10th Anniversary of Hickory Nut Forest and Laughing Waters On Saturday, August 30th, 2014, we will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hickory Nut Forest and Laughing Waters. When we began this project back in 2004, we had no idea it would evolve into what it has...
Last year we didn’t get a spray of greenery on the signpost at Fern Cove Lane when the Upper Hickory Nut Gorge community group put up its Christmas decorations. It was the first holiday season since the sign had appeared at our entrance to Hickory...
Yesterday was the half way point. The time of year when the sun is at it's zenith, the days are long and the weather is hot.
In many traditional cultures, the sun represents the active, dynamic, life-giving forces of the universe, and the summer solstice a time to celebrate, give thanks and mark the transition into the dark half of the year. It is also a time to honor the wild-things that cannot be tamed.
John and I spent the weekend at the Lake Eden Arts Festival, where we had a booth and taught a class on sustainable living. It's such an eclectic, joyous and family-friendly event and it was a pleasure to meet so many new people, many of whom told us that they had been hearing about the events at Laughing Waters and Hickory Nut Forest Eco-Community. It's exciting to know that the LEAF energy resonates with what we are co-creating here: fun, conscious and family-focused events and living.
Those lucky enough to be in the mountain village of Gerton last weekend were in for a big treat. The Dehlia Low bluegrass band came out from Asheville and played an amazing concert. While we were expecting less than 50 people, over 125 filled the...