http://gocoho.org/blog news and events about Great Oak Cohousing, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:46:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=15#comment-10741 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:54:42 +0000 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=15#comment-10741 [...] although the proceedings were much more modest than our annual Passover Seder we have grander ambitions for 2008!   [...] […] although the proceedings were much more modest than our annual Passover Seder we have grander ambitions for 2008!   […]

]]> http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=46#comment-10686 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:11:01 +0000 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=46#comment-10686 How about some pictures of (your) meals? How about some pictures of (your) meals?

]]> http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=30#comment-10247 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:14:32 +0000 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=30#comment-10247 Here's a link to a screen shot of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adram/2231184981/" title="go_work_survey by adramblah, on Flickr" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2231184981_bc15d1fc44_o.jpg" width="1117" height="774" alt="go_work_survey" />Great Oak Work Survey</a>. Here’s a link to a screen shot of the Great Oak Work Survey.

]]> http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=20#comment-2317 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:07:39 +0000 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=20#comment-2317 More information about our network <a href="http://lists.cohousing.org/pipermail/cohousing-l/msg25807.html" rel="nofollow">GO-Net</a>, as a response to a Cohousing-L query about running/installing a community wide network. More information about our network GO-Net, as a response to a Cohousing-L query about running/installing a community wide network.

]]> http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=40#comment-239 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:22:14 +0000 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=40#comment-239 Actually, since we began meeting in 2001, we have now observed our *6th* anniversary. Gail and I were not there for the first meeting, but did join very soon thereafter - and continue to be convinced that this is where we belong. - Jim G [sadly, the only remaining Jim in the community] Actually, since we began meeting in 2001, we have now observed our *6th* anniversary. Gail and I were not there for the first meeting, but did join very soon thereafter - and continue to be convinced that this is where we belong. - Jim G [sadly, the only remaining Jim in the community]

]]> http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=29#comment-36 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:47:28 +0000 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=29#comment-36 [...] This being Michigan, the seasonal extremes mean that we have different jobs at different times of year. This winter (2006-7), we have a list of 88 different jobs representing 468 hours. Some jobs have multiple positions, and some people opt to perform multiple shifts of certain jobs. Since the list of tasks vary by season and workers like variety and change, we rotate jobs a few times a year. We also have community work days a few times a year to do those tasks that require many people at once and can be done en masse. A general description of the Great Oak Work system that was posted to the Cohousing-L mailing list has details about our periodic work surveys and how we allocate work based on the preferences expressed on the survey. [...] […] This being Michigan, the seasonal extremes mean that we have different jobs at different times of year. This winter (2006-7), we have a list of 88 different jobs representing 468 hours. Some jobs have multiple positions, and some people opt to perform multiple shifts of certain jobs. Since the list of tasks vary by season and workers like variety and change, we rotate jobs a few times a year. We also have community work days a few times a year to do those tasks that require many people at once and can be done en masse. A general description of the Great Oak Work system that was posted to the Cohousing-L mailing list has details about our periodic work surveys and how we allocate work based on the preferences expressed on the survey. […]

]]> http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=13#comment-35 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:43:44 +0000 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=13#comment-35 [...] To do the work required to run the community, Great Oak depends on its members and their labor. Tasks range from maintaing the buildings and infrastructure of 37 units, to facilitating meetings to mowing grass and plowing snow. Unlike many cohousing communities, the tasks required to run the Great Oak meal program is a major part of the general work program. Meal jobs represent around 50% of the work hours. [...] […] To do the work required to run the community, Great Oak depends on its members and their labor. Tasks range from maintaing the buildings and infrastructure of 37 units, to facilitating meetings to mowing grass and plowing snow. Unlike many cohousing communities, the tasks required to run the Great Oak meal program is a major part of the general work program. Meal jobs represent around 50% of the work hours. […]

]]> http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=13#comment-29 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:21:18 +0000 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=13#comment-29 A recent, relevant discussion on <a target="_blank" title="Cohousing-L discussion list" href="http://lists.cohousing.org/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l" rel="nofollow">Cohousing-L</a> can be found <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="cohousing-l discussion about meal program" href="http://lists.cohousing.org/archives/cohousing-l/msg24942.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="cohousing-l discussion about meal program" href="http://lists.cohousing.org/archives/cohousing-l/msg24926.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="cohousing-l discussion about meal program" href="http://lists.cohousing.org/archives/cohousing-l/msg24942.html" rel="nofollow">here, by our own Great Oak member Jenny</a>. A recent, relevant discussion on Cohousing-L can be found here, here and here, by our own Great Oak member Jenny.

]]> http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=26#comment-12 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:23:40 +0000 http://gocoho.org/blog/?p=26#comment-12 Don't forget the showing of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/" rel="nofollow">The Princess Bride</a> that followed in the Game Room! Don’t forget the showing of The Princess Bride that followed in the Game Room!

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