Eco-village Community Gathering
Next gathering – Thursday evening, September 19th at the Imago Earth Center, starting with a potluck at 6pm
At our eco-village gathering on August 7th. We brainstormed ideas for things we might add to the social fabric of the eco-village. A few of the ideas were really popular (denoted with a star *) and a few of the ideas were adopted by specific folks.
– *Mixing the pockets (enright, terry st, mcpherson) **
– *Leaving encouraging notes for folks **
– *Connecting outliers/outreach *
– *Yoga (Deborah J)*
– *Upstart group- personal invitations and door knocks*
– *Coffee hour **
– *Walk in the woods **
– *Family resource center (homey meeting space)*
– *Moon drum circle **
– *Support for moving outside and interacting with each other*
– *Newsroom/TV group*
– *Social skill share events/mtgs (informal gatherings around a skill)*
– *Improve communication via email and facebook*
– *Eco-village field trips*
– *Brew parties/ Brew Guild*
– *Racoon hunt (Chris S.)*
– *Hill-top Food Co-op (Deborah J) **
– *Knitting/ Hand-works group (Jessie) **
– *Meditation group*
– *Bike co-op/riding group (Matt B)**
– *Eco-village barter/swap/time bank idea*
– *Community energy project*
– *Plant swap*
– *Tool share*
– *Progressive dinner*
– *Weekly earth rituals **
– *Board games (Elaine)*
– *Potluck & discussions **
– *Lawn Art (Amy)*
– *Blitz/Mobile Unit/Flash Mob **
The focus of the September 19th meeting will be around actualizing the ideas above that people would like to make a commitment around, and plan for making them happen. Please join us and be part of this exciting conversation.