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Formed: 1993 Established: 1995 Rutledge, Missouri, United States
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One day, instead of the Bible Belt and the Rust Belt, people will talk about the Sanity Belt and Dancing Rabbit will be its capital. It's a sort of kibbutz for ecology and equality, a village growing into a town, running on renewable energy, local food, and the clean Missouri water. You should visit; everyone should visit. In the summer, you can eat outdoors, next to the strawberry patch, and watch birds hunt insects over the pond. In the winter, you can hike out into the back acreage, and look for fox tracks. Year-round, there is the architecture to admire. Each house has been built in an environmentally sustainable way, usually by the person who is living in it. Knock on their door. They'll show you their water catchment device, their organic insulation, the herb garden where they grow their own tea. The area of Dancing Rabbit is 280 acres; its elevation is 790 feet above sea-level; its wildlife includes meadowlarks, woodcocks and kestrels; its principle export is hope.
I've followed Dancing Rabbit since its inception and thought Dancing Rabbits vision one of the grandest and most interesting; and still do. And affordable and accessible to all, no matter what their financed situation. After visiting personally a few years ago, I would also say they are amongst the most dedicated to the cause of environmental sustainability and correctness. Why? Because while I love remoteness, it clearly comes with challenges, both climatic and financial. Okay, that's the adulation part, here is my critique. And it is a critique of concept, not really about Dancing Rabbit and reflects a shift in my own thinking, away from the "eco-village" concept, and back to a more communal approach. The cost both in terms of of labor, energy, materials and so on to have separate gardens, kitchens, houses and facilities seems costly in terms of individual freedom and liberation and might even be seen as unecological. Add Your Comment on Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage We encourage comments from those who have first hand experience with a community so that others may benefit from your experience. Please share information you think will be useful to other users of this site, in a clear, concise, and polite manner. Each community can choose to display all comments, display selected comments, or not to display comments (more info). Communities will be shown email addresses of those who comment so that they might communicate with you if they choose. We reserve the right to edit or delete any comment. You must be logged in to add a comment. Login here or if you have not yet registered on our site Register here. More Info on Display Options Communities can choose one of three options for how reader comments are displayed.
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