1. EcoHospitality at Frog’s Way B&B March 14, 2012

2. Community Context 4 SPHERES OF SUSTAINABILITY: Intertwined& overlapping Ecological Community/Social Equity Economic Personal/Health/Spirituality GLOBAL ECOVILLAGE NETWORK “Live well and lightly Together” Regenerative, place-based settlements Ecovillage Ithaca - Alternative to suburban sprawl model made for mainstream COHOUSING NEIGHBORHOODS Cooperative Living Community by Design/Easy Interaction Common Houses Clustered houses around Open Space Commons Carfree/Carefree EDUCATION Experience being part of a model Access to tours, common houses, meals Bioregional Map Local Resource book & magazines

3. Economy Reduce Costs: Energy Efficiency & Renewables next slide Reduce costs: Grow Foods, eg Berries all around and Create Value- added Foods - jam, yogurt, granola, iced wild-harvested mint tea Reduce Costs: Minimize packaging and disposable supplies –Bulk Liquid soap, cloth napkins Pay employees a Living Wage and Use Fair Trade products Support and promote local artisans, food growers & processors, forest workers, retail businesses Provide attractive Ecotourism/Edutourism Destination with a unique story

4. Ecology I Love of Place Create an immersion in the Finger Lakes Experience Building is constructed with 9 local woods Local history, geology, legends, cuisine, arts, trails –through books, magazines, and brochures Photos, quilts, bioregional map poster by local artisans Decorated with dried lavender bunches, lotus pods, and fresh-cut flowers South-facing windows open to expansive views Trails traverse woods, ponds, farms, meadows, wetlands

5. Ecology-II Cut Emissions Energy Efficiency & Renewables Compact multi-use space Quality insulation Insulated windows Passive solar design Duplex house Cut vampire circuits Radiant heated floors Super-efficient boiler All bulbs CFL Separate programmable thermostats on each floor Subsidized Solar PV Draw on grid connected wind power

6. Ecology-III Cut Emissions Food Prioritize: onsite, local, seasonal, home- made, untreated foods Serve home-made jams, yogurt, granola, wild-harvested mint tea Community meals-local,organic Kitchenette reduces travel needs Transportation. Exposure to another way of living Car-free neighborhoods Carpool and carshare arrangements Electric bicycles & Bicycle commuters Encourage bicycle and kayak use through free lending

7. Ecology-IV Minimize Waste & Toxins CUT WASTE Recycle and Compost with beautiful containers Cloth napkins Plastic tablecloths from recycled plastic bottles Reuse towels & Linens Drying Rack encourages reusing wet towels Bulk soaps & shampoos in reusable containers NON TOXIC MATERIALS- Healthy Place-Person-Planet Organic Foods, Soaps, Lotions, Shampoos No–VOC Paints and Stains. Unstained hemlock siding on bldg Locust Deck & Foundation Wood

8. Personal transformation, Health, Quality of Life Car-free, Care-free – Calm Community Connection Nature’s Beauty Heals Mindfulness - Books, Magazines, Flower Arrangements P r e s e n c e Pond, Hot Tub, Garden Slowing up and releasing Tours, community dinners, conversations by the swings – Another World is Possible