Cohousing-L Mailing List: EcoVillage at Ithaca 2nd neighborhood forming

[Joe Nolan (jnolan]

    E c o V i l l a g e  a t  I t h a c a 
          is pleased to announce 
            the formation of a 
         Second Neighborhood Group

 The kickoff meeting was a success on 8/3/96!
Next meeting to be held on Labor Day wknd 8/31 & 9/1!

*The first neighborhood (30 energy efficient CoHo units) is currently under
construction!
  (There is a waiting list)
*WestHaven Farm is growing organic produce on the EVI land.

Site:
187 acre former farm on the edge of the progressive college town of Ithaca
in central NY state.

Plan: 
* Five neighborhoods clustered around a village green
* Each neighborhood at least as community-oriented as Danish CoHousing
* Develop a model of sustainable development as an alternative to suburban
sprawl
* Educational outreach

EcoVillage at Ithaca website:   
   http://www.cfe.cornell.edu/ecovillage/

Contact Liz Walker for details:
   phone:  (607)255-8276  
   email:  ecovillage [at] cornell.edu

* sustainable agriculture & housing development * permaculture * cohousing *
energy efficiency *

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joe nolan / Adobe Systems / 415-962-4305 / fax 962-6063
"The purpose of life is happiness." - the Dalai Lama