Earthlands Community and Friends Feedback about the future vision of Earthlands Jeffrey Weisberg, former Lodge caretaker, on creating models of sustainability:
Bill Grover, IEA Board Member, on the uniqueness of and opportunities at Earthlands:
Cathy Pedevillano, Shamanic Healer, on the meaning of a true model of sustainability:
“If you are going to be state of the art...
“As the vision unfolds, the energy
“To me, this means that you walk your
you have to be incredibly adept at
at Earthlands will enter human
talk, that you live as lightly as possible
consciousness at a cosmic level where
on the Earth. Be energy efficient, support
every place on Earth is honored as
local economies, be in tune with the
sacred. At that point Earthlands,
land and the needs of the land, strive to
the place, will emerge as one of
create harmony and balance in all areas
many profoundly important sites for
of operation, work as a team, have a
renewal of community through ritual
focused vision, don’t overextend, allow
and celebration. It will be a place of
growth to happen in an organic and
pilgrimage much as it is with many of the
gradual way.”
implementing strategies of sustainability into practice.... What you do (should be) in excellent condition and a model for those that come to learn by it. It should be fun too.”
Lorrie Klosterman, IEA clerk and Board member, on the Lodge building: “A strong appeal of the current location is its viewshed: the food gardens, fields, tree-lined edges, rescued sheep, soaring
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current programs that enjoy returning members, and is especially true of the
birds and roaming turkeys and deer,
Earthstory event that happens every
sunsets, and night sky.... This view
year. A sacred place of celebration at a
gives a sense of physical, emotional, and
cosmic level.... The land is the sacred
spiritual spaciousness that is priceless....
element of Earthlands. We should not be
It’s virtually impossible to sleep on the
afraid of creating a new program facility.
second floor...the rooms aren’t really
It will be the intention with which we
separated.... The entry to the bathrooms
design and site a new program center
and shower might best be at the end of
that is critical to the success of this choice.
a room rather than in the middle of the
The land will speak to us and guide us to
most popular space.”
the right and perfect solution.”