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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?
Preventing “Tyranny of the Minority”
Posted on December 7, 2007 byOur consensus trainers and communication and process experts advise what to do about inadvertent “minority rule” in community.
From Eco-Kooks to Eco-Consultants
Posted on December 7, 2007 byEcovillages are increasingly being sought for their expertise–in wastewater treatment, environmental education, renewable energy, organic agriculture, leadership skills, communication training, and more.
Cassadaga Spiritualists in USAToday
Posted on December 7, 2007 byThe USAToday has picked up the AP story about Southern Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp that we mentioned last week. Read the Article.
Saskatoon Ecovillage on City Council Agenda
Posted on December 3, 2007 byA project called the Ecovillage at River Landing is on the Saskatoon city council agenda for tonight. The ecovillage is a $21 million project of the Prairie Ecovillage Development Corporation.… Read More
Galveston paper profiles forming ecovillage
Posted on December 2, 2007 byThe Galveston Daily News ran a small article about a project just getting underway called Global Ecovillage. Read the article.
Commune woman loses child custody case
Posted on December 1, 2007 byA woman from The Family community near San Diego, CA lost custody of her 5 year old son after she was accused of being part of a “notorious sex cult”.… Read More
Canadian Press Profiles Cassadaga Spiritualist
Posted on November 30, 2007 byThe Canadian Press (not sure what it is) has an article on the Southern Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp and how they communicate with the dead. Read the article.
Bikers blog about Abundance Ecovillage, Sandhill, Dancing Rabbit
Posted on November 30, 2007 bySome bicyclers on a cross country trip are blogging about their travels which include stops at many communities. This one covers their stop at Abundance Ecovillage, Sandhill Farm, and Dancing… Read More
Cohousing in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Posted on November 29, 2007 byThe Charlotessville Daily Progress has an article on the first cohousing community in central Virginia, Blue Ridge Cohousing. “It’s like a regular development except people have chosen to live closer… Read More
OUR Ecovillage on Peak Moment TV
Posted on November 29, 2007 byThis half-hour video, an interview with Brandy Gallagher MacPherson, shows how OUR Ecovillage on Vancouver Island, British Columbia is a positive response to things like peak oil. O.U.R. stands for… Read More
Diana Christian interview on Peak Moment TV
Posted on November 29, 2007 byHere’s a 30 minute video of an interview with Diana Leafe Christian, author of Creating a Life Together. Communities Magazine editor Diana Leafe Christian concisely spells out what the successful… Read More
