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Community and the Law can be uneasy bedfellows. Some intentional communities are hobbled by legal restrictions—especially zoning, building codes, and permitting requirements—or by other effects, both within and outside the group, of a complaint-driven legal system. Yet some groups are able to forge …

The Yarrow Ecovillage uses the cohousing model to create ecological buildings that meet their occupants’ needs.

The 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 one house in a group of communities calling themselves New Monasticism. (Note, at time of writing, their “…

In a decades-long project with worldwide reach, medicine, humor, and community become vehicles for social change.

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…

There is a growing overlap of people previously from the military that end up in intentional community. Dave Booda explores how the culture of the military and the culture of intentional community are not as different as you might think.

A cohouser offers resources and tips on how to find your community.

Intergenerational Cohousing Some may assume that if retirees are moving into a community or shared housing, it must consist only of other retirees. However, “some older adults are challenging that notion by choosing intergenerational cohousing, living side by side with people of all other ages, i…

Trichomycosis axillaris can be the pits, causing even die-hard feminists to shave.

Statistics don’t lie: communal living seems to help people be happier.