Gulches All Over the Place

Posted by MikeMarotta 9 years, 7 months ago to Culture

889 Ghost towns in Texas. You might need to bring a couple of truckloads of fertilizer for the first year or two as the soils are not friendly to farming. But you will be in the USA and left pretty much on your own to make your own future. Check out Sheffield, not a ghost town, but thriving in the oil country with 600 residents.

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Posted by eddieh 9 years, 7 months ago

There is a reality show on Fox network called Utopia. I did not watch it , but it seems to be based on the premis of Atlantis or Galts gulch.

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  Posted by khalling 9 years, 7 months ago
  
  I don't think so...last I heard about it, they were just hanging out around naked not getting much done
  
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    Posted by LetsShrug 9 years, 7 months ago
    
    Well, one person's utopia is another person's hell.
    
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      Posted by khalling 9 years, 7 months ago
      
      did you ding eddie?
      
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        Posted by LetsShrug 9 years, 7 months ago
        
        No. ?
        
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        Posted by khalling 9 years, 7 months ago
        
        me either.
        
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    Posted by eddieh 9 years, 7 months ago
    
    I wasn't aware of the naked part I do not normaly watch any reality showsbecause the minute a camera starts rolling all reality stops, butt (two t,s intentional) maybe I'll tune in .
    
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      Posted by khalling 9 years, 7 months ago
      
      lol
      
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Posted by skidance 9 years, 7 months ago

No fertilizer needed, if one uses the Square Foot Gardening method. I'm a Certified Instructor.

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  Posted by khalling 9 years, 7 months ago
  
  hey ski. you should do some posts on that
  
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    Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 9 years, 7 months ago
    
    I concur. I have the green thumb around my place, but could always use some more options and help.
    
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    Posted by skidance 9 years, 7 months ago
    
    The method probably would suit many gulchers: No digging, tilling, etc., and virtually no weeding. 100% of the crop in 20% of the space. Depending upon climate, overall there is less watering. And no need to use one's own (lousy) dirt!
    
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      Posted by khalling 9 years, 7 months ago
      
      If you're willing, I think it would be a big hit in here. people are looking to be more self-sufficient and we have lots of gulcher's who can do year round gardens.
      
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        Posted by skidance 9 years, 7 months ago
        
        Most of the information is available for free online. However, I certainly can add consultant services, local classes, and/or book/video sales.... Is there a way to post photos here?
        
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        Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 9 years, 7 months ago
        
        Hello skidance,
        How about providing some links that you personally recommend to get us started?
        
        As far as posting photos goes: Start a new thread/post (blue submit post button top right) and there is a camera/photo button at the bottom left of the new post entry panel. You can press it and locate photos on your computer and save/ upload them with it before submitting your post.
        Respectfully,
        O.A.
        
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        Posted by skidance 9 years, 7 months ago
        
        You might start with www.squarefootgardening.org.
        
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        Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 9 years, 7 months ago
        
        Excellent! Thank you. I shall investigate and bookmark the page.
        
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    Posted by LetsShrug 9 years, 7 months ago
    
    Yes!
    
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Posted by lrbeggs 9 years, 7 months ago

http://news.distractify.com/travel/compl...

29 Untouched Corners of the Earth Where You Can Completely Abandon Civilization

Some look a bit chilly for my blood...

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  Posted by IamNemo 9 years, 7 months ago
  
  Beautiful! I'd be happy just to be able to get out of the city!
  
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Posted by rbunce 9 years, 7 months ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agorism

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Posted by DrZarkov99 9 years, 7 months ago

The midwest and southwest are spotted with old mining sites, and former military bases (some with underground bunkers and/or airfields), with the elements of support infrastructure (wells, water treatment facilities, power stations) that may be recoverable. Those might be more desirable for setting up a gulch site, and most still have navigable roads that are unmarked, with access from maintained highways.

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  Posted by jlc 9 years, 7 months ago
  
  I bet some of these can be spotted on Google Earth. Interesting idea. Infrastructure already in place...Hmmm.
  
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Posted by jimslag 9 years, 7 months ago

So, what is an agorist. http://Dictionary.com does not recognize the word and neither do I. Where in Texas? I am in NM, right on the border.

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  Posted by tkstone 9 years, 7 months ago
  
  Basically a black market, under the radar. Barter can be considered agorost activity. I am in east Texas franklin county
  
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Posted by tkstone 9 years, 7 months ago

I like it Mike. What level of freedom would be acceptable for you. On the grand scale of things Texas is relatively free, but even here state regs are burdensome, unless one is willing to be an agorist. There is one of the towns near me if anyone cares for more info.

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Posted by lrbeggs 9 years, 7 months ago

Excellent idea, Mike.

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Posted by Footjoy 9 years, 7 months ago

How cool!

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Posted by katrinam41 9 years, 7 months ago

My daughter and son-in-law live in San Antonia and have been trying to get us to move down there for several years. A Ghost Gulch would be a very good reason to go. I can make almost anything grow--not much in the way of grass clippings to add to a newspaper/manure compost though. :)

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Posted by terrycan 9 years, 7 months ago

Will there be enough power for my machine tools?
How much money would be needed for 100 people?

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