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Prestigious academic and author Flora Samuel will discuss her book Housing for Hope and Wellbeing and reflect on the cohousing movement. The book is written for a lay audience (with policy makers firmly in mind) and offers a useful and intelligible overview of our housing system and why it is in ‘crisis’, while acting as an important reminder of how housing contributes to social value, defined as community, health, self development and identity. Flora argues for a holistic digital map-based planning system that allows for the sensitive balancing of the triple bottom line of sustainability: social, environmental and economic value. She sets out a vision of what our housing system could look like if we really put the wellbeing of people and planet first, as well as a route map on how to get there. Written primarily from the point of view of an architect, the account weaves across industry, practice and academia, cross cutting disciplines to provide an integrated view of the field. The book focusses on the UK housing scene but draws on and provides lessons for housing cultures across the globe. Illustrated throughout with case studies, this is the go-to book for anyone who wants to look at housing in a holistic way. Author: Flora Samuel is a British architect, author and academic. IN 2009 she became the Head of the School of Architecture at Sheffield University, the first woman to hold this post. She has worked for 10 years at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff and is presently Head of Architecture at the University of Cambridge. Learn more about the UK Cohousing Network

Open House by appointment to see home for sale. A wonderful concept in housing, Cornerstone is one of a handful of cohousing communities in the Boston area. Modeled on a European plan for combining shared community and private living space, cohousing offers a unique blend of both. Our community, located in historic North Cambridge, has 32 units ranging from one-bedroom to three+ bedrooms. We have many events and celebrations throughout the year: a communal meal each Sunday; occasional spontaneous potlucks; an annual Talent Show; Field Day; Spring Carnevale; Pysanky egg dyeing; summer barbecues; and other gatherings. Younger families sometimes share childcare, and children in the community will often find neighbors showing up for school plays and concerts.

Desirable end-unit townhome in the coveted Mason Street Community. This clean, vibrant home is like-new, ultra-efficient, quiet, and includes access to the common house + guest suite for entertaining and hosting. Enjoy hardwood floors and real wood trim, wool carpet, custom blinds, heat pump w/ AC, your 8' deep front porch, and bonus storage off the back porch and in the ladder-accessed attic. Enjoy the ease of your own off-street parking space, secure bike parking, low HOA's and super LOW taxes! Bonus option: Six chickens + run + coop included, if desired. If you're looking for a mellow, kind community central to two business districts - THIS IS IT!

Are you interested in learning more about cohousing communities and how they can support a robust and resilient lifestyle? Cohousing Open House Day on May 6th was made for you. As a proud supporter of the broader family of cohousing communities, Pacific Gardens Cohousing is excited to share that Driftwood Village Cohousing and Quayside Village Cohousing in North Vancouver are offering tours on this special day. This is your chance to see firsthand how the built and social aspects of cohousing combine to create a unique and thriving community. Visiting a cohousing community in person can often inspire the desire to become a resident yourself. Join our interest lists to hear about units that may come available for sale or rent. While there is no one indicating an intention to sell or rent at this moment, we will share with you if/when the time comes. Take a tour on May 6th and discover what makes cohousing a communities so special.

Are you interested in learning more about cohousing communities and how they can support a robust and resilient lifestyle? Cohousing Open House Day on May 6th was made for you. As a proud supporter of the broader family of cohousing communities, Pacific Gardens Cohousing is excited to share that Driftwood Village Cohousing and Quayside Village Cohousing in North Vancouver are offering tours on this special day. This is your chance to see firsthand how the built and social aspects of cohousing combine to create a unique and thriving community. Visiting a cohousing community in person can often inspire the desire to become a resident yourself. Join our interest lists to hear about units that may come available for sale or rent. While there is no one indicating an intention to sell or rent at this moment, we will share with you if/when the time comes. Take a tour on May 6th and discover what makes cohousing a communities so special.

The Hundredfold Farm Cohousing Community is an effort of several families to create a 15-household rural cohousing community in the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, area. The members of this multi-generational community are learning together as they explore the art of living in a sustainable way. Ten of fifteen homes have been completed. Five homes to be built; make one yours! Hundredfold Farm still has a few ready-to-build home sites available for new community members. All sites have unobstructed southern exposures to maximize solar applications. Water, sewer, electric, natural gas, and telephone are available at each site. We can offer suggested home plans for each site, or we’d happily work with you to develop a custom home plan that meets your specific needs. Pricing for building sites range from $65,000 to $75,000. We are open to discussing creative and/or internal financing for building site purchases. Your new energy efficient home in Pennsylvania’s first cohousing community is within your reach. Interested in living at Hundredfold Farm? Tours of Hundredfold Farm are offered every first Saturday of the month at 10:00 a.m. by appointment.

Richard Ely’s Landscapes of Wonder—colorful, whimsical torn and cut paper artworks. Enjoy refreshments in Arbco’s Common House.

We are inviting you to our annual Community Gathering (this May 13th). Registration is open to the public so if you're a member of an Intentional Community or just dipping your toes and curious, we would love to see you come! This year's theme is "Bringing Together the Rural and Urban Communities", and the gathering will be held in the beautiful rural landscape of Geoclectic Grove which is a developing community near Buckley WA. For this gathering, we decided to draw upon the wisdom of the gathering and explore the similarities and differences between rural and urban communities as a group and then we'll interact in small groups to consider the ideas we've gained. There will also be time to have an afternoon session on how Communities can be strengthened and built by successfully working through conflict. This will be guided by NICA Board Member Thomas S. Griggs Ph.D. who has led leadership programs for over 20 years in North Carolina and has now relocated to the Seattle area. You can learn more about his insight and approaches at Griggs Leadership Program.

The Commons: A monthly gathering for the cohousing curious (and experts too!) Curious about cohousing but don’t know where to start? Want to meet with cohousing newbies and experts alike? This (free) monthly gathering will include a Cohousing 101 presentation and ample time to connect and ask questions. We’ll share cohousing lingo, best practices and more information on how to continue your cohousing journey. Join us once, or every time – we’ll be here every month on the 10th at 10am MDT.