Elderberry CoHousing

Sunday, October 14, 2012

October Fun!

We just completed three days of working on the Elderberry common house - completing the soffit, putting siding on the laundry room, nailing hurricane ties and doing trim work. Today we had our monthly meeting and had a great discussion about how we will use and pay for energy in the community (and we had some great potluck food and conversation as well!).

For those interested in meeting the Elderberry and Potluck Farm communities, you are most welcome to come to our 22nd annual Halloween Jamboree! It is Saturday, October 20th from 4pm - midnight. We have a band (The Gravy Boys), pig pickin' and vegetarian chili, cider pressing, hayride, pumpkin carving, and great singing around the fire. Families are welcome. It's a fabulous party and a great way to learn about living and playing together in community. The Jamboween will be at 568 Potluck Farm Road, Rougemont, NC 27572. Bring a potluck dish, a flashlight, a chair and warm clothes.

Our next workday at the Elderberry site will be Sunday October 28th. Let us know if you would like to come out to see the site, meet other members, work with us or just have lunch and hang out!

Friday, September 14, 2012

September will be a busy month!

We had a great monthly meeting this month! We talked about all the things we want to be able to have on Elderberry property (cold food storage, pool, smokehouse, bike and kayak storage, pizza oven, etc) and where all this might go. We also rescheduled our September workday (was going to be Sept 23rd) because the carpenter who is helping us build the common house is coming back to work with us Sept 27-29th so we will have 3 workdays instead of one this month! If anyone is interested in visiting or helping out with work on the common house (trim, soffit, siding, hurricane ties, site clean-up) please let us know and come on out! Guests are most welcome.

Our builder has told us that the soonest she can break ground on the first duplex is Dec 1. So we're aiming for that!

As always, feel free to contact us if you have questions or are interested in visiting.

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!