Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Greenhouse and Eden Alternative

[Jerry McIntire (jerry.mcintire]

My favorite serious greenhouse, a kit, capable of producing food year
'round:
http://geodesic-greenhouse-kits.com/greenhouse_kit/

My favorite long-term production greenhouse capable of supporting perennial
crops (trees and bushes):
http://www.citrusinthesnow.com/geothermal-book.htm

Articles in The Christian Science Monitor re: small, local, urban and
suburban farms as part of neighborhood development.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2014/0603/12-agrihoods-aim-to-make-farm-to-table-living-mainstream

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/1122/Why-small-farms-may-answer-big-problems

Jerry McIntire

On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Mary Baker, Solid Communications <
mary [at] solid-communications.com> wrote:

>
> Thanks for asking, Katie.
> I think they’d want to look up a local CSA or urban farm—someone with
> volunteers and experience, and perhaps an interest in expanding. There’s a
> biodynamic CSA 2 miles south of Shepardstown that might be a good fit:
> http://freshandlocalcsa.com  Insurance might be a concern for the farm,
> especially liability, so the cohousing should be prepared to cover the
> greenhouse for both P&L. They might also know if any local groups are
> interested in finding land for a small urban garden project.
> I assume by Greenhouse Project (capital letters are kind of a clue) you
> mean something fairly substantial—a building that could produce year-round
> food. Once the community finds a provider-partner, they may want to team up
> to do crowdfunding for the materials. I highly recommend the excellent team
> at Barnraiser.us (please tell them I sent you!).
>
> For those interested in a slightly less ambitious project, here is an
> excellent list of URL’s to explore:
> http://www.sherrysgreenhouse.com/pages/structures/greenhouses-build.html
> and some simple, inexpensive starter ideas:
> http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/3-easy-diy-greenhouses-under-300.html
>
> My family farm, a non-profit, was able to source some free greenhouse
> hoops from a farm that was going out of business. You can frequently find
> all kinds of building materials on your local freecycle.org website.
>
> If you’re handy, it’s very easy to make an aquaponics system. This one
> also has heatlamps and a temporary greenhouse cover for below-freezing
> nights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5BWGgi_rVk  See his other videos
> for more on aquaponics:
> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-kzFVvbWufmW_N0cggbug Wouldn’t it be
> nice if every cohousing unit had a small 2-tank aquaponic station?
>
> In related news, I have a client who is giving out hydroponic planters
> (value $500) in exchange for reviews, articles, photos and time-lapse
> videos.  I think cohousings might be a good fit for him, but I would first
> want to see that the recipient has a good social media base, or blog
> following, or is an expert garden writer.
>
> Cheers,
> Mary
>
>
> From: Kathryn McCamant
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 10:29 AM
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: [C-L]_ Greenhouse and Eden Alternative
>
> A number of communities (f.ex Shephard Village in Shepherdtown WV) are
> exploring how they might be able to include a Greenhouse Project as part
> of their community or adjacent to it. When a group is in the midst of
> trying to develop their community, its nearly impossible to also take on
> organizing a Greenhouse Project, so generally that would happen after they
> get moved in. And generally, it seems that what they really need is
> ³provider²‹an organization that will take on developing, funding, and
> running that specific project. The cohousing project may be able to
> provide the land and volunteers, but that is likely all they can
> realistically take on. Wondering if you, Mary, or anyone else, has
> resources to find or connect communities to such resources?
>
> Katie
> --
> Kathryn McCamant, President
> CoHousing Solutions
> 241B Commercial Street
> Nevada City, CA 95959
> T.530.478.1970  C.916.798.4755
> www.cohousing-solutions.com
>
>
>
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> On 2/2/16, 2:40 PM, "Cohousing-L on behalf of Mary Vallier-Kaplan"
> <cohousing-l-bounces+kmccamant=cohousing-solutions.com [at] cohousing.org on
> behalf of marycvk [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >I would like to put in a loud cheer for the Eden Alternative and
> >Greenhouse
> >Project and the work of Bill Thomas.  His work on how to reframe and
> >restructure living in community when one needs the support of health
> >professionals is making a sea change across the country.  I have visited
> >several, worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on funding and am
> >working with a group to convert county facility to a place I'd like to
> >live
> >if I needed such support.  It has many cohousing concepts - self
> >determined
> >choices but in context of a community of others, community consensus
> >decisionmaking (not run by health professionals), community meals,
> >environmentally friendly, shared services, common room, intergenerational
> >both with those who live there but also incorporates school children, day
> >care centers, college students, etc.  Not sure we need a presentation at
> >May meeting but I think it would be great if someone who is knowledgeable
> >be present and telling the stories and opportunities and lessons learned
> >which are many.
> >
> >Mary Vallier-Kaplan
> >Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm
> >
> >On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 7:34 AM, Fred-List manager <fholson [at] 
> >cohousing.org>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Arthur Rashap <arthur.rashap [at] gmail.com>
> >> is the author of the message below.  It was posted by
> >> Fred, the Cohousing-L list manager <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
> >> after deleting quoted digest and restoring subject line.
> >>
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> >> --------------------  FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS --------------------
> >> I am writing about the Aging Better Together Conference. I have 15
> >>years of
> >> experience working with Dr. William Thomas (Eden Alternative,
> >>Greenhouses,
> >> now on a national tour seeking to change the way we view and treat
> >>elders);
> >> with a top Area Agency on the Aging (JABA in Charlottesville) and
> >>several
> >> years working on and consulting regarding the planning of
> >>intergenerational
> >> communities. I had offered to share my knowledge and views at the May
> >> Conference and this was rejected.
> >>
> >> I am contributing here a portion of a talk I have given regarding the
> >>way
> >> we can view integrating those deemed to be "old" or "older" into
> >>existing
> >> or planned communities. I would be happy to send the full talk and/or
> >>other
> >> materials to those who might be interested. I would like to have been
> >> included in the Conference.
> >>
> >> *One Avenue to Consider for Long-Term Care: Aging in Community: The
> >> Trillion Dollar Answer*
> >>
> >> Aging is a team sport ­ if you try to do it all by yourself you will
> >>have a
> >> very hard time.  Aging requires us to cooperate and collaborate with
> >>other
> >> people.  But this is not what society teaches us about aging.  We are
> >> heading for a tremendous crack-up between the amount of money needed to
> >> support an aging population and the amount that is made available.
> >>This is
> >> a mathematical statement not a political statement. We need new ways of
> >> thinking about aging.
> >>
> >> The popular view of aging is linear and one dimensional. It¹s all down
> >>hill
> >> from your 28th birthday!  At the end of that story is failure, burden,
> >> disease, disability, dementia, death.  Individuals feel they need to
> >>fight
> >> against these ³d² words.
> >>
> >> We think that dependence means that reliance on others is a bad thing.
> >> However, it¹s when you can no longer depend on anybody that you die.
> >>
> >> When we dread something, we create a beautiful picture of the exact
> >> opposite.
> >>
> >> This is what is going on in the field of aging.  There are two options
> >>in
> >> aging. One, you can be independent so that people can use the word
> >>³still²
> >> to describe you. ³She Œstill¹ scrubs the floors on her knees. He Œstill¹
> >> works 60 hours a week. After six face-lifts she Œstill¹ looks 20 years
> >> younger. Isn¹t that wonderful!² Or, you can be dependent. You can
> >>recognize
> >> that as you age changes occur. You gear your life to accommodate these
> >> changes and exchange time, energy, favors, and love with others to
> >>mutual
> >> benefit.
> >>
> >> ³Aging in place² is a mirage, a fantasy created by our terrible fear of
> >> institutions.  Of course statistics show that people want to age in
> >>place.
> >> Which would you prefer?  Living at home or being thrown down a flight of
> >> stairs?
> >>
> >> We have a mythic understanding of independence. What we really mean by
> >> independence is having a say in the nature and structure of how we
> >>depend
> >> on people.
> >>
> >> We have two ways of looking at aging:  healthy and active or disabled
> >>and
> >> senile.  When a society gets locked into this contrast, the result is
> >>fear
> >> and alienation. Forms of assistance are stated in how many dollars for
> >> professional services.  Well being is measured by access to professional
> >> services.
> >>
> >> There are alternatives. Making these happen is and will be an exercise
> >>in
> >> creating an acceptable form of dependence.
> >>
> >> Arthur Rashap
> >>
> >> Arthur W. Rashap
> >> Home phone: (434) 995-5020
> >> Cell # (434) 218-8927
> >> arthur.rashap [at] gmail.com
> >> 1719B Galloway Drive
> >> Charlottesville, VA 22901
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