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
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
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
