Community is not a goal to be achieved but a gift to be received. —Parker Palmer
The old oak tree at the center of our community
Since 2011, Hart’s Mill Ecovillage has been linked to a 112-acre parcel of land owned by Alana Ennis. Over the past few years, the community has bonded with this land in many ways–working, playing, constructing, communing, celebrating, camping, and star-gazing to name a few. Our site plan is intimately linked to the contours of this land, and our farmstead is being conjured from meadows and woodlands to cultivate nourishment and beauty for the community.
It’s high time to make this land our own in fact as well as feeling. Last week, a group of members came together and pooled resources to do just that. We raised enough pledges to more than cover the down payment and nearly match the monthly finance fee for the next two years! It was an amazing moment of commitment to the vision that is Hart’s Mill Ecovillage and an honoring of all the fine folks who have worked so diligently and heartfully for so many years to make this day possible.
There’s a place for YOU in this picture!
We can now put Hart’s Mill Ecovillage on the map! We’re aiming to close in early December and will be inviting more members to pledge funds to Hart’s Mill, LLC, in order to secure this purchase in the weeks to come. Now’s the time to step forward if you want to be a vital part of the sustainable community of the future being founded here. And, if you’d like to read a thorough and entertaining report by Paul about the ownership trails and trials of this parcel of land since Colonial times, click here.
