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Community is not a goal to be achieved but a gift to be received. —Parker Palmer Since 2011, Hart’s Mill Ecovillage has been linked to a 112-acre parcel of land owned by Alana Ennis.  Over the past few years, the … Continue reading →

Labor Day 2016 workday began at 8 am on a cool sunny morning with Margret, Donna, Lindsey, and Anthony cutting down a flowering Tree of Heaven and bagging the seed heads (see photo) to keep it from spreading all over … Continue reading →

This afternoon about 8 Hart’s Mill members visited Eno Commons Co-housing in Durham.  Two of our architects–Suzy and Paul–came along. We had a good walkabout and were able to talk with several residents, paying close attention to some of the … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →