Rural Renaissance, Homesteading

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Advance Praise for
Rural Renaissance
Join these two delightful people on their modern-day journey back to the future,
experiencing with them the joys and jitters of leaving the corporate cubicles of
Chicago for the land, llamas, and rich lifestyle of a rural Wisconsin community.
Also, this book is jam-packed with how-to’s and resources in case you’ve been
thinking of making your own journey into America’s rural renaissance.
—J
IM
H
IGHTOWER
, radio commentator and author of
Thieves in High Places
John and Lisa are a real inspiration, showing through their lifestyle, their Inn and their daily
life how two people can make a real environmental impact now and for the future. Along with
their personal story, they offer practical ideas and plenty of resources — and the reasons behind
their choices. You don’t have to move to the country to gain from their experience; there are
lots of suggestions to help you put some of their ideas to work in your own life right now.
— N
ELL
N
EWMAN
, co-founder of Newman’s Own Organics
If you’re like most North Americans, you want to live an ecologically sustainable
life, but have not a clue about how to do it. Here’s what you need: hundreds of
wonderfully inventive and practical examples of “how to do it,” based on real life,
personal experiences. This well-organized book also shows you how all the
parts fit together into a realistic, complete, and viable lifestyle.
— P
AUL
H. R
AY
, Co-author of
The Cultural Creatives:
How 50 Million People Are Changing the World
This book is for anyone wishing to improve their life by acheiving greater balance with
the earth and their actions. The authors clearly trace the steps they took that
continue to make a positive impact on their personal lives and community, while
providing the resources readers need to follow suit.
—A
LISA
G
RAVITZ
, Executive Director, Co-op America
This inspired and inspiring book demonstrates that progress is not just the
province of urban America.
Rural Renaissance
is the ultimate guide to reinventing
individual lives and reinvigorating our shared future.
—D
ANIEL
H. P
INK
,author of
Free Agent Nation
Rural Renaissance
does a wonderful job making sustainable living sound accessible,
enriching and fun, while being realistic about the resources, skills and relationships
necessary for getting started. John and Lisa’s focus on being in and building
authentic place-based community is a dimension too often overlooked in the
sterner literature of simple living.
—K
EITH
M
ORTON
, Associate Professor of American Studies, Providence College,
Past Board Member, The Good Life Center
Fantastic!
Rural Renaissance
is inspiring, funny, and packed with information and resources
for sustainable living; it thoughtfully presents the challenges and pleasures of
living more sustainably. Add to that the practical advice and resources interwoven
throughout the pages, and this book becomes a must-read for anyone wanting
to tread more lightly on the planet.
— J
AN
J
OANNIDES
, Executive Director, Renewing the Countryside
Rural Renaissance
is neither wishful thinking nor nostalgia. In fact it is utterly practical
and can be as magical as serendipity for people looking for better ways to live.
— D
AVID
W. O
RR
,author of
Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment
,
and the
Human Prospect
, and chair of the Environmental Studies program at Oberlin College
As part of the 1970s back-to-the-land movement myself,
Rural Renaissance
touched
home. I chuckled as Lisa and John rediscovered many of the trials and
tribulations that my peers endured. And I shared in their successes and celebrations.
Their passion for who they are, what they do, their impact on the earth and society,
and what they can offer the rest of us is contagious. The principles they live by
will guide us all in a sustainable future. Lisa and John are, indeed, part of the solution.
— M
ICK
S
AGRILLO
, President, Midwest Renewable Energy Association
rural renaissance
Renewing the
Quest for the
Good Life
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OHN
I
VANKO AND
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ISA
K
IVIRIST
foreword by Bill McKibben
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Cataloguing in Publication Data:
A catalog record for this publication is available from the National Library of Canada.
Copyright © 2004 by John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist.
All rights reserved.
Cover design by Diane McIntosh. Cover photos by John Ivanko?
Printed in Canada by Transcontinental Printing.
Paperback ISBN: 0-86571-504-1
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Rural Renaissance
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