Mount Eden Ecovillage is a newly formed group in New Jersey. We've known Steve for years, and wish him the best in getting the ecovillage going. They have a beautiful piece of land. Steve just sent information on "A Cohousing Weekend" in New Hamshire, and we hope it will be of interest to you.
-----From Steve----
The Mount Eden Ecovillage project invites you to join us for A Cohousing Weekend on July 16-18 at the World Fellowship Center, a secular intergenerational camp and conference center in New Hampshire ("Where Global Justice Meets Nature").
Mount Eden will provide information and arrange carpools.Contact Steve Welzer (609-443-6782; stevewelzer[at]msn.com or Delane Lipka (908-689-8345; dlmounteden[at]gmail.com
Event schedule:
| Friday July 16 |
Activity |
|---|---|
| 1:00pm onwards | Check In |
| 5:00pm | Introductions - Overview of cohousing today |
| 6:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:30pm | Fun Night (staff and guests volunteer to perform) |
| Saturday July 17 |
Activity |
|---|---|
| 8-8:30am | Breakfast |
| 9:30am | Review of schedule/check-in for those not present on Friday |
| 10:00-11:30am | Workshop 1: "Marketing and Resale". Presenter: Diane Simpson, Jamaica
Plain Cohousing, Boston MA. Workshop 2: "Getting Community Work Done". Presenter: Norma Wassel, Cambridge Cohousing, Cambridge, MA. |
| 12 noon-1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00pm | Workshop 3: "Consensus Decision-Making". Presenter: Jerry Koch-Gonzales, Pioneer Valley Cohousing, Amherst MA. |
| 3:00-6:00pm | open time for networking, swimming, hiking, biking |
| 6:00-7:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:30pm | Contra dance with Seth Austen and Beverly Woods |
| Sunday July 18 |
Activity |
|---|---|
| 8-8:30am | Breakfast |
| 10:00-11:30am | Workshop 4: "Cohousing and Sustainability". Presenter: Laura Fitch, architect and resident, Pioneer Valley Cohousing Community, Amherst MA. |
| 12 noon-1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00pm | Cohousing Roundtable - Open discussion about developing new cohousing and strengthening existing communities. Q&A on topics of interest. Presenters: Steve Hecht, New View Cohousing, Acton MA and other workshop leaders. |
All workshops, and other programming, are included in the daily accommodations rate. There is no separate conference fee. Please go to www.worldfellowship.org for information about accommodation options, costs, and reservations. A free program for children ages 3-9 is provided daily from 10:00am-12 noon.
At the end of the conference at 3:00pm on Sunday, you are welcome to enjoy the various activities of the Center for the afternoon.
World Fellowship Center
PO Box 2280, Conway, NH 03818-2280
(603) 447-2280
reservations@worldfellowship.org
Mount Eden Ecovillage
http://www.MountEdenEcovillage.org
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