Village Economics Archives - Earthaven Ecovillage

Growing Small Businesses in Community

Written by Kaitlin Ilya Wolf on August 13, 2023. Posted in Businesses. No Comments on Growing Small Businesses in Community

There are many ways we support each other and work together at Earthaven and we’re always looking for ways to improve upon that. Almost two years ago, my friend and Earthaven member Delphi Dofflemyer saw a need to support female business owners. She gathered five village women to begin a journey that...

A Village Within a Village

Written by Diana Leafe Christian on March 10, 2023. Posted in Village Economics, Village Life. No Comments on A Village Within a Village

Diana Leafe Christian at Findorn Earthaven is unlike almost every other North American ecovillage I know of, because it’s a village within a village. Our 329-acre property is surrounded by adjacent and nearby neighbors and friends who participate in and contribute to our developing ecovillage life...

What’s so bizarre about Earthaven’s bazaar?

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on December 6, 2022. Posted in Businesses, Village Life. No Comments on What’s so bizarre about Earthaven’s bazaar?

By Arjuna da Silva Decades ago, Brandon Greenstein and friends initiated the “Bizarre Bazaar” at the White Owl in Earthaven Ecovillage, as an opportunity for folks to display, demonstrate, share, sell, trade, or give away the fruits of their labors in a variety of arts, crafts, and entertaining...

Elderberries with Lyndon at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on May 15, 2021. Posted in Businesses, Gardens, Village Economics. No Comments on Elderberries with Lyndon at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video) Elderberry Mother Plant and Rootings Lyndon: Hello everyone. This is a rooting that we did from a plant called the Magnolia Elderberry. It has nothing to do with magnolia plant. It’s just a variety name. We keep them in water for a while and change out the water two...

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...

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Village Economics

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on April 24, 2021. Posted in Online Events, Village Economics. No Comments on Village Economics

Are you a sustainable economics geek? I certainly am. ‘Round here we often talk about sustainability as three legs of a stool—environmental, social, and economic. I’ve noticed that there’s a ton of interest, both inside and outside of our village, in two legs of the stool: the environmental...

The Candle Factory at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on April 18, 2021. Posted in Businesses, Village Economics, Village Life. No Comments on The Candle Factory at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video) Paul: You can see how it shrinks down. This one here didn’t. The thin ones don’t shrink down so much, the deeper ones do. Courtney Brooke: What are you all doing? Paul: We’re talking about candles wax behavior. Courtney Brooke: Wow! Look at that candle. Paul:...

Furniture Building Advice & Mentoring at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Courtney Brooke on April 12, 2021. Posted in Businesses, Village Life. No Comments on Furniture Building Advice & Mentoring at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript from video) Paul: And it comes all the way from here to here. It’s that one that that makes this be flat. And then you build from that. The pieces that are also fastened but come to where the leg is going to be. You know where… Gabriel: And those, they just they just fasten...

The Spring Greenhouse at Earthaven Ecovillage: Our Hope for the Summer

Written by Courtney Brooke on March 18, 2021. Posted in Businesses, Farms, Gardens, Gateway, Regenerative Agriculture, Village Economics. No Comments on The Spring Greenhouse at Earthaven Ecovillage: Our Hope for the Summer

Transcription of The Spring Greenhouse at Earthaven Ecovillage: Our Hope for the Summer Courtney Brooke: Here we are in the greenhouse at Full Circle Farm at Earthaven Ecovillage in the early spring. Here it’s raining, it’s kind of cold outside and here is what we’ve...