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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,...

Journal of an Incoming Member

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 24, 2010. Posted in Chosen Family, Members. 1 Comment on Journal of an Incoming Member

by Jonathan Swiftcreek, Earthaven provisional member Jonathan and eli Swiftcreek are on a membership track at Earthaven Ecovillage. Their search for community began in 2007 with a shared living situation in Asheville and continues on with their life at Earthaven. After living in...

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...

News Notes – July 2010

Written by Debbie on July 1, 2010. Posted in Village Life. No Comments on News Notes – July 2010

Greetings from Earthaven Ecovillage! We’re enjoying the hot, hot days of summer, with tomatoes and basil from our gardens and swimming in the creek! Now you can read about Earthaven daily life in the Earthaven blog, featuring anecdotes and photos from Earthaven residents. Recent...

An Early Morning Tractor Tale

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 8, 2010. Posted in Nature, People Care, Village Life. No Comments on An Early Morning Tractor Tale

Written by Diana Leafe Christian The morning after the February 12 unexpected snowstorm I had a rendezvous with Mana and Johnny and the tractor at 7:30. Mana, a sailor who knows knots, lashed my 2 suitcases to the front fork. Johnny got in the seat and Mana and I perched on the bumpers on either...

News Notes – early Spring 2010

Written by Debbie on March 1, 2010. Posted in Businesses, Neighborhoods, Village Life. No Comments on News Notes – early Spring 2010

Greetings from Earthaven Ecovillage! We’re enjoying the first few days of spring – with daffodils blooming and long strings of toad eggs in the ponds. Marie Reilly became a full member on February 28. Current provisional members Tanya Carwyn and Troy Swift will soon have...

Holivillage Ecodays!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on December 5, 2009. Posted in Celebrations and Gratitudes, Social Events, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Holivillage Ecodays!

by Arjuna da Silva From Samhain (the season that includes Halloween—“hallowed evening” on October 31st and the Day of the Dead on November 2nd) to New Year’s, the season of holy days and celebrations helps buffer the shift to increasingly cold weather. Now in early December, many...

News Notes – Winter 2009

Written by Debbie on November 28, 2009. Posted in Businesses, Social Events, Village Life. No Comments on News Notes – Winter 2009

Greetings from Earthaven Ecovillage! All of the leaves are off the trees and we just had our first really frosty morning – unusually late for our area! In October we had a wonderful Village Harvest Festival, featuring local crafts and food, tours and musicians. The weather was...

Neighbor Profile: Leon Birstein and Geni Stephenson, of Full Circle Family Farm

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on October 1, 2009. Posted in Businesses, Chosen Family, Farms, Permaculture. No Comments on Neighbor Profile: Leon Birstein and Geni Stephenson, of Full Circle Family Farm

Just outside Earthaven’s main entrance lies the homestead farm of Geni Stephenson and Leon Birstein. Like many of our neighbors, Geni and Leon used to be Earthaven members. They lived at Earthaven in the early days, helping to carve out a space in the forest. They helped build some of the very...

News Notes – Autumn 2009

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 30, 2009. Posted in Celebrations, Village Life. No Comments on News Notes – Autumn 2009

Earthaven celebrated our 15th anniversary on September 11. See the article in this newsletter for information on the celebration. Marie Reilly jumped the candle to become a new provisional member. The third bridge over the stream crossing near the Hut Hamlet is finished! In the photo, Founding...