[Santa Cruz, CA Permaculture] Opportunity To Be Part of Los Angeles History with our new acquisition/Angeles Eco-Village (LAEV) and our journey to re-invent how we live in cities.

Sun Aug 14 14:48:37 PDT 2016

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 I am writing because of your interest in the Los Angeles Eco-Village (LAEV) and our journey to re-invent how we live in cities. The main project of CRSP for the past 25 years has been the two block LAEV demonstration neighborhood where the social, economic and ecological components are being systematically connected, resulting in a higher quality of life at a much lower environmental impact.

Our accomplishments include:
50 units of permanently affordable ecologically and 

permaculture-oriented cooperative cohousing

Incubation of new green organizations and businesses, including the Bicycle Kitchen, Cafecito Organico, the Food Lobby, Pacific Electric Worker Co-Op, Relampago Wheelery, the LAEV Family Childcare Service, Urban Soil/Tierra Urbana Limited Equity Housing Co-op, and the Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust.

 LAEV intentional community members also helped start or grow CicLAvia, the L.A. County

Bicycle Coalition, the Los Angeles Permaculture Guild, the Arroyo Seco Network of TimeBanks, and the multi-school White House Place Learning Garden. 

and last, but not least, the CRSP Ecological Revolving Loan Fund  <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dDLc1tkSo51VbY6jie5RhpcvxG74l4-N63azABfJw7ib8PVOk58ZLpWd4oPbjL1LjRcM91yNaGWUP7dk7Tk-u-RHwlR_0HZ-nFAOOCFK6lbzrYzCLd9mu_Csa_K5aD2BhPFhiCSRhNKUAgiOzQtJb-wELhTMRYEipXNy1hr2salGjlrswU5VUzbP0fSqXatNFJ84cU1LFp7amgxLStc0mnFBwhAZ9SXl&c=7dx_FNHeVnf77zbvjA0cj4tRuEM9PyE1bMm5wLEQyHcPf36W7ityqA==&ch=l24iCEWMIDzhEliaxt7RLK2KYqJbyp3NfsGrtAcdB9CprF3qE0eIHw==>(ELF).
And that last item, the ELF, is a major reason you are receiving this note today. We're growing the ELF and invite you to be part of it.   Here is the Who, What, Where, Why, and How to be Involved:

Who:  CRSP, the initial nonprofit development organization of LAEV, an organization I founded in 1980, is in escrow for the quarter-acre auto repair shop and Teriyaki House on the north corner of the LAEV neighborhood at First Street and Bimini Place, adjacent to our largest building.  It has been in our vision to acquire this site for 20 plus years.

What: We plan to redevelop the site as the first new construction CAR-FREE mixed-use, permanently-affordable, ecologically-sensitive, culture-changing cohousing

community in Los Angeles.  It will have something for everyone committed to urban sustainable living, including a veggie café in a reclaimed trolley car set on the tracks that are still on the property and on Bimini Place.  We estimate it's been 70 years since Los Angeles has had a car-free development.

Why:  In spite of billions of public dollars put into our rapidly advancing transit systems, the public is still trapped in auto congestion and gridlock. Our health and safety continue to be at risk as car sales soar.  Someone's got to step in and say "enough already, NO MORE CARS!" But also provide another way. We've decided to meet the challenge. We invite you to come along with us for the joy and excitement of "being the change" our Earth, our Nation, and our City so desperately needs.

How you can be involved:
Loan money to our ELF for the corner acquisition. At 1.5%, we're paying better interest rates than any of your bank saving accounts. And you'll know where your money is and the good it is doing. We're seeking up to 35 loans from $5,000 to $100,000. Ask Lois <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dDLc1tkSo51VbY6jie5RhpcvxG74l4-N63azABfJw7ib8PVOk58ZLkRVYEQEFm4Chf087ecFKPozJQ7GAbzUVDk7VyzWwszvZeuPIVHVPbqXP_1zhgItgIRsBt4N9QdgePtfdsn0PMKmWmVN0uJLq0zFRToLoqtIPmOH0AZfATw=&c=7dx_FNHeVnf77zbvjA0cj4tRuEM9PyE1bMm5wLEQyHcPf36W7ityqA==&ch=l24iCEWMIDzhEliaxt7RLK2KYqJbyp3NfsGrtAcdB9CprF3qE0eIHw==> to send you the two page Prospectus or the longer Draft Property Analysis, Purchase and Development Plan. Visit our website to view the ELF fact sheet  <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dDLc1tkSo51VbY6jie5RhpcvxG74l4-N63azABfJw7ib8PVOk58ZLpWd4oPbjL1LjRcM91yNaGWUP7dk7Tk-u-RHwlR_0HZ-nFAOOCFK6lbzrYzCLd9mu_Csa_K5aD2BhPFhiCSRhNKUAgiOzQtJb-wELhTMRYEipXNy1hr2salGjlrswU5VUzbP0fSqXatNFJ84cU1LFp7amgxLStc0mnFBwhAZ9SXl&c=7dx_FNHeVnf77zbvjA0cj4tRuEM9PyE1bMm5wLEQyHcPf36W7ityqA==&ch=l24iCEWMIDzhEliaxt7RLK2KYqJbyp3NfsGrtAcdB9CprF3qE0eIHw==>and draft loan agreement.

 Join the "culture change" team. Are you an anthropologist, sociologist, psychologist, health and wellness advocate--professional or amateur--interested in how society changes? Want to help make the change happen? Come brainstorm and plan with us. Join the "culture change" team. We'll be meeting in person and on-line. Let us know if you want to be a team member or coordinator.

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If you, or your up-to-three-person household, fall within very low to moderate income guidelines, start saving now with ELF <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dDLc1tkSo51VbY6jie5RhpcvxG74l4-N63azABfJw7ib8PVOk58ZLpWd4oPbjL1LjRcM91yNaGWUP7dk7Tk-u-RHwlR_0HZ-nFAOOCFK6lbzrYzCLd9mu_Csa_K5aD2BhPFhiCSRhNKUAgiOzQtJb-wELhTMRYEipXNy1hr2salGjlrswU5VUzbP0fSqXatNFJ84cU1LFp7amgxLStc0mnFBwhAZ9SXl&c=7dx_FNHeVnf77zbvjA0cj4tRuEM9PyE1bMm5wLEQyHcPf36W7ityqA==&ch=l24iCEWMIDzhEliaxt7RLK2KYqJbyp3NfsGrtAcdB9CprF3qE0eIHw==> for your share payment in the future cohousing limited equity co-op. You'll be invited to participate in the design and to form community with future neighbors. Your savings will be refundable if you do not become a member of this co-op. Contact Lois for other qualifying criteria.

We are scheduled to close escrow in a few short weeks, and we have commitments

of $600,000. Will you be among the 35 people who help double

that in time for the closing and beyond? All three of our multi-family buildings have been acquired by this same method,  without bank loans. We invite you to take advantage of the opportunity to make this the fourth!

Thanks for reading and being part of the future.

Lois Arkin
CRSP
Founder, Executive Director
crsp at igc.org <mailto:crsp at igc.org>
213/73-1254
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reinventing how we live in cities

CRSP is associated with the Ecovllage Network of the US, the Global Ecovillage Network
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Save the Date for the Green Festival September 16, 17, 18, 2016
at the Los Angeles Convention Center
CRSP and LA Eco-Village will have a booth there.  Let me know if you want to help staff it. Contact Lois 213/738-1254 or crsp at igc.org 
Go here to stay tuned to Green Festival news, how to get free tickets and more: 
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