Nubi Cohousing News

Some of the kids recently had a spurt of spontaneous sidewalk art-making, so I just thought I’d post a photo….. Seeing their drawings on the roads here is one of my favorite things about being in a pedestrian neighborhood.

Posted on September 28th, 2011 under Life in general. Tags: community, kids, Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, walking. Comments: None

We’ve installed solar panels, now it’s time for new sources of alternative energy….

Posted on June 20th, 2011 under Life in general. Tags: energy, kids, Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, pond. Comments: None

Nothing like a big pile of snow to provide hours of entertainment….

Posted on January 30th, 2011 under Life in general. Tags: kids, snow. Comments: None

School canceled, so the kids are out exploring the swirling snow or inside drinking hot chocolate, and here’s the view from my office window….

Posted on January 12th, 2011 under Life in general. Tags: kids, snow. Comments: None

It’s been a busy couple weeks at Nubi, leaving little time to post news and photos here from various events we’ve had, including a Halloween potluck and trick-or-treating, an end-of-season farm field clean-up and celebration (when we sampled two new batches of homebrew — a pumpkin ale and a coffee porter), a “mini-retreat” on non-violent [...]

Posted on November 8th, 2010 under Life in general. Tags: beer, celebration, community, kids. Comments: None

Todd, our CSA farm manager, put out the word — pumpkins were ready to pick, all hands on deck, children especially welcome — and so it was that a good crowd gathered on Labor Day, and together we made short work of the pumpkin patch. As Todd noted, “we got a decent haul, considering the [...]

Posted on September 10th, 2010 under Life in general. Tags: community, Farm, kids, pumpkins. Comments: None

We did it last year. It was a lot of fun. So why not do it again? Last night we had another wonderful cookout (complete with hot dog roasting, schmoozing around the fire, and eating s’mores), followed by a “campout” that consisted of pitching tents in our common and sleeping (sort of) under the stars. [...]

Posted on August 28th, 2010 under Events, Life in general, Meals. Tags: celebration, community, kids. Comments: None

excellent July weather + good neighbors + bring-your-own-fixings sandwich dinner + freewheeling games for the kids = a memorably fun evening for the whole family

Posted on July 23rd, 2010 under Life in general. Tags: celebration, community, kids. Comments: None

Nubi Explorers created a Nature Museum exhibit for the Common House playroom, featuring many of the treasures we’ve found since we moved into Nubanusit Neighborhood. Displayed treasures include birds’ nests, deer bones, and snake skins, as well as rusted farm tools and even a key fob from the old Salzburg Inn.

Posted on April 30th, 2010 under Life in general. Tags: Common House, community, kids, wildlife. Comments: None