Simple Living

Freedom from cluttered lives and minds.

Time to Grow Our Souls

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Mar 22, 2011

Grace Lee Boggs on what it will take to make the protests in Wisconsin and elsewhere truly transformative.

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.

YES! But How? Grow a Curtain

by Alyssa B. Johnson

posted Mar 01, 2011

My house gets too hot in the summer. How can I cool it down without using the A/C?

YES! But How? Propagating Plants

by Caitlin Battersby

posted Mar 01, 2011

I’d like to start a garden, but buying plants can be expensive. I’ve read of propagating cuttings using rooting ­hormones. Is there a natural way to propagate?

YES! But How? Gift(bag) Your Calendar

by Alyssa B. Johnson

posted Dec 13, 2010

Easy steps for turning your old calendars into holiday gift bags.

Homemade Prosperity

by Shannon Hayes

posted Dec 10, 2010

Caught in the consumer trap? Radical Homemaker Shannon Hayes discovered that producing what she needs at home lets her live on a fraction of what she thought she needed.

How To Transform Your Household

by Shannon Hayes

posted Dec 10, 2010

Radical homemaking tips for everyone.

Bees for My Backyard

by Pamela O’Malley Chang

posted Nov 08, 2010

Pam’s next step for personal resilience: bringing a wild beehive home.

Reaching for Resilience

by Christa Hillstrom

posted Oct 21, 2010

10 ways that one rural ecovillage is building strong foundations for coming times.

Visual Learning: Cone in the Cob

posted Oct 13, 2010

With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not). In this case it's all about simplicity.

Skill Up, Party Down

by Mason Inman

posted Sep 17, 2010

Transition Towns plan a gentle descent from oil dependence—and have a blast in the process.

Can You DIY?

posted Sep 17, 2010

Sweeten with honey, darn a sock, and refrigerate without electricity: Learn how to do what your grandparents knew

Pioneers of the New Normal

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Sep 14, 2010

We’re facing a very different world than the one we knew. Here’s what people are doing to prepare …

Resilient Ideas: A Hand-Built Home

by Sven Eberlein

posted Sep 11, 2010

No fortune? No skills? No problem. How a novice builder used mud–and teamwork–to make a house from scratch.

Resilient Ideas: Bike As You Are

by Valerie Schloredt

posted Sep 09, 2010

Whether it's in lycra or heels, the emerging movement of "come as you are" cycling proves that anyone can bike–anytime, anywhere.