Cultivating Community: The Power of Gathering Spaces & The Impact of Belonging” with Kyle Warnock of Queerly ME
Suggested donation: $10
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Events
The Influence of Helen and Scott Nearing: A 50-Year Journey
In 1976, inspired by the ideas of Helen and Scott Nearing, Sherrie Lovler and Norm Lee began a back-to-the-land life in upstate New York. They later founded The Good Life...
Deep Dive with the Bullfrog
Thousands of people have visited the Nearings' final homestead, at The Good Life Center, in Harborside, Maine, and many have seen the Bullfrog documentary film about their lives. At this...
Going Against the Grain with a Legume!
In this talk, Sarah Speare, CEO and co-founder of Tootie’s Tempeh will share the story of how a food company stood up to nearly every norm in business to become...
Wicking Buckets Workshop with Ethan Clarkson of Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness
Suggested donation: $10
Swordfish in Wabanaki Homeland
Archaeological sites along the Maine coast show that swordfish existed in the Gulf of Maine between approximately 5,500 and 3,700 years ago. Excavations at multiple Maine sites have produced swordfish...
Backyard Composting 101 with The Good Life Center Board
Suggested donation: $10
Mobile Commoning: How Sharing is Caring in a Climate Hope World
This talk considers the history of "commoning" as a way in which generations of people around the world and right here in Maine have resisted private property, settler colonialism, and...
“Tending the Page” Writing Workshop with The Good Life Center stewards: Lucy Marcus & Jordan Humphrey
Suggested donation: $10
Protect Ancient Forests
Alyssa & Michael O'Brien, co-founders of Protect Ancient Forests, make the case for working together to protect our remaining old-growth and mature public forests — why they're irreplaceable, how policy...
Historic Designation Celebration!
Join us for a special celebration, marking the The Good Life Center's designation on the National Historic Register of Historic Places. It will feature garden tours, food, music, and speaker:...
Loving and Leaving the Good Life
Helen Nearing's last full book, Loving and Leaving the Good Life (1992), insists that how we live and how we die are not separate questions. Kate Braestrup has spent her...