Resources

The central hub for intentional community information, including a directory of communities and extensive educational resources.

By Cynthia Tina for the Federation of Intentional Communities. A free PDF guide for beginners.

By Diana Leafe Christian. Practical tools to grow ecovillages and intentional communities.

A curated YouTube playlist covering the basics of intentional community living.

The national organization supporting cohousing communities and development across the US.

The architect who brought cohousing to the United States. Resources on cohousing design and development.

The international network of ecovillages and sustainable communities.

The North American chapter of GEN, focused on ecovillages and sustainable communities in the Americas.

Resources for learning and implementing sociocracy — a consent-based governance model widely used in intentional communities.

Practical guides to consensus decision-making for groups of all sizes.

An introduction to David Holmgren’s permaculture design principles with resources and applications.

Learn about bioregions and find yours.

Find your bioregion and learn about its ecology, culture, and communities.

Find your ecoregion and learn about regional plants.

An essay introducing bioregionalism as a philosophy and practice. (Center for New Economics)

A free, nine-session course on opening awareness and turning towards what-is with acceptance and wise response.