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At Cohousing, the world doesn’t revolve around cars

Posted on November 29, 2007 by

This article laments the trend in housing where the front door has become a vestigial adornment and the garage doors are the main entrance to the home. Then the author… Read More


Troy Gardens Cohousing wins AARP Liviable Communities award

Posted on November 29, 2007 by

Troy 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 by

Nyland 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 by

Ecovillage 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 by

Boulder 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 by

Utopian 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

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Auburn, CA city council proposes cohousing

Posted on November 21, 2007 by

According 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 by
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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 by

Fox 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

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Bankrate.com – Cohousing creates communities by design

Posted on October 5, 2007 by

Bankrate.com, a mortgage info site, published a very extensive article about cohousing: Cohousing creates communities by design Believing that no barriers are needed between good neighbors, in 1986, a pair… Read More


Elder Cohousing in Southwest Florida

Posted on October 3, 2007 by
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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 by

Our 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 by

This 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 by

Article 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 by

AJC 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 by

Folks 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

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When Someone Blocks Far Too Frequently

Posted on September 7, 2007 by

Our 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 by

We 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 by
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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 by

Here’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 by

In 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 by
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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 by

Red 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 by

Natural 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 by
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Expert advice from five community process and communication consultants.


What Interns & Work Exchangers Say…About Us

Posted on March 7, 2007 by

Communities 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 by

Jules 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 by
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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