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Unsprawl: Community of Civano in Tucson, Arizona

Unsprawl:
The Community of Civano
Tucson, Arizona

April 14, 2019

The Community of Civano located in Tucson, Arizona is a New Urbanist, 270-acre neighborhood designed and built using principles of sustainability, including reduced energy and potable water usage.

A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture
by Stephanie Anderson

March 18, 2019

Nonfiction

I’m in western South Dakota, rolling across the prairie in a blue 1970s-era pickup truck, when I first see them. Buffalo—faraway brown dots on... Read More...

The House We Live In: New Plans
by Amy Knight

June 19, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona When you look into the distance in a landscape of rolling hills, somet... Read More...

The House We Live In: Disappointment
by Amy Knight

June 5, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona Reader, it did not go well. I had met with the final bidder right whe... Read More...

The House We Live In: What Ifs
by Amy Knight

May 22, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona One of the ways I’ve learned, over the years, to cope with anxiety is ... Read More...

The House We Live In: Sad Party
by Amy Knight

May 15, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona A few years ago, I had gone on a handful of dates with a guy who ... Read More...

The House We Live In: Window
by Amy Knight

May 1, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona You know that corny old phrase, when God closes a door, he opens a win... Read More...

The House We Live In: Attrition
by Amy Knight

April 24, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona We sent our bid set to five contractors. One never wrote back. And the... Read More...

The House We Live In: Need
by Amy Knight

April 17, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona For a while, I was taking a medication that made me really sleepy in t... Read More...

The House We Live In: Out for Bid
by Amy Knight

April 10, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona We finally did it: we sent the drawings out for bid. I feel a little l... Read More...

The House We Live In: Depressed Design
by Amy Knight

April 3, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona I recently came out to a group of close friends as a person who l... Read More...

The House We Live In: Circus
by Amy Knight

March 27, 2017

Currents, The House We Live In

A Series on Building the Sustainable Home in Tucson, Arizona I have a poster in my apartment that says Nie mój cyrek, Nie moje... Read More...

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