Monthly Archives: June 2022

What is happening? Neighbors in Geneva, Switzerland get together and plan their edible gardens so that they can trade Why is this important? Each house has a vegetable garden and fruit trees. How will this be important? Diverse vegetation benefits the flora, fauna, air quality. @sunnythefarmer

What is happening? Community Land Trusts are “mostly nonprofit organizations that operate within a specific neighborhood facing development pressure.” Why is this important? When a community land trust owns the land it protects the land from being scooped up by developers and makes home purchasing more accessible. How will this be important? In 2020, California […]

What is happening? Pennsylvania is considering a grant program for home owners and small landlords for property repairs that promote energy efficiency. SB 1135 ( 2022 | PA) Why is this important? By addressing home repairs for energy efficiency, the state would lower energy usage (good for climate change advocates) and make efficient housing more […]

What is happening? In 2018 Minneapolis’ single family zoning ban turned the clock to pre-zoning where duplexes and triplexes are nearly indistinguishable from their single family home neighbors. Why is this important? This helped address housing shortages, but permitting for these multi family units are not at the numbers some supporters would like. How will […]