Commune LifeMay will be commune building month on Mastodon. Creating communities is near impossible work, but if no one did it, there wouldn't be any communes. This month we will explore this paradox along with tips and learnings for those who dare to take on this important and difficult task.
Lets face it. There are lots of ways to build a commune--maybe more than ninety.
#communes
#creatingcommunity
#songparodies
https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/more-than-ninety-ways-to-build-a-commune/
After community after community doesn't work out, why bother?
#communes
#failure
#motivation
#creatingcommunity
https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/what-keeps-me-going/
Here's three ways to be involved with communities.
#communes
#intentionalcommunities
#creatingcommunity
#founders
#cometmembers
https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/founders-joiners-and-comet-members/
gil is an activist, artist, and compost manager. He and I also tried to create an income-sharing community in Queens, NY.
#communes
#urbancommunes
#incomesharing
#creatingcommunity
https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2023/02/06/communard-interview-10-gil/
If you want to create a community that has more than a few people, it's good to start with a place that has some infrastructure already.
#creatingcommunity
#infrastructure
#communes
#intentionalcommunities
https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/the-importance-of-infrastructure/
Here's a couple of things you should do before you try to start a community...
#communes
#creatingcommunity
#joiningcommunity
#visitingcommunities
https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2019/09/30/the-first-two-steps/
Ma Quest 
