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Building Sanity

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on September 15, 2018. Posted in Articles, Natural Building, Neighborhoods. No Comments on Building Sanity

written by Arjuna da Silva Learning to live together also means learning from one anothers’ mistakes. Learning to build with low budgets, limited time, and few professionals has been another learning curve. Still, quite a few successes in design and construction remain praiseworthy. Last issue...

New Micro-hydro Plant Amps Up – Adds Power for Two Neighborhoods

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 28, 2017. Posted in Articles, Bellavia Gardens, Hydro Power, Medicine Wheel. No Comments on New Micro-hydro Plant Amps Up – Adds Power for Two Neighborhoods

above: Spillway at the new micro-hydro installation. At long last, the second micro-hydro station at Earthaven is up and running, serving the delighted residents of Medicine Wheel and Bellavia Gardens neighborhoods. Through an ingenious design by neighbor Leon Birstein, each neighborhood is served...

Bellavia Gardens (among other neighborhoods) is Becoming a Co-op!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 22, 2016. Posted in Articles, Bellavia Gardens, Governance and Legal, Medicine Wheel, Neighborhoods. No Comments on Bellavia Gardens (among other neighborhoods) is Becoming a Co-op!

by Arjuna da Silva Some Earthaven neighborhoods are balancing collective and personal ownership issues by forming housing cooperatives. While used in other parts of the country, housing co-ops are new in our region and could be a reasonable model for other ecovillages, especially in rural areas. One...

Spring!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 22, 2015. Posted in Farms, Gardens, Village Economics, Village Life. No Comments on Spring!

Spring came early with intimations of summer, then backed off for a few freezing nights and turned around for a balmy re-entrance. Buds already opening on fruit and berry branches may not all recover, but many were slow bloomers and will make it. NikiAnne was out touring when Mana’s mom Dorien...

Member Profile: Gaspar Robles

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 6, 2013. Posted in Articles, Bellavia Gardens, Members, Village Economics. No Comments on Member Profile: Gaspar Robles

by Rae Jean A couple of days ago I had a most pleasant visit with Gaspar. We sipped hot herbal tea, munched on pecans and exchanged some wonderful stories at his cozy space in the Bellavia Gardens neighborhood. Gaspar came to Earthaven in the summer of 2003 and became a member soon after. He is a...

The Land Where we Live

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on June 12, 2011. Posted in Bellavia Gardens, Nature. No Comments on The Land Where we Live

We are growing this ecovillage in the glorious Western North Carolina mountains. For those readers who haven’t been here, this is a quite accurate peek into our lush, green, summer world. Hillside above Bellavia Neighborhood. Misty morning after 10″ of rain. Local Mountains. Creeks...

Many Hands Make Light Work

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 5, 2011. Posted in Bellavia Gardens, Community Service, Natural Building. No Comments on Many Hands Make Light Work

Over 30 people participated in a work party in the Bellavia Gardens Neighborhood on Saturday, February 26. Earthaven members, guests and work exchangers pulled together on beautiful sunny morning to clean up after the construction of “Leela,” the naturally built home of Arjuna da Silva. Volunteers...