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Rural Academy Theater

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 22, 2013. Posted in Fun and Play, Renewable Energy, Social Events, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Rural Academy Theater

Horse-pulled Theater, Bicycle-powered Cinema, & Live Orchestra at Earthaven! In horse-pulled wagons stocked with a bicycle-powered silent cinema, an Appalachian-balkan-brass-klezmer-dixieland-string ensemble, kinetic sculpture and their signature low-tech theater appliances, the Rural Academy...

Documentary Night

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 2, 2013. Posted in Fun and Play, Social Events, Video. No Comments on Documentary Night

by Suchi Lathrop We have recently added a new regular activity – documentary night. We gather suggestions far and wide, which gives us a chance to learn what our community members are interested in, and then we gather to watch. In our selection process we try to see things that are ‘meaningful’ and...

Equinox and Eggs

Written by Martha Harris on March 20, 2013. Posted in Farms, Food, Fun and Play, Regenerative Agriculture. No Comments on Equinox and Eggs

Happy Spring Equinox! At Earthaven we are singing and drumming at sunrise, and holding a children’s ritual and egg hunt. There are two equinoxes each year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the center of the Sun being in the same plane...

Christmas Cookie Party

Written by Eli on May 5, 2012. Posted in Families and Children, Food, Fun and Play, Village Terraces. No Comments on Christmas Cookie Party

I know, I know, it’s May. I’ve been chasing after a baby recently. Better late than never…… When I was growing up there were a lot of family traditions around the holidays. One of my favorites every year was making Christmas cookies with my mom, brother, and cousins. We would...

Pumpkin Carvin’

Written by Eli on November 28, 2011. Posted in Families and Children, Fun and Play, Nature, Regenerative Agriculture. No Comments on Pumpkin Carvin’

A cold and rainy day didn’t keep the pumpkin carvers away. There is a full week of activities at Earthaven Ecovillage to celebrate Halloween and one of my favorites is the annual pumpkin carving. I went over to the Council Hall with my eight-month-old, Oakley, inside my rain jacket....

Founding Day Parade 2011

Written by Diana Leafe Christian on September 20, 2011. Posted in Families and Children, Fun and Play. No Comments on Founding Day Parade 2011

On Sunday, September 11, I heard music and drumming in the distance on Another Way, the road in front of our house. The Founding Day parade was marching down the road from the direction of our front gate. Banners, flags, drums, people smiling and waving. Every year we celebrate our birthday — September...

LARPING Comes to Life

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 11, 2011. Posted in Families and Children, Fun and Play. No Comments on LARPING Comes to Life

Larping stands for Live Action Role Play….. Signs around the village read: “Come Join the battle against the Evil Wizard Delrith! who has been terrorizing Earthaven. We must go on a quest to find the Stone of Azora to stop him.” Tuesday June 14th saw the making of foam swords...

The Geminis

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 10, 2011. Posted in Celebrations, Fun and Play, Social Events, Village Life. No Comments on The Geminis

It’s not all work, work, work at Earthaven, no matter what folks tell you. And I don’t just mean meetings! Used to be we had Virgo/Libra parties every year thanks to Brandon and Turtle and friends. The highlight of those parties was the sushi. Smack your lips if you remember! Nowadays there are the...

Hut Hamlet Trampoline

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 25, 2011. Posted in Celebrations, Families and Children, Fun and Play, Hut Hamlet, Social Events. No Comments on Hut Hamlet Trampoline

Hut Hamlet Trampoline A video by Will Rogers: hht from will rogers on Vimeo. Transcript of Hut Hamlet Trampoline We assembld the HHT. The Hut Hamlet Trampoline. And we did not call on Aura, the seven year old boy most excited about the toy who lives in a house in the background. Instead, we...

It Never Snows in NC

Written by Lee Warren on January 14, 2011. Posted in Families and Children, Fun and Play, Hut Hamlet, Nature, Village Terraces. No Comments on It Never Snows in NC

Group of mostly adults sledding after a snowstorm this week. It never snows in North Carolina. “Or so I was told,” said Tanya Carwyn, who moved to Earthaven from Colorado two years ago. “So I sold my skis before I left.” The other common thing you’ll hear people say about...