This is from three years ago--the community I moved into didn't work out but that speaks to the last line here: "We’re really not in control, we just like to think we are."

#communes
#control

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2023/09/11/starting-from-scratch-8/

There are more possibilities for community life besides starting one or joining one. The one I chose three years ago was to help "Reboot" a community.

#creatingcommunity
#reboot

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2023/06/05/starting-from-scratch-7/

As you're building a community, sometimes it's not the people you find, but the people they know.

#creatingcommunity
#buildingcommunity
#communes

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2023/04/24/starting-from-scratch-6/

Many and perhaps most intentional communities are overwhelmingly and often completely white. Sky Blue, ex-Twin Oaker and former director of the Foundation for Intentional Community, directly addresses this in this video as well as what white folks in communities can do.

#intentionalcommunities
#diversity
#whiteculture

https://youtu.be/FCjjeppGcM4?si=AYzgL_cllj5XueJP

The best way to get good at communal living is to do it.

#communes
#communalliving

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/living-together-is-an-art/

If you're trying to start a community and all else fails, try throwing spaghetti.

#creatingcommunity
#communes
#creativity

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2023/03/13/starting-from-scratch-5/

If you're thinking about starting a community, you might want to seek out some fanatics and maybe even a champion or two.

#creatingcommunity
#communes
#fanatics
#champions

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2023/01/23/starting-from-scratch-4/

Most people who want to build communities come up with a design for them themselves. Here's one way to design communities collaboratively.

#creatingcommunity
#collaborativedesign
#communes

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/10/24/starting-from-scratch-3/

In this series about how to build a community, I ask about whether it makes more sense to start a community as opposed to becoming a member of one that already exists.

#creatingcommunity
#foundingvsjoining
#communes

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/26/starting-from-scratch-2/

When I left Glomus Commune to live in Boston four years ago, I started this series on "Starting from Scratch" to document my journey for folks who might be interested in what it takes to start or find a good commune. I'm back in Boston again now, but the lessons here are real.

#creatingcommunity
#communes
#findingpeople

https://communelifeblog.wordpress.com/2022/07/11/starting-from-scratch-1/