Category Archives: Social Events and Gatherings
Seed Bombs at the Eno!
by Marilyn Grubbs Hart’s Mill joined the crowds at this year’s Festival for the Eno, on July 4th and 7th at Durham’s West Point on the Eno. A number of our members helped out at a Hart’s Mill booth, … Continue reading
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
Thanksgiving Weekend–A Feast of Events
Thanksgiving weekend was full, varied, and enriching at Hart’s Mill! The previous weekend, Hart’s Mill had a presence at the Emerson Waldorf School’s Children’s Faire and Artisan Marketplace. Christina, Marilyn, Rita, Virginia, Charles, Anthony, and Paul greeted visitors and engaged … Continue reading
Heart to Hart–A Sharing Circle Focused on the Architecture Process
People work hard at Hart’s Mill, traveling distances to come to meetings, work days, social gatherings, workshops, not to mention doing research, making phone calls, and preparing agendas and materials in-between. We have accomplished a lot and built bonds of … Continue reading
July 18th Workday
July’s work adventures actually started the night before with Anthony mowing and then camping overnight. Motors revved up again early Saturday morning with Anthony and Vanessa chain-sawing and weed-whacking while Susie and Rita, soon joined by newbies Leah and Diane, … Continue reading
Memorial Day Workday and Cookout Report
Memorial Day dawned clear and cool and some intrepid Harts-Millers – Randy, Paul, Anthony – were on the land by mid-morning to mow and weed-whack. After lunch Katy arrived at the Frazier Road entrance and along with Anthony, Rita and … Continue reading
Accomplishments Timeline- 2014
Paul created this beautiful timeline describing all of the meetings, workdays, and other accomplishments of 2014. Take a look! [slideshare id=46401161&w=476&h=400&fb=0&mw=0&mh=0&sc=no]
Accomplishments and Summary of 2013
Dear Friends of the Hart’s Mill Community, With colder weather settling in and gardening on the land over for the season, it’s time to pause and look back on this year for which we give many thanks. What a truly … Continue reading
Fall EQUINOX Celebration!!
Dear Members & Friends of the Hart’s Mill Community, What a beautiful day on the Hart’s Mill land yesterday!! Thanks to each of you who took part! 24 enthusiastic visitor/worker participants of all ages were there. I think this was … Continue reading
Summer Solstice workday and celebration
What a perfectly WONDERFUL & FUN day on the land!! Thanks to all who participated, and a very big THANK YOU to Anthony for designing and supervising the erecting of our first community structure on the land: “Cedar Pavilion”. We … Continue reading