News Articles
Community, Economy, and Utopia at Forbes.com
Posted on April 12, 2008 by1 Comment
Forbes.com has a special feature section on Utopia which has a great article on intentional communities. The article gives an overview on the US movement with a focus on communities… Read More
Cubes and Crayons Provides Coworking for Parents
Posted on April 7, 2008 by1 Comment
The San Francisco Chronicle profiled a new Coworking facility in Menlo Park that offers both short term office space and professional childcare. Coworking, a cafe-like community/collaboration space for developers, writers… Read More
Historic Communities in the News
Posted on April 2, 2008 by1 Comment
In the late 1700s and early 1800s the Harmony Society built three communities in Pennsylvania and Indiana attracting thousands of members and lasted for decades. The Harmonists are still making… Read More
First Official UK Ecovillage Seeks Permits
Posted on April 1, 2008 byLammas Ecovillage in Wales is seeking approval for their ecovillage under new UK government rules to allow a new form of rural mixed use development. Theirs would be the first… Read More
Cohousing Creates Permaculture Urban Forest
Posted on March 27, 2008 byManzanita Village Cohousing Community received a grant from the Arizona State Land Department to help expand its permaculture urban forest on its site in Prescott Arizona. The community will be… Read More
Ecology, Economy, and Cohousing in the Boston Globe
Posted on March 25, 2008 by1 Comment
The Boston Globe has a great article on how ecology and economy are driving Cohousing to grow as a movement. Interest in these types of neighborhoods is growing as more… Read More
Cohousing: Building Seattle Green
Posted on March 24, 2008 byThe Seattle Post-Intelligencer has an interview with Coho/US Executive Directory Craig Ragland of Songaia Cohousing. Ragland gives the basics of cohousing touching on its appeal to the mainstream and its… Read More
Sunset Magazine Profiles Portland Co-housing Couple
Posted on March 3, 2008 byIn an article titled “Green in Portland,” Sunset profiles three couples, one of them living in a co-housing development. Portland is famous for its natural beauty, it’s commitment to environmental… Read More
LA Ecovillage Threatened
Posted on February 23, 2008 byLast week The New Statesman, a British current affairs magazine, carried a story about the LA Ecovillage in its online edition. The blogger, Johnathon Dawson, usually writes about life at… Read More
Community at the Office: Coworking in the New York Times
Posted on February 20, 2008 byCoworking has hit the mainstream with an article in the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. From the Chronicle: In co-working, a group of freelancers or other solo… Read More
Energy Conservation Techniques Make Green Home Building Affordable at Abundance Ecovillage
Posted on February 19, 2008 byAbundance Ecovillage in Fairfield, IA made the local news with a wonderful piece on their growing ecologically focused community. The piece focused primarily on the ecological aspects: solar and wind… Read More
UK Government to Build Carbon Neutral Ecotowns
Posted on February 14, 2008 byWith grass-roots ecovillages pioneering sustainable living, the mainstream wants in on the action. The Guardian reports that the government in the United Kingdom has plans to build 10 carbon neutral… Read More
An Intentional Community Radio Station?
Posted on February 12, 2008 byYou’ve heard of Christian radio, how about Krishna radio? Well, New Vrindaban, an intentional community in West Vriginia, is seeking a license for a full power radio station so it… Read More
Cohousing Faces Resistance in Sacramento
Posted on February 7, 2008 by1 Comment
The Sacramento NewsReview reports that Sycamore Village Cohousing is facing some resistance from neighbors as it tries to get its plan approved by the local authorities. Despite its impeccable transit-oriented,… Read More
Coworking Brings Community to the Workplace
Posted on February 3, 2008 byWith more and more people working from home it isn’t surprising that some of them would start missing the camaraderie one can feel in a vibrant office spaces. If they… Read More
Area Communities featured in Seattle Times
Posted on January 29, 2008 byThere is a great article in the real estate section of the Seattle Times on intentional communities in the Seattle area. The article focuses mostly on the 15 cohousing communities… Read More
Ecovillage Helps Ithaca Rank as 2nd Greenest City
Posted on January 24, 2008 byThe city of Ithaca was second on the list of Greenest Cities in part due to the work of the Ecovillage at Ithaca an intentional community with two 30-home cohousing… Read More
Artists evicted from Brooklyn ‘Commune’
Posted on January 23, 2008 byWhile not a commune in the traditional sense, the residents of 475 Kent Avenue in Brooklyn, NY describe their home as a kibbutz or commune. Unfortunately they were all evicted… Read More
Cohousing Communities in Small Towns Nationwide
Posted on January 21, 2008 byWith over 100 completed cohousing communities in the US, and the idea getting more and more interest and attention, its not surprising that we would see it cropping up in… Read More
Renewable Energy and Cohousing Reduce Home Energy Costs
Posted on January 19, 2008 by1 Comment
A recent article on RenewableEnergyAccess.com does a great profile on Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, a cohousing community in New Hampshire. The article focuses on the communities Green Buildings (which will… Read More
Cohousing in the Los Angeles Times
Posted on January 17, 2008 byThe LA Times ran a great article on cohousing just before christmas. It profiles Wolf Creek Lodge and focuses on senior cohousing as an up and coming trend.
Churches being recast as intentional communities
Posted on January 17, 2008 by1 Comment
An article in The Walton Sun from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida describes how a local church is thriving after recasting itself as an intentional community: “We haven’t set any growth… Read More
Communes and Cohousing on Huffington Post and Good Magazine
Posted on January 17, 2008 byAn article posted on the Huffington Post, a progressive news and blog aggregator, suggests communes and cohousing as an option for the current generation’s economic and social woes. Looking closer… Read More
Co-op America Highlights Eating Co-ops
Posted on January 14, 2008 byCo-op America published an article on eating co-ops in its Real Money newsletter. The article profiles a variety of groups around the country who have gotten together to share cooking… Read More
Ecovillages in E Magazine
Posted on January 14, 2008 byEnvirontal magazine E has an article on the ecovillage movement. For some reason they lead off with six paragraphs on Arocsanti before the get into the general ecovillage trend, mentioning… Read More
Ecohood Profiled in Plenty
Posted on January 14, 2008 byPlenty Magazine has a short article on Eco Neighborhoods and urban ecology. Back-to-the-landers have been making a comeback of sorts, what with the rise of the farmers’ markets and localvores… Read More
Senior Cohousing in Rocky Mountain News
Posted on January 14, 2008 byThe Rocky Mountain News has an article on Senior Cohousing in Colorado, specifically featuring Silver Sage Cohousing. The couple, in their 60s, looked at various homes here until an ad… Read More
Cohousing Based Author Gives Simple Living Advice
Posted on January 14, 2008 byThe Bouldenewspaper, The Daily Camera, has an article on a cohousing resident who has authored a book on simple living called Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle.… Read More
Green Mountain Communes Profiled on Indy Media
Posted on January 14, 2008 byIndy Media of New Hampshire has a great article on a variety of communes in the Green Mountain area over the past few decades. Read the article.
