I liked this blog post written by Cecile Andrews, Author of Slow is Beautiful (which I’ve begun reading). In it, she says, “So building community is central to sustainability. As we support our local businesses, we create a vital and congenial street life where people will hang out rather than drive across town for costly [...]
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Sustainability and Community
Posted in community, tagged community, connection, sustainability on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ahimsa Vegan Ecovillage
Posted in Existing Communities, Sustainable Building, tagged cohousing, community, vegan on October 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Another group getting started near Ithaca, NY, Ahimsa Ecovillage is a vegan community. I’m noticing how much I prefer the idea of building housing from reclaimed materials at low cost, versus the more normal-seeming cohousing that’s all about creating separate, stand-alone spaces that can be sold at market value. Someone recently asked me the difference [...]
