Author Archives: Hope

Photo by Margaret Anderson Amid the fading of Autumn and bluster of early Winter, long shadows paint strokes of dun and gray across the fields.  The crops are swathed against the cold in the hopes that all will remain verdant … Continue reading →

Friends, Neither rain, nor hurricane Zeta, nor upcoming elections will dampen our spirits or keep this calendar out of the mail.  (Okay, it’s a day late because we lost power at the Nest.)  Here’s a link: http://www.commonground.eco/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Nourishing-November-calendar-2020.pdf Or, visit the … Continue reading →

You want to contribute to something positive in the world?  Show up at Common Ground Ecovillage.  The October Calendar lists a dazzling variety of ways to engage: Develop knowledge and intimacy with the land through our *NEW* Simpler Living: Earth … Continue reading →

Lately we have received a prose poem on the subject of the name change, after an evening on the land, by a pseudonymous member to be known to us only as Change O. Heart (no relation to any Harts we … Continue reading →

by the Membership & Marketing Circle   As many of you know, we have just completed a four-month process of choosing a new name.  🎉We are now COMMON GROUND ECOVILLAGE!🎉  This is a name that we think reflects our community … Continue reading →

by Anthony Weston The Planning, Design, and Development (PDD) Functional Circle has just concluded schematic design for the Common House, and we are also in the midst of another key planning initiative, “Raising Sights 2020”. We also just hosted a … Continue reading →

By Anthony Weston Gaius, Bailey, and I are pleased to announce that the treehouse is now finished and open for business.  Please come and visit!  You’ll find it upslope from where the Dam Loop Trail and the trail to the … Continue reading →

 by Margret Mueller As some of you might remember, Jeffry and I tried to grow a crop of black beans on the land last year, only to have our hopes and efforts dashed by the untimely arrival of Hurricane Michael’s … Continue reading →

By Anthony Weston, On September’s “First Saturday”, the Planning, Design, and Development Circle offered a wide-ranging review of the ongoing planning work for Hart’s Mill for an enthusiastic group of 25 members at Hart’s Nest.  The village is taking shape, … Continue reading →

By Hope V. Horton The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service is reaching out to women.  Why?  Of the 18 million acres of timberland in this state, 61% are privately owned and the percentage of women owners is rising.  But women … Continue reading →