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{ Monthly Archives } January 2010

Russell Versaci introduces “Roots of Home”

The video is a bit shaky and you’ll need to turn your audio up, but I was thrilled to discover an architect who is not simply stamping out beige McMansions. In the video, noted architect and author Russell Versaci gave a talk as part of Charlottesville’s Design Week on his new book Roots of Home. After [...]

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Green build conference in Traverse City, Michigan

A good friend of LandChoices, Dan Paulson, asked us to post information about a green build conference in Traverse City, Michigan. Dan is the creator of Cedar Valley Ridge, one of my favorite conservation neighborhoods, located near Traverse City, Michigan. Dan preserved more than 70% of the property. View the Cedar Valley Ridtge site plan. The [...]

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Buffalo farm and buffalo conservation

The TMZ Farm in southeast Michigan is a terrific buffalo farm that offers an effective way to use land and support buffalo conservation. I first read about them in the wonderful article “Where buffalo roam” in the Detroit Free Press.  It’s a great video, I hope you enjoy it. //

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Conservation design ordinance video

I came across this video on the conservation design ordinance for McHenry County, IL. I hope you enjoy it and learn more about conservation subdivisions. a2a_linkname=”LandVoices, The Land Conservation Blog for LandChoices.org”;a2a_linkurl=”http://www.landvoices.org/”; a2a_linkname=”LandVoices, The Land Conservation Blog for LandChoices.org”;a2a_linkurl=”http://www.landvoices.org/?feed=rss”;

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Stay at Tryon Farm conservation community guest house

Looking for a fun get away this winter? Want to learn more about a great conservation community? The Tryon Farm Guest House bed and breakfast is available. Tryon Farm is a sponsor of LandChoices. Tryon Farm is a conservation community that preserves 120 acres of the total 170 acre former dairy farm. Ed and Eve Noonan [...]

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Preservation development at Bundoran Farm

Informative video about Bundoran Farm and its sustainable, preservation development, also known as conservation development or conservation subdivision, on 2,300+ acres in Charlottesville, Virginia. The land is being protected and developed by Qroe Farm Preservation Development. Bundoran Farm is a sponsor of LandChoices.

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