Letters from the Springhouse Community

Our Springhouse newsletter is a gathering place for stories across our intergenerational community. Each issue includes letters from those who shape and are shaped by Springhouse. Together, these stories reflect the many ways we are envisioning, practicing, and sharing ways of living that contribute to a world where all life thrives.

To make a revolution, people must not only struggle against existing institutions. They must make a philosophical, spiritual leap and become more ‘human’ human beings. In order to change, transform the world, they must change, transform themselves. ~ Grace Lee Boggs Dear Springhouse community, ...

by Dr. Jenny Finn — Oct 08, 2026 belonging community education learning life as learning

Letter from Jenny

What you can plan is too small for you to live. What you can live wholeheartedly will make plans enough for the vitality hidden in your sleep. ~ David Whyte Dear Springhouse community, I had an experience at my oncologist’s office that I wanted to share with you. I love my oncologist. And I lov...

by Dr. Jenny Finn — Sep 04, 2026 community life living wholeheartedly pilgrimage springhouse community waking up / presence

Letter from Jenny

Come to me with beauty, I require it to stay alive.~Maire Saaritsa Dear Springhouse community, I am called to speak of beauty this month, and I, like the poet Maire, need it to stay alive. When it comes to beauty, words fall short, so I will keep it simple. StrawberriesAndrew’s smile Andy’s ...

Aug 07, 2026 beauty gratitude

Letter from Jenny

The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live.The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on.We chase chickens or dogs away from it. Babies teethe at the corners. They scrape their knees under it.It is her...

by Dr. Jenny Finn — Jul 07, 2026 authenticity belonging community community work days gratitude interdependence trust wholeness

We're celebrating the abundance of community!

Dear Springhouse community, We surpassed our goal! Every year in our annual fundraiser, we witness the power of community: people sharing the vitality of Springhouse and inviting others to help support this place. This June, you helped Springhouse raise over $120,000. The total includes prizes aw...

Jun 29, 2026

🌱💧 Help us tend the spring.

Jun 25, 2026

The final 24 hours are here.

Because of the generosity of this community, we've raised 84% of our annual fundraising goal to sustain the staff, the land, and the practices that keep this community alive. Now we're entering the last stretch. Every gift, no matter the size, helps ensure that Springhouse remains accessible to a...

Jun 24, 2026

Ambrose's Story 🌱

Jun 22, 2026

Behind every face is a story.

Jun 18, 2026

10 Days to Go: Help Us Reach Our Goal

My name is Alexia Cruz. I’m a current Springhouse student, and I give monthly to Springhouse because it offers a learning experience that no other school could give me. I enjoy all the different learning opportunities we get at Springhouse. The internships give us a lot of experience and are very...

by Alexia Cruz — Jun 15, 2026

Help Us Tend the Spring!

Twelve years ago, a small group of people in Floyd County started something they couldn't quite name yet: a community built around the belief that when you support what is most alive in a person, it grows, and that growth ripples out, affecting others and the world around them. That is still what...

Jun 08, 2026

Letter from Jenny

You can dance in a hurricane. But only if you are standing in the eye. ~ Brandi Carlile Dear Springhouse community,This month, the metaphor I chose to speak to the mysteries of this life, and the power they have to ground us in our lives, is a hurricane.A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with...

by Dr. Jennifer Finn — Jun 03, 2026 belonging hurricane inner work letter from jenny peace surrender tending the spring

1 2 3