have to go now and (as you suggested) look for a sustainable family farm where I can live in peace, off the grid *far* away from the series of intertubes that delivers information (like Donald Trump tells Californians there is no drought) around the world via computer
phaster, those places require infrastructure, a supply chain and law an order. They are far from sustainable. You’re looking at things from a modern American perspective where technology can be applied.
Connecticut is cold as hell and nothing will grow in the winter.
For family subsistence without trade or much labor, you need a tropical area where, in your backyard, you have bananas, mangoes, pineapples, all kinds of nutritious tropical fruits, tons of veggies, a large pond from water storage, and some small animals to eat for protein. In Tropical climates, things just grow without much effort.
A wet tropical, mountainous island is the Pacific is best because nobody without a big boat can reach it. The soil is volcanic and rich (make sure you plant an orchard and have veggie seeds). The mountain will protect you from rising sea levels. You don’t need electricity, water pumps or anything like that.[/quote]
