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Adventures in Trampoline Repair

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 2, 2011. Posted in Village Terraces. No Comments on Adventures in Trampoline Repair

by Tessa Hovan-Bartalos Recently the Village Terraces trampoline mat ripped. For some time, we all decided to jump around the hole. After a few weeks, the Village Terrace-ians decided to replace the mat so they could have their precious trampoline to its maximum bouncing potential. “Since the old...

Found by a Home

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 1, 2011. Posted in Dancing Shiva, Members. No Comments on Found by a Home

by Norm Self I didn’t come looking for a new home. Yet suddenly last summer, I discovered that Earthaven had found me. My first visit was the summer before, and my purpose was to spend time with my beloved and esteemed Tantra teacher, Rudy Ballentine. I wanted to dig deeper into the joys and mysteries...

Late Summer Abundance

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on August 30, 2011. Posted in Celebrations and Gratitudes, Food, Gardens, Nature, Neighborhoods. No Comments on Late Summer Abundance

Lammas, the traditional day to celebrate the bounties of the harvest season, falls at the beginning of August. It’s an appropriate time, when the earth’s growth gives forth her gifts. Medicine Wheel Squash Flowers Luscious Raspberries from the...

The Snake Catcher

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 18, 2011. Posted in Farms, Members, Village Terraces. No Comments on The Snake Catcher

Black snakes love eggs. Martha became a snake catcher when one-too-many a black snake coiled itself around a nest of hard-won chicken eggs at Imani Farm, where Martha manages the chicken operation. Chicken and songbird eggs alike are safe wherever Martha may roam. Martha relocates the snakes without...

Shangri-Laundry

Written by Martha Harris on June 27, 2011. Posted in Ecological Design, Membership, Persimmon Grove, Renewable Energy. No Comments on Shangri-Laundry

The Shangri-Laundry is located in the basement of this building In June 2011 the Forest Garden Neighborhood welcomed Shangri-Laundry, a self-service laundromat that is convenient, green, and clean. Parking is available just past the building. There is one double-load washer and one double-load propane...

Video Portraits of Two Earthaven Members

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 12, 2011. Posted in Earthaven Education, Membership, Video. No Comments on Video Portraits of Two Earthaven Members

Here are two portrait videos made by Jacki Huntington, a UNC journalism student who spent a month here last summer, then returned for a weekend this spring to wrap up her project. One focuses on Michaeljon and the other on redmoonsong. Her article is here. and

The Land Where we Live

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 12, 2011. Posted in Bellavia Gardens, Nature. No Comments on The Land Where we Live

We are growing this ecovillage in the glorious Western North Carolina mountains. For those readers who haven’t been here, this is a quite accurate peek into our lush, green, summer world. Hillside above Bellavia Neighborhood. Misty morning after 10″ of rain. Local Mountains. Creeks...

LARPING Comes to Life

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 11, 2011. Posted in Families and Children, Fun and Play. No Comments on LARPING Comes to Life

Larping stands for Live Action Role Play….. Signs around the village read: “Come Join the battle against the Evil Wizard Delrith! who has been terrorizing Earthaven. We must go on a quest to find the Stone of Azora to stop him.” Tuesday June 14th saw the making of foam swords...

The Geminis

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 10, 2011. Posted in Celebrations, Fun and Play, Social Events, Village Life. No Comments on The Geminis

It’s not all work, work, work at Earthaven, no matter what folks tell you. And I don’t just mean meetings! Used to be we had Virgo/Libra parties every year thanks to Brandon and Turtle and friends. The highlight of those parties was the sushi. Smack your lips if you remember! Nowadays there are the...