Visiting Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
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
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June 8, 2026
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
As I sit and type on my computer, there is snow on the ground, my Charlie Brown Christmas tree is lit up and decorated with
I got to know Paula Clayton towards the end of her visitor program at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, about three years ago. Paula is talkative enough
Crystallized grass bows deeply in a dense morning fog. All is silent except for the tip tap of leaves falling to frozen ground. It is
Two days ago, I heard about a magazine writer coming to DR to write about all the different natural building methods we use in different
Fall is definitely here at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage and we’re experiencing a perfect version of it. Warm, but not hot, days; cool, but not cold,
I have never considered myself a very fearful person and I attribute that mostly to my faith. My closest circle that I’ve grown up with
I do a few–okay a lot–of things that are inefficient, frustrating, and absolutely not cost effective. Christina here, with the things we do for community.
Howdy, readers! Kenny here, with meandering thoughts on the beauty of this collective dream, from the land to its houses, its projects, and its processes.
One of my fears showed up this week, which is that I injured myself, and, as I thought to myself repeatedly over the next four
My two and a half weeks at Twin Oaks income sharing community made me fall in love with my own community of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
Many days I feel helpless in the face of the wounds of the world, so much bigger than myself, so much deeper in time, so
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