Winter-Solstice

Earth-Friendly, Health-Friendly Ways to Celebrate the Solstice

Cheryl Terrace by Cheryl Terrace | December 22nd, 2008 | Comments (1)
topic: Green Living, Healthy Home | tags: fire, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Winter-Solstice

The light starts returning today. Why not mark the Winter Solstice (December 21) as an ongoing celebration over the next few days and weeks?

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The 27th Solstice at the Solar Living Center

John Schaeffer by John Schaeffer | December 21st, 2007 | Comments (2)
topic: Green Living | tags: Winter-Solstice

A tradition began on December 21, 1994 when 23 intrepid souls braved the freezing weather at the construction site that was to become the Real Goods Solar Living Center. We built a fire and huddled around to see if we did our geometry correctly. We designed the Solar Living Center to be a temple to the sun. If we did it right, we would see the winter solstice sun set directly over our local mountain of power, Duncan Peak.

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