To build a campus, we need to feed the students and volunteers who show up to help, so a kitchen is a natural first project. We’re building ours from natural materials: straw bale and earth, supported by a traditional timber frame. When completed, the kitchen will serve as a co-working and gathering space for the Earthville community (and even unfinished, it already does).

We aspire to grow as much of our own delicious, organic, plant-based food as possible, and in our climate the first step toward year-round gardening is a greenhouse — in our case, a geodesic dome with several passive temperature-regulation features.

The pole barn provides a sheltered space for events, group meals, and other gatherings, as well as storage for our natural building materials such as straw bales and our hand-made adobe bricks. You might find music being made here, too.

Nestled up against the trees along the Creek, our rustic eco-campground provides plenty of space to pitch your own tent or park your trailer or RV (no RV hookups). There are no “improved” campsites; just the undisturbed natural beauty of the riparian valley. Campers are welcome to use our outdoor showers with (limited) hot water, and there’s an outhouse when nature calls.

Our beloved ger was handmade by a Mongolian family from natural materials, beautifully adorned with Buddhist symbols. We nicknamed it “Tingmo” after the fluffy white variation on Tibetan momos. When not in use for our programs, Tingmo is available as a peaceful retreat for guests (though it is usually reserved months ahead, and typically not available April through October).

Made from natural materials, our canvas wall tents are tall enough to stand up in and spacious enough to move around and store a reasonable amount of stuff. Like glamping but refreshingly free of glam: a place to live close to nature with just enough comfort. We have just two at the moment and they’re usually booked months in advance, but it doesn’t hurt to ask.