Graying Hippie Lives In Treehouse In Urban Miami Neighborhood

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MIAMI -- A graying hippie is living in a treehouse above a secret garden in the middle of Miami.
For 15 years, 56-year-old Shawnee Chasser has lived atop the 1.5-acre nirvana of green trees and farm animals behind a row of houses ten minutes from downtown.
The tree also provides extra income. Chasser has been bombarded with calls after a Craigslist posting that offers two treehouse rooms, each $380 a month. She said many are so taken with the ad, they have sent her checks sight unseen.
But even hippies need electricity.
Chasser's tile-floored kitchen has a blender, popcorn maker, oven, stove and refrigerator. Her 11-year-old daughter watches TV and does homework on the computer that has wireless Internet. They keep cool with a ceiling fan, but no air conditioner.
Chasser and her family host field trips, teaching public school children about the environment. They're also raising money to build a healing garden for troubled youth.