Intentional Community Design for Co-Creators  

An intentional community is a planned residential community designed from the start to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision and often follow an alternative lifestyle. They typically share responsibilities and resources. Intentional communities include collective households, cohousing communities, ecovillages, communes, survivalist retreats, kibbutzim, ashrams, and housing cooperatives. New members of an intentional community are generally selected by the community's existing membership, rather than by real-estate agents or land owners (if the land is not owned collectively by the community).

Intentional Community Design is the study of making this possible.

How does it apply to our quest?

• We are on a quest to turn this place into an awesome intentional community.
• We have much to learn about Intentional Community Design.
• 90% of new intentional communities end in failure and we want to know what the 10% successful ones did.
• There are many dynamics that must be understood about intentional communities in order to succeed.
• Our chances of completing our quest are greatly enhanced by this study.
• We can be much better community members with the education this study will provide.
• We can share what we learn with others who wish to do the same.
• Offers more joyful, harmonious, and fruitful future.

Permaculture is a branch of ecological design, ecological engineering, environmental design, construction and integrated water resources management that develops sustainable architecture, regenerative and self-maintained habitat and agricultural systems modeled from natural ecosystems. The term permaculture (as a systematic method) was first coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in 1978. The word permaculture originally referred to "permanent agriculture" but was expanded to stand also for "permanent culture," as it was seen that social aspects were integral to a truly sustainable system as inspired by Masanobu Fukuoka's natural farming philosophy.

Permaculture Design is the study of just that.  The is intended to be an introduction permaculture design.

How does it apply to our quest?

• We are on a quest to turn this place into a sustainable community.
• We will be creating a Master Plan for the property with permaculture design principles
• We have much to learn about Permaculture Design and this class is a great way to start.
• 90% of new intentional communities end in failure and we want to know what the 10% successful ones did.
• There are many dynamics that must be understood about making this intentional communities sustainable in order to succeed.
• Our chances of completing our quest are greatly enhanced by this study.
• This study can enhance our community experiences. 
• We can share what we learn with others who wish to do the same.
• Offers more joyful, harmonious, and fruitful future.

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