Starting and Sustaining Intentional Communities (November)

Offered: November 21 - 23, 2008

Time:   Begins at 10:30 am on the 21st and ends at 4 pm on 23rd

Instructors: Dave Henson and Adam Wolpert with guests

Cost: $425/$375 if registered two weeks in advance (includes meals and lodging). For registration information, click here.

Do you dream of establishing a land-based intentional community or education center? This course is designed to help you actualize that dream. Presentations and detailed hand-outs will cover topics such as visioning; how to find land and finance a purchase; the various legal forms available for holding land (limited liability company, corporation, land trust, etc.); organizing as a for-profit or a nonprofit; group decision-making process (meetings, agreements, facilitation, agenda management, conflict resolution); financial organization of your community; legal and insurance issues and costs; dealing with zoning and regulations; and long-term planning. We will also tour OAEC’s community and educational center, including our gardens, permaculture projects, natural buildings, and the community’s kitchen and food system.