Re: Urban farming CoHO
From: kkudia (kkudiapeoplepc.com)
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 18:43:17 -0700 (PDT)
Sharon:

No, according to what I read, Eli intends to develop 16 units (one, two, three bedroom units) which are actually on 1.87 acres. Focus: farming and fruit trees. Aim: encourage more farming in the city.

Hopefully more Portland CoHo folks will join the discussion. Columbia Eco Village in Portland is on 3 1/2 acres with 2 acres farming/fruit/nut trees and 37 condos per their Webpage. There appears to be some serious urban farmers there already. Are there any in Seattle or any other urban settings?

I don't know what he intends re irrigation. Isn't it rainy there? Is water an issue in Portland? Lots of ways to conserve and utilize water for farming. Water Cisterns etc. This is not my field. I just like planting and eating home grown veggies and eating or cooking with eggs from my chicken, duck or goose who free range....poultry who eat all those insects and poop to give the ground some fertilization. Simple city life of farming. Europe has always had small villages with farming around them. All done locally. Gosh think of cheese fondue etc.

Perhaps we need a CoHo conference in Portlant and invite Eli to speak? Just a thought. Wayne perhaps we will meet at a conference? Timing for Boulder Conference and Washington DC just doesn't work for me...so looking beyond for the West Coast Conference...can't wait.

Karen
Anthony FL


I assume this is 2 acres per household?

I'm curious, for the more gardening savvy than I, how this would affect city water systems if many people did it? Is it legal to drill a well in a city and bypass city water?


Sharon
Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
www.takomavillage.org

Just a thought. Read last month that Orange Splott LLC is a Portland, Oregon
CoHo developer (Eli Spevak). They have or are going to propose the model:
"Farm within the City" model on less than 2 acres.
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