Author Archives: Hope

Bees are thriving, the garden is growing, and our woodlands are getting some attention from a forest management specialist.  We invited Jake Pressley from Grateful Trees and Bees to come walk the trails with us on Monday, July 11.  Anthony, … Continue reading →

COMMON HOUSE NIGHT COMMENCES! On the principle that we do not have to wait to build the Common House to begin having Common House experiences together, we dubbed Amy and Anthony’s place the Transitional Common House and gathered on Thursday … Continue reading →

Coming Together for Racial Equity—June 25-26, Durham Resilience requires diversity in all forms–including human communities.  To this end, five members attended a weekend workshop offered by the Racial Equity Institute in Durham.  It was an extraordinary immersion in the historical, … Continue reading →

The Hart’s Mill Architecture Design Process kick-off began at Arcadia Common House.  Nineteen Hart’s Mill members and four architects gathered for an orientation and preparation to engage in this process.   Joe Cole set the tone as facilitator by reviewing … Continue reading →

First of all, campers/builders have now closed up shop — partly because Tropical Depression Bonnie finally promised too much rain, but mostly because, under the meteorological gun, we actually completed our main project, which was  to finish framing and roofing … Continue reading →

It was a beautiful Mother’s day at Hart’s Mill!  In the morning we were joined by about a dozen young adults from Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute and Elon University as well as many individuals and families who were seeing the land … Continue reading →

We had another fine and productive workday on Monday 28 March as the morning’s cool, wet, cloudy weather gave way to glorious breezy sunshine and a dozen or so Hartsmillers met for lunch at the Cedar Pavilion and then tours … Continue reading →