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A Young Teen’s View of Earthaven

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on April 1, 2017. Posted in Families and Children, Village Life. No Comments on A Young Teen’s View of Earthaven

by Aidan O’Hare Earthaven has 330 acres. About 40 are devoted to farmland, and 50 to neighborhoods and their gardens. So there are more than 200 acres in forest! I like living there because it feels like a world inside of the world. When I was little I thought it was normal to live in the...

Teens at Earthaven

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on March 31, 2017. Posted in Families and Children, Fun and Play, Village Life. No Comments on Teens at Earthaven

Soon several young folks at Earthaven will be turning 18, an age we’ve often considered time to wonder about their relationships to formal membership. right: Not long ago, three Earthaven teens—Bailey (now 15), brother Brandt (now 18) and Dylan (17 next month)—still had plenty of time to hang...

Coming of Age in Community – Mira Tieman Turns 18, and we celebrate!

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on July 2, 2016. Posted in Celebrations, Celebrations and Gratitudes, Families and Children. No Comments on Coming of Age in Community – Mira Tieman Turns 18, and we celebrate!

Our teenagers keep growing, and soon the oldest ones will no longer be teens. Mira Biddle Tieman, first baby of a member born since Earthaven began, spent as much time living at Earthaven as her Mom, Tara, could conjure, while living and working in Asheville the rest of the time. They traveled...

Rites of Passage for Teens

Written by Earthaven Admin Team on December 8, 2015. Posted in Families and Children, People Care, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Rites of Passage for Teens

by Arjuna da Silva This past year, Michelle Dionne and Brent Hickey’s mutual interest and experience in mentoring youth found a ripe group of adolescents, at and near Earthaven, eager to work with them towards meaningful rites of passage. The program went so well that they’ve planned a year-long...