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About Meristem Communities

What in the world does Meristem…mean? We’re asked that a lot. Is it a person’s name, is it a flower? Present in all plants, the meristem is an area capable of indefinite cell division, growth, differentiation, and healing. You’ll usually find meristems in actively growing shoots and roots. So, the short answer? The meristem is the leading edge of growth.

Clayton Garrett and Scott Snodgrass are the Founders and Partners of Meristem Communities. (They’re also farmers.) In designing Indigo, they envisioned a place designed for people first. Neighborhoods that mend—and maintain—naturally forming community bonds. Humans need a wide range of social and environmental interactions to be happy and healthy, and these interactions have to be an organic, everyday part of the community. Meristem—and its community Indigo—reflects this ideal.

Meristem knows we don’t have to pave over paradise to create community; it can be done in any place at any scale. And we’re starting that here in Indigo.
Meristem Communities Website
Meristem Communities Indigo farming from seeds
Clayton Garrett and Scott Snodgrass are the Founders and Partners of Meristem Communities. (They’re also farmers.) In designing Indigo, they envisioned a place designed for people first. Neighborhoods that mend—and maintain—naturally forming community bonds. Humans need a wide range of social and environmental interactions to be happy and healthy, and these interactions have to be an organic, everyday part of the community. Meristem—and its community Indigo—reflects this ideal.

Meristem knows we don’t have to pave over paradise to create community; it can be done in any place at any scale. And we’re starting that here in Indigo.
Meristem Communities Website
Meristem Communities Indigo farming from seeds

Places for People™

Our actions follow our foundational beliefs.

1

Design for humans, with stirring visual interest and in sizes that range from awe-inspiringly large to comfortingly small. 

2

Create a quality public realm, a safe walkable network of spaces that celebrate openness and resist excessive enclosure. 

3

Build resilience through structures that can evolve to meet the changing needs of the neighborhood.

4

Allow end-user impact so residents can steer and influence their neighborhoods and communities. 

5

Embed equity in every decision, mindful that sexist, ageist, racist, and classist real estate practices have historically been used as tools of oppression. 

6

Creating places for people isn’t something we can do alone—always feel free to drop us a line to let us know what’s on your mind.

 

 

Workshops

The residents of Indigo can help shape the future of our neighborhoods and communities, usually over pizza. We’ll be hosting community workshops where you can bring your experiences and suggestions to the table. Coming soon, so watch this space.