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What’s Wrong With the Attack on Amy Wax
No CommentsWhile we may not agree with what she says, we in academe should defend her right to say it, argues Jonathan Zimmerman. By Jonathan Zimmerman September 14, 2017 In 1915, the University of Pennsylvania fired economist Scott Nearing. He had supported a law barring child labor, which got him on the bad side of several businessmen on the university’s Board ...» Read More
Resident Stewards featured in BDN Article
No CommentsHARBORSIDE, Maine — Decades ago, when eager back-to-the-landers from all over the country came to Helen and Scott Nearing’s home to meet the couple that wrote about and helped to define a new idea of the good life, they often would spend some time helping in the garden and then share a meal with the Nearings. Read the full story ...» Read More
The Nearings Featured in YES Magazine Article
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Meet the 2017 Resident Stewards | Jeanie and Alex
No CommentsCurrently hailing from Portland, Oregon, Jeanie and Alex are absolutely thrilled to spend summer 2017 caring for and carrying on the Nearings’ legacy. Married on Cape Cod in 2016, as part of their ceremony Jeanie and Alex made a pact to maintain an adventurous and spontaneous spirit. The coast of Maine is calling! Jeanie Kirk, a would-be 14th-generation Cape Codder, ...» Read More
The Good Life Center will reopen for the season on Thursday, June 22nd
No CommentsWe will be open Thursdays thru Mondays, 1 pm to 5 pm, June 22nd thru Labor Day. Saturdays & Sundays, 1pm to 5pm from Labor Day thru Columbus Day. For group visitations and individual appointments, please call WB at 207-374-5386.» Read More
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Academics may not agree with what Amy Wax says but should defend her right to say it (essay)
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While we may not agree with what she says, we in academe should defend her right to say it, argues Jonathan Zimmerman.
The Bangor Daily News came to visit Forest Farm and meet Jeanie + Alex!
Oregon couple stewards the good life at Nearing homestead
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When they go home to Oregon in October, they know they will take a lot of Maine with them.
Dr. Alison Dibble speaking on ways to improve your backyard habitat for bees. Check out our YouTube channel next week if you weren't able to make it tonight!
Next in the series of Monday Night Speakers - Monday, August 7th from 7 pm - 9 pm here at the Good Life Center.
Dr. Allison Dibble. She will discuss the latest research on native bees and how to improve their habitats. Allison Dibble lives in Brooklin, ME and is a Conservation Biology and Assistant Research Professor at the university of Maine in Orono, where she studies native bee conservation and pollination ecology
As part of the Brooksville Bicentennial Celebration, the last Monday Night Meeting will be at the Brooksville Library and will feature a community panel discussion on the Nearing legacy and its influence on the town.
Panel Discussion at Brooksville Library
August 28, 2017, 7:00pm - August 28, 2017, 9:00pm
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