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We Fly Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 3, 2010. Posted in Community Service, Governance and Legal, Village Economics. No Comments on We Fly Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease

by: Diana Leafe Christian Earthaven founders were emphatic about naming things differently than in the world of business and bureaucracy, to take the edge off any harshness and also to bring real meaning into our administrative activities. So instead of calling our corporate officers...

News Notes – early Spring 2010

Written by Debbie on March 1, 2010. Posted in Businesses, Neighborhoods, Village Life. No Comments on News Notes – early Spring 2010

Greetings from Earthaven Ecovillage! We’re enjoying the first few days of spring – with daffodils blooming and long strings of toad eggs in the ponds. Marie Reilly became a full member on February 28. Current provisional members Tanya Carwyn and Troy Swift will soon have company...

Orientation: Permaculture and Land Use at Earthaven…and More!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on December 10, 2009. Posted in Forestry, Membership, Permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Village Economics. No Comments on Orientation: Permaculture and Land Use at Earthaven…and More!

by Arjuna da Silva We’ve known for quite a few years that new members coming into Earthaven needed a lot more coaching about our history, plans, policies and practices than they were able to get through the normal course of a Provisional Membership. We’ve required and offered trainings in Consensus...

News Notes – Winter 2009

Written by Debbie on November 28, 2009. Posted in Businesses, Social Events, Village Life. No Comments on News Notes – Winter 2009

Greetings from Earthaven Ecovillage! All of the leaves are off the trees and we just had our first really frosty morning – unusually late for our area! In October we had a wonderful Village Harvest Festival, featuring local crafts and food, tours and musicians. The weather was beautiful...

Neighbor Profile: Leon Birstein and Geni Stephenson, of Full Circle Family Farm

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 1, 2009. Posted in Businesses, Chosen Family, Farms, Permaculture. No Comments on Neighbor Profile: Leon Birstein and Geni Stephenson, of Full Circle Family Farm

Just outside Earthaven’s main entrance lies the homestead farm of Geni Stephenson and Leon Birstein. Like many of our neighbors, Geni and Leon used to be Earthaven members. They lived at Earthaven in the early days, helping to carve out a space in the forest. They helped build some of the very first...

The Wise Women of the Blue Ridge Are At It Again

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 28, 2009. Posted in Businesses, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on The Wise Women of the Blue Ridge Are At It Again

If you plan to visit Earthaven the weekend of October 2-4, don’t expect to see many women. Not only do Earthaven and neighbor women organize the conference, but it has become such a draw that Earthaven is virtually “men-only” when the Earthaven and neighbor women head down the mountain to the beautiful...

Village Arts Building – It’s a Sign!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 27, 2009. Posted in Natural Building, Village Economics. No Comments on Village Arts Building – It’s a Sign!

Growing a community from the forest forward happens on so many levels. Creating decision-making protocols and gaining skill with them; discovering the lay of the land and working out site plans; developing infrastructure and sources of funding. Living with each other and deepening our connections....

Council Hall Completion Campaign – Moving Ahead to Phase Three: We Need Your Help!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on August 5, 2009. Posted in Costs, Ecological Design, Natural Building, Village Economics. No Comments on Council Hall Completion Campaign – Moving Ahead to Phase Three: We Need Your Help!

This fall we want to complete the Council Hall. We have a plan and most of the funding, but need to raise a little more money. We are all into the wisdom of ecological sustainability and intentional community, and creating a partnership culture — but it takes a lot of hard work and cash to get there....

A Visit With Useful Plants Nursery

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 25, 2009. Posted in Businesses, Gardens, Permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture. No Comments on A Visit With Useful Plants Nursery

Alice Henry and Matt Kolosky (Southern Connecticut State University) interviewed Useful Plants Nursery Manager Bruce Johnston. Bruce took us on a tour of the nursery, pointing out plants and answering questions as we went. We began our tour by visiting some of the medicinal and edible shrubs that...

News notes – Summer 2009

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 20, 2009. Posted in Conscious Relating, Village Economics, Village Life. No Comments on News notes – Summer 2009

We had a wonderful forum workshop with Achim and Ina from ZEGG community in Germany. We’ve been using the forum process for a few years and it was great to have some refresher training! Suchi, Kimchi, and Gaspar have been facilitating forum at Earthaven for the past couple years. Arjuna, Debbie,...