When I first came to Dancing Rabbit twenty years ago as an intern, I spent some of my free time building rustic furniture to spruce up my outdoor abode. Skyhouse was in the process of being framed, so there was a goodly pile of lumber scraps and off ...
I have been working on appreciating what is good right now, finding gratitude for the little and big things in my life. But I think it’s also important to realize what I am missing so that I can appreciate it more when it comes back.One thing th ...
Hello friends of Dancing Rabbit! Liz here, to give you the latest from the village.This is the last Dancing Rabbit update for 2020. And so we bid adieu to a year that was extraordinary in many ways, and definitely not what any of us were expecting.I ...
We made it through Thanksgiving, our first gentle snowfall, many harsh freezes, and challenging interpersonal dynamics. And maybe even with some gratitude, empathy, and courage.Hi friends! This is Prairie with another update on cozy, clustered, ...
Building a house with a few other people is a daunting task, no matter what the circumstances. Building a house when you know next to nothing about building might be what you call folly. And building a house out of natural and reclaimed materials is ...
What do winter preparations look like for folks at Dancing Rabbit? What happens to the garden? Do kitchen co-ops change? What’s Trick-or-Retreat?Hi friends! Prairie here, with another update on Dancing Rabbit ecovillage, and some answers to thos ...
Dancing Rabbit’s six founders purchased 280 acres in Scotland County, Missouri, on October 1, 1997. They chose this location because it was close to Sandhill Farm, an intentional community that had been in the area for over 40 years, the land was ch ...
When is something a need and when is something a strategy to get that need met?Christina here, writing about cars, consensus, and covenants. Since we moved to Dancing Rabbit almost five years ago, I have had plenty of opportunities for ...
