Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities – Elderberry Cohousing
April 10 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT
Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities – Elderberry Cohousing
Thursday, April 10th, 2025
- Pacific: 11am-12:00pm
- Mountain: 12-1:00pm
- Central: 1-2:00pm
- Eastern: 2- 3:00pm
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Meet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities 2025. 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
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 Community:
Elderberry is a rural senior cohousing community, 20 minutes north of Durham, NC, halfway between the ocean and the mountains. We have been enjoying life here for ten years, ever since we built our Common House. We have 18 homes, ranging from a tiny house to 1200 square feet, all in energy-efficient duplexes and quadruplexes, designed to be accessible. Our 23 residents (singles and couples ) own their homes and share responsibility for our 10 acres, Common House and outbuildings. We use consensus to govern ourselves and concentrate on developing a cooperative culture. We love to have fun and party, but we also work on maintaining our buildings and landscaping as well as being involved in the committees and groups that make our community strong. Our passions include organic gardening, hiking, pets and enjoying the natural and urban attractions nearby. We love rural living and are surrounded by 100+ acres of trails that our neighbors at Potluck Community Farm have shared with us.
About Your Host
Cynthia Tina
Cynthia helps people discover intentional community living for better housing, health, and happiness. She has traveled to 200+ intentional communities around the world and resides in a Vermont ecovillage in her self-built natural home. Her speaking, businesses, and consultancy have contributed to the growth of numerous community-led housing projects.
Cynthia is the founder of CommunityFinders, offering programs to help people find community. She’s also the founder of Ecovillage Tours, offering small group trips to communities worldwide. Start your intentional community journey by taking this short quiz to discover which type of community is a fit for you: https://communityfinders.com/quiz
Location
You’ll get a Zoom 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
