Beans Thoreau tried to “make the earth say beans instead of grass,” by growing beans during his experiment living in the woods near Walden, Massachusetts. He proved a better philosopher than farmer. He detested the drudgery of hoeing his large, unfenced bean field and eventually traded most of his bean harvest away and gave the rest over to […]
Author Archives: Sam Adels
Sam and his wife Claire are the resident stewards of the Good Life Center, the homestead of Helen and Scott Nearing in Harborside, Maine.
They are learning from the example that Helen and Scott set with their lives: living simply, gardening, and welcoming visitors to their homestead. They are transplants, and like a seedling, they are together putting down roots in order to grow.