Molly and Evebell: A Pioneer Friendship
Today, The Forest at Duke is home to 324 residents and a cozy backdrop for the work of 277 team members. After 27 years, as one can imagine, many changes …
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The More Things Change: Kin and Community on the Pickett Farm
Today, The Forest at Duke is a fully developed, bustling community with several hundred people on site at any given moment. But if we venture back in time, things were …
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Building a Dream: Forest Beginnings
Decades ago, The Forest at Duke was merely a beautiful vision – a dream not yet born into reality. It began in the minds of a group of neighbors in …
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Color and Fun: A Self-Taught Artist Brightens The Forest
Forest resident Jean Boyd is well known around the community for her kind smile, her generous spirit, and her colorful paintings. A self-taught artist, Jean creates 7-10 paintings a week, …
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“Galvany to the Stage!”
The Forest boasts quite a roster of remarkable residents from a variety of backgrounds: professors, librarians, homemakers, gardeners, engineers, community volunteers, CEOs, authors, and artists, to name a handful. Resident …
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A Dog’s Take on The Forest: 9 Ways to Get the Most Bang for Your Bark
Oh, hello, everyone! My name is Cody. I’m a dashing wired hair fox terrier, and I happen to be woman’s best friend. I’ve been living at The Forest at Duke …
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