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Who We Are

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Imagine that you and your neighbors have just moved into your new spaces in a cohousing community at Arizmendi Ecovillage and you are sitting down to your first common meal in the Common House. As you look around, who do you see? You have gotten to know your new neighbors quite well already, as you met together to build the social community while the physical spaces were under construction. At the grand opening celebration, you joined with friends and family to explore all the new features of the ecovillage:
 
Residential Units:
There are so many private spaces in different sizes and shapes. Most have one or two bedrooms, but it was fun to tour the Eco-Huts on the rooftops and the multi-bedroom co-op units. There are four cohousing communities in all. One of them, Westminster Commons, is just for seniors 55 and over, and the other three are intergenerational and have people of all ages. 
 
Co-op businesses:
In the Eco-Innovation Center, there are offices for several co-op businesses that collaborated in building out this prototype Irresistible Ecovillage Solutions community and are already at work on creating a network of them.
 
Extensive shared facilities:
Each cohousing neighborhood has its own Common House that we share with our neighbors with big kitchens and dining rooms for frequent common meals arts & crafts rooms, library, activities rooms, guest rooms. Throughout the site, there are hanging gardens and cascading water features in courtyards and on roof decks along walkways on several levels.
 
Sequential and simultaneous shared use:
In one of the four Common Houses, there is business incubator space, co-working spaces and a café that we will use ourselves most of the time, but will have some public hours. We visited the k-3 charter school, preschool, elder hostel, another café, live performance space, urban farmers and arts & crafts market space.
 
Other co-op businesses:
As we toured the site, we stopped in at the Let the Sun Shine in Again restaurant, green grocer and health food Green Being Grocery, the Blind Venetian international youth hostel, as well as the microbrewery and the health spa that has a saltwater pool and a juice bar.

 

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  • Garden Potluck Party
    Join us between 9-12 noon at 3965 Westminster Pl, St. Louis, MO 63108 . We will prep the garden for planting, so we can discuss exciting news about the development of Arizmendi Ecovillage. In addition to planning the garden layout, we will close with a potluck lunch at noon -bring your favorite dish! The post […]
  • Earth Day 2019-Forest Park on the Muny Grounds
    ON APRIL 27 & 28TH | STOP BY OUR BOOTH: ARIZMENDI ECOVILLAGE & CONNECT WITH US -EVENT HOURS: 10:30 – 5:00 pm “We are looking for volunteers for 2-hour stints. Show up any time.” WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU! Whether you are coming for the food, the music, the activities, or the people watching, […]
  • Tour and Potluck
    Weather permitting, we will be giving a tour of our property. Regardless, we’d love to see newcomers and veterans alike for a potluck. Bring questions, ideas, and a dish to share. Saturday May 6th, from 5-8 PM Contact Carol at braford@sbcglobal.net for more info The post Tour and Potluck appeared first on Arizmendi Ecovillage.
  • Discussion and Potluck
    Interested in learning more about our community? Join us for a casual discussion over dinner. Bring your questions and a dish to share. Saturday April 15th, from 5-8 PM Contact Carol at braford@sbcglobal.net for more info The post Discussion and Potluck appeared first on Arizmendi Ecovillage.
  • Information Session
    Interested in joining our community? Just heard of us and want to learn more? Join us on Saturday, March 18 from 5 to 7 PM for a casual information session followed by a potluck. Bring your questions and a dish to share! At the Arizmendi Ecovillage 3965 Westminster Place St Louis, MO 63108 For more […]

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