Antioch University AURA - Antioch University Repository and Archive Student & Alumni Scholarship, including Dissertations & Theses Dissertations & Theses 2015 Neo-Homesteading in the Adirondack North Country: Crafting a Durable Landscape Brett R. McLeod Antioch University, New England Follow this and additional works at: http://aura.antioch.edu/etds Part of the Environmental Studies Commons Recommended Citation McLeod, Brett R., "Neo-Homesteading in the Adirondack North Country: Crafting a Durable Landscape" (2015). Dissertations & Theses. 282. http://aura.antioch.edu/etds/282 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Student & Alumni Scholarship, including Dissertations & Theses at AURA - Antioch University Repository and Archive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations & Theses by an authorized administrator of AURA - Antioch University Repository and Archive. 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