Re: Chatters Talk: Happy or Sad
Bright, being self sustaining is not an easy thing but a goal I had for us many years ago. We belong to an organic farm project where we get our veggies from June to about mid-October. It is hard to keep up with the weeds and all the other tasks involved in having a farm.
One of our son's also wants to live a life where he "lives off the land" he was able to catch nearly all the fish he needed for about 6 - 8 months, meat for quite a few months but was unable to catch any turkeys. He uses a bow and arrow to catch wild game.
I like the idea of being self sustaining, don't think I would make my own clothing though. I do not like that living here in TV you are not allowed to have a vegetable garden. In the village that we are in, we can only grow veggies in flower pots. I have been thinking of ways to grow veggies here that would fulfill our obligations to TV and at the same time fulfill my needs.
I wish they had plots of land we could rent where we could plant veggies, flowers or what ever we would like. We have that in the next town over and it is extremely popular. The town tills the land and provides mulch and gardening tools to work with. The site they chose is a beautiful one. With all the buffs gone perhaps we could use that land to create our own space.
HB
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