The Amish live in communes where as far as I know they practice what could be considered a form of communism. They also live in ways that are self sufficient and sustainable. However, they have been criticized for their conservative religious views (which come with unpleasant things such as homophobia, etc) as well as their complete denouncing of anyone who leaves, which many consider symptoms of a cult. Another thing is that you have to follow their specific religion to live in their community.
I’ve never heard any communists comment on them, so what do people in this community think of the Amish and their lifestyle?
I actually had a discussion about this with a few friends recently. Doing something similar without the religious aspects seems like it would be a really cool idea. If you could get enough people to buy into building a commune, but use technology as much as possible to minimize required work for everybody.