Issue 158


Find Issue #158, (Spring 2013) – “Affordability and Self-Reliance” of Communities Magazine here!

An Interview with Ira Wallace

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

A community pioneer and activist shares her stories.


Achieving Affordability with Cohousing

Posted on March 7, 2013 by
6 Comments

Cohousing is intrinsically an affordable model; here’s why and how.


Affording Communities

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Together—but only together—we can afford to keep publishing Communities.


Making Lymeade

Posted on March 7, 2013 by
2 Comments

Chronic illness presents challenges but also gifts of insight to a long-time communitarian.


Affordability: What It’s Good For

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

At Acorn, as in the larger world, the most important thing to be able to afford may be giving something away.


Creating a Community of Homesteaders

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

A land trust with leaseholds keeps members’ costs down while allowing a combination of autonomy and connection.


Lessons from a Childhood in Maine

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

In rural Maine in the ’70s, community was everyday reality, and everyone needed help sometimes.


Affordability: Angst and Angels

Posted on March 7, 2013 by
2 Comments

Kara Huntermoon of Heart-Culture Farm shares her community’s affordability strategies.


Self-Reliance, Right Livelihood, and Economic “Realities”

Posted on March 7, 2013 by
2 Comments

Life in a small rural ecovillage can mean embracing complex choices while balancing idealism with necessity.