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Community Living 3: Co-Living, Collectives, Cooperatives

CO-LIVING Our first introduction to fostering relationships with our co-inhabitants is often with our family, siblings parents, then friends and roomates as we grow. The Home is the original intentional community.  We Co-Live with our parents and brothers and sisters, and sometimes extended family and we learn to navigate our personal spheres and they interact

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Community Living 2: Intentional Communities and Ecovillages

INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES: “A group of people who live together or share common facilities and who regularly associate with each other on the basis of explicit common values.” – Foundation for Intentional Communities Whereas the intent of an intentional community can vary, the binding thread is common values. An intentional community can be any planned community designed from inception to

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR AGING IN PLACE

AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR AGING IN PLACE: By Eva Otto- Designated Broker, MES, LEED AP, Ecobroker, Aging in place is simply the ability to stay in your home and age around your neighborhood and your family safely, independently and comfortably, no matter what your age, ability, or income. “When people are surveyed; eighty five percent

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The Roost – A New Affordable Urban Co-Living Community

Introducing-The Roost – 901 Hiawatha Pl S, By David Neiman (See here to apply)   Cedar frond entry mural by Urban Atrworks The Roost is an innovative new micro housing development designed from the ground up as affordable market rate housing aimed at supporting and strengthening Seattle’s arts community.  As part of our launch, we are doing

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