The mission of The Good Life Center is to perpetuate the legacy of Helen and Scott Nearing.
The Good Life Center, through its programming and preservation of the historic Forest Farm homestead, advocates for simple and sustainable living skills, social and economic justice, organic gardening, and the non-exploitation of animals and the environment.
Seasonal Visiting Hours
From Juneteenth - Indigenous People's Day
See you next year!
News
Seeking Resident Stewards for 2026 onwards!
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Did you meet Helen and Scott? Have the Nearings and their philosophies affected your life? We want to know! Check out our new Story Recorder.
Upcoming Events
Recent Mentions & References
Sneak Preview: Bread Philosophy Mini-Conference (stay tuned!)
December 7th, 2025 - Bangor Daily News: Homesteading’s evolution: The Nearings’ influence endures
September 30th, 2025 - The Harpswell Anchor: At Georgetown’s Seguinland Institute, students find connection — and a path to ‘the good life’
Still available online: Maine's Untold Vegetarian History Exhibit at the Maine Historical Society
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We acknowledge that the Good Life Center exists in the place we now call Harborside, Maine, which is home to the sovereign Wabanaki people. We honor and are grateful for the ancestral and contemporary Wabanaki peoples indigenous to this land in the Dawnland.