Standing in Maria’s backyard in Scottsdale yesterday, I watched her practically beam with pride as she showed off her rain barrel setup. “Jennifer, you’ve got to see this,” she said,…
Yesterday morning I’m drinking coffee and checking emails when one comes in that makes me actually pause mid-sip. This potential client had found my urban planning work through some professional…
I’ve been losing sleep over something that happened three weeks ago. I was touring this award-winning mixed-use development in Phoenix with their lead architect, listening to him describe their “revolutionary…
I’ve been staring at this rendering on my desk for the past week, and I can’t shake this sick feeling in my stomach. It’s a beautiful mixed-use development – sleek…
Three weeks ago, I’m standing in Maria Santos’ kitchen at 7 AM, watching her make coffee using electricity generated by her own solar panels, with water she collected from last…
My water bill last month was twelve bucks. Not a typo – twelve dollars. My neighbour Sandra cornered me at the mailbox yesterday, waving her $340 bill around like evidence…
My neighbour Maria knocked on my door last Tuesday around 8 AM, still in her robe and clearly annoyed. “Sarah, I need you to look at something,” she said, marching…
My neighbour Carol caught me wrestling with PVC pipes in my driveway last month and asked the question that’s been haunting me ever since: “So Jennifer, when are you ditching…
My neighbour Sarah showed up at my front door last Tuesday morning looking absolutely defeated. Her hands were caked with dirt, and she had this look in her eyes that…
Last April, I drove out to this farm near Tucson after getting an invitation from a woman named Maria who claimed she’d built what she called a “closed loop paradise.”…