Many of these communities have goals similar to naturizing. They are environmentally friendly, they are set up to encourage interconnectedness within the community, such as having common grounds, shared meals, shared TV room, shared tools, shared vehicles, etc.
However, these communities are limited on what they can do to help us to naturize. Since most of them are quite small, they are not representative of the general society. To be representative of the general society, there must be people of all ages in the same propotion as one would expect in society at large. The sex ratio should be nearly 50/50 as in the general society. This means the community should be fairly large, and must advertise and appeal proportionately to males, females, families, singles, youth, and elderly. Because of their small size, most intentional communities are not self-sustainable and must be located near employment centers, and schools. The members are limited to the people who are employed nearby. The few communities that are self-sustainable, do so through income generating projects, such as handicraft sells, fee based tours of the community, fee based siminars about the communities, fee based classes about nature, the environment, etc. Since, these communities are few and probably located far away, we must move far away if we want to join, usually leaving relatives behind who are unwilling, or unable to move to somewhere else.
So, can intentional communities help us to live a more natural life? Yes, they can, but they all have their limits of what they can do.
authors: Charlie McCollum,,,,,