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Mid Atlantic Cohousing (MAC) will reprise its popular and well-attended The Doctor is IN! event on:

Sunday, November 10, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT (1:00 pm Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 am Pacific, 10:00 Alaska, 9:00 am Hawaii).

Our panel of "Doctors" will happily answer your questions on anything and everything cohousing:

• What are the benefits of living in community?

• How do I start a group?

• How much does it cost to build a cohousing community?

• How long does it take to build a cohousing community?

• Our building costs are out of sight! Help!

• How do you deal with difficult personalities?

• We're having problems with consensus. Suggestions?

Your questions, observations, and comments will be welcomed.
The Doctor Is IN!
... is NOT a tour of any community. Rather, it's a Q&A session designed to support the work of those who are Forming, Building or Living in a cohousing community, and those who are reporting/researching these topics. Inquirers, seekers, the curious ... old hands, new hands ... all are welcome at this Zoom meeting. To wit, MAC invites YOU -- no matter where you live, or what stage in your dream you find yourself-- come and meet the Attending “Doctors”, with over 150 years of combined experience listed:

• Martie, Liberty Village, 30 years; specializing in consensus and building, a second phase to a community

• Ann, Takoma Village, 35 years; starting a community, marketing, outreach, sales, group organization, resales, bylaws (not a lawyer!)

• Daisy, In cohousing, 20 years working w/ communities and inclusivity; Member, Nat’l CRDC (Coalition for Racially Diverse Cohousing), Uses technology to create Evergreen presentations.

• Lorraine, Burning Soul for Cohousing of Greater Baltimore, 5 years experience in forming a group; site search; 30 years interested in cohousing.

• Joel, Architect, Altair Cohousing; 25 years; alternative building models; what happens once you own a site; working with the municipality ... and the neighbors?

• Raines a.k.a. Mr. Cohousing Encyclopedia, Berkeley Cohousing (California); 35 years; Cohousing Coach; senior cohousing; aging in community; finding a community; what else do you want to know?

·         All are Members of the Board of Directors for MAC.
Other "Doctors" may join us as their R&R games complete ...
With your questions at hand, the "Doctors" will address all things cohousing including but not limited to development models, marketing, outreach, and building and sustaining the community, along with building the bricks n' mortar structures.

·         Please join us for this fun event! We will meet here.
Looking forward to meeting you on Sunday, November 10th, 2024, 2-3:30pm ET :-)

·         In community,
Martie, Ann, Daisy, Lorraine, Joel, Raines, Jon, Patricia
Board of Directors, Mid-Atlantic Cohousing

Join Altair members & friends for a

Site Tour and Cidery Social

• Saturday, November 9th, 4:30 to 6:00 pm

• We invite you to join us for a site tour (at 4 pm) and for snacks and cider at the Cidery. (Meet at the site of the future EcoVillage (2237 Kimberton Rd) or at 14 Prizer Road, Phoenixville,PA after 4:30 pm.) 

• RSVP if you're coming.

• www.altairecovillage.org/events

• Info: Hospitality@Altair.Cohousing.Site

RSVP!

Come join Altair at the 2nd Annual Media EcoFest on Sat, Sept 28th from 10 am to 2 pm!  This will be our 2nd table in Delaware County this summer, and we're excited to join the vendors (25 last year) and participants (200 last year) to celebrate sustainable practices!  There will be food, music, and lots of activities for all ages!

Go to the website to see more: https://visitmediapa.com/event/ecofest-2024/

Join Us!

Come to help set up at 8:30 and take down around noon.  Share your experiences with Altair, as we present our EcoVillage Concept and sustainable practices to our local community.  We’re there August 17th, August 24th, and September 21st.  See the other events for special occasions September 14th and September 28th!

https://www.phoenixvillefarmersmarket.org

ALTAIR ECOVILLAGE will be at this year's Green Earth Festival in the Phoenixville Farmer's Market, otherwise known as Greenixville!  The event is Saturday, September 14th from 9 am to Noon under the Gay St Bridge.

Kimberton EcoVillage is a non-profit, promoting sustainable living by helping people build model intentional communities.  Come out to this event, featuring many other ecologically-oriented organizations and vendors and learn about what we do!

Live Virtual Tour - Cohousing in the works!

Saturday, September 7, 4:00 - 5:30 PM (EDT)

• Visit / Q&A with different Forming Cohousing Communities

• Hear from new communities with units available

• And one mature community with new homesites available

Join Altair Members and Friends for a Social at the

HAY CREEK FESTIVAL

Friday, September 6, 12:00 PM–3:00 PM

at 1250 Furnace Road in Morgantown, PA

Let's meet at the stage* at noon
*(between the mules and furnace) 

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

The Annual Heritage Festival is the most diverse event in Berks County, PA and features over 1,500 volunteers bringing together two centuries of history with authentic demonstrations of early American trades and crafts, mechanical technology exhibits, old-time music, and a modern craft & antique market. So “Step into the Past” and immerse yourself in a history that our forefathers would be proud to experience.

Let's meet at the stage to enjoy the food together, then check out the craft booths, historical features, and learn to square dance (at 2:30 pm).

Email: hospitality@altair.cohousing.site for more information.

Admission:

Adults: $10.00 (Altair members and Trailblazers will be reimbursed).

Children(6-12): $2.00 / Children 5 and under: FREE

Location:  1250 Furnace Road, Morgantown, PA

Meet for the Carpool at 11:15 am: 2237 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville

Read our Blog for updates.

We'd love to see you!  Please let us know if you're coming....

RSVP

Meet on the front porch 2237 Kimberton Road at 6 pm for a drink and hors d'oevres.  We'll go across the street to hear The Fogg Band at the Kimberton Park Amphitheatre - classic rock until 9 pm.  Wear dancing shoes and bring a lawn chair (and maybe earplugs!).  Philly Hots Food Truck will be there!

Go to thefoggbandrocks.com  and www.phillyhots.com  for more information.

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The Cohousing "Doctors" are coming in from the golf course to talk to YOU!

Mid Atlantic Cohousing (MAC) will reprise its popular and well-attended The Doctor is IN! event on:

Sunday, June 30, 2024
4-5:30 EDT
(3:00pm Central, 2:00pm Mountain, 1:00pm Pacific, 12:00 noon Alaska, 11:00am Hawaii).

Our panel of "Doctors" will happily answer your questions on anything and everything cohousing:

• What are the benefits of living in community?

• How do I start a group?

• How much does it cost to build a cohousing community?

• How long does it take to build a cohousing community?

• Our building costs are out of sight! Help!

• How do you deal with difficult personalities?

• We're having problems with consensus. Suggestions?

Your questions, observations, comments will be welcomed.

The Doctor Is IN!
... is NOT a tour of any community. Rather, it's a Q&A session designed to support the work of those who are Forming, Building or Living in a cohousing community. Inquirers, seekers, the curious ... old hands, new hands ... all are welcome at this Zoom meeting. To wit, MAC invites YOU -- no matter where you live, or what stage in your dream you find yourself-- come and meet the Attending Doctors, with over 150 years of combined experience listed:

• Martie, Liberty Village, 30 years; specializing in consensus and building a second phase to a community

• Ann, Takoma Village Cohousing, 35 years; starting a community, marketing, outreach, sales, group organization, bylaws (not a lawyer!)

• Daisy, Eastern Village Cohousing, 20 years working w/ communities; newly living in cohousing, diversity, using technology to create Evergreen presentations -- let technology work for you.

• Lorraine, Burning Soul for Cohousing of Greater Baltimore, 5 years experience in forming a group; site search; 30 years interested in cohousing.

• Joel, Architect, Altair Cohousing; 25 years; alternative building models; what happens once you own a site; working with the municipality ... and the neighbors?

• Raines a.k.a. Mr. Cohousing Encyclopedia, Berkeley Cohousing (California); 35 years; Cohousing Coach; senior cohousing; aging in community; finding a community; what else do you want to know?

All are Members of the Board of Directors for MAC.
Other "Doctors" may join us as their golf games end ...

With your questions at hand, the "Doctors" will address all things cohousing including but not limited to development models, marketing, outreach and building the community along with building the bricks n' mortar structures.

Please join us for this fun event! Sign up on this Meetup.

SERIOUS NOTE: Attending the Dr. is IN! is a two part process.

Part 1:
Sign up on Meetup just as you normally would for any event.

Part 2:
After signing up in MeetUp, on the right hand column, you will see "ONLINE EVENT." Click that link. A pop up appears titled "Join the Event." Click "Continue." Then you can register using the Zoom form. At the end of that form click "Register" to complete the registration and receive an email confirmation that provides details about the event and provides a button "Join Meeting" to the actual Zoom event on June 30th. Do not lose this email! It is specific to YOU and ONLY you. There's no generic link. One suggestion: copy the link and paste it in your calendar.

Looking forward to meeting you on Sunday, June 30, 2024, 4-5:30pm EDST :-)

In community,
Martie, Ann, Daisy, Lorraine, Joel, Raines
Board of Directors, Mid-Atlantic Cohousing

This Meetup event is NOT a tour of any cohousing community either virtual or live.

Grab your favorite snack or beverage, put your feet up, and get ready to enjoy watching Joel & Margo’s trip to Maui and Anne & Jonathan’s adventures to western U.S. National Parks. 

RSVP for the zoom link.

Please join us for a

Cidery Social & Altair Site Tour

Meet us at Excursion Cidery to socialize. Sample a glass of cider and enjoy a bite to eat with Altair members and friends.

We’ll also have a site tour for those who want to see Altair’s future home

Please let is know if you’re coming

Join Altair Members & Trailblazers

Past and Present
for a Pre-Holiday Social

At the Kofsky’s 

Hors d’oeurves – Wine, beer, beverages – Let's have a good time!

Reconnect with your Altair friends!

We'd love to see you and catch up!  Please let us know if you're coming....

Join Altair members & friends
for our October Social at

Yeager's Farm & Market 

Yeager's Farm Festival will have food trucks, a wine and brewery vendor, and a picnic area. They offer hay rides to their pumpkin patch and their corn maze. There will be many fun activities for kids including bales to climb and bounce on, a slingshot toss, etc. There will also be items to purchase like produce, mums, pumpkins, and gourds. The farm's number is 610-935-8244.

Let's meet in the picnic area at 2 pm, and go from there!

Yeager’s Farm and Market Inc. has been family owned and operated for over 200 years.  John W. and John M. Yeager, the current owners, are 5th and 6th generation farmers.  The farm has been in the Yeager family since the days of William Penn.

In recent history, the farm was a dairy and sold fresh milk.  Milk wasn’t able to sustain the Yeager farm, so Christmas trees were planted in the late 1980s.  Farming, like any business, has changed and the Yeager family has guided the farm through the changing dynamics of agriculture and the community around us.

A 55+ Cohousing Community: Building a Sustainable Future

Learn about how Altair EcoVillage is at the leading edge of the eco-living movement.

We invite you to explore cohousing with us by attending an educational and informative meeting about the social and environmental benefits of living in an ecovillage/cohousing community. You will meet some of our members and get a broad overview of the ecovillage concept. We will also let you know where we are in the process of building our cohousing community in the village of Kimberton near Phoenixville / Philadelphia.

We’ve come a long way on our journey.
Join us and become a part of the icing on our cake!

Greenixville

Connect, Learn, Act

Join Altair EcoVillage at the Phoenixville Green Earth Festival 2023. This FREE family-friendly event will feature kids activities, info about local initiatives and vendors exhibiting eco-friendly products and services. Festival attendees can also enjoy music and food at the Farmer’s Market. Come and listen to the brief presentations at the Farmer’s Market stage to spread the good word about our community’s eco efforts.

The Green Earth Festival’s goal is to educate and shape the community’s environmental stewardship. We are Calling this 12th annual event - Greenixville! Learn, Connect, Act to engage the Phoenixville community in environmental sustainability on September 23rd 2023 from 9AM to 1PM at the Phoenixville Farmers Market

Our friends at Takoma Village Cohousing in Washington DC area

invite you to their

last ***IN-PERSON ***tour for 2023.

And it's FREE!

Come learn about cohousing in general and life at Takoma Village in particular, on this upcoming quarterly tour on Sunday, September 17 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

We'll provide a comprehensive introduction to Takoma Village, make time for Q&A, and show you our community's extensive common facilities. Light refreshments will be served.

If you think you'd like to live at Takoma Village, check out the Guide for Prospective Residents on our website and contact us to request a schedule of meetings, social events, and work days you can attend to learn more about us. And follow us on Facebook to get a glimpse of daily life here!

Take the Metro exiting at Takoma Station (Red Line) just 2 blocks from our community. Driving? Street parking is available on 4th Street NW or nearby. Or, use the Metro parking lot at the Takoma Station.

This tour is both an indoor and outdoor event. While we are not requiring masks at this time please do use one if you have health considerations. You'll see several of us wearing masks.

Uh-oh. Can't make this tour? Not to worry! During the cooler months we schedule two Zoom tours -- one in December and one in March 2024. It's LIVE but virtual. You get all the same information, Q&A, etc. from the comfort of your home. You do not, however, get any munchies altho' we do encourage participants to heat up some hot chocolate to sip while we show you our lovely community.

Questions? Please write: zabaldo@earthlink.net

See you September 17th!

Ann Z

Takoma Village Cohousing

Join Altair members & friends for our September Social at

Phoenixville’s First Friday

We’ll start out downtown at Vecchia at 249 Bridge Street, Phoenixville PA at 5:00 pm for pizza, continue next door to Gemelli Gelato (247 Bridge at around 5:30 pm). and on down the street from there.

Phoenixville’s First Fridays have an ambiance of night market all along Bridge Street and in the parking lot at Main and Bridge Streets. There are live musicians placed throughout the downtown on Bridge and Main Streets, and the handmade craft/artist vendors in the Main and Bridge Street parking lot.

Altair’s monthly socials bring our members together while welcoming friends and neighbors in the community to hear about our project. Please RSVP so we know you’re coming!

Come with us and learn about one of the oldest Ecovillages in our area - founded in 1991.

9am to 1:30pm drive to Ithaca.
1:30 to 2:30 picnic on the lawn at EVI or in one of the Common Houses.
2:30 to 4:30 tour the site.
5 to 6 dinner together at the Moosewood Restaurant.
6 to 10:30 drive back.

We will be coordinating carpools for transportation.  Stay tuned for more details

Join Altair members & friends at Kimberton Park Amphitheater for a

Joe Hott Bluegrass Concert

• 1 pm – Site Tour at 2237 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville, PA

• 2 pm – Social at Kimberton Park Amphitheater: Bluegrass and BBQ

• 4 pm – Find out more . . . Zoom with members of Altair (zoom link in header)

• 5 pm – Potluck at the Altair Site

Joe Hott performs a unique blend of retro-bluegrass, traditional country, gospel music and Appalachian mountain music. This mixture makes the West Virginian a rare treasure on today’s music scene with his 6-foot frame and handsome boyish resemblance to Hank Williams Sr.  Joe is joined in the Short Mountain Band by Aaron Holman, Nick Bryant, Lisa Horngren, and Billy Wise.

Tickets are $20 for adults. (New Trailblazers will be reimbursed $15.)

Stone House Grill will be serving up their great southern barbecue. What could be better than bluegrass and barbecue! 

A 55+ Cohousing Community: Building a Sustainable Future

Learn about how Altair EcoVillage is at the leading edge of the eco-living movement.

We invite you to explore cohousing with us by attending an educational and informative meeting about the social and environmental benefits of living in an ecovillage/cohousing community. You will meet some of our members and get a broad overview of the ecovillage concept. We will also let you know where we are in the process of building our cohousing community in the village of Kimberton near Phoenixville / Philadelphia.

We’ve come a long way on our journey.
Join us and become a part of the icing on our cake!

www.altairecovillage.org/events
Info: kimberton.eco.village@gmail.com

Join Altair members & friends at
Chanticleer Gardens for a

Garden Walk and Picnic

• Admission is $12 (children 12 & under free). 

• We'll meet in the picnic area (at the side of the house, toward the road) at 12:30 pm to have lunch. (Bring your own picnic and beverage.)

• If you're interested in carpooling, call Joel at 610-220-6172.

• If you're coming on your own, be sure to reserve a parking spot (free).

Click here for a garden guide of Chanticleer.

Join us in Kimberton for Supper and a Movie

The Birdcage movie

starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane

RSVP! for address.

With lite supper, popcorn, and pizza provided!  BYO beverages.

Join us at
Peppers at Amedeo’s
in King of Prussia for dinner, drinks, and music!

featuring the
Flamin Caucasians dance band…

Rockin the Philadelphia Area and Beyond for over 30 Years

Reserve a seat by January 20 (we need a head count for the restaurant.)

Altair members receive a $10 voucher toward their meals.

Don’t miss Altair Ecovillage’s social event featuring a

Shepherds Play

The play is directed by Maria Workman
and includes several Altair members as actors and musicians. 

A social gathering with refreshments will follow. 

For more information on this special holiday performance, call (610) 608-9281.