May 6, 2023
Communities #199 Summer 2023 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Communities #199 explores different ways of balancing Freedom and Responsibility in community. Authors describe a wide range of approaches to community participation, money, childrearing,... Feb 3, 2023
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.... Oct 30, 2022
Communities #197 Winter 2022 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. In Communities #197, The Long Haul, authors look at what it takes to endure as a communitarian and/or as a community over the long term, as well as what it will take for our species to weather...
Aug 23, 2021
Communities #192 Fall 2021 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. In issue #192, “Consent,” authors examine how this theme applies within our personal lives, our lives in community, and in the wider culture. Stories explore how to learn healthy...
Aug 9, 2020
By Amber Jones Life is different in intentional community. You’ll see big differences between caring for one small family or your individual self and the level of accountability asked in a group full of needs and preferences that don’t always match yours. You’ll see...
Apr 3, 2020
By Chris Roth Issue #185’s “Seizing the Torch” (pages 38-42) described Maple Creek’s near-collapse from an ill-advised torch-seizure, and promised a future article about the community’s recovery. Space constraints do not allow that story to be told in its entirety...