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Those seeking an intentional community are often faced with a choice: find it, or found it? Whether looking to join an existing community or working to start a new one, aspiring communitarians can glean invaluable lessons from the experiences of other seekers and pioneers. Our Spring issue is full o…

Seasons Greetings from all of us at FIC! from Laird Schaub, FIC Executive Secretary SEASONS GREETINGS FROM ALL OF US AT FIC! This is the time of year when we receive cards from friends and loved ones that extol the dream of Peace on Earth. Well, the Foundation for Intentional Community wo…

A researcher finds that men still dominate building in eco-communities, and offers strategies to empower women.

Troy Gardens Cohousing in Madison, Wisconsin, a project of the Madison Area Community Land Trust has won a 2007 Livable Communities Awards. This new award is granted by the AARP and the National Association of Home Builders. Madison Area Community Land Trust (for Troy Gardens in Madison, WI) This 3…

The Foundation for Intentional Community announces that nominations are now open for the 2020 Kozeny Communitarian Award. This honors the indomitable spirit of Geoph Kozeny, who devoted his adult life to creating community in the world. This Award is intended to celebrate the accomplishments of a pe…

The study of intentional communities, both past and present, is a rich and rewarding enterprise for the student of political theory. The members of intentional communities, whether historic or contemporary, religious or secular, short-lived or enduring, must grapple with fundamental questions about …

After several years teaching about community in the abstract, an anthropologist and environmental studies teacher finds that direct student engagement with intentional communities provides the spark needed for personal inspiration, connection, and the potential for social transformation.

A starter marriage, a spouse’s health crisis, and the small details that define each person shed light on the meaning of intimacy.

This article appeared in a collection of small papers in Vermont (http://www.rutlandherald.com, http://www.timesargus.com). They mostly talk about 60s communes but they acknowledge that a lot of intentional communities still make Vermont their home. Quotes from Wavy Gravy and Diana Christian. Here’…

Laird Schaub served as the Executive Director of the FIC from when there was such a position till 2016. Full bio below. For other 30th blog posts click here. When a collection of die-hard community veterans gathered at Stelle, IL to coalesce into the Foundation for Intentional Community in Ma…