Neighborhoods Archives - Page 6 of 9

Profile of Geoff Stone

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 1, 2011. Posted in Members, Natural Building, Upper Rosy Branch. No Comments on Profile of Geoff Stone

by Davene Wasser Geoff Stone’s wife, Sue, had been reading about intentional communities for years before he paid much attention. He already considered community to be an important part of his life and had always been active in community groups, local festivals, and church groups. When his corporate...

Adventures in Trampoline Repair

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 2, 2011. Posted in Village Terraces. No Comments on Adventures in Trampoline Repair

by Tessa Hovan-Bartalos Recently the Village Terraces trampoline mat ripped. For some time, we all decided to jump around the hole. After a few weeks, the Village Terrace-ians decided to replace the mat so they could have their precious trampoline to its maximum bouncing potential. “Since the old...

Found by a Home

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 1, 2011. Posted in Dancing Shiva, Members. No Comments on Found by a Home

by Norm Self I didn’t come looking for a new home. Yet suddenly last summer, I discovered that Earthaven had found me. My first visit was the summer before, and my purpose was to spend time with my beloved and esteemed Tantra teacher, Rudy Ballentine. I wanted to dig deeper into the joys and mysteries...

Late Summer Abundance

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on August 30, 2011. Posted in Celebrations and Gratitudes, Food, Gardens, Nature, Neighborhoods. No Comments on Late Summer Abundance

Lammas, the traditional day to celebrate the bounties of the harvest season, falls at the beginning of August. It’s an appropriate time, when the earth’s growth gives forth her gifts. Medicine Wheel Squash Flowers Luscious Raspberries from the...

The Snake Catcher

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 18, 2011. Posted in Farms, Members, Village Terraces. No Comments on The Snake Catcher

Black snakes love eggs. Martha became a snake catcher when one-too-many a black snake coiled itself around a nest of hard-won chicken eggs at Imani Farm, where Martha manages the chicken operation. Chicken and songbird eggs alike are safe wherever Martha may roam. Martha relocates the snakes without...

Shangri-Laundry

Written by Martha Harris on June 27, 2011. Posted in Ecological Design, Membership, Persimmon Grove, Renewable Energy. No Comments on Shangri-Laundry

The Shangri-Laundry is located in the basement of this building In June 2011 the Forest Garden Neighborhood welcomed Shangri-Laundry, a self-service laundromat that is convenient, green, and clean. Parking is available just past the building. There is one double-load washer and one double-load propane...

The Land Where we Live

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 12, 2011. Posted in Bellavia Gardens, Nature. No Comments on The Land Where we Live

We are growing this ecovillage in the glorious Western North Carolina mountains. For those readers who haven’t been here, this is a quite accurate peek into our lush, green, summer world. Hillside above Bellavia Neighborhood. Misty morning after 10″ of rain. Local Mountains. Creeks...

Hut Hamlet Trampoline

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 25, 2011. Posted in Celebrations, Families and Children, Fun and Play, Hut Hamlet, Social Events. No Comments on Hut Hamlet Trampoline

Hut Hamlet Trampoline A video by Will Rogers: hht from will rogers on Vimeo. Transcript of Hut Hamlet Trampoline We assembld the HHT. The Hut Hamlet Trampoline. And we did not call on Aura, the seven year old boy most excited about the toy who lives in a house in the background. Instead, we...

Many Hands Make Light Work

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 5, 2011. Posted in Bellavia Gardens, Community Service, Natural Building. No Comments on Many Hands Make Light Work

Over 30 people participated in a work party in the Bellavia Gardens Neighborhood on Saturday, February 26. Earthaven members, guests and work exchangers pulled together on beautiful sunny morning to clean up after the construction of “Leela,” the naturally built home of Arjuna da Silva. Volunteers...

Our Friends at Stone Mountain

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 21, 2011. Posted in Families and Children, Neighborhoods. No Comments on Our Friends at Stone Mountain

by Peggy Austin My family and I live as neighbors to Earthaven at a place called Stone Mountain. Over the last decade, nine families have built their homes here. Three years ago, when I first moved here, there were twelve children on our road. Now there are seventeen. The location is great for walking...