September 29, 2010: Eco-Village Work Bee

This is a call where we worked out some details of the plan for the SolSeedVillage.

Milestones

Business established ... by end of 2010
- Best idea so far: medical hand-wash station monitoring
- Different, somewhat unlikely idea: composting toilets
- Ted will keep working on his own business, but can help keep Brandon on track (and vice versa)
- Will need capital, which will limit what resources we can put toward any remodeling for awhile
Start on finding more people to live in the eco-village
- Advertise on Craigslist
- See if we can get Mathew and Molly ... talk to them within the next few weeks
Sign is added to front of main house
Laundry machine is moved
Stairs are remodeled
Business is profitable
Guest room is remodeled (into a small shared office)
Revenue run-rate of $100k/yr
Ben moves to eco-village
- Can help keep Brandon on task with the business, and vice versa
New entrance to basement is complete
Solar panels on roof
Revenue run-rate of $1m/yr
Backyard cottage design is approved
Backyard cottage is completed