The values totals have been calculated to get a clear picture of what our collective thoughts look like and to give us something to work with as we continue discussions to get even more clear on exactly what it is that we are looking for now that we have seen every property in the four states we are considering.
There is some concern on Sara and my part that T and M are much more focused on security issues than community building but we hope to negotiate those differences as our combined effort, if aligned, will create what we want much faster than separate efforts.
To weigh the totals equally, everything from the individual totals was given a number in order of importance from 43-1 and then the 4 individual totals for each priority were added together and a final list was created and sorted based on high to low score with the highest score possible being 172 (43X4 if we all had that as our #1 priority) and the lowest score being 4 (4X1 if we all had that as our last priority).
Here are the final totals of our collective scores:
1 Clarity of Vision and this as Part of Purpose 160
2 Clear, Concise Heart Felt Communication 157
3 6+ Mos of shorts and t-shirt (growing temps) 151
4 300+ Sunny Days 149
5 Garden that provides 90% of fruit/vegetables 146
6 30+ Acres Buildable Land 140
7 3-5 Independent and Stable Water Sources 140
8 Clean/Loving Energy of the Land 138
9 Self Sufficient Energy (solar/hydro/geothermal) 137
10 Healthy Land 132
11 No need to work off the ranch 129
12 Everyone Contributing 125
13 Surplus Revenue 119
14 Green House 116
15 Diversity of Artistic & Spiritual People 113
16 Center of Peace 111
17 Center of Healing 108
18 Trees 106
19 Fruit Trees 105
20 30-40 min from Town of Culture 103
21 River 86
22 Hot Springs 85
23 Lake 84
24 Master Farmer 84
25 5 pods 75
26 Food Reserves (2 yrs ea person) - root cellar 75
27 Berry Bushes 62
28 Streams 59
29 Dentist 50
30 Nurse or Doctor 50
31 Master Electrician 49
32 Elk, Moose, Sheep and/or Deer 46
33 Amphitheater 45
34 Goats & Chickens 42
35 Labyrinth 42
36 Master Plumber 42
37 Master Wood Worker 38
38 Bunker 37
39 Master Seamstress 34
40 Turkey, rabbits, pigs, quail, pheasant 33
41 Master Potter 29
42 Medicine Wheel 21
43 Exercise Facility/Jungle Gym 18
Next step in this process is a sit down to discuss this data. Sara and I feel good about the final numbers.
