In the news . . . Cohousing article in the NY Times

The best kind of culture is not what people pay hundreds of dollars to see in New York or Philadelphia. . . . The best kind of culture is what we create and perform for each other in a familiar community setting like cohousing (or like we do at our Altair social events – see below*). It's priceless.

People in our society won't understand the difference until they see (or experience) the communitarian alternative that our movement is modeling.

Article by: Judith Shulevitz for The New York Times, Oct. 22, 2021 ...

OPINION: “Does Co-Housing Provide a Path to Happiness for Modern Parents?”

She writes about cohousing, a movement in which people, as she puts it, “live together, separately.” Cohousing communities are short of full communes, but far more communal than most of our lives....

Read the article.


Holiday Garden Party and Craft Sale!

Sunday, December 12 – 3:00 to 5:00 pm

(Snow date Dec 19)

At Jane Dugdale’s – 229 Morgan Street, Phoenixville, PA
Info: 610-527-4170

Join us for holiday refreshments while you peruse the craft tables for your holiday shopping.

  • Cara & Erin Graver – Pottery, fiber crafts, & watercolor cards

  • Beaver Farm Crafters – Ceramics

  • Katya Wieber – Candles

  • Lois Robinson – House plants

Warm up outdoors at the fire pit or indoors in the kitchen. Masks and distancing recommended.
Parking in church lot at Morgan & Main Streets. Please RSVP to fernbeam1@gmail.com.