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The Good Life
1954
Helen was half of the Nearings (along with husband, Scott). Pioneers and inspirations for the "back to the land" movement. This is their guide to living simply, naturally, and healthily.
Key Takeaways:
- Memoir‑manual describing the Nearings’ experiment in rural homesteading and simple living.
- Advocates voluntary poverty, self‑sufficiency, and near‑vegetarian diet as paths to health and integrity.
- Powerfully influences the 1960s–70s back‑to‑the‑land and whole‑foods movements.
Categories
Eccentrics, Fanatics, Visionaries
General Health
Health Food in the 1950s (Post-WWII)
Hippies and the Counterculture
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