creating a life together by diana leafe christian

She lives at Earthhaven Ecovillage in North Carolina. Iintentional 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.ĭiana Leafe Christian is the author of Creating a Life Together and editor of Communities magazine.

signs of a healthy (and not-so-healthy) communityįinding Community provides intriguing possibilities to readers who are seeking a more cooperative, sustainable and meaningful life.įinding community is as critical as obtaining food and shelter, since the need to belong is what makes us human.

important questions to ask (of members and of yourself).

In fact, successful ecovillages thrive because of the combined skills and resources of their members.įinding 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. 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. Written by someone who's been part of the intentional community movement for years, and a member of an ecovillage, 'Creating a Life Together' could easily be subtitled 'everything you always wanted to know about. 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. No wonder fewer than 10 of planned communities actually get off the groundThat's why Diana Leafe Christian's book is so invaluable. 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. and families to live in support of one another, sharing a common vision in work.

Finding community is as critical as obtaining food and shelter, since the need to belong is what makes us human.

Creating a life together by diana leafe christian