Who Builds the Houses?: Gender in Eco-Communities
A researcher finds that men still dominate building in eco-communities, and offers strategies to empower women.
Gender: Is There a “There” There?
The intensity of community living can bring issues of gender, sexual identity, and gender relationships to the fore as nothing else does.
Putting Our Lives on the Line
Jubilee Partners’ clothesline does more than dry clothes with solar power; it helps build community.
Confessions of a Fallen Eco-Warrior
A communitarian stops counting nanowatts, and starts counting blessings.
Parenting in a Community of Friends
Living in an extended community family brings joy, challenge, and new worlds of possibility.
Community, Public School, and Culture Clash
The “public vs. home” debate brings lessons of moral relativism, humility, and tolerance for differing tastes.