Cohousing-L Mailing List: Liz Walker's new book

[Marty Maskall (mmaskall]

That's great news, Ann.  I hope there will be something scheduled for Liz
Walker at the Coho Conference -- I'd love to meet her and buy her new book.
I really enjoyed her first book about starting EcoVillage at Ithaca (I can't
recall the title).

Marty Maskall
Project Manager & Future Resident
www.FolsomEcoHousing.org -- a Family-Friendly Green Neighborhood near
Sacramento, California
(916) 967-2472

Message: 1
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:37:40 -0400
From: Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net>
Subject: [C-L]_ Great News!
To: Cohousing-L Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>

Hello all --

Every once in a while something in my email in-box attains the status of
"REALLY great truly exciting events happening now."

Yesterday, I received an email from Liz Walker, co-founder of the Eco
Village at Ithaca and co-developer of its three cohousing neighborhoods that
make up the community.  

The Eco Village's Center for Sustainability Education and the Tompkins
County Planning Board have been awarded a $375K grant "to fund innovative
... approaches to creating dense neighborhoods that enhance resident's
quality of life while using fewer resources."

This is, like, HUGE.

Under Liz's guidance the Eco Village is demonstrating how the three pillars
of sustainability work together to create an integrated system of
sustainability:  environmental, economic and social sustainability.  Now, w/
this grant, there will be three levels of development models for
professionals to study as living demonstrations of sustainability: hamlet,
urban in-fill and village.

You can read more about the grant and download the EPA press release at The
Cohousing Blog:  http://www.cohousingblog.com

Honoring the publication of her new book, Choosing a Sustainable Future, Mid
Atlantic Cohousing is sponsoring a book tour for Liz in the Mid-Atlantic
region in May.  Various cohousing communities in the region will be hosting
Liz for presentations, discussions and book signing events.  A list will be
posted to the MAC website as the dates and venues are confirmed:
http://www.MidAtlanticCohousing.org   

Liz is one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming national conference in
June in DC.  Very, very cool.  Very timely.

Congrats to Liz, The Eco Village and the Tompkins County Planning Board.
I'm looking forward to seeing the results of this grant manifested in
mainstream communities throughout the US and beyond!  And, congrats to
cohousers everywhere!

Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church VA
703 663 3911