07/15/2026
The animals caught my eye, so I snapped this fun farm photo. Hopefully, you can see the white chicken, a little to the right and further back from the goat. I doubt you can see the rooster further back & to the right of front tree, but it was making noise and walking in and out of the back building.
Was on my way today to a Broker Open House of a cohousing community. It consisted of 9 homes on a 5 acre lot, which included a shared garden, fresh chicken eggs, and a Common House. Met a community member walking a neighbor's 2 dogs. She shared that the community members meet up on Mondays for Happy Hour, and meet up at least once a month for a potluck. Reminded me of friends years ago suggesting this very same concept after we all retired. (NOTE: This pic was not of the cohousing community.)
There were 2 available properties for sale at this community. Discovered there are 10 completed cohousing communities in the Portland-metro area, with several more being developed. Hood River, Forest Grove, Bend, and Corvallis, also host these types of communities.
Google/AI Fun Facts:
* The concept started in Denmark in the 1960s, and they lead with 400+ communities.
* The US picked up on the idea in the 1980s.
* ~160 completed cohousing communities in the US.
* ~140 more communities in the planning stages in the US.
* These communities can be found in at least 36 states.
* The first US completed project was Muir Commons in Davis, California, built in 1991.
* An estimated 60,000 - 100,000 cohousing residents globally.
