We each seek what, for us, is “the good life.” Because that's so personal, “the good life” is almost undefinable. In The Good Life: How to Create a Sustainable and Fulfilling Lifestyle author Sherry Ackerman describes her "good life", and, while she gave me practical ideas to make my life better, she didn’t make a believer out of me. Farming in Vermont Ackerman's story is … [Read more...]
The frugal shall inherit the Earth
Surviving Off Off-Grid: Decolonizing the Industrial Mind is an angry book by a man whose ferocious estrangement from modern techno-industrial society burns through every page. And that should be endorsement enough for those with eyes enough to see the quickening catastrophe in which our polluting industries and booming population explosion has presently mired us. And, while … [Read more...]