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Steve Farmer left a comment for John Hubble
John,
Thanks for answering. I've been interested in James Hubble's work for some time. I seek the same sort of timeless beauty in my work. A Hubble from San Diego; I just had to ask. Aloha, Steve
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I think you mean James Hubbell, the artist/architect. Him and his son have done a lot of work around San Diego. I've never met them before, but I have been meaning too. Every year they have a open house east of San Diego. So to answer your…
Sunny Hollow Gardens, LLC
64 Mountain Farm Lane
Black Mountain, NC 28711
828-242-3839
sunrisestudios@yahoo.com
Greetings: from Steven Farmer, co-founder, general land manager, and chief steward.
Who we are: We are in the process of becoming a community of socially and environmentally motivated Artists and Crafts-persons commited to creating a natural sanctuary, artists retreat and living laboratory for exploring and sharing technologies of sustainability. The intention is to attract others who share in this vision of sustainable cultural expression in the context of this place, the immediate community, the region, and, ultimately, the rest of the planet. We come with a diversity of cultural and artistic backgrounds to explore ways of being that honor, value, and respect the natural world, as we draw our being from it. As we respect the natural world, so also, we respect each other as individual expressions of a human animal re-learning just how to re-connect with the natural world and all of its gifts. This value of mutual respect, admiration, and value for the natural world and for the human animals who share in this vision is the guiding principle for the sustainability of the community coming into being through Sunny Hollow Gardens, LLC.
Statement of Purpose:
Sunny Hollow Gardens, LLC was created to provide people an opportunity to share in the creation and perpetuation of a human community exploring the possibilities for high synergy relationships between the resident human animals and the resident flora and fauna. These high synergy relationships are to be developed and maintained using sustainable relationship strategies and sustainable environmental design practice.
Statement of Mission:
Sunny Hollow Gardens, LLC has as its mission to provide the physical environmental context (land) to serve as a living laboratory and educational facility for the exploration, implementation, and refinement of sustainable relationship strategies and sustainable environmental design practice.
Definitions:
Sustainable: Able to perpetuate and adapt to changing circumstances, from within or without, over time.
Synergy: A term describing shared energetic properties best expressed in the phrase, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
Entropy: The second law of thermodynamics which describes the tendency of energetic systems to lose efficiency and effectiveness over time. This shows up as the degradation, decay, and ultimate death of the system.
High Synergy Relationships: Relationships expressing high levels of cooperation and shared energy. This is experienced as an amplification of vitality and a lowering of entropy or decay which is desirable for the sustainability of the community. (Conversely, Low Synergy Relationships expressing as low levels of cooperation and shared energy increase the entropy thus speeding the decay of the community, reducing its sustainability.
Relationship Strategies: Ways of interacting and self governing that build enthusiasm, joy, and a sense of belonging. Techniques are readily available for enhancing effective communication, open dialogue, group processing, and teambuilding. These techniques serve the function of activating the unique talents of participating individuals. This increases the synergy and effectiveness of the group, thus enhancing sustainability.
Environmnetal Design: Contemporary and traditional techniques for interacting with nature through the practical application of life imbued design processes in the built environment of the human infrastucture. In this realm, there are many practical models of sustainability to emulate and employ. This is a big topic and various models will be listed and defined elsewhere.
Life imbued: 'A state of being permeated with life force."
Implications:
Through conscious application of comprehensive, whole systems thinking, combined with a healthy group dynamic, honoring our feeling nature, it is possible to create a community with the capacity to guide its own destiny and perpetuate over time for the mutual benefit and talent activation of its members and the community at large. These are the times for us to choose between two paths; learning how to live and thrive together through cooperation or to continue to maintain the declining, status quo values and behaviors of competition and isolationism.
Thank you, Steven Farmer
64 Mountain Farm Lane
Black Mountain, NC 28711
828-242-3839
sunrisestudios@yahoo.com
Greetings: from Steven Farmer, co-founder, general land manager, and chief steward.
Who we are: We are in the process of becoming a community of socially and environmentally motivated Artists and Crafts-persons commited to creating a natural sanctuary, artists retreat and living laboratory for exploring and sharing technologies of sustainability. The intention is to attract others who share in this vision of sustainable cultural expression in the context of this place, the immediate community, the region, and, ultimately, the rest of the planet. We come with a diversity of cultural and artistic backgrounds to explore ways of being that honor, value, and respect the natural world, as we draw our being from it. As we respect the natural world, so also, we respect each other as individual expressions of a human animal re-learning just how to re-connect with the natural world and all of its gifts. This value of mutual respect, admiration, and value for the natural world and for the human animals who share in this vision is the guiding principle for the sustainability of the community coming into being through Sunny Hollow Gardens, LLC.
Statement of Purpose:
Sunny Hollow Gardens, LLC was created to provide people an opportunity to share in the creation and perpetuation of a human community exploring the possibilities for high synergy relationships between the resident human animals and the resident flora and fauna. These high synergy relationships are to be developed and maintained using sustainable relationship strategies and sustainable environmental design practice.
Statement of Mission:
Sunny Hollow Gardens, LLC has as its mission to provide the physical environmental context (land) to serve as a living laboratory and educational facility for the exploration, implementation, and refinement of sustainable relationship strategies and sustainable environmental design practice.
Definitions:
Sustainable: Able to perpetuate and adapt to changing circumstances, from within or without, over time.
Synergy: A term describing shared energetic properties best expressed in the phrase, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
Entropy: The second law of thermodynamics which describes the tendency of energetic systems to lose efficiency and effectiveness over time. This shows up as the degradation, decay, and ultimate death of the system.
High Synergy Relationships: Relationships expressing high levels of cooperation and shared energy. This is experienced as an amplification of vitality and a lowering of entropy or decay which is desirable for the sustainability of the community. (Conversely, Low Synergy Relationships expressing as low levels of cooperation and shared energy increase the entropy thus speeding the decay of the community, reducing its sustainability.
Relationship Strategies: Ways of interacting and self governing that build enthusiasm, joy, and a sense of belonging. Techniques are readily available for enhancing effective communication, open dialogue, group processing, and teambuilding. These techniques serve the function of activating the unique talents of participating individuals. This increases the synergy and effectiveness of the group, thus enhancing sustainability.
Environmnetal Design: Contemporary and traditional techniques for interacting with nature through the practical application of life imbued design processes in the built environment of the human infrastucture. In this realm, there are many practical models of sustainability to emulate and employ. This is a big topic and various models will be listed and defined elsewhere.
Life imbued: 'A state of being permeated with life force."
Implications:
Through conscious application of comprehensive, whole systems thinking, combined with a healthy group dynamic, honoring our feeling nature, it is possible to create a community with the capacity to guide its own destiny and perpetuate over time for the mutual benefit and talent activation of its members and the community at large. These are the times for us to choose between two paths; learning how to live and thrive together through cooperation or to continue to maintain the declining, status quo values and behaviors of competition and isolationism.
Thank you, Steven Farmer
Steve Farmer's Blog
Life in the Slow Lane
Saturnday, January 31
If life is a highway, then I'm increasingly desirous of being in the slow lane. I long to spend my days listening to the wind in the trees; smelling the changes of the seasons; tasting the flavours of the fruits of the earth; seeing the vibrant spectrum of the colors we are awash in; touching the luxuriant textures of the earth and feeling the Love that keeps the whole thing going. Steve
Monday, February 2
I have been following the… Continue
If life is a highway, then I'm increasingly desirous of being in the slow lane. I long to spend my days listening to the wind in the trees; smelling the changes of the seasons; tasting the flavours of the fruits of the earth; seeing the vibrant spectrum of the colors we are awash in; touching the luxuriant textures of the earth and feeling the Love that keeps the whole thing going. Steve
Monday, February 2
I have been following the… Continue
Posted on January 31, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 11:24pm on March 30, 2009,
John Hubble said…
- I think you mean James Hubbell, the artist/architect. Him and his son have done a lot of work around San Diego. I've never met them before, but I have been meaning too. Every year they have a open house east of San Diego. So to answer your question to my knowledge I'm not related to him, although I do respect him and his son's work.
- At 9:34pm on February 13, 2009,
Margaret Marchuk said… - Hi, Steve,
are you of the I Ching group? Do not know that Steve's last name. Could be you? Attend the next March 8 gathering at Highland Lake and you will find many wonderful people and great ideas and happenings.
- At 8:26pm on February 11, 2009,
Christopher Lowry said… - Hey, Good to hear from you. Long time no see.
Christopher
- At 12:29am on February 11, 2009,
Dorisse said… - Hi Steve,
Not currently, although we have a "BioneersofAsheville" yahoo group which you can join for updates. Green Blessings to you..
- At 7:40pm on February 10, 2009,
Jerry Donoghue said… - Hi Steve,
Good to hear from you. What do you have in mind Steve?
- At 4:44pm on February 10, 2009,
Araya Hansen said… - Hi Steve,
Life is good! I am expanding into greater Peace, Oneness, and breathing better! Are you joining the community gatherings? If so, maybe I will see you next month! I agree with you about building sustainable relationships. I am just beginning to learn how to do that better! What a challenge to master for me! It's good to hear from you!
Hugs,
Araya
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