Have you ever wanted to get to know your neighbors better, to live in greater harmony with the earth, and to work cooperatively with other like-minded people to live more sustainably? Are you eager to better integrate organic and permaculture principles as you garden, to find a safer place for your children to play, to find a more satisfying balance between private life and community? One way to continue moving toward those goals is to live in a co-housing community, such as those at Ecovillage at Ithaca.
The third neighborhood group, called the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience, or TREE, is currently meeting to plan its new neighborhood, and it welcomes new members. There will be a free public tour and open house on Saturday, February 23, at Ecovillage. Please join us at 3 pm for the tour, and at 4:30 pm for the open house, at the first neighborhood Common House. The new neighborhood has set itself the challenging goal of building housing that is affordable, accessible, and very green. The housing will be super-insulated, sited to make use of passive solar energy, and tightly clustered to maintain green space. TREE welcomes potential residents who combine a keen interest in living in community with a commitment to sustainability. Because so many people in the local bioregion have substantial interest and experience in sustainable living, and a clear commitment to building local community, we especially invite local people to consider joining us. We look forward to working together and learning from each other, whether as neighbors or simply as allies as we all face the challenges of global warming and rising fossil fuel prices. Ecovillage at Ithaca combines an internationally-recognized non-profit organization and a living community located on 175 acres on West Hill, with two residential neighborhoods of 30 households each, organic farms that grow both vegetables and berries, and a variety of educational programs, including links with Ithaca College and Cornell. A not-for-profit organization, EVI, Inc., owns the land, part of which is protected by a conservation easement held by the Finger Lakes Land Trust. Each neighborhood is a cooperative, and each has a neighborhood-owned Common House, or community building. Each household owns shares equivalent in value to the price of its house, and mortgages have been readily available from local banks. The residents jointly manage and care for the residential areas of the village, and they govern themselves by consensus. For more information, please visit the Ecovillage website, <http://www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us/>www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us, or call Ellen Bowen, TREE Membership Coordinator, at 203-322-7951. To reach Ecovillage from Ithaca by car or bike, go up Rte 79 West (Seneca St.) about 2 miles, and turn left on Rachel Carson Way. The first neighborhood (Frog) Common House is about half a mile in, next to the turning circle. Visitor parking is nearby or along the road. The number 14 bus leaves the Seneca Street shelter at 2:02 and arrives at Linderman Creek apartments at 2:10, or you can check the TCAT Trip Finder for more options - www.tcatbus.com. -- Elan Shapiro Sustainable Tompkins Program Co-Chair Sustainable Living Associates, Principal Frog's Way B&B 211 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607-275-0249 "We must be the change we want to see in the world" Mohandas Gandhi _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
