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Celebrating Imbolc

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 1, 2011. Posted in Celebrations and Gratitudes, Families and Children, Farms, Village Terraces. No Comments on Celebrating Imbolc

This year Imbolc, also known as Brigid’s Day, Candlemas, or Groundhog Day fell, on February 2nd. Group of celebrants at Imani Farm to bless the animals. Kaitlin hangs the Brigid cross on the Imani barn. Standing around after the...

Local Food All Winter

Written by Eli on February 7, 2011. Posted in Celebrations, Farms, Gardens, Regenerative Agriculture, Village Terraces. No Comments on Local Food All Winter

Tomatoes! Garlic! Chicken Stock! And that’s just the beginning The author, Eli, here with cheese squash. At the Village Terraces common kitchen we haven’t stopped eating a diet based on local foods just because it’s February. In fact, we’re practically swimming in foods from our farm,...

It Never Snows in NC

Written by Lee Warren on January 14, 2011. Posted in Families and Children, Fun and Play, Hut Hamlet, Nature, Village Terraces. No Comments on It Never Snows in NC

Group of mostly adults sledding after a snowstorm this week. It never snows in North Carolina. “Or so I was told,” said Tanya Carwyn, who moved to Earthaven from Colorado two years ago. “So I sold my skis before I left.” The other common thing you’ll hear people say...

Farewell (For Now) Farmer

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 2, 2011. Posted in Celebrations, Chosen Family, Gateway, Members. No Comments on Farewell (For Now) Farmer

by Diana Leafe Christian Farmer and NikkiAnne in front of the MicroHut (Farmer’s residence at Earthaven) at Gateway Neighborhood. Photo taken Summer 2010. On Tuesday night, Nov. 16,, Earthaven member Chris Farmer (often called “Farmer”) threw a farewell dance party in the Council...

Member Profile – Suchi

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 10, 2010. Posted in Chosen Family, Hut Hamlet, Members. No Comments on Member Profile – Suchi

Davene Wasser interviews Suchi Lathrop Suchi has been living at Earthaven since 2002. She began searching for community after her partner died, hoping to find social connections and a cooperative living situation. Now, eight years later, Suchi is intensely involved in community life. Suchi gives...

Abundance Abounds

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 2, 2010. Posted in Bellavia Gardens, Farms, Food, Gardens, Gateway. No Comments on Abundance Abounds

by Jonathan Swiftcreek 2010 was a year of delicious bounty. Natural factors such as the intensity of last winter along with the mildness and wetness of the following spring gave us fruit galore. In personal orchards, on farms, and in the wild, we had our pick of tasty fruits from May until even...

3 Women And a Sugar Baby

Written by Lee Warren on September 2, 2010. Posted in Celebrations, Gardens, Regenerative Agriculture, Village Terraces. No Comments on 3 Women And a Sugar Baby

And Other Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood News Watermelon Love Jenna, Marie, and Liz enjoy Sugar Baby Watermelon from the Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood garden. “I never even liked watermelon before now” says Liz Diaz. Small and sweet with a green rind, red flesh,...

Forest Garden Neighborhood, July 20, 2010

Written by Diana Leafe Christian on July 21, 2010. Posted in Families and Children, Persimmon Grove. No Comments on Forest Garden Neighborhood, July 20, 2010

Chioke, Amakiasu, & Ayo in Forest Garden Neighborhood On her next-to-last day at Earthaven, our Forest Children’s Collective tutor Amakiasu (center), and her kids Chioke, 17 (left) and Ayo, 13 (right), sheet-mulched the slope between Greg’s homesite and our place with cardboard...

Garlic harvesting day!

Written by Debbie on July 11, 2010. Posted in Gardens, Regenerative Agriculture, Village Terraces. No Comments on Garlic harvesting day!

Debbie and Steve digging up garlic. Photo by Martha. Garlic is one of the highest value plants we grow in our Village Terraces neighborhood garden – it’s one of the few things everyone eats and is expensive to buy. I especially enjoy that we plant the bulbs in the fall when it’s...