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Shaping a Unique Habitat        EcoVillage at Ithaca (EVI) is a budding intentional community dedicated to  exploring and modeling innovative approaches to ecological and social sustainability. "We're creating a unique habitat which includes co housing, organic agriculture, cottage industries, an education center, and natural areas, preserving and restoring over 80% of the land as green space." The residential component of EVI will be comprised of 3-5tightly clustered co housing communities surrounding a village green. The 176-acre site of farmland and woods overlooks the City of Ithaca to the east and borders Coy Glen Nature Preserve to the west. 55 acres are permanently preserved through a conservation easement managed by the Finger Lakes Land Trust. Less than 2 miles from Ithaca's downtown and Cayuga Lake, EVI aspires to integrate the best aspects of urban and rural living. EVI is a non-profit org., with an associated educational arm, EVI/CRESP which is a  project of Cornell University's Center for Religion, Ethics & Social Responsibility.