Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
By Ari | Feb 11, 09 09:15 AM
Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities by Diana Leafe Christian
My review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
When I found this book, I jotted down, "looks like the way to go if you're working on an ecovillage or intentional community project and don't want to doom it to failure." Two careful reads later, I'm pretty sure I was right, and we're using the book to guide our own ecovillage project as it forms. This volume is jam-packed with insights into the many legal, financial, social, and other issues surrounding the complicated but world-changing subject of intentional community. There are sample agreements, vision documents, financial arrangements, and other useful tools. The author is a member of Earthaven community, and her book draws on interviews and research into many communities all around the world.
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Comments
This looks an intersting book and I like your review. It is refreshing as in the UK there is a mainstream media deluge of exhorting individuals to go green, usually by spending hours choosing the 'right' product which is alienating and forgets the importance of community spirit and working together. Thanks for adding to my (hopefully second hand) books to read pile.
Posted by: Rose Bridger | February 23, 2009 07:54 AM