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Commenced:
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01/02/2015 |
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Submitted:
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12/02/2015 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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Marionville, Mo, US |
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Climate zone:
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Cold Temperate |
This is the story of purchasing a piece of land with no utilities and settling it as a homestead, only with permaculture principles and design to better the local community.
In December 2012 I purchased 10 acres of land in southwest Missouri after searching for a year I found land to purchase in my price range. It was not ideal land for conventional agriculture. In this part of the country, the high valued land is flat, no trees and planted for corn or soybeans. This land is a mix of woods and open areas, gently sloped towards the south for great southern exposure. For the period of a year I would drive back and forth and visit the land 1-2 times a week. I had planted a garden the first year but with very infrequent visits, the garden did not succeed well. I've spent countless hours walking the property, analyzing the water flows, patterns, wind, energies, soil quality etc. I decided that if I ever wanted to truly get anything accomplished I needed to reside at the place I wanted to influence the most. I purchased a small shed in August 2013 for the small fee of 1140 dollars delivered, complete with wasps nests and large holes in the soffet area and roof ridge cap. The whole shed was sealed, insulated and sheet rocked. I put a wood stove in it and in December 2013 I moved out in the shed.
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