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美国共产主义社团——胡桃街生活合作社介绍
LOCATION
位置
Our house is located in a quiet neighborhood on the east side of town, five blocks from the University of Oregon campus. Up the hill is Hendricks Park, which features a rhododendron garden and acres of forest. Down the hill are bike paths along the scenic Willamette River.
我们的房子位于镇上东边一个安静的临近区域，距离俄勒冈州大学校园有五个blocks的路程。沿着斜坡向上是以杜鹃花花园和数英亩森林为特色的亨德里克斯公园，沿着斜坡向下则是顺着风景秀丽的威拉米特河延伸的自行车道。
Eugene is a wonderful town for progressive-minded folks. At 140,000 people, it's large enough to offer a wealth of alternative cultural, political and social events, and small enough that you can get to most places by bicycle within 20 minutes. In addition to the U of O, Lane Community College, which enrolls over 40,000 students, is just a few miles away.
尤金是一个以民间进步思想闻名的城镇。作为14万人民，能包容政治和社会事件的多元文化显得足够大气，而它又是如此的小以至于你可以在20分钟内骑自行车逛完大半个城镇。除俄勒冈州大学以外，拥有超过4万在册学生的巷社区学院，只有几英里的路程。
THE NITTY-GRITTY: MONEY, FOOD & CHORES
现实问题：金钱，食物&家务杂事
In fall 2003 we successfully purchased our house from the original owner, so that title is now held by our cooperative corporation rather than by any individuals. As a co-op we were unable to obtain bank financing, so we started a Community Revolving Loan Fund, where about 20 friends and supporters donated and lent us the money to buy the property. Each resident pays monthly fees which go toward loan repayment, taxes, insurance, utilities, maintenance, and other costs. We are responsible for everything having to do with our community and building, there is no landlord to handle things so every person needs to pitch in! It is our
hope to maintain this place as a long-term affordable housing option in Eugene.
2003年的秋天我们成功从房子所有者手中买下了这套房子，因此以合作社的名义持有（这栋房子）比以任何个人名义要好些。作为生活合作社，我们不能获得银行支持，所以我们启动了一项社区循环贷款基金，由20位朋友和支持者捐赠和借给我们这些钱来买财产。每个居民每月支付一定的费用用来偿还借款，支付税收、保险、日用、维修以及其它花费。我们对有关社区和房子的一切事情负责，由于没有房东来管理这些事情，所以需要每个人努力投入！在尤金把这块地方作为一个长期的可供养的住房选择来维护是我们的希望。
We eat together five nights a week. Our shared dinners are vegetarian, and nearly all the food we buy is organic. Everyone chips in monthly to the food budget, and we usually join a Community Supported Agriculture farm in season. Each person cooks once a week, most in pairs.
我们一星期共享晚餐五次，共享的正餐都是素食，而且几乎所有买来的食物都是有机的。每个人每个月都要为食物预算投入一定的资金，通常我们还季节性的加入社区支持农业农场。每人每周做饭一次，大多数情况下都是一对一对的进行。
Chores are split up among everyone and include cleaning the common spaces, yard work, food shopping, outreach, and other activities. Every few months we do a "job switch" so that people who want to can change chores. When people go away on trips we cover for each other. This system has worked pretty smoothly for us so far.
家务杂事在我们中间被分开做，包括公共区域的清扫、院子里的劳动、食物采购、外展服务、以及其它行动。每隔几个月我们进行一次“工作交换”，使有变更需求的得以满足。当成员有事外出时，我们相互代替。到目前为止，这套系统运行得非常理想。
信息来源：http://walnutstreetco-op.org/
翻译：沧海
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