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We are 28 households. We range in age from less than a year to more than 80 years. We are 26 women, 19 men, and 17 youth aged 16 and under. We work from home, commute within New Hampshire and to Massachusetts, and enjoy retirement. We attend public and private schools and we homeschool. We own our homes and rent. We value sustainability, community, farming, having fun, and living lightly on the earth.
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Greetings!
We'll soon be celebrating our 5th anniversary of living together as a cohousing community. We've come a long way from when we started with a vision of community and land in West Peterborough. Our common meals are delicious and fun, our residents are actively pursuing many interests, our farm is bountiful and its soil health improving, and our energy and activities are radiating out into the wider community. Lots of the work of starting up the community is under our belts. We now turn to the process of reflecting on our successes and challenges, and refining our understanding and our processes.
To mark this passage from "start up" to young community, we're making a transition in our blog and newsletter from reporting our activities to sharing our newfound understandings. We believe sharing our experiences may be meaningful and useful to you in thinking about a move to cohousing. We plan to publish the newsletter more regularly (about every 6 weeks), focusing on conveying practical information in thematic issues. Forthcoming topics may include: intergenerational living, birding in the region, raising outdoor-oriented kids, NH's political scene, beekeeping, green living, educating our kids, local yoga, sustainable energy use, successful project collaboration in community and sharing, and much more. If you have topics you would like to see covered, let us know.
Our first topic in the next few blog posts (and newsletter) is cohousing - what it is - and the opportunities it offers. Read about the cohousing experiences of some Nubi neighbors and consider some words of wisdom on the traits that make one a good fit for cohousing. 
Would you like to know more after reading? Consider checking out the links to more information we provide, liking our facebook page so you are the first to know about upcoming events, exploring our website, or joining us for an upcoming open house. We hope you will also forward our newsletter or blog along to others who might find it interesting or illuminating.
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Warmly,
Richard & Sage, co-founders and residents
Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm |
 | Personal Reflections/Lessons Learned - Four Years at Nubi (by Johanna) | |
Nubi is a feast of sensations in late May: lupines bloom on a  wildflower lawn, wood frogs trill urgently through the night, tender asparagus and delicately sharp radishes offer delightful new tastes to the farm palate. As we approach our fourth summer here, I'm keenly aware of how Nubi has changed since we moved here in 2008. Excavators drove past our door, the landscape was mud and rock piles, we began getting to know many new people in our lives, and, together with them, make choices about how to live together in a community.
A confluence of many interests brought our family to Nubi, including sustainability, farming, freedom for kids, a beautiful setting, high-quality, energy efficient homes, and proximity to family. read more...
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| Heard on the Nubi Path This Week | |
Click here to read a few answers
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from Nubi residents to the
question:
What opportunities have you found living at Nubi?
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| Who Does Well in Cohousing? - 7 Traits of Success | |
If you are considering cohousing, you may be wondering if it would be a good fit for you.
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(You don't want to have to move on, like this turtle appears to be doing. ) Read our blog post for the 7 characteristics that make for good community members.
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Events: Cohousing & Monadnock Region
| Bimonthly Sunday Open Houses here at Nubi. June 3, 17, July 1 (2-4pm). Tour the Common House, available homes, the farm, wood pellet boiler plant, meet neighbors. Have you ever scratched a pig's back? They love it!
The National Cohousing Conference, San Francisco, June 13-17
Monadnock Region Open Day (Garden Tours), June 30
Monadnock Music, July and August
This summer Monadnock Music will delight you with a diverse array of concerts, from solo recitals to opera, featuring some of the finest artists working in the United States today, all in historic and beautiful settings.
Cohousing Workshop, Albany, NH, July 13-15
National conference too far? Check out this Cohousing conference sponsored by the US Association just 2 1/2 hours from Nubi. This workshop is for those living in cohousing or interested in the process of joining or developing a community.
Local Food Grower's Tour, by the Monadnock Rotary Club
July 21, 10-4. Visit farms in the Monadnock Region, including Nubanusit  Neighborhood & Farm. Special event new this year: Local Food & Farming Film Series July 5, 12, 19: 7:30p Nubi Common House. Follow us on Facebook to receive future updates and the list of movies.
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| Homes Available
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There are three remaining homes available in the neighborhood. They range in size from 2-bedroom to 3-bedroom.
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