Comments on: Local Economies http://bristerethics.edublogs.org/2008/10/15/local-economies/ Blog for Introduction to Ethics @ RIT Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:32:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: bristerethics http://bristerethics.edublogs.org/2008/10/15/local-economies/comment-page-1/#comment-22 bristerethics Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:44:19 +0000 http://bristerethics.edublogs.org/?p=49#comment-22 I learned about three cohousing options in Rochester. Two are "co-ops," meaning that they are in rental houses with a number of roommates. They have rules about splitting chores, and they share the cooking. Most residents are University of Rochester students, alumni, or hospital interns. They are: Ant Hill: http://ant-hill.org/ EcoHouse: http://rocwiki.org/EcoHouse Another is a co-housing option called "Community Now" and is made up of a group of people who own neighboring homes but also use communal space and have group activities. This is more like the co-housing we read about--that is, it includes different kinds of people, including families, and not just youngish single people. I couldn't find a webpage but here is a description: "A few blocks down the hill between Caroline and Benton Streets, a more formalized group eats together every Thursday night and two weekend meals a month in a common house. Called Community Now, this group of nine families is Rochester's first and only Co-Housing venture. Most members live nearby and eventually the group would like to connect the back yards of several houses on the same block to create shared green space as well." Interviewing someone in one of these (or sharing a meal at their co-op) would be a very interesting experiential project. I learned about three cohousing options in Rochester.
Two are “co-ops,” meaning that they are in rental houses with a number of roommates. They have rules about splitting chores, and they share the cooking. Most residents are University of Rochester students, alumni, or hospital interns. They are:
Ant Hill: http://ant-hill.org/
EcoHouse: http://rocwiki.org/EcoHouse

Another is a co-housing option called “Community Now” and is made up of a group of people who own neighboring homes but also use communal space and have group activities. This is more like the co-housing we read about–that is, it includes different kinds of people, including families, and not just youngish single people. I couldn’t find a webpage but here is a description:

“A few blocks down the hill between Caroline and Benton Streets, a more formalized group eats together every Thursday night and two weekend meals a month in a common house. Called Community Now, this group of nine families is Rochester’s first and only Co-Housing venture. Most members live nearby and eventually the group would like to connect the back yards of several houses on the same block to create shared green space as well.”

Interviewing someone in one of these (or sharing a meal at their co-op) would be a very interesting experiential project.

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