Amanda Jones Kik is co-founder and co-director of Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology, an organization dedicated to building strong communities through the intersections of art, farming, ecology, and economy. Her latest project is The Alluvion—a performing and visual arts center in Traverse City, Michigan, housed in a real estate cooperative development. More about these projects: www.crosshatch.org, www.thealluvion.org, www.commongrounds.coop.