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ilex  ·  2246 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 28, 2019

Eh, my political and financial tea leaves have been bitter for a few years now. Think I'm going to graduate, start a little chicken farm, and learn sustainable agriculture with my wife. Trying to learn how to make and fix stuff since I'm skeptical that we will continue to enjoy the plenty and ease of access to all sorts of things that we do today.





kleinbl00  ·  2246 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The two books I recommend are Radical Homemakers and 5 acres and independence.

I fought tooth and claw for what you want to do. Unfortunately my wife's success depended on an urban density that made this approach largely impractical. Still, dreams die hard. I remain on the Whatcom Farmers email list.

ilex  ·  2245 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I get it. I could stay right where I am and knock 10+ years off that goal easy, but the only employer in town is the university I go to and I have seen enough of the sausage grinding to know I don't want to jump in the hopper...