Description
Finding Community is an essential read for anyone seeking deeper connections in our increasingly isolated world. In today's society, where modern life often leads to loneliness, the importance of belonging cannot be overstated. This insightful guide explores the concept of intentional communities and ecovillages, showcasing how they can provide a welcoming and family-oriented lifestyle. Readers will find valuable insights into how to join vibrant communities that emphasize cooperation, ecological sustainability, and support.
This book goes beyond merely introducing the idea of intentional living. It provides thorough advice on how to research, visit, and evaluate potential ecovillage living arrangements with intelligence and grace. Key considerations include asking important questions about community dynamics, identifying signs of healthy communal living, and understanding the costs of joining and maintaining membership. Through practical guidance, Finding Community equips you with the tools to make informed decisions about your place in an intentional community.
With rich content drawn from personal experience, Diana Leafe Christian sheds light on the cooperative, sustainable, and meaningful lifestyle that ecovillages offer. Whether you are longing for a sense of belonging, searching for a family-oriented environment, or hoping to live in harmony with nature, this book illuminates the possibilities ahead.
Shipping for this item is FREE! However, please allow 6 weeks for shipping. Please note that once you place the order, we are not able to cancel it. This BRAND NEW trade paperback edition (ISBN: 9780865715783) from New Society Publishers, published in 2007, is a vital resource for anyone interested in embracing a collaborative lifestyle.
Shipping for this item is FREE, however please allow 6 weeks for shipping, please note once you place the order we are not able to cancel it.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780865715783
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2007
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Description:
Finding community is as critical as obtaining food and shelter, since the need to belong is what makes us human. The isolation and loneliness of modern life have led many people to search for deeper connection, which has resulted in a renewed interest in intentional communities. These intentional communities or ecovillages are an appealing choice for like-minded people who seek to create a family-oriented and ecologically sustainable lifestyle—a lifestyle they are unlikely to find anywhere else.
However, the notion of an intentional community can still be a tremendous leap for some—deterred perhaps by a misguided vision of eking out a hardscrabble existence with little reward. In fact, successful ecovillages thrive because of the combined skills and resources of their members.
Finding Community presents a thorough overview of ecovillages and intentional communities and offers solid advice on how to research thoroughly, visit thoughtfully, evaluate intelligently, and join gracefully. Useful considerations include:
• Important questions to ask (of members and of yourself)• Signs of a healthy (and not-so-healthy) community• Cost of joining (and staying)• Common blunders to avoid
Finding Community provides intriguing possibilities to readers who are seeking a more cooperative, sustainable, and meaningful life.
Diana Leafe Christian is the author of Creating a Life Together and editor of Communities magazine. She lives at Earthhaven Ecovillage in North Carolina.
This book goes beyond merely introducing the idea of intentional living. It provides thorough advice on how to research, visit, and evaluate potential ecovillage living arrangements with intelligence and grace. Key considerations include asking important questions about community dynamics, identifying signs of healthy communal living, and understanding the costs of joining and maintaining membership. Through practical guidance, Finding Community equips you with the tools to make informed decisions about your place in an intentional community.
With rich content drawn from personal experience, Diana Leafe Christian sheds light on the cooperative, sustainable, and meaningful lifestyle that ecovillages offer. Whether you are longing for a sense of belonging, searching for a family-oriented environment, or hoping to live in harmony with nature, this book illuminates the possibilities ahead.
Shipping for this item is FREE! However, please allow 6 weeks for shipping. Please note that once you place the order, we are not able to cancel it. This BRAND NEW trade paperback edition (ISBN: 9780865715783) from New Society Publishers, published in 2007, is a vital resource for anyone interested in embracing a collaborative lifestyle.
Shipping for this item is FREE, however please allow 6 weeks for shipping, please note once you place the order we are not able to cancel it.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780865715783
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2007
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Description:
Finding community is as critical as obtaining food and shelter, since the need to belong is what makes us human. The isolation and loneliness of modern life have led many people to search for deeper connection, which has resulted in a renewed interest in intentional communities. These intentional communities or ecovillages are an appealing choice for like-minded people who seek to create a family-oriented and ecologically sustainable lifestyle—a lifestyle they are unlikely to find anywhere else.
However, the notion of an intentional community can still be a tremendous leap for some—deterred perhaps by a misguided vision of eking out a hardscrabble existence with little reward. In fact, successful ecovillages thrive because of the combined skills and resources of their members.
Finding Community presents a thorough overview of ecovillages and intentional communities and offers solid advice on how to research thoroughly, visit thoughtfully, evaluate intelligently, and join gracefully. Useful considerations include:
• Important questions to ask (of members and of yourself)• Signs of a healthy (and not-so-healthy) community• Cost of joining (and staying)• Common blunders to avoid
Finding Community provides intriguing possibilities to readers who are seeking a more cooperative, sustainable, and meaningful life.
Diana Leafe Christian is the author of Creating a Life Together and editor of Communities magazine. She lives at Earthhaven Ecovillage in North Carolina.