Elderberry CoHousing: Gorgeous Weather for Our Workday

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Gorgeous Weather for Our Workday

We had a workday on Saturday and it was such a lovely day to be outdoors. In the morning, a crew worked to clean up the area east of our front entry. It looks so much better! They also moved a lot of rocks (yes, we have a LOT of rocks) and several people worked on smaller tasks as well. We had visitors from Boston - Jim and Peggy - who are long-time friends of our members Richard & Karolyn. Jim and Peggy are starting an urban co-housing community in Boston, so we were comparing notes about development challenges and meeting process. So much to learn from one another!

We had a good business meeting (ended 30 minutes early - that NEVER happens!) and a great potluck. Hope this lovely fall weather continues!

Watch this space..... in a few short weeks we will be launching our new website!! And a couple of other events for those interested....

We will be having an open house from 1-4 on Oct 15th
We will be having our annual Halloween Jamboree on Oct 28th from 4pm - midnight or so

Contact us if interested in either or both events!

Lunch together at our workday

Mike and Cheryl did a little babysitting for Mary's grandkids

A bit hard to see here, but this front lawn area used to be a MESS of erosion control pit and debris.

Richard and Jim - part of the rock-moving crew!

The final quad. Two of these homes are now for sale.

Vonda heading to help the rock movers - the tractor is a lot easier that wheelbarrows for the biggest rocks!

At the potluck dinner following our monthly business meeting

Cheryl and Kelly enjoying a lovely day on Cheryl's porch

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About Elderberry CoHousing

Elderberry is not your usual retirement community! Situated in a beautiful rural setting, we are an adult cohousing community and creative alternative to urban living. Our community of couples and individuals has a vision to live an active and interdependent life, to support life-long learning and growing, and to work together on activities of interest.

Self-created, self-managed and self-directed, all members have an equal voice in our consensus-based community decisions. We live in this community to learn and share our experiences with one another, our wider community, and our world.

Elderberry is for folks who want to live in the country, with the advantages of a close community and opportunities to play, eat and work together. The view from homes and the Common House is distinctly rural — rolling hills and fields, pastures and gardens, woodlands with hundred-year-old trees, barns and farmhouse, abundant wildlife, and a starry night sky unaffected by city lights.

Each townhome is a maximum of 1,200 square feet, and configured in duplexes and quadraplexes to preserve land, increase energy efficiency and encourage community among members.

Elderberry welcomes visits from those who may be interested in living with us. We invite you to explore our website, and contact us to learn more about our lovely community!