Shannon Hayes

The author of Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture, Shannon lives and works with her family on Sap Bush Hollow Farm in upstate New York.

My Antidote to Overwhelm

by Shannon Hayes

posted Mar 04, 2011

Shannon Hayes: People ask me, “How do you do it all?” The answer is, I don’t … and there’s a good reason for that.

Finding Love: Is it Different for Radical Homemakers?

by Shannon Hayes

posted Feb 11, 2011

Shannon Hayes reflects on Valentine's Day.

Confessions of a Local Supremacist

by Shannon Hayes

posted Dec 31, 2010

What I learned about community when I finally welcomed newcomers into mine.

My Kids Eat Snails

by Shannon Hayes

posted Nov 04, 2010

Radical homemaker Shannon Hayes: When standardized curricula fall short, food can teach the values I want my kids to learn.

Sharing the Harvest

by Shannon Hayes

posted Oct 22, 2010

What to do when your apple trees don't produce? Start ringing doorbells, says radical homemaker Shannon Hayes.

Movies, My Kids, and Me

by Shannon Hayes

posted Sep 08, 2010

Shannon Hayes used movies to give her daughters—and herself—an occasional break. Then they began to take over.

On Facing Judgment

by Shannon Hayes

posted Aug 17, 2010

Live radically, and you’ll inevitably face the judgment of others. For Shannon Hayes, loving unconditionally is the antidote.

Leaving It Up To Them

by Shannon Hayes

posted Jul 28, 2010

What happens when children raised in radical homes choose the straight and narrow?

Live Dangerously: 10 Easy Steps

by Shannon Hayes

posted Jun 28, 2010

When Shannon Hayes made a list of easy steps for becoming a radical homemaker, she didn't realize just how revolutionary they were.

Radical Homemaking for the Real World

by Shannon Hayes

posted Jun 09, 2010

Relationships around here are hardly ideal or like-minded. They’re complex. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

The Work Ahead

by Shannon Hayes

posted May 24, 2010

Growing renewed relationships with our food, homes, and communities requires getting our hands dirty.

The Case for Sustainable Meat

by Shannon Hayes

posted May 12, 2010

Can meat have a place in the life of a “radical homemaker” trying to live sustainably? Farmer Shannon Hayes believes it can.

The Kid Question

by Shannon Hayes

posted Apr 14, 2010

How one woman decided whether reproduction had a place in her quest for a sustainable life.

The Birthday Balloon

by Shannon Hayes

posted Mar 11, 2010

Somewhere in our consumer culture, we have confused material items with expressions of love.

Can Money Buy Education?

by Shannon Hayes

posted Mar 02, 2010

Radical homemaker Shannon Hayes taught her daughter that their family doesn't buy things they can make or grow at home. She then had to wonder: Does that include higher education?