Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities – Prairie Hill Cohousing
May 14 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT
Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities – Prairie Hill Cohousing
Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Pacific: 11am-12:00pm
- Mountain: 12-1:00pm
- Central: 1-2:00pm
- Eastern: 2-3:00pm
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Meet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities. From secular to spiritual, urban and rural, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair!
About the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities
What you get from the Virtual Tour experience:
- photos, videos, captivating stories and insightful conversations
- deeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live
- inspiration to get you excited about your own community journey
- information about housing and membership opportunities
- network building with presenters and fellow participants
- a sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now
- plenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.
Presenting Community:
Prairie Hill Cohousing
Our diverse group is inclusive and friendly, consisting of individuals from various backgrounds and stages of life.
We come from all over, with a range of experience and skills including design, finance, green building, horticulture, and more. At Prairie Hill, located in Iowa City, Iowa, families with young children are welcome, as cohousing provides an excellent environment for learning and growth. Children feel safe here, among caring neighbors.
Sociocratic by design, LBGTQ-friendly, multicultural, and dedicated to ecological sustainability, we share a common goal of creating a supportive and active community, without any specific political or religious affiliations.
This tour comes at an exciting time as Prairie Hill is accepting new members and now has two units available for purchase!
About Your Host
Cynthia Tina
Cynthia Tina is the author of Intentional Community: Choosing Community Living for Better Housing, Health, and Happiness. She helps people discover intentional community living and navigate the path toward finding a community to call home.
Cynthia has visited more than 200 intentional communities around the world and lives in a Vermont ecovillage in a natural home she built herself. Through her speaking, businesses, and consulting, she has helped many people explore, join, and create community-led housing projects.
She is the founder of Community Finders, which helps people find and join intentional communities, and Ecovillage Tours, which leads immersive trips to visit communities around the world. More than twenty Ecovillage Tours have been hosted to date, giving participants a rare opportunity to experience a wide diversity of communities firsthand.
Begin your journey with a short quiz to discover which type of community may be right for you: https://communityfinders.com/quiz
Location
You’ll get a Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org.
The Online Event Experience
Live StreamYard Sessions
Nothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists.
Affordable and Accessible
All our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life.
Watch the Recording
You’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request.
Testimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities
“This is my first exposure to intentional living situations. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the possibilities and the underlying thinking that informs this kind of living choice. The presenters were excellent. It was great to see the different settings and to hear the various questions related to these three living situations. Thank you so much for this presentation.”
-Leslie Slate
“Great introduction to Intentional Communities. I felt very encouraged to do more research. I felt like I entered into a group of family and friends with like values for humanity. It is nice not to feel so alone!”
-Chandra Marin
“Great photos and narratives about the philosophy and diversity of communities. I learned about thinks I didn’t know and was given the opportunity to ask all my questions, which were answered in a comprehensive manner.”
-Ivy Summer
