Montava Blog Posts

We recently explored Agritopia in Phoenix, finding shared values in farm living and community, and agri urban design. Check out this video!

Questions like this may seem to have obvious answers initially, but a deeper reflection on this question challenges us to consider our...

Come join us as we build and test a Dutch inspired design for two key intersections in Montava.

One of the priorities of our City Council is a concept called “15 Minute City”. This planning principle is gaining global traction for...

We are very excited to announce that Forrest Hancock is joining the Montava development team as the Director of Development. Forrest was...

Hello Friends, This week we filed our first phase (G) of Montava into the city of Fort Collins platting approval process. Over the...

Wherever possible, build as to make the soul sing. Troubled times can bring important issues to the surface and shine a bright light on...

We are connected with many farmers in our efforts to develop Montava. This includes Native Hill our future community farmers, Tim the...

Water conservation is a complex system of interconnected uses that include every instance of water that we touch. This includes food...

Webster's defines "inspire" several ways: "To spur on; to exert an animating, enlivening, or exalting influence on." I am blessed to be...

Great community planning requires a beautiful orchestration of art and science with a little math sprinkled in. The same principles...

We don’t share many articles on this blog, but this one from Strong Towns really struck a chord. The difficulties we face with small...

Today we were waiting to enter the Native Hill Farm-stand and a woman behind me asked if we shopped here often. She said, "I live in...

A recent article in Inc. Magazine described the future work policy shared by the CEO of Siemens, Roland Busch. The new work strategy...

Fast Company recently published this list of 50 reasons to build walkable communities. Excellent!

Can you say “tectonic shift”? As we feel the ground move under our feet, many believe it will impact our expectations of community. These...

What was once a neat idea will become necessity. I love a brand of coffee I've bought at a chain grocery story for years, but that ends...

When we come out of this soon, I look forward to seeing the hundreds of ways we help each other. The hundreds of ways that we help our...

Videos coming out of Italy yesterday are incredibly touching. Most people know how the Covid-19 virus has severely impacted Italy and...

I love when someone takes the complex and makes it simple. The chart below does that beautifully with challenging and relevant...