Downloads

• Info for prospective Members
• Annotated aerial view of the Belfast area
• eNewsletter Back Issues

Belfast Area Organizations

• Belfast Area Public Schools (MSAD #34)
• Ashwood Waldorf School
• Cornerspring Montessori School (Paula Johnson @ 207-338-5800 or email cornerspring@tidewater.net)
• Belfast Area Children’s Center
• University of Maine Hutchinson Center
• Waterfall Arts
• Belfast Maskers (community theater)
• Belfast Co-op (Maine’s oldest!)
• Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA)
• Belfast Farmers’ Market
• Camden Hills State Park
• Camden Snow Bowl
• Maine Windjammer Association
• Waldo County YMCA
• Waldo County General Hospital
• Mid-Coast Mental Health Center
• Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce
• Belfast Municipal Airport
• City of Belfast Harbor Services
• Midcoast Magnet — culture, entrepreneurship, and social & professional connections
• Pop!Tech — world-changing people, projects and ideas
• REALIZE!Maine — social, civic, and career opportunities for young people (20-40)
Cohousing in the News

• The New York Times (requires free user account)
• Maine Public Broadcasting
• Bangor Daily News
• Marketplace (NPR)
• Maine Insights
Cohousing Resources

• Cohousing Association of the US
• The Cohousing Company
• Communities Directory
Other Cohousing Communities

• Champlain Valley Cohousing, Charlotte, Vermont
• Cobb Hill Cohousing, Hartland, Vermont
• Ecovillage at Ithaca, New York
• Heartwood Cohousing, Durango, Colorado
• Mosaic Commons, Berlin, Massachusetts
• Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm, Peterborough, New Hampshire
• Pioneer Valley Cohousing, Amherst, Massachusetts
• Two Echo Cohousing, Brunswick, Maine
Print Resources

Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves, 2nd Edition
Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett — 2007

The Cohousing Handbook - Building a Place for Community
Chris and Kelly Scott-Hanson — 2005

The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living
Charles Durrett — 2009

Sustainable Community - Learning from the Cohousing model
Graham Meltzer PhD — 2005

Reinventing Community - Stories from the walkways of cohousing
David Wann — 2005

Creating a Life Together - Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
Diana Leafe Christian — 2003

Head, Heart, and Hands: Lessons in Community Building - Shari Leach
Other Sites of Interest

The Story of Stuff — how all the stuff in our lives affects communities here and abroad
The Wombat: “All Is One” — cute piece on being good stewards of the Earth (kids love it).
Eden Alternative — transforming elder care environments into habitats that promote quality of life
Share Some Sugar — Why buy when you can borrow from a neighbor?
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