The Conservative Cave
Interests => Living Off of the Grid & Survivalism => Topic started by: bijou on August 23, 2010, 04:12:31 PM
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An inspirational, grassroots movement is afoot in the Bay Area (yes, another one), and it's going to make the world a better place. No, really. Granted, this region has sprouted its fair share of grassroots movements; however, this particular crusade - dubbed radical homemaking by New York writer and pioneering radical homemaker Shannon Hayes - seems particularly well suited to our socially responsible, food-obsessed, eco-zealous neck of the woods.
In her recent book, "Radical Homemakers" (Left to Write Press; $23.95), Hayes, 36, makes a deeply personal and well-supported case - to be expected from someone who holds a doctorate in sustainable agriculture and community development from Cornell University - for shunning consumer culture in favor of a life of complete and utter domesticity. ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/22/HOBM1ET424.DTL#ixzz0xQQQ3fEK
Finally, a use for a doctorate in community development. :-)