We’ve designed the Ecovillage Weekend for those who can’t leave their lives behind for more than a few days but are curious to gain first-hand experience in what it’s like to live in an ecologically focused intentional community.
When you attend the Ecovillage Weekend at Dancing Rabbit you will:
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is an intentional community and demonstration project, experimenting our way toward a vision of ecologically sustainable living while supporting one another and celebrating the everyday joys of a rural life on the prairie.
2025:
Ecovillage Adventure Weekend 1:August 8-11
Ecovillage Adventure Weekend 2: October 17-20
Arrive Friday, between 1-3pm & depart Sunday afternoon or Monday morning.
Meals provided from Friday dinner through Monday breakfast.
The course fee includes camping accommodations in Dancing Rabbit’s wooded campground. Platforms for tents are provided, along with a composting toilet and access to showers in the Dancing Rabbit Community Building.
Indoor accommodations are available to rent during the course for an additional fee. We have several options: rooms in cabins, private homes, and our on-site bed & breakfast, The Milkweed Mercantile. Email us after you register to see what’s available.
You will be served 3 meals a day, packed with as much nourishing, local food as possible. We can work with a range of dietary needs – let us know your particulars when you fill out the registration form.
Please note that we do our best to accommodate different dietary needs but cannot guarantee that we will be able to.
Adult: $297
Child: $75
The all-inclusive fee covers: instruction, materials, meals, camping platform (bring your own gear), showers, bathrooms, WiFi, and community building access. Indoor accommodations are available at an extra cost.
Friday
1:00pm – 3:00pm – Registration: arrive and get settled
4:00pm – Welcome & Introductions
5:00pm – Tour of the Village
6:30pm – Dinner
Saturday
7:00am – Optional: Milking cows/goats, Yoga or other personal practice
8:00am – Breakfast
9:00am – Workshop: Inner Workings/Hidden Structures…what makes the DR Community work
11:00am – Personal Time
12:00pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Choose your own adventure (join a work party, explore some of DRs natural buildings, swim in the pond)
4:00pm – Hang out with Rabbits in the park or sauna by the pond
6:30pm – Dinner
7:30pm – Music Jam or other community activity
Sunday
7:00am – Optional: Milking cows/goats, Yoga or other personal practice
8:00am – Breakfast
9:00am – Workshop: Communication & Conflict as Keys to Sustainability
11:00am – Personal Time
12:00pm – Lunch
2:00pm – Observe a DR Village Council meeting
4:00pm – Hang out with Rabbits in the park or sauna by the pond
6:30pm – Dinner
7:30pm – Choose your own adventure (Game night, stargazing, fireside conversation w/ smores)
Monday
7:00am – Optional: Milking cows/goats, Yoga or other personal practice
8:00am – Breakfast
9:00am – Reflections & Evaluations
10:30am – Departure
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, nestled in the rolling hills of Northeast Missouri, is one of the most well-known and successful ecovillages in the country, and one of the few in the Midwest. Founded in 1997, DR is home to many excellent examples of sustainable and eco-living. Plus the stars at night are amazing. You can check out the rest of our website to learn more about our ecovillage.
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