How It Came About
How it came about
There was a group of us in Taos, many of whom had lived here since the 70’s. A couple grew up here. And we started talking—over potluck dinners—about our future. We started talking about how we had enjoyed our splendid country isolation, but how it didn’t seem all that appealing at this stage of our lives. About how we’d like to live more simply, and not have to burn all those fossil fuels just to get to town for groceries or to visit a friend.
Maybe we could have the friends nearby, across the street, or next door.
It sounded great but we were spoiled; we didn’t want to trade our rural lives for just any old place in town. Then it happened: a piece of beautiful land became available and we needed to move quickly. Bob and Stephen went into action. It’s been a long process but their wise stewardship has brought us to today when: the infrastructure is completed; we built our common house, four member houses are completed with three more to start this spring.
We created our Vision Statement and members are meeting on a regular basis to tackle the projects, like landscaping and barn design, that arise. And we continue to seek people who share our vision and will want to sign on for our great adventure. We need all of us to make Valverde Commons what we envisioned it could be. Join us!