Tag: NikiAnne

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...

NikiAnne in the Blue Comfrey Patch at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Lee Warren on March 29, 2021. Posted in Gardens. No Comments on NikiAnne in the Blue Comfrey Patch at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript) NikiAnne: I have some blue comfrey here. I got gifted this by a friend and lo and behold it likes to spread. It’s ambitious and I’ve been using it in what I call my nursery; a place that I just put plants where I don’t know where I want them. Ultimately, but eventually...

NikiAnne the Columbine Farmer at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Lee Warren on March 28, 2021. Posted in Gardens. No Comments on NikiAnne the Columbine Farmer at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript) NikiAnne: So really what I want to be in life is a Columbine farmer. I don’t know if that exists. This is just the beginning of the Columbine coming back after winter. The ones in this yard- the flowers are deep, deep, purple and then there’s another one that’s like...

NikiAnne in the Sedum Patch at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Lee Warren on March 27, 2021. Posted in Gardens. No Comments on NikiAnne in the Sedum Patch at Earthaven Ecovillage

(Transcript) NikiAnne: So, I don’t know if you can see what’s here…I’ve got some strawberries and sedum. The sedum I just wanted to mention because I use it as a weed barrier. It spreads really easily it’s really hearty. I even use it as a mat. Bless its sweetness. It can...

NikiAnne in the Ox Eye Daisy Patch at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Lee Warren on March 26, 2021. Posted in Gardens, Village Life. No Comments on NikiAnne in the Ox Eye Daisy Patch at Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcription: NikiAnne: So, this green friend was introduced to me by my friend, Dimitri. It is ox eye daisy. It grows so well, it reseeds itself and it’s just coming up. It’s spring and so it’s going to get a little fuller and eventually bloom into what are called ox eye daisies. These...

NikiAnne and the Firewood Stack at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Lee Warren on March 25, 2021. Posted in Heat, Village Life. No Comments on NikiAnne and the Firewood Stack at Earthaven Ecovillage

Transcription from video: NikiAnne: Oh my gosh, I love my firewood. Thanks to my partner Chris Farmer who built this! This is under a plastic like greenhouse roofing corrugated that allows a lot of sun to get through. Keeps it dry and we have cut it to really short lengths so that it fits in our...

Building Community Through Ritual

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on February 22, 2018. Posted in Articles, Conscious Dying, In-Person Events, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Building Community Through Ritual

Above: 2017 Ancestor Feast Altar featuring Chuck, Suchi and Kimchi by NikiAnne Feinberg Rituals to help land-based and regional communities process what has happened and is happening in our world are so powerful. We look to ritual to help us digest the unsavory and the unpalatable....

Cultivating New Community Members Starts with New Roots

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 8, 2014. Posted in Articles, Membership, New Roots, Visitors. No Comments on Cultivating New Community Members Starts with New Roots

by Arjuna da Silva Among the many new and exciting things life in an ecovillage exposes us to—new ideas, new diets, new techniques and technologies, new celebrations—one of the most vital are the new people we meet! Our gate is open to visitors who may come for a tour, a workshop, to visit friends...

‘Tis the Season of the Students

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 5, 2014. Posted in Ecological Design, Gardens, Regenerative Agriculture, Visitors. No Comments on ‘Tis the Season of the Students

by NikiAnne Feinberg Several weekends in a row this past April, we had the pleasure of hosting college groups from the College of Charleston, Furman University, and Elon University. We dig bamboo, but how many shoots can we eat?! Bamboo needs maintenance to keep it from overextending its boundaries....

Farewell (For Now) Farmer

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on January 2, 2011. Posted in Celebrations, Chosen Family, Gateway, Members. No Comments on Farewell (For Now) Farmer

by Diana Leafe Christian Farmer and NikkiAnne in front of the MicroHut (Farmer’s residence at Earthaven) at Gateway Neighborhood. Photo taken Summer 2010. On Tuesday night, Nov. 16,, Earthaven member Chris Farmer (often called “Farmer”) threw a farewell dance party in the Council Hall...