Are you dreaming of an eco-friendly home that’s part of a community dedicated to sustainable living? A cohousing community may be just what you’re looking for. Cohousing differs from traditional home ownership in that the community is carefully planned and managed by the group to care for both residents and the land. Homes are clustered to maintain plenty of shared natural space. Not to be confused with communes, residents of co-housing communities own their homes and then share common land and buildings for socializing, cooperative work, meals and recreation. Individual houses are small, since some features such as guest rooms, laundry facilities, full kitchens, and recreation and exercise areas are available in a common space.
Today there are more than 100 cohousing developments across the country and another 100 under development. In Maine, there are cohousing communities in Brunswick and Buxton, and another in the works in Belfast.
Two Echo Cohousing Community
Brunswick
www.two-echo.org
Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage
Belfast
www.mainecohousing.org
Greensward Hamlet Cohousing Community
Buxton
www.greenswardhamlet.com
