Are you wondering how to start a community garden?
It all starts with talking, asking, and digging, and grows from there.
View ArticleNew modular disaster relief housing prototype developed in New York
A new disaster relief housing prototype has been released - and it may offer a more community centered lifestyle than shipping containers.
View ArticleThe Little Free Library flourishes in Toronto, Canada
It's a place to get and replace free books, and the architecture is local to each town.
View ArticleNew York’s proactive plan to face climate change
Legislators and The Nature Conservancy works on plan to make New York more resilient and protected from climate change impacts, such as extreme weather and rising seas levels.
View ArticleWhy going to the library is one of the best things I do for my kids and the...
It's so much more than books.
View ArticleCohousing: The real sharing economy at its best, and a great example in Berlin
This is a housing form that we should be building a lot more of.
View ArticleThe shake up of Boneyard Studios, a tiny house community
Despite a positive beginning, one tiny house community succumbs to internal tensions and is forced to relocate. Can other micro-communities learn from what happened at Boneyard Studios?
View ArticleSimply Home: A tiny cohousing community grows in Portland (Video)
Using a cohousing model, this small community of tiny house residents have their own private spaces in addition to sharing an existing big house, and other resources.
View ArticleHow to start a time bank
By encouraging neighbors to share skills and cooperate, time banks can build strong communities and a vibrant informal economy.
View ArticleTrash cans will act as Wi-Fi hotspots in NYC's underserved neighborhoods
These solar-powered, smart waste receptacles are doing much more than collecting trash.
View ArticleImaginative tiny house is a mobile classroom, community center and curio (Video)
Most people think of tiny homes as residences for one individual or two. This one is built as a portable classroom and community centre, travelling and bringing fun activities from place to place.
View ArticleSheltersuits: Waterproof sleeping bags for the homeless made from recycled tents
Using tents abandoned during music festivals, this designer is creating over 2,500 full-body sleeping bags to give away for free to the homeless.
View ArticleFinally! Tiny home subdivisions and developments are becoming a reality.
Another good reason to move to Colorado.
View ArticleNew York's seeing green
Andrew Cuomo is proposing a historic investment in the environment - and other states should take notice
View ArticlePodShare: Pod-based co-working and co-living community flourishing in LA
A growing number of freelancers choose to join co-working spaces. Now, there are a few co-living places in LA where you co-work and spend the night too.
View ArticleHousesitting: Travel the world, stay at someone else's home for free
Thanks to the internet, housesitters can now travel the world, living in different places for a few days or a few months for free, in exchange for taking care of an absent homeowner's property, pets...
View ArticleCanada's first 'Library of Things' opens in Toronto
The Sharing Depot is a place where you can borrow everything from camping gear, tools, and board games, to children's toys, playpens, and sporting goods.
View ArticleHaving Facebook friends is associated with a longer life
A new study suggests that a social media community adds to longevity similar to an offline community.
View Article40 random acts of kindness to brighten the day
In the day-to-day, practicing kindness can help knit a web of compassion to give humanity a boost of resilience.
View ArticleResearchers identify 4 basic personality types
Study on human behavior finds 90% of the population falls into 4 categories; researchers say results are useful for negotiating or for when people need to help each other.
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