Hello Gigi,
Yes,EarthTeach would be a great place for a teen retreat. As it's still quite wet and wintery, I'd recommend that you come explore the land in the spring - after our pathways have started to dry out a bit. You're welcome to contact our community office and arrange to meet someone who can give you a mini Park "tour," and tell you more about your options for bringing youth to EarthTeach. Our website is also a great resource for exploring some of the various other programs that we host, as well as seeing some nice photos of the land itself. Reconnecting people to nature - especially young people - is a huge part of why EarthTeach Forest Park exists and moves forward. It will be good to make your acquaintance in person.
Be well, Martha
Hi Gigi,
glad you checked out my blog. We are living in the woods near Jacksonville on some friends' land. We are paying a little rent, waiting for the opportunity to buy our own land.
We've soured a bit on joining an existing community--but not irretrievably so. It's just that the communities we visited entailed major compromises that we weren't willing to make. We don't want to become vegetarians, or polyamorous, or adopt christianity, you know? We've also learned that the majority of communities are friends and family who buy land together. This is something we're looking into now.
Eric
Thanks for all your great work. Hope you can come and meet/greet with us this Thursday for our first gathering of new members. See the events calendar for more details. Blessings be.
May your creative projects all be blessed. You can utilize this network as it grows to promote yourself and your projects/business/organizations. This is our own community version of MySpace/FaceBook.
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Yes,EarthTeach would be a great place for a teen retreat. As it's still quite wet and wintery, I'd recommend that you come explore the land in the spring - after our pathways have started to dry out a bit. You're welcome to contact our community office and arrange to meet someone who can give you a mini Park "tour," and tell you more about your options for bringing youth to EarthTeach. Our website is also a great resource for exploring some of the various other programs that we host, as well as seeing some nice photos of the land itself. Reconnecting people to nature - especially young people - is a huge part of why EarthTeach Forest Park exists and moves forward. It will be good to make your acquaintance in person.
Be well, Martha
glad you checked out my blog. We are living in the woods near Jacksonville on some friends' land. We are paying a little rent, waiting for the opportunity to buy our own land.
We've soured a bit on joining an existing community--but not irretrievably so. It's just that the communities we visited entailed major compromises that we weren't willing to make. We don't want to become vegetarians, or polyamorous, or adopt christianity, you know? We've also learned that the majority of communities are friends and family who buy land together. This is something we're looking into now.
Eric
Welcome to the Ashland Resource Center.May your creative projects all be blessed. You can utilize this network as it grows to promote yourself and your projects/business/organizations. This is our own community version of MySpace/FaceBook.
You can fill out your "MyPage" with more information and resources. In the "text" box you can add a description, photos, etc. In the "RSS" box you can add any RSS feed.
For new member instructions and tutorial go to: FAQ's & Tutorial
Use this network to promote yourself in the local community by inviting your friends under "Members" to see your "MyPage" profile and add their own. This is how the network grows strong and we are kept informed locally.
Namaste,
-Johnny