Kailash Ecovillage is a 32-unit apartment complex located on a large, urban site in the inner SE part of Portland, Oregon. Besides the one-bedroom apartments, each with their own separate storage spaces, the facilities consist of a shared laundry and mail room, recycling and composting areas, and garden room. Additionally, a community room has been remodeled that offers space for community gatherings including ongoing monthly vegan potlucks and informational meetings. Residents and neighbors interested in gardening can take advantage of the on site community garden.
Unlike many cohousing communities, Kailash Ecovillage uses a rental model. This allows individuals with lower income and those without prior housing ownership to participate in a sustainable community. As not all residents are able to afford their own private unit, we now offer a hostel style dormitory accommodation. (minimum three month stay)
Values Statement
We value:
sustainability: organic gardening, composting, local food production, frugal use of energy and resources, alternative sources of energy and water, reducing, reusing, recycling, human-powered transport
safety: ensuring community safety through a stringent screening process, neighbors looking out for each other, and other measures
respect: for other beings and our earth
diversity: our community includes different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, incomes, ages, family types, sexual orientations, and spiritual paths
· children and elders
· each others' privacy
· honesty
· cleanliness
· non-harming
· non-stealing
· simplicity
· helpfulness
· open-mindedness: welcoming new ideas
· experimentation: exploring new methods of sustainable urban living
· vegan community gatherings
and celebrations: maintaining vegan community meals allows all residents to participate. We welcome individuals to share any other dietary restrictions.
· education about sustainability
learning amongst ourselves and teaching the larger community