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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...

Chickweed Song with Alinahh at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 11, 2021. Posted in Fun and Play, Nature, Spirit and Culture, Village Life. No Comments on Chickweed Song with Alinahh at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video) Alinahh: Okay, well I have a few things… more than a few….. but there are a few things I’m passionate about one of them is foraging. I like to call it original earth food or original earth garden food or original garden food rather than wild because it’s what we were...

Barn Yard Basketball at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 9, 2021. Posted in Fun and Play, Village Life. No Comments on Barn Yard Basketball at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video) Courtney Brooke: I was just going to get something from the barn but what is this? Oh my Goddess, it’s the barnyard basketball team. Barnyard basketball team. Front row seats in the tractor bucket. This is the way!

Eating Bamboo Shoots with Esme at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 6, 2021. Posted in Families and Children, Food, Nature, Village Life. No Comments on Eating Bamboo Shoots with Esme at Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcript from video: Eme: Taking video of me peeling my bamboo shoots? Courtney Brooke: Yeah what are you doing Esme? Esme: Peeling a bamboo shoot! Courtney Brooke: What are you gonna do with that bamboo shoot? Esme: Eat it! Courtney Brooke: What? You can eat bamboo shoots? Esme: Yes! Courtney...

Artichoke Patch in Courtney Brooke’s Garden at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 5, 2021. Posted in Gardens, Village Life. No Comments on Artichoke Patch in Courtney Brooke’s Garden at Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcript from video: Courtney Brooke: Good morning. I wanted to show you something really exciting in my garden. This is my artichoke patch. I got several artichokes here some different kinds that I’m experimenting with. I planted them just last year so they’re about a year old. I love...

Five of my favorite moments at Earthaven Ecovillage with Steve Torma

Written by Lee Warren on May 4, 2021. Posted in Celebrations and Gratitudes, Fun and Play, Members, Village Life. No Comments on Five of my favorite moments at Earthaven Ecovillage with Steve Torma

Transcript from Video: Hi folks, my name’s Steve Torma, and I’m coming to you from Earthaven Ecovillage. I’d like to share with you five of my favorite moments of being here at Earthaven since the beginning really. The probably the first one that comes to my mind is the first day...

Village School Overview with Gabriel at Earthaven Ecovillage (Three Part Series)

Written by Gabriel Vieira on May 2, 2021. Posted in Earthaven Education, Families and Children, Village Life, Village School for Kids. 1 Comment on Village School Overview with Gabriel at Earthaven Ecovillage (Three Part Series)

Part 1 Moving to the Forest Garden Gabriel: I am really excited because the village school is moving to a new location. We’re going to be out here in the forest gardens. Behind me, right here is the forest garden. An area that’s been through a million different iterations, different teams,...

ClubCar: Our golf cart with a solar panel on top at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 2, 2021. Posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Village Life. No Comments on ClubCar: Our golf cart with a solar panel on top at Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcript from video: Courtney Brooke: Here’s our new ride, the club car. It’s a golf cart for cruising around Earthaven, but the news about it is that it’s got a solar panel on top so you can charge it with electricity. But that’s pretty challenging to do when...

New Floor in Jonathan’s Addition at Village Terraces Cohousing at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Lee Warren on April 26, 2021. Posted in Families and Children, Natural Building, Village Life, Village Terraces. No Comments on New Floor in Jonathan’s Addition at Village Terraces Cohousing at Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcript from Video: Lee: So this is your new floor? God it’s so beautiful! What was the process like? Johnathan: Well, there’s a long process. Originally, this room was open, it was a balcony… it was a porch balcony. Many years ago we enclosed it. Like five six years ago, we...