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Sustainable Systems

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 8, 2006. Posted in Businesses, Gateway, Natural Building, Solar Power. No Comments on Sustainable Systems

Two of our most enterprising and innovative problem-solvers are Chris Farmer and Brian Love. These guys have been “wrapping their minds around” how to make building at Earthaven more efficient and sustainable. Some of their solutions are manifest in their truck, outfitted with...

At the top of Suncatcher Way

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 7, 2006. Posted in Ecological Design, Natural Building, Upper Rosy Branch. No Comments on At the top of Suncatcher Way

Geoff and Sue Stone came to Earthaven years ago with visions of building a typically Southwestern, passive solar “earthship” as their environmentally sustainable home. After experimenting with techniques by building a community root cellar in the Village Center, they went on to create...

The 9th Continental Bioregional Congress

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 6, 2006. Posted in Conscious Relating, Social Events, Spirit and Culture, Village Economics. No Comments on The 9th Continental Bioregional Congress

Earthaven Ecovillage, July 2005 Over five months later, we offer these highlights from Cathy’s daily reports: People came from all over the country, from the Ozarks, Chesapeake Bay, Minnesota, the Great Lakes, Florida, California, Puget Sound, Texas, Mississippi, and Maine; from as far...

Rod’s hobbit house

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 3, 2006. Posted in Natural Building, Neighborhoods, Waste. No Comments on Rod’s hobbit house

Rod Rylander has lived in indigenous villages in the Philippines and in Belize, and when he came to Earthaven he decided he would build as close to the ground (meaning, green, local and inventive) as possible. His “hobbit house” in the Lower Rosy Branch Terraces neighborhood now gets...

Building progress at Earthaven

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 2, 2006. Posted in Food, Natural Building, Persimmon Grove, Village Life. No Comments on Building progress at Earthaven

Folks often wonder why Earthaven members haven’t yet made significant inroads into food production for ourselves. Sure, some ardent and enthusiastic gardeners have created small kitchen gardens, there are perennials beginning to reach peak performance (it was a bumper year for...