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Cohousing – Both Green and Affordable
Posted on February 7, 2008 byGlobal Green USA profiled Chiacgo’s Greenway Park Cohousing on the BuildingGreen blog last week. The excerpt from their book, Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing, describes how Greenway Cohousing managed to… Read More
Cohousing Faces Resistance in Sacramento
Posted on February 7, 2008 by1 Comment
The Sacramento NewsReview reports that Sycamore Village Cohousing is facing some resistance from neighbors as it tries to get its plan approved by the local authorities. Despite its impeccable transit-oriented,… Read More
Coworking Brings Community to the Workplace
Posted on February 3, 2008 byWith more and more people working from home it isn’t surprising that some of them would start missing the camaraderie one can feel in a vibrant office spaces. If they… Read More
Area Communities featured in Seattle Times
Posted on January 29, 2008 byThere is a great article in the real estate section of the Seattle Times on intentional communities in the Seattle area. The article focuses mostly on the 15 cohousing communities… Read More
Ecovillage Helps Ithaca Rank as 2nd Greenest City
Posted on January 24, 2008 byThe city of Ithaca was second on the list of Greenest Cities in part due to the work of the Ecovillage at Ithaca an intentional community with two 30-home cohousing… Read More
Artists evicted from Brooklyn ‘Commune’
Posted on January 23, 2008 byWhile not a commune in the traditional sense, the residents of 475 Kent Avenue in Brooklyn, NY describe their home as a kibbutz or commune. Unfortunately they were all evicted… Read More
Cohousing Communities in Small Towns Nationwide
Posted on January 21, 2008 byWith over 100 completed cohousing communities in the US, and the idea getting more and more interest and attention, its not surprising that we would see it cropping up in… Read More
Renewable Energy and Cohousing Reduce Home Energy Costs
Posted on January 19, 2008 by1 Comment
A recent article on RenewableEnergyAccess.com does a great profile on Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, a cohousing community in New Hampshire. The article focuses on the communities Green Buildings (which will… Read More
Cohousing in the Los Angeles Times
Posted on January 17, 2008 byThe LA Times ran a great article on cohousing just before christmas. It profiles Wolf Creek Lodge and focuses on senior cohousing as an up and coming trend.
Churches being recast as intentional communities
Posted on January 17, 2008 by1 Comment
An article in The Walton Sun from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida describes how a local church is thriving after recasting itself as an intentional community: “We haven’t set any growth… Read More
Communes and Cohousing on Huffington Post and Good Magazine
Posted on January 17, 2008 byAn article posted on the Huffington Post, a progressive news and blog aggregator, suggests communes and cohousing as an option for the current generation’s economic and social woes. Looking closer… Read More
Co-op America Highlights Eating Co-ops
Posted on January 14, 2008 byCo-op America published an article on eating co-ops in its Real Money newsletter. The article profiles a variety of groups around the country who have gotten together to share cooking… Read More
Ecovillages in E Magazine
Posted on January 14, 2008 byEnvirontal magazine E has an article on the ecovillage movement. For some reason they lead off with six paragraphs on Arocsanti before the get into the general ecovillage trend, mentioning… Read More
Ecohood Profiled in Plenty
Posted on January 14, 2008 byPlenty Magazine has a short article on Eco Neighborhoods and urban ecology. Back-to-the-landers have been making a comeback of sorts, what with the rise of the farmers’ markets and localvores… Read More
Senior Cohousing in Rocky Mountain News
Posted on January 14, 2008 byThe Rocky Mountain News has an article on Senior Cohousing in Colorado, specifically featuring Silver Sage Cohousing. The couple, in their 60s, looked at various homes here until an ad… Read More
Cohousing Based Author Gives Simple Living Advice
Posted on January 14, 2008 byThe Bouldenewspaper, The Daily Camera, has an article on a cohousing resident who has authored a book on simple living called Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle.… Read More
Green Mountain Communes Profiled on Indy Media
Posted on January 14, 2008 byIndy Media of New Hampshire has a great article on a variety of communes in the Green Mountain area over the past few decades. Read the article.
Emma Goldman Finishing School in Yes! Magazine
Posted on January 14, 2008 byYes! magazine has an article on the intentional community, Emma Goldman Finishing School. EGFS is an income-sharing household in Seattle and the article describes how EGFS members make do working… Read More
Realtors talking up Cohousing for Seniors
Posted on December 22, 2007 byMore and more people are talking about senior and elder cohousing as well as multi-generational cohousing as a way for seniors to live out their later years in a supportive… Read More
Washington Village Cohousing back to the drawing board
Posted on December 22, 2007 byBoulder citizens have gotten the Wonderland Hill Development Corporation to rethink its plans for the Washington Village site. After a successful petition drive, WHDC says they will go back to… Read More
Podcast on cooperative options for seniors
Posted on December 19, 2007 byA conference in Charlottesville, VA spoke to the question of innovative options for aging in community. The panel is moderated by Dene Peterson of the ElderSpirit Community and panelists include:… Read More
Cohousing as a way to care for aging boomers
Posted on December 19, 2007 byWMBB discusses the tough question of how our society can care for our aging population as the baby boomers hit retirement. One option for aging boomers is cohousing: “We think… Read More
San Francisco to turn Treasure Island into an ecovillage
Posted on December 14, 2007 byWell they aren’t using the term ecovillage yet but San Francisco is debating what to do with Treasure Island, a human made island in the SF Bay with a now-defunct… Read More
Worldwatch article on ecovillages and cohousing
Posted on December 12, 2007 byIn August Worldwatch published a nice article about ecovillages and cohousing and how they can help reduce one’s ecological footprint. This article is still getting picked up by other media,… Read More
Ecovillages in the real estate section
Posted on December 11, 2007 byI always love seeing communities in the real estate section. Not when they are for sale, but when it seems they can’t figure out where else to put them. This… Read More
Quaker walkers visit Rosewind Cohousing and Port Townsend Ecovillage
Posted on December 10, 2007 byWell travelling bloggers do seem to stop in communities often and its nice to get their first hand descriptions of the place. And if you thought biodiesel or bikes were… Read More
Crozet Cohousing Podcast and News
Posted on December 9, 2007 byBlue Ridge Cohousing is getting good press in the Charlottesville area. They got a very nice radio spot that you can listen to here: Podcast on Cohousing Read the article… Read More
Burlington Cohousing in dispute with neighbors
Posted on December 9, 2007 byResidents at Burlington Cohousing East Village are moving into their new units but are dogged by an unresolved issue with their neighbors about the sale of a buffer zone between… Read More
Is it Cohousing? Richdale Place completed
Posted on December 9, 2007 byA Boston real estate paper reported on the completion of a new cohousing development, Richdale Place Cohousing. This is a developer driven cohousing community and is built as single building… Read More
A “Wife Swapping” Adventure
Posted on December 7, 2007 byCan an ecovillage gal live for a week in a mainstream household–with a microwave oven, processed food on paper plates,five SUVs, and six tiny pedigreed show dogs–and make a difference?
