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Sweet Potatoes, Turmeric, Ginger, and more in the Spring Greenhouse at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 12, 2021. Posted in Businesses, Farms, Gardens, Regenerative Agriculture. No Comments on Sweet Potatoes, Turmeric, Ginger, and more in the Spring Greenhouse at Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcript from Video: Courtney Brooke: Who have we got here? Sweet potatoes. Hello different kind of sweet potatoes! Hello another kind of sweet potatoes. We must love sweet potatoes! Oh and what is this? sweet potatoes. What is this? Saawwwwheat potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato,...

It Takes A Village

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on May 11, 2021. Posted in Businesses, Earthaven Education, In-Person Events, Permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Village Economics. No Comments on It Takes A Village

We recently revamped our entire outreach process. You’re hearing more from us by email. We’re making lots of videos to share with you. And we are engaging more on social media. During our first two decades on the ground at Earthaven we didn’t have much capacity for outreach. And sometimes...

Tour of the Cover Crop Mix with Zev at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 9, 2021. Posted in Farms, Gardens. No Comments on Tour of the Cover Crop Mix with Zev at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video) Courtney Brooke: What are you doing, Uncle Zev? Zev: I’m admiring this cover crop that Eli put down with veggie ladies. And Daikon’s flowering with all of their, so many insects, bumblebees and honeybees and little parasitic wasps and stuff, into their flowers. Courtney...

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...

AlnoCulture; Alder Tree as a living trellis with Courtney Brooke at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 5, 2021. Posted in Gardens, Hut Hamlet, Permaculture. No Comments on AlnoCulture; Alder Tree as a living trellis with Courtney Brooke at Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcript from video: Courtney Brooke: Good morning, it’s Courtney Brooke here. I wanted to show you another exciting plant in our landscape which is called an Alder. It’s a tree; it’s these trees here. This is a baby one. It was planted about …maybe two years ago. Here’s...

Celebrating RAMPS! at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 3, 2021. Posted in Gardens. No Comments on Celebrating RAMPS! at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video) Courtney Brooke: Hi there. Well, I’m gonna share a really exciting thing that’s happening right now in our yard. So, I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of wild ramps, but they’re an Allium, in the onion clan. They grow in the wild mountains around...

Making Biochar

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on April 27, 2021. Posted in Earthaven Education, In-Person Events, Permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture. No Comments on Making Biochar

Have you caught the biochar fever? We certainly have. About ten years ago, many of us watched a YouTube documentary called The Secret of Eldorado and got wildly excited about the possibilities of biochar. Biochar is a kind of charcoal made by burning carbon in a way that produces a stable amendment...

Retaining Wall Made of Tires at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on April 25, 2021. Posted in Ecological Design, Gardens, Permaculture. No Comments on Retaining Wall Made of Tires at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video) Sue: So this is a tire retaining wall. We made it by taking off one of the walls, one of the sidewalls of the tires, and then turning them inside out. So they look more for the same. And I planted them with succulents and various kinds of herbs, like Thyme and Rosemary and...

Moving the Mobile Coops for Pastured Chickens with Andy at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on April 21, 2021. Posted in Farms, Village Life. No Comments on Moving the Mobile Coops for Pastured Chickens with Andy at Earthaven Ecovillage

Courtney Brooke: Hey Andy! Andy: Hey! Courtney Brooke: What are you doing? Andy: Well I’m moving the chickens to a fresh spot. Courtney Brooke: Oh; good morning chickens! Well, that’s quite a lot of chickens. How many chickens is that? Andy: Well, we started with a little over a hundred...