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Under the banner headline “Dreaming Green,” U.S. 1’s latest issue features Ecovillage New Jersey on its front page, saying
“Ecovillage NJ Founder Steve Welzer wants to create cohousing communities where neighbors are connected, not isolated. What’s so hard about that?”
The main article, “Ecovillage NJ: Fighting for a Commune Cause,” by Michele Alperin, contains a few bloopers, but on the whole is positive, informative, and inspiring. It tells the story of Steve’s early years and of his vision of creating sustainable and meaningful eco-communities in New Jersey, and describes much of what he and others are currently doing to make this vision a reality. Despite the headline, which fails to be accurate or clever (cohousing advocates aren’t fighting, and aren’t looking to create communes), the article is well worth a full read… Continue reading