Earthaven Education Archives - Page 11 of 13

Diana Leafe Christian Teaches at Findhorn

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on November 2, 2013. Posted in Articles, Governance and Legal, Members. No Comments on Diana Leafe Christian Teaches at Findhorn

In October Earthaven’s international community researcher and advocate Diana Leafe Christian gave workshops and consultations to several intentional communities in England, and co-led a workshop on Sociocracy at Findhorn Community in Scotland with her teacher and mentor, John Buck, the man who brought...

VT Gets a Solar Upgrade

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 24, 2013. Posted in Articles, Off-Grid Living, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Village Terraces. No Comments on VT Gets a Solar Upgrade

by Bob Lienhart Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood just completed a multi-faceted upgrade to their power, heating, and domestic hot water (DHW) systems and the neighborhood is now enjoying the results. Domestic hot water for the main building had been provided by a wood-burning stove. The system...

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...

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...

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...

Overcome the Stress of Sitting

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 30, 2013. Posted in Articles, People Care. No Comments on Overcome the Stress of Sitting

by Nick Nicholson When I was a youth, I noticed how some people tilted when they walked. Not the natural way that our spines curve forward and backward, so that our vertebral disks do not compress, but the tilt that happens when one side of the body stretches muscles to balance the other side. I...

David Blume Inspires Us

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 1, 2013. Posted in In-Person Events, Renewable Energy. No Comments on David Blume Inspires Us

by Yvonne Rainbow Jensen Teplitsky On a cold Saturday in February we sat in the Council Hall, sunrays and snowflakes dancing outside the windows, listening to a lively presentation by David Blume, author of Alcohol Can be a Gas, and Luke Staengl, of the Virginia Ethanol Association. They vividly...

Aspiring to the Working Class

Written by Lee Warren on November 1, 2012. Posted in Articles, Culture Restoration, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Aspiring to the Working Class

Excerpted from Communities Magazine (Sept. 2012) One-hundred-fifty years ago, 90 percent of people on earth were farmers. This meant that every person in every family knew how to survive. Men and women knew how to work a field, fix tools, build a house, feed themselves. They knew how to raise animals,...