By Riana Good (excerpted from Communities #202, Spring 2024, pages 10-12; see illustrated layout in pdf format here) It was July of 2016, a damp, cool day in the foothills of the White Mountains. I poured a steaming mug of tea and nestled into a pale, overstuffed...
Communities #202 Spring 2024 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. In Communities #202, Finding Community, authors reflect on personal journeys and offer guidance on finding a wide array of different forms of community, from residential intentional community...
Communities #201 Winter 2023 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Communities #201, Privacy and Transparency, explores the interplay between guardedness and openness in sharing ourselves and our lives, both within community and in relation to the wider...
Communities #200 Fall 2023 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Communities #200, Adaptation, explores how we as individuals, as groups, and as a species can adapt to changing circumstances, both internal and external. Articles describe experiences with...
Communities #198 Spring 2023 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Communities #198, Building from the Ground Up, shares stories and guidance about natural building, starting new groups from scratch, and developing communities both ecologically and socially....
By Blake Wilson Of all the work and teaching I do, social permaculture is perhaps the most vital, because it offers tools to make all of our work more successful and joyful. In these times of chaos and crisis, we need effective groups that can make change. And we need...