It has been a big change moving from a university residence to a shared house. This Fall I was lucky enough to move into a house with friends who share my value of living a low impact lifestyle. The way we decided to structure our house is inspired by the idea of collective living. The main difference between a shared house and a collective house is the idea of shared decision making and working together towards common goals. In our house a major common goal is to make our environmental footprint as light as possible, while ensuring there is always an abundance of tasty healthy food.