sentences:  The cooperative was founded on the principle of the stone soup fable, which resonated with the original 10-12 founders.The story is a lesson in cooperation in which a town comes together to turn a pot of boiling water with a stone in it into a hearty soup that can be shared amongst all its inhabitants by each adding one ingredient.In 2000, members raised enough money for a down payment on the Leland House and in 2003 the collective jointly purchased Hoyne House.