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Life in Community with Steve Torma

Written by Debbie on December 20, 2020. Posted in Podcast, Spirit and Culture, Village Life, Village Terraces. No Comments on Life in Community with Steve Torma

Earthaven Ecovillage Podcast Life in Community with Steve Torma Broadcast December 7, 2020Featuring: Steve Torma, Eric Wolf In this episode, Earthaven member and SOIL Faculty member Steve Torma discusses his life in community, starting with growing up in a large family, creating an intentional...

Harvesting Heritage Corn

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 24, 2020. Posted in Food, Gardens, Regenerative Agriculture. No Comments on Harvesting Heritage Corn

Around this time of year at Earthaven, you might see several varieties of heritage corn being dried, including Oaxacan Green, Carl’s Glass Gem, and Bloody Butcher. These are used, respectively, for tortillas and hominy, popcorn, and cornmeal. Twelve-year-old resident, Stone, grew the Bloody Butcher...

Build it, and They Will Come

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 20, 2020. Posted in Medicine Wheel, Permaculture, Village Economics. No Comments on Build it, and They Will Come

By Deborah Clark, Medicine Wheel Collective Greetings from Medicine Wheel Collective! As summer rolls into fall, and wave after wave of change sweeps the wider world, we find ourselves deep in a season of change at Medicine Wheel. As the pandemic prohibited us from hosting our normal summer...

An Eye Toward Food Security

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on August 20, 2020. Posted in Articles, Food, Village Economics, Village Life. No Comments on An Eye Toward Food Security

As COVID-19 continues to distort our once-familiar realities, many people—residents of Earthaven included—are asking questions about systemic uncertainty. Food security is, quite naturally, at the top of many folks’ lists. Check out some of the initiatives taking place in and around Earthaven...

What does the creation of true wealth look like?

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 27, 2020. Posted in Farms, Gardens, Natural Building, Permaculture, Village Life. No Comments on What does the creation of true wealth look like?

Here are a few snippets of what we think it looks like around the village! (Photos from before and during COVID)

The Value of Happiness and Connection

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 24, 2020. Posted in Articles, Families and Children, Fun and Play, Nature. No Comments on The Value of Happiness and Connection

Add value to your and your loved ones’ lives by spending quality time in nature… observing, playing, laughing, and exploring. Below are nature adventures and activities as well as some perspective from Lia Grippo, Reaching Nature Connection Conference Instructor and our colleagues at...

Savings Loan Pool

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 23, 2020. Posted in Articles, Village Economics. No Comments on Savings Loan Pool

On June 11, 2020, fourteen Earthaven members and neighbors formed the Earthaven Valley Business Savings Loan Pool – the first savings loan pool at Earthaven and the first savings loan pool formed with the mentorship of Co-operate WNC. In a savings loan pool, a group of people saves money...

Black Lives Matter – Resources to Heal our Communities

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 10, 2020. Posted in Articles, Culture Restoration, Social Justice. No Comments on Black Lives Matter – Resources to Heal our Communities

Dear Earthaven Family, Awareness is at the core of community. Usually we write to you with inspiration to deepen connections to each other and the natural world. As a predominantly white community, we write to you today with a different awareness: Of our privilege, of the structures of institutionalized...