Fire Recovery at the Rill It’s been over a month now since the Glass Fire took our homes and scorched our land, and we are busy doing the healing and recovery work, sustained by relationships with our broader community and…
Please support our Glass Fire Recovery
Dear world – We are so sad to tell you that Monan’s Rill has experienced devastating losses in the Glass Fire, which is still burning in Napa and Sonoma Counties. We are all safe, figuring out next steps as a…
Coyote House is Opening!
Coyote House is Opening! My great uncle always used to say “There have to be endings to be beginnings,” and it is of course true at the Rill, as well. Two of our beloved long-term members have departed, to start…
Bountiful Azolla
Bountiful Azolla We couldn’t resist posting some photos of our azolla harvest adventure. Azolla is an aquatic fern that has transformed our two ponds. At first, we were disturbed and flummoxed. But then we discovered that azolla is an incredible…
Fire Drill
Melinda writes about being part of a community dedicated to wildfire preparation.
The Rill in Print
A Rill Runs Through It: As featured in Made Local Magazine! We are very thankful to Sonoma County’s Made Local Magazine for featuring us in their July/August issue. The magazine’s editor, Jess Taylor, did a phenomenal job listening to us,…
Our Solar Journey
Our Solar Journey – We’ve Arrived! In what feels like the mists of time, the early 2000s, Monan’s Rill began talking community solar. Not solar hot water (some of our houses have that), or single-family home roof solar (we have…
We’re on Instagram!
Monan’s Rill has taken one small step into the social media universe. We are now on Instagram! Find us @monansrill for fun and beautiful photos, that will give you a glimpse of who we are and how we live. But…