Best of Communities II: Seeking and Visiting a Community

Placeholder image for Foundation for Intentional Community website.
Codicts Team
  • January 6, 2015
Cover of 'Best of Communities II' focusing on seeking and visiting communities.

Community Bookstore Special
Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop

Seeking and Visiting a Community
by June, Community Bookstore Manager

Best of Communities Volume II
Seeking and Visiting a Community
Digital downloadable compilation PDF

The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the cream of our crop–the very best articles that have appeared over the last 20 years in our flagship publications: Communities magazine and Communities Directory.

We’ve distilled what we consider the most insightful and helpful articles on the topics that you—our readers—have told us you care about most, and have organized them into 15 collections. A few weeks back, we featured the first issue of this series—entitled Intentional Community Overview and Starting a Community. The second of these digital issues is about seeking and visiting communities.

Volume II. Seeking and Visiting a Community

If you’re seriously interested in community living, all experts agree that you’re wise to visit first. Not just because reality may not align exactly with the mental image you had based on written descriptions or phone calls, but because what you think you want and what you actually want aren’t necessarily the same thing, and it’s far cheaper to discover that before you sell your home and move to another zip code.

These 14 articles address in Seeking and Visiting Community how to get the most out of community visits, and also share diverse stories of community exploration. They walk you through the etiquette of setting up a visit (hint: don’t drop in unannounced), how to put your hosts at ease, and how to ask the right questions.They also provide tips to communities themselves on how to deal optimally with community-seekers.

This digital issue includes articles on:

  • Tips for guests and hosts
  • How to plan a visit
  • Choosing which community to visit
  • Interns and work exchangers
  • The art and ethics of visitor programs
  • and so much more!

You can buy this volume of The Best of Communities collection for only $10!

Order now!

All 15 issues of this collection can be found here, sold individually or in a bargain-priced bundle.

———-
Community Bookstore
800-995-8342

Comments

Featured Blogs

Keep the conversation going with these pieces

Codicts Team
Sat Jan 2008
  • New to community
  • Sustainability
A recent article on RenewableEnergyAccess.com does a great profile on Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, a cohousing community in New Hampshire. The article focuses on the communities Green Buildings (which will receive a LEED Platinum rating) and on their wood pellet boilers which provide heat and ho…
Codicts Team
Wed Jul 2018
  • Life Transitions
Humanity thrives when people work together. An “Intentional Community” shows what happens when people take this premise to the next level — by living together in a village of their own making which reflects their shared values. Intentional Communities come in many shapes and sizes, and go by many…
Codicts Team
Tue Dec 2014
  • New to community
Are people happier living in community? Three intentional communities who responded won cash prizes! Laird Schaub FIC Executive Secretary Researcher Bjorn Grinde (top left, visiting Findhorn Community.) Who’s Happier Now? Durham Central Park (Durham NC), Daybreak (Portland OR), and …
Codicts Team
Fri Jul 2017
  • New to community
  • Economics & Law
Those living with disabilities have many options for finding community; here are suggestions on where and how to look.
Codicts Team
Tue Sep 2010
  • Living in community
  • Governance
The author identifies additional leadership skills, cautions against blind followship, and reflects on the many types of power in cooperative groups.
Codicts Team
Fri Jun 2016
  • New to community
The FIC Loves Events by Kim Kanney It’s always a pleasure to network and share experiences with people both within the communities movement, and at events of related movements. In 2016 we will have a presence on both coasts and many places in between. Explore the list below to see where we w…
Codicts Team
Sat Dec 2017
  • New to community
  • Sustainability
Taking a stand for a sustainable and peaceful human presence on the planet by Sky Blue, FIC Executive Director Escalating Global Crisis – ICs are a Response It’s been quite a year. From the rise of white nationalism, to hurricanes and fires, to t…
Codicts Team
Fri Nov 2007
Some bicyclers on a cross country trip are blogging about their travels which include stops at many communities. This one covers their stop at Abundance Ecovillage, Sandhill Farm, and Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Read the article
Codicts Team
Tue Dec 2009
  • New to community
New York Magazine profiled Brooklyn Co-housing, the first co-housing community in New York City, in an in-depth article recently. This is a level of group interaction that the co-housers haven’t been able to find anywhere else in the city, and that they are betting other New Yorkers would enjoy, too…
Bianca Riet Villanova
Tue Feb 2025
  • Living in community
  • Life Transitions
Ira Wallace is one of the most respected and well-loved community leaders, BIPOC advocates, and gardening experts in intentional communities and beyond. Inside is an interview with Ira and a list of her achievements.

Insights & Stories from the Communities Movement

Subscribe to our newsletter for fresh stories and community updates delivered to your inbox.

Join the Communiversity Community

Get unlimited access to courses, exclusive member events, and a supportive network of community builders

Unlimited Learning

Access all courses, books, and premium content

Community Network

Member-only workshops and community builders

Exclusive Events

Member-only workshops and gatherings

Information

Communities

A residential project: people live here as their primary home.

Organizations

An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).

Plus Community Memberhsip

  • Find people with Profile Match
  • Access to your community listing statistics
  • Create Discussion Groups
  • 50% commission when your members purchase a Plus Membership
  • Access to our affiliate program
  • Member badge on your community profile
I am an official member of this community
Disclaimer
I affirm that my information is accurate and I am authorized to manage this listing
Foundation for Intentional Community FIC Member badge logo.

Free Plan

Free Membership
Free

Intentional Advertising

  • Subtotal

    {{ currencyFormat( pricing_summary.total_amount ) }}

Icon representing community connections and collaboration for intentional communities.

Plus Membership

  • Find communities with Profile Match
  • View detailed reviews about communities
  • Direct message and view contact information
  • Create free listings in Needs & Offers
  • Plus Member resources in CommUniversity
  • Plus Member badge on your profile