Riverfront Family Ecovillage in NH– Sustainable New Homes Available

Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm is a cohousing community under construction in Peterborough, NH. Several residents have moved in; construction will be completed by the fall of 2008. The Neighborhood consists of 29 environmentally-designed homes, a Common House, professional office space, a working farm, and woodlands with walking trails. Each home type (duplex, single-family, 4-unit building) is registered for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum with the US Green Building Council. The neighborhood is located on 70 acres on Steele Road along the Nubanusit River, with nearly a mile of river frontage, about a one mile walk along well-maintained sidewalks walk from downtown Peterborough.
The Neighborhood has both an in-town feel and a rural character. The architect-designed, New England farmhouse-style homes are clustered on a small portion of the land adjacent to the river, farm fields, and woodlands. The Neighborhood is pedestrian friendly, with all vehicular traffic limited to the parking area at the periphery. Residents will use golf and garden carts as needed.
The Farm consists of fields for pasture, hay, vegetables, and fruits. The biodynamically managed farm will include an apiary, a small dairy, and other farm animals. There is an on-site pond for swimming and skating.
Peterborough is a town of 6,000 located in the Monadnock region of southwest NH, an area of mountains, fresh water ponds, rivers, and small towns. Hiking, biking, swimming, skiing, and many other outdoor activities are right out the back door or minutes away. Town recreation facilities (ball fields, tennis courts, pool, playground, and skateboard park) are within ½ mile. Peterborough is a vibrant arts & cultural center, and is home to the MacDowell Colony, the oldest residential artists' colony in the country. There are good public schools, and Waldorf daycare, preschool, elementary, and a highschool in the area.