Natural.
Live life naturally balanced.
Neighbourhood-First.com consciously
Nurtures Co-Op Members loyalty
With Understandable & Fair lease terms
Practicing a belief in Co-op Member Awareness,
Simplicity, Equanimity and Non-harming
Respect & Our Gratitude
We help our Co-op Members
Dedicate Time & Energy
To what matters most
Living a fulfilling life
'Remember you belong to nature, not it to you'
Grey Owl
a.k.a - Archibald Stansfield Belaney
Our Core Mission
Agricultural Lands & Supporting Ecosystems Preservation
Exploit the dismal state of housing
For environmental benefit, You & our Shareholders
Monsanto estimates
In the next Decade, the World's farmers will have to produce
As much food as the last 10,000 years combined
Neighbourhood-first.com plans to use anthropogenic common sense
As opposed to biotech, shoot for the stars, GMO seeds or starve
We are the antithesis to urban sprawl nature nihilism
'Think Globally & Act Locally'
Bob Hunter
Agricultural Co-Operative
Neighbourhood-Frist.com brings
Prestige, luxury boutique living to the country
Practicing an industry inspiring ethos
Environmentally sensitive
Sustainable development
Each development footprint is offset
With 20x Agricultural Lands & Supporting Ecosystems
(CLI Classes: 1 to 5)
Protected with an Agricultural Use Easement
In Perpetuity (999 years)
Social, Economic & Environmental Advantages
Economic Advantage the co-op farms the land
Using farm income to lower rent
Enhanced tactile community lifestyle
With ease of mobility
Modern farming is increasingly alienating
Not the bucolic, idyllic country life of fairytales
More likely an environment,
You may find yourself living 45 minutes away
From the nearest movie theater or person your age.
Not ideal.
Neighbourhood-First.com communities are life changing
Corn Forever by Ken Nash - Flickr 2014 - Creative Commons
Food Security for your Country Matters
Our Agricultural Preserve Co-Ops provide
A sustainable, healthy lifestyle
Right here in Ontario
What a shame it will be if in 200 years
People never get to taste
Succulent field ripened Southern Ontario produce
In 500 years no one will remember
The political turmoil of the day
The budgets and minority governments
Which captivate our attention
But a productive agricultural community
Pioneered by foresightful Canadians like you
Will be a cherished heirloom
Neighbourhood-First.com convenient community lifestyle
Is surrounded by nature
This Toronto Condominium
With condos from 625' to 1,200'
Sold for $795,000 to $1.5 million respectively
At the target rent for co-op members
It would take a 100 years
To save the cost to purchase
Such an apartment
In 2020 the Average Ontario Family
Had an yearly income of $39,988.00*
Proof positive how demoralizing
Shelter cost burden is for too many
* Ontario 2020 GDP Fact Sheet - Ministry of Finance - Government of Ontario
Inspiring Canadian Country Community Culture
Neighbour-First.com
Is Not
'Rent - Gear to Income' social housing
Social engineering is the Government's domain
Neighbourhood-First is housing for the forgotten
You have an income
A local citizen
Possess a worthy work ethic and community spirit
18th Century Country Heritage
Community Barn Raising
For a 21st Century Co-Op
Vertical Hamlets for the 21st Century
We got to thinking at Neighbourhood-First.com
There was a time country community flourished
Coming together to raise barns
Built with such integrity many are still standing
Harnessing country community culture
In the 21st Century
Can result in powerful synergy
For a new way of living
In balance with a natural life
A good old Country culture Agricultural Co-Op Raising
'The farms of Britain are the front lines of freedom '
UK Prime Minister - Winston Churchill, WWII