By Leni Sorensen on 08/14/2010
Today rather then judge ourselves by some illusory benchmark of rural American self ’sufficiency’ we might better make an effort to be more self-reliant…we can discipline ourselves to participate in the world economy in a more conscious way and to strive for a level of self reliance appropriate to our life circumstance…
Posted in Features, Intentional Living | Tagged American history, Community and Ecclesia, community-reliance, economics, food production, Intentional Living, inter-dependence, interdependence, Leni Sorensen, local food movement, localism, rural living, self-reliance, self-reliant living, Social Justice, urban and rural homesteading, urban living |
By Wildcat Center on 07/01/2010
What Mark and Katharine have in common (and with a growing number of people) is a plunge into the deep end, giving up money and seeing how life turns out…
Posted in Features, Intentional Living, Money & Economics | Tagged economy, freeconomy, freegan, Intentional Living, Katharine Hibbert, life without money, living without money, Mark Boyle, new economics |
By Ricci Kilmer on 06/01/2010
When it came to explain the purpose of the garage the Africans were incredulous, “You have a house for your car??? Many in our area have no houses at all!”
Posted in Features, Intentional Living | Tagged Christian faith and simple living, godly lifestyle, Gospel of Jesus and simple living, Intentional Living, Mustard Seed House, Ricci Kilmer, Simple Living, Simplicity |
By Ragan Sutterfield on 10/14/2009
Now I simply eat locally, shop locally, and largely avoid the big box stores. Those choices are no longer conscious choices. They are simply the outcomes of my form of life.
Posted in Agrarian Notebook, Intentional Living | Tagged eating local, local living, locavore, ragan sutterfield, Simple Living |
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