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Dancing Rabbit Eco Village, Missouri

Another showcase of the beauty of natural
building techniques, the Dancing Rabbit Eco
Village is a sustainable community located
near Rutledge, Missouri advocating low-
impact living and dedication to social
change. Everything from members’ diets to
the way they use water is dictated by a
commitment to living lightly on the earth.
The village is on 280 acres including six
ponds, a small creek and 40 acres of woodland, plus 30 acres where they have
planted over 12,000 trees as part of a restoration program.

EcoVillage at Ithaca, New York

What would the ideal sustainable community
look like? The EcoVillage at Ithaca is one
example that is already thriving in the Finger
Lakes region of upstate New York. It includes
three co-housing neighborhoods called Frog,
Song and Tree as well as an organic CSA
vegetable farm, community gardens and over
100 acres of protected green space. The
houses are all energy-efficient and share
facilities like a common house, wood shop, metal
shop, bike shed, playgrounds and centralized
compost bins.

Conceptual Community of Tiny Houses

It’s not yet a reality, but tiny house enthusiasts have a dream: idyllic neighborhoods
where people who have committed to living in very small spaces can get together
and share resources and camaraderie. Tiny house communities are hard to come by
because of various city and county ordinances, which favor large houses and
conventional utilities. At
TinyHouseCommunity.com, people who live in
tiny houses – or want to build their own some
day – get together to talk about making these
villages happen. There are two tiny house
communities currently in planning phases, in
Washington D.C. and Texas.

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