Cohousing in the News

New Kids on the Block: Radio Interview with Richmond Cohousing!

by Ann Zabaldo 13 May 2012

  Richmond, Virginia will be the home of a new cohousing community.  Hear what this forming  group is planning for their socially and physically green and sustainable cohousing community. Interviews of Richmond Cohousing group co-founders Adele Maclean and Jana Hayes and Cohousing Collaborative principal Ann Zabaldo will be on air this Wednesday May 16 at [...]

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“Cohousing” Gets a Bit More Mainstream… And a Lot More Expensive

by cohousingworks 22 April 2012

A recent article in the Guardian touts  Mountain View Cohousing Community as “an opportunity for a sustainable future”.  The community is located in Mountain View, California, near the home of Google.  Community members have been involved since the beginning, and the project is being built by Berry-Swenson-Builder with conceptual design work done by cohousing leaders, [...]

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New York Times – Cohousing Working Its Way Into Mainstream

by cohousingworks 17 February 2012

I just stumbled across an article from last fall in the NYTimes called The Company You Keep.  I am always pleased to see cohousing painted as a viable alternative, and here it is discussed as a retirement option and in terms of its strongest asset: social capital.  The ability to live among friends is one [...]

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Cohousing Conference Theme: Sustainability, Learning from Cohousing

by cohousingworks 14 January 2012

As we announced earlier, California Governor Jerry Brown recently awarded Wolf Creek Lodge his Environmental and Economic Leadership Award, signaling a support for Cohousing as a sustainable way of living. In accordance with his [rather astute] observation, this years Cohousing Conference theme will be: Creating Sustainable Neighborhoods; Learning from the Cohousing Experience The 2012 conference will [...]

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Property Purchase Party! Durham Cohousing Group

by cohousingworks 9 January 2012

Hi All – Short announcement from Durham Cohousing Group: “Come celebrate with us!   The 20 families of the Durham Central Park Cohousing Community (DCPCC) have reached a milestone in our downtown Durham cohousing development project:   On Fri 12/16/11 we officially purchased the land that will be the site of the 4-story, 24-unit, green-designed condo building that we’ll build [...]

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Wolf Creek Lodge: Senior Cohousing Community Wins Governor’s Environmental Award

by cohousingworks 23 December 2011

Our congratulations to Wolf Creek Lodge in Grass Valley, CA!   Wolf Creek Lodge has been selected as one of the winners of the prestigious California State 2011 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for Sustainable Communities. Established in 1993, the GEELA program is the state’s highest honor in recognizing individuals, companies and organizations that make [...]

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Baltimore – City Council Nixes Tax Break Bill for Urban Farmers

by cohousingworks 5 December 2011

Last week Baltimore City Council killed efforts to provide tax breaks to urban farmers – in their words setting a precedent of stopping tax breaks to developers, which can be costly to the city in a number of ways.  But does this also set another precendent, one of limiting government support for urban farming?  Do [...]

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Ecovillage in PA, Looking for New Members & Preparing for Groundbreaking

by cohousingworks 18 October 2011

TGE Completes Design Phase, Unveils Plans and Prepares for Groundbreaking in West Grove, PA. Three Groves Ecovillage in West Grove, Pennsylvania is looking to add members and begin construction!  The community is in a small town 45 minutes outside of Philadelphia and 30 minutes from Wilmington Delaware. The community is estimated to be 37 household [...]

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US Cohousing Survey Results Released!

by cohousingworks 29 September 2011

A year long study on cohousing, conducted by the Cohousing Association of the United States, was recently publicized.  It covers 2/3 of the 3-part study, including a comprehensive survey of most communities in the US and a strengths/challenges comparison for the Association to use to better serve the communities. So, what does cohousing in the [...]

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20 Years in 20 Days: Front Page News

by cohousingworks 16 September 2011

Day 18 of 20 2011 The EcoVillage at Ithaca has been a newsworthy place for it’s entire 20 year history.  Today, it gets front page coverage because it has a 20 year history.  Check it out, on the Ithaca Journal. “In July, Leaf moved to EcoVillage of Ithaca, where the e-mail list spreads her requests [...]

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