Wood Fire Only
Solo Stove provided + seeking a larger fire bowl.
AN OPEN TABLE. AN OPEN HEART.
Love Everyone.
Serve Everyone.
Feed Everyone.
A monthly open table and wood fire at the Carrboro Town Commons. Offering loving presence, home-cooked vegetarian food, acoustic music, and shared community care. Zero money exchanged—ever.
Open to all. 100% free. Come as you are.
100% Donated Food
Nourishing plant-based home-cooked meals.
Acoustic Music
Unplugged, gentle, and conversational.
Presence & Care
Deep listening, connection, and neighborly mutual aid.
01 / ROOTED IN SIMPLE KINDNESS
The Heart of Seva (SAY-vah)
“Seva is selfless service performed without any expectation of recognition, reward, or personal gain. When we serve with love, there is no giver and no receiver—just neighbors caring for neighbors.”
In a world often hurried, transactional, and lonely, Carrboro Seva is an intentional return to the simplest human ground: gathering outdoors around a wood fire, sharing a hot home-cooked meal, listening to acoustic music, and offering one another unconditional presence.
02 / OUR ROOT PRINCIPLES
The Four Pillars
Inspired by the teachings of Neem Karoli Baba, passed down through generations of selfless servers:
01
Love Everyone
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Unconditional warmth and dignity for every neighbor, without labels, status, or social division.
02
Serve Everyone
Seva
Love translated into practical action—alleviating burdens, lending a hand, and holding space.
03
Feed Everyone
Prasada / Annadan
Nourishing plant-based meals cooked with devotion and offered freely as hospitality.
04
Remember Truth
Smarana
Anchoring our minds in truth, kindness, and sacred connection to one another.
03 / MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
Gathering Details & Gear Needed
Monday, December 7, 2026 • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Carrboro Town Commons (301 W. Main St).
Wood Hearth
Howard is bringing a small Solo Stove for clean wood warmth on a fireproof ember mat. We are actively seeking a neighbor to bring or lend a larger portable fire bowl so our whole circle can gather around the flames together! (Clean hardwood only, compliant with Carrboro Town Code Section 14-14).
A larger fire bowl would be lovelyHome-Cooked Vegetarian Food
Nourishing plant-based dishes (lentil dahl, coconut vegetable curry, kitchari, rice, and herbal chai) cooked at home and brought hot in thermal pots.
Folding Tables Needed
We need 2–3 folding camp or banquet tables to hold hot food pots, tea, bowls, and supplies. If you have one, please bring it!
Can you lend a table?Bring Compostables or Mess Kits
Supplies are not pre-provided; please bring a pack of compostable bowls, wooden spoons, or napkins to share—or bring your own reusable camp bowl, mug, and spoon!
Acoustic Music & Songs
100% unplugged strings, flutes, drums, and singing that leaves plenty of room for conversation.
What Else to Bring
Warm camp chairs, blankets, and layers.
04 / PRESENCE FIRST. ALWAYS.
Presence & Care Circle
Presence first. We offer deep listening, quiet companionship, and open hearts—alongside practical physical aid when a neighbor needs a hand.
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Deep Listening & Quiet Companionship
Happy to sit by the fire and just listen, hold space, or walk with anyone carrying grief, stress, or feeling isolated.
Company & Friendly Conversation
Going through a tough transition and would love to just sit with kind folks by the fire without having to explain myself.
Folding Table & Compostable Bowls
Bringing a 6ft folding banquet table for the food line and 50 compostable bowls/spoons.
Heavy Winter Sleeping Bag / Blanket
In need of an adult cold-weather sleeping bag or clean wool blanket for freezing nights.
Bicycle Tune-Up & Tube Patching
Bringing bike repair tools to the Commons to patch tubes, adjust brakes, and lube chains on site.
Warm Wool Socks & Knit Beanies
Bringing clean, new heavy socks and warm knit winter caps to share.
Sometimes the kindest thing you can offer is your company.
05 / MANY HANDS. ONE COMMUNITY.
How to Plug In
Bring what you can.
Your presence is already a gift.
There are many ways to help make the circle whole. Find a role that feels like you, or simply come and share the evening.
A SMALL ACT OF LOVE
Count me in.
No experience needed. Just a willing heart.
Volunteers arrive December 7 at 4:30 PM.