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Earthaven Fire Warden Starts Fire

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 10, 2013. Posted in Bellavia Gardens, Regenerative Agriculture. No Comments on Earthaven Fire Warden Starts Fire

by Arjuna da Silva Who better to start a fire than the “fire warden” of your local safety committee? My neighbor, Marjorie, stood firewoman duty around a burn of dead and diseased tree stock and other brush that she and neighbor Gaspar recently set on an overcast day that promised to rain … sooner...

Council Hall Face-Lift

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 2, 2013. Posted in Ecological Design, Natural Building. No Comments on Council Hall Face-Lift

by Arjuna da Silva Our Council Hall was built in the late 90’s with limited experience and the unskilled labor of hundreds of volunteers. Happy with imperfect yet functional, we’ve chosen more often to develop new systems rather than improving imperfections. For example, we completed the radiant...

Documentary Night

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 2, 2013. Posted in Fun and Play, Social Events, Video. No Comments on Documentary Night

by Suchi Lathrop We have recently added a new regular activity – documentary night. We gather suggestions far and wide, which gives us a chance to learn what our community members are interested in, and then we gather to watch. In our selection process we try to see things that are ‘meaningful’ and...

Harvest Time Photo Tour

Written by Lee Warren on August 26, 2013. Posted in Regenerative Agriculture. 3 Comments on Harvest Time Photo Tour

August is a busy harvest month at Earthaven. Abundance (and labor) abounds. Extra summer cabbage turns into lots of saurkraut. Elderberries...

Slowing Down for Turtles

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on August 20, 2013. Posted in Articles, Nature, Uncategorized. No Comments on Slowing Down for Turtles

by Marjorie Vestal While bicycling to the Zendo for early morning sitting practice, I encountered a box turtle on the trunk road in my neighborhood. Stopping to get a closer look, I became enchanted with the rugged, bearded old critter. I thought it would make a good totem animal for Earthaven, symbolizing...

Field Day at Cove Creek Farm

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 22, 2013. Posted in Businesses, Community Service, Farms, People Care. No Comments on Field Day at Cove Creek Farm

by Rae Jean On a Saturday in mid-June, several folks from Earthaven went to our neighbors’ farm. It was a great day filled with many chores to assist Cove Creek Farm in planting and to learn more about where our local food comes from. Alvin Lytle, his father, Therman, sister June, and...

The Wedding of Kaitlin & Bruce

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 2, 2013. Posted in Celebrations, Celebrations and Gratitudes, Chosen Family, Members, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on The Wedding of Kaitlin & Bruce

by Arjuna da Silva It seems the whole month of May was taken up with the preparations for THE wedding. The village was abuzz with excitement and anticipation for the May 25th event. It was one of those times when everyone comes together to celebrate the same wonderful thing, and old friends...

Economics–Why It’s The Short Leg of the Stool

Written by Diana Leafe Christian on May 4, 2013. Posted in Articles, Village Economics. No Comments on Economics–Why It’s The Short Leg of the Stool

On Friday morning, March 15, with lots of lively group engagement and drawings on the whiteboard, we were treated to a two-hour seminar on basic economic realities by Earthaven member Lee Warren. “An economy is the interactions and exchanges between people that manage the flow of resources among them,”...

Hazelnuts

Written by Debbie on April 9, 2013. Posted in Articles, Businesses, Food, Permaculture, Village Terraces. No Comments on Hazelnuts

In December, the residents of Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood planted a new grove of hazelnut trees on the edge of their neighborhood. We planted the European hazelnuts for their improved nut quality. The nuts are high in oils, tasty with chocolate, and can be harvested up to a month before...

Member Profile: Gaspar Robles

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 6, 2013. Posted in Articles, Bellavia Gardens, Members, Village Economics. No Comments on Member Profile: Gaspar Robles

by Rae Jean A couple of days ago I had a most pleasant visit with Gaspar. We sipped hot herbal tea, munched on pecans and exchanged some wonderful stories at his cozy space in the Bellavia Gardens neighborhood. Gaspar came to Earthaven in the summer of 2003 and became a member soon after. He is a...