Amenities
Kailash Ecovillage offers the following amenities for its residents:
Gardens
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46 individual garden plots
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Communally gardened space
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Fruit orchard (53 fruit trees), grape vineyard, and berry patches
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Garden tool shed & tools
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multiple ornamental and native gardens
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Greenhouse
Community Room
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Meeting space with 60″ TV with surround sound for presentations and movie nights
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Community kitchen (vegan only)
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Ubuntu internet station computer
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Community laser printer
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Games collection
Bike Parking
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Covered bike parking for 48 bikes
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96 bike parking spots total
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dedicated bike repair area with pump and basic tools including bike stand with clamp
Car Parking
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27 parking spaces for cars
Note: our eventual goal is to depave most of these spaces to create more living or garden space!
Laundry/Mail Room
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2 front load, high efficiency washers
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2 electric dryers
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clothes drying racks
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outdoor clothesline
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individual mail boxes for all units
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bios and photos of all residents posted by their mail boxes (in progress)
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3’x10′ separate locked storage units for most apartments
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as of December 1, 2013, the laundry gets 100% of its power from our solar photovoltaic array
Communication Tools
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Community bulletin boards
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Project teams
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Google group with community calendar
Shared resources
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Free-cycle area
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Media lending library
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Vehicle sharing, including car, truck, bike, bike trailor
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Vacuum, mops, brooms, etc
Extended Recycling
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Corks, Styrofoam, batteries
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Compact fluorescent light bulbs
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Metal, glass
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Non-curbside plastics like plastic film and rigid plastics, when possible by local recyclers
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Kitchen scrap composting
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Compost bins
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Humanure composting and urine recycling
More!
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Broadcast TV antenna, gets 42 free channels!
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Internet access (wired to each unit, plus WiFi)
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Outdoor living and gathering areas
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Community events
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Potlucks
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Guest and meditation room