I read Mother Earth News when their articles were current.
Of course,if your idea of the good life is endless physical toil,no children,and pretty sure the internet is out along with phones and electricity.
At least the Amish are a lot smarter about the "simple" life.
And when the Nearings wrote their books America had many areas without building codes.But the nanny-statists spread their noses everywhere in the interval.
Agreed. I read all of Nearings books and Mother Earth News back in the 70’s. It’s damn hard work and it’s usually only obtainable if you don’t have a real job, but you still need money.