Cultural Integration in Vermont
Posted on July 18, 2008 byVermont Public Radio carried a news magazine about how intentional communities interacted with the surrounding rural culture in Vermont. The program description states, Our guest Tom Fels of North Bennington… Read More
Preserving Farmland in Pennsylvania
Posted on July 12, 2008 byThe CBS News television affiliate in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, WHP-TV, reports on the green features of Hundredfold Farm, a new co-housing development in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The television spot is more in-depth,… Read More
Sustainability Education at Findhorn Ecovillage
Posted on July 8, 2008 byThe Times Educational Supplement, a publication for teachers in the UK, has an article about the educational opportunities at Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland. The article starts with a brief nod… Read More
Russian Religious Commune on ABC News
Posted on June 26, 2008 by3 Comments
ABC News’ Nightline did a 10 minute spot on a 5,000 person Russian commune of followers of Vissarion, a spiritual leader who claims to be the second coming of Jesus… Read More
Christian Group Finds Power in Communal Living
Posted on June 24, 2008 byThe St. Petersburg Times has an article about a group of Christian intentional communities in St. Petersburg and Tampa whose mission is enhanced by simple, communal living. The article profiles… Read More
Valuing Community in Traditional Neighborhoods
Posted on June 23, 2008 byThe New York Times carried an op-ed about forming community bonds in existing neighborhoods. A do-it-yourself approach, with no investment needed, other than time and effort. Peter Lovenheim writes, Why… Read More
Exploring Community in Western Mass
Posted on June 19, 2008 byThe Valley Advocate out of Northampton, MA has an extensive article on intentional communities in western Massachusetts. The author starts her exploration in a book about Total Loss Farm, a… Read More
Back to ‘The Land’ – Sixties Commune Reunion
Posted on June 17, 2008 byInsideBay Area.com has an article about a group of communities that formed in the hills near Palo Alto, CA in the late sixties and early seventies with such names as… Read More
Milagro Cohousing Demonstrates Water Conservation in Tucson
Posted on June 15, 2008 byThe Arizona Daily Star has an article on water conservation that highlights water conservation expert Brad Lancaster of Milagro Cohousing. The article doesn’t have much about cohousing, but describes the… Read More
Texas Raid Stirs Commune Memories
Posted on June 14, 2008 bySlate has an article by Lee Ann Kincade where she reflects on the similarities of her upbringing at Twin Oaks and the life of children in the recently raided FLDS… Read More
Cohousing News From Around the World
Posted on June 11, 2008 byIn honor of the National Cohousing Conference which starts tomorrow in Boston, MA we’ll do a little round up of cohousing in the news lately. This will also help me… Read More
City of Cleveland Promotes Cohousing
Posted on June 10, 2008 byCity officials in Cleveland, Ohio hosted a workshop with cohousing architect Chuck Durrett to explore the possibility of cohousing in Cleveland. This is a great step for the aging industrial… Read More
The Marriage of Natural Building with Conventional Building
Posted on June 7, 2008 byO.U.R. Ecovillage has audaciously invited inspectors, architects, and regulatory officials to participate in their green building programs for the past eight years. In the process, they have fostered cooperative social connections–and received full approval for an eco-housing cluster.
Natural Building and Community
Posted on June 7, 2008 byThe communities movement and the natural building movement share the goal of forming meaningful relationships–with other people and with one’s own home. In fact, natural building practically demands community.
The Quest for Community
Posted on June 7, 2008 byTree Bressen traces her own path of exploration from commune to collective household, discovering that community isn’t always drawn in black and white.
Praise for Vibrant Neighborhoods
Posted on June 5, 2008 byWhile this blog generally focuses on intentional communities, we also try to promote creating community in whatever place you happen to live. These two articles caught our attention, as the… Read More
Financier Got His Start on a Commune
Posted on June 4, 2008 byHere’s an interesting one from Investment News: a very successful financier who says “his best business lessons came from a commune”. Malon Wilkus now manages a $21 billion private-equity firm… Read More
Cohousing and Bikes Help Make Davis, CA a ‘Friendly City’
Posted on June 3, 2008 byThe NBC Today show did a feature on the top 5 friendliest cities in the country and Davis, California made the list in part due to being the home of… Read More
Ecovillage Helping Start Charter School Focused on Sustainability
Posted on June 2, 2008 byTina Nilsen-Hodges, a resident of Ecovillage at Ithaca who is also an Ithaca College lecturer, is leading an effort to create a charter school focused on sustainability. The alternative high… Read More
Boomers in Cohousing Interview in Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Posted on June 1, 2008 byThe Seattle P-I Reader’s Blog has a great interview with Cohousing Association Executive Director Craig Ragland on the topic of what cohousing has to offer baby boomers. Craig gives the… Read More
Children to be Returned to Texas Fundamentalist Mormon Community
Posted on May 31, 2008 byLast week a Texas appeals court ruled that the state of Texas had acted inappropriately when it seized 468 children from the Yearning for Zion Ranch in west Texas. That… Read More
Cohousing Architects Win National Award
Posted on May 29, 2008 byKatie McCamant & Chuck Durrett won a Silver Award for Best of of Senior Living from the National Association of Home Builders on Tuesday according to various articles and a… Read More
Ecovillage Helps Cleveland Become an Eco-city
Posted on May 21, 2008 byThe environmental news site, Grist, has a great article about how Cleveland is going green. The article highlights the Cleveland Ecovillage a “pedestrian-friendly neighborhood linked to mass transit”. The project… Read More
Brooklyn Cohousing: Creating Community in the Big Apple
Posted on May 17, 2008 by2 Comments
The local paper in Brooklyn, New York has an article on Brooklyn Cohousing’s efforts to start the first community in the New York burroughs. The Brooklyn group plans to buy… Read More
Cohousing in Delaware Evokes Historical Arden Villages
Posted on May 15, 2008 byAnother cohousing community is not big news these days but this article in Delaware Online had an interesting twist, drawing the connection to Delaware’s historical Arden Villages. The three villages… Read More
Few Are Left at Texas Fundamentalist Mormon Community
Posted on May 13, 2008 by1 Comment
The news coverage of the Texas fundamentalist Mormon community that was raided by Texas authorities last month has dies down recently. This article in the Dallas Morning News gives a… Read More
Motley Fool Says Cohousing is a Better Way to Live in Retirement
Posted on May 12, 2008 byThe financial investment advice website, The Motley Fool has an article promoting Cohousing as a great option for retirement living. This fits with the recent trend of community on the… Read More
Ecovillage Helps Start Ithaca Car Sharing
Posted on May 9, 2008 byEcoVillage at Ithaca is helping set up a car sharing cooperative for the town of Ithaca, NY. Car Sharing co-ops are designed for people who don’t own cars but have… Read More
Living Green Interview on Ecovillages With Diana Leafe Christian
Posted on May 7, 2008 byMeredith Medland of Living Green interviews Diana Leafe Christian on the subject of Ecovillages and Intentional Communities in this 24-minute podcast. Diana was the editor of Communities Magazine for 14… Read More
Community Will Help Us Survive Peak Oil
Posted on May 6, 2008 byAn interesting article on how communication and community are essential in surviving in a post collapse post peak oil world is being posted on various blogs titled “We Can Survive,… Read More
