A Greener Kind Of Suburb

Not far from the newly sprouted subdivisions of Loudoun County, a gravel path winds through tall grasses toward a cluster of homes where life is lived differently than in most places. The result of the social and financial covenants is a lot of togetherness. Neighbors know one another well. But that's the idea, said Tena Meadows O'Rear. "It's not that we don't have private lives," she said. "The time we spend together has a whole different quality to it. We're trying to intentionally develop relationships that feel good to everyone."