Intentional Communities - A Project of the FIC
Register or Login
UsernamePassword
Directory Home | Community List: by State/Country, Type, Newest | Maps | Add Your Community | Order the Book | Find a Community:
 
Formed: 2000 Established: 2008
Mosaic Commons
Berlin, Massachusetts,
United States
community entrance
 Mosaic Commons is a cohousing community sharing land with Camelot Cohousing in Berlin, Massachusetts. (Both communities together are "Sawyer Hill Ecovillage.") We will move in during the fall of 2008.
 
Website: http://www.mosaic-commons.org/
Contact:
Mosaic Commons
22 Village Ln
Berlin, Massachusetts 01503 United States
Phone: 508-453-0446 (Mosaic Commons), 508-425-4080 (Sawyer Hill Ecovillage)
Email This Community!
Links:
http://www.mosaic-commons.org/
Mosaic Commons: Photos
Sawyer Hill EcoVillage
Last Updated:8/19/2009
 
Visitors Accepted
 (Visitors are always welcome at intro meetings and site walks!)
Visitor Process: Contact via email or phone.
Affiliations: Camelot Cohousing

Network Affiliations:
Coho/US
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Population
Members(adults and children):
50
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(participation at meetings and on teams)
Join Fee:
Yes
(equity contribution to join as full members, some contribution from associates, but no fees to attend for prospectives)
Regular Fees:
Yes
(equity members contribute toward cash calls for expenses; associates help cover childcare and other minor costs)
Land and Buildings
Small Town
(very small town, near-rural, but within the Boston metro area)
Area:
65 acres (26.3 hectares)
Land Owned By:
The community
Number of Residences:
34
(Mosaic has 34 units, attached as townhouse-style multiplexes.)
Cohousing:
Yes
Food, etc.
Share Community Meals:
1-3 times/month
(We expect to share meals much more often after move-in!)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Educational Style(s):
Other
(We support any schooling choices parents make.)
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Building
Year Completed:
2008
Number of Units:
34
Square Feet in Common House:
5796
Architect:
Kraus-Fitch Architects
 
 
community entrance
north leg, under construction
designing our units!
Click an image to see it full size.


Become an Editor Current editor(s): cohousing, catya13, keyne
Comments from Directory Readers This community selects which reader comments to display (more info). You can add yours below.
There are no Reader Comments on this community.

Add Your Comment on Mosaic Commons

We encourage comments from those who have first hand experience with a community so that others may benefit from your experience. Please share information you think will be useful to other users of this site, in a clear, concise, and polite manner. Each community can choose to display all comments, display selected comments, or not to display comments (more info). Communities will be shown email addresses of those who comment so that they might communicate with you if they choose.

We reserve the right to edit or delete any comment.

You must be logged in to add a comment. Login here or if you have not yet registered on our site Register here.

More Info on Display Options
Communities can choose one of three options for how reader comments are displayed.
  1. Display all reader comments.
  2. Do not display any reader comments.
  3. Display only comments selected by the community (this is the default value).
Communities may have a variety of reasons for choosing these options so we encourage you to not be quick to judge.
 
eNewsletter
Sign up now! (more info)
Name:
Email:
Communities Magazine
Current Issue
Current Issue - Community in Hard Times

About these ads