yes, we have gotten some bad press. The sixties (and early seventies) were a time of wild behavior, and social experimentation. We, as a group,...
yeah, people seem to be more likely to stick around for a lifestyle they enjoy. - well, its laid out much better on the group's website -...
well, if you are going to pay the bills (or clean the bathroom), what's the most fun way to do that? Do you have appropriate music? a tray of...
I think this is a really good question. Some of us talked about it yesterday and thought we could write an essay "How come we are still here"....
Communes turning into cults? I dunno. If I had to guess I'd guess its mostly the other way around, that some cults take form or manifest as...
yep, I forgot Twin Oaks. Their website says they were founded in 1967.
I'd be curious to see your list. Here is what I found. I consider the religious groups (Ananda, Bruderhof, Emissaries) to be in a separate...
Its a good idea. You may want to check your local zoning ordinances to see if there is a rule about how many unrelated adults can live together...
http://www.ic.org/ "IC" = intentional community They have a ton of information about intentional communities and the largest directory of...
Well, here are a couple of sources I can recommend - This is the book:...
Look through the directory on ic.org. I'm familiar with the morehouse communities in the SF Bay area (lafayette morehouse, oakland morehouse)-...
I'm curious if you were able to get this 'off the ground'? We are a very well established intentional community near Lake Merritt in Oakland -...
We've had a lot of luck with urban communes. Our group has a pretty simple approach for urban communes. Find a bad neighborhood, but one that is...
we think that perfection includes the potential for change.
As far as I can tell, being public about illegal drug use is an invitation to trouble from the police and the Federal government. Not every...
well, my experience is that 'real peace and harmony' is a pretty brief thing, and in fact I've seen more intimacy come out of arguments and...
We are urban and pretty pet friendly, and our 'big sister' group out in the country is very pet friendly, I'm sure there are lots of pet friendly...
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