Author Archives: Hope
Designing our dwellings—the process continues
The Hart’s Mill architecture group gathered at our favorite local common house at Arcadia Cohousing for the next installment in the schematic design process. The Architecture Liaison group—Anthony, Joe, and Katy—are working intensively with Frank Harmon Architects on determining what … Continue reading
Growing Inspiration, Just Around The Corner
On an early August Saturday, Rita, Hope, and Paul showed up for a work day at Anathoth Community Gardens, located just a few miles north of Hart’s Mill near the town of Cedar Grove. We waded into a hoop house … Continue reading
The Meteors were Mediocre but the Planets were Plenty
Many thanks to Randy for bringing us together last evening to do some stargazing on the beautiful Hart’s Mill land. Several of us (Randy, Anika, Jeffry, Margret, Hope & Paul) gathered early, did some work in the garden, checked out … Continue reading
Architecture Under the Sun
It happened at 7:30 on a Saturday morning, July 30th. The group of members who are participating in the village design process gathered early under the signature oak tree hoping to evade the fierce July heat. Our architects, Suzy, Paul, … Continue reading
An Indoor-Outdoor Weekend
Governance to thrive by… Sociocracy may not be everyone’s idea of a hot topic, but a dozen members came to the Chapel Hill Public Library on a muggy Saturday morning to learn more about how our governance approach keeps the … Continue reading
Into the Woods
Bees are thriving, the garden is growing, and our woodlands are getting some attention from a forest management specialist. We invited Jake Pressley from Grateful Trees and Bees to come walk the trails with us on Monday, July 11. Anthony, … Continue reading
Why wait?
COMMON HOUSE NIGHT COMMENCES! On the principle that we do not have to wait to build the Common House to begin having Common House experiences together, we dubbed Amy and Anthony’s place the Transitional Common House and gathered on Thursday … Continue reading
Busting into New Territory in June!
Coming Together for Racial Equity—June 25-26, Durham Resilience requires diversity in all forms–including human communities. To this end, five members attended a weekend workshop offered by the Racial Equity Institute in Durham. It was an extraordinary immersion in the historical, … Continue reading
What’s It Going to Look Like? The process begins…
On June 11, 2016 The Hart’s Mill Architecture Design Process kick-off began at Arcadia Common House. Nineteen Hart’s Mill members and four architects gathered for an orientation and preparation to engage in this process. Joe Cole set the … Continue reading
“What’s it going to look like?” The process begins…
The Hart’s Mill Architecture Design Process kick-off began at Arcadia Common House. Nineteen Hart’s Mill members and four architects gathered for an orientation and preparation to engage in this process. Joe Cole set the tone as facilitator by reviewing … Continue reading
