Being vegan and vegetarian is on the rise. But why? Many point to the growing amount of evidence about the harmful effects of animals and meat but… What
Attack of the Killer Mosquitos
What did I learn today at Gaia Ecovillage? In the last article you learned about my habit of peeing in the food forest. Mosquito Forest? At Gaia Ecovillage
Peeing on the Food Forest
Peeing on the Food Forest Gaia Ecovillage Remember in the last article when you learned about the struggles of gardening? How you have to make sure your plants
How you can make MONEY by Alley Cropping
Gardening can be a real pain in the ass…er, I mean back. As you saw in my last article on the health benefits of gardening, I already come
The Health Benefits of Gardening (at an Ecovillage!)
Do you know about all of the health benefits to getting your hands dirty in a garden? In the last article you learned about permaculture. In this article
My Intro to Permaculture
What is permaculture? Good question. I really didn’t understand it much at all until I spent some time at Gaia. In the last article you learned about Ecoliving
What’s Fasting got to do with Ecovillages?
What do ecovillages – and more specifically, the Gaia Ashram Ecovillage – have to do with fasting? Good question. I was surprised (and happy!) this came up during
Meet the Eco-Village People
Who are the people at Gaia Ashram Ecovillage? In the last article you learned about the idea of doing away with “away”…that is, how to better take control
Where does all your trash go? (Doing Away with “Away”)
Where does all your trash go? … And what does it mean to “do away with away”? In the last article you learned a bit about the history
Your Quick (and Dirty) History Lesson – Gaia Ashram Ecovillage
Where did this Gaia Ashram place come from in the first place? In the last article you learned about the Gaia routine. In this article you’ll quickly learn