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Our Mission<\/h1><\/div>


To provide permanently affordable housing to very low to moderate income households that sustains a diverse community whose members join together to publicly demonstrate higher quality living patterns while minimizing negative environmental and social impacts.

All of our agendas, meeting notes and membership information can be found on our Notion and are accessible to the public.<\/p>

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Our Journey Towards Affordable Housing<\/h2>

The Urban Soil Tierra Urbana (USTU) housing co-op is named after the idea that building soil is one of the most important tasks in manifesting a sustainable lifestyle, and that soil can be built in all sorts of environments including cities.

The housing co-op is a nonprofit 501.c.3 tax exempt organization, founded in 2010 by members of the Los Angeles Eco-Village (LAEV) Intentional Community with the help of CRSP<\/a>. Urban Soil Tierra Urbana and the Beverly Vermont Community Land Trust (BVCLT)<\/a> were established concurrently.

USTU members share legal and social ownership of two of the buildings and grounds. There are approximately 40+ members of the USTU co-op.  Some are owner-members and some are renter-members.  Co-op members meet twice monthly to make a variety of decisions. All residents of Urban Soil Tierra Urbana are, by default, members of the Beverly Vermont Community Land Trust<\/p>

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Become a part of our mission to build affordable housing and promote a thriving community. Your support is essential for making a lasting impact.<\/p>

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