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Navigating Challenges and Enjoying our Farming History
Navigating challenges, embracing heritage: Montava's development journey continues with a renewed focus on sustainability and community valu
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Nov 26, 20231 min read
The Genesis of Montava
We recently explored Agritopia in Phoenix, finding shared values in farm living and community, and agri urban design. Check out this video!
Montava
Jan 13, 20232 min read
Why do we build?
Questions like this may seem to have obvious answers initially, but a deeper reflection on this question challenges us to consider our...
Montava
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Dutch Inspired Intersection Test. Come join us!
Come join us as we build and test a Dutch inspired design for two key intersections in Montava.
Montava
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Community Life
One of the priorities of our City Council is a concept called “15 Minute City”. This planning principle is gaining global traction for...
Montava
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Expanding the team!
We are very excited to announce that Forrest Hancock is joining the Montava development team as the Director of Development. Forrest was...
Montava
Dec 17, 20214 min read
And So It Begins...
Hello Friends, This week we filed our first phase (G) of Montava into the city of Fort Collins platting approval process. Over the...
Montava
Oct 5, 20212 min read
Our Opportunity
Wherever possible, build as to make the soul sing. Troubled times can bring important issues to the surface and shine a bright light on...
Montava
Jul 23, 20211 min read
We love farmers
We are connected with many farmers in our efforts to develop Montava. This includes Native Hill our future community farmers, Tim the...
Montava
Jun 26, 20212 min read
Water Conservation
Water conservation is a complex system of interconnected uses that include every instance of water that we touch. This includes food...
Montava
Feb 4, 20212 min read
Who Inspires You?
Webster's defines "inspire" several ways: "To spur on; to exert an animating, enlivening, or exalting influence on." I am blessed to be...
Montava
Jan 8, 20212 min read
Art and Science
Great community planning requires a beautiful orchestration of art and science with a little math sprinkled in. The same principles...
Montava
Nov 28, 20201 min read
Strong Towns-New Challenges
We don’t share many articles on this blog, but this one from Strong Towns really struck a chord. The difficulties we face with small...
Montava
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Food?
Today we were waiting to enter the Native Hill Farm-stand and a woman behind me asked if we shopped here often. She said, "I live in...
Montava
Jul 30, 20202 min read
The Future of Work
A recent article in Inc. Magazine described the future work policy shared by the CEO of Siemens, Roland Busch. The new work strategy...
Montava
Jul 22, 20209 min read
50 Reasons To Build Walkable Communities
Fast Company recently published this list of 50 reasons to build walkable communities. Excellent!
Montava
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Where do we go from here?
Can you say “tectonic shift”? As we feel the ground move under our feet, many believe it will impact our expectations of community. These...
Montava
May 1, 20202 min read
The Tale of "Local"
What was once a neat idea will become necessity. I love a brand of coffee I've bought at a chain grocery story for years, but that ends...
Montava
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Never Alone
When we come out of this soon, I look forward to seeing the hundreds of ways we help each other. The hundreds of ways that we help our...
Montava
Mar 14, 20201 min read
Kind, Thankful, United
Videos coming out of Italy yesterday are incredibly touching. Most people know how the Covid-19 virus has severely impacted Italy and...
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