Community for Baby Boomers, #166 Contents

Issue #166 ● Spring 2015

Community for Baby Boomers: Theme Articles

Living Intergenerationally at Dancing Rabbit: “The Times They Are A-Changin’…” By Sharon Bagatell

Finding themselves to be elders in a multi-generational community, two baby boomers resist, accept, then finally embrace the idea that age DOES matter.

A Baby Boomer’s Guide to Community: Then and Now By Valerie Renwick

Kombucha has replaced wheatgrass, and Michael Pollan has eclipsed Frances Moore Lappe, but some communal preoccupations, like dogs and dishes, never change.

Every Eight Seconds By Aurora DeMarco

As intentional communities model new approaches to elder care, baby boomers can lead the way in transforming how we age in our society.

Intergenerational Living at Twin Oaks By Stephan Przybylowicz

A 30-year-old communard discovers the benefits of living in a traditionally elder-focused residence.

The Intergenerational Challenge By Laird Schaub

Bringing in older members can present costs but also yield great benefits, especially in maintenance and development of the community and—when handled well—in mentorship.

Integration of Different Generations By Looby Macnamara

By seeing personal development through a permacultural lens, and assessing generational gifts and needs, we can start to heal fragmentation and separation in our society.

My Father the Toddler By Karbyn Eilde

An ex-communitarian tending full-time to an aging parent reflects on how intentional communities can help shift our approach to elder care.

The Power of Community By Charles Durrett

Cohousing can offer a much-improved quality of life to seniors and others; it’s time to break free of the self-inflicted “Oh, that’s not me!”

How Community Can Help Baby Boomers Cope with Caregiving By Cindy Nickles

Caregiving worries need not keep us up at night; we can design our communities to facilitate mutual support as we age.

Senior Cohousing in Canada: How Baby Boomers Can Build Social Portfolios for Aging Well By Margaret Critchlow

Aging in a community of relationships, with an emphasis on “co-care,” encourages a more connected, healthy, sustainable, and active life.

● Progress at Harbourside Cohousing

A Baby Boomer Rediscovers Community By Jeffrey Mabee

After falling into a disillusioning “status quo” existence, a baby boomer rekindles his zeal (and ability) to live by his values at Belfast Cohousing and Ecovillage.

We’re Back! Still Beautiful, Bolder, and Hopefully a Whole Lot Better By Andrew Moore

The revolutionary baby boomers of the ’60s lost their way in the ensuing decades. Back now as elders, are they up to the challenge of completing needed changes?

Transparency, Vulnerability, Interdependence, and Collaboration: An Intergenerational Perspective from a Boomer and a Millennial By Melanie Rios and Skye Rios

We will realize our collective power by embracing a new paradigm that replaces our inherited emphasis on confidentiality, stoicism, and independence.

Time for Tribe: Boomers Get Connected By Bill Kauth and Zoe Alowan

Two baby boomers catalyze a new kind of “bicycle distance” tribe, one of shared values, support, and life-long commitment, and offer tips on how to replicate their success.

Short-Term Vacation Cohousing: A Great Way to Learn By Deborah Carey with Ray Shockey

Two retirees discover a way to explore cohousing without long-term commitment—and after several extended visits, decide it’s for them.

Kashi Ashram: Navigating the Transition from Baby Boomers to the Next Generation By Eileen Beal

An interfaith community finds many ways to reach out and expand beyond its baby-boomer base.

Restorative Circles and the Missing Link in Conflict Mediation By Arjuna da Silva

As the baby-boomer founders’ initial covenants fade into memory, new processes help members new and old deal with inevitable community conflict.

● Restorative Circles: “A Community Self-Care Process”

Voices

Letters

Notes from the Editor: The New Communities By Chris Roth

Publisher’s Note: Boomerang By Laird Schaub

Sociocracy to the Rescue at Aldeafeliz Ecovillage: How Sociocracy Can Help Communities, Part V By Anamaria Aristizabal

The Top 10 Most Common Mistakes in Consensus Process and What to Do Instead By Tree Bressen

First We Take Manhattan By James Andrews and Paxus Calta

Review: Turn Me On, Law Man! By Arjuna da Silva

Reach

Creating Cooperative Culture: Saying Goodbye to Mildred Gordon By Laird Schaub