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Helen Knothe Nearing (February 23, 1904 – September 17, 1995) was an American author, advocate of simple living and a lifelong vegetarian.
3 de ene. de 1990 · Helen Nearing left city life with her husband, Scott, nearly sixty years ago to move first to Vermont and then to their farm in Harborside, Maine. The Nearings' food and living philosophies have provided the guidelines for many who seek a simpler way of life.
The Good Life Center is the final home of Helen and Scott Nearing, who advocated for simple and sustainable living skills, social and economic justice, organic gardening and the non-exploitation of animals. Learn about their lives, their books, their homestead and their influence on the "Back to the Land" and "Simple Living" movements.
NEARING HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY. Both Scott and Helen had fascinating lives before they began homesteading in the early 1930's. Helen was an expert violinist, who traveled to Amsterdam (her mother was Dutch) in the early 1920's to study with a master violinist, and to be part of the Theosophical Society in Europe.
1 de jun. de 1994 · Helen Nearing, the mother of the "back to the land" movement, discusses the pioneering work she did with husband Scott as homesteaders in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, and her present life...
Over the next 60 years, the Nearings developed a system of living called "the good life," a Waldensian effort to be as self-sufficient and green as possible. They...
Nearing, Helen (1904–1995)American author and pioneer of simple living who is regarded as a "great-grandparent" of the American back-to-the-land movement and a major personality of modern environmentalism.
