any member of our immediate family and descendents thereof may continue to live here rent free for the remainder of their lives, 

though they must allow at least 75% of the gardens to be kept with edible/medicinal plants of some kind.

The difficult part will be figuring out how to cover taxes until the properties  can produce enough income to sustain itself.

Bc the home will not be producing much (if any) money the first few years

bc we will need to be  allowed to have AT LEAST  two to three years after  grandmothers death to both grieve 

and to have time to  sort through and organize what there

 is in a  very slow Slow completely unrushed non pressured state of being. 

 This is what is most sought after!! The ability to have time!!!

 This is one of our highest priorities in determining who will be allowed to help invest in this long term multigenerational vision.

Hopefully during such time, 

80% of the non edible plants will get sold off and the new fruit trees/tropical plants trees which take a couple of years to get established anyways will also be getting planted.

The property will be considered bought back after all investor has gotten all their input in + plus a 1.5% interest added per year?  Does that sound reasonable?

 Should anything happen tp us, We ask that any investor will want to continue to maintain the principles of the property --

to be half a museum/archeology story site of this tiny little family

and also half to be a teaching example of permaculture, semi self sustainable living, regenerative gardening and showing all the possibilities of an urban food-forest oasis-haven.

Ideally also a place that artists and bodymind workers would enjoy coming to inspire creativity and rejuvenation of themselves and others.. 

With guest teachers artists,writers, dancers, bodylisteners, body healers, conflict transformationists , homeschooling teachers, science or soil teachers, etc etc giving small classes in the back yard from time to time 

Please make this vision for these properties be a part of your legacy as well! 

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Ahh most important detail that i almost left out bc i kind of take it as a given for any project we are involved with.

This whole vision needs to be documented and filmed !!! This is top priority to us!!

and maybe possibly turned into a documentary?

 Whoever else invests may stay hidden in terms of not actually ever being published,

 but on site there are to be timelapse camera watching the changes and transformation to occur.

Ideally there will maybe even be a youtube series set up so an investor can look in and watch?

Plus an audience can become inspired to want to come and visit and learn and maybe even take permaculture classes or workshops on site.

AGAIN, 

any silent investors can and may stay private and out of the limelight... in fact, it is preferred that any silent angel investors stay that way.. silent

Or maybe it becomes owned by a creative collective of people all trying to preserve rhe original story and how it evolved...

Though they must be okay that there will be a digital memory record kept of all interactions, 

one) for everyone's safety

And two) bc human brains & memories are fragile, and in one swipe, whole events can disappear.  

So multiple back ups will be stored so as too keep the integrity & existense of all events alive for as long as possible.