Through more than 40 years of sustainable lifestyle practices, Michael Reynolds teamed up with many unemployed and homeless people to explore and develop sustainable living solutions that integrated architecture, energy and agriculture. Through worldwide efforts and dissemination, the experimental buildings have been legalized. With his foresight for the future of mankind, his courage and will, outstanding organizational and practical talents, Reynolds encouraged and nourished worldwide practitioners of diverse lifestyles to overcome obstacles, refuse shortcuts and move forward.