This sounds ideal, almost like a utopian community. However, it doesn't
seem to be the direction in which our increasingly global society is
heading. The emphasis on consumption seems always to be growing.
Do these exist anywhere? I'm interested in the idea of collective living,
especially
I moved off campus for the first time this past september, and although
I'm still walking distance from both school and friends, I understand your
nostalgia.
I wonder if the isolation of which you speak is related to consumption
patterns in western society. I often feel like advertisements
Pick up this book: (You will be surprised at the wealth of communities):
Title Communities directory : a guide to cooperative living.
Publisher Langley, WA : Fellowship for Intentional Community, c1995.
Edition 1995 [2nd] ed.
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Alison, I lived on The Farm, in Summertown Tennessee in the late 70s. It is
now internationally known as an ecovillage. I'm pretty sure they still
accept potential inhabitants.
For what it's worth: the only caveat I have would be that while I was
there, the general assumption seemed to be
There was a time in my life during college that I found dorm/communal
living to be very satisfying and enjoyable. Someone, unleesh? mentioned
something about a house that should have people moving through it
constantly, or something like that. If I were still in college I would
agree with that.
Having lived in group houses for the last six years, I find it good and
enjoyable but some definate ground rules have to be established. We've found
the hardest part about sharing is:
1. Eating other people's food
2. Cleaning the kitchen/bathroom
We solved it by having a shared list of foods
FYI...
Stefanie Rixecker
ECOFEM Coordinator
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Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 12:42 PM
Dear Critical Geographers
We are seeking to appoint a new professor in our Cultural and Social
Geography Research Group.
Hi all - I'm new to the group so I've just picked up the last 24 hours
worth of posts on the eco-village, but I wanted to introduce myself
and talk a little bit about things I've heard about Kibbutzes
(probably the wrong pluralization, my apologies).
I've never been to Israel. I have met a
FYI...
Stefanie Rixecker
ECOFEM Coordinator
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WOMEN'S STUDIES
Smog discriminates between the sexes - U.S. study
08:34 p.m Feb 04, 1999 Eastern
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb 4 (Reuters) - Smog, it appears, discriminates.
A study undertaken for the California Air Resources Board has found that
while both boys and girls suffer from common air pollutants, they
EPA sued over gene-altered crops
WASHINGTON (AP) - A coalition of environmentalists and organic farmers
filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to
force the agency to end its approval of a type of genetically altered crop.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court by
For more on cooperative living, check out some of the sites at
"intentional communities." They are world-wide and in various
configurations.
Randi Zimmerman
"In the process of infinate beginnings, even immortality is mortal."
-- Trinh T. Minh-ha
I must have missed the first of these messages on eco-villages and its one
of my favorite subjects.
The Farm, where Elizabeth lived, is a leader in the ecovillage movement.
Check out the info online if you can. I'm on a list called ecovillage and
anyone interested should consider joining. I
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