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Casually Baked Potcast 108: Back to the Land

“I’ve always been fascinated by back to the landers – People choosing to live a self-sufficient life close to nature – growing food from the land and building an autonomous, sustainable, community. The back to the land social movement is characterized by the idea that everyday life is methodically practiced and based on a set of moral values or choices. For many back to the landers, homesteading became a spiritual practice, giving meaning to daily life through the values of simplicity and anti-consumerism.

Today’s guest on the potcast shares a fascinating story of making his way to Humboldt County in the 1980’s. He tells us of the life he made, and the community he helped build that sustains him thirty years later.”