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This Blue Sky Account is moderated by people currently living at Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia.
It is designed to share information about this income sharing commune and help people understand it.
Civil conversation only.
Currently, we are at our population cap and have a wait list.
It is designed to share information about this income sharing commune and help people understand it.
Civil conversation only.
Currently, we are at our population cap and have a wait list.
Here is information about 5 events happening at communes in Louisa.
5 Events at Louisa Communes
There are 5 exciting and currently relavent events happening in Louisa all hosted by intentional communities. Click thru on the links for more details and ticketing options. Roots and Resilience: B…
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May 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Here is information about 5 events happening at communes in Louisa.
Call for Presenters - Twin Oaks Communities Conference
Aug 29 thru Sept 1 - Central Virginia.
You got a brilliant intereactive workshop for intentional communities? Let us know and if accepted we will comp your ticket to this event.
communitiesconference.org/communities-...
Aug 29 thru Sept 1 - Central Virginia.
You got a brilliant intereactive workshop for intentional communities? Let us know and if accepted we will comp your ticket to this event.
communitiesconference.org/communities-...
May 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Call for Presenters - Twin Oaks Communities Conference
Aug 29 thru Sept 1 - Central Virginia.
You got a brilliant intereactive workshop for intentional communities? Let us know and if accepted we will comp your ticket to this event.
communitiesconference.org/communities-...
Aug 29 thru Sept 1 - Central Virginia.
You got a brilliant intereactive workshop for intentional communities? Let us know and if accepted we will comp your ticket to this event.
communitiesconference.org/communities-...
This blog post has a 30 minute video looking back on our big fire from a year ago. It includes lessons learned, why we rallied and slice of life stuff about cornhole boards, equinox rituals and a controversial pig.
Emerald City Fire: One Year Later
In March of 2024, a neighbor’s uncontrolled fire burned down Emerald City which was our industrial park and as a result shuttered our hammock business. This post looks at the effect of…
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March 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This blog post has a 30 minute video looking back on our big fire from a year ago. It includes lessons learned, why we rallied and slice of life stuff about cornhole boards, equinox rituals and a controversial pig.
Okay, lets get into some complex theory. Let's explores people who are recruiting (cheerleaders) with the team controlling membership (gatekeepers) for a large community like Twin Oaks. paxus.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/g...
Gate Keepers versus Cheerleaders
The community has three different internal areas which deal with incoming visitors who are interested in membership. This post is not about how the community at large sees these different groups i…
paxus.wordpress.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Okay, lets get into some complex theory. Let's explores people who are recruiting (cheerleaders) with the team controlling membership (gatekeepers) for a large community like Twin Oaks. paxus.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/g...
December 23, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Communes create culture and part of this is renaming people & things. At Twin Oaks the tool for this is to hold a naming party. Fun, creative and fairly fast this technique can be exported to all kinds of groups and organizations. But don’t call anyone Styrofoam.
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Naming Parties
We just use first names at the commune and while the tradition pre-dates me, i certainly understand it. And it creates some small troubles. One of which is that if you show up as a member with th…
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December 23, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Communes create culture and part of this is renaming people & things. At Twin Oaks the tool for this is to hold a naming party. Fun, creative and fairly fast this technique can be exported to all kinds of groups and organizations. But don’t call anyone Styrofoam.
paxus.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/n...
paxus.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/n...
This is the BBC's reporting on Twin Oaks in their Utopia series.
Twin Oaks is not a utopia, nor is that the desired goal. But on a good day you can see it from here. And we have a fair few good days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7in...
Twin Oaks is not a utopia, nor is that the desired goal. But on a good day you can see it from here. And we have a fair few good days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7in...
Utopia - In Search of the Dream - Twin Oaks Community - BBC
YouTube video by Point A
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December 21, 2024 at 4:38 AM
This is the BBC's reporting on Twin Oaks in their Utopia series.
Twin Oaks is not a utopia, nor is that the desired goal. But on a good day you can see it from here. And we have a fair few good days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7in...
Twin Oaks is not a utopia, nor is that the desired goal. But on a good day you can see it from here. And we have a fair few good days.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7in...
"Even though you are full can i still visit and apply for membership?"
Absolutely, there is a short waiting list, but if income sharing life is what you are interested in, this might just be the place.
Here is how to apply:
www.twinoaks.org/twinoaks-vis...
Absolutely, there is a short waiting list, but if income sharing life is what you are interested in, this might just be the place.
Here is how to apply:
www.twinoaks.org/twinoaks-vis...
Twin Oaks Intentional Community - Join Twin Oaks
Twin Oaks Intentional Community, in central Virginia, since 1967.
www.twinoaks.org
December 19, 2024 at 4:50 AM
"Even though you are full can i still visit and apply for membership?"
Absolutely, there is a short waiting list, but if income sharing life is what you are interested in, this might just be the place.
Here is how to apply:
www.twinoaks.org/twinoaks-vis...
Absolutely, there is a short waiting list, but if income sharing life is what you are interested in, this might just be the place.
Here is how to apply:
www.twinoaks.org/twinoaks-vis...
Twin Oaks had a catastrophic fire in March of this year. While no one was hurt, there was significant damage to both buildings and businesses. Here is an update on the fire.
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Fire Update #1
Twin Oaks Fire Update #1: March 31, 2024 – With some updates from April 12 posting. Background on the fire Damage Report: Survived/Safe: All people, pets and livestock are s…
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December 19, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Twin Oaks had a catastrophic fire in March of this year. While no one was hurt, there was significant damage to both buildings and businesses. Here is an update on the fire.
paxus.wordpress.com/2024/04/13/f...
paxus.wordpress.com/2024/04/13/f...
Twin Oaks has been around for over 50 years, like most communities we stared small, but have now grown to over 100 people - including 89 adults and 15 kids.
We are currently at our populations cap and have a waiting list.
paxus.wordpress.com/2024/05/11/p...
We are currently at our populations cap and have a waiting list.
paxus.wordpress.com/2024/05/11/p...
Pop Cap cometh?
Update July 2024: We are full and have a waiting list. One of the key identity questions for a community is “How big are you?” While this answer is often in flux for some communities, one critical …
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December 19, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Twin Oaks has been around for over 50 years, like most communities we stared small, but have now grown to over 100 people - including 89 adults and 15 kids.
We are currently at our populations cap and have a waiting list.
paxus.wordpress.com/2024/05/11/p...
We are currently at our populations cap and have a waiting list.
paxus.wordpress.com/2024/05/11/p...
This Blue Sky Account is moderated by people currently living at Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia.
It is designed to share information about this income sharing commune and help people understand it.
Civil conversation only.
Currently, we are at our population cap and have a wait list.
It is designed to share information about this income sharing commune and help people understand it.
Civil conversation only.
Currently, we are at our population cap and have a wait list.
December 19, 2024 at 4:34 AM
This Blue Sky Account is moderated by people currently living at Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia.
It is designed to share information about this income sharing commune and help people understand it.
Civil conversation only.
Currently, we are at our population cap and have a wait list.
It is designed to share information about this income sharing commune and help people understand it.
Civil conversation only.
Currently, we are at our population cap and have a wait list.