19th century intentional community

Equality Colony

By Peaceray / January 13, 2022 The second of the late 19th century intentional communities in Western Washington Books sometime inspire the founders of intentional communities. B.F. Skinner’s Walden Two sparked the founding of Twin Oaks Community in 1967.i In the mid-19th century, Étienne Cabet’s Voyage en Icarie [The Voyage to Icaria] motivated scores of …

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The Puget Sound Co-operative Colony

By Peaceray

The first of the late 19th century intentional communities in Western Washington Many believe that intentional communities are a phenomena that started in the 1960s along with alternative life styles. They would be surprised to learn about Fruitlands, a vegan community that held property communally, founded in 1843 in Massachusetts. Among its residents were Amos …

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