Hand-produced and spread mainly by word-of-mouth, Plain: The Magazine of Life, Land, and Spirit is written by people who have chosen to live close to the land and as much as possible without the intrusion of modern technology. Its Quaker, Amish, and Luddite contributors experience life much as it was lived in the preindustrial age - and tell others how they can do the same. The Plain Reader is the first collection for general readers and anyone looking for a greater connection to nature, spirit, and community. Here are thought-provoking, sometimes challenging essays by such contributors as Wendell Berry, Jerry Mander, and Gene Hodges on home schooling; homegrown food; birth by midwifery; community gardens - and how to build your own home. Here, too, are lessons in achieving solace, wisdom, contemplation, and joy. | The Plain Reader by Scott Savage, Paperback | Indigo Chapters