Articles and Resources
Thought Leaders in the Intentional Community Movement
Developing Intentional Community is NOT a new concept, though it is an ever-evolving concept. Here are some resources we value:
Kirsten Dirkson has done an outstanding job video story-telling what is possible: https://www.youtube.com/@kirstendirksen
Whole Systems Network - building an HQ in North Carolina
Live Near Friends: Reach out if you want access to our "minihood" https://app.livenearfriends.com/minihood/neighborhood
Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute (Adrienne Maree Brown, et al) EESII is a portal for people who are transforming from the current paradigm of racial capitalist, patriarchal, power-over, scarce and disconnected existence into one that is adaptive, relational, resilient, post-capitalist, feminist, BIPOC-centered and full of possibility. We invite people into a liberatory experience, giving people in movement both theoretical offerings to help them learn emergent strategy, and practice ground to help them embody it.
CoHousing and Intentional Communities in North Carolina (& nearby)
Cohousing is more common in other parts of the world, but North Carolina and Southern Virginia have a number of existing and formoing communities.
Emergent HQ is being seeded on 8 acres in Mt. Airy, lead by Whole Systems: https://growingsystems.org/about/
The Peace Pentagon is a retreat and training center located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia along the ancient New River. www.PeacePentagon.net This is part of www.TheOracleInstitute.org and on the land where the Valley of Light intentional community lives.
Pacifica Co-Housing is a cohousing community of about 100 people in Carrboro, N.C., that dates back to 2006 https://pacificacohousing.com/
CommonGround Ecovillage 100 acres in Durham https://www.commonground.eco/
EarthHaven rural EcoVillage in Western NC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybFE15LM1h8
Earthseed Land Collective: A center for community resilience through cooperative ownership of land and resources. A transformational response to systemic oppression. https://earthseedlandcoop.org/
Eno Commons is a cohousing community of 22 homes situated on 11.2 acres in Durham https://www.enocommons.org/
Blue Heron Farm Community
Village Hearth is a LGBTQ 55+ community in Durham https://www.villagehearthcohousing.com/ (Ex units: 2BR, 2B 1,152 sq ft $439K, 900sq ft condo $418K)
Durham Central Park Urban Cohousing https://www.durhamcoho.com/ (Ex: 2BR, 1.5B, $625K)
Elderberry Village Rougemont https://www.elderberrycohousing.com/ (Ex: 325 sq ft Tiny Home $165K)
Twin Oaks is an ecovillage community with 100 people in central VA https://www.twinoaks.org/
EcoVillage in Loudoun County near Washington DC is underway https://ecovillageloudoun.com