2007-04-11 16:14:23 · 18 answers · asked by Commensalism 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
It's a question I reflect on often, having 20 acres in an isolated rural area. The answer is, it's not as easy as it sounds, nor is it impossible. But it takes knowledge and a way of thinking I wasn't raised with.
Think about what goes into a meal: protein, vegetable, grain. Think about how many meals you'd eat in a year. How can one grow/pick/hunt all that food? Where does the wheat come from? (It won;t grow where I live.) Soybeans? Cabbage?
How about clothing, shoes, winterwear? Hot water? Cooking? Medicine? Heat? Transportation & hauling? Remember, there are only 24 hours in a day to get it all done in.
It's a challenge, for sure. But it can be done. I'm taking small steps to become more self-sufficient, like raising chickens and installing solar electric. I have a long, long way to go...
2007-04-13 09:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by dj 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I could survive off the land if it hasn't been bombed, or destroyed by a war. Living off the land in America , would be great. I would live off the fat of the Land.
2007-04-11 16:31:33 · answer #2 · answered by Norskeyenta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can and I have. Hundreds of people in Alaska do it every day, not to mention thousands of farmers in this country.
After you've survived a winter snaring rabbits, it's difficult to imagine why people can't survive a week in the Superdome.
2007-04-12 22:13:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even if you had the ability there is no land for free. I could do it but there is a time limit on your experience. Rules for wilderness areas. Not much homestead land to do it on.
2007-04-11 16:29:17 · answer #4 · answered by Pablo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If "The Land" is the name of a nice hotel/resort, then yes. If you mean building fires and shelter, eating berries, and peeing outside, then no. I'm a girly girl.
2007-04-13 05:33:39 · answer #5 · answered by Lindsay M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, I couldn't. I'm as Foghat put it,"A Fool for the City". I love the city. Music, food, the arts, everything about them. I wasn't born to be Daniel Boone I guess. lol
2007-04-12 06:36:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The land of a resort in the Aegean sea, yes, any where else, hell nah!
2007-04-13 06:21:20 · answer #7 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. I'd be out in the wilderness whining about being hungry, uncomfortable, and not able to take a shower.
2007-04-11 16:22:33 · answer #8 · answered by RayeKaye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could if you had access to fairly clean water and a way to boil that water. Also you would have to be surrounded by vegetation. Hey...Have you ever eaten a Pine Tree?
Good question by the way.
2007-04-11 17:08:01 · answer #9 · answered by Ugly Betty 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2007-04-12 01:04:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋