Communities Articles
Here is a selection of articles from previous back issues of Communities magazine. All back issues up to issue #184 are available for download here.
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Expressing Gratitude in Community
Posted on June 7, 2013 byCommunities and their members can change and drift apart, but the lessons and tools gained in community endure.
Seeking Community
Posted on June 7, 2013 byThe Tamarack Institute helps people talk and learn together about the possibilities of community.
Being Human
Posted on June 7, 2013 byA veteran of Washington, DC’s Sojourners Community reflects on wisdom her group gleaned from Central Americans and from one another.
Wisdom from Within, Wisdom from Without
Posted on June 7, 2013 by1 Comment
Life in and out of community offers valuable lessons about governance, membership, vision, struggles, and deepening connections.
Advertising Opportunities
Posted on April 18, 2013 byWould you like to appear in the Summer edition of Communities Magazine? Please respond here, email Ads@ic.org, or call 443-422-3741. And pass it on! 😉 Or you can go… Read More
An Interview with Ira Wallace
Posted on March 7, 2013 byA community pioneer and activist shares her stories.
Achieving Affordability with Cohousing
Posted on March 7, 2013 by6 Comments
Cohousing is intrinsically an affordable model; here’s why and how.
Affording Communities
Posted on March 7, 2013 byTogether—but only together—we can afford to keep publishing Communities.
Making Lymeade
Posted on March 7, 2013 by2 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 byAt 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 byA 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 byIn rural Maine in the ’70s, community was everyday reality, and everyone needed help sometimes.
Affordability: Angst and Angels
Posted on March 7, 2013 by2 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 by2 Comments
Life in a small rural ecovillage can mean embracing complex choices while balancing idealism with necessity.
Cycling toward Sustainable Community
Posted on December 7, 2012 by1 Comment
After 6,500 miles of pedaling and 100 community visits, a couple documents the promise of intentional community and cooperative living.
New Beginnings at Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing
Posted on December 7, 2012 byA forming cohousing group experiences its share of bumps, but comes together to move forward.
Greening Your ’Hood
Posted on December 7, 2012 byKibbutzes, ecovillages, cohousing communities, and pocket neighborhoods offer us opportunities to make a new start.
Journeying on the Ark
Posted on December 7, 2012 byQuestioning her community’s philosophy and practices, a live-in caregiver ends her involvement there in order to focus on greater self-expression and self-care.
Community for a Minute
Posted on December 7, 2012 by1 Comment
Children in outdoor programs face—and often overcome—three major obstacles to learning and growth.
Gratitude, Loss, Rebirth, and Community
Posted on December 7, 2012 byEndings and beginnings grow from one another and make personal and group renewal possible.
The Bookends of Community
Posted on December 7, 2012 byMarking endings and beginnings with ritual can add intentionality, understanding, and connection to our lives.
Crossing over the Threshold
Posted on December 7, 2012 by1 Comment
An older generation learns to let go as a younger generation steps forward.
The Hermitage Now and To Come
Posted on December 7, 2012 byTwo community founders recognize that it’s time to hand over the reins and move on.
My Advice to Others Planning to Start an Ecovillage
Posted on September 7, 2012 by4 Comments
An ecovillage founder offers 10 guidelines for success, including “Start with people.”
Vision and Reality in Ecotopia
Posted on September 7, 2012 byInnovative ecovillagers turn challenges into opportunities.
Living the Questions
Posted on September 7, 2012 byBelfast Cohousing & Ecovillage grapples with obstacles to create a visionary housing project in rural Maine.
Dandelion Village
Posted on September 7, 2012 byAspiring communitarians rally support and navigate the legal hoops to establish an ecovillage in Bloomington, Indiana.
Coming of Age
Posted on September 7, 2012 by1 Comment
In Ithaca, New York, a pioneering project continues to break new ground in ecological design, education, and community.
Creating eCohousing
Posted on September 7, 2012 by1 Comment
The Yarrow Ecovillage uses the cohousing model to create ecological buildings that meet their occupants’ needs.
Aspiring to the Working Class
Posted on September 7, 2012 by2 Comments
By learning necessary physical skills, these ecovillagers transcend the limitations of their middle-class educations.
