Fellowship for Intentional Community

The Fellowship for Intentional Community publishes a magazine, newsletter and blog as well as conferences, workshops, festivals, retreats, and other events which are of interest to communities.
The Fellowship for Intentional Community publishes a magazine, newsletter and blog as well as conferences, workshops, festivals, retreats, and other events which are of interest to communities.

Vision:
We believe that community is an essential building block for creating a cooperative and sustainable world. The structures and wisdom of community are both a means and an end to meeting the needs of all people and the planet, and must be available, understood, appreciated, and developed. We envision cooperative communities of all kinds working together to meet these needs.

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Flexible Form Rammed Earth Construction (Earthbag Construction) Part 1


Very good video about building earthbag domes that shows half a dozen or so innovative ideas I haven’t seen before. I can’t think of another video or project where I’ve seen so many new interesting building tips. So hat’s off to The Roundtable that’s building these domes in Uganda.

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Upfil Farm Florida Earthbag Workshop

Earthbag Roundhouse Cluster home design being built near Gainesville, Florida
Earthbag Roundhouse Cluster home design being built near Gainesville, Florida

Hi Owen, We are building one of your home designs near Gainesville, Florida. It’s this one (http://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/roundhouse-dome-cluster.htm) with straight walls, not domed. It’s a permitted/coded build. The project already has county approval, and we’re gearing up for a workshop to start the actual earthbag part of construction.

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