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Forming
Formed:
2007
Sonoma County Cohousing
California
,
United States
Website:
groups.yahoo.com/group/So...
Contact:
Cyndi Norwitz
735 Gossage Ave
Petaluma, California 94952-1938 United States
Address Status:
good as of 2/11/2007
Phone:
707-775-4475
cyndi [at] norwitz [dot] net

We are looking for serious people who want to pull together a cohousing project in Sonoma County, California. This community will be green, environmentally aware, pesticide-free, and toxin-free, with organic gardens, play areas for children, and common space for activities.

Our first meeting will be on April 29th at 1 p.m., in Petaluma. If you'd like to attend, you are welcome. Please contact us.

In February 2007, we started to pull people together to see if there is an interest in this project. If a group of us work together, we can probably make it happen. My first choice is an area in or near Sebastopol, but I'm open to others: Petaluma, Cotati, Penngrove, Rohert Park, Occidental, Forestville, Graton, Healdsburg, Windsor, Santa Rosa, etc.

Housing in Sonoma County is very expensive. While costs go down with a shared project, they are still higher than in most parts of the country. Be prepared for buy-in prices of $300-500 thousand (my best guess).

We are looking for people who either have chemical sensitivity or are very environmentally aware and want to live as low-toxic as possible.

Community Affiliations:
Network Affiliations:
Last Updated:
5/6/2009
Visitors Not Accepted
Visitor Process:
We do not yet have a site. If anyone wishes to visit the area, please contact us.
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Forming
Population
Members:
Non-Member Residents:
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
Leadership Core Group:
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
(Possibly...hasn't been determined yet.)
Join Fee:
No (Not while in forming stage.)
Regular Fees:
(Not while in forming stage.)
Land and Buildings
Community:
Small Town (1-1.5 hours north of San Francisco, in rural area.)
Land Owners:
No. of Residences:
Food, Etc.
% Food Grown:
(Would love to share gardens and grow some of our produce.)
Shared Meals:
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Alcohol Use:
Tobacco Use:
Prohibited
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Which Spiritual Traditions:
Educational Style(s):
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