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
(June 19th - October 13th )
Thursday to Monday 1-5pm
News
The Sunday Speaker Series is under way!
For details visit our Events Calendar
We're pleased to officially welcome our 2025 Stewards, Lucy Marcus and Jordan Humphrey!
(Apply here for 2026 onward!)
Upcoming Events
The Good Life Center is open for the season - come and visit!
Recent Mentions & References
Sneak Preview: Bread Philosophy Mini-Conference (stay tuned!)
July 21st, 2025 - The Luminous Compass, The One Life in All Things: A Guiding Principle of Two Quiet Revolutionaries
July 8th, 2025: Bangor Daily News: Maine homesteaders are leaving rural life behind. What’s next?
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.