Author Archives: Hope
Presenting…Common Ground Ecovillage
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
Join this Visionary Site Design Work
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
Into the Trees!
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
Black Bean Harvest at Hart’s Mill–It Took a Village!
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
Painting the Big Planning Picture
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
Our Forests, Our Future: the ForestHer Initiative
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
August Trail Day Report (and a fun way to still help)
By Anthony Weston On Sunday August 4th, a high-spirited band of workers gathered at the crack of dawn (OK, 9am) for a work session dedicated to trail maintenance and improvement. George, Lisa, Randy, Hope, Paul, Amy, Mir, and Anthony started … Continue reading
Food & Medicine Are EVERYWHERE—A Walk With Wild Edibles Educator, Kim Calhoun
by Hope Horton It was a cloudy morning during a precious 3-hour grace period between rainstorms. Six of us gathered at the Nest and dedicated ourselves to discovering the edible plant species living on just a small part of the … Continue reading
Harvesting Potatoes: Gleaning Knowledge Along the Way
As part of the “potato head” group which participated in potato preparation, planting, hilling, protecting, and now harvesting, here is what I have learned so far: There is something so exciting about those red, blue, and gold potatoes emerging from … Continue reading
Let’s Get Real About Racism and Racial Equity
by Amy Halberstadt Seeing Our Blind Spots: Addressing Racism and Working for Racial Equity: A workshop presented by Joe Cole on May 25, 2019 As much as I have studied racism in the United States, both its history and its … Continue reading
