Whether working, eating, or on holiday we need to be conducting our lives locally. Building strong communities with a local economy is the surest way to sustainability. Follow the links below to find people and organizations that are already working on creating human-scale living arrangement. Find one you like and move there...now.
The Auroville community in southern India has successfully restored a devestated forest and built a community "where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realise human unity."
The Cohousing Directory describes the philosophy and implementation of shared housing initiatives.
Diana Leafe Christian lives and promotes the ecovillage life.
The Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland is one of the best known intentional communities.
Follow this link to the Global EcoVillage Network (GEN) for the Americas.
The Intentional Communities organization has been at this for years. They have an extensive network of like-minded groups in all phases of development.
The Farm in Tennesse has been training people in sustainable living skills for decades.
US communities -
Puruse the following links to learn about the accomplishments and challenges of existing communities in the United States.
The Belfast, Maine community is just getting started but has a good plan.
The Blue Ridge community near Charlottesville, Virginia is preparing to breakground.
The Blueberry Hill community is located in a country setting in Vienna, Virginia just 4 miles from Tysons Corner.
The Dancing Rabbit community is an ecovillage and intentional community of about 40 people set amid the hills and prairies of rural northeastern Missouri. Their goal is to live ecologically sustainable and socially rewarding lives.
The Ecovillage of Ithaca offers a well-developed vision in upstate New York.
The Ecovillage VA group offers eco-conscious living a train-ride away from Washington, DC.
The Greensward Hamlet is planning a community in Southern Maine.
The LA Ecovillage has become world-famous building an eco-conscious hamlet in Los Angeles.
The Liberty Village community is located 10 miles from Frederick, Maryland.
The Shadowlake Village in Blackburn, Virginia has something to offer.
The Sirius Community in Shutesbury, MA has been around for 30 years.
The White Hawk community is a group of people from all walks of life who have chosen to establish a sustainable neighborhood on 120 acres in Danby, NY near Ithaca.
