I’ve been reading a bit about cohousing lately — there happen to be two communities within a mile of our new home. So what is it, you ask? It’s kinda cool, actually. According to cohousing.org, “Cohousing is a type of collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their own neighborhoods. Cohousing residents are consciously committed to living as a community.” Each resident has responsibilities, like preparing a meal in the common house, or tending to the community garden. The cohousing communities near us are not only committed to their own residents, but to the environment as well, using green building techniques and starting neighborhood organic produce co-ops. I’d say they’re well on their way to, as they put it, “building a better society, one neighborhood at a time.” What do you think? –Megan B.