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Well, I grew up in the country and my family had a small farm....chickens, goats, rabbits, etc.
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Well, I grew up in the country and my family had a small farm....chickens, goats, rabbits, etc.
I loved the outdoors when I was a kid and spent countless hours playing in the woods.
As I grew older, I had a strong desire to live in the city (New York City at that). So, I went to college in the city and since than have been a city girl. I love the life, culture and diversity of the city.
That said, lately I've been missing the outdoors and the peace and quiet the country provides.
I recently went skiing in Colorado and loved the clean, fresh air....I'd move there in a heartbeat. Everything I love to do involves being outdoors (hiking, skiing, bike riding, etc.). Just don't put me in the suburbs, that's all I ask.
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Why choose? Nowadays you can farm in the city. At least, near me.
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Why choose? Nowadays you can farm in the city. At least, near me.
http://brooklyngrangefarm.com/
http://rooftopfarms.org/
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I live a few miles from a very small town that has a small university. Gas, food and even McDonald's are there. However, I saw a car parked, open windows, key in the ignition. It was probably safe.
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I live a few miles from a very small town that has a small university. Gas, food and even McDonald's are there. However, I saw a car parked, open windows, key in the ignition. It was probably safe.
A few more miles gets me to a larger town, has everything, A few more miles in the other direction gets me to a small city.
I'm growing trees in my yard. No farm, I harvest oxygen. There is a real farm across the street. In back, there's a rich guy with 130+ acres who's doing the same thing I am, letting trees do what comes naturally. I've lived in small cities (Corpus Christi), urban suburbs of one really big city (New York), LA and Miami. Gimme the woods, any day.
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all those under thirty had better get some practice in farming...
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all those under thirty had better get some practice in farming...
once peak oil has been gone by and the supply starts to dry up ( Gas at $80 a gallon etc) then you will need to grow your own or starve...
see - how Cuba survived their own peak oil crisis ( The average weight loss in adults was 12lbs)
http://www.powerofcommunity.org/cm/index.php
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I live in a very small town--actually 3 miles outside of town, on a quiet back road. Vermont's take on city life is only an hour away, and that's quite close enough. I love the peacefulness and slow pace. I love the low crime rate. I love being close to nature. I love going to the farmer's market. I love running into people I know whenever I go into town. I've lived in cities but always return to small town living.
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yeah, i'd hafta say that finding that sweet spot that puts you within easy distance of either is the most preferable solution. I'd prefer a farm-type setting that's within 10 min or so of the city's conveniences, myself, but an urban pad that is of equal distance to the country is do-able too........What i find i miss most when in the city for long stretches is just a simple country backroad.......so many memories of my youth find me tooling along a gravel road at about 30mph in my old car, smokin a j and listening to Dark Side of the Moon. Letting my mind stretch it's legs while the crickets chirp and the scenery slowly passes by.......nice
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I have lived inside city limits since the age of 12. Farm life is better by far. In the country I feel better and freer.
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Oh wow, I'm not sure I can compare the two. I grew up far in the country. I loved the peace and quiet, but hated to drive 30 miles to town anytime I needed to go to the store. City life is great, I love it. But, when your attempts to help your daughter with her homework are foiled by the screams of a street fight outside your window... Things can change.... But, I've already lived in the country half my life. The city is home now.
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Why not grow yer cake, and eat it, too? *gets out broccoli pompoms* Permaculture, permacuture! Yay! Go! Grow! Win!
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