"The couple turned the camera over to the local police but when it was returned to them unclaimed they took matters into their own hands. Ms. Surman posted several of the 600 pictures on the camera on the Internet and, organized a group of amateur detectives who traced clues in the photos, leading them back to the camera's stunned and delighted owner."Cohousing and Other Intentional Communities Cohousing Characteristics: * Residents participate in design and construction *Designed as a neighborhood Green Acres: Communities Reduce Ecological Footprints -- by Worldwatch InstituteTo Your Left, a Better Way of Life? -- NY Times feature A tour of co-housing communities was one of several this season in different parts of the country designed to give participants an up-close look at various co-housing communities, and to address an increasingly common feeling that one pays too much for one’s home, sees friends too little there and generally lives a more isolated life than is desirable.Interview with a resident of a new cohousing community on NPR's Marketplace Listen to the audio podcast or read the transcript. Oshara Village in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is now under construction. This unique New Urbanist development which is the first of its kind in the United States, will allow residents to drastically reduce their use of non-renewable resources and overall energy. The Oshara Model -- Video   Creating and Finding Communities -- Books by Diana Leafe Christian A review of "Creating a Life Together" -- includes a clear summary of the process that Diana Leafe Christian recommends for community building. FIRST EARTH is a documentary about the movement towards a massive paradigm shift for shelter |