Author: Earthaven Admin Team

The Trading Post is NOW OPEN!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on November 10, 2012. Posted in Businesses, Families and Children, Village Economics, Village Life. No Comments on The Trading Post is NOW OPEN!

On October 5, 2012 at 10 a.m., sounds rang through the village as a group of Earthaven Middle Schoolers rang bells, banged on drums, sounded the didgeridoo and shook tambourines for a full five minutes. At the end of the five minutes they shouted, “The Trading Post is NOW OPEN!” Folks from all around...

Living on the Edge

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 30, 2012. Posted in Articles, Farms, Hawk Hollar. No Comments on Living on the Edge

by Rae Jean Living in Hawk Holler neighborhood presents its own set of challenges. With only one house and two people living here so far, the main inhabitants are the four-legged, winged ones, and creepy crawly varieties. What to do when these creatures begin to multiply and take over the gardens,...

Naming Ceremony

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 23, 2012. Posted in Dancing Shiva, Social Events, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Naming Ceremony

Earthaven members Rudy Ballantine and Norm Self, and resident Banyan Fierer renamed their neighborhood Dancing Shiva to align with their intention to participate in the ongoing creation of pleasure, joy and fulfillment. They named the neighborhood after Shiva, the dancing deity who brings...

The New LEAP Directory

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 21, 2012. Posted in Community Service, Village Economics. No Comments on The New LEAP Directory

by Michael Whitmire The LEAP is Earthaven’s complementary currency note. In order to find out who within the community accepts LEAPS for payments (towards goods and services), we created a directory. Recently I decided to create the directory as a shared, online document so that anyone with...

Photo of the Season

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 20, 2012. Posted in Families and Children, Hut Hamlet, Members. No Comments on Photo of the Season

The McLeod Family: Dad Johnny, Mom Mana, Luka (left) and Max (right).

Coffee & Trade

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 18, 2012. Posted in Food, Social Events, Village Economics. No Comments on Coffee & Trade

Tuesday mornings are turning into a downright farmer’s market. Our regular Coffee and Trade now features produce, artwork, and other products from members and neighbors. Here’s what’s been on display this summer: Fresh Baked Bread Earthaven-grown Blackberries Muffins...

Celebrating in Community

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 2, 2012. Posted in Celebrations, Chosen Family, Members. No Comments on Celebrating in Community

by Sue Stone I wanted my 70th birthday to be a gift to myself, as well as to my community, and to celebrate it with my friends here at Earthaven. It began with a work party and open house, then a potluck and celebration. So many people came to help. I was amazed by how much work got done here at our...

Medicinal Herbs

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 12, 2012. Posted in Food, Nature. No Comments on Medicinal Herbs

You’ll see these common plants and many others on a daily basis around Earthaven. Comfrey Chickweed Violet Burdock Yarrow Witch Hazel Photos by Lee Warren.

Busting the Myth That Consensus-with-Unanimity is Good for Communities

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 2, 2012. Posted in Articles, Governance and Legal. No Comments on Busting the Myth That Consensus-with-Unanimity is Good for Communities

by Diana Leafe Christian Many consensus trainers tell us consensus-with-unanimity is good for communities. It creates a sense of trust and connection, a sense of harmony, they say, since everyone’s agreement is first required to pass a proposal. Though I believed this for years, I no longer do. I...

Loving Acres’ New Vision

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 1, 2012. Posted in Dancing Shiva, Natural Building, Neighborhoods, Permaculture. No Comments on Loving Acres’ New Vision

by Banyan Freier Note to Reader: This neighborhood is referred to on the website as Dancing Shiva. The Loving Acres neighborhood began in the late 1990s with six folks who started the project and then decided to move closer to the center of Earthaven activity and build at Village Terraces neighborhood...