By Paul Freundlich Excerpted in Communities #192 (available here). See Communities #191 for Parts One and Two of this article series. Community, both as ideal and reality, has the capacity to transcend the usual boundaries. Not only in shared living, it flourishes in...
Life Inside a Fenced-in Enclosure with a Pride of Seven Wild White Lions By Dianne G. Brause Probably most of you know the Bible Story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den? And maybe you remember the Roman tale of Androcles, the man who had taken a thorn from the paw of a lion...
By Paul Freundlich What to do with a community that is defined by physical contact, at a time when physical distance is the law of the land and possibly a matter of life or death? That’s a conundrum which many communities confronted in March of 2020, but none more...
By Joan McVilly More than ever I’m questioning the whole project of “intentional community.” What is the purpose? Maybe this is why I felt free to walk away from my community despite what I knew could be the consequence. Was I a lynch pin that now sees that community...
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...
Old Hawaii’s Sustainable Practices Inspire a New Approach to Living on the Big Island By Emily Gleason In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Archipelago lies thousands of miles from any major continent. These eight volcanic islands form the most remote and...
