Earthstewards

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The Earthstewards Network began as a dream in the mountains of Northern California, late in 1979. For the previous five years, a small group of people had chosen to live in community in a redwood forest mountain setting that they called Madrakara (Sanskrit for "place of joy and inspiration"). This small circle of friends, mostly refugees from the academic world and personal growth movements of San Francisco and Berkeley, invested these five years in the intense learning process of building their own dwellings from lumber they hand-milled, tending their gardens, and raising their children. From the peace of the mountain they became more and more aware of the smog from the valley cities and the rumble of timber company bulldozers. Increasing numbers of people came to events at Madrakara and asked, "What can we do to be of service to the planet and the human family?" So, in early 1980, Danaan Parry and Lila Forest left Madrakara and founded the Holy Earth Foundation, later called the...

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