Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August 8, 2024
August 8 @ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CDT
Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August 2024
Thursday, August 8, 2024
- Pacific: 11am-12:30pm
- Mountain: 12-1:30pm
- Central: 1-2:30pm
- Eastern: 2- 3:30pm
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Meet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities August 2024. From secular to spiritual, urban and rural, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair!
About the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August 2024
What you get from the Virtual Tour experience:
- photos, videos, captivating stories and insightful conversations
- deeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live
- inspiration to get you excited about your own community journey
- information about housing and membership opportunities
- network building with presenters and fellow participants
- a sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now
- plenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.
Presenting North Carolina Communities:
Earthaven Ecovillage
Founded in 1994, Earthaven is located on 329 acres in culturally rich, biologically diverse western North Carolina, about 45 minutes southeast of Asheville. They are dedicated to caring for people and the Earth by learning and demonstrating a holistic, sustainable culture. In recent years, the community has consisted of about 75 adult residents and 25 children. They intend to become a village of at least 150 people on 56 homesites. They govern themselves with a consensus decision-making process and a Council and committee structure, with a Homeowners Association board. The HOA owns title to common land, which was financed with private loans from members. Most of the neighborhoods are incorporated as housing cooperatives.
Living Well Ecovillage
Living Well Ecovillage is a neighborhood that values social, cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability. They commit to working together to create a community that restores harmony and minimizes harm through physical design and personal and community practices. The property spans 126 acres bordered by about a mile of frontage on the Deep River on one side and almost a mile of frontage on Sandy Creek on the other side. The community features a combination of private and shared spaces, a community garden, a Greenway/Railtrail along the Deep River, a neighborhood park, and 53 acres of natural area buffering the creek and river. The Living Well Earth Stewards, a separate nonprofit organization, offers a monthly Folk School. The property boasts mountain-like topography, the river, rock outcroppings, high areas, the creek, trails, beautiful woods, and abundant wild edible and medicinal plants.
Common Ground Ecovillage
Common Ground Ecovillage is a growing intentional community with a deep commitment to both environmental and social justice. The community focuses on cooperative living and regenerative agriculture and forestry. Guided by the principles of sociocracy, and located on 100+ acres of meadow and woodland, the goal is to develop a space where residents can provide for themselves and their families while giving back to the land and the larger communities that sustain them. They are actively seeking new members. It will be a rural village; a close-knit community with space to roam for people of all ages and walks of life.
Who should attend?
You should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to:
- visit an intentional community
- join an intentional community
- learn more about intentional community, in general
Location
You’ll get a StreamYard link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org.
The Online Event Experience
Live StreamYard Sessions
Nothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists.
Affordable and Accessible
All our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life.
Watch the Recording
You’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request.
Testimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities
“This is my first exposure to intentional living situations. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the possibilities and the underlying thinking that informs this kind of living choice. The presenters were excellent. It was great to see the different settings and to hear the various questions related to these three living situations. Thank you so much for this presentation.”
-Leslie Slate
“Great introduction to Intentional Communities. I felt very encouraged to do more research. I felt like I entered into a group of family and friends with like values for humanity. It is nice not to feel so alone!”
-Chandra Marin
“Great photos and narratives about the philosophy and diversity of communities. I learned about thinks I didn’t know and was given the opportunity to ask all my questions, which were answered in a comprehensive manner.”
-Ivy Summer
Registration
Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2024
Free!
