Creating a Life Together Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities

Name: Creating a Life Together Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
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ISBN: 9780865714717

ISBN-10: 0865714711

ISBN-13: 9780865714717

Edition: 2003

Authors: Diana Leafe Christian, Patch Adams

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Creating a Life Together is the only resource available that provides step-by-step practical information distilled from numerous firsthand sources on how to establish an intentional community. It deals in depth with structural, interpersonal and leadership issues, decision-making methods, vision statements, and the development of a legal structure, as well as profiling well-established model communities. This exhaustive guide includes excellent sample documents among its wealth of resources. Diana Leafe Christian is the editor of Communities magazine and has contributed to Body & Soul, Yoga Journal, and Shaman's Drum, among others. She is a popular public speaker and workshop leader on…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: New Society Publishers, Limited
Publication date: 6/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

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



Introduction


Creating a Life Together


The Successful Ten Percent Chr(45) And why Ninety Percent Fail


Your Role as Founder


Getting Off to a Good Start


Community Vision


What It Is, Why You Need It


Creating Vision Documents


Power, Decision-Making, and Governance


Agreements & Policies: ""Good Documents Make Good Friends""


Establishing Your Legal Entity


The Great Land-Buying Adventure


Finding the Right Property


Neighbours and Zoning


Financing Your Property (Loans You Can Live with)


Developing Sustai