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The Good Life Lab: Radical Experiments In Hands-On Living (2013)

by Wendy Tremayne(Favorite Author)

3.58 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1603428887 (ISBN13: 9781603428880)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Storey Publishing

review 1: Wendy and her husband Mikey live in a repurposed trailer park in the town of Truth or Consequences, NM. They bought that property after ditching their careers in NYC (Wendy: marketing and design, Mikey: software developer for Wall Street banks). They proceeded to rehab the dubious trailer that came with their property into a functional, attractive home, using only materials they procured from "the waste stream". Along the way, they constructed organic gardens, solar arrays, workshops and sheds out of shipping containers, biofuel processing, and much more, and found a community of like-minded folks. I was interested in this book because it shows a modern-day example of people using the ideas originally put forward in Stewart Brand's "Whole Earth Catalog". Wendy shows how it... more is possible to live off the grid while being fully plugged in and adding to the culture around her.
review 2: I bought this book at a small museum gift shop in Truth or Consequences, NM -- the very same small town where it was written. It seemed apt. At first I was a little disappointed that it was more memoir than lab, but it still stirred something deep in me about the life I am living and the one I long for. The story was well written and inspiring, if not always for the faint of heart or those who are put-off by spiritual quests. There were a few places where I thought, "really?" but just because I may not have done things the same way, didn't mean that I couldn't learn from their journey. And there was so much to learn.If you've ever imagined dropping out of your high-pressure city job to live off-grid in some crazy-small town, this is the book for you. If you've ever dropped out of your high-pressure city job only to realize that your new life isn't that different than your old life and you still have a long way to go, this is definitely the book for you, like it was for me. less

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