Neighborhoods Archives - Page 9 of 9

Gateway: Solutions in the Face of Insufficiency

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 15, 2006. Posted in Farms, Forestry, Gateway, Natural Building, Permaculture. No Comments on Gateway: Solutions in the Face of Insufficiency

by Ivy Lynn The bright, creative thinking and dedicated, diligent work of Chris Farmer and Brian Love are the stuff of future Earthaven legends. Folks are always wanting to know what amazing things they’ve been up to. Considering their plan for Gateway Field, we will probably not be disappointed,...

Imani

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 23, 2006. Posted in Farms, Food, Village Terraces. No Comments on Imani

It is so heartening to see so much progress, in the realm of animal husbandry, happening at Imani. The barn and the rock retaining wall in front of it, embody the combination of practicality and aesthetic harmony we appreciate in our central village farms. The picture to the left shows the barn, a...

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 everything...

At the top of Suncatcher Way

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 7, 2006. Posted in Ecological Design, Natural Building, Upper Rosy Branch. No Comments on At the top of Suncatcher Way

Geoff and Sue Stone came to Earthaven years ago with visions of building a typically Southwestern, passive solar “earthship” as their environmentally sustainable home. After experimenting with techniques by building a community root cellar in the Village Center, they went on to create...

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 lots...

Building progress at Earthaven

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 2, 2006. Posted in Food, Natural Building, Persimmon Grove, Village Life. No Comments on Building progress at Earthaven

Folks often wonder why Earthaven members haven’t yet made significant inroads into food production for ourselves. Sure, some ardent and enthusiastic gardeners have created small kitchen gardens, there are perennials beginning to reach peak performance (it was a bumper year for blueberries!),...