Solace Seed

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Four-day in-person program June 4-7, 2026 Experience Weekend immerses you in the living laboratory that is Earthaven Ecovillage. Earthaven is the ideal setting for a whole-life skills curriculum — a place to see regenerative systems in practice, collaborative food production in action, and community living on a personal level. You’ll connect with the people, businesses, and farms of Earthaven and our extended valley community for a hands-on, skill-building, life-changing experience. The Experience Weekend curriculum encourages participants to examine sustainability through social, ecological, economic, and eco-spiritual lenses. Through tours, large-group discussions, classes with community members, shared meals, and time to explore the land on your own, this learning journey gives you an intimate experience of the ecovillage. Program participants form a nested community within the village by sharing meals, social activities, their experiences, and hearth-tending tasks. Many participants come to the program during or while preparing for a life transition — questioning aspects of their current lifestyle and curious about their options and learning what’s possible. Others come to the program for a retreat from their daily life — a chance to be in a different place around curious and enthusiastic people while enjoying tasty, wholesome meals prepared by someone else. Whether drawn more to the program content or the program context, participants enjoy spending the weekend with a group of people with shared interests in our beautiful southern Appalachian forest. Click here for more information and to register.

Hello, I’m seeking an established community, eco-village, or co-op to learn food production/gardening and to improve my own skills as a human being in community. Ideally your community has a shared community building, shares some meals, has fresh air, teaches us how to live with others, and has a plan for conflict. Also would like a focus on a larger purpose or non-profit. I can contribute via teaching, limited labor, book-keeping, cooking, writing, yoga, music, selected sports, animal care, & likely more! My diet: vegan since January 1. Other things: Love animals but cant live with dogs (cats are great), have no kids/pets and no debt. Open to buying a tiny-home or small home.

Retired Veteran looking to move to the Midwest/Southwest. My background is crop horticulture with an emphasis on tree fruits and grapes. I have no pets and don’t smoke. Church affiliation Lutheran. My children are all grown and moved away. I’d like to find something remotely like the Hutterites. I can still work part time and have no serious health problems but allergies a little. I sort of play the guitar, and used to sing in the Church Choir.