Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: (Mostly) favorable article on Emerson Commons, with some explanations

[Jenny Guy (jenstermeister]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a commune, it's just important to
make the distinction so that people know what Cohousing means.

Jenny Guy
Kingfisher Cohousing, Oakland Calif.
www.brookdalecommons.org

On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Virgil Huston <virgil.huston1955 [at] 
gmail.com
> wrote:

>
> What is wrong with a commune? Serious question. Co-housing scares me
> for two reasons: 1) affordability and 2) often minimal real community
> (a communal dinner a week isn't much of a community and you can get
> that in a country club setting or via other means). One has privacy in
> most communes if you want it and it is not all orgies.
> Virgil
>
> On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 3:26 PM, William C. Wood <woodwc [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Here it is:
> >
> > http://www.c-ville.com/trying-cohousing-ready-break-ground/#.WU1qRGjyviw
> >
> > The money quote is: “It’s not a commune. It’s not something to be afraid
> > of,” says Rebecca Gammon as her 2 1/2-year-old son makes his rounds to
> the
> > adults in the room. “It’s an alternative way of living, but it’s not so
> > different from what we’re used to.”
> >
> > Bill
> > --
> > William C. Wood
> > Director, Simplicity House
> > http://simplicityhouse.org
> >
> >
> >  Trying again: Cohousing ready to break ground
> >
> >
> > Every kitchen sink will face a window that looks out into the front yard
> in
> > a new 26-home development in Crozet. Lounging comfortably around the
> living
> > room of their clubhouse, Emerson Commons residents call this design
> “classic
> > cohousing,” because it encourages interaction with neighbors.
> >
> > Periphery parking lots that allow for a traffic-free and kid-friendly
> > community, all mail addressed to a main clubhouse and weekly potlucks and
> > playgroups are also intentional ways to bring residents together at the
> > development that’s scheduled to break ground this summer.
> >
> > But some community members say outsiders often misinterpret their
> intended
> > lifestyles.
> >
> > “It’s not a commune. It’s not something to be afraid of,” says Rebecca
> > Gammon as her 2 1/2-year-old son makes his rounds to the adults in the
> room.
> > “It’s an alternative way of living, but it’s not so different from what
> > we’re used to.”
> >
> >
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