Author Archives: Hope
Community, the Next Frontier: Membership, Racial Equity, and Cooperation at Hart’s Mill
by Joe Cole “Community is not a place, but a way of life.” –Herbert Lovett On June 30, the Membership and Marketing Circle hosted a Last Saturday event to provide an overview of the work of the circle. We discussed … Continue reading
JUBILANT JULY 2018 CALENDAR and June Highlights
JUNE HIGHLIGHTS Subscribe to the Hart’s Mill blog to read more and keep up with the latest news! Head’s up! Tomorrow’s June 30, work day dawns from 9-1. Pitch in on a plethora or … Continue reading
What Fools These Mortals Be! Midsummer Frolics at Hart’s Mill
by Hope Horton Our June 21 Third Thursday event fell on the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. About 2 dozen people arrived at Hart’s Nest to celebrate the abundance of summer with food, juggling, music, and playmaking. … Continue reading
June Calendar of Events and May Highlights
JUNE 2018 CALENDAR and May Highlights MAY HIGHLIGHTS Activity and interest in Hart’s Mill swelled with the rains and burgeoned alongside greening plants and newborn creatures. So much goodness is sprouting, paths converging, relationships strengthening. Here are but a few … Continue reading
Talkin’ Trash, Kickin’ Grass, and Other Workday Adventures
by Margret and Jeffry, photos by Joe and Jeffry We took advantage of the long Memorial Day weekend to split this month’s work into two days. On Saturday morning Virginia “Tractor Queen” Petrocella spent a heroic four hours getting us … Continue reading
MONEY: Investing in Our Values
by Paul Voss Last Saturday, 28 Hart’s Mill members and friends gathered bravely at Hart’s Nest to talk about the role and meaning of money in the context of our evolving intentional community. Under the guidance of members of … Continue reading
Where Do You Fit in This Picture? Send Us Your Residence Type Preference Survey NOW
By Anthony Weston Many members of the Hart’s Mill community gathered on Saturday April 28th for a fuller exploration of our new Building Block plan and the options it creates for economical and appealing house and suite design. The result … Continue reading
Cheep Thrills at Hart’s Mill
by Margret Mueller One of the great advantages of spending much more time on the land, tending to our little farm, is that I get to witness really cool stuff. Earlier this spring, Jeffry and I became aware of a pair … Continue reading
Bees Are Back!
by Tain Collins Randy Dodd and I are heading up two new bee hives! Our intention for these hives is to care for them and help them to survive. As pollinators, honey bees (Apis mellifera) are good for the farm … Continue reading
April 15, 2018—A “Taxing” workday at Hart’s Mill
by Margret Mueller Due to dire warnings about severe afternoon thunderstorms, our workday began a bit early, spanned lunch, and wrapped up around 3:00—just as the skies opened for the first round of rain. On the workday agenda were several … Continue reading
