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Jammy June Calendar & Newsletter
It was a chilly, rainy Memorial Day weekend, but our spirits soared as we gathered to work on finishing our magnificent barn. Today’s main project was prepping and applying slip straw insulation to some remaining walls. Some, like Theresa, pitched … Continue reading
Beauty, Nourishment, Abundance–Doug’s CSA delivers it all
By Theresa Jensen Mother’s Day morning. I woke gently with the early morning light breaking through the window shades – even before the alarm! Aha, the melatonin had worked and I had slept through the night. Blessed be. This was … Continue reading
Magnetic May Calendar & Call to Action!
Dear friends, We greet this May with tremendous excitement to be proceeding full steam ahead with Village development! It is HUGELY gratifying to be at this point. And, the tasks ahead will take a village to achieve. CGEV is now … Continue reading
Musical March Calendar & Newsletter
Birds singing, frogs croaking, water burbling, breezes whispering… After Winter’s hush, the music of Spring beckons, urging us to join in the dance of life returning and inspiring us to tune into the seeds within that crave tending as the … Continue reading
Here, Birdie-Birdie-Birdie!
by Margret Mueller Back in January, Hope and I planned an adventure on the land to count birds. Some of you may be familiar with the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (read more about it here: audubon.org/conservation/about-great-backyard-bird-count). This is … Continue reading
Flowing February Calendar & Newsletter
This is a repeat of the calendar sent on January 31 through our ListServ. Apologies for the late posting! February is a time to look at sobering truths together while strengthening our connections with each other and the land: We’re … Continue reading
Gentle January 2021 Calendar and Retrospective
Photo by Doug Jones Dear friends, Amidst the danger, sorrow, and uncertainty of this past year, Common Ground Ecovillage members have found strength, solace, and meaning from engagement with the land, from the connections nourished between us through shared values … Continue reading
Deep December Calendar and Newsletter
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
Nourishing November Calendar and Newsletter
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: https://www.commonground.eco/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Nourishing-November-calendar-2020.pdf Or, visit the … Continue reading
Opulent October Calendar and Newsletter
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