Hey gang, here are some photos of the land in uppermost NY - known as Many Oaks, it's a diverse 550 acre parcel with mixed hardwood forests, river frontage on Indian River (seriously), vast cattail swamps, seemingly endless meadows... it may not be as remote as the other possible location - there is a driveable road bordering the land and it's about 1/2 hour to the nearest small town. You can occasionally hear evidence that humans still inhabit the earth, as there are homes scattered around the surrounding territory. It is, however, very rural and un-developed. Being 550 acres, I think it affords us a wonderful opportunity to create a sustainable community that could potentially live on for many generations to come. I'd be much more excited about creating something that will live on and provide an example to the world of the possibility of living happily, comfortably, in a beautiful thriving primitive community than to just have a really amazing 4 month experiment that radically and beautifully transformed our perceptions and memories but otherwise ended.... we'd also be in a better position to maintain a sustainable, craft based, education based or other small income-providing lifestyle (there are invariably going to be some expenses - as Max said, we are new at this)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
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