Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm is a cohousing community in Peterborough, New Hampshire, located in the Monadnock region of the Granite State, just 90-minutes from Boston. Our neighborhood consists of 29 environmentally-designed homes; a spacious Common House; professional office space in a renovated historic farmstead; an organic farm; woodlands with walking trails; and a pond for swimming and skating. The neighborhood is located on 113 acres along Nubanusit Brook, about a one-mile walk (sidewalks) from the center of town, a thriving community made famous by playwright Thornton Wilder’s ‘Our Town’ written while he was a Fellow at nearby MacDowell.
We are 29 households aged from toddlers to 90+ years. We work from home, commute, and are retired. We attend public, private and home-school. We own our homes (occasionally a rental is available). We value sustainability, community, farming, relationships and living lightly on the earth.
A single-family home in our neighborhood is LEED Platinum certified (US Green Building Council); All of the buildings are constructed to the same rigorous environmental standards and use less than half the energy of typical houses. Our architect-designed, New England farmhouse-style homes have front porches and are sided with red cedar shingles. Each home is super-insulated with triple-glazed windows, infrastructure for solar hot-water collectors, and natural, nontoxic materials chosen for quality and durability. The entire neighborhood is heated by a central wood-pellet fired heat plant.
Hardwood and tile floors are used throughout the homes; the interiors are light, airy, and spacious. Single-family and Duplex units have first floors featuring a kitchen and open-concept living/dining room with a full mudroom entry and half bath/laundry room. Single family homes have a first floor master bedroom and full bath. Duplex second floors have a master bedroom, full bath, and additional bedroom(s). First floor quad units have open concept kitchen/dining/living room and large bedroom and sunroom. Upper quad units have main level open concept kitchen/dining/living room and 3/4 bath and bedroom/office, and master bedroom and full bath on upstairs level. Private living spaces have views of woods, farm fields, or the river. We are a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood, with vehicles limited to the parking area at the periphery.
Our farm includes fields for pasture, hay, vegetables, and fruits. There is also an apiary, layer chickens, and beef cattle and lambs raised for meat.
Peterborough is a quintessential New England town located in a nature-lover’s region of mountains, ponds, rivers, and picturesque villages. Our town is a vibrant arts and cultural center, and is home to the world-renowned MacDowell. Peterborough has good public schools, as well as Waldorf and other private daycare, preschool, elementary, and high schools.
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Multi-generational green neighborhood and farm
Arrange community visit. Attend Common Meals, Plenary meetings. Read through community documents and agreements. Commit to following neighborhood agreements. Negotiate and enter into a purchase agreement with a unit owner offering their unit for sale to purchase a unit.
Please review our website at first. http://www.nhcohousing.com We usually have Open Houses twice a year – in the Spring and the Fall. You can arrange a visit at other times through in**@*******************ng.org. We look forward to showing you around!
A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.
Everyone must agree before moving forward.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
Steering Team, elected annually
varying decision making methods employed depending on the situation
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes
Depending on ability, skill and interest.
Condo Dues (include heat & hot water)
Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Internet
Smaller municipalities with local services but rural character.
Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
interaction while maintaining independence.
Connecting people and communities through an intentional online marketplace
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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