neighbors
City Habitat
Includes Listing of Local Community Gardens
There is little agreement about the definition of a community garden, probably because the most important goal of such places is to create a healthy community rather than a healthy crop of flowers, vegetables or fruit trees. Betsy Johnson of Garden Futures in Boston defines them this way: Community Gardens are community spaces that are communally cultivated and cared for; these spaces may consist of individually-worked plots, multiple person caretaker areas, sitting areas, and small-scale children play areas.
CO-HOUSING
Includes Listing of Co-housing in Minnesota
Co-operative Housing
Includes Listing of Co-op Housing in Minnesota
--From www.co-ophousingcoalition.org
From the outside, a housing co-op looks like any other townhouse development or apartment building. But, a housing co-op is different - here's how:
Owned by Members
The residents of a housing co-op are members of the co-op corporation which owns the whole property. The co-op provides a unit (townhouse or apartment) to a member household. A household can consist of one or more adults - with or without children. Members do not own their own units.