Pondering the Big Questions: A Dancing Rabbit Update
I’m a fan of the big questions. Working through the different sides of a community issue while walking on the land, or weeding in the
Connie Tao
June 9, 2025
I’m a fan of the big questions. Working through the different sides of a community issue while walking on the land, or weeding in the
The cherries and mulberries are blushing. Every day fills seamlessly to the brim and then overflows into long, golden evenings where I flop on my
This evening, there was a community dinner at the front of the village. This is a ritual like our weekly potlucks, which go year-round, but
A native redbud tree volunteered to grow in my front yard several years ago, and is one of the first trees to burst into pink
Following are some of the inconvenient things I did this past week: I swept the Common House and cleaned up messes other people had made;
I can’t say how relieved I am that March, 2025 has only a few days left in it. Of all the months in the year,
There are cinnamon rolls at the Mercantile this morning. I am sitting in a back corner, sandwiched between the village market cabinets and a mural
I’m sending up a flare from Dancing Rabbit ecovillage in rural Missouri. Although the world has changed drastically in the last three weeks, my daily
Winter is generally slow and quiet around here, but with recent bouts of sickness rolling through the village and some extremely cold weather, we’ve been
Last year, our large work exchange program was successful, thanks in large part to our thriving community garden. The garden provided tons of delicious, organic
There is a deep vulnerability in living closely with others. It entails being known and seen. Being seen not just when you’ve pulled yourself together
Kenny here, with another autobiographical snapshot of life at DR. On New Year’s Day, I woke up anxious. As someone with an anxiety disorder, this
Life is busy when I look at all the things that happen in a two-week timeframe at my home, Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. When the lives
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make
Late in the evenings at Dancing Rabbit, the beautiful, pervasive cries of coyotes often color the air. These haunting sounds of the prairie have become
I often get asked what my average day is like living at Dancing Rabbit. I find this question hard to answer. My life is seasonal
When people ask me what it’s like to raise a family here, my stock response is that it’s a great place for kids but not
The seasonal wheel is turning; there’s a sense that time is running out. And that’s because winter is right around the corner. At Dancing Rabbit
I grew up in a time and place where ecological consciousness was seemingly really important. Truth had become inconvenient, recycling numbers became important to notice,
Anticipating winter, we feast on, and preserve, the harvest Eating communally has a long history at DR, and it remains a strongly held belief that
Summer is the high season for potluck. In summer, the circle-up circle extends around the entire courtyard, the shared dishes include plenty of locally grown
On July 31, my last evening as Executive Director for CSCC, I went on a walk around the land with a friend. Perhaps due to
A lot can change in a single moment, and life has seemed to be just chock-full of moments lately. Kenny here, with a newcomer’s ruminations and anxious
I’ve always prided myself for being a tough cookie; I was a softball player as a kid who graduated to cowboy action shooting and then
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