Galveston paper profiles forming ecovillage

Putting love into practice can be done even when you have nothing materially.

A community confronts economic adversity by remaining constant in relationship, holding financial losses in common, and working together in fundraising, educational programs, and new projects.

There are lots of great events coming up this year. FIC is proud to sponsor events that help bring people together to build your communities and build the movement. Info about all the events we’re sponsoring. Here are some of the new events on the schedule. The Farm’s Conference on Community…

Community Bookstore Special Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Agreements, Conflicts, and Communication by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume VI Agreements, Conflicts, and Communication A special selection of articles from Communities magazine …

Many traditional cultures around the world have an economy based not on buying and selling, but on giving, which fosters an intricate network of social connections.

Organized around common ecological values and a shared appreciation for the epic of evolution, a group of neighbors reduces its collective energy consumption by 25 percent.

Intentional communities—people gathering to share life together, to discover meaning, and to have an impact beyond themselves—have been part of the human landscape for centuries. Many predate Christianity. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism have all had communal aspects which many have chosen. Sufism (…

In rural Maine in the ’70s, community was everyday reality, and everyone needed help sometimes.

Raising children in community has different impacts than in a single family home. Alicia J. George from Takoma Village shares the most significant ways our three adopted boys’ behavior affected our cohousing community and how we worked jointly to deal with the impact.

Green building could be our salvation or hasten our destruction, depending on what we pursue and how. Here are a dozen suggestions to make the former more likely.