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Neighborhood USA Conference - Cohousing was there!

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By Betty Grant/Oakleigh Meadow

Nearly 600 participants attended Neighborhood USA's 29th annual conference May 21-25 in Eugene, Oregon, and Oakleigh Meadow, Eugene's first cohousing neighborhood, was there with them. Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing, a 28 unit community being built right on the city's waterfront, is scheduled to begin construction this September. Selected as a conference exhibitor, Oakleigh Meadow promoted cohousing as an exciting, burgeoning model for building strong neighborhoods.

Something Good has Begun

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By Bill Hartzell, President, Coho/US

I have the first verse of Cat Steven's "Peace Train" swirling in my noggin. "Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come. And I believe it could be, something good has begun." The tune is in my head because Coho/US has gotten off to an excellent start this year. In the last few months you may have read or heard about our efforts in bits and pieces. If I may briefly share our recent key accomplishments with you, I believe you will understand why I am feeling happy.

What does it mean to live in community?

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By Alice Alexander

What does it mean to “live in community” as we do in cohousing? This sounds wonderful, but the concept is hard to explain. I was struck a couple of Sundays ago, listening to my minister’s sermon (Rev Deborah Cayer, Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Durham, NC), by her exploration of this concept and the alignment with cohousing principles.

Announcing the 2015 National Cohousing Conference

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By Alice Alexander

May 29-31, 2015: Durham Convention Center - Durham, North Carolina: Come learn, share and enjoy! The national conference features cohousing and community building experts, and provides amazing networking opportunities. Presentations will offer everything from cohousing basics, designing and building communities, and enhancing life in cohousing. Opportunities will abound to learn from our shared experiences, and how we can contribute to cohousing sustainability and affordability. Gatherings of affiliated groups will add value and benefit.

5/31/14: 10th Anniversary Open House - Oak Creek Commons

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By Neil Planchon

10th Anniversary Open House - Oak Creek Commons, CA – May 31, 2014

Where: Oak Creek Commons, 635 Nicklaus St., Paso Robles CA

It’s time to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Oak Creek Commons cohousing community…and you are invited to come join us on Saturday, May 31.

New Cohousing opportunity in Northampton Massachusetts

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By Laura Fitch

Kraus Fitch Architects is pleased to announce that it will be partnering with Transformations, Inc in developing a new cohousing community as part of the Village Hill neighborhood development in Northampton. We have been holding informational meetings about cohousing and the potential for this new community. The first two meetings were very successful, with approximately 85 people attending in total. There's another scheduled opportunity to see the preliminary informational slideshow:

Welcome to Beta

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By Cat Belfer

Welcome to the BETA of our new website!

Our classified ads aren't quite ready for prime time, but everything else you are looking for should be here. Find something that doesn't make sense? Something that breaks in your web browser? Something missing? Please let me know. Have you seen something you think should be on the site? Please do tell me, and I'll see about adding it

Coming of Age

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By Jeff Zucker

This past weekend, we at Manzanita Village celebrated the twentieth anniversary of Northern Arizona’s first and only Cohousing community. For those of you who are not familiar with the term ”cohousing”, suffice it to say that it is a community that is created by the people who live there. How the community manifests itself is entirely dependent upon the individuals who “show up” to create it.

Rancho La Salud, Ajijic, Mexico Co-housing

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By Reuel Young, architect and Jane Calbreath, Cohousing Board Member

From the website ( www.ranchosaludvillage.com ): “Our goals include building residences that are beautiful, comfortable, resource efficient and sustainable. Our site design will have extensive common facilities surrounded by a lush landscape and connected by handsome walkways. But we plan to take it two steps further – by creating a true sense of community, and hosting ongoing educational programs at our unique multiversity, located conveniently on site.”

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