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It Takes a Tiny Village – Small House Community
About five years ago, when I assisted Jay Shafer with the design and construction of my tiny home, the Mobile Hermitage, I intentionally designed the home with community in mind. It was because I...
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Tearing Down Fences
In the course of doing research for my thesis on the Small Home Movement, I found many fascinating articles about how we value and use our houses, spaces, and communities. From what I can tell, houses...
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Bringing Back the Old-Fashioned Community LifeStyle
I have always been one that loves to reminisce. As far as I am concerned, the old days were the best days – hands down!! I am not sure if that is because, at my age, I tend to dig up those memories...
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5 Ways to Connect with Your Community
A number of studies have shown the declining number of people involved in their communities. Some speculate that this is correlated to a growing sense of isolation and unhappiness in the United States....
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We are Craving Community
Ecovillage at Ithaca, NY (Jim Bosjolie) From expats to college students, breast cancer survivors to renters tired of renting, we are people who crave affordable communities. We have joined the Tiny...
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The Wealth of Nations
Community has been the way of life for all humans on this planet since the dawn of our species. Communities existed by necessity and survived by shared values. But the defining social problem of the...
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A Time to Talk
When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don’t stand still and look around On all the hills I haven’t hoed, And shout from where I am, What is it? No, not as...
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Introduction to Issue 6: Community
Sensibly sized cottages facing a common green (Ross Chapin Architects) Would you pay $600,000 for 1,000 square feet? Many people are willing to pay more for less, as evidenced by the popularity of Ross...
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