This was at Wabun Picnic Area in Minnehaha Falls Park, Christina's comments in previous blog. Didn't get any photos of the food- Most was from Cecil's and was very tasty.  Plenty of room to visit with safe distance...

 Oh my has Covid left us all in a whirlwind this summer! Despite all of the craziness that has hit the U.S., Minnesota and Minneapolis in particular, we here at Cedar CoHousing have still forged on and have spent time in community, fostering friendships and getting to know each other as we prepare to build a co-housing community!
One thing we have done this summer is to get together at the park for picnics social distance style. It has been a great way to feel connected and to get to know each other while staying safe. We have a few more coming up this summer and are opening them up to anyone interested in learning more about Cedar CoHousing!
Please free free to stop by and join us. We are busy increasing our numbers, searching for sites and meeting with people to further our mission. We welcome any and all

Nov. 2nd at the Palace Community Center in St Paul, the Bassett Creek Site Search group held a potluck brunch and information session.
The group enjoyed hearing  about Stefan's trip to Boulder Colorado and meetings with Jim Leach who helped develop at least 20 different cohousing communities. 
As of November 16  the group now has 10 participants in Site Search.
When we get 15 households  we'll be ready to put down roots.
Contact us thru the website or email and we can talk!
Becca - bcrk@cohousing.org

August 24, 2019 at Southdale Library a Cohousing/Energy Education.
Philip Adam on the left and his friend Greg Laden presented the case for getting an electric car as soon as possible!  Their presentation was very much appreciated.    On screen there were graphs and data that showed how switching to an electric car will not only cut your green house emissions, but improve the local economy as in  "Buy Local..."
As people switch to electric cars the price of gasoline may also go down for the continued gas users. Who guessed that ?
Some Electric cars are able to give power back to the grid at peak demand and then be charged up during the wee hours of the night, thus evening out the peaks and valleys of electric use over 24 hours.
They discussed that some petroleum sources are "dirtier" than other sources, and the tar sands are some of the worst.  Unfortunately Minnesota gets most of its petroleum from the tar sands.   They explained how petroleum is "cracked" into different molecules, gasoline is one of the lightest,  then at the very bottom is the bunker fuel oil used on  ocean ships.
At the end there is "residue" which can be in asphalt, and can end up burned in Coal Plants to make electricity -  but yielding  much toxic air pollution with lead, mercury, and cadmium..
One good news is that in Minnesota  the electric generation is getting cleaner as more industrial size wind power is brought on line.  Information about the advantages of Electric cars is found here from the Fresh Energy website: 2lwej44565rn2mmjlk31pmwq-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Electric-Transportation-web.pdf

Bassett Creek Cohousing then followed with a presentation on our
Urban Site Search. The emphasis  was on our goal of building to the Passive House Standard, and locating close to transit.  Building a multifamily building with many common walls reduces  heat loss. 
The audience was engaged and had suggestions and questions.
Those attending might be our new neighbors!  Here are some California cohousing kids fooling around:
Becca Brackett