Homestead Apartment at Village Terraces
Available March 15. Six-month minimum. Also for sale. Three-bedroom, 864-square foot home in hand-built, timber frame, off-grid, passive solar cohousing neighborhood at Village Terraces surrounded by a 4-acre working farm. Homestead farm, orchards, gardens, and forest. Heat, hot water, electricity. Access to all neighborhood land, large common kitchen, workshop, gardens, etc. Application and visit required. Photos and Details Here.
Contact: Lee at
Cost is $975/month rent, $65/month utilities per adult, and a 3-hour neighborhood workday/month per adult. Living at Earthaven requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.
"Treetop" Apartment at Village Terraces
Available January 1 for initial six-month lease. 288 sq. ft. Two connected rooms, 12’x12′ each, airy and light, windows on three sides, gorgeous views. Off-grid south-facing timber frame. High speed internet available. Overlooking treetops and mountains, this private cohousing apartment at Village Terraces is ideal for one person. Access to shared Village Terraces common kitchen and facilities.
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Cost $450 rent, $100 per person utilities/month, and a 3-hour workday/month per adult. Living at Earthaven also requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.
Apartment in Shared House
Currently occupied; check back for availability. 3-month lease with option to renew is preferred. This private one-room apartment is part of a three-story wooden-framed, earthen home that serves as a co-housing and co-working space. Solar power, wood heated, wooden floors, mini-fridge, wifi, landline, in suite sink with spring-fed water. The shared kitchen and bath house is separate from the apartment and is a separate cost.
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Cost is $350 rent, approximately $80 utilities/month, and $10/month per person for bath house use. Living at Earthaven requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.
Comfortable "Nest" at Village Terraces
Currently under trial period for purchase. Feel free to contact (below) for wait list/more information on the property. See sale listing. 850 square feet. Beautiful light, airy private cohousing off-grid south-facing timber-frame apartment. Private amenities include kitchen, bath with clawfoot tub, porch overlooking gardens and mountains. Includes 3 modest bedrooms: 12’x12’, 12’x12’, 12’x5’. Comfortable, spacious ecovillage living for single, couple, or family. High-speed internet available. See photos in sale listing. Email for more information.
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Cost is $1,000/month rent, $200/ month utility/maintenance fees, and a 3-hour workday/month per adult. Living at Earthaven requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.
Forest Garden Larger Apartment
Currently occupied; check back for availability. Beautiful 14×13 studio. Sleeping loft, queen mattress. Table, 4 chairs. Refrigerator/freezer, three-burner stove/small oven, double sink. Woodstove, closet, couch/double futon. Indoor, outdoor storage. Separate shared compost toilet, tub/shower. Water, electricity, phone jack included. Internet extra. Renter provides telephone service, propane, firewood, peat moss. No pets. First and last month’s rent, security deposit. Photos.
Contact: Diana Leafe Christian at 828-669-9702 or diana~AT~ic.org.
Cost is $465/month. Optional fast Internet $25/month. Living at Earthaven requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.
Forest Garden Small Apartment
Currently occupied; check back for availability. Beautiful 8×13 studio. Sleeping loft, queen mattress. Refrigerator/freezer, three-burner stove/small stove, double sink. Woodstove, tiny closet, loveseat/twin futon. Indoor/outdoor storage. Separate shared compost toilet, tub/shower. Water, electricity, phone jack included. Internet extra. Renter provides telephone service, propane, firewood, peat moss. No pets. First and last month’s rent, security deposit. Photos and Details Here
Contact: Diana Leafe Christian at 828-669-9702 or .
Cost is $395/month. Living at Earthaven requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.
Furnished Hamlet Cabin
Currently occupied; check back for availability. “Rent to own” option is available for those who have visited Earthaven, are joining the Earthaven membership track, and have completed the Hut Hamlet questionnaire process. 300 square foot hexagon with loft (450 square feet total). Additional, separate shared bathhouse and kitchen usage has minimal charge and protocols.
Contact: Steve at: 828-254-5613.
Cost is negotiable. Living at Earthaven requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.
"Goddess" Apartment at Village Terraces
Available July 1. Fully furnished, 288 sq. ft. apartment at Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood with shared kitchen and bath, surrounded by a 4-acre working farm. Off grid, timber frame, gardens, and private entrance. Internet and phone available for sharing. Renters have access to all neighborhood land and utilities, large project kitchen, workshop, gardens, etc.
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Cost: $450 rent and $65/person utilities fee per month, plus a 3-hour monthly workday. Living at Earthaven requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.
Rooms for Rent at Medicine Wheel Collective
We are not taking any new applications at this time. Medicine Wheel is particularly open to people who have an interest in joining Earthaven, and who are committed to a vision of collective, permaculture-based living. Rent includes private room, shared telephone. Shared spaces include family rooms, office, kitchen, gardens, showers and toilet facilities. Security deposit equal to one month rent.
Contact: Deborah at .
Cost per month is $200-300 rent, 8 hours work, $20 internet, $230 food. Work trade negotiable. Living at Earthaven requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.
White Owl and Trading Post
Currently reserved. Check back for updates. Timber-framed off-grid 1844 sq’, plus 2-story gazebo, deck and root cellar. Large equipped kitchen and living/event space, oak floors, zero-emittance rocked fireplace, Hydro-electrics, Bosch on-demand hot water, clawfoot tub, compost toilet, bedroom/s open spaced to partition. Fire circle, garden/ag-land, fruit/nuts, trout pond, woods, creek running through 11.89 acre parcel. Space for additional structures. Trading Post has additional 360 sf + loft for variety of uses.
Contact: Email for photos and more information.
Costs: $875/ month rent + utilities. Option to purchase $1,100. Trading post can be rented with White Owl for additional fee. Living at Earthaven requires 4 hours/week community service per adult, a one-time administrative fee of $25 per adult, $30/month per adult, plus $15/month per vehicle.