Media
Browse recent articles, videos and posts.
Featured topics include: Smart Growth, Green Lifestyle, Intentional Community, and our EPA Climate Showcase Community project.
Since our founding, the bold and innovative nature of our project has garnered media attention. National press includes the New York Times, Time Magazine, CNN Earth Matters, National Geographic and NPR. International coverage: Japanese and Indonesian TV, El Mundo , Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Korean radio, French Public Television and Al Bia Wal Tania. Numerous documentaries and books include Karen T. Litfin’s EcoVillages.
Selected media:
Thrive Ithaca YouTube Channel. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest videos featuring EcoVillage. We update the channel regularly with new videos, in our effort to share a closer look into ecovillage life and sustainable living.
How to Live in an Eco-Village Podcast Episode. Here Together Podcast. March 14, 2022. This interview with interim director of Thrive at EcoVillage Ithaca, Dr. Kathryn Caldwell, speaks to both the joys and realities of seeking out a more sustainable life in community.
French TV Documentary French Public Television. November 10, 2016 We’re excited to share this beautiful documentary about EcoVillage Ithaca produced by a young French couple, Jennifer Luby and Edward Bally, with Americas Productions.
Bloomberg Businessweek visits EcoVillage in new article. March 29, 2016 Businessweek Features EcoVillage in their new article: From Shared Values to Shared Quarters: Scandinavian-style co-housing is gaining traction among boomers.
EcoVillage Ithaca featured in National Geographic. December 22, 2015 Saving Energy and cohousing are the topics when visiting Winter Solstice at EcoVillage for the feature of this National Geographic article.
Green Right Now Photo Tour & Post. Oct 29, 2013 Syndicated blogger Barbara Kessler shares personal impressions, poetic perspectives and colorful photos made during an overnight stay at EcoVillage at Ithaca.
Green Building and Design Magazine, July-August, 2013. “Lessons from an Alternative Lifestyle,” by Russ Klettke. “Building on its financial viability and vibrant cohousing community, the next phase of EcoVillage at Ithaca will be the largest collection of Passive House construction seen in the United States.”
Communities Magazine, Fall 2012 “Coming of Age: 21 Years of EcoVillage Planning & Living.” Co-founder Liz Walker discusses the challenges and joys of living and learning at EcoVillage at Ithaca.
EPA Climate Showcase Communities – an EPA update on Tompkins County project
Home Power Magazine, June-July 2012 – Building a Multi-Family 50 kW Solar PV Array
PDF of print magazine articleEmpire State Future, Oct. 2011 “Smart Growth Spotlight: EcoVillage Ithaca.” A look at EcoVillage from the perspective of smart growth and sustainable suburban development, published by this project of the Tides Center.
Interested in working with EcoVillage on a new media project?
Whenever possible, we welcome reporters, documentary producers and others. We make time to talk with you and set up your visit, because we think telling our story is important. Along with a tour, you may want to schedule an interview or photo shoot. Please contact us at least two weeks in advance.