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In Episode 7 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead visit with Jane Mueller, a founding member of Mission Peak Village, a forming cohousing community in Fremont, CA. The community is the first cohousing in their town, a walkable and bikeable area located in the East Bay, near San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland. The community will have a large Common House and room for gardening and other community activities.

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For more information about Mission Peak Village, please visit their website at Mission Peak Village. They have regular online "Learn Abouts," meetings where you can get more information about the project and, if you're in the area, they also hold site visits. 

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In Episode 6  Shelly Parks returns for a 3rd visit on the podcast to talk about life post moving into her new community at Skagit Commons in Anacortes, WA. Lynn Morstead & Kelli Soika interview Shelly about the journey from Dreaming (Season 1 Episode 7: What made Shelly Parks "jump" into cohousing) to Taking Action a few weeks after they had moved in ( Season 2 Episode 24: A Slice of Life in a New Cohousing Community) to Reflection today, 7 months after moving in.  

She shares her fears and hopes at each stage of the journey and  some of her thoughts on how this move has been different than other moves for her.

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In Episode 5  Lynn Morstead shares her experience with the cohousing conference and Trish Becker, outlines all the ways The Cohousing Association of the US (CohoUS, for short) supports the growing cohousing environment. This is an important conversation for forming groups and anybody who wants to move from dreams to action. 

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In Episode 4  Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika visit with Trish Becker, Executive Director of  the Cohousing Association of the US. They ask her about the larger trends bringing people to cohousing and what people face when they decide they want a stronger sense of community. 

In addition to being a founding member of Aria Cohousing in Denver, CO, Trish has a background in social work and community engagement, which makes her a good resource for how people move "from dreams to action."

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In Episode 3  Kelli Soika visits with Rebecca Selove, a founding member of a forming cohousing community near Nashville, TN. Burns Village & Farm will sit on approximately 15 acres carved out of a large farm west of Nashville. The community will include a sustainable farm area managed by experienced professionals where community members can volunteer, learn, and obtain fresh food. 

Come hear about how this lovely community is coming together.

For more information about Burns Village & Farm, please visit their website at https://burnsvillagefarm.com. They have regular online "Learn Abouts," meetings where you can get more information about the project and, if you're in the area, they also hold site visits. 

For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected]. 

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In Episode 2  Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika explore all the ways in which cohousing has turned them away from the current narratives around our future. Six years ago when this project was germinating some of these were faint noise on the far horizon. As time as moved on the drum beat has become louder and seemingly inevitable.  Cohousing gives a new way of experiencing these in a more human, more positive way. They dive into are:

• Isolation 
• Polarization 
• Supply Chain Issues 
• Climate Change
• Rising costs

For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected]. 

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In Season Three  Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika will be focusing on the next phase of their cohousing development. The homes are being framed up (or 'Up in the Air" as the developers call it) and the community is getting busier in preparation for a 2024 move in. 

Tune into this next season to get updates on how it's going and what they are learning from others in the cohousing and intentional community world.

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In Episode 40  Kelli Soika interviews Kate Hand, member of the forming (and building!)  community, Adams Creek Cohousing.  They discuss the how the Hood River, OR community came together and what they're working on now as they near move-in.

Learn:

• what made Kate and her husband decide to join the community;
• the decision-making model sociocracy and the value it brings to Adams Creek;
• trials and tribulations of bringing a community together; and
• the vision for this new group.

If you think cohousing in this lovely Oregon community sounds like it might be right for you, they have homes available and would love to chat! https://www.adamscreekcohousing.com/

For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected]. 

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In Episode 39  Lynn Morstead interviews Thomas Morstead about his experience playing in the NFL for 14 years. They explore aspects of working in a unique community of a professional sports team that might be interesting to a cohousing community. 

They talk about numerous factors, including:

• Building relationships
• Leadership 
• Conflict 
• Cooperation

For more information about our project, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected]. 

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In Episode 38  Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika interview Danny Milman, Development Manager at Urban Development Partners. Danny has a long history with cohousing starting with her masters thesis, a design and planning case study for a cohousing community in Austin TX. Today she is partnering with cohousing development projects, in her role at UD+P, to help them build new communities,  

They talk about the places where cohousing groups get stuck and explore ideas around how to avoid or overcome these challenges.

1. Finding/securing land
2. Getting enough households
3. Raising money
4. Securing construction loan

For more information about our project, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].