The News and Observer has a great portrait of two of North Carolina's leading environmentalists, Ron and Nancy Bryant.  After years of living (and leading) in Charlotte, the couple has decided to move to 170 acres of farmland outside of the city:

At ages that entitle them to a relaxed retirement, Ron, 63, and Nancy, 66, will instead live in an energy-efficient "round house."

They'll stack solar panels on the barn roof. Grow much of their food. Tend chickens, beehives and, maybe, goats. Perhaps cultivate switch grass, an ethanol crop, and hemp for fiber.

Their story is really inspiring to me.  I'd love to move out to my own eco-farm someday, but right now I'm going to have to settle for what I can do at home.  I'm thinking about building my own tumbling compost bin and trying out a few of Consumer Reports' 50 Ways to Save Water.  What about you?