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    News writer Nina Hernandez spent a week with the residents of the Community First! Village. Read her story about finding good neighbors with the formerly homeless. Here, Tim Hoskins shows us his tiny home.
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    Community First! has grown up into a sprawling network of tiny homes over the past four years.
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    Each home is custom designed by a community sponsor. This one is equipped with a personalized cistern.
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    Jerome Johnson poses in front of his tiny home, which is equipped with a spacious second-story porch. He waited extra months living under a lean-to while construction completed.
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    Our intrepid reporter Nina Hernandez struggling to properly hoe in the Genesis Gardens.
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    The Genesis Garden produces the greens and veggies necessary to keep the community farmers market in stock. Households most in need get theirs gratis.
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    Walking through Community First! Village is a lot like walking through any other neighborhood. Residents sit on porches and shoot the breeze, walk their dogs, and binge-watch Forensic Files.

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