Since the eighties, the Mountain near Pistoia, in Italy,  hosts one of the most original of the Italian intentional community movement: The people of the Elves. At present there are over fifteen self-sufficiency nucleus, some even an hour's walk away on foot. The majority of homes are without electricity<br />
Community and individual life coexist harmoniously. <br />
There is no obligation : everyone is free to engage in social activities according to their willingness and aptitude.<br />
They collect fruits and herbs, grow vegetables, cereals, chestnuts, olives and raising some cattle, all exclusively for their livelihood. The products of the land and the crops are divided among all the villages on the basis of need. The work is manual and group, in addition to crops  they restored several dilapidated and abandoned stone houses for over twenty years.