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We’re Podding Up

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 5, 2018. Posted in Articles, Governance and Legal, Neighborhoods. No Comments on We’re Podding Up

Since last we wrote, several neighborhood pods have formed legal entities and received deeds to their neighborhood parcels. Most pods are incorporated as housing coops, with one non-profit ”spiritual society.” By next newsletter, all Earthaven pods should have their deeded parcels, and clarity between...

Earthaven Tiny Housing Boom

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on August 3, 2018. Posted in Bellavia Gardens, Ecological Design, Hawk Hollar, Off-Grid Living, Persimmon Grove. No Comments on Earthaven Tiny Housing Boom

Simultaneously this year, three new members in three different neighborhoods are working on setting up their own unique versions of the tiny house. Near the front of the property, in the Forest Garden neighborhood, Liz Diaz and Joseph Rasband have just moved into their creation. Joseph built the...

The secret life of permaculture at Earthaven

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 3, 2018. Posted in Articles, Permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Village Life. No Comments on The secret life of permaculture at Earthaven

Patricia embraced our permaculture vision without reservation, and impressed hundreds of students and work exchangers, as witnessed by the turnout for her funeral. Meanwhile, the underpinnings and impact of those principles on everyone and everything we do at Earthaven might easily be taken for granted....

Some changes are hard to believe…

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 22, 2018. Posted in Conscious Dying, Medicine Wheel, Permaculture, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Some changes are hard to believe…

Hard to believe this is our first newsletter since January, but it’s been busy and intense all around. Yes, another beloved senior member has taken her last journey—Patricia Allison left the planet (as far as we know) on March 19, after a relatively short bout with cancer. What we will do without...

Changes, Changes, All Ways, Always!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 3, 2018. Posted in Articles, Spirit and Culture, Village Life. No Comments on Changes, Changes, All Ways, Always!

above: The mural of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, long the entry piece to the Forest Garden, finally came down after falling into disrepair. It had been a group painting inspired and led by early member Ananda Vedanta. Earthaven’s mission is to be a learning model of what responsible Earth-respectful...

In Memorium

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on February 28, 2018. Posted in Celebrations and Gratitudes, Chosen Family, Conscious Dying, Members. No Comments on In Memorium

Written by Arjuna da Silva It was hard to lose three of our most outstanding members last year, though it sure showed us what kind of folks our community is made of. Kimchi, Goddess of Beauty and Determination. Suchi, Queen of Loyalty and Cooperation. Chuck, Champion of The Good Fight...

Building Community Through Ritual

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on February 22, 2018. Posted in Articles, Conscious Dying, In-Person Events, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Building Community Through Ritual

Above: 2017 Ancestor Feast Altar featuring Chuck, Suchi and Kimchi by NikiAnne Feinberg Rituals to help land-based and regional communities process what has happened and is happening in our world are so powerful. We look to ritual to help us digest the unsavory and the unpalatable....

Why I Bother to Farm at Earthaven, Part Two: A Collaborative Farming Manifesto

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on February 3, 2018. Posted in Farms, Food, Gardens, Permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture. No Comments on Why I Bother to Farm at Earthaven, Part Two: A Collaborative Farming Manifesto

Written by: by Zev Friedman Now in its 24th year, I believe that Earthaven is in a stage of cultural succession in which collaborative farming has more of a role to play than in the early years. The pioneer effort of Earthaven’s first two decades created both the literal and...

Stepping into 2018!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 25, 2018. Posted in Articles, Ecological Design, Membership, Off-Grid Living, Visitors. No Comments on Stepping into 2018!

While it’s hard to be encouraged by the way humans are utilizing planetary resources and influences, to some extent it just makes us hunker down even more, to mine those inner resources that will help us go the distance—get another project done, another plan designed, even explore another...

Food People: We are what, how and from where we eat!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 5, 2018. Posted in Food, Social Events, Village Life. No Comments on Food People: We are what, how and from where we eat!

For the living, food is a master course in survival and well-being. Our community members strive to learn how to grow and prepare soil to cultivate vibrant, nourishing plants and animals, demonstrate a healthy balance between work, relaxation and celebration, and continue to develop a cooperative...