Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: establishing a Common House only in our community

[JSUTFRAN (JSUTFRAN]

Hello Tammi -
I am part of a group of homeschooling families in Frederick, MD who will be 
ready to "move in" to our community house in a few months! 

We have about 17 member families and are renting a big old renovated dairy 
barn with 2 attached apartments.  We'll use it for 'hanging out', sharing 
resources, slumber parties, potluck suppers, bookclubs, sewing groups, 
gardening, 
etc etc etc!

Last fall we started renting a local community center twice a month for a day 
to spend together, play on the playground, and have a potluck supper.  All 
the while, searching for a suitable space we could call our own.  We considered 
residential and commercial - and had great difficulty with the zoning issues 
in our area - especially as related to parking.

Re: online resources.... because we are all homeschooling families (mostly 
unschoolers) - I looked into educational centers as models - check out 
www.creatinglearningcommunities.org ....  The Orange Swing 
www.theorangeswing.org is a 
local family center that was a great inspiration to us.  

Good luck!
Jane