Communities Magazine #158 (Spring 2013) – Affordability and Self-Reliance

Affordability And Self-Reliance Publisher’s The Dryer, the Chain Saw, and the Laptop by Laird Schaub Notes from the NOTES FROM THE AFFORDING COMMUNITIES – Together—but only together—we can afford to keep publishing Communities. by Chris Roth SELF-RELIANCE, RIGHT LIVELIHOOD, AND ECONOMIC “REALITIES”: Finding Peace in Compromise – Life in a small rural ecovillage can mean embracing complex choices while balancing idealism with necessity. by Abeja Hummel Communities, Political Empowerment, and Collective Self-Sufficiency by Mary Wildfire Angst and Angels by Kim Goodwin CREATING A COMMUNITY OF HOMESTEADERS – A land trust with leaseholds keeps members’ costs down while allowing a combination of autonomy and connection. by Kim Scheidt LESSONS FROM A CHILDHOOD IN MAINE – In rural Maine in the ’70s, community was everyday reality, and everyone needed help sometimes. by Sarah Fanslau (née Hewes) Affordability at Sunrise Ranch by Gary Goodhue Money and Sustainability at Green Valley Village by Fen Liano Self-Reliance In and Out of Community by Janel Healy WHAT IT’S GOOD FOR – At Acorn, as in the larger world, the most important thing to be able to afford may be giving something away. by Irena Hollowell ACHIEVING AFFORDABILITY WITH COHOUSING – Cohousing is intrinsically an affordable model; here’s why and how. by Joanna Winter and Charles Durrett Making Cohousing Strategies and Successes by Betsy Morris Affordability Strategies and Contrasts by Oz Ragland and Wendy Willbanks Wiesner Maintaining Affordability and Saving for the Future by Sharon Villines Making It Naturally O.U.R. Ecovillage Breaks Regulatory Ground by Brandy Gallagher Canadian Perspectives on Affordability by Russ Purvis Working for Spring Time by Capra Carruba ANGST AND ANGELS – Kara Huntermoon of Heart-Culture Farm shares her community’s affordability strategies. by Paul Freundlich MAKING Turning Mid-Life Crisis into Opportunity – Chronic illness presents challenges but also gifts of insight to a long-time communitarian. by Ma'ikwe Schaub Ludwig Consensus and the Burden of Added Are There Easier Ways to Make Decisions?–Busting the Myth That Consensus-with-Unanimity Is Good for Communities, Part III by Diana Leafe Christian With Arms Spread Wide with Love by Arjuna da Silva WOMEN IN AN INTERVIEW WITH IRA WALLACE – A community pioneer and activist shares her stories. by Lee Walker Warren