farming

hey folks ~ Does anyone know of any good farm spots to work at / park at in the southern states? Or out west? (Areas like Virginia, the carolinas, new orleans, texas, arizona, new mexico, colorado... Time frame is this upcoming November to March. Traveling by van. Temp work in exchange for van...

(This ones gonna be quick and messy but might post a better in-depth thread on this area with pics i dunno) One time a few months back one of my friends took me to this abandoned area with a lot of abandoned structures in the area. Its the Staten Island Abandoned Farm Colony. In NYC, ya take...

Sorry this news is a bit old, but I just found out. Herb Petty lived on a farm in north western Missouri, the Little Farm, but he attended Rainbow Gatherings and protests also. Here is his obit...

After living in my RV and 4 runner for around 2-3 years I was able to hustle enough up to get my own place in the mountains. 35 acres at 8000 feet near the Spanish peaks in southern Colorado. Got veggies and pot plants in the ground with fungi on the way. Check it out!

This is my first original post on STP and I'm very much looking forward to the responses i might get. I'll start off by saying a little bit about myself, ill keep this short. I'm a 26 year old female originally from Pittsburgh, Pa. I've spent most of my adult life (after dropping out of college...

I'm Kaine, 23 M, from Indianapolis, IN. Last summer I decided fuck living in the city, can't deal with the noise, lack of space and privacy, and entitled people. For the past 3-4 years I've been working on and off at urban farms and living in a van. Then I got a vision that I'm not supposed to...

Sorry my spelling / writing is bad that's why I put off telling this story previously because I can't write the details that we'll sorry I cant rember it all in detail this happend a fair few years back when I was younger an more trusting / dumb I was traveling through Wales wild camping...

We approached a trailer. My boyfriend, my cousin and I. It was falling apart. There was a tarp covering parts of the roof, with tires on top of it to hold it down. Surrounding it was an unkempt yard with trash mangled within it. Cats were roaming about. There was a fenced off area with small...

I'm currently working on a farm for someone in exchange for room and board and I am starting to hate it. There's so much work to do and I find it impossible to have the motivation to do it. I was planning on trying to find a ride to a city because I have someone taking me to Colorado in July...

Have any of you have long-term or even just short-term experience with an intentional community? Did you follow a certain model of organization? Was anarchism, communism, or any far left ideas part of the equation? Were you in an urban setting? Suburban? Rural? Did you garden, farm, build...

Im interested in becoming a land owner in the next year or two, to make a very old dream of mine a reality, and that is a semi off grid permaculture farm where I can blacksmith in my free time. Preferably in the mountains of the northwest. I thought a lot about Oregon but after looking at land...

Well it has been a long time coming, but it's time that I finally write out my experiences with wwoofing. Wwoofing is loaded program, filled with wingnuts and kickass people alike. I would recommend it as probably one of the best hostel programs in the states, but I would also recommend doing it...

Hey, i'm an east coast based artist and video professional who doesn't fit into this city life I've been living. I need to be in the wild, reclaim my freedom, and leave my structured life behind. I've traveled coast to coast before but I'm not done yet. I'm selling all my shit and getting ready...

Aloha Nomads! Im back again with another video for whoever wants to see it. This video is a montage of some of my time here so far. Da palm trees, clear ocean, cliff jumping, clear skies. and chillin at some locals spots. Its lookin like ill be staying here for another full season before...

Whats up? I am SO grateful that I found this amazing website. With my time here, I plan to read and participate in many forums and to hopefully talk to some lovely people who can help direct me to a path of dream-achievement. A little about my experiences: During 2014 I went on an adventure...

across the street: Strawberry guava, tasty fruit, bentwood furniture, woven fences and???? Up the street (if you guessed very little traffic +8 Internet points) down the street, roads are decent, not far to paved stuff, mountain bike ready). Well, my wife and I are in the process of...

is there a big boobie chick that likes middle aged slackers.well u r in luck .here i am

Saturday sept 19th northfield VT

So I live in Vallejo, CA right now. I'm not traveling for the time and so I've laid down roots, literally. We had a pretty big earthquake last year that knocked down a big stone wall and I built terraces with the rubble and planted tomatoes. Now the ants here are bringing little bugs onto the...

They served us an eviction notice, they are trying to kick us out so they can sell the property for condos. Here's a link to the farm's page and a petition we made. I'm Jennifer Rose on facebook. http://www.petitionhub.org/Save-Jensens-Farm-t-2361 https://www.facebook.com/EswhyEskayAFarm We...

i have been looking online for a place that will let you work on a farm for room and board... maybe even pay a small stipend that i could save up for my travels. the only sites i found so far were on WWOOF- and ill be honest... it says i shouldnt even sign up because i have a felony on my...

Finally made an account for the farm. Seems like everybody goes to NoLa for the winter. Fuck that shit. Come chill for a minute in Maine. I got a pretty cool spot and room for a few more.

I know of an abandoned farmland secluded in the northern bay area woods of California in Napa County. There is an abandoned house on the land as well as a deteriorating barn building. I've researched the property and it seems that the property has been untouched for a while now. I am thinking...

Names Waldorf, I'm looking for experienced travelers around my age 20-30 that want to travel across the US and Canada. I'm going to be setting up a beautiful campsite in north east pa, by the city of Wilkes barre. All travelers welcome. I can teach you how to brew GOOD bier, hunt /fish in...

Looking for farmers who are punks and punks who are farmers. After my gig as a circus cook wraps up at the end of august im trying to find work on a farm, and id rather it be one with radical values, dirty kids and diy systems. This wouldn't be my first time at the rodeo either, ive done a fair...

im probably going home for a while to contemplate things. ill be stopping somewhere between here and there for an unknown amount of time to sit on a river and flyfish. my mind says two weeks but i cant really put a time limit on it. there should be a huge chunk of cash available so i will be...

I just aquired 10 acres to start this project. It is in Southern Missouri. Yes it is the mid-west but land is cheap and the growing season is great. If anyone wants to stop by and help/crash for abit or such drop me a PM or text. 423-4one4-597one If you want to stay and be part of the...

The Plan: Looking for 5 more individuals who are interested in forming a commune / farm / off the grid world on 5 to 10 acres. With a total of 6 people (counting myself) working for 6-8 months by August/Fall 2013 try and raise $5,000 each. With said $30,000 we enter into an argeement of...

In Mexico, Central or South America? Give the surplus that is not used for "our" food to the homeless and other hungry families in the area. Any opinions?

My name's Pheonix and I have been here for awhile, first came to this site as a retired hobo and current farmer. But shit happened and now I back in CA doing the hobo thing again, good thing I already have 8 years experience in the field of Hobotology. But the thing is I still want to advance my...

Is there anyone working on a farm that is looking to hire? I have experience and would work for a small stipend or hourly. Last farm I worked at was a bad experience (10 hour days and just a stipend) and was hoping someone knew some chill farm where the owners are 420 friendly and whatnot.

how do i get a job on one?

Anyone can give me some ideas of different harvest that go on around these 3 states between the months of January, February, March & April. Info on sites, possibly contact numbers I can call to get on a crew, etc. I plan on headin south for winter so will be in those areas.

Hi. I am posting this thread for my friend, and fellow StP user/mod Pheonix. He doesn't have internet at his farm just yet, so he called me and asked if I would post this thread for him. Anyone who is interested and wants to further inquire this please shoot me a PM and I will provide you with...

me and a friend are trying to find a farm to work on. anybody know of any good ones?

I have recently discovered an organization called Take Our Jobs. It is in retaliation to all of the people who complain that illegal immigrants are sucking up jobs in our economy. The point of the organization is basically a challenge to Americans: You want to do the hard labor they're willing...

Growing to a ripe old age of 18, I set out on the road, hitchhiking sleeping under bridges and living straight out of my backpack. It was romantic, it was free, it was everything I thought it would be. The place was Arcata a small town next to eureka and the time was the fall of 08. This town...

Hello all I was wondering if anybody has any experience or knowledge about working agriculturally. Currently here on c-span, they are talking about how all these farms are downsizing/ moving to mexico because they cant find workers who aren't illegal immigrants. Yeah the work might suck but i...

Just curious on peoples opinion of Open Source Ecology

HR 875 The food police, criminalizing organic farming and the backyard gardener, and violation of the 10th amendment Didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people? "This bill is...

im living/working on an apple farm right now in new hampshire... well, just a minute ago, a friend told me that he heard the farm was on michael Moore's website! and it was! craziness... here's the link: http://michaelmoore.com sicko is an amazing movie by the way... Post edited by: MattPist...

hey, i need some cash money and i figure a way to do it would be working on a farm for a bit. maybe trying to do a harvest. i dont really know anything about it, and was wondering if anyone had any experiences they could share. how much they got paid, how terrible the work conditions are, what...