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roflcakes
Jan 16, 2007, 8:50 PM
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Do ladies want to live off the grid, i.e. living, with an organic garden, in a cabin , dependant on nothing but, wind solar, and hydro power? Or is this too harsh of conditions
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macherry
Jan 17, 2007, 12:30 AM
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" ladies", are you talking to my mom?
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sita26
Jan 17, 2007, 12:42 AM
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i would love an organic garden... if it came with a gardener and personal chef
a cabin sounds nice, too... but only if it was a second home
different 'ladies' want different things but i dont know any who are dying to be dependent on solar power
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dicwu
Jan 17, 2007, 12:59 AM
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Well, in about a week or so, I'll be living in a hut for 2 years+ with no electricity, running water, or reliable phone service. And I'm more excited about that than scared. About the organic garden.. I hope I'll like it or I may starve. I'm sure ladies would want to live off the grid as much as boys, meaning, it depends on the individual.
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kiwi_raven
Jan 17, 2007, 2:06 AM
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I'm 16 so I try to live as sustainabily as possible while still being at home, I've an organic garden out the back with lots of different veges and quite a good wee herb garden for cooking and remedies. I find it really fufilling to grow and produce your own food, I also do some work for community gardens aswell and we help feed the poor and homeless in our community. Great fun
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lhwang
Jan 17, 2007, 2:09 AM
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roflcakes wrote: Do ladies want to live off the grid, i.e. living, with an organic garden, in a cabin , dependant on nothing but, wind solar, and hydro power? Or is this too harsh of conditions
I've lived in many places. For example, I lived in a shipping container in East Timor for a month. I lived in my parents' cabin for a while this year. I've lived in a car. I've lived in a tent.
One of the docs I know has a multimillion dollar cabin that is powered entirely by geothermal and solar power. He also has an organic garden. If that's what you're talking about, sign me up ASAP please!
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arctic_queen
Jan 17, 2007, 2:26 AM
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This souds like an awesome way to live -as long as there's good climbing nearby!
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granite_grrl
Jan 17, 2007, 2:43 AM
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What consitutes and "organic" garden? I was hoping to plant a veggie garden in my back yard this year, does that mean I will be joining the ranks of the organic gardeners?
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iamthewallress
Jan 17, 2007, 3:00 AM
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Are you gonna use chemical fertalizers and pesticides on your genetically modified tomaties?
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sherrilewis
Jan 17, 2007, 4:31 AM
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Living off the grid is not necessarily "harsh".
It isn't like an episode of Survivor; you HAVE power, it just comes from a local renewable source(like wind, hydro, sun...).
What's harsh is being on the grid, paying monthly electric bills to a utility conglomerate, then freezing in the dark when a storm knocks out the power line down the road.
Being YOUR OWN power company is...EMPOWERING. "Ladies" like that.
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granite_grrl
Jan 17, 2007, 1:13 PM
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iamthewallress wrote: Are you gonna use chemical fertalizers and pesticides on your genetically modified tomaties?
Nah, too lazy and don't want to pay for extra chemicals.
And I won't be growing tomatos, don't like them. Probobly be going for potatos though, they seem easy to grow.
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lena_chita
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Jan 17, 2007, 6:40 PM
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roflcakes wrote: Do ladies want to live off the grid, i.e. living, with an organic garden, in a cabin , dependant on nothing but, wind solar, and hydro power? Or is this too harsh of conditions
Already have an organic garden, so I guess I'm half-way there?
I think if you have money, you can make the off-grid living very luxurious, like lhwang was saying.
I would very much like to live in a place away from the city, in a comfy "green" house that is built without toxic construction materials, powered with solar energy, surrounded by a beautiful productive orchard and garden, etc. I would also liketo have independent source of income so I could live in that house, travel whenever the fancy strikes me, and not worry about making money...
What I wouldn't like to do is live in a 300sq foot cabin with wood heat and outhouse and no internet access...
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bizarrodrinker
Jan 17, 2007, 7:13 PM
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lena_chita wrote: roflcakes wrote: Do ladies want to live off the grid, i.e. living, with an organic garden, in a cabin , dependant on nothing but, wind solar, and hydro power? Or is this too harsh of conditions Already have an organic garden, so I guess I'm half-way there? I think if you have money, you can make the off-grid living very luxurious, like lhwang was saying. I would very much like to live in a place away from the city, in a comfy "green" house that is built without toxic construction materials, powered with solar energy, surrounded by a beautiful productive orchard and garden, etc. I would also liketo have independent source of income so I could live in that house, travel whenever the fancy strikes me, and not worry about making money... What I wouldn't like to do is live in a 300sq foot cabin with wood heat and outhouse and no internet access...
SO you want to retire. Welcome to the club.
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sara_faye
Jan 19, 2007, 4:44 PM
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roflcakes wrote: Do ladies want to live off the grid, i.e. living, with an organic garden, in a cabin , dependant on nothing but, wind solar, and hydro power? Or is this too harsh of conditions
Sounds like a vacation. Good stuff, lots of hard work, more good stuff.
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