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Troy Gardens Cohousing wins AARP Liviable Communities award
Posted on November 29, 2007 byTroy Gardens Cohousing in Madison, Wisconsin, a project of the Madison Area Community Land Trust has won a 2007 Livable Communities Awards. This new award is granted by the AARP… Read More
Solar Panels at Nyland Cohousing
Posted on November 28, 2007 byNyland Cohousing is getting some new solar panels and someone seems to be sending out some press releases, probably Sharp the solar panel manufacturer. See: Gizmag: Cohousing community shines with… Read More
Ecovillage Conference in Treehugger.com
Posted on November 28, 2007 byEcovillage Conference Tokyo 2007: Rise Of The Ecovillage Movement This past weekend’s second Japan Ecovillage Conference and this month’s earlier Chicago Urban Ecovillage gathering demonstrates, the word “ecovillage” has quietly… Read More
Referendum on Boulder Cohousing
Posted on November 25, 2007 byBoulder residents have gathered signatures to put the zoning change for Wonderland Hill‘s Washington Village Cohousing development to a referendum. Neighbors are unhappy with the plan to develop the old… Read More
Gaiam profiles Damanhur
Posted on November 22, 2007 byUtopian Intentional Community Has Thrived for 30 Years Seems like everyone is talking abut Damanhur lately. Sounds like a pretty amazing place. Honored by the United Nations in 2005 as… Read More
Auburn, CA city council proposes cohousing
Posted on November 21, 2007 byAccording to an article in the Auburn Journa;, the city council of Auburn, CA is proposing to set aside some property for cohousing. This is likely the work of Auburn… Read More
Neighbors sue over cohousing in Boulder
Posted on November 20, 2007 by1 Comment
Neighbors are suing the city of Boulder, CO for changing zoning to allow a cohousing development called Washington Village. The cohousing community is being planned by Wonderland Hill Development Company… Read More
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage on Fox News St. Louis, Missouri
Posted on November 18, 2007 byFox News local affiliate in St.Louis, MO had this spot on their evening news this week. See the Video I thought it was a very positive portrayal and for the… Read More
Elder Cohousing in Southwest Florida
Posted on October 3, 2007 by1 Comment
The Southwest Florida Herald Tribune published an article on Elder Cohousing: A retirement community with a communal touch. The cohousing community is still in the forming stages but hopes to… Read More
IC article in Common Ground
Posted on October 2, 2007 byOur Town: Sick of single-family solitude? Craving an antidote to urban isolation? The new era of tribal living has arrived. Common Ground is published in LA, Seattle, San Fancisco, and… Read More
Communes in Vermont shape its culture
Posted on October 1, 2007 byThis article appeared in a collection of small papers in Vermont (http://www.rutlandherald.com, http://www.timesargus.com). They mostly talk about 60s communes but they acknowledge that a lot of intentional communities still make… Read More
Maine Today article on Belfast Area Ecovillage
Posted on September 30, 2007 byArticle about Belfast Area Ecovillage a forming cohousing group in Belfast, Maine. See Article Nice photos and article.
Cohousing in Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Posted on September 30, 2007 byAJC writes about green communities in the Home Finder section. One of them is East Lake Commons, a cohousing community in Decatur, GA. See the article.
Blogging about Ecovillage at Ithaca
Posted on September 10, 2007 byFolks on a cross country bike tour stopped at Ecovillage at Ithaca and posted this on their blog: http://foodstepsusa.blogspot.com/2007/09/day-13.html http://foodstepsusa.blogspot.com/2007/09/bit-on-ecovillage-at-ithaca.html
When Someone Blocks Far Too Frequently
Posted on September 7, 2007 byOur consensus trainers and communication and process experts advise what to do about “repeat blockers” in community.
Does It Really Matter What It Looks Like?
Posted on September 7, 2007 byWe asked 50 communitarians about attitudes about beauty in their communities. Did they value aesthetics in their buildings and landscape? Would they trade environmental or economic needs for beauty? their answers may surprise you.
The Meandering Paths of Arcadia
Posted on September 7, 2007 by1 Comment
Builder and old-house renovator Alex Daniell fell in love with the charming, old-world village atmosphere of 8-year-old Arcadia Cohousing. He asks Giles Blunden, the group’s architect, how he did it.
Ecovillage Ithaca in TIME Magazine
Posted on September 6, 2007 byHere’s some great exposure for the movement. A multi-page article on on Ecovillage at Ithaca in TIME magazine. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1659708,00.html
Making New Choices, Planting New Seeds
Posted on June 7, 2007 byIn the mountains of New Mexico, Lama Foundation is making new food decisions to unhook from the fossil fuel-based agricultural systems.
Privacy and Transparency
Posted on June 7, 2007 by1 Comment
Author: Geoph Kozeny Published in Communities Magazine Issue #135 “How many of my thoughts and feelings is it good to share, and how much can I or should I keep… Read More
Celebrating the Food Revolution
Posted on June 7, 2007 byRed Earth Farms cofounder Alyson Ewald loves it that her rural community wildcrafts, grows, processes, ferments, pickles, and celebrates food.
Natural Building Blues
Posted on March 7, 2007 byNatural building teacher Mark Mazziotti looks at how what could have been a stellar intern program went awry.
When Some of Us Don’t Support an Existing Agreement
Posted on March 7, 2007 by1 Comment
Expert advice from five community process and communication consultants.
What Interns & Work Exchangers Say…About Us
Posted on March 7, 2007 byCommunities magazine asks interns, work exchangers, and residential course participants what they think of us. Do our programs deliver what our websites promise? Are they comfortably housed and fed? Do we treat them well?
Hello, Goodbye
Posted on March 7, 2007 byJules Pelican of OAEC in northern California examines the mutual influence of interns and community members. Is it painful to invest emotional energy in people who will soon leave? Does living in community, even temporarily, nevertheless benefit people?
Cultural Etiquette: A Guide for the Well-Intentioned
Posted on March 7, 1996 by1 Comment
Author: Amoja Three Rivers Published in Communities Magazine Issue #90 Racism and the racial stereotypes it spawns are so subtly interwoven into the fabric of Western society that very often,… Read More
