After many delays, construction of the Milkweed Mercantile has finally begun at Dancing Rabbit. The Mercantile will be the first actual business at DR, featuring a four room bed and breakfast, a cafe, and a shop. It will be open to people outside of the ecovillage, and the bed and breakfast will host guests and families, “tourists”, etc. It’s expected that the shop will carry produce and products made here within the community, plus other relevant stuff, and food in the cafe will be cooked by DR members. Kurt and Alline, who are heading up the massive project, are hoping to attract individuals and groups for workshops and other events, too. The Mercantile will provide a new way to attract visitors to DR.
The Mercantile itself will be a two story straw bale building, and it’s being constructed right in the village square, next to the Common House and Skyhouse. Now that the construction has finally begun, the landscape here has instantly changed with the introduction of two large holes in the ground, and caution tape cutting off a big chunk of once-clear land. I’m happy for Kurt and Alline, because it seemed like the construction delays were going on for a long time, and it will be exciting once the pace really picks up and the building is actually complete. The Milkweed Mercantile is bound to introduce some new cultural elements to daily life here at DR.
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