Small community

Escape Tampa Bay Village joins the movement toward compact living.

Experiments in cooperative living offer a great model for building sustainable urban communities. But can they work for everyone?

Pocket neighborhoods are a growing trend across the United States and Canada. They create a friendly supportive community for people in many different stages of their life. Ross Chapin, an architect in Washington first coined the term pocket neighborhoods. Several of those are profiled here.

Discover insightful articles on How to Design Our Neighborhoods for Happiness. Join us in exploring solutions for a just, sustainable, and compassionate world. #How to Design Our Neighborhoods for Happiness

Union is a nationally practicing, mission-based firm committed to designing sustainable places that will be loved for generations.

The Conestoga hut is 6 by 10 foot shelter that can be built for between $250 and $500 depending on the utilization of re-used or donated materials.

They’re called “pocket neighborhoods.” It’s a term invented by architect Ross Chapin, and his book, “Pocket Neighborhood: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World,” is the definitive text on the subject.

Empowering women to find purpose and meaning in their every day lives through hosting dinners that make a difference, providing dignified work through products that give back. Check out our fair trade kitchen shop so all of your dinners can make a difference.