People Care Archives - Earthaven Ecovillage

Seasons Changing: Beltaine Traditions at Earthaven

Written by Kaitlin Ilya Wolf on April 26, 2023. Posted in Celebrations, Celebrations and Gratitudes. No Comments on Seasons Changing: Beltaine Traditions at Earthaven

Kaitlin Ilya Wolf, author of this article Earthaven is like two different villages in the winter and summer. In winter all the leaves are off the trees and everything in the village feels closer together. I can see buildings in other neighborhoods and mountain horizon around us. When the leaves grow...

A Village Within a Village

Written by Diana Leafe Christian on March 10, 2023. Posted in Village Economics, Village Life. No Comments on A Village Within a Village

Diana Leafe Christian at Findorn Earthaven is unlike almost every other North American ecovillage I know of, because it’s a village within a village. Our 329-acre property is surrounded by adjacent and nearby neighbors and friends who participate in and contribute to our developing ecovillage life...

What’s so bizarre about Earthaven’s bazaar?

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on December 6, 2022. Posted in Businesses, Village Life. No Comments on What’s so bizarre about Earthaven’s bazaar?

By Arjuna da Silva Decades ago, Brandon Greenstein and friends initiated the “Bizarre Bazaar” at the White Owl in Earthaven Ecovillage, as an opportunity for folks to display, demonstrate, share, sell, trade, or give away the fruits of their labors in a variety of arts, crafts, and entertaining...

Children are the Fruit

Written by Jill Lacasse on June 28, 2022. Posted in Families and Children, Uncategorized, Village School for Kids. No Comments on Children are the Fruit

When I was in my teenage years, I lived across the street from a playground and baseball park. I would walk almost every day around the park with my two dogs, and admire the beauty of the trees flourishing there — especially one weeping willow tree. She was nestled into her own little alcove among the...

Books we’re reading

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on October 9, 2021. Posted in Articles, Village Life. 6 Comments on Books we’re reading

This time of year, I love a good book. I’m currently reading a book about a beloved ancestor — Walking with Sobonfu by Susan Hough. It’s an intimate read about Susan’s journey as student and friend of Sobonfu Somé, one of my teachers and a former SOIL instructor and grief ritual...

Autumn Equinox And End-Of-Life Workshop

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on September 28, 2021. Posted in Conscious Dying, Earthaven Education, Online Events, People Care, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Autumn Equinox And End-Of-Life Workshop

As we pass through the autumn equinox, we can see the seasonal change in our Appalachian forest home. Bees are feasting on the goldenrod flowers, sumac leaves are turning red, and acorns are falling. At autumn equinox, we celebrate our harvests of squash and corn, and also the ways we have...

The Journey of the New Root at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Lee Warren on July 27, 2021. Posted in Conscious Relating, Earthaven Education, Membership, New Roots, Village Life. 2 Comments on The Journey of the New Root at Earthaven Ecovillage

Earthaven’s membership committee started this process six months ago in February of 2021. We’ve been asking ourselves for years how to best represent the journey of membership at Earthaven from the very first contact to the settling in as a full member. Understanding that journey helps...

Healthy Relationships

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on June 22, 2021. Posted in Conscious Relating, Earthaven Education, In-Person Events, People Care, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Healthy Relationships

I believe many of us desire healthy, engaged, dynamic, alive, and supportive relationships. I know that I do. I’ve noticed that when I have a strong sense of self and can name what I want and need, things tend to go better in my relationships. And yet, I still do those all too human things,...

My House Got Plastered!

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on June 19, 2021. Posted in Ecological Design, Gateway, Natural Building, Social Events, Village Life. No Comments on My House Got Plastered!

It’s a long-time Earthaven Ecovillage tradition. When a house is ready for its exterior plaster coating, we have a big party and invite all our friends. Dozens of Earthaven houses have gotten their pretty exterior face that way. It makes the work much more fun and the project goes way faster. My...

We Learned So Much From Death

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on June 16, 2021. Posted in Conscious Dying, Earthaven Education, Online Events, People Care, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on We Learned So Much From Death

It’s hard to convey just how much we have learned from the deaths of a few of our beloved community members. Over a two-year period from spring 2016 to spring 2018 we had six deaths in our community. These beloveds all had home funerals and home burials. And several of them died at home after...