We should have our own land, part I

[MirandaLeigh]

I'm not looking for anyones money. I envision creating like an artist collective of travelers where people can come help out a bit and hang out for a few months before heading off to travel. The hardest work is at the beginning, and that would be organizing a food source, building some small earthbag living structures, ect. Once the the structures are up it would be more chill like making crafts to sell for projects, growing food, picking up food, just lending a hand to keep things comfortable. I would love to have and organize a place to host different classes and talks, and of course a safe place to create art.

But you would need money for this? XD

 

[CT I]

I'd be down for something like this.

 

[Durp]

By not taking any ones else's money, if shit gets rank I would have no issues in ejecting scum bag assholes. I wouldn't be interested in surendering my deed tho unless a non profit was formed and bought me out for the costs. I have money because I bust my ass and enjoy to work. I just also happen to enjoy fucking off for for a few months and living cheap off of the rubber band bank.

 

[buffalobill]

Waaaaatttttterrr !!!!! Hehe yeah I'm scared for future droughts political unrest and food scarcity and inflation . I wanted to do something in Detroit but you did pitch a sick idea and in the desert would keep most people away maybe .. I'm looking for some were to crash for the winter I might be able to set up some structures aka save for a trailer.

Hendrix I've read a couple of your other post I'm jelly haha except for the tractor part ? I feel for yah but were does the weed s come into play for this sucker haha maybe not now huh ?? Anyways I'm down if I can come out this winter I'll go for it. I'm tied down for just a bit longer can I contact you then. I'm not a super sketch kid but I am a bit unreliable right now and on the other side of the country, which seems like forever away if I might add. I would suggest trying to recruite workers at jamboree

 

[Durp]

I'm all about an organic sort of build up and haven't tried super hard via the webs to organize. I have some irl frineds that I know would be willing to pitch a hand when the time comes. I was mainly trying to illistrate how difficult it can be to try and get some thing off the ground. The main thing to illistrate I guess is you should expect to have some money in your pocket to cover your own food and beer expenses, in exchange for a "free" place to kick it. I currently have moved this to the back burner so I can sail around for a while first. I'm a pretty staunch individualist, so we would have to meet and be chill irl before I can offer anyone a spot. Oh if I had a tractor I would not need any help for manual labor that's what the tractor is for. From my experience a tractor can do the same work as 5 men busting ass in half the time. Bodies or a tractor are an important thing.

 

[Kim Chee]

@JimH1991 I wouldn't mind you jacking my thread so much if you had at least taken the time to answer the questions I directed at you.

 

[Durp]

Sorry.... its a great idea, but will need a relentlessly determined organizer.

 

[Kim Chee]

Sorry.... its a great idea, but will need a relentlessly determined organizer.

Granted, but what you did was disorganize this thread by making continued references to your earlier thread without simply posting a link to it and continuing discussion regarding property which you already own.

If you want to post that link, feel free.

You are probably about the only landowner here among the few who has offered land. I'm surprised you don't have tons of help already from at least passers thru.

 

[Kim Chee]

I do like the idea of desert land, but proximity to town and available water are major considerations for me. Also, unless at a good elevation, summers can be unbearable. In many instances, the land isn't too expensive.

I also think growing one's own food and a year round surviveable environment are very important.

Thanks @EphemeralStick for showing what is in Detroit. Are there any more of those $1000 houses available or are they $2000 now? Sure, they need work, but just might be bucket flush liveable until things get fixed.

Not the desert:
Welcome to the jungle~http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2103395549_zpid
Not the cheapest acre on the Big Island, plenty of but water, good year round growing conditions and an in place screen from any neighbors is already in place.
Bring a shovel, an axe (or a few), a couple goats, chickens, tents and rock it.

Palainui Ave,Mountain View, HI 96771
1 acres
LOT/LAND
$11,000
Price cut: -$4,000 (9/21)
Est. Mortgage: $41/mo
Parcel #2 and Parcel #3 tmk: 3-1-1-80-2 and tmk: 3-1-1-80-3 are also available, three side by side lots to be sold together at $15K of each lot.Lots are located on main road (Palainui ST)) and starts from the corner of Naia St.Seller will not pay for staking or survey. Lots to acccomodate large family. Land Tenure: Fee Simple
FACTS

• 224 days on Zillow
• Views since listing: 223
• All time views: 224
• 3 shoppers saved this home
• MLS #: 281287

 

[CT I]

@7xMichael I KNEW you were thinking about Hawaii! My best friend and I are going in December to check it out. We were thinking about moving out there at some point.

 

[Deleted member 2626]

I have 2 acres in a cornfield 4 miles from a dink town and 6 miles from a little bit bigger town. Woods and land near to hunt and trap and collect wood. I just posted a thread about what I built and taxes are like 100 a year and I didn't apply for the build so till they see it it stays at that price. Wasn't too fond of it till recently. I have a place to go when the day comes that it's all I have to call home.

 

[Deleted member 2626]

Also it sits in north pa. About a 20 min drive from the NY border. I am near some of the most remote parts of the state of PA. I plan to set up shelters in the vicinity for wilderness trekking and hunting( when I can stay put long enough)

 

[Rob Nothing]

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My one issue with these sort of things is it quickly turns into some kinda freaky 'family' situation.
Most of my inquiries in past projects like this have given off a very cult-like and VERY law heavy feel.

But if we can find a balance between rules and freedom, community and one-true-father-orgy-cult craziness....then I have funds I'm willing to put into this and experience farming...also not a dislike of hard labour.

Less specifics about how and micromanaging of where, the better I think. People with real drive and real purpose more likely to adopt a DIY attitude and make shit happen. imho.

freaky family situation isn't strange to me, but I've definitely run into people that were capable of thinking beyond that as well. and I know there must be at least a handful of people like that here.

 

[Kim Chee]

//Less specifics about how and micromanaging of where, the better I think.

How much money you don't have is going to exclude many places.
If you want water, that is going to dictate where you wont have property.
If you want year round pleasant weather where you can farm, that is going to narrow it down quite a bit.
If you don't want building codes to be in the way, that'll narrow it down some.

Without water, you don't have spit and wont be farmin' shit.
Farmers are amongst the biggest DIY mofos I've ever met.
A farmer doesn't rely on somebody for his food, he makes his own everyday.

...if I weren't pulling big gold out of the ground I think scratchin' the earth for my food is the next best situation I'd like to be in.
...but wait, maybe it is better to scratch the earth and grow some food being poor for the rest of my days than be wealthy and feel the guilt of having much and seeing those who don't.

 

[wokofshame]

I'd like a piece of land near a crew-change, or better yet, a random place where trains happen to stop, not in a town at all.
Where I and my friends could hop off or on a train at any time of night, roll over to a cozy cabin, roll up a fat joint,set the woodstove a blazing (fire already kindled) and be away.
Also it would be nice if it was a place where there was some sort of seasonal work available nearby.
I was thinking somewhere in the Appalachians- West Virginia or eastern Kentucky. has anyone been to the town of Dante, VA? Old Clinchfield coal mining town deep in the mountains that is super-depressed, cheap land and has a bunch off cool old railroad shit. CSX trains still stop there.
That's where I'd like to buy some land. sort of like Black Butte east coast but less exclusive and no hipsters.
It would be nice, also, to be in a state where there is medical weed allowed so we could have a legal grow op. If we have illegal plants growing, the state can confiscate the land if they bust us. So I'd say legal grow op is better.

 

[Deleted member 2626]

Damn straight murt. KY would be cool. Pa is supposed to move forward with the legalization. If so I'm gonna look into growing. Seasonal work is a good one for sure. At least enough to keep ya going off season and just ramble

 

[Roots317]

Like I been sayin, I already got 23 acres in an un zoned un restricted area. I hold the ownership and pay the taxes. I would love to set up an artist homestead collective, but mainly I find a bunch of lip flapping and no one actually willing to help with the hard manual labor of getting things off the ground.

Where at?

 

[Rob Nothing]

You're right 7m. But my thinking was more about how and where the vision and inspiration for all of this will crystallize and become meaningful / therefore communicable to enough people, without caving in on itself in some kind of murky "we're doing this because we're better than everyone else" collective creative dissonance.

Of course it all starts with planning out the details the blueprints and asking for input. Starting with one person, and another one, and another.

I would be so down to help if / when I could. . . Hawaii is a bit farther than a few trains away for me but regardless.
For myself I was also looking up properties for sale around Detroit, just a month ago when I thought I had my foot in the door for longish term work on a boat.. Was going to take that money straight over the highline next summer. Maybe even still if I find something else..

 

[Rob Nothing]

Also for anybody without any farming experience but interested in what Michael et al are scheming, interning is a good place to start: https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/internships/

Attra is also a good resource looking into full time, often year-round positions as well.

 

[Kim Chee]

No matter the who, where, what, how and why...a common thread here is acquiring funds (yes, this will take money unless a gift).

Whoever has ideas of how to conduct fundraising on the Internet or just simply has a rich Aunt who would like to see a whole bunch of travelin' folk work towards being self sufficient is welcome to chime in.

I hope nobody is offended by my mention of working towards self-sufficiency...just trying to loosen the chains a bit.