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Jillian’s Experience Weekend Adventure

Written by Jill Lacasse on February 28, 2022. Posted in Articles, Earthaven Education, In-Person Events, Visitors. No Comments on Jillian’s Experience Weekend Adventure

“It is not easy to do what love requires, to abandon the security I have come to rely on. I decided to follow the advice of the Prophet Nike who said, ‘Just do it.’” – Fredd Lenn, Into the Heart of Everything A churning in my soul and a restlessness in my heart signaled to me that I needed a...

Stone Circle Reflection

Written by Jill Lacasse on February 28, 2022. Posted in Articles, Culture Restoration. No Comments on Stone Circle Reflection

“Yes, if the stones that we walked on could talk, they would surely tell our story.” ― Nico J. Genes, Magnetic Reverie The kick off to this 2022 year has been one of momentum, busyness, expansion, and challenge. It’s been a full season of learning to navigate and hold sacred our energy and time. With...

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...

An Eye Toward Food Security

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on August 20, 2020. Posted in Articles, Food, Village Economics, Village Life. No Comments on An Eye Toward Food Security

As COVID-19 continues to distort our once-familiar realities, many people—residents of Earthaven included—are asking questions about systemic uncertainty. Food security is, quite naturally, at the top of many folks’ lists. Check out some of the initiatives taking place in and around Earthaven...

The Value of Happiness and Connection

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 24, 2020. Posted in Articles, Families and Children, Fun and Play, Nature. No Comments on The Value of Happiness and Connection

Add value to your and your loved ones’ lives by spending quality time in nature… observing, playing, laughing, and exploring. Below are nature adventures and activities as well as some perspective from Lia Grippo, Reaching Nature Connection Conference Instructor and our colleagues at...

Savings Loan Pool

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 23, 2020. Posted in Articles, Village Economics. No Comments on Savings Loan Pool

On June 11, 2020, fourteen Earthaven members and neighbors formed the Earthaven Valley Business Savings Loan Pool – the first savings loan pool at Earthaven and the first savings loan pool formed with the mentorship of Co-operate WNC. In a savings loan pool, a group of people saves money...

Black Lives Matter – Resources to Heal our Communities

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 10, 2020. Posted in Articles, Culture Restoration, Social Justice. No Comments on Black Lives Matter – Resources to Heal our Communities

Dear Earthaven Family, Awareness is at the core of community. Usually we write to you with inspiration to deepen connections to each other and the natural world. As a predominantly white community, we write to you today with a different awareness: Of our privilege, of the structures of institutionalized...

Converging Paths: the Carbon Harvest Program

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on February 4, 2020. Posted in Articles, Regenerative Agriculture, Village Economics. No Comments on Converging Paths: the Carbon Harvest Program

Have you ever heard of carbon trading or carbon markets? In our Converging Paths segment, we’ll learn about a fresh new take on this idea that will empower individuals, organizations, and farmers in Western North Carolina to take a different kind of environmental action. Co-operate WNC—a regional...

Legal at Last

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 11, 2019. Posted in Articles, Governance and Legal, Membership, Neighborhoods. No Comments on Legal at Last

By Diana Leafe Christian If you see us smiling broadly these days, it’s because in January 2019 we finally finished our legal restructuring process, underway since we learned the severity of our financial/legal structure issues in 2010. Now every Earthaven member and our entire 329-acre mountain...

25 Ways To Build Community In Your Neighborhood

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 2, 2019. Posted in Articles, People Care, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on 25 Ways To Build Community In Your Neighborhood

Do you long for community? Do you want to live in a place where kids play together in front yards and adults hang out on front porches? Well, you can, starting with where you live right now. You don’t have to live in an intentional community to have community. Community isn’t the sort of...