Liam O’Brien

In addition to living communally himself since 2007, Liam O’Brien has made it a point to travel to and connect with a variety of intentional communities across a broad spectrum of locations, missions and arrangements. In his breakout session, he will give a brief description of his experience at most of the places he’s visited with an emphasis on modes of governance, financial management, structural design, shared resources and enterprises, and interpersonal conflict management.

2007-2010 The McCarthy House Student Housing Co-op – Appleton, WI
2011 Wilde Gaertnerei – Ruednitz, Germany
2012 Plukrijp Permaculture Co-op – Heist-op-den-berg, Belgium
2012-2013 The Jackman House – Appleton, WI
2014 New Wine Co-op – Madison, WI
2014 Cedar Moon – Portland, OR
2014 Stump House – Olympia, WA
2014 Woolley Mammoth – Sedro-Woolley, WA
2014 Alpha Farm – Deadwood, OR
2014, 2015 Sandhill Farm – Rutledge, MO
2014, 2015 Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage – Rutledge, MO
2014 Red Earth Farms – Rutledge, MO
2014, 2015, 2019 Rochester Folk Art Guild – Middlesex, NY
2014, 2015 Wild Abundance – Fort Atkinson, WI
2014, 2015, 2016 Dancing Waters Permaculture Co-op – Gays Mills, WI
2014 Rock Ridge – Dodgeville, WI
2014, 2015, 2018 Common Gardens – Dane, WI
2014-2016 Bayview Ecovillage – Milwaukee, WI
2015, 2019 Omega House – Minneapolis, MN
2018-2019 Booth St Co-op – Milwaukee, WI
2018 Beacon Hill Friends House – Boston, MA
2019 The Harbor – Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Ellery House – Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY