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Barnyard Basketball

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on June 12, 2021. Posted in Fun and Play, Village Life. No Comments on Barnyard Basketball

Thought you’d enjoy this little snippet of fun. This is the best of us. Taking time out for a frolic in the barnyard. With fellow ecovillagers. Shooting some hoops. Monday afternoon basketball back behind the storage barn Happy Saturday. And have some fun! ...

Meet My Friend Steve

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on June 8, 2021. Posted in Conscious Relating, Culture Restoration, Earthaven Education, In-Person Events, People Care, Social Justice, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Meet My Friend Steve

Have you ever met one of those people that lives for the good of the whole? Someone that does everything with the collective in mind? It’s actually very rare. And I can only think of a couple of people in my life that fit this description. And for sure, that’s my friend Steve Torma.For his...

Village Kids Are Alive With Curiosity

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on June 5, 2021. Posted in Culture Restoration, Families and Children, Food, Gardens, Video, Village Life. No Comments on Village Kids Are Alive With Curiosity

The kids at Earthaven know way more local plants than they do corporate logos. I consider this a great success. In fact, when I bring friends to visit Earthaven Ecovillage, they’re always amazed at how present, enlivened, and curious the children are. Children at Earthaven are woven into the...

My Firewood Stack

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on June 1, 2021. Posted in Earthaven Education, Heat, Off-Grid Living, Online Events, Village Life, Visitors. No Comments on My Firewood Stack

At Earthaven Ecovillage, we do a lot more “chop wood, carry water” than the average American. In some ways it makes life harder and in some ways it makes life better. Taking care of the physical world so that it can take care of me helps me stay embodied, humble, and connected to this great...

Touring Earthaven during Ecovillage Experience Week

Spend A Week At My Place

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on May 29, 2021. Posted in Culture Restoration, Earthaven Education, Ecological Design, In-Person Events, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Village Life, Visitors. No Comments on Spend A Week At My Place

We will play, we will tour, we will work, we will talk, we will learn, we will connect, we will grow. If you’ve been thinking of visiting or moving or emulating or experiencing Earthaven Ecovillage, now is your chance. You will experience many aspects of our imperfect but valiant attempts...

Hut Hamlet Work Project: Ferrocement Cistern Tank Gets an Upgrade

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 25, 2021. Posted in Community Service, Hut Hamlet, People Care. No Comments on Hut Hamlet Work Project: Ferrocement Cistern Tank Gets an Upgrade

Transcript of Hut Hamlet Work Project: Ferrocement Cistern Tank Gets an Upgrade Good morning on the cusp of spring and summer. Today is an exciting day. Not only is it my favorite little person’s first birthday, but also we’re having a neighborhood work party to continue building this...

Can We Tell The Truth About Our World?

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on May 25, 2021. Posted in Culture Restoration, Fun and Play, In-Person Events, Social Events, Spirit and Culture, Village Life. No Comments on Can We Tell The Truth About Our World?

Maybe you’re a sensitive soul, like me. Or a deep thinking one. For folks like us, telling the truth about our world, like how its tendencies towards extractive, consumptive, and irreverent behaviors can be disheartening, actually brings some relief. Congruence between words and actions actually...

Creating Community With Women

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on May 22, 2021. Posted in Earthaven Education, Online Events, People Care, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Creating Community With Women

I first read Anita Diamant’s book, The Red Tent, back in 2007. A few years later, in 2012, at a women’s gathering, hundreds of us watched Things We Don’t Talk About: Women’s Stories from the Red Tent, which documented the growing movement. There was clearly a great need to share, discuss,...

Why have a lawn? When you can have this? Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 17, 2021. Posted in Farms, Gardens, Village Life. No Comments on Why have a lawn? When you can have this? Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcript from video: Courtney Brooke: Why have a lawn when you can have this….? There are so many pollinators out here. Honeybees and I see three different kinds of butterflies. I mean I’m just seeing hundreds of pollinators around me right now. I’m sitting in this patch of these...

Life Advice for Your 20 Year Old Self with Steve Torma at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 16, 2021. Posted in Conscious Relating, Spirit and Culture, Village Life. No Comments on Life Advice for Your 20 Year Old Self with Steve Torma at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video) Courtney Brooke: Hi Steve. Steve: Hi. Courtney Brooke: I was just noticing you know in my life the longing for more mentorship and elders. So I’ve been asking some people in my life who are who are more experienced and farther along the journey. If you could give yourself...