Welcome to Parcel & Purpose — a place for people who believe that strong neighborhoods aren’t built overnight, and they aren’t built by accident. They’re created slowly, carefully, and with purpose.

Right now, we’re just beginning. My family and I are preparing to move to a new place—a new patch of land, a new community to love, listen to, and hopefully strengthen. As we search for our home, we’re also searching for something bigger: a neighborhood to nurture.

Why This Work Matters

In so many places today, the spirit of community has been stretched thin. We see neighborhoods where houses sit isolated from one another, where a trip to the grocery store means driving miles instead of walking a few blocks, and where community gathering spaces have disappeared or were never built at all. It’s not buildings we’re missing — it’s the things that weave neighbors together.

That’s why Parcel & Purpose is about finding our place. It’s about working alongside our neighbors to rebuild the essential ingredients of a thriving community: places to gather, to eat, to shop, to meet, to belong. Through thoughtful long-term development, community work, and sharing what we learn, I want to recognize the small but powerful ways we can all strengthen the places we call home. Because vibrant neighborhoods don’t happen by accident — they’re built, piece by piece, purposefully and together.

This blog is an invitation to come along on the journey. I’ll share what we’re learning about incremental development, small-scale projects, and most importantly, how to help neighborhoods thrive — not through massive change, but through small, steady steps rooted in purpose and place.

I hope you’ll join us. After all, community is not a solo sport. It’s something we do together — one patch, one purpose, one day at a time.