We're delighted to once again join East Bay Cohousing partner Daily Acts for this lovely, affordable, North Bay-only tour of intentional neighborhoods, carpooling for efficiency, visiting some unique communities in a fashion not included on any bus tour. ADVANCE REGISTRATION VIA DAILY ACTS IS REQUIRED - registering here on upcoming or our MeetUp is not enough.

Rendezvous at 40 Oaks Cohousing Community for a delightful day of creative lifestyles and visions made real. Resident Claudia Cleaver, architect/designer of green and natural buildings, will tour us through the layers of sustainable design. These houses are cutting edge, using straw bales, Rastra, natural plasters, concrete floors, recycled and reclaimed materials and more!

Satiated with beauty, style and functionality, we'll head to FrogSong Cohousing of Cotati where residents will host us through a few homes and the lovely Permaculture food gardens. This downtown community creatively combines lovely home sites and storefront rental properties for communal income. Get exposed to consensus decision-making process, ask questions, discuss the practical steps to beginning a cohousing community and learn from those already doing it. We'll linger at FrogSong for a tasty potluck lunch.

Last, but certainly not least, we'll caravan to Yulupa Cohousing in Santa Rosa. This unique endeavor represents Sonoma County's most recently finished cohousing project. Yulupa Cohousing models a density of 29 homes on 1.65 acres, a viable alternative to endless "urban sprawl." Due to the passing of the amazing co-housing architect and visionary, Michael Black, on April 9th, 2008,Yulupa community members will lead the tour. Michael was the architect of Yulupa and Two Acre Wood Cohousing in Sebastopol and is known for his consensus-building and conflict resolution models and unusual designs.

It's a day packed with images of life embedded in community and creative solutions.

To save your seat, click the link below or call to register directly with tour host Daily Acts.

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