SimpleLivingTv.net is a blog by television host Wanda Urbanska
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Welcome to Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska
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How did the SIMPLE LIVING WITH WANDA URBANSKA television series – which debuted on PBS stations around the country in July 2004 – come into being? What was the inspiration for this home-grown project that has already developed a sizeable following around the country?
Frank and Wanda moved from Los Angeles to the Levering family cherry orchard in Carroll County, VA – just north of Frank’s hometown of Mount Airy, NC – back in 1986. The couple was seeking more connection and meaning in their lives and a simpler life. As it turns out, Frank and Wanda were not alone in their pursuit of simplicity back then. Then as today, people from every walk of life are working to reshape lives, to “get back to basics,” to build meaningful relationships and secure, caring communities. We all want to learn how to budget time and money, how to lessen the environmental impact of our lifestyle on the planet.
In 1998, Wanda hosted the hit PBS primetime special Escape From Affluenza, which followed on the heels of Affluenza, hosted by NPR’s Scott Simon. The success of the two Affluenza specials inspired Frank and Wanda to create the SIMPLE LIVING WITH WANDA URBANSKA television series. Then the two launched a grassroots fundraising campaign locally, which led to foundation grants, which lead to corporate sponsorship by Smead Manufacturing of Hastings, MN.
