HARRISONBURG, VA. – Future Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) students will not have to go far to enjoy an apple, pear or fig on their way to class. Will Hairston, EMU ... read more about University students enjoy fruits of labor
Environmental sustainability
BEYOND WEATHERIZING: Environmentally Friendly Homes
Alex Ivanitsky ’02 and A. Neal Lewis, class of ’01, started a construction company in Harrisonburg, Virginia, soon after their college years. A few years later, after Lewis took coursework ... read more about BEYOND WEATHERIZING: Environmentally Friendly Homes
CIVILIZED WAY TO LIVE
At the Landis Homes community in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Dr. Richard ’60 and Ruth Slabaugh ’63 Weaver were the first couple to move into one of nearly two dozen cottage homes ... read more about CIVILIZED WAY TO LIVE
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
Lester ’71 and Mary Beth ’72 Lind were undergraduates at EMU when the environmental movement was taking off. They were on campus when the first Earth Day was celebrated. They ... read more about THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
STRAW BALE HOMES: Getting to Zero in Heating Costs
The house taking shape on the property of Kim and Mike Martin, both ’94 grads, in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, was largely inspired by the couple’s service term with Mennonite Central Committee ... read more about STRAW BALE HOMES: Getting to Zero in Heating Costs
Designing for Health
After being exposed to a variety of toxic substances while renovating his home in 1980, Clint Good, class of ’77, developed hypersensitivities to compounds in paints, adhesives and other building ... read more about Designing for Health
IT LOOKS A LITTLE UNUSUAL…
The house isn’t technically round, but with 20 sides, it’s close. And it looks unusual enough that strangers sometimes drop in just to ask about the place Elmer ’64 and ... read more about IT LOOKS A LITTLE UNUSUAL…
Books Show the Way How to Live Simply, with Pleasure
Eating locally and in season wasn’t a fad during Mary Beth Lind’s childhood in rural West Virginia. It was just the way things worked. Her mother grew a large garden, ... read more about Books Show the Way How to Live Simply, with Pleasure
EMU Play Explores Faith and Ecological Concern
The Affording Hope Project (www.affordinghopeproject.org), EMU’s Theater Department and Community Mennonite Church of Harrisonburg is co-sponsoring a presentation of “Leaps and Bounds,” 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 22, in the Mainstage ... read more about EMU Play Explores Faith and Ecological Concern
EMU Course Minds Its Outdoor Business
Most business courses find students and instructors meeting in stuffy classrooms – not this one. At least, not entirely. A short-term summer course at Eastern Mennonite University, “Stewardship, Innovation and ... read more about EMU Course Minds Its Outdoor Business