Is Our Cohousing Community Right for You?
Find out by taking this self scored questionnaire!
If you can answer "yes" to 8 or more of these questions, you will likely love planning and living in our Greek Village cohousing community.
1. Are you excited about the prospect of building strong, lasting connections with neighbors through regular shared time, weekly experiences, and community activities?
We commit to being there for each other: In our intentional community, we value our privacy, but we share a devotion to community. We believe that spending routine time together weekly—whether through shared cooking and meals, celebrations, or the work of running the village—builds the strong social bonds that build mutual care relationships and make life more meaningful. This type of committment rquires putting down roots. Thus, this isn’t a vacation home—it’s our permanent home, where presence and participation matter and where the rewards of mutual care are demonstrated in the waitlists for cohousing around the world.
We come together in advance and form an intentional community and co-create our village: Cohousing is a community "Blue Zone." Decades of studies demonstrate that people experience a greater sense of wellbeing in cohousing and report that they are thriving.
Studies, books, and TED Talks affirm cohousing's success comes from a unique recipe: shared values, a collaborative process, and a commitment to building the community together. Like a team training for the big game, we build bonds by going through this challenging co-development process together.
We come together to shape the vision, get to know each other, co-create our village, and learn sociocracy—our method of inclusive governance that ensures every voice is heard and every conflict has a process for resolution.
By the time we move in, we’re already a village—with a shared foundation, friendships, and memories from our time building something extraordinary together in Greece.
2. Would you enjoy having access to extensive shared facilities, knowing that your investment supports a space where the community can come together and thrive?
Alongside owning your fully appointed and beautiful private home, you will also be investing in our shared Common House.
Our Common House is no clubhouse-- it is an extension of your home and where we share time and resources. It includes sspaces we planned for as group activities and speacdsthat reflect our vision and values.
In our Peloponnesos location, the group has planned an incredible communal kitchen & dining "Great Room," a library, a lounge with fireplace, a gym workout room, an aerobic yoga room, a fabulous Coworking suite with a meeting room and sound proof Zoom room, a multipurpose game room, a theatre room, a small soundproof studio/music practice room a workshop maker space, and 7 guest rooms with en suite bathrooms.
The group guides every detail of the design, from Common House to shared outdoor amenities- shared gardens and sports facilities. All spaces reflect the dreams and values the community shares.
The Common House and commons spaces also represent our focus to design our village to live more sustainably by sharing resources. We have a workshop with all of our tools, a maker space with craft or project machines, guest rooms in our Common House so you do not need to buy rooms that will remain empty much of the year, and many neighbors choose to go farther and share cars and other resources- the choice is yours! Your investment contributes to both your home and the common areas that make our community vibrant and sustainable.
3. Do You Enjoy Cooking and Eating Delicious, Local Mediterranean Food Together?
Our kitchen is the most important space in our Common House, and shared meals is at the very heart of our community life. It is essential ingredient that makes cohousing a more connected place where conflict is softened amidst knowing each other better- and there is joy in sharing food.
We plan to cook and eat together around four times a week. If you enjoy the idea of cooking, gardening, or shopping for fresh ingredients with your neighbors, this is the place for you. If cooking and cleaning up aren't your preferred activities, there are many other community contribution works available in our self managed village-- gardening, child care during meetings, even accounting or cleaning the pool. These shared activities give us a shared purpose and pride in our community.
4. Do You Like the Idea of Living with People of All Ages?
Our particular cohousing mission is to create a multigenerational community where people of all ages can thrive. We prioritize features that support all generations, from mobility-accessible designs to spaces for children and teens and strong wifi via fiber optics for remote professionals. Living here means contributing to a community that values diversity in age and experience, ensuring that everyone feels supported.
Future cohousing groups may choose a different model- perhaps Senior cohousing or Remote professional cohousing. The two current projects have chosen to be multigenerational cohousing.
5. Do You Enjoy Living with Diverse, Talented,
Interesting People?
Our community is multigenerational as well as multinational and will likely be multiracial and multilingual as well. We value the richness of diversity, with members who hold different views, beliefs, and passions.
We are united by our commitment to mutual support and sustainability, rather than by a single ideology. If you value collaboration and can appreciate diverse perspectives, you'll find a rich and fulfilling experience here.
If you prefer to live with those who are only vegans or Orthodox for instance, there are great intentional communities out there for you, and Evi can recommend what might be a better fit. We will be a mosaic of interests and passions and beliefs, and we find this to be a way to learn from one another and a beautiful way to live.
6. Do You Value a Balance of Privacy and Community?
We offer the best of both worlds: private homes and spaces, combined with easy access to communal areas and activities. If you enjoy your privacy but also want the option to connect with others just steps from your door, our community is designed with you in mind.
7. Would you enjoy a community layout that fosters spontaneous interactions and ensures a safe, connected environment for families?
Are you ok without a garage attached to your house? Our cars are on the periphery, and we enter our community on pedestrian pathways with wagons or golf carts-- so that our children can play freely and safely and so that we have moments of simple connection with our neighbors as we go about our day. Our climate is excellent, and it is comfortable to be outside year round.
8. Are you drawn to the idea of a community that values outdoor living, from gardening to enjoying meals in the fresh air?
We value outdoor living and plan to spend much of our time in outdoor activities as possible. Whether it is in shared gardens, cooking in an outdoor kitchen, eating under the stars, playing pickleball or basketball or soccer, swimming in the pool, or just hanging out on our plateia, we believe in both being outside and being a good steward of land. If you love being outside and participating in sustainable practices like permaculture, you'll find our community aligns with your lifestyle.
9. Are You Open to Participating in Collective Management and Learning New Governance Methods and Community Skills?
Empirical studies have shown that cohousing communities thrive, and most communities have waitlists. Part of the secret is a well supported governance and decision making and conflict resolution systems that have withstood the test of several decades now.
All new members train in sociocracy, a non-hierarchical governance system, to make decisions, and we engage in regular workshops on conflict resolution and strong communication skills, and this sets us up for success. We not only train in this from the beginning, but our community budget includes a line item for quarterly workshops and trainings so that we all continue to grow as people.
If you see yourself as a problem-solver and are open to learning and contributing to our collective management, you'll thrive here
10. Are You Committed to Living More Sustainably?
Sustainability is a core value for us. We aim to integrate green materials, solar and geothermal energy, recycling, and permaculture and water conservation practices into our daily lives. If you are passionate about living a more sustainable lifestyle and are willing to financially invest in these materials and practices, our community will be a great match for you.
We value outdoor living and plan to spend much of our time in shared gardens, outdoor kitchens, and activity spaces. If you love being outside and participating in sustainable practices like permaculture or sharing cooking and meals with local food, you'll find our community aligns with your values and lifestyle.