Vol. 1 No.1 October 2005



Volunteer Editors:
Mike Levien
Phil Campanile
Keith Morton
Jane Eagles

Technical Assistance:
Susannah Beck



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Essays

Development Buddhist Style:
Mike Levien visits the Sarvodaya Shramadana movement. Photos by Matthew Thompson.

Gardening on a Dump
Ilana Friedman on school gardens in Providence.

Simplicity That Side of Complexity:
John Saltmarsh reflects on the lives of Helen and Scott Nearing.

Talking Points on Iraq
Keith Morton catalogs some of what’s wrong with the war in Iraq

Social Spirituality
Phil Campanile on literature and the environment.

Poetry

Bill Coperthwaite; with photos by Peter Forbes

Josh Stearns

Photography

Forest Farm
Good Life Center Stewards Mike Bollinger and Katie Prochaska cultivate the Nearing homestead.











"Wherever you are, do the best that you can and be kind."  -  Helen and Scott Nearing