Carving Out a Niche at The Forest
Cats, dogs, elephants, giraffes, turkeys, squirrels, dolphins, sharks, cows, and owls… What do these animals share in common? Here at The Forest, they’ve each been carved out of wood scraps …
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Team Member Lená Kithcart Spreads Joy at The Forest
Members of The Forest at Duke community know Lená Kithcart. A spirited team member of nearly seven years, Lená has a big, bright smile and an unforgettably friendly demeanor. She …
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Molly and Evebell: A Pioneer Friendship
Today, The Forest at Duke is home to 324 residents and a cozy backdrop for the work of 277 team members. After 27 years, as one can imagine, many changes …
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The More Things Change: Kin and Community on the Pickett Farm
Today, The Forest at Duke is a fully developed, bustling community with several hundred people on site at any given moment. But if we venture back in time, things were …
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Building a Dream: Forest Beginnings
Decades ago, The Forest at Duke was merely a beautiful vision – a dream not yet born into reality. It began in the minds of group of neighbors in Duke …
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Yoga for Every Body
In the early 2000s, Cheryl Fenner Brown lived in California, stressed and exhausted by her job as a software trainer. Her position required a lot of travel, and she often …
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