Note sull'episodio
This episode examines how a long standing rural homestead community in western Wisconsin uses a land based condominium structure to share more than 300 acres of woods, fields, and common infrastructure while allowing each household to privately own a five acre parcel and home. It focuses on: (1) the origins of the land based condo model, beginning with a single family purchasing the land in the 1970s and later converting it into a condominium so multiple households could build equity while sharing 276 acres of common land; (2) the ways residents use the shared landscape for recreation, maple syruping, foraging, hunting, and small scale agriculture, including one farmer who operates a one acre flower and agritourism business supported by access to extensive common land; (3) the governance system defined by bylaws, twice yearly meetings, and a 70 p ...