Our small scale enables a relatively relaxed and manageable climate for working together, for setting common goals and agenda, and for getting to know and care about what’s important to each member.
Our community currently includes 9 households and 12 members. Every home has a 5-star plus energy rating. We meet monthly or bi-monthly to discuss our common concerns and make decisions by consensus. Typical issues might include: maintaining our trails; coordinating the annual harvest luncheon; planning next year's budget; and outreach to neighbors.
Though secluded and quiet, the Commons is just a few minutes’ walk from Putney Village. We enjoy a view of the New Hampshire ridgeline, and Sacketts Brook flows past our lower meadow, where deer and wild turkeys browse.