Tag: intentional community
Living Well in the Caribbean Heartland
Posted on December 9, 2025 byby Phil Hahn *This is a sponsored article. Learn more about our Sponsorship Program at ic.org/fic-sponsor Greetings from the Belize River Valley, where the green of nature is louder thana… Read More
Military Veterans in Intentional Communities Survey
Posted on July 21, 2023 by5 Comments
The Relationship Between Major Institutions and Sense of Belonging Surveys of Military Veterans Residing in Intentional Communities Click here to fill out the survey Hello fellow lovers of community, I’m… Read More
Are you curious about intentional community?
Posted on May 21, 2019 byIntentional communities go by many names: ecovillage, commune, co-housing, housing co-ops and more. If you’ve spent time at one, you probably noticed that intentional community feels different than normal living.… Read More
Collaborating for a Regenerative Future
Posted on October 31, 2018 byWritten by: Cynthia Tina — How can we steward a more sustainable and regenerative future for North America? This was the central inquiry during a three day event called the… Read More
Piece in Atlantic about Transition Towns
Posted on April 4, 2011 byAn article in the Atlantic by Kentaro Toyama describes Transition Towns as “the latest in a history of intentional communities that have experimented to find more enlightened alternatives to modern… Read More
Eco-commune movement in Russia
Posted on November 17, 2010 byRussia: Beyond the Headlines, an international newspaper focused on Russian news, politics and culture, recently posted an article on the growth of homesteading communities, referred to as “eco-communes” in rural… Read More
Huffington Post profiles a Christian community with a social agenda
Posted on September 26, 2010 byThis article discusses the impact that a group of young Christians are hoping to produce by building community in a violent neighborhood in Gresham, Oregon. This work is tied to… Read More
Egalitarian Community in Ethiopia
Posted on July 30, 2010 byA recent article from newsdesk.org looks at the progressive Awra Amba community in Ethiopia. Sixty-three-year-old Zumra Nuru, a longtime promoter of gender equality and religious freedom, founded the society in… Read More
The Independent looks at ‘Modern Communes’
Posted on July 14, 2010 byA recent article in Britain’s Independent describes the successes of Lammas Eco-village, Brithdir Mawr and Steward Wood communities in the UK. If reassurance were needed that life in a commune… Read More
Profile of Mackenzie Heights Collective in Vancouver
Posted on July 14, 2010 byBritish Columbia’s independent online magazine, The Tyee, posted a lengthy article a couple months ago on the advantages of collective living, profiling the Mackenzie Heights Collective. Currently housing five adults… Read More
BBC News Looks at Co-housing
Posted on June 4, 2010 byIn this video, the BBC‘s David Sillito checks out the co-housing movement, talking to members of a community in Dorset, England. Watch the video here.
Twin Oaks on CNN!
Posted on April 22, 2010 byIn this video produced by CNN, members of the Twin Oaks community in Louisa VA describe their goals and daily experiences, and demonstrate their shared commitment to sustainability. Check out… Read More
Feature Article on Cohousing in the Boston Globe
Posted on March 25, 2010 byThis week an article in the Boston Globe examines the growing momentum of the cohousing movement in Massachusetts, and discusses the importance of community and environmental consciousness to Boston residents.… Read More
An article in South Africa’s Times Live looks at self-sustaining communities
Posted on December 11, 2009 byA recent article in Times Live explores “the green life” at Khula Dhamma eco-village in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. In a place where being able to use… Read More
Brooklyn Co-housing in the New York Post
Posted on December 7, 2009 byNew York Magazine profiled Brooklyn Co-housing, the first co-housing community in New York City, in an in-depth article recently. This is a level of group interaction that the co-housers haven’t… Read More
