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Thank You, Transition Towns!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 8, 2010. Posted in Articles, Ecological Design, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Village Economics. No Comments on Thank You, Transition Towns!

By Diana Leafe Christian, Earthaven Airspinner Some of my friends in Ashland, Oregon celebrating their town’s Transition Initiative with a parade and floats! The way I see it, Transition Towns (now called Transition Initiatives) are doing exactly what Ecovillage...

Drilling the Borehole Well

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 1, 2008. Posted in Costs, Off-Grid Living, Water. No Comments on Drilling the Borehole Well

by Alice After the Hepatitis A outbreak last Spring, the Health Department informed us we needed an approved water source – a borehole well – in order to be open to the public, host campers, and hold classes and events. These activities are essential to Earthaven’s...

Are You Hep?

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 30, 2008. Posted in Governance and Legal, Water. No Comments on Are You Hep?

By Arjuna This summer, Earthaven members learned the hard way that an innocent trip to another country can create a huge problem on many levels. After several months in South America, one long-time member came home unknowingly infected with the Hepatitis A virus, suffered non-specific symptoms...

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...

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...