http://cohousing.org.nz/communities/status-2 en http://cohousing.org.nz/communities/delhi-village <div class="field-location"> Whanganui </div> <img src="http://cohousing.org.nz/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_lg/public/images/delhi_village_mid-field_crp_1.jpg?itok=_E89gDsT" width="750" height="464" alt="" /> <article class="field-body"> <p>Started as an idea among six socially connected households, the community has steadily been turning their aspiration into reality – house by house, on the rural fringe of the provincial town of Whanganui.</p> <p>The community now has its complement of nine households involved in development, with three residential so far.</p> <p>Members see their community as an opportunity to live in a village atmosphere, socially connected on shared land, while maintaining independence in their own homes.</p> <p>The group purchased 12.8 hectares of rural land, subdivided, and developed a grey-water system.</p> <p><img alt="" class="image-landscape_lg" height="464" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_lg/public/images/delhi_village_-_construction_scaffolding.jpg?itok=b_kjciKg" style="font-size: 1em; letter-spacing: 0.8px; line-height: 23.2px;" width="750" /></p> <p>Most of the residential sites are clustered, with remaining land available for orchards, gardens, growing firewood and grazing sheep and chickens, and the steepest part being re-clad in native forest.</p> <p>Delhi Village has been looking to embrace a variety of ages and cultures.  The community includes a lawyer, a photographer, a baker, a reporter, a teacher, a behaviour specialist, two nurses, an astronomer, an artist / teacher, a landscaper/carpenter, and a mediator.</p> </article> <div class="field-taxonomy-vocabulary-15"> <a href="/communities/status-5">Site Acquired</a> </div> <div class="field-taxonomy-vocabulary-15"> <a href="/communities/status-2">Construction</a> </div> <div class="field-taxonomy-vocabulary-15"> <a href="/communities/status-4">Occupied</a> </div> <div class="field-taxonomy-vocabulary-9"> <a href="/availability-2">No Vacancies</a> </div> <h3 class="field-label"> Content Image </h3> <img src="http://cohousing.org.nz/sites/default/files/images/delhi_village_-_construction_scaffolding.jpg" width="1280" height="960" alt="" /> Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:51:41 +0000 Tim Gummer 799 at http://cohousing.org.nz http://cohousing.org.nz/communities/delhi-village#comments