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North Bay Tour: Cohousing Communities Coalesce

Aug 2008 9
Sat 9:00 AM
Location
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Estimated attendance
 34  people attended.
4.50 4.503

Who organized?
Raines Cohen

tour fee

$36.35 per person
refund policy

We're delighted to once again join EBCOHO partner Daily Acts for this lovely, affordable, North Bay-only tour, carpooling for efficiency, visiting some unique communities in a fashion not included on any bus tour. ADVANCE REGISTRATION VIA DAILY ACTS IS REQUIRED - registering here on MeetUp is not enough.

Rendezvous at 40 Oaks Cohousing Community for a delightful day of creative lifestyles and visions made real. Resident Claudia Cleaver, architect/designer of green and natural buildings, will tour us through the layers of sustainable design. These houses are cutting edge, using straw bales, Rastra, natural plasters, concrete floors, recycled and reclaimed materials and more!

Satiated with beauty, style and functionality, we'll head to FrogSong Cohousing of Cotati where residents will host us through a few homes and the lovely Permaculture food gardens. This downtown community creatively combines lovely home sites and storefront rental properties for communal income. Get exposed to consensus decision-making process, ask questions, discuss the practical steps to beginning a cohousing community and learn from those already doing it. We'll linger at FrogSong for a tasty potluck lunch.

Last, but certainly not least, we'll caravan to Yulupa Cohousing in Santa Rosa. This unique endeavor represents Sonoma County's most recently finished cohousing project. Yulupa Cohousing models a density of 29 homes on 1.65 acres, a viable alternative to endless "urban sprawl." Due to the passing of the amazing co-housing architect and visionary, Michael Black, on April 9th, 2008,Yulupa community members will lead the tour. Michael was the architect of Yulupa and Two Acre Wood Cohousing in Sebastopol and is known for his consensus-building and conflict resolution models and unusual designs.

It's a day packed with images of life embedded in community and creative solutions.

To save your seat, click the link below or call to register directly with tour host Daily Acts:
http://www.daily-acts...

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Talk about this Meetup

  • Posted Aug 2, 2008 1:00 PM
    Sherri Patterson
    Vision! That's what's needed in this upside-down world. Can't wait to go out and fuel mine with like-minded spirits.
  • JoannaFolino
    Posted Aug 2, 2008 6:11 AM
    JoannaFolino
    Within Reach Movie Producer/Supporting EBCOHO member 'til 7/1/10
    Anyone needing a ride please contact me at [masked]
  • JoannaFolino
    Posted Jul 8, 2008 11:12 AM
    JoannaFolino
    Within Reach Movie Producer/Supporting EBCOHO member 'til 7/1/10
    Is anyone interested in carpooling from Berkeley? I have a Honda CRV that seats 4 -6
  • Raines Cohen
    Posted Jul 3, 2008 1:36 PM
    Raines Cohen
    Cohousing Coach and Aging In Community Author
    To pay for the tour, simply click through to the Daily Acts website and call them to register.

Who attended?

  • 34 attendees
    • “ First stop at Four Oaks was awkward. 30 people herded in an out instead of broken into groups - interminable pit stops - directions not given out at registration to make sure everyone got one and clarity about lead car. Things definitely got better at the next two stops except for rudeness to me and Bodhi at Frog Song. Relative to the wonderful work you are doing offering these tours at such a reasonable price, these mishaps are minor and can be corrected. ”
    • “ Very interesting, informative tour with nice people. ”
    • Raines Cohen (+28 guests)

Your organizer's refund policy for North Bay Tour: Cohousing Communities Coalesce

Refunds offered if:

  • the Meetup is cancelled
  • the Meetup is rescheduled

Additional notes: You can also call Daily Acts and register directly through them and pay by check and avoid Amazon fees.

Payments you make go to the organizer, not to Meetup. You must make refund requests to the organizer.

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