Updates
April 2026 Update
This past weekend, we hosted our second volunteer work day of 2026. Our main focus was finishing our greenhouse construction and getting our garden ready for planting. The weather was perfect for working outside, and we had our best turnout yet! We had over 20 volunteers, representing all generations from ages 3 to 60+. Last…
Read MoreEmpowering the Artists of the Ecovillage
Who am I? “I knew who I was this morning, but I’ve changed a few times since then”. – Alice in Wonderland I would like to introduce myself, and then express my hopes and dreams in regards to my role in the MN Ecovillage Project, also known as Solis. My name is Alexis Krauss, and…
Read MoreEnd of Summer in the Ecovillage
.It’s been a very busy spring and summer here at the Minnesota Ecovillage Project. Since acquiring our parcel of Land in March, we’ve felt the urgency of preparing to spend winter here. When we’re not stuck in the mud we’ve often been in a mad dash to get land cleared, trails cut, structures built,…
Read MoreSummer in the Ecovillage
The story that was just a story six months ago has become a real and living thing, living with the other animals in the woods on a hill of oak and aspen
Read MoreApril in the Ecovillage
It’s April in the Ecovillage. Today we are not in the Ecovillage. Today we are in the city. Soon we will be in the Ecovillage again. We are in the liminal space between Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice — the half-orbit of our Earth that seems to be carrying us into a new world at…
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