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Relates experience of community life in Strange Farm, Virginia. Rule in the community prohibiting monogamous relationships and parenting children; Requirement that there would be no private property or personal possessions for the members; Arrest of the adults for drug offenses.

Presents accounts taken from the journal of Sue Stone during her search with her husband Geoff Stone of a community to join from 1994 through 1998 in the U.S. Visit by the couple of a small community in Missouri; Encounter with an individual who plans to start a community in the crystal-mining area in Arkansas; Description of the Sirius Community in Massachusetts.

Presents a calendar of events that lists congresses and conventions related to community living in the U.S. from April to September 2004.

Presents an author's account of her search for an ecovillage in the U.S. Struggle by the author to manage the meeting load of a forming cohousing group; Discovery by the author of the desire to preserve the Earth; Decision of the author to look at ecovillages.

Discusses several things to consider in planning a community visit. Reasons why people visit intentional communities; Suggestion of the initiative to make a list of priorities; Use of information resources to search for communities.

Presents accounts from two communities in Pennsylvania with regard to the challenges in the search for new community members. Plan of the community in the Hermitage, a farm in rural Pennsylvania, to reestablish an 18th century gay religious community; Problems encountered by the community from applicants; Issue concerning the interest in houses expressed by applicants for the Bryn Gweled Homesteads community near Philadelphia.

Presents an author's account of her five-month marathon of communities in 2003 in the U.S. Brief description of each community included in the author's itinerary; Aspects of every community initially noticed by the author; Initiative of the author to learn about the methods of communication, process, and decision-making of each community.

Presents the second installment of a series of articles which explores the reinhabitation and restoration of community land. Investment by the place and people in a communal and reciprocal relationship; Implications of the restoration of rural property; Explanations concerning the likelihood of rural properties for wildlands restoration to be the most isolated.

Focuses on the importance of food in an intentional community culture in the U.S. Community bonding potential of food; Nature of shared meals in intentional communities; Association between good food and good community morale; Conflicts generated by food in a community.

Describes community living at Camphill Soltane intentional community in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Behavior of community coworkers and companions; Creation of sense of home and relationship; Practice of community-wide potluck; Work of a houseparent; Purpose of Camphill life; Cultivation of art, beauty and music in home life.

Presents a directory of intentional communities in the United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Canada, and other countries. Aliantha; Allelous Cohousing; Anahata Community Village; Beacon Hills Friends House; Beannachar Camphill Community; Big Rock Farm; Boston Cohousing Network; Canon Frome Court; Carrowmore Community; Cincinnati Ecovillage; Cohousing for San Diego!; Cohousing Network of South Australia; Community Planet Foundation; Dearborn Commons Cohousing; Delaware Street Commons; Earthen Spirituality Project; Ekobyn Balarn.

Reports on the 2003 National Cohousing Conference held in Boulder, Colorado. Highlights of the event; Role played by cohousing residents in creating a new American culture; Features of the term Cultural Creatives created by marketing researcher and sociologist Paul Ray; Community activities held during the conference; Background on the history of cohousing. INSET: MODERNS, TRADITIONALS, AND CULTURAL CREATIVES.

The article focuses on the NextGEN, the youth movement of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) to bring a radical change in social, ecological and economic conditions. It states that GEN serves as a supporting organization for ecovillages, intentional communities, and transition town initiatives. It also discusses the challenges and opportunities for GEN to be a global movement connecting all ecological communities and making aware about sustainability and communities worldwide.

In this article, the author shares early memories of her 12 friends who participated in the Living Routes academic program in 2006 in a community life at Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland. She remembers them by looking at a picture of a mushroom nuzzling a tree stump. She mentions that her friend Sarah spends most of her time thinking thoughts in her bedroom. She states that Rae believes in strong whiskey, the music of musician Jerry Garcia, and the magic of unicorns.

In this article, the author describes her experience of working at Richmond Hill, Ontario-based organization L'Arche Daybreak that helps person with intellectual disabilities. She mentions that working their helped her to bring openness to intentional community life and to learn relationship with assistants. She informs that she works as a live-in assistant there and is trained to provide extensive physical, emotional and spiritual support.

The article focuses on the Earthsong, an eco-neighborhood based in twin principles of cohousing and permculture in Auckland, New Zealand. It states that Earthsong is a home for 69 adults and children nestled amongst paths, gardens, and a village green on three acres of land. It also discusses the design, sustainability, and aspects of the community.

The article offers the author's insights on her experience of living at the Findhorn Foundation Community in Durban, South Africa. The author states that living at Findhorn always reminds her of the call to hold the vision and faith of a better world. She also discusses the 50th anniversary of the community, everyday life, and the experiential programmes and workshops offered by the Findhorn Foundation.

The article focuses on the Green House model of Doctor William Thomas, a geriatric physician and professor at the University of Maryland at Baltimore, designed for homes ideal as intentional communities. It notes that the Green House model is designed to provide optimal health and environment for the good among the elders, the same way greenhouses provide optimal conditions for plants to live. It also highlights the exterior of one Asbury Park retirement community buildings in Newton, Kansas.

The article discusses aspects of aging and community life among the elderly people. It refers to the emerging phenomenon that is seen in a movement themed as Aging in Community, a community-based people-powered institutions and models for cooperation that is fostered to give opportunities among the elderly to be taken cared into nursing homes. Moreover, cohousing was seen as an important practice that help shape the younger generation the values concerning the respect and care among elders.

The article discusses the author's experience of having been a resident of an income sharing community in Staten Island, New York. He narrates that being part of community living changed some of his ways of thinking specifically about reactions in a new relationship and a new community. He points out he became more responsibe for his actions and reactions.

The article discusses the life of Ed Goldstein as an environmentalist and the founder of Ness Community in New York. He convinced his medical school supervisor to introduce a nutrition-related education and spent the Spring of 1984 for growing organic vegetables in Birdsfoot. He worked in the hillside gardens of Little River Valley and fell in love with the way of life in the community. Ed started to build up ideas of voluntary simplicity as a way of taking care of the environment.

The article discusses the advocacy of Rainbow Caravan of Peace in Latin America. Ecovillage Network of the Americas has totally accepted the caravan as an example of a mobile ecovillage. A complete delegacy from Ecovillage Network of the Americas and Global Ecovillage Network representatives joined and held annual meetings align with the caravan. The event turned a big school to learn how to handle sickness with options for healing practices and want of involvement in communal chores.

The article discusses the fundamental principles of the Center for Experimental Cultural Design Forum in Germany. The forum is a process of communication which handles issues of trusts, transparency, love and human nature. Achim Ecker and Ina Meyer-Stoll facilitated the Forum. According to Thea Tupelo that the forum is for searching emotional and interpersonal truths and create community among relative strangers. The forum's practices establish a form of religion and spirituality.

This article presents information on various events related to community living to be held in the U.S. The conference "Heart of Now: The Basics" will be held at Lost Valley Educational Center, Dexter, Oregon on April 8-11, 2005. Through the practice of honesty, in the context of supportive and loving community, the conference will explore how to be alive, in the moment, and deeply connected with others. The Farm Experience Weekend will be held in Summertown, Tennessee on Apr 15-17. Learn firsthand about life in community. Workshops are available on vegetarian cooking, midwifery, strawbale homes, home-based businesses, community and global sustainability, and more. "Ecovillage Apprenticeships: Permaculture, Natural Building, Ecovillage Living" will be held at the Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm, Summertown on Apr 24 to May 27.

Recounts the author's experience in communal living at Huehuecoyotl Ecovillage in Tepozthán, Mexico. History to the founding of the village; Uniqueness of the community's tradition; Details of the Elders Circle ceremony. INSET: About Huehuecoyotl Ecovillage.

Describes a day in the life of a free-range toddler at Emerald Earth, an intentional community in Mendocino County, California. Details of the toddler's morning routine; Description of the toddler's activity after lunch and during dinner; Prevalence of activities children will enjoy at the community. INSET: About Emerald Earth.

Describes the communal living at Tamera, an intentional community in southern Portugal. History to the founding; Description of settlements and their Culture House; Long-term goal of Tamera. INSET: About Tamera.

Focuses on the establishment of communal life in New York City, New York. Disadvantages of an individualistic society; Comparison of individualistic perspective with the varieties of community living arrangements; Difficulty in the development of a community in an urban setting.

Provides tips for guests and community hosts during community visits. Account from the author of her visit to an intentional community; Steps for guests to get the most out of community visits; Suggestion for communities to develop a structured visitor program.

Focuses on the communities in the Federation of Egalitarian Communities (FEC). Main requirements to become a member of the FEC; Accessibility of FEC communities over many others; Description of both urban and rural communities; Emphasis on sharing; Benefits of living in community; Availability of free time to devote to important issues such as family life and political activism. INSETS: Eugene Car Co-op's Core Agreements;About the FEC.

Describes community life at Heartwood in New Zealand. History of the community; Number of children and adults living in the community; Responsibilities of Heartwood community members; Process of becoming a resident of one of Heartwood's community residences; Occupations of Heartwood residents; Role of Heartwood in promoting international community living.

Describes community living in the Arctic region. Landscape of the region; Life style and activities of the Sami; Spirituality in the place; Singing practices of the Sami.

An excerpt from the blog entry "Saying "No" to Prospective Members" by Laird Scbaub on October 13, 2014 is presented which focuses on screening prospective community members in the U.S.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience with his involvement in Public advocate and community life.

The article offers the author's insights about spectrums in starting an intentional community and finding a community home. The author states the importance of getting clear about the essential things in community vision. She also says that selecting an intentional community home is really about being intentional.

In this article, the author reflects on a state of dilemma for choice between using social media and other communication technologies or feeling social isolation. Topics discussed include her choice for not being dependent on technology such as cell phones and social networking services like Facebook, her views on increased on use of technology and her idea to maintain personal community connection through living in intentional community as a way out between social media and social isolation.

In this article, the author offers information on Kindista, an online gift economy network which provides help in building a community. Topics discussed include services offered by the network such as exchange of community resources, enable people to communicate with trusted people and social reputation system which enables trust between people, group collaboration services to manage a work party through its event calendar, and barring of barter and commercial transactions on the network.

The article offers ideas and suggestion for living a community life in community home. Topics discussed include coming out from the mainstream urban, suburban and rural single-dwelling lifestyles; submission of modified proposal for the community home depending on the type of dwelling; and conduction of meetings, discussions and surveys to live happy community life.

The article offers information on the experience of author with entrepreneur Joani Blank. Topics discussed include meeting of author with Blank at national cohousing conference held on the campus of University of California, Berkeley; Blank views on cohousing as the epicenter of community living; and financial contributions of Blank for the auctions for a number of cohousing conferences from her Good Vibrations, a sex-positive, San Francisco-based corporation.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of participating in a dance event of the Dance New England (DNE), an experiential community, as of September 2014.

In this article, the author discusses the significance of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for sustainable building designs in context of the concept of sustainability in communities. Topics discussed include economic issues related to the LEED certification of a cohousing community in California, effect of architectural design and construction on energy efficiency, and general life in a sustainable community.

In this article, the author discusses the aspects of home schooling and public education system in communities. He mentions that the public education system should be strengthened in the community which involves both parents and teachers with kids providing free quality education. He states that the strategy of home schooling and communal education impacted the process of privatization in the community affecting the ideological and social life of the community.

The article focuses on a virtual peace bridge, as the one to celebrate 100 years of relationship between the U.S. and Canada, which celebrates partnership between the Fellowship for Intentional Community, the U.S.-based publishers of the journal and Tamarak Institute in Canada. It mentions that the partnership led to the sponsorship of the Summer 2013 issue on community wisdom for everyday life. It states that the communities' movement may lead to a quality life resulting in social change.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of living in middle class neighborhood community in Waterloo, Ontario.

In this article, the author offers information related to the making of the film "The Rhythm of Rutledge." The author mentions that the objective of the film is to represents the intentional communities that are out there working, inspire others to experiment. The author reports that the communities that enact in peaceful and resilient community practices are bringing growing trend community living in American life.

In this article, the author shares information related to the habit of eating high quality food of the community members his community. He mentions that the community members grows and eat food which is made from local, organic and seasonal ingredients. He mentions that community members grow different seasonal vegetable according to the seasons and prepare foods from fresh vegetables.