For some seniors, retirement is a time to buy a bigger house, start a business or finally earn a degree. Others are looking for a different lifestyle: one they find simpler. While the term simple ...

When the recently elected Pope Francis assumed office, he shocked his minders by turning his back on a luxury Vatican palace and opting instead to live in a small guest house. He has also become known ...

Meet Teresa & Mike, who enjoy simple living in a cozy small home by the ocean. Initially interested in RV living, they explored alternative small house options and chose a container home. Their ...

Sami Grover is a writer and self-described “environmental do-gooder,” now advising community organizations. When Austin Hay began contemplating leaving home, he decided he didn’t want to live in a ...

We’ve all seen the bumper sticker that reads “Live Simply So that Others May Simply Live” – a ringing call to a sustainable life. Such a life involves in the words of Mennonite author Doris Janzen ...

In our fast-paced, technology-obsessed, and career-driven society, it is becoming increasingly difficult to balance our time between all the important areas of our life. However it doesn’t necessarily ...

The Nearings built homes and garden walls of stone in both Vermont and Maine using slipform masonry. To learn more about this sustainable building technique, see "The Art of Slipform Masonry" video on ...