Our Blog
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Buzzing with Possibilities: What Cohousing Could Offer My Family
My mind was buzzing with possibilities as I walked home from the info session. I was playing out my daily routine in my house and comparing it to life at Treehouse Village. It was clear we could do a lot more with less. The move would involve downsizing to a home with considerably less square footage but grant us more shared space, amenities, and community support than we could ever access on our own. I wondered: what might I be able to share and achieve in an intentional community where my neighbours are also committed to lightening their ecological footprint?
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We’re Hiring a Marketing Firm!
Our present goal is to start construction in November, 2020. In order to reach our target of 24 Equity households by the end of October 2020, we have decided to engage the services of a professional marketing firm.
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Updated Design Documents
As we finalize this design phase, the most incredible feature of our neighbourhood’s design is the strength of this growing community.
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Treehouse Village’s Cohousing Colour Challenge #cohocolourchallenge
While we all are isolating at home, the pandemic hasn’t stopped Treehouse Villagers from strengthening our community. When Cate emailed with the invitation to take on the colour challenge, I was thrilled to see her family’s pink pose, but reluctant to join in. It was only after the “reply alls” filled my inbox from members stepping up to the challenge that I was nudged to play along.
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Finding Treehouse Village
“I’ve found a cohousing project on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. It looks interesting and they have an information session on YouTube. Do you want to listen to it while we drive?”
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We are one step closer to building our community
Last month, we gathered virtually and consented to the design for Treehouse Village. This is one big step closer to building Atlantic Canada’s first cohousing neighbourhood! Consenting to the design was a big decision. Although we are excited to reveal the details of the physical common kids room, the unit floor plans, and the many gardens, the biggest development is the resiliency of this social community.
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A Grand Adventure in Bridgewater
In late February, Erin McQueen, sister to Treehouse Village Ecohousing member Caitlin Stonham, joined her family on a weekend in Bridgewater while they attended Treehouse Village meetings. Here, Erin shares some of the highlights of the town, from a visitor’s perspective.
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Birds of a feather flock together – Online fun during Covid-19
Last Friday, rather than having fun with just the adults at Treehouse Village, we decided to try and have some online fun that involved some of our community kids. Our event planning team put on their thinking caps and came up with a community craft night, where we would all sit together over video conferencing
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The Tree of Compassionate Connection – Resolving conflict in a cohousing community
Cohousing communities are intentional communities – communities made up of like-minded people from diverse backgrounds brought together with a shared vision of harmonious living. A united community, thriving as a team, supporting each other at every turn –and never, ever falling out about anything – right? WRONG!
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Unit Availability Update
We still have 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom homes available for you to choose from. Get in touch with us as soon as possible to reserve a home that will suit your needs.