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“Earth that nourished thee, shall claim thy growth, to be resolved to earth again.” –William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopsis, 1881. As I write this article, our
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“Earth that nourished thee, shall claim thy growth, to be resolved to earth again.” –William Cullen Bryant, Thanatopsis, 1881. As I write this article, our
Bees buzz between basil plants going to seed. The last peppers curl from under leaves like ruddy flames. Hay, marigolds, and my black t-shirt warm
Do you obsess over the perfect bowl? Liz here, with a rambling tale of how a favorite bowl of mine took a trip around the
Equinox altar. Photo by Emeshe. Ecovillage, hippie commune, off-grid community, intentional community… These are some of the terms that bring people to our website, and
Colt and I are proud to announce that we have recently became official members at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage! To say that the road to my
The last few weeks here have felt marked by a combination of frenzy and fatigue. The program season is rushing toward its conclusion, bringing with
Here at DR a storm has just passed, leaving behind the hum of late summer crickets, the tapping of water droplets as they fall from
This morning was the work party in the community garden, and similar to Emeshe, I often have a lot of deep thoughts while I’m working
Plaster party at Graham’s house. Photo by Emeshe. Dew is dripping off tomato vines, plaster is getting smeared on sun soaked walls, and everyone is
Editor’s note: Guest writer Justin writes of his experience in a natural building workshop in 2023. When I discovered that Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage offers
As I look back on six years of being the editor of this little publication, and the years I’ve spent writing about my strawbale building
The following is a piece written by Jade, who visited Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage a year and a half ago. She was nice enough to write
Whenever I go somewhere else, it’s always a great opportunity to get a fresh view of life here at Dancing Rabbit. I think that I,
In the spring I like to put the kettle on and leave the house with an empty porcelain teacup. I walk along the footpath until
Over the years I have considered renaming the little strawbale cottage I live in “bird house” because of all the birds that live in, on
Howdy reader, Kenny here, in the middle of it all, once again. In our last community communique, Emeshe wrote vividly on the nature of the
Our community is a social ecosystem that runs on mutual trust; some of us take on roles as pollinators, others as sturdy oaks or humble
I haven’t written about my straw bale building project in a while. That’s because I am in what I call the “middle zone” of late
One habit as a former teacher that I don’t ever plan to let go of is telling the same jokes over and over (no matter
At this moment in time, I find myself longing for a world filled with truth, loyalty and love. Sometimes it’s the brown landscape and capricious
Like my fellow 8.6 billion neighbors, I am a multifaceted human being, capable of being many things at once. Howdy reader, Kenny here. Follow me
On Tuesday I hit a new record for me–three committee meetings in one day. When people complain about Dancing Rabbit, one of the things they
“So you just show up and everyone starts helping you build your house?” That was the question that was paramount in my mind for the
Before I moved to rural Missouri, I didn’t realize there were so many different forms that snow could take: large flakes that float silently to
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