Creating a sustainable and compassionate community
At 91, Ellen Baumgartner speaks with a quiet grace and a deep well of wisdom that comes from a lifetime of caring for people, for community, and for the Earth. As one of Simply Living’s early founding members, Ellen helped shape the organization’s spirit of grassroots action and connection. Roots […]
By Simply Living & Central Ohio Women in the TradesJune 2, 2025 Course Schedule This summer, Simply Living and Central Ohio Women in the Trades (CoWIT) are thrilled to launch a hands-on, practical workshop series designed to help Central Ohioans weatherproof their homes, reduce energy costs, and build resilience in […]
Living with a Little Less By Claudia Cummins This piece originally appeared on Claudia’s substack. Reprinted with permission. We already have everything we need. All the ingredients required for us to thrive are available right now. We don’t, in fact, need anything more. Happiness is here, just waiting to be […]
SIMPLY LIVING NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE HEREMichael Malley wrote the lead article titled MINDFULNESS, MOURNING, EARTH CARE, AND THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. We’re all dealing with the pandemic and sheltering in place, Mac Crawford continued that new reality in his article, TRANSITION IN A TIME OF COVID-19 . We spotlight several local business members in the new issue, including Green Haven […]
Discussion of CO2 embedded in the production and delivery of products in the consumer culture, and recommendations for transitioning to an ecological culture.
I am taking the Earth Institute course called A Different Way: Living Simply in a Complex World. Ten of us meet every week for 6 weeks and one of our assignments (optional) is to write a “manifesto” about our commitment to living simply – what drew us to the lifestyle, […]
Creating a compassionate and sustainable world through personal, community and cultural transformation.