Cobb Hill
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Cobb Hill is an
Green Construction
23 households live in tightly clustered houses on 260 acres (1.1 km2) that include a working, partly horse-powered, farm and forest.
Agriculture at Cobb Hill
Agricultural enterprises include a vegetable CSA (
Community
Cobb Hill members seek a sustainable lifestyle. Beyond green houses and producing food locally there is shared intention to explore other forms of local and global education and action. This plays out in many ways and at varied levels of commitment and time for different members. Members participate in the many activities that keep the community functioning socially and physically - shared meals twice a week, monthly work days and community meetings, standing and ad hoc committees, social events. Over time deep friendships have developed. Conflicts also happen. The community has shown resilience and tenacity in exploring how to move collectively from wide-ranging personal interest to common ground.
Donella Meadows Institute (formerly Sustainability Institute)
Some Cobb Hill members worked in the initial years at the Sustainability Institute, which was adjacent to the cohousing village and farm. Dana Meadows, a founding member of Cobb Hill also founded the Institute before her death in 2001. In 2011 the Sustainability Institute was renamed as the Donella Meadows Institute and moved its offices to nearby Norwich, Vermont.
References
- ^ Cohousing Directory - Community View, Cobb Hill, Hartland, Vermont, United States. Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Cohousing.org