If there’s one notion central to homesteading, it’s the idea of growth—growing food, growing stronger, growing self-reliance. But what too often gets lost in our era of hyper-individualism is how ...

I was 18 the first time I heard about an ecovillage. My environmental studies professor brought up this time he lived at Arcosanti, an experimental town in the Arizona desert focused on innovating ...

Shea Gunther is a writer, entrepreneur, and podcaster living in Portland, Maine. He covers topics such as renewable energy, climate change, and nature. Ecovillages are communities of people drawn ...

Ithaca, NY -- First came FRoG, then SONG. Now EcoVillage at Ithaca, a community that is part commune, part condo development, is getting ready to start work on a third 30-home neighborhood. The ...

Driving through EcoVillage, you may not know it’s any different than the surrounding blocks. Sure, you might notice the logo stamped into the sidewalk, or the name over street signs, but what makes ...

The first residents of a new cohousing community in McCandless are expected to begin moving into their homes early next year. After five years of planning and preparation, the homes that will make up ...

Clint Williams is a writer and editor whose broad range of topics runs from nature and travel to chemtrails and clean coal. Approximately 600 properties are scattered across 4,000 acres about 55 miles ...

When the Sisters of Divine Providence near Pittsburgh tried to sell an 8-acre forested parcel, they were disappointed. Potential buyers didn't offer what the sisters thought it was worth. And for ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. Earthaven Ecovillage is a community of around ...

Neighborhood has five of of the 82 houses certified nationally by the Passive House Institute Understanding the complexity of code requirements has slowed the construction of the four-story building ...

It took 10 years and complex financing, but a 75-unit affordable and sustainable housing development is finally open on a busy corner of north Minneapolis. The $18 million Hawthorne EcoVillage ...