Natural Building Blues
Natural building teacher Mark Mazziotti looks at how what could have been a stellar intern program went awry.
When Some of Us Don’t Support an Existing Agreement
Expert advice from five community process and communication consultants.
Hello, Goodbye
Jules Pelican of OAEC in northern California examines the mutual influence of interns and community members. Is it painful to invest emotional energy in people who will soon leave? Does living in community, even temporarily, nevertheless benefit people?
What Interns & Work Exchangers Say…About Us
Communities magazine asks interns, work exchangers, and residential course participants what they think of us. Do our programs deliver what our websites promise? Are they comfortably housed and fed? Do we treat them well?