Eco-Living Questionnaire Print Version The goal of this questionnaire is two-fold. First it is to engage people to think concretely about their needs and desires in terms of joining or starting eco-living projects and to therefore get a clearer picture of where they stand. Secondly it is to facilitate a way of matching up like minded or complimentary people to share in building such dreams. The database that these questions will be added to, can be searched for similarities and browsed to make note of differences. If this questionnaire helps people reach their objectives by getting them to think things through, unite into groups and share similar or complementary dreams then this questionaire will have succeeded in its goal. Please take your time and be truthful to yourself. If you can't find an answer skip the question and come back to it before submitting the form. Above all - have fun exploring yourself.

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Given name:         Family name:	E-mail:           Telephone:
Mailing Address:           City:                                Province or State:          Country:                         Postal or Zip Code:
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1. Why is living ecologically important to you?

2. Do you prefer to own or rent a land/home? Please explain why in either case.    Own      Rent      Does not matter

3. In which countries are you interested in living? Please explain why they are of interest to you. To help standardize all the possible names for countries this project will be taking your information and selecting the appropriate names that correspond with your choice.

4. In which region(s) of the above countries are you interested in living?

5. At what distance from a large city center would you like to live? Please answer in terms of traveling time, in hours/minutes.

6. Is there a particular city or cities that you wish to be closer too and if so which ones?

7. What is the minimum size of land you think you would feel comfortable living on, owning or sharing with other persons? Please indicate in the measurement of your choice.

8. What things would you not want on the property? (i.e.. electric lines, animals etc...)

9. What kind of lands are you interested in living on? Mark off as many choices that are important to you. You should also number them in preference after you have marked them off, starting with 1 as the most sought after. Coniferous forest                       Marsh land Deciduous forest Near a well travelled road (eg. access, kiosk etc..) Mixed forest With a view...  ... of what? : Sand pits Good soil Lake Few nieghbors (excluding the community) Stream or river Lots of nieghbors (excluding the community) Ocean front Electricity already on it With a beach Municipal aquaduct already on it Flat land A well already on it Sloped land A septic system already on it Hilly land With a minimum elevation of 30 meters above sea level Mountainous land Other types? Add them here :

10. How serious are you in attaining property within the next 5 years? Very serious               It would please me greatly            I'll consider it No thats too soon Not ever planning to purchase

11. Which time periods during the year, if any, do you envision yourself spending elsewhere?

12. If you do envision spending your time elsewhere what would you do with your property while you were away?

13. If you were to leave your property permanently what would you do with it? Sell it to the highest bidder               Transfer it to family            Rent it out Transfer it to like minded persons Donate it to an existing land trust Create a unique land trust for it

If you wish you can add other options or specify in more detail below:

14. Are you interested in:      Working outside of the land/property to earn a living      Working on the land/property to earn a living      A mixture of both      Other - please describe below

15. Mark all responses that interest you. Are you willing to be part of an ...        Eco-co-operative (Work together to make an ecological business or project successful)        Intentional community (Live in a community with common values)        Eco-village (Live in community with emphasis on ecology and sustainable development.)        Eco-hamlet (Same as an eco-village but with only several families or less)        Other - please describe below

16. If you were a part of a group that decides together on certain issues what would your idea of a fair majority be. Please indicate a percentage between 50 and 100.

17. What is the maximum amount of people you would be comfortable living with in the above situation(s) you've chosen?

18. What is the minimum amount of people you are comfortable living with in the above situation(s) you've chosen?

19. How interested are you in living in a community such as the ones mentioned above? Very serious               Very cautious            It would please me greatly Never planning to live in such communities I'll consider it

20. If you were living in an eco-village, eco-hamlet or intentional community what type of decisions would you want to discuss and vote upon? Mark as many as you wish    Where common money be spent    Attitude problems between members    Who the community purchases from    Which clothing we wear    What color the walls should be painted    New projects taken on by members    Requirements for new members    What we should eat    Problems with outside nieghbors    The direction of the community

21. If at a community meeting it is brought up that one of the members was not doing their work load (as already agreed upon) what would be your feelings and the decision you would likely take on what should be done?

22. If you lived in such a community what would you approve, tolerate or not accept? Subject Approve Tolerate Not Accept The presence of children                                                                               Cigarette smoke                                                             Religious practicing                                                             Nudism                                                             Belief in free love                                                             The presence of insects                                                             Activism                                                             The presence of drugs & users                                                             The presence of weopons for defense/hunt                                                             The presence of pets                                                             Others - please describe below                                                             Remarks, notes or other intolerances can be added here:

23. Explain in some detail the strategy you envision in starting up a community and then explain how the funds and goods are distributed in your ideal community.

24. If you could go back in time to live amongst other peoples, when and where would you choose and why?

25. Are you willing to share a home with other people for a while and if so for how long?      Yes :     No       Other - please explain below

26. Would you help build other peoples homes?      Yes       No       Other - please explain below

27. Please mark and then number the following in order of preference, with #1 being your first choice.      Building your own home      Hiring others to build your home      Buying your home already constructed

28. What materials would your home be made from? Check off all that interest you. Brick - regular             Brick - Adobe         Cob - an earth mixture Rock Strawbale Metals - steel, iron, alum. Log Wood Recycled materials - Earthships Concrete Glass Other - please explain below

29. What general styles of a home would you be comfortable living in. Check off all that interest you. Single-story House Multi-story House         Townhouse Apartment Loft Hut Longhouse Tree dwelling        Cave dwelling Boat Mobile Other - please explain below

30. In general, how large would you like your home to be? Mark in number of rooms. Apart from the obvious; a bathroom, walk-in closet, attached garage, etc... will also count as one room each.

31. Are there any other buildings that you want or require?

32. How would you prefer your electricity be generated? Check off all that interest you. Wind Turbine                  Solar Panels              Hydro Gas Generator Tidal/Wave Nuclear Plant Coal Plant Biomass Human power         Other - please explain below

33. How would you prefer to heat your buildings? Check off all that interest you. Solar              Wood              Electric Coal Oil Natural Gas Pellets - switch grass     Other - please explain below

34 Do you have any food preferences?

35. Do you have allergies? If so, which ones and how serious?

36. Do you look after any animals? If so, which ones?

37. Which animals would you prefer not to have on your land?

38. How many kids or dependants do you have that would be staying with you?

39. How many children do you want to have?

40. Is home schooling of any interest to you?      Yes       No       Other - please explain below

41. Languages that you are comfortable...              Speaking :                Writing :                 Reading :

42. List any skills / trades that you have that you feel could help such communities thrive :

43. What do you consider your handicap(s) to be?

44. List two of your defining character attributes that you feel you have.

45. Are there any special projects that you want to start, take on or be a part of? Special Project Ideas Not Interested Interested in learning more Would like to join Would like to start up Bees Eco-school Farming (organic/ecologic/biodynamic) Farming (chemical/biotech) Food Transformation (canned/bakery/etc.) Gardens (floral/medicine/rock) Game Farming Hunting Medieval Village Medical Services (treatments/prev./etc.) Theater (political/comedy/drama/etc.) Orchard(s) Ranch Tree City Floating City (Nexus, etc...) Bed & Breakfast Nature tours Restaurant Technologies (describe below)

46. For any other special projects in mind or to elaborate on the projects above, please describe them here...

47. What is the total amount of your assets that you are ready to invest in a home, land, the community or projects aforementioned.

48. What is the total monthly payments you are capable of committing to towards a home, land and/or community.

49. Other Financial Notes:

50. What are the "universal principles & philosophies" that you live your life by?

51. Any other thoughts, notes or questions you have please write them here:

Now you can go back and re-read your answers to get a better global idea of what it is you are after. Feel free to change any answers as you go along. Please try to fill out any empty answers. Project Eco-Living will add this information to its eco-living database. You can request matches or browse the database by contacting the projects office. Project Eco-Living may contact you once a year telling you of any additions to the database.

Note that only persons who have already filled out these forms can browse the database or ask the head office to match up criteria for them. This database should be accessible via the internet in the future. For more information contact Ivan at 1-450-305-1271.

Please send forms to:
C/O Community Earth Organization,
Project Eco-Living Questionnaire,
6465 rue Frontenac,
St-Hyacinthe, Quebec,
Canada, J2S 7A9