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4 New Members in 1 Day

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 30, 2010. Posted in Celebrations, Members, Membership. No Comments on 4 New Members in 1 Day

October 24th’s Council Meeting broke the record for number of new Full Members joining (jumping, as we call it) at once. All had been Provisional Members for less than a year and were excited to share this special day with each other. The big surprise was their decision to jump in their...

Honoring the Dark Time of Year

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 22, 2010. Posted in Celebrations and Gratitudes, Nature, Social Events, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Honoring the Dark Time of Year

by Kailtlin Hetzner The air is brisk and cool, the leaves turn the beautiful shades of autumn, the summer is gone and the season calls us inward. It is time to prepare for winter—not only physically for the cold but a slowing down in other ways too. We are approaching Halloween, All Hallows...

Marimba!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 21, 2010. Posted in Fun and Play, Social Events. No Comments on Marimba!

On a sweet Saturday night in September, Earthaven members, residents and friends were treated to a fabulous dance party courtesy of the Chikomo Marimba Band. Earthaven Member and co-owner of Mud Straw Love natural building company, Mollie Curry, and her builder, drummer husband Steve...

Member Profile – Suchi

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 10, 2010. Posted in Chosen Family, Hut Hamlet, Members. No Comments on Member Profile – Suchi

Davene Wasser interviews Suchi Lathrop Suchi has been living at Earthaven since 2002. She began searching for community after her partner died, hoping to find social connections and a cooperative living situation. Now, eight years later, Suchi is intensely involved in community life. Suchi gives...

Abundance Abounds

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 2, 2010. Posted in Bellavia Gardens, Farms, Food, Gardens, Gateway. No Comments on Abundance Abounds

by Jonathan Swiftcreek 2010 was a year of delicious bounty. Natural factors such as the intensity of last winter along with the mildness and wetness of the following spring gave us fruit galore. In personal orchards, on farms, and in the wild, we had our pick of tasty fruits from May until even...

News from the Village

Written by Debbie on October 1, 2010. Posted in Businesses, Farms, Village Life. No Comments on News from the Village

Greetings from Earthaven Ecovillage, where we’re enjoying the clear colors of the autumn foliage and sky, the feel of cooler temperatures, and the sounds of acorns plunking on the metal roofs and valley floor. The Forest Garden Learning Center has a new patio on the north side of the...

3 Women And a Sugar Baby

Written by Lee Warren on September 2, 2010. Posted in Celebrations, Gardens, Regenerative Agriculture, Village Terraces. No Comments on 3 Women And a Sugar Baby

And Other Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood News Watermelon Love Jenna, Marie, and Liz enjoy Sugar Baby Watermelon from the Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood garden. “I never even liked watermelon before now” says Liz Diaz. Small and sweet with a green rind, red flesh,...

Adventures in Blackberry Abundance

Written by Lee Warren on August 1, 2010. Posted in Regenerative Agriculture. No Comments on Adventures in Blackberry Abundance

Seems like everything comes at once this time of year. And as much as we ask for abundance, sometimes we forget how much it takes to manage it when it gets here. A friend of Earthaven has a beautiful blackberry farm near to us in Old Fort. Row after row are elegantly trellised and dripping with...

Natural Building School Interns and Friends

Natural Building Family Camp, August 24-29, 2010

Written by Arjuna on July 30, 2010. Posted in Natural Building. No Comments on Natural Building Family Camp, August 24-29, 2010

Natural Building CAMP! Natural Building School Interns and Friends Well, well, well! It’s been many a year since Culture’s Edge at Earthaven hosted a natural building camp. But this August (24-29), we once again are offering a full six-day adventure into the world of cob and its sophisticated...

Village Arts Building Takes Shape and You Can Help Too!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 25, 2010. Posted in Businesses, Natural Building. No Comments on Village Arts Building Takes Shape and You Can Help Too!

by Arjuna da Silva, Earthaven Founder and natural building enthusiast An exciting development on Another Way this year has been the slow but steady progress on the Village Arts Building (VAB). Located right before the entrance to Useful Plants Nursery and the Third Creek Crossing, the VAB is...