tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477884032476941584.post52215701433440487..comments2023-03-28T22:30:47.474-07:00Comments on Hayman Road Farm: The Big LieDavid Vealehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09663316407870238260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477884032476941584.post-42493229272965868672016-04-28T08:03:09.489-07:002016-04-28T08:03:09.489-07:00Yeah, it's a real booger of a problem!
We&...Yeah, it's a real booger of a problem! <br /><br />We're at the point where the elephant in the room is our car(s). Getting rid of those means losing gainful employment, healthcare (thanks to our fine US politicians!), and likely the ability to handle major expenses (new roof, replacing workhorses, etc). <br /><br />That in turn leads me to think that perhaps the solution is to eliminate those "needs", by moving to a location where horses would be unnecessary, or where our roof would be small enough that I could make it from local materials. <br /><br />That had me thinking of homesteading somewhere along the rainy Alaska panhandle where firewood could be hauled via boat, in a cabin surrounded by forests where I could probably split my own shingles (Alaskans are allowed to cut something like 10,000 bdft per family per year from local forests), and get the majority of our food from the sea rather than tilling a large garden. <br /><br />Would it still be possible to get enough food from sea-foraging? Would we go nuts from isolation? Will life in the ocean last much longer, considering the massive die-offs along the west coast these last two years? Tough to say. Everywhere has advantages and disadvantages, but the advantages seem to be in decline most everywhere.David Vealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09663316407870238260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8477884032476941584.post-68116376118952805142016-04-28T06:21:14.443-07:002016-04-28T06:21:14.443-07:00I happen to agree, and the more one tries to opt-o...I happen to agree, and the more one tries to opt-out the more difficult it becomes. We (husband and self) struggle with many of these issues as we consider the various options of down-sizing our home and increasing self-sufficiency. Lady Locusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661298925602199106noreply@blogger.com