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Friday, 20 April 2012 23:29

Seeking Land for Sustainable Living

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i am living on benefits at creepside crampground in wilson creek, handing my entire shelter allowance, and then some, to slum land owners, who live in america, who utterly ignore my concerns, and who make threats of summary eviction, when i complain.

my situation is intolerable, and i can find no way out.

at fifty my options are running out.  i am technically highly competent, am able to repair almost anything.  i am also a reasonable gardener, and am good with animals.

i am perfectly able to live just about anywhere, do not require power, or even water, provided i could find enough space in which to collect my own. what i need is enough space to collect enough sunlight to be able to live as humans have always managed to live in the past.

instead i am trapped in what is effectively an open prison, surrounded almost entirely by private property, roads, cars and people - most of whom are drunk, most of the time.

this is to beg for relief - if anyone has any idea where i might find a landlord willing to make local use of my shelter allowance, in exchange for enough land upon which i could keep a hive or two, a garden, and in time, hopefully, a few goats, ducks, and perhaps (in my dreams) a donkey or so.

i don't actually need a lot of personal space at any one time, but in order to keep myself, my animals and the land healthy, i would need to be able to move my pens around occasionally (aka joel salatin's 'tractor' designs) and i also - and most importantly - require pedestrian access to crown land.

i'm a student of permaculture, especially sepp holzer's approach, as well as mollison and lawton, et al, and i am also well versed in wood gas production, and the related production of biochar, solar and compost power, methane and humanure production, etc.

if you know what 'terra-preta' means, then, in short, i am seeking a space in which to become a natural part of that cycle.
i am alone, at the moment, but i do anticipate company, given that i am able to demonstrate health and growth, and am ultimately hoping to be able to pull my own weight, in creating a sustainable community.

at fifty my options are running out, and without space, i am unable to help.

any advice would be appreciated, thank you for listening,

james knight, jugaad. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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