Memphis Democrat
January 17, 2002

Well, we just survived a week long retreat. We get together to plan our coming year and make decisions, like what building projects to start, how many interns to host, and what we want our priorities to be. Jacob, an ex-member, helped us by facilitating all the meetings. His partner Timothy (also an ex-member) and their baby Indigo participated by entertaining us between the meetings. Ex-interns Ted and Sara supported us by cooking lunch and dinner for us all.

When we weren't meeting, we had some great fun. Nearly all of us went to dinner at Kelly's in Memphis and then went to watch a movie (some at the Memphis Theater, some at Milkweed Cinema back on the farm). There's been some pretty fancy footwork on the pond, and some days its been so warm we've been skating without hats, gloves, etc. We've been enjoying the smooth clear ice so much we took our annual group picture on it, despite fears that the melty ice couldn't support the weight of sixteen people standing next to each other. There was some strange cracking, but thankfully we didn't break through.

I think we're all tired from our hard work of trying to understand each other and make good decisions. Wish us luck as we tackle a year packed full of exciting projects!

Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is a nonprofit and a residential community that demonstrates ecological sustainability in Rutledge, MO.

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