back-to-nature
Rejecting modern conveniences
Back-to-nature describes a philosophy or lifestyle emphasizing simple, natural living over modern conveniences and technology.
It often involves rejection of urban or industrial life in favor of rural settings, organic food, and minimal environmental impact: a back-to-nature commune, their back-to-nature approach to parenting.
The phrase typically modifies nouns: a back-to-nature movement, back-to-nature ideals.
Lack of complexity
- homesteadingSelf-reliant land-based lifestyle
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
unplugging · digital detox · slow living · commune · intentional community · rural retreat · downsizing · eco-village
Advocacy for nature protection
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- Thoreau19th-century American naturalist-essayist
- WaldenMassachusetts pond and memoir
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
hippie · primitivism · Romanticism · transcendentalism · eco-consciousness · green movement · Earth Day · John Muir
Seeking wild food sources
- wildcraftingGathering uncultivated natural materials
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- bushcraftWilderness survival skill set
- herbalismPlant-based healing tradition
gardening · composting · beekeeping · wild swimming · birdwatching · stargazing · fire-making · fishing
simplicity
Lack of complexity
- homesteadingSelf-reliant land-based lifestyle
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
minimalism · unplugging · digital detox · slow living · commune · intentional community · rural retreat · downsizing · eco-village · sustainable living
environmentalism
Advocacy for nature protection
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- Thoreau19th-century American naturalist-essayist
- WaldenMassachusetts pond and memoir
counterculture · hippie · primitivism · Romanticism · transcendentalism · eco-consciousness · green movement · Earth Day · John Muir · wilderness preservation
foraging
Seeking wild food sources
- wildcraftingGathering uncultivated natural materials
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- bushcraftWilderness survival skill set
herbalism · gardening · composting · beekeeping · wild swimming · birdwatching · stargazing · fire-making · fishing · hunting
back-to-natureurban
Pertaining to cities
urbanized · consumerist · citified · metropolitan · concrete jungle
back-to-naturehigh-tech
Using newest innovations
futuristic · transhumanist · industrialized · technocentric · digital
back-to-natureconsumerist
Focused on acquiring goods
materialistic · commercial · store-bought · mass-produced · processed
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