Category Archives: Cohousing

Cohousing group is off and running

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. [...]

Buffalo Commons Village: Enthusiastic response to cohousing concept

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 [...]

Cohousing: A new living opportunity in the Northfield area?

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 [...]