Twin Oaks Community, Virginia

Twin Oaks Community, Virginia
intentional community
Twin Oaks Community, Virginia is located in the United States
Twin Oaks Community, Virginia
Twin Oaks Community, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°55′57″N 77°59′30″W / 37.9325°N 77.9917°W / 37.9325; -77.9917 Edit this at Wikidata
CountryUnited States of America
Area
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 • Total180 sq mi (465 km2)
Population
 • Total100
 • Density0.56/sq mi (0.22/km2)
Websitewww.twinoaks.org

Twin Oaks Community is an ecovillage[2] and intentional community of about one hundred people[3] living on 450 acres (1.8 km2) in Louisa County, Virginia.[4][5] It is a member of the Federation of Egalitarian Communities.[6] Founded in 1967,[7] it is one of the longest-enduring and largest secular intentional communities in North America.[5] The community's core values are cooperation, egalitarianism, nonviolence, sustainability, and income sharing.[8] About 100 adults and 17 children live in the community.[9][10][11][12][13]

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  3. ^ "Virginia Commune Still Draws Members After 40 Years". Voice of America. August 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  4. ^ "Rural Community a Model 'Eco-village'". CNN. April 22, 2010. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Jones, Tamara (November 15, 1998). "The Other American Dream". Washington Post Sunday Magazine. p. W12. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Our Communities". Federation of Egalitarian Communities. n.d. § Member Communities. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Autry, Curt (2010). "Louisa Commune Flourishes for 43 Years". WWBT NBC 12. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  8. ^ David Knox, Caroline Schacht (July 31, 2009). Choices in Relationships: An Introduction to Marriage and the Family. Cengage Learning, 2009. ISBN 9780495808435. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  9. ^ Greenfield, Beth (June 10, 2015). "Welcome to the Commune Where 100 Adults Raise 17 Kids". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  10. ^ Ravitz, Jessica (September 30, 2015). "Utopia: It's complicated: Inside new-age and vintage communes". CNN. Archived from the original on January 15, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  11. ^ "Twin Oaks Intentional Community". Fellowship for Intentional Community. January 10, 2016. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  12. ^ "Twin Oaks Communities Conference". North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO). May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  13. ^ "Twin Oaks Community". idealist.org. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.