Scott Nearing: Revolutionary Homesteading

Scott Nearing is another name that likely hasn’t reached most folks’ ears who may be searching for leaders in the agriculture-socialist-homesteader space, but Scott’s career spanned a wide and varied path from academics to activism to homesteading. His life was as diverse as it was long, and much of what we know from the counterculture movement of the 70s that centered on self-sufficiency stemmed from his specific brand.

 

However, Nearing's politics and identity as a class traitor is a bit more complex than it appears on the surface, and we explore how Scott's positions evolved and what new evidence suggests about his vision of "living the good life".

 

 

To read about Scott Nearing's contributions to history, check out the following substack for sources and further details: https://poorprolesalmanac.substack.com/p/scott-nearing

 

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