Most visitors, contemplating joining an intentional community in Britain these days, arrive clutching a copy of the current edition of Diggers and Dreamers. The reason? It gives them a head start in searching through the wide range of communes that exist.

So whether you are about to join a commune or are simply intrigued by a different way of life, this book gives you a teaste of future lifestyles as they are practiced by today's communards.

• Articles on: A century of communal living; communes and the internet; cycling around kibbutzim; comfessions of a serial communard; the search for a gay men's community; communes in the 60s; grow your own commune; consensus decision-making.
• Hilarious postcards home from "Frank" and "Emily", two commune first-timers
• A "How to start a Community" section where frequently asked questions are answered
• .A directory with a page allocated to nearly 80 communal groups in the UK, most of which are open to new members ... plus an increasing number of new groups in formation
• An up-to-date listing of communities overseas for those planning to travel abroad.

see also:

Diggers and Dreamers web site

Diggers and Dreamers 04/05

Diggers and Dreamers 00/01

Diggers and Dreamers 90/91

Diggers and Dreamers 92/93

Diggers and Dreamers 96/97

Diggers and Dreamers: Boxed Set

Places to Be