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Christian Group Finds Power in Communal Living
Posted on June 24, 2008 byThe St. Petersburg Times has an article about a group of Christian intentional communities in St. Petersburg and Tampa whose mission is enhanced by simple, communal living. The article profiles… Read More
Valuing Community in Traditional Neighborhoods
Posted on June 23, 2008 byThe New York Times carried an op-ed about forming community bonds in existing neighborhoods. A do-it-yourself approach, with no investment needed, other than time and effort. Peter Lovenheim writes, Why… Read More
Exploring Community in Western Mass
Posted on June 19, 2008 byThe Valley Advocate out of Northampton, MA has an extensive article on intentional communities in western Massachusetts. The author starts her exploration in a book about Total Loss Farm, a… Read More
Back to ‘The Land’ – Sixties Commune Reunion
Posted on June 17, 2008 byInsideBay Area.com has an article about a group of communities that formed in the hills near Palo Alto, CA in the late sixties and early seventies with such names as… Read More
Milagro Cohousing Demonstrates Water Conservation in Tucson
Posted on June 15, 2008 byThe Arizona Daily Star has an article on water conservation that highlights water conservation expert Brad Lancaster of Milagro Cohousing. The article doesn’t have much about cohousing, but describes the… Read More
Texas Raid Stirs Commune Memories
Posted on June 14, 2008 bySlate has an article by Lee Ann Kincade where she reflects on the similarities of her upbringing at Twin Oaks and the life of children in the recently raided FLDS… Read More
Cohousing News From Around the World
Posted on June 11, 2008 byIn honor of the National Cohousing Conference which starts tomorrow in Boston, MA we’ll do a little round up of cohousing in the news lately. This will also help me… Read More
City of Cleveland Promotes Cohousing
Posted on June 10, 2008 byCity officials in Cleveland, Ohio hosted a workshop with cohousing architect Chuck Durrett to explore the possibility of cohousing in Cleveland. This is a great step for the aging industrial… Read More
Financier Got His Start on a Commune
Posted on June 4, 2008 byHere’s an interesting one from Investment News: a very successful financier who says “his best business lessons came from a commune”. Malon Wilkus now manages a $21 billion private-equity firm… Read More
Ecovillage Helping Start Charter School Focused on Sustainability
Posted on June 2, 2008 byTina Nilsen-Hodges, a resident of Ecovillage at Ithaca who is also an Ithaca College lecturer, is leading an effort to create a charter school focused on sustainability. The alternative high… Read More
Boomers in Cohousing Interview in Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Posted on June 1, 2008 byThe Seattle P-I Reader’s Blog has a great interview with Cohousing Association Executive Director Craig Ragland on the topic of what cohousing has to offer baby boomers. Craig gives the… Read More
Children to be Returned to Texas Fundamentalist Mormon Community
Posted on May 31, 2008 byLast week a Texas appeals court ruled that the state of Texas had acted inappropriately when it seized 468 children from the Yearning for Zion Ranch in west Texas. That… Read More
Cohousing Architects Win National Award
Posted on May 29, 2008 byKatie McCamant & Chuck Durrett won a Silver Award for Best of of Senior Living from the National Association of Home Builders on Tuesday according to various articles and a… Read More
Ecovillage Helps Cleveland Become an Eco-city
Posted on May 21, 2008 byThe environmental news site, Grist, has a great article about how Cleveland is going green. The article highlights the Cleveland Ecovillage a “pedestrian-friendly neighborhood linked to mass transit”. The project… Read More
Brooklyn Cohousing: Creating Community in the Big Apple
Posted on May 17, 2008 by2 Comments
The local paper in Brooklyn, New York has an article on Brooklyn Cohousing’s efforts to start the first community in the New York burroughs. The Brooklyn group plans to buy… Read More
Cohousing in Delaware Evokes Historical Arden Villages
Posted on May 15, 2008 byAnother cohousing community is not big news these days but this article in Delaware Online had an interesting twist, drawing the connection to Delaware’s historical Arden Villages. The three villages… Read More
Few Are Left at Texas Fundamentalist Mormon Community
Posted on May 13, 2008 by1 Comment
The news coverage of the Texas fundamentalist Mormon community that was raided by Texas authorities last month has dies down recently. This article in the Dallas Morning News gives a… Read More
Motley Fool Says Cohousing is a Better Way to Live in Retirement
Posted on May 12, 2008 byThe financial investment advice website, The Motley Fool has an article promoting Cohousing as a great option for retirement living. This fits with the recent trend of community on the… Read More
Ecovillage Helps Start Ithaca Car Sharing
Posted on May 9, 2008 byEcoVillage at Ithaca is helping set up a car sharing cooperative for the town of Ithaca, NY. Car Sharing co-ops are designed for people who don’t own cars but have… Read More
Music Thrives in Athens Georgia Community
Posted on May 5, 2008 byIts not uncommon to find musical artists with roots in intentional community making it in the industry. Its more rare to see a community that also operates its own record… Read More
Community News Round Up
Posted on May 2, 2008 byA lot of news about communities comes my way and its hard to pick and choose what to highlight on Community Buzz. Today, nothing stood out so I figured I’d… Read More
Colleges Go Green With On-Campus Ecovillages
Posted on April 29, 2008 byColleges and Universities around the country are wanting to improve their ecological impact while also providing students opportunities to learn about sustainable living. Some are taking the ecovillage model and… Read More
Ecovillages Help Study Abroad Programs Focus on Sustainability
Posted on April 28, 2008 byThe Yale Daily News has an article on how study-abroad programs are beginning to focus on sustainability and highlights Living Routes which takes students to ecovillages around the world. The… Read More
Raid on Texas Fundamentalist Mormon Community
Posted on April 26, 2008 by1 Comment
By now, most have heard about the raid by Texas Rangers on the Fundamentalist Mormon community in west Texas. During the raid, 437 children were removed from the community compound… Read More
Kibbutzim to be Rebranded as Ecovillages
Posted on April 25, 2008 byIsrael’s Kibbutzim have a media campaign in the works that highlights the ecological benefits of their communal groups according to the Guardian. The campaign, focusing on 140 sites in the… Read More
Ron Paul Supporters to Form Libertarian Community
Posted on April 24, 2008 bySome of the followers of presidential candidate Ron Paul are planning to start a libertarian community in West Texas according to the Lone Star Times. This month has seen the… Read More
NPR Story on Spiritual Organic 60s Commune
Posted on April 23, 2008 byNPR recently did a three part series on a spiritual community from the 60s called The Source. The Source originated as one of the first natural foods restaurant and grew… Read More
Arcosanti and Ecovillages in the Washington Post
Posted on April 21, 2008 by1 Comment
In honor of Earth Day, the Washington Post ran an article on Arcosanti with a sidebar on ecovillages as a green vacation destination. Arcosanti was started in the 1970s by… Read More
Communes and Co-ops for Seniors
Posted on April 17, 2008 by1 Comment
Baby boomers are looking at moving into shared living and communal living according to the article Boomers go back to the commune in retirement on BankRate.com. Normally when a headline… Read More
Cohousing Helps Prevent Global Warming by Reducing Carbon Footprint
Posted on April 16, 2008 by1 Comment
Cohousing can help residents reduce their carbon footprint and help prevent global warming according to a paper from the University College London. Those living in cohousing consume nearly 60 per… Read More
