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Formed: 2003 Established: 2003
Genesee Garden Cohousing
Lansing, Michigan,
United States
(Genesee Neighborhood, downtown)
 Genesee Garden Cohousing is a diverse group of neighbors and friends growing a retrofit cohousing community rooted in working together, sharing resources, living with compassion and mutual respect, actively caring for our natural and social environments, embracing peace and tolerance, and promoting the health of ourselves and our wider community.
Our current membership consists of two families with children, two single parents with a child, and nine single adults with grown or no kids (total fifteen adults and six children). We meet Fridays for a meal together and biweekly Wednesdays for business, plus one Saturday a month for longer meetings tackling larger topics.
In addition to meals and meetings, we also gather together to share happy and sad events in our lives, celebrate holidays, and watch movies. We swap childcare. We have work-parties to accomplish larger community tasks, and garden together.
We are a retrofit or infill type of cohousing project, using existing houses in the neighborhood to create our intentional community. We have friendly relations with most of our immediate neighbors, some of whom participate in some activities with us. Currently twelve houses are owned by members of Genesee Garden Cohousing. One of these houses is still in the process of major renovation.
We are looking for new members! There are houses for sale nearby that, once purchased, could be included as part of Genesee Garden Cohousing. There are also options for renting, both within Genesee Garden Cohousing and in the immediate neighborhood.
  Status: Looking for new members
Contact:
Jessica Yorko
815 Bancroft Court
Lansing, Michigan 48915 United States
Phone: 517-214-5684, 517-346-8594
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Michael Hamlin
732 W Genesee Street
Lansing, Michigan 48915 United States
Phone: 517-485-3508
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Links:
WikiMapia: Map of our neighborhood in Lansing
Location: Our location in downtown Lansing
GGC community mailing list: mailing list (primarily) for community use
Former/Other Names: Lansing Cohousing
Last Updated:6/29/2009
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Please get in touch with one of the contacts for Genesee Garden Cohousing to arrange for a visit.
Population
Members(adults and children):
21
(count varies depending on criteria)
Non-member Residents:
4
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
(a three-member board manages ownership of the common house)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(We take turns on some common house responsibilities, we have a community garden, and we hold work parties to work together on larger projects.)
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes
(We have monthly dues which largely go towards bills and ownership of the common house.)
Land and Buildings
Urban
Land Owned By:
Individual community member(s)
(We will form an LLC for the common house.)
Number of Residences:
13
(count varies with criteria)
Cohousing:
Yes
(We are an urban retrofit cohousing community.)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
1-5%
(we do grow 100% of our garlic, though!)
Share Community Meals:
1 time/week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
(Some individuals are (or have been) vegetarian or raw.)
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
(Prohibited in the common house. Currently no smokers in our group.)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Educational Style(s):
Private school off the property
:: Public schooled
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Retrofitting
Number of Units:
12 houses currently owned by our members, plenty more in our neighborhood for sale or rent!
Square Feet in Common House:
1800
 
 


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