Building A Community From Scratch

Steve Nygren dives into how to actually begin the build process when you're starting from nothing. He knew he had to save his backyard and had worked with his neighbors to go to the state to make the laws work for Chattahoochee Hills, but he didn't yet know he was going to create the Serenbe community. That realization was never a moment, but rather over a gradual course of time. Questions AnsweredHow do you build a neighborhood from scratch?If not you, who? If not now, when?When did Steve Nygren realize he was actually going to build a neighborhood to save his land?How did Phill Tabb get involved in Serenbe?Did Steve get to include everything he wanted to in Serenbe?Why were granite curbs so difficult to get?What goes into putting something like power into a new community?How do we reduce our energy demands so we're not using up our resources?How does EarthCraft differ from LEED certification?What is a Gabion bridge?Why do third-world countries have more environmentally-friendly stormwater routing than the United States?Where does stormwater go?People + Organizations MentionedFarmers AlmanacProctor CreekRobert MarvinDr. Phillip TabbSoutheastern Engineering, IncSouthfaceUSA TodayAtlanta BeltLineBiophilic Leadership SummitBlue Eyed Daisy BakeshopBoschBruce FergusonEarthCraft CertificationChad EppleTeresa EppleThe new book, Start In Your Own Backyard, is out and available for ordering.  Step off the treadmill of life and book a stay at the Inn at Serenbe. Use code Serenbe Stories when you book online or over the phone and receive 10% off your stay!Learn more about Serenbe and see our Events Calendar. Order your copy of Start In Your Own Backyard: Transforming Where You Live with Radical Common Sense by Serenbe founder Steve Nygren.