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Forming Formed: 2007
This page last updated:5/6/2009
Sonoma County Cohousing
California,
United States
 We are looking for serious people who want to pull together a cohousing project in Sonoma County, California. This community will be green, environmentally aware, pesticide-free, and toxin-free, with organic gardens, play areas for children, and common space for activities.
Our first meeting will be on April 29th at 1 p.m., in Petaluma. If you'd like to attend, you are welcome. Please contact us.
In February 2007, we started to pull people together to see if there is an interest in this project. If a group of us work together, we can probably make it happen. My first choice is an area in or near Sebastopol, but I'm open to others: Petaluma, Cotati, Penngrove, Rohert Park, Occidental, Forestville, Graton, Healdsburg, Windsor, Santa Rosa, etc.
Housing in Sonoma County is very expensive. While costs go down with a shared project, they are still higher than in most parts of the country. Be prepared for buy-in prices of $300-500 thousand (my best guess).
We are looking for people who either have chemical sensitivity or are very environmentally aware and want to live as low-toxic as possible.
 
Contact:
Cyndi Norwitz
735 Gossage Ave
Petaluma, California 94952-1938 United States
Phone: 707-775-4475
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This page last updated:5/6/2009
 
Visitor Process: We do not yet have a site. If anyone wishes to visit the area, please contact us.
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
(Not sure what this refers to. If you need a mortgage, that's between you and the bank.)
Labor Contribution:
(Possibly...hasn't been determined yet.)
Join Fee:
No
(Not while in forming stage.)
Regular Fees:
No Answer
(Not while in forming stage.)
Land and Buildings
Small Town
(1-1.5 hours north of San Francisco, in rural area.)
Cohousing:
No Answer
(Probably will be, yes. But open to alternatives.)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
(Would love to share gardens and grow some of our produce.)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Tobacco Use:
Prohibited
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Forming
 
 


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We happily link to the following organizations, all of whom share our strong commitment to promoting community and a more cooperative world:
Cohousing The Federation of Egalitarian Communities - Communes Coop Community Cooperative Sustainable Intentional North American Students of Cooperation Global Ecovillage Network
Special thanks to the sponsors of our Art of Community Events.
Bryan Bowan Architects California Cohousing NICA Wolf Creek Lodge