Solar Power in The U.S.

Some creative solutions are starting to counteract cohousing’s demographic homogeneity, but significant obstacles remain.

Tragically for some of us, the Communities Conference and Burning Man both happen over Labor Day weekend. Burning Man is a 50,000 person festival which happens in the middle of the dessert in Nevada and is transformational for many of its participants. Here is a comic review of why you should choose…

While 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 a few days ago due to the building being a fire hazard. Evidently the building was not even supposed to have residential spa…

The principles of indigenous culture informed the Water Protectors’ camps: generosity, compassion, and collective survival took precedence.

To the Compostmeister at a collective house, the cycles of compost embody a new economics that focuses upon human needs and relationships.

In a healthy community, leadership and followship are equally important roles, each with vital skill sets that can assure effective teamwork.

With loving help from others, the old emotional distresses that can sabotage both our mental health and our relationships in community can be cleared and permanently resolved.

Article about Belfast Area Ecovillage a forming cohousing group in Belfast, Maine. See Article Nice photos and article.

More 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 community. This talk is not just from cohousing activists but from mainstream realtors and elder activists. For many Seniors a…

Cohousing aspires to be as inclusive as possible, but North American culture suppresses conversation about disability and health. How can communities create processes to address previously invisible needs?