Twin Oaks Community Conference Schedule of Events

It was a time of great change and social experimentation. Groups of like-minded people pooled their money to buy property in what one writer called a kind of “socialist land mania.” Another philosopher said that it was impossible to find a well-read man without “a draft of a new community in his wai…

Savannah Fishel has visited 54 intergenerational communal housing models across Australia and the US, and she found one important social glue in every community is food.

The FIC would like to express its support and enthusiasm to Yes! Magazine for its Spring 2018 edition- The Decolonize Issue. We encourage you all to check it out. Just like our recent issue on class, race and privilege of Communities magazine, Yes! is experimenting with the gift economy model. Th…

A squatters’ housing cooperative activist describes how Margaret Thatcher broke with her image to support an early “occupy” movement.

The Sacramento NewsReview reports that Sycamore Village Cohousing is facing some resistance from neighbors as it tries to get its plan approved by the local authorities. Despite its impeccable transit-oriented, environmentally friendly green design, plans for Sycamore Village were rejected in Januar…

Two families leave a thriving cohousing community to follow their shared dreams as a tight-knit intergenerational group.

The world, and the FIC, need you! Dear Friends, Is it just me, or is the world going a little more crazy than usual? Does it seem like more people than usual are extra busy, stressed out, or overwhelmed? Wherever you land on the spectrum, no one seems to think humanity’s current situation is …

30 Years Of Building A Movement What Have We Accomplished by Sky Blue, FIC Executive Director 30 years of building community, and a movement A lot’s changed in the last 30 years. The internet alone as transformed just about everything. We …

Our Spring issue examines how intentional communities and other groups are responding to the challenges presented by climate change. Through stories from more than a dozen diverse communities, we learn about steps being taken both to mitigate the intensity of climate disruption and to adapt to its e…

As more farmers and gardeners take an interest in permaculture, seed savers’ networks are becoming a vital way to preserve heirloom varieties and protect our planet’s biodiversity. Although not as visible as the farmers’ markets that line our neighborhood sidewalks on Sundays, they’re an integral pa…