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A grounded, reflective immersion into twenty years of intentional homesteading and natural living in the Green Mountains. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Living the good life.
- earthy
- peaceful
- rustic
- contemplative
- 01
The self-sufficient life and how to live it
Seymour, John · 2003
A grounded, practical guide to cultivating independence and living in harmony with the land.
- 02
The Ruth Stout no-work garden book
Ruth Stout · 1971
A delightfully opinionated, dirt-under-the-fingernails chat with a rebellious gardener who figured out how to let nature do the heavy lifting.
- 03
The sense of wonder
Rachel Carson · 1965
A quiet, affirming journey into the mysteries of earth, sea, and sky that celebrates the shared awe between adult and child.
- 04
One man's wilderness
Richard Proenneke and Sam Keith · 1973
A quiet, deeply satisfying immersion into the ultimate fantasy of leaving society behind to build a life by hand in the wild.
- 05
Five acres and independence
Maurice Grenville Kains
A vintage, dirt-under-the-fingernails guide to carving out a quiet, self-reliant life on a small patch of earth.
- 06
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver and others · 2007
A warm, dirt-under-the-fingernails memoir that invites you to slow down and taste the seasons.
- 07
The art of frugal hedonism
Annie Raser-Rowland
A playful, practical guide to squeezing maximum joy out of life while spending less.
- 08
Life among the savages
Shirley Jackson · 1953
A razor-sharp, deadpan plunge into the beautiful, maddening chaos of mid-century domestic life.
- 09
The encyclopedia of country living
Carla Emery · 1994
A warm, encyclopedic embrace of self-reliance that feels like sitting at the kitchen table with a master homesteader.
- 10
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
A quiet, deliberate retreat into the woods that challenges you to strip away the non-essentials and truly live.
- 11
A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold · 1977
A quiet, deeply observant meditation on the changing seasons and humanity's ethical bond with the earth.
- 12
Diet for a new America
John Robbins · 1987
An earnest and eye-opening exploration of how our daily meals shape both our bodies and the future of the planet.
