Brandy Gallagher is one of the original founders and developers of O.U.R. Ecovillage and serves as the executive director of O.U.R. Community Association. Brandy’s passion for community building comes from four decades of living in communal or cooperative settings. Her most recently published work is the documentary, “Creating TOPIA: The Journey of Developing a School of Sustainable Community Building.”
Articles by Brandy Gallagher
Redefining Work (Issue # 152)
O.U.R. Ecovillage initiates a project to allow community to invest in community—part of an effort to redefine value and use money in ways that heal.
O.U.R. Ecovillage has audaciously invited inspectors, architects, and regulatory officials to participate in their green building programs for the past eight years. In the process, they have fostered cooperative social connections--and received full approval for an eco-housing cluster.
When "No" is Just an Uneducated "Yes" (Issue # 137)
By not seeing "them" but rather "us," O.U.R. Ecovillage on Vancouver Island and local officials co-created a whole new regulation for sustainable zoning--and set a precedent for all of Canada.
