Ravens' Roost Cohousing

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Home-sharing
  • Suburban

Founding year

  • 2011

What we do

Units for Sale: 1) 3 bedroom 2 bath up/down . $525,000. Available August 2024.
2) 2 bedroom 1 bath flat. $425,000. Available Sept 2024
for Info call 907-399-2051
Ravens’ Roost is Anchorage’s first and only Cohousing neighborhood. It has a total of 35 homes. There are 32 owner occupied homes and 3 rental units owned by members of the community. Ravens’ Roost is set on 6 acres of land with large sections of native birch and spruce.
Uniques features of Ravens’ Roost include:
1. A large common house with kitchen, dining room, library, kids room, laundry room and 2 guest rooms.
2. A large workshop equipped with multiple building and wood-working tools, ski and bicycle maintenance areas, sewing/craft area, and exercise equipment.
3. Outside of the Common House are raised garden beds for personal use and community dinners. We have a kids fort & swings, a hoop house for extending the growing season and an orchard with apple and cherry trees planted in 2022. We also have a resident beekeeper.
4. The site is conveniently located in southeast Anchorage with easy access to arterial roads, yet still nestled in the foothills of the Chugach Mountain Range. We are close to shopping, restaurants, 2 Universities (UAA and APU), 3 hospitals, and lots of trails for mountain biking, hiking, walking, skiing (cross country and downhill) and snow boarding. A paved bike path connects to many other paved bike paths, making making Ravens’ Roost bike friendly and accessible to many parts of Anchorage by bike.
5. Ravens’ Roost is located within a two mile radius of a High School, three elementary schools and a Jr. High School. We have private and charter schools near by as well.
6. We are located across the road from Ruth Arcand Park with many paths for daily forest walks and xcross country skiing.
We currently have 35 households, many from Anchorage but others from Fairbanks, AK, the east coast, California and the Southwest. We are a multigenerational community from infants to seniors with diverse backgrounds. Detailed bios are available on our website. We are not actively seeking new neighbors but will waitlist interested people. Please contact us through our website: ravensroostcoho.org

Our Mission

Vision: Our neighborhood is a vibrant, diverse community that plays, lives, and works together to create a sustainable and enriching life.
See our Values and Our Commitments to Each Other under “About Us” on our web site.

  • Purpose
  • Home-sharing
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Sustainability practices
  • Waste reduction / composting
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Property management

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2011
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2016
  • Started living together
  • 58 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
82

How to join

We encourage people who want to live in Ravens Roost to learn about the rights and responsibilities involved in living in community and if seriously interested to come and visit.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Please contact us by emailing in**@*************ho.org to learn more about our community and set up a visit.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Decision-making process

  • Modified Consensus

Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Conflict resolution approach

Ravens’ Roost has a Coordinating Team that is responsible for overseeing other Teams who focus on Development, Membership, Marketing, Process, Landscape, Common House, etc.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Regular fees: $400.00
Labor: Yes (2 hrs/week)
Community-wide Agreements govern our day-to-day community operations. Decisions are made through a proposal and consensus gathering process, via one Core Team and several specialty working teams. All members contribute time, labor and or expertise to carry out activities of the community, including community meals, maintenance, and cleaning. The workload varies but averages 4-6 hours/month.

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Large Scale Kitchen, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Gym or sports area, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • About once a week

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Community activities and engagement

  • Neighborhood, Community Housing, or Homeowner's Association

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Substance use is prohibited in the community
  • Religions
  • Christian
  • Buddhist
  • Jewish
  • Quaker
  • Unitarian Universalist

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Multi-generational (all ages well represented)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

Setting

  • Suburban

Residential areas outside city centers but within metropolitan regions.

Community type

  • Cohousing

    Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
    interaction while maintaining independence.

Sustainability approach

  • Waste reduction / composting
  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Energy sources used

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Up to 33%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Greenhouse / aquaponics

Waste management practices

  • Recycling program
  • Land area size
    6.2 acres

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Location

  • Alaska, United States

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Worktrade Opportunities on Big Island Hawaii

We are continuing our work-trade program at Bridge Hawaii for the right people on this beautiful 86-acre land located along the Hāmākua Coast. Ideally, we want to host those individuals who can help with the garden and who can support with build projects for up to a 3 month stay. This work-trade would include lodging, food staples, community kitchen, running hot water showers, off-grid electricity, and laundry. There is access to high speed wi-fi. We often have a car that can be reserved. We also have full bar signal strength with Verizon cellphone service. We have about 2 acres of permaculture garden that needs to be cared for including; weeding, planting, picking up mulch, some tree trimming, ect. We are currently in a building stage on the land. We have a few current grant projects we are working on and some build projects that are underway. We are an intentional community with about 8 permanent residents. There are rescue dairy cows, mini cows, mini donkeys, horses, a donkey, cats, dogs, and active bee hives. We are a drug and alcohol “free” space. A glass of wine or beer with dinner is fine, but absolutely no day drinking or parties. We have a meditation temple and many waterfall pools that are wonderful for swimming. Close to some of the nicest beaches on island. We have snorkeling gear and a kayak. Since this is an animal sanctuary, we limit the consumption of meat on the land. Fish, eggs, honey, and dairy are fine. Let me know if you’re interested by sending an email or text for our application. Maomi (801) 623-0738 ma***@*****************ii.com
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House for Sale at Valley Oaks Village Chico, CA

Welcome to 1997 Wild Oak Lane in Chico, CA— a beautifully maintained 4 bedroom/3 bathroom 1,620 SqFt home nestled in an established Cohousing community. Step inside to discover a spacious open floor plan, which bamboo flooring, and generous natural lighting. The downstairs offers a bedroom, and bathroom off the main living room. The spacious dining room and kitchen has quartz countertop overlay and will lead you out to a bonus 11×12 fully enclosed porch. The upstairs provides laundry hookups, 2 additional bedrooms, including a large loft, and a bathroom with a jacuzzi tub.. The spacious main bedroom features an en suite bathroom and ample closet space. The back patio has low maintenance patio pavers, a new 6’x8′ shed along with a 220V Level 2 EV charger. See listing on Zillow.com COHOUSING DESCRIPTION – chicocohousing.org Valley Oaks Village was designed using the Cohousing model, built in 1996 with 28 homes on about 5 acres. We have numerous shared amenities, such as a large community building (“Common House”) with a kitchen, multipurpose dining room, lounge with wood stove, guest rooms, rec room, laundry, as well as a pool and sauna. Other shared amenities include a workshop/arts and crafts room, bike sheds, large grassy lawn, playground, pond, gardens and orchards. The neighborhood was designed to promote interactions between residents with picturesque pathways, benches and gathering areas. Valley Oaks Village is right next to Bidwell Park and Big Chico Creek with its running, hiking, horseback riding and park trails with a bike path to either downtown and Chico State University or upper Bidwell Park. Price- $470,000

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