start a commune

Might I suggest to everyone that they check out commune.myfreeforum.org? We’re in the process of detailing out what we want our commune to be like. We have a bit of land in Iowa, near Gladbrook, and we’re looking to start moving in in a couple of years. We are (for the most part) atheist and anarchist, though we are a far more open and accepting group than many others.

Check us out, we’re always looking for more members (there are about 5-10 steadily active members at this point with a few more sporadic contributors). There’s a lot of stuff on the forum, so just pick a spot to start and dig in!

I would LOVE to start a commune here in the up north area of Minnesota. I am searching STILL!!!! for like minded people who would love to share in a communal living group. I have always had this dream of working together and really building something good and whole away from the “me-ism” and the “running with the Jones’” lifestyle so many of us have seemed to adopt.

I have also come to realize that much of what we have been taught is the “American Dream” can cause a significant group majority or people to feel inadequate to achieve this goal, one being of the simple pride of home ownership and a sense of family and community purpose. I believe in these economic times that if the “little people” were to band together in a group it would be easier to attain such a goal. After all what bank establishment can turn down 4 people with incomes and 8 people with credit no matter what that score may be. WE ARE NOT A NUMBER. It’s time to band together and make the “dream” our own. Any one out there willing to take this chance?

it wouldd be really cool to a do im in a high school and im lookin pretty deep in how to start one

A commune for the sake of a commune might not work out too well. Also, I doubt “commune” describes what I want.

as the current featured entry points out, money is very important. which is why i have yet to do anything. but recently, some friends and I have thrown around the idea of opening an apartment complex. the currently apartment complex’s in this town are trash or tax credit (which makes them a pain to get in to).
i would like to open a decent complex that will have communal features. possibly offer free rent for working there: manning the desk, cleaning the grounds, tending to the green house.
there are a few colleges with an hours drive from here, as well as major cities for the region. i hope i can makei t work. im tired of fast food…

I’ve thought about living on a commune since high school, although back then I wanted it to be an island where we could grow copious amounts of pot. Actually, I’d still like that, but I’ve done a lot of research since then and realize how much work the commune life really is. Regardless, it still looks like paradise to me. To have a sense of community, of common purpose with people who are truly living their values, that seems so important in times like these. I plan to visit an ecovillage this summer, Dancing Rabbit, to get a real feel for the life and an idea of how to get started. I’d love to hear advice from anyone with a little experience!

Hi
These guys have been going since ‘67
http://www.twinoaks.org/

They seem to have it all worked out :)

If I get offered kool-aid, flavor-aid, or any questionable fruit beverage, I am OUT.

I would love to live in a commune! It is my dream. Only I want it to be on an island! And I wouldnt mind if there were lots of people my age.(early to late 20’s)Of coarse there is room for anyone and everyone who share our way of life, but it would be more fun if I wasnt the youngest person there. Total freedom to share, love, be loved, to take care of each other, the earth and give back to the earth. To not have to live in a place where makeup is more important than friends, love, and family! Are there places like this?

MY PLACE IS A WARM CLIMATE,WITH A SUMMER CROP, A WINER CROP, AND A AQUA CULTURE FARM. IDEALLY A GROUP OF LIKE MINDED PEOPLEWHO ENJOY SHARING THE WEALTH THAT COOPERATION BRINGS.