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Intentional Communities Research Group
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Intentional Communities, Communes, Cooperatives, Utopias, Communal living, anarchism, communalism, Low impact development, Ecovillages.
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New Book:
Eco-communities - Surviving Well Together

@jennypickerill.bsky.social at Bowden Pillars, Devon.

Friday 18 July 6:00pm - 8:00pm

What can we learn as Bowden Pillars creates a new eco-village right here in Totnes?
@bloomsburypol.bsky.social
Invitation to a book launch event for a new book edited by Jenny Pickerill
July 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
i-communities.bsky.social
Golem Housing Cooperative, Swansea, Wales, UK. started in 2010 a small group of like-minded people came together.
Initially buying one house, they now own two and house 14 members.

golemcoop.blogspot.com/p/about-us.h...
A three story purple house The members of Golem Housing Cooperative sitting at a table enjoying a meal
March 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Redfield is an Intentional Community situated in North Buckinghamshire, England. The house is a large old mansion with 17 acres of gardens, woodland and pasture surrounded by farmland.
redfieldcommunity.org.uk/newsite2021/
A photograph of the Redfield Community main building. A large square redbrick building with multiple windows over three floors. set in a large grassy garden area Members friends and family of Redfield community dancing outside on the grass with a live band playing.
March 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
i-communities.bsky.social
The latest Diggers and Dreamers Podcast is now available:
Matt Holland describes being born into a Bruderhof Community in the UK then moving South America! His story then takes us to Lower Shaw Farm and the community that formed there.
sites.libsyn.com/525283/matt-...
A screenshot compilation of Dr Kirsten Stevens-Wood and Matt Holland against the backdrop if an image of Lower Shaw Farm.
February 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Othona Community, Dorset, UK.
Othona began as an experiment in Christian community in 1946. Now run by a small residential team who provide an experience of living in community for visitors staying in their 14-room community house set in 6 acres on the West Dorset coast
www.othonawestdorset.org.uk
Image of a stone house nestled into the coast with the sea in the distance.
February 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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A post from Dr Kirsten Stevens-Wood encouraging everyone to participate in Buy Nothing day. It says: Buy nothing* day tomorrow Do something lovely, take a walk, have a home made cuppa with a friend, marvel at the beauty of nature. Visit your local thrift store, join a free cycle group - so much joy to be had 💕 #buyNothing and has an image of people escaping through bars made up from a bar code.
February 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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151 Housing Cooperative (Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK)

An evolving group of six people that have rented the same premise for 30 years of communal living. Currently working towards buying a property of their own.
www.facebook.com/151HousingCo...
The shared living room of 151 Housing Cooperative. A medium size room, painted a warm yellow with mismatched sofas and colourful throws. There is two large windows and a wood burner in a traditional fireplace.
February 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Balnakeil Craft Village (Scotland) is home to a range of local artists & businesses including a chocolatier, hairdresser, art galleries, paintings & prints, ceramics, woodwork, glass work & more unique crafts.
balnakeilcraftvillage.weebly.com
A photograph of the peninsular that the craft village is located on. It it a long green finger of land surrounded by sea with a cluster of buildings making up the craft village.
February 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Swansea Co-Housing in collaboration with
the Down to Earth Project are excited to
host the CEO of the Community Land Trust
Network, Tom Chance, to explore
opportunities and challenges for
Community Land Trusts in Wales and how
to play a part in maximizing their potential.
February 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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As another 1970s commune heads for its fiftieth anniversary we interview Barbara Sanders and Chris Coates who lived at People in Common.
sites.libsyn.com/525283/barba...
Picture of Kirsten (The podcast host), Barbara and Chris (the podcast guests) Close up overlaid photos of three people.
January 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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People in Common started as a group meeting back in 1974. 50 years later they are still going. Hear the story from Barbara, who was there from the start, and Chris who joined a few years later. #IncomeSharing #DiggersandDreamers
sites.libsyn.com/525283/barba...
December 16, 2024 at 5:08 PM