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Could allotment gardening in Europe provide a model to end Homelessness in America?

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Michael Janzen

One of my Tiny House Living readers, Wayne, passed this onto me. A Kleingarten, or allotment gardening is similar to the community gardens you might find across America but have some significant differences. The parcels typically range in size from … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Village Design Concept – part 3

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Michael Janzen

In the first tiny house village post I proposed an idea of converting an existing mobile home park into a tiny house village. In part two I built on this idea by suggesting that any property zoned multi-family could be … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Village Design Concept – part 2

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Michael Janzen

In the first tiny house village post I proposed an idea of converting an existing mobile home park into a tiny house village. The idea is based on the assumption that many would probably welcome the redevelopment of distressed properties. … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Village Design Concept – part 1

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Michael Janzen

In discussions online at the Small House Society Yahoo Group and Low Cost Community Housing Google Group the challenge of getting approval for tiny house building permits and community acceptance comes up often. It makes perfect sense because most communities … Continue reading →

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