A Framework for Developing a Rural Community Based Around Celebration
A group of friends with families from the city got together and bought a 100-acre rural property in northern Nova Scotia. The group shares an interest in creating an intentional community based on ecological living and alternative land-ownership. Each family is financially independent, except that they negotiate the use of the common land. They host a small annual three-day summer festival called Free School, where anyone (locals, neighbours, or visitors) can give a workshop on their area of expertise, be it preserving fruit, indigenous culture, or nano-technology. Now they want to expand the community and the festival…
