A framework for mutual support National Cohousing Month: another summit and open houses Page 001 Closing the Loneliness Gap: Practical Tech for Aging Adults Promoting Community Through Activism and Cohousing A Commitment to aging well Finding Our Village: Why We Chose to Build Community at Sunnyside Village Cohousing Cohousing & Beyond summit hits the spot Page 002 Polestar Village: Spirit, Community and Lifelong Learning What a difference a year makes Cohousing in Quebec Get It Built: Gratitude Village Takes the Next Big Step Toward Creating Community Designing for dignity: how cohousing shapes low-income seniors’ social well-being Cohousing keeps getting more press Page 003 Forming community in Portland, OR moves one step closer to creating mixed-income cohousing opportunities Blue Columbine Cohousing: Where Connection Meets the Colorado Outdoors California community has three units for sale! How to vet a cohousing community Heartwood Cohousing: Planting New Roots Alongside Established Trees in Southwest Colorado Building Smarter for Long Term Gains Page 004 Community founders forging new paths for affordability Having input in community design From Tots to Teens: Families Thrive at Cohousing ABQ Senior Community finds ways to foster wellness Why Some Americans Are Looking to Greece for Their Next Cohousing Home Momentum is building at Rooted Northwest! Page 005 Oakcreek Community: tailored to the needs of seniors A community member dies – then what? What about meeting participants? Who Should Facilitate Meetings? Stories from the Field – Three Examples of Facilitation that made a difference, based on true stories Benefiting the larger community: Shepherd Village helps less fortunate Page 006 Soul Sisters — A Different Twist on Cohousing Featured Community Spotlight: Rancho La Salud Village Speaking the Same Language: Embracing Conflict in Communal Living Collective Challenge, Collective Strength: Community As a Healer in Times of Division Sharing the Salad Bowl: A Journey in Resident-Developer Led Cohousing The Puzzle of the Super-Ager Page 007 The Power of Intentional Communities Hager Homestead: Senior Cohousing in New England Burns Village: A beacon of neighborliness and connection Seniors in cohousing get higher profile Preventing and undoing internalized ageism in cohousing National Cohousing Conference Coming Right Up Page 008 ‘Round and ‘Round Tour senior communities May 4–5! Heartwood Cohousing: New Construction in an Established Community Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Lots to Learn! Mutual Support in Senior Cohousing Community Spotlight: Heartwood Commons Page 009 Is a Facilitation Course Right for Me? A new community on the cusp of completion Helping our neighbors No Seniors Left Behind During the Holidays Lew Bowers Dyan Wiley Page 010 Senior community supports lifelong learning Managing Participation in Community Natural After-Death Care at Silver Sage, an Urban Senior Cohousing Community New platform for senior cohousing questions New Guide to Starting a Community Page 011 Aging in Community at Silver Sage Embarking on New Endeavors in Senior Cohousing Great opportunity to learn about cohousing! Why I’m Leaving Cohousing . . . Again Why this introvert chose Cohousing ABQ Betting on Cohousing: How Did BCC Reach the Finish Line? Page 012 Study refutes aging stereotypes New Senior Cohousing Committee seeks ideas Coalition for Racially Diverse Cohousing Schooled by Community My Path to Cohousing Good Enough Cohousing Page 013 Virtual Assistant/Operations Manager Changes at Urban Development Partner Who are Cohousers? Gail Bagley Opportunities for Cohousing Communities to Become More Socially Inclusive Inspiring a Paradigm of Sustainability Page 014 Creative Ways Cohousing Can Be More Affordable The Benefits of Growing Up In Community Letter Number Two from a Cohousing Newbie Letter Number One from a Cohousing Newbie The Power of Hope—Bringing Community Together Seeking Home… Away From Home Page 015 Successful Living in Community Trading “Fairness” for Understanding Work From Home In Cohousing A Context for Hope: The Gift of a Cohousing Childhood Mission-Driven Communities in Israel: A Model for the United States? How To Decide Which Cohousing Community Is Right For You Page 016 Recipe from the Archives: Yummy Tofu Salad* (Eggless Egg Salad) PDX Commons creatively celebrates new members and a full house From the Archives: Giving Thanks Flashback Recipe: Doug’s Famous Lentil Loaf Recipe from the Archives: Moroccan Chicken Differences between whole-group consensus and Dynamic Governance (sociocracy) Page 017 Flashback Recipe: Green Beans with Tomatoes and Basil Henning Mortensen Heidi Berggren Trish Becker Another recipe from the Archives: Sweet and Sour Lentils Flashback Recipe: Sandy’s Scramble Page 018 December 2007: Pasta Rustica Flashback Recipe: Cream biscuits Charging Electric Vehicles at Wolf Creek Lodge Connection-Centric Design From the archives: February 2008 – Lisa’s Dream Chocolate Cake Tea Transition Page 019 From the Archives: Roasted Corn and Black Bean Salad Bridport Cohousing – Our journey towards getting the common facilities for our project built and paid for Thriving During the Pandemic: The Story of One Urban Community August 2007: Sesame Noodles Blessing the Land At River Song ReOpen Cohousing Photos Page 020 The Cost of Self Defense April 2008: Smoked Cheese and Onion Quiche & Caesar Salad Your Cohousing Community and Sex Offenders Flashback Recipe: Carin’s New Mexican Sweet Dream Cookies What is a Common House For? Building Trust – Part 4 Page 021 Building Trust, Part 3 Building Trust, Part 2 Building Trust, Part 1 Common House as Life Boat Journey to Ahhh…Part 5 Journey to Ahhh…Part 4 Page 022 Journey to Ahhh….Part 3 Journey to Ahhh….Part 2 Journey to Ahhh…. Part 1 Roger Studley Laura Fitch Katie McCamant Page 023 Grace Kim David Kelley Bryan Bowen Joren Bass Jim Mendell Diversity and Dreams Page 024 Transitions HOW TO MAKE A VIDEO TOUR OF YOUR COMMUNITY? A Simple Tool for Powerful Communication Kat Jimenez Lew Bowers Using CohoUS Videos Page 025 2020 Annual Report Holiday Sharing “Let’s Take a Vote” Outreach and Marketing Even Better for 2021 Win-Win Page 026 Gathering the Harvest at Rocky Corner Community in Covid times Abundance and Common Resources Free Food Fridge Why Diversity? Forming in a Pandemic Page 027 Covid Support But it’s not in our budget! Deepening Diversity–from Our Voices A 3-Step Diversity Circles Guide… Where in the World? Drastic Downsizing Cohousers for Racial Justice Page 028 Cohousing and the BLM Movement Black Lives Matter at Rocky Hill Cohousing Urban Cohousing Six key aspects to consider about space sharing The Seamsters Isolated Together Page 029 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Discussion outside the common house Missing Cohousing Open House Options Living in Senior Cohousing in the age of Covid-19 Cohousing and Coronavirus: Forming Communities Page 030 Coho with Coronavirus Google Docs for Community Hosting a Great Zoom Meeting Dan Kruse, Southwest Region Stone Curves Cohousing Community, Tucson, Arizona Liz Ryan Cole Mary Kraus Page 031 1000 Things Searching for the right neighborhood, I found a community When Someone Wants to Say Something No One Wants to Hear How to Create an Agenda – Part 2 How to Create an Agenda – Part 1 Interview: Heartwood Cohousing Page 032 WebChat #39 Karen Gimnig on Personal Growth Annual Meeting 2019 WebChat #38: Katie McCamant on Phases of Development How can you leave your home? WebChat #37: Diana on Challenging Behaviors Patterns of Development Page 033 WebChat #36: Mary Kraus on Work Systems WebChat #35 Sky and Avi Don’t treat individual problems as community problems Cohousing Across the Country – Part 7 Cohousing Across the Country – Part 6 Cohousing Across the Country – Part 5 Page 034 Cohousing Across the Country – Part 4 Cohousing Across the Country – Part 3 Cohousing Across the Country – Part 2 Webchat #34 Budget Process Cohousing Across the Country – Part 1 Telling Your Story WebChat Page 035 What is Friday Forum? Design Process WebChat Megan Shea Culture Change and Personal Transformation Webchat #30 Conflict as Growth How to Help One Another Page 036 Common House Design Patterns Glossary of Cohousing Terms WebChat 29 Laird Schaub on Delegate or Die WebChat #28 Raines and Betsy WebChat #27: Shelly Parks on Great Marketing Events How Communities Can Better Address Racism and Racial Equity Page 037 WebChat #26 Alan O’Hashi on Introverts Jenny Bevacqua – Portland, OR Lindy Sexton – Grass Valley, CA Raising kids in cohousing Co-living: A Growing Trend in Affordable Housing From suburbs to cohousing: How this developer-turned academic decided to deepen their experience in community Page 038 Raising Kids in Community NextGen Cohousing Advocate Another Failure . . . UNLESS The Edge of Intentional WebChat #25 Ted Rau on Rounds The People You Meet . . . Page 039 Curiosity-Based Questions WebChat #24 Cohousing Design Leaving Cohousing and Remaining Committed to Community Peter Lazar Common Meals in Cohousing Communities Alan O’Hashi Page 040 Jim Leach Ty Albright Ann Lehman Steven Ablondi Top 10 Benefits of Early Participation in Cohousing Durham Coho Wins 2014 Golden Leaf Award Page 041 Sharing Risk WebChat Preview of National Cohousing Open House Day:Thursday evening The BIG Project WebChat #21 Addressing Racism and Working for Racial Equality WebChat #20 New Member Orientation WebChat #19 Cluster Apartments and Shared Flats in Cohousing Page 042 WebChat #18 Conflict:Interpersonal or Systemic Open House Day 2019:Communities who hosted WebChat #17 Housing Segregation The Cohousing Movement Needs Professionals WebChat #16 Karen Gimnig Facilitation WebChat #15 Acoustics in the Common House Page 043 I’m Not a Racist, But Racism is in Me AGOG – Actively Growing Older Gracefully Rubbish to Riches: The Alchemy of Food Waste in Cohousing Consensus Doesn’t Mean Unanimous Conflict: Hailstorms and Turtles WebChat #14 with Alan O’Hashi Page 044 WebChat #13 with Yana Ludwig Planning for Conflict WebChat #12 with Shelly Parks WebChat #11 Ted Rau – Meeting Agendas and Minutes History of Fair Oaks EcoHousing WebChat #10 with Laura Fitch Page 045 WebChat #9 Participation with Laird Schaub Purpose of a Work Day New Marketing Messages WebChat #8 Katie McCamant Getting from “Gotta Have” to “Community First” WebChat#7: Improving Communication Page 046 Less-Obvious Reasons to Hire Professionals Generating Necessity Consensus Rules Can I Blog Here? Why I Love to Take Out the Trash Unite Cohousers! Page 047 Power Outage in Cohousing WebChat#6: Facilitation Techniques Equality vs Happiness WebChat #5 Keeping Meetings Short(er) Kids and Seniors make great community www.cohousing.org Website Progress Page 048 Why support a cohousing association? Foster Parenting in Cohousing Land with a Spirit of Peace and Nurture WebChat #4 Introduction to Consensus Workshare, Play or Pay, Getting the Work Done WebChat #3 Working Constructively with Emotions Page 049 2nd WebChat – video available Connect or Get It Done? Cohousing: Making the World a Better Place First WebChat a great Success NE Summit a Great Success! Webchats are Coming! Page 050 Intensive Offering: Attract the people you want to join your cohousing community Cohousing Conference at My Home – Then and Now I’ve lived in cohousing for 14 years. Here’s why I never want to live elsewhere. Don’t Give Up the Dream Pioneer Valley Cohousing Excited to Welcome Summit Attendees Next Month! How America Lives: Parade Magazine on Cohousing Page 051 Impact of Senior Cohousing Bring your Fliers to Amherst! Maintenance and Adaption Track at the NE Summit Are You Kidding? Got Conflict? Join the discussion this September in Amherst. Fun and Getting Along at the NE Summit Page 052 Intensively Fun! Creating Cohousing – NE Summit So Excited! NE Summit Cohousing Policies Marketing for Cohousing – no car salesman techniques needed! Why I Contribute to Cohousing.Org Every Year Page 053 Such a High in Boulder Without the Colorado Drugs! (Regional Cohousing Conference, April 2018, Boulder, CO) National Cohousing Open House Day is here What a Fantastic Conference! Bryan Bowen on This Weekend’s Regional Cohousing Conference Free Presentation: Re-Integrating Community in Our Fast Paced World Conference Bus Tours: Spend Time In Community! Page 054 Cultivating Resilience at the Regional Cohousing Conference Kids Shared Spaces An Impulse to Connect Welcome to Wild Sage! Decision Gridlock: Learn How to Get Unstuck at the Regional Conference! Cohousing Conference in Colorado Page 055 Make New Friends Top Ten Reasons to Attend a Cohousing Conference Connection and Community Registration is Open for Colorado Regional Conference Compassion: A Secret Ingredient Unique Meal Program Approach called “Brilliant”! Page 056 Four Months In — What Have I Learned? Embrace Your Cohousing Resolutions and Mark Your Calendar! Where will you live in the third half of your life? Isolation issues solved for seniors with Co-housing Being Thankful for Community #GivingTuesday A Request from our CoHoUS Strategic Partner, The Cohousing Research Network Page 057 Cohouser Supports Micro-Housing in Eugene, Oregon Equipment Care and Storage TIME Magazine on Intentional Communities A Thank You to Jeff Zucker, Stepping Down from Coho/US Board Six Degrees of Separation…or is it 4.26 degrees? Elephant Journal Talks Community and Cohousing with Steven and Bryan Page 058 Time to think about www.cohousing.org Housing That Lessens Lonelines Insist on Plain English Documents We Want You…to consider serving on the CoHoUS BOD ! Reused Memories Supporting Coho/US: Language for Budget Line Item Page 059 Public Presentation Addresses Senior LGBT Housing Crisis – Friday Aug 25th 4pm What does it feel like to move into a cohousing home you’ve been building for years? A New Look at Getting Older: Inspiring Adults 55+ to Support One Another and the Positive Impact it has on Housing and Livelihood. Twin Oaks Communities Conference Camping and Cohousing Communitas Page 060 Reflections on Alice Alexander’s tenure from Peter Lazar Thankful To Be Living In Community Marketing Your Cohousing Project with a Blog Village Hearth in Durham NC Celebrates Approval of Rezone! Twenty-Six Years into our North Carolina Experiment with Cohousing Cohousing Costs After You Move In: Part II Findings of the Study Page 061 1355 Miles and Dozens of New Friendships Climate Leading Communities: Conference Results Do Cohousing Marketing Models Fit the Market? Tough Topics in Cooperative Groups Whirlwind Tour of Mid-Atlantic South Africa’s Memel Global community: A challenging place to walk your talk Page 062 “Cohousing”: A Term Whose Definition Should Be Respected Cohousing Costs After You Move In: Part I, Intro to Our Investigation Climate Leading Communities Laird’s Blog – Groundhog Day in Plenary Bright Future Now Bringing Back the Village – Interview with Charles Durrett Page 063 Coming Full Circle with the National Conference and the Importance of Consultation Fertile Soils for Cohousing in Africa Thoughts on American Cohousing and Being the First in Nevada PDX Commons Looking Forward to the Conference Grace Farm: in community, we are inspired to be better than we are individually The True Costs of Senior Housing Page 064 We Enjoyed National Cohousing Open House Day 2017 Ravens’ Roost Celebrates Grand Opening SAGE Cohousing International and Quimper Villagers Co-Present at the Conference President Threatens to Tear Down Walls of Isolation in Nashville California Communities Open for Cohousing Open House Day The Roadmap and Why it is Important to Have One Page 065 The Art of Facilitating: Fishing at Deep Water Cohousing: Building Community in a Society Largely Removed from Community Cohousing Conference Sustainable Foods Focus Looking For the Next Steps in Creating Your Senior Cohousing Community? Congolese Refugee Family Helped by Cohousing Communities More People Looking for Solutions: National Cohousing Open House Day Page 066 Architecture: Concepts that play a role in cohousing design Danish Model Exposed in Nashville Hotel Joani Blank on Common Meals: Part 2 Addressing Climate Change: Two Generations at Heart-Culture Farm Community Conference Teaser: Lessons Learned From PDX Commons – Pipe Dream to Reality Thoughts on Intergenerational Possibilities at Durham Coho Page 067 Together Resilient Tour: The Fellowship for Intentional Community National Cohousing Open House Day is Back, Better than Ever Cohousing Consortium – Join Us at the Nashville Conference Great Oak Cohousing in Ann Arbor: Their Work Program New Sponsor Closetbox Impressed with Cohousing Movement A Q&A With Eris Weaver About Cohousing And Politics Page 068 Storing Community Documents Online More than Cohousing – Cohousing Like and other Alternative Housing Solutions – what’s the difference? PBS Interview with Laura Fitch Community Renewal: Re-engage, Recommit and Revitalize Balancing Privacy and Community with Design in Cohousing R.I.P. Jan Gudmand-Hoyer, a Visionary in Cohousing Page 069 An Interview With Alice Alexander About The National Cohousing Conference Spring is a great time to visit cohousing or show off your community! Community as Economic Engine Cost of Living in Cohousing – Data Solicitation When to Use Consent and Consensus Decision-Making Rob Sandelin: His insight and humor will continue to ripple through our communities Page 070 Cooperative Culture Revisited How Cohousing can Unite a Divided America Gainesville Cohousing Breaks Ground – First in Florida How to talk across our political divide Oakcreek Community – A Different Type of Senior Housing Community Co-Care Agreements Page 071 With conflict in the air, cohousing communities are poised to be shelters in the storm Joani Blank on Common Meals: Part 1 Cohousing Kicks Butt For The Women’s March on Washington PDX Commons Gathers Together for Portland Women’s March Grad School Essay: Cohousing Fostered Intellectual Curiosity and Prioritization of the Collective Good New beginnings from a seasoned cohousing professional Page 072 Germantown Commons in Nashville Hosting the 2017 National Cohousing Conference Access to Common Areas in Cohousing Rural Cohousing: Being a real neighbor in the old-time country sense National Cohousing Open House Day – Saturday, April 29, 2017 Reserve Study Webinar Jan 25, 2017 The Home Buying Decision + The Home Happiness Calculator Page 073 Social Permaculture: Applying the Principles Power in Cooperative Groups, Part 1: Yourself The Home Happiness Calculator. Why don’t we start measuring Happiness per Square Foot? Pushing Versus Inviting Ten Tips for Success in Building a Cohousing Community A Legacy Continues with Joani Blank Page 074 Grateful for Community Planning and Zoning Commission – Support for your Application Cohousing: The New American Family Appreciating Cohousing: Hot Soup Cure for Negative Worldview The Inner Game of Aging Podcast Why Cohousing? What Do I Love About This? Page 075 Reserve Studies and Why Every Project Needs One! Defining Cooperative Culture Placitas Sage in New Mexico Spends Thanksgiving with FarAways Resilience beyond one cohousing community Facilitating by Intuition Election Catharsis + Resolution on Refugee Resettlement Project Page 076 Your Cohousing Association: Keeping Us Alive and Well Political News & Being Grateful for Cohousing Why Vision & Values? Faces Not Fenders: Cohousing in The Good Trade Want to Survive Climate Change? You’ll Need a Good Community Elder Cohousing Research Symposium: Combating Social Isolation Page 077 Collaborative Community: Layering Coho Cultural Fabric over Mixed Use Community in Cheyenne Drumroll Please…Announcing Our 2017 Cohousing Conference Keynote! Sharpening the Conversation Tips on Getting a Journalist’s Attention Interdependent Community Makes For a Secure Childhood Resale Strategies to Address Turnover Page 078 Musings about the Cohousing ‘Dealing with Diverse Personalities’ Retreat Call for Presenters: 2017 National Cohousing Conference – Due Oct 20 Too Many Priuses in the Parking Lot! Growing Demand for Cohousing Leads Fannie Mae to Update FAQ’s Fannie Mae Language Supporting Loans for Cohousing Homes Fannie Mae Supports Loans for Cohousing Homes Page 079 Many Thanks to These Communities who have Given in 2016 Unpacking Impacted Tensions Percentage of Members Needed to Build Is it Cohousing? Dorms for Grownups The New Better Off: Courtney Martin of Temescal Commons Cohousing Culture of Appreciation Page 080 Keep affordable housing from being an elephant in the room 500 Communities Program 2015 Class In Community: You Need Not Reinvent the Wheel What’s it Like to Grow Up in Cohousing? Fairies and Friendship Aging Alone: The place to start when seeking a cohousing community Sociocracy Leadership Training Page 081 Global Compassion: Cohousing is Part of the Movement Cohousing: Potential to Provide Well Built Homes at Lower Cost Community is More than the Building Cohousing Costs Exactly the Same as “Regular” Housing What Causes Conflict in Cohousing? Importance of the Common House Page 082 Diverse Personalities: Let’s get personal with cultural competency – Part III Joani Blank, Cohousing Pioneer – Stories of her Impact and Influence Joani Blank, Cohousing Pioneer, Passed August 6, 2016 Do You Feel Safe & Secure? Continued Environmental Council Endorses Fair Oaks EcoHousing Relationships and the Uncommon house Page 083 Dealing with diverse personalities: Risk vs Protective Factors – Part II Getting the Work Done at Wolf Creek Lodge Do You Feel Safe & Secure? What’s it Like to Grow Up in Cohousing? The positives in breaking an arm Seeking Affordable Cohousing Options for Individuals: Part II Do you proactively de-escalate ‘diverse’ personalities in your life? Page 084 Seeking Affordable Cohousing Options for Individuals: Part I What’s it Like to Grow Up in Cohousing? Where would you want to die? How would you want to die? Dealing with Diverse Personalities: Arcosanti Retreat Two announcements about longtime cohouser Joani Blank Retire in the Sun For Less Money and Still Enjoy CoHousing Page 085 Yarrow Ecovillage: Cohousing as a Building Block to the Ecovillage Decision Making in a Fog Senior Cohousing Provides Community Assistance with Living Becoming Less Frightened of Conflict Opening the Door to Cohousing in China Planning for Aging in YOUR Community Page 086 Cohousing: One Day a Fact of Life If you Lived Here, You Wouldn’t Isolate The Development Side of Building Quimper Village Aging Better Together Conference – What an Impact Maintaining Open Space Aging in Place: Contributing to a Community Page 087 Queer, Person of Color, or Low-Income; Is Cohousing Possible for Me? Cohousing Seeking FNMA + FHA-HUD Support Open House Day at the First U.S. Cohousing Community The 2016 National Cohousing Open House Day A Success Growing Need for Homes Designed for Aging in Community Germantown Commons in Nashville – Great Newscast for Ribbon Cutting Page 088 Today’s National Cohousing Open House Day – FIC Video National Cohousing Open House Day: Thanksgiving for Cohousers! Cohousing Impact on the Greater Neighborhood – Sharings New Life for a Former Convent: Aria Cohousing Community Working Both Sides of the Aisle: Community Conversations about Aging Getting Less Conflicted About Conflict Page 089 Discover Cohousing: Sustainable Community Living – Event April 21 (Richmond VA) Madison Communities Embrace National Cohousing Open House Day Jim Leach: 50 Years of Building Community Making the most of National Cohousing Open House Day:Regional Organizing and Tours Fitting Historic Houses into Bristol Village Cohousing The Elephant in the Room Page 090 Neurodiverse Cohousing: What is it and Why Does it Matter? Giving Form to Our Aspirations Notes From the Field: Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing (Seattle) Open House Day Inspires Renewable Energy Workshop Chuck Durrett Presenting SENIOR COHOUSING 101 Aging Better Together: a Counter to our Hyper-Individualized Society Page 091 Aging Gracefully in MultiGenerational Cohousing Like Living in a Zoo Kindness and Civility Within Community Conscious Aging in Cohousing (from ChangingAging) Free Screening of Within Reach Alongside Cohousing Open House Day April 30 Cohousing Déjà vu Page 092 Unpack. Repack. Repeat. Common House vs Condo Clubhouse: Do you Dare Tell the Appraiser that One is about Substance and the other Fluff? What is a Senior-Friendly Cohousing Community? Cohousing: Communities of Proximity as We Age Aging Better Together Conference: Making Senior Cohousing a Reality Not Dressing Up As Much: Joy at Germantown Commons Page 093 What does “open” mean? We are Architects of our Own Experience Loneliness is a Health Hazard Aging Better Together:The Time is Now The Passage into Elderhood Founders Band Together to Showcase Innovative Ways to “do” Aging Page 094 25 Years and Still Going Strong: Muir Commons & Cohousing in America Talking About Aging in Community Building Skills and Community In South Africa, Cont’d Is Cohousing “Green Enough”? Continued Many Thanks to These Communities who have Given in 2015 Deep Aging: I’m Not In Denial … I’m Just Not Growing Old! Page 095 Fun and Work on a Christmas Tree Farm National Cohousing Open House Day Anyone? Aging Gratefully: The Power of Community The Village People Seeking All Things Nature Is Cohousing “Green Enough”? Addressing Issues of Deep Aging in Community Page 096 “Aging Gracefully” at Rocky Hill Cohousing The Cohousing Life Discussion Board Housing Price, Size Don’t Have Much Influence on Happiness The Cohousing Tax An Investment in Creating Community: Giving to Coho/US The Social Portfolio Page 097 The Advantages of Discussions on Email What a long strange trip it still is – aging better together and the power of community Aging Better Together: The Power of Community May 20-21, 2016 Cohousing – Below Market Rate? Intentional Communities: Informing the Next Generation of Land Use Law? Cohousing in the UK Page 098 Neighborly Support and Health Care, Co-Care Agreements New Adventures in Cohousing: Coho/US Board President Moving to an Established Community Rather than Creating A New Let the Planning Begin – Announcing National Cohousing Open House Day! Aging in Community Cohousing Conference May 20-21, 2016 The Best Place to Survive an Ice Storm Page 099 PFAC Announces First Executive Director! Why is there a Lack of Affordable Cohousing? Reflections on Cost-Effective Housing Gathering Critical Mass for North Bay Cohousing Land Use Regulations, Urban Planners, and Intentional Communities Dallas Visit: Encouraging Cohousing in the Big State of Texas Organizing Low-Income Cohousing Page 100 Advice to Prospective Coho Visitors “Sense of the Meeting” Minutes for Plenary The Facilitator’s Horse Trick Welcome to Wendy Wiesner, PFAC Executive Director Thoughts on Crossroads Cohousing! What is it??? The process of defining Cohousing Page 101 Breaking the Mold Could Living in Cohousing Save your Family $100,000? Transitioning to a Net-Zero Home Bored with Consensus A Great Aging in Place, Urban Choice: Washington Village Neighborliness Page 102 Changing Policies An Inclusive Culture of Support PDX Commons in the media The Best Morning Coffee in the World: Bellingham Cohousing Tune-Up Experiences: Enhancing Cohousing Communities A Word from Chuck [Training Program for Architects] Page 103 Not on everyone’s map Help us grow…Rooftop Farm @ Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing Kids in Cohousing The 100,000-mile Community Tune Up Cohousing as a State of Mind Co-living: urban phenomenon is a variant on co-working Page 104 Prospective Buyers Trying out Cohousing Cohousing and Intentional Community: Does Terminology Matter? Regional Cohousing Conference – Request for Proposals How Do Cohousers Compare? Findings from the 2012 Survey What to Expect It Turns Out We’re a Neurodiverse Community Page 105 Sustainability: Three Levels Critical to Our Communities Village: The Intentional Community Podcast Cohousing Directory Map and Metrics Cohousing Returns to the Radio with Alice & Jerry Photos from the Conference 2015 National Cohousing Conference a Tremendous Success Page 106 Coming from France: Attracted by Cohousing in US Conference Slideshow & Reflection We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: Reflections on the Conference ELF Fun during National Conference Reception Problems with the 2015 National Conference One of the great videos from the conference Page 107 At the conference Free Cohousing Slideshow in Durham Your Community’s Purposes: Vision, Mission, Aim Then and Now: Two Cohousing Conferences – Each A Different Purpose How is Coho/US Doing? Cohousing Research Network (CRN) Intensive Page 108 The Importance of Cohousing: Sky Blue/Communities Conference 500 Communities Program & Other Great Conference Gatherings Organic Transit’s ELF: Take a Ride at the Conference A Toast For Fair Oaks EcoHousing! Benefits of the Conference, Even to a Veteran Cohouser! Water Conservation in Cohousing Page 109 You Take Care of Mom, but Who Will Take Care of You? Access to Financing & Affordable Models of Cohousing Amazing Intensives at the National Cohousing Conference Creating More Affordability in Your Community: A Selection of Ideas Why DC Residents are Moving to Cohousing Communities Join Me at the Conference Page 110 Urban Cohousing – Best Positioned to Meet our Aspirations? The Power of Consensus Creating Traditions Who’s Coming to the National Conference? The Future of Cohousing: The Next Generation Announcing CoHousing Solutions Page 111 Money in Community Fair Oaks EcoHousing Updates Coping with Record Snow at Mosaic Commons in Central Mass NPR Morning Edition 2-16-15: Europe Experiments with Cohousing Sparking the Conversation: Cohousing on Wisconsin NPR Combining Cohousing with New Urbanism for Artists Page 112 Books from our childhood memories London Visit – to the Newest Cohousing Community in the UK An Amazing Process to Build Community. Kids of Cohousing – A Fun Opportunity to Shine! Elderberry: Senior Cohousing Among Gardens, Farm Animals and Nature Can Boomers Make Cohousing Mainstream? from the Atlantic “CityLab” Page 113 Cohousing Attention from Social Science Academics in NY City Volunteering for the National Cohousing Conference Green Tax Incentive Compendium (Jan 2015 – Eastern US) Feminism in Community What Is a Block? Similar to a Newborn: The First Five Months in Cohousing Page 114 A Clean Decision-Making Process Healing Dashed Dreams: Cohousing PTSD Designing a Passivhaus Neighborhood in a Blue Ridge Arts Community Laird’s Blog – Stop Spinning Your (Roulette) Wheels When Making Personnel Decisions When Does a Private Issue Become a Group Issue? Aria Cohousing Community Tour – Denver Dec. 13 Page 115 Ask a Cohousing Resident Interview Series 2015 National Cohousing Conference: Save the Date May 29-31 Zoning & The Definition of Family Beginnings at the 2010 Conference Many Thanks to These Communities who have Given to Coho/US Closing Contact with the Third Rail of Distress Page 116 People first, things second. Mecklenburg Times: ‘Cohousing’ movement appeals to homeowners seeking fellowship Big news today! Great Aerial Picture of Mosaic Commons and Camelot Cohousing Budgeting Time & Considering Gifts Group Works: Power Shift Page 117 Stocking Kitchen Appliances & Stuff Fear of Regret as a Stumbling Block to Committing to Cohousing Cohousing: Alleviating Fear Leadership for Meal Programs Increases Meals Why Cooperative Groups Fail to Accept Offers of Help Aging Successfully in Cohousing – Workshop Report Page 118 Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing breaks ground in Seattle It Takes A Village to Boil a Lobster …’er Silver Sage Village That Is Regional Cohousing Conference – Experiences in Boulder This weekend in Colorado Creating Community as we Grow Older Event in Salt Lake City Cohousers Part of the NYC People’s Climate March Page 119 Consensus or Sociocracy? Community Size Harvard and AARP say Senior Housing is Next Big Crisis Stickers that show what you have to lend A Hard Nut to Crack: Intentional Community How Are We Doing? Page 120 National Cohousing Conference: Co-Chairs Endorsed Coho/US Welcomes New Board Members Peter Lazar and Diana Sullivan How many cohousing communities are there? Aging in Cohousing – Why is this a Good Choice? Spreading the Coho Word Aging Succesfully 2014: Senior Cohousing weeklong workshop coming in October to Nevada City,CA Page 121 Exit Dynamics in Community Durham Coho Opens August 2014 Communities Conference 2014, Aug 29-Sept 1 Louisa VA New Marketing Ideas Cohousing Brochure Available for Download Communities Magazine: a Pathway to Community Page 122 Sharing Circles and Square Pegs Only in Cohousing Tech tip – Amazon Architectural Review Policies: Plan-Implement-Measure Regional Cohousing Conference – Boulder, CO Sept 26-28, 2014 Regional Cohousing Conference – Boulder, CO Sept 26-28, 2014 Page 123 National Conference: The Next Generation and Our Children Of Cohousing What should a forming group ….get a good plan for NOW?” What Should We Be Afraid Of? Why Starting with a Proposal is Usually a Bad Idea “Cohousing” & HUD: A Love Story Cohousing Forum – San Rafael Page 124 Mistakes New Cohousing Groups Make So happy you’re here! Neighborhood USA Conference – Cohousing was there! Something Good has Begun Home Owner Associations Pulse What does it mean to live in community? Page 125 Announcing the 2015 National Cohousing Conference 5/31/14: 10th Anniversary Open House – Oak Creek Commons New Cohousing opportunity in Northampton Massachusetts Welcome to Beta Coming of Age Rancho La Salud, Ajijic, Mexico Co-housing Page 126 HUD is talking about cohousing! The 14th Annual Mid Atlantic Cohousing Bus Tour – Saturday, May 17th Worker-Share CSA Farms Promote Resiliency and Community Living Large in a Small Home, Ecovillage-Style We have a new Executive Director! Talking about wifi Page 127 Composting Toilets Creative housing for Seniors – Kiplinger article New website: Cohousing – Designing the Urban Village Converting a Trailer Park to Cohousing? “In My Community” Creating Rituals – Welcoming New Members Page 128 Musings: Establishing a Healthy, Sustainable Lifestyle for an Aging Generation Establishing Community Rituals Sharing Suppers Building Community. Learning from others while not attempting to duplicate A Mess on Our Hands But Is It Really an “Ecovillage”? Page 129 “Laser Beam” or “Information-Gathering”: Two Ways to Plan Your Cohousing Visits Musings: Seniors versus Elders When the Community You’ve Joined Changes . . . Who Thrives in Cohousing? Look Before You Leap (Ask These Important Questions Before You Join) Musings: The Community Tax Page 130 Separating the “Wheat” from the “Chaff” Ahead of Time Online Rainbow or White Bread? Ethnic Diversity in Cohousing Visit Many Different Cohousing Communities First! Size Matters What Experienced Cohousers Seek in New Neighbors Looking for a Cohousing-Style Ecovillage? Page 131 Have Realistic Expectations about your Future Cohousing Community! “Relational” Community, “Developmental” Community Musings: Technology and Cohousing Matching What You Want in Cohousing with What’s Available Musings: The Social Side of Cohousing
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