Rocky Hill Cohousing

09/11/2024

https://www.deseret.com/lifestyle/2024/09/03/cohousing-intentional-communities-nubanusit-new-hampshire/

Intentional communities, also known as cohousing, are more than neighborhoods.

02/13/2017

Rocky Hill was featured in a PBS segment about cohousing that aired tonight! Multigenerational living, sharing tools, sharing meals, it's all in there. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/cohousing-communities-help-prevent-social-isolation/

People living in cohousing communities in the U.S. and Denmark say the model fosters an interdependent environment.

01/27/2017

"Regular spontaneous contact" the key to adult friendships. Cohousing gets a mention as one solution. http://www.vox.com/2015/10/28/9622920/housing-adult-friendship

Hard to mix and mingle when you live in an auto-dependent suburban castle.

01/25/2017

We have a room available for rent at Rocky Hill. See the craigslist listing for details. http://westernmass.craigslist.org/roo/5945935174.html

Looking for quiet, cooperative, considerate, employed (or student), non-smoking adult to share 6 room (3 bedr.), free standing co-housing unit. $550/month plus utilities (plan for approx. $50/mo.)....

11/14/2016

Our community has just resolved to support a refugee family being resettled in Northampton soon. Read David's article about our decision here!

Submitted by Alice Alexander on November 14, 2016 David Entin, Rocky Hill Cohousing (Northampton, MA) Our monthly cohousing meeting was the Saturday morning after the election. Many of us at Rocky Hill Cohousing gathered feeling sad, angry, upset, dazed, and fearful as a result of the election of Do...

09/25/2016

"Rather than depending on the nuclear family unit to meet all emotional needs, cohousing participants have a wide range of people to talk to.

Proximity and regularity matter. A recent study found that most people report having only two close confidants with whom they have important discussions on a regular basis. It’s a lot easier to sit down next to someone at a weekly common meal and spontaneously troubleshoot how to handle a rude boss or health problem than it is to call an equally stressed friend in hopes that it is a moment when he or she can talk."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/opinion/modern-housing-with-village-virtues.html

With cohousing, communities are designed and organized for families to depend on one another.

06/21/2016

We're not senior-specific cohousing, but we do have a great cohort of seniors in cohousing here...read on for more about the possibilities for seniors in cohousing.

Instead of assisted living, or managing a large home without help, senior cohousing creates a small neighborhood of independent individuals who all do what they are able in order to maintain a mutually beneficial and enjoyable community: http://goo.gl/3nBpLv

05/11/2016

Great feature article about our community and Open House in the Gazette Home Magazine section.

May Home Magazine

04/30/2016

We have an eco-friendly house for sale with beautiful permaculture landscaping. For more details visit: http://126bbt.blogspot.com

03/16/2016

After a great workshop with Alyson Ewald last weekend on connection in cohousing, this is a timely reminder that cultivating connection in midlife is important, if hard to do.

People between 45 and 65 may be the loneliest segment in the U.S. And researchers are using brain scans to show that friendships are vital to staying healthy and engaged in your middle years.