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Backyard swing. Photo by Jason Parks / Flickr.

How 鈥淕ranny Flats鈥� and Suburban Downtowns Are Creating a Different (and Better) Kind of Density

Density has become a dirty word in some circles because people associate it with big, ugly buildings. Luckily, there are other ways to get people living close together.

Jay Walljasper | Dec 31, 2014

Tiny House Living: How Two Families Made It Work鈥擳eenagers, Sleepovers, Alone Time, and All

How do you fit a full-sized family into a tiny house? The Morrisons and Kasls found that the benefits of life in 200 square feet outweigh the difficulties.

Liz Pleasant | Dec 25, 2014

A Radical Homemaker on How to De-Stress, Have Fun, and Stay Healthy This Christmas

Tired of the spending that goes along with the holidays? The gifting frenzy? The stress? Maybe this is the year to blend a few new ideas into your holiday routine.

Shannon Hayes | Dec 24, 2014

We Don鈥檛 Need Santa鈥檚 Magic When We Already Have Our Own

Magic is about stepping into our power, about uniting our intentions with the natural world to create something better, something deeper.

Shannon Hayes | Dec 17, 2014

Exodus photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox

Ridley Scott’s Weak Defense of “Exodus” Casting Will Help You Understand Why Hollywood’s So White

All the main characters are played by white people. It doesn't really have to be that way.

Leigh Finke | Dec 13, 2014

The Radical Homemaker鈥檚 Reading List: 8 Books for Happier Families, Healthier Guts, and Saner Lives

A short list of books that have kept discovery alive and well in 2014 at Sap Bush Hollow farm.

Shannon Hayes | Dec 5, 2014

Why It’s OK to Be Angry on Thanksgiving

Quite often it is our darker side that illuminates the best part of us, that brings us to where we need to be.

Shannon Hayes | Nov 27, 2014

Sustainable food and farming

Photo Essay: At a Half-Mile-Long Table, Chefs, Farmers, and Volunteers Feed a Neighborhood for Free

In St. Paul, Minnesota, artist Seitu Jones wanted to start a community-wide conversation about food access and food justice鈥攁nd where better to talk than over a good meal?

Valerie Schloredt | Nov 26, 2014

7 Ways to Get Happy鈥擶ithout Costing the Planet

The starting point is to realize we have choices鈥攍ike meaningful work, authentic relationships, and gratitude.

Sarah van Gelder | Nov 15, 2014

An Introvert Cooks Dinner for 80鈥攁nd Learns Something About Community

I love my solitude. I also love my community. But my independent nature has never been unusual in this town.

Shannon Hayes | Nov 14, 2014

When My Husband Was Fired, I Felt Shame鈥擳hen Gratitude

I had grown up identifying joblessness with shame and failure. But here we were, on the other side of the employment equation, and for the first moment in my grown-up life, everything felt 鈥� right.

Shannon Hayes | Nov 8, 2014

Empathy Heroes: 5 People Who Changed the World By Taking Compassion to the Extreme

Want to learn to change the world with empathy? Get ready to learn from the masters.

Roman Krznaric | Nov 7, 2014

Health care

What I Learned About Living From Dying of Cancer

Many more patients are now living for years with the diagnosis of terminal illness. The author describes her journey to what she calls 鈥渓ivingly dying鈥濃€攆acing her death by living in the moment with grace and mindfulness.

Marcy Westerling | Oct 24, 2014