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COMMUNITY FINANCING PROJECT - To purchase the JED land and house in an effort to provide stable ground for long term organizing.
- To create a revolving loan fund for JED residents to build personal and collective structures necessary for the health and functionality of the collective.
- To provide the financial base for organizational development
PROJECTS/SKILLS - To repair the current JED house for its use as an educational retreat center; including electrical repairs, dismantling of problematic areas, new windows, bathroom/shower repairs, wood shed repairs, and an addition. ($25,000)
- Building skills to assist with additional housing for collective members
- Assistance building a new animal barn and collctive workshop area ($20,000)
- Assistance with renovating the old barn into a livable collective space that can replace the JED house once the center is created ($50,000 projected renovation cost)
- Excavation & foundation work for a root cellar ($10,000 cost)
- Accounting assistance to do annual self-audit & book balancing
- Grassroots fundraising help
MATERIALS & TOOLS - A working farm truck! ($5,000)
- Metal roofingÂ
- Cedar shingles/siding
- General construction materials (wood, fasteners, etc.)
- Insulated windows
- Cedar or locust posts for fences & arbors
- Acetylene torch
- Arc welder
- Solar panels, inverter, deep-cycle batteries and other accessories
- Wind turbine
- Fruit/vegetable storage bushel boxes (wooden)
- Energy-efficient chest freezer ($400)
- Tool/storage shed
- Computer printer (USB connection, WinXP compatible)
- Metal-framed screens (no paint) for food& herb drying
- Water hand pump and driled well ($5,000)
- 5 gallon (food grade) buckets with lids
- Solar Food dehydrator
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