History is in the making at the FIC

by Celastrina My name is Celastrina and I’m a 29 year old dreamer and artist from Sweden. Nine years ago, my life took an extraordinary turn when I made the choice to move to Damanhur, an intentional community in the foothills of the Italian alps. I’m convinced that the future of h…

Some intentional communities focus on organic gardening and permaculture. Others are all about activism and social change. Some exist primarily for the art. That’s the intention behind the Los Angeles Brewery, which, despite its name, doesn’t actually brew any beer. The Brewery describes itsel…

Article about Belfast Area Ecovillage a forming cohousing group in Belfast, Maine. See Article Nice photos and article.

The Times Online and the Sunday Times (of London) carried an article on both the utopian and the practical aspects of community living. The article features an existing co-housing developments in the UK, Community Project of South Downs. Benefits such as shared child rearing, help in times of health…

“Can you put the gas in the truck, please?” A seemingly simple request provides a case study in the importance of precise, clear communication.

Community Bookstore Featured Two New Films by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager What does it take to go back to the land? Perhaps you have explored the answer in your own unique way. And now FIC has two new films available at our bookstore that offer another possible answer. Inde…

The sometimes triumphant, sometimes traumatic experiences of the three Common Fire communities yield wisdom relevant to anyone working to create a community.

Directly inspired by the #MeToo movement, Communities #183 (Summer 2019) focuses on Sexual Politics. Intentional communities are not immune to any of the challenges or problems that afflict the wider culture. How can communities respond when confronting the sometimes harsh realities of human behavio…

Slate has an article by Lee Ann Kincade where she reflects on the similarities of her upbringing at Twin Oaks and the life of children in the recently raided FLDS community in Eldorado, Texas. The children who were removed and the parents to whom they are returned seem like strangers from a distant …

An archiving project helps define a pioneering experiment’s cultural impact.