Buffalo Commons Cohousing is thrilled to be bringing nationally renowned cohousing pioneers Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett (of CoHousing Partners and McCamant & Durrett Architects) to Northfield for two cohousing educational events.
The Cohousing Association of the United States describes cohousing as
“a type of collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and [...]
I took a trip to California recently in pursuit of my goal of developing a carbon-neutral cohousing project on the outskirts of Northfield. A sizable group of potential cohousers has been meeting here since I first introduced the concept at an April 30th meeting.
I’ve learned the past few months that most people are unfamiliar [...]
A group of about 20 households is now actively investigating the possible cohousing project I’ve blogged about (Cohousing: A new living opportunity for the Northfield area? and Buffalo Commons Village: Enthusiastic response to cohousing concept). The group is diverse (Minneapolis 20-somethings to Northfield-area retirees), energetic, and brings talent, experience and broad resources to the table. [...]
There was an overflow crowd of interested, energized folks at Wednesday evening’s cohousing exploratory meeting at the Northfield Public Library. About 35 to 40 mostly local attendees put up with my presentation, then discussed whether a local cohousing project on land adjacent to the Northfield city limits should be explored further. By evening’s end, 15 [...]
Over roughly the past year, I have spent a lot of time researching the possibility of developing a cohousing project in the Northfield area. I have visited several long-established cohousing projects (Nyland Cohousing, Boulder, Colorado; Monterey Cohousing Community, St. Louis Park, Minnesota; Zephyr Valley Community Cooperative, Rushford, Minnesota), read extensively on the subject, and talked [...]