Ashhurst intentional community?

My family are interested in developing an intentional community around our Ashhurst lifestyle block. It's small for a lifestyle (2+ undeveloped acres, rural zoned in the midst of town). With time, permaculture principles, and connections between adjacent properties, we think we can make it even more productive than it already is.

By intentional community, we mean everything from informally sharing garden plots, fruit trees, and possibly a milk cow simply as friendly neighbours to more formal arrangements, such as putting the undeveloped land into a shared trust. I have experience with several intentional communities and I've seen a lot of different designs that can be adapted to suit diverse people and purposes.

Currently, two homes directly adjacent to our land are for sale. One is listed through a property agent. This is the beautiful and private home of late artist John Bevan Ford: http://www.propertybrokers.co.nz/5.html?product_group_id=1&style=BU12992&page=12. This is a double lot, and it would be a shame if it were subdivided. The other, 29 Worcester St., will be on the market as a private sale in a couple of weeks, but the owners are willing to meet buyers now. We're at 25 Worcester St. Together, these homes have a public park on one boundary. My profile picture is the view from 25 & 29 Worcester, and there's a similar view from John Bevan Ford's home.

You can see them all at the event url below by typing in 25 Worcester St. We've done quite a bit more planting since these aerial photos were taken.