Howdy y'all. Ben here, with another update from the dusty, dry, wasp-ridden savannahs of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in northeast Missouri. Wasps are in the forefront of my mind, as I've allowed the buildup of several large nests around our homestead ...
Between maintaining three large garden spaces, bottom-lining our cheese production, working a part-time job, building an online business, planning a wedding celebration in the fall, and applying for my wife’s Green Card, it’s all too easy to lose pe ...
I moved to Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage with my family, almost two years ago, with a fair assumption that I would be challenged to grow in myself, with this planet and in relation to other beings. At that time, I had only grasped a drop of the ocean I ...
Hello friends and neighbors! As I write this column, we are waiting for a cool front to roll in and give us relief from this hot, humid July weather. We live simple lives here at Dancing Rabbit and most folks do not have air conditioning. There are, ...
Christina here, writing about the joys and frustrations of living in a place where I receive so much, and also sometimes feel like I give a lot. Sunday is a very Dancing Rabbit-ish day for me, and this week is no different. It’s one of the fullest d ...
Howdy y'all. Ben here, writing to you on a cool morning from the mosquito-veiled hedgerows and hillsides of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, when I should be weeding and mulching. With the consistent occurrence of oppressive heat, I would normally use thi ...
June was a big month for birthdays and celebrations at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, as well as our neighbor communities: Red Earth Farms and Sandhill Farm. Avi here, still digesting all the homebrewed beer, freshly baked cake, grilled meat, and scrump ...
Happy summer, friends! Ted here to bring you the news from Dancing Rabbit in this week of longest days and shortest nights. Not to mention a good bit more rain and some hyper-local lightning storms here in northeast Missouri. Andrea and Javi work ...