Cohousing-L Mailing List: Social behavior Re: Urban farming Coho

[Wayne Tyson (landrest]

Thanks, Karen; I think that idea has a lot of merit, and wouldn't try to 
change it. I will look into it.

I suspect that a lot of diversity will provide the differentiation needed 
for the radiation phase of adaptation in a lot of different contexts. The 
central purpose of my enquiry here is to learn what has worked and hasn't 
worked in which contexts so that we can get better at predicting potential 
errors, omissions, and needs in different contexts.

Of course, one of those contexts is individual and group 
psychology/attitudes and dynamics, and how all those factors integrate, form 
and re-form and refine in a continuous feedback loop of adaptation to 
change. And yes, there is security in rigidity, but there also is a price to 
pay.

As money and other resources become ever more concentrated in a smaller and 
smaller percentage of the population, co-housing and other ways of surviving 
the coming Depression and/or Inflation will have to become a way of life for 
a greater and greater number of the late, lamented "middle-class." Either 
way, consumption will go down, and all but the top wealth-accumulators will 
be forced to live according to their needs rather than their desires. Within 
that subset, I suspect that those who are less dependent upon institutional 
entities will be more able to flex with the slings and arrows of outrageous 
fortune that are thus magnified.

If there is a perfected solution to a rational life out there, I'd like to 
learn about it. If there isn't, I want to understand what makes the best of 
the various ones work as well as they do, but also about their flaws. And I 
would like to learn about those that are not working well and why, and the 
failures and what caused them to fail.

I am very much in a learning/questioning mode, and look forward to further 
discussion and learning of cases and case-studies from those who care to 
share them.

WT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kkudia [at] peoplepc.com>
To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Urban farming Coho


> Wayne:
>
> Just a thought. Read last month that Orange Splott LLC is a Portland, 
> Oregon
> CoHo developer (Rick Spevak). They have or are going to propose the model:
> "Farm within the City" model on less than 2 acres.  I think similar to his
> other developments like Peninsular Park Commons etc. CoHo folks from 
> Oregon
> will probably be more knowledgeable about this. What I found interesting 
> is
> the focus on farming in an urban setting: great model. At least more ideas
> to put in the mix as you are thinking through your project. Ties in with
> with Rick's response.
>
> Karen
> Anthony FL
>
>
>
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:19:56 -0700
> > From: "Wayne Tyson" <landrest [at] cox.net>
> > Subject: [C-L]_ Social behavior Re: FIRST POST Questions and sort of
> > statement
> >
> > Thanks for the response.
> > The environmental and social record of conventional building and planning
> > is largely one of tragic
> > error.
> >
> > I look forward to further discussion.
> >
> > WT
>
> > > While I understand the desire to be in a rural, the planet really needs
> > > compact developments which are located in such a way as to minimize
> > > vehicle miles traveled.  To minimize CO2 emissions and increase the
> > > market for
> > > mass transit (bus, light rail, etc.) have you thought about locating
> > > within a
> > > designated urban growth boundary area or in or at the edge of an 
> > > existing
> > > metropolitan area?
> > >
> > > Cohousing has so many benefits which are consistent with (and even 
> > > models
> > > of) good sustainability practices, it strengthens its influence if the
> > > planning takes location into account.
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > >
> > > Richart Keller, AICP
> > >
> > > 120 Pulpit Hill Road #27
> > > Amherst, MA 01002
> > > 413-835-0011
> > > 401 486-2677 (cell)
>
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