Member Communities:
QIV-C
Many Rivers
Online Resources Related to QIVP
Quaker stuff:
The Religious Society of Friends: background information and many, many links to Quaker organizations. Also see New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
Cohousing stuff:
Affordability Strategies for Cohousing by David Mandel
The Cohousing Network 's Cohousing Resource Guide
Intentional Communities: Besides their directory of ICs, they have a reading list ("Prose 'n' Poetry"), background info, mailing lists,events, etc. Even for-sale listings for houses in ICs!
Environmental living/housing stuff:
Enertia Building System: Houses that use thick wood walls and an air envelope starting under the ground to keep themselves cool/warm without much external power.
ECOBALANCE online discussion group: An electronic mailing list dedicated to the creation and maintenance of self-sufficient, sustainable communities, in which people live in harmony with each other and with nature. A full range of human communities are represented, from the individual household, to a cluster of households (cohousing), to neighborhoods and cities. A number of participants are working to form Ecovillages--newly created communities embodying within them the principles of living in harmony with nature and each other. To subscribe: Send e-mail to requests@gaia.org; the message body should say SUBSCRIBE ECOBALANCE
The Farm: The Farm, in Summertown, Tennessee, was begun in 1971 with a spiritual commitment to simple living and self-reliance. The Farm has pioneered a wide range of social and physical technologies appropriate to low-cost, high-satisfaction community living (plus a non-profit to support other "eco-communities").
The E.F. Schumacher Society: resources for community renewal and environmental sustainability.
Real Goods Trading Corporation's Institute for Solar Living: workshops and information about solar housing.
Real Goods' Renewable Energy Outfitters catalog: "the world's largest and most complete source for solar and off-the-grid living"!
Chelsea Green Publishing Company: "Books for Sustainable Living" (publishers of Gaviotas and other inspiring books, plus how-to books).
Contact: info@qivp.org
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