Greener Pastures Institute (GPI)
Greener Pastures Institute (GPI)
Resources

  • Moving to Small Town America (Book)
  • The Country Club (Book)
  • The Rural Property Investor Newsletter (Newsletter)
  • Land Scam (Book)
  • Best Locations in the West (Video)
  • 100 Best Websites for Moving to Country (Info)
  • Hinterland Host List (Info)
  • Demographic USA Map Series (Maps)
  • The Eden Seeker's Guide (Looseleaf)
  • Children's Stress Index (Info)
  • Travel Bargains (Info)
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  • Order Form

    • Moving to Small Town America (Dearborn Financial, 1996). William L. Seavey. The premiere book for those who dream of escaping the big city. Moving pros and cons, planning for your new beginning, assessing entrepreneurial opportunities in small town America, conducting a location search, evaluating housing options, money saving moving day strategies, etc. It's terrific." --Simple Living News. $17.95.

    The Country Club. Why switching from the Big City to the Boondocks Could Be Your Smartest Move Ever (Silvercat Publications, 1992). Dale Wildman. Chock full of practical tips and useful advice from finding the right country home and buying the right country car to having your own garden (mentions Greener Pastures Institute). "This is a must-read book." --Wendy Gay, Julian, California, Librarian. $10.95.

    The Rural Property Investor Newsletter (Formerly Greener Pastures Gazette). Published by GPI until mid-90's. Package of three back issues includes info on: Finding your small town Shangri-La, making your home-based business prosper, creative financing for the owner-built home, finding "owner unknown" land, alternative housing sources, growing pains in West, Montana profile, 15 steps to jump start move, and when things go wrong after a move. $7. Five issues: $9.

    Land Scam (Greener Pastures Publications, 1997). The incredible story of an adventurous middle aged couple's quest to relocate within the rural West, and what they found. During this five year odyssey they extricated themselves from the Los Angeles area, set up business operations in Nevada, resided by the beach on the Central California Coast, bought five acres in eastern Washington state, and started to develop a lot in Baja California. (The "scam" refers to how they were fleeced out of the opportunity to develop the Washington property). Sad, but enlightening and down to earth. "Excellently written, holds one's interest, different." --Marjorie Bard, Ph.D., author of Shadow Women (and forthcoming NewTown America). $6.95.

    Best Locations in the West (60 minute video). Interviews with Bill Seavey on the Gary Collins Home Show (in which he discussed places his clients were considering moving to in the Western U.S.), a cable tv career opportunity show, and a Los Angeles tv eyewitness news channel discussing exiting urbanites. $15.95.

    100 Best Websites for Moving to Country. List of the most informative and useful websites culled from thousands of prospects by a researcher commissioned by GPI. 250 word critiques and sample pages. $9.95

    Hinterland Host List. List of 35 individuals, mostly in Western small towns, offering individual advice on moving to their communitites. (In some cases they even offer meals and a stay-at-home experience.) 15 state coverage. $2.

    Demographic USA Map Series. B&W maps: natural hazards, best small cities, climate zones, where doctors are, penturbia (good areas past suburbs), white supremacist groups, nuclear weapons/radioactive sites, rural retirement counties, state taxation. $1 each, $7 all. Full color maps: population growth, median income, safest and riskiest states (crime), Hispanic America, religious county breakouts, Federal land ownership in the West, USDA plant hardiness map, children in U.S. Counties. $3 each or four for $8.

    The Eden Seeker's Guide (Loompanics, 1989). William L. Seavey, editor. Anthology of writings by a half a dozen relocation experts. Subject areas: identifying best states, finding best counties, Hawaii's Big Island, Costa Rica, the Ozarks, Oregon, how to buy rural property, making a living in the country. Out of print, looseleaf ("Xeroxed"). 165 original pages. $9.95

    Children's Stress Index. Zero Population Growth organization's 1993 ranking of 800 communities based on population change/crowding, family economics, maternal and child health, crime, air quality, education, etc. $5.

    Travel Bargains. Ways to travel for unbelievably little expense. Covers airlines, trains, car rentals, cruise ships, and information sources with specialized information. $13.95.

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    Above materials include shipping and handling. 10% discount on orders above $25; 25% discount on orders above $50. Copy, print, or download and return the above list, indicating items desired.
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    Make checks or money orders (sorry, no credit cards) payable to:

    GPI, P.O. Box 2916, Orcutt CA 93457.

    For questions about materials call (800) 688-6352 during normal business hours, PST. Most books sent book rate but we will ship $25 or over orders Priority Mail, if requested, for no additional charge. (Send $3 shipping for Priority Mail below that amount). All other materials normally sent first class mail. Money back guarantee (less return postage) if materials are returned in resaleable condition within 30 days.


     

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