Joel_BC
Super Self-Sufficient
This is a question of philosophical curiosity on my part. Maybe some of you would like to share your guesses and insights on the topic...
We know the world economy has been challenging since 2008. A lot of economists say the first couple years of it were the worst economic period since the Great Depression. Situation's still not very stable.
We also know that - if not thrown off the land by some local bank, and if not swept off (like in the Dustbowl) by natural conditions - people are able to feed themselves and "make do" if they have access to arable land and have some skills and character virtues.
There was a back-to-the-land trend in the early 1970s. I'm no expert on it, but there's stuff on the internet about it. Such as...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-to-the-land_movement
What are your thoughts? Do you believe that continued economic uncertainty, coupled with affordable land prices in some regions, could result in another sizable back-to-the-land wave?
We know the world economy has been challenging since 2008. A lot of economists say the first couple years of it were the worst economic period since the Great Depression. Situation's still not very stable.
We also know that - if not thrown off the land by some local bank, and if not swept off (like in the Dustbowl) by natural conditions - people are able to feed themselves and "make do" if they have access to arable land and have some skills and character virtues.
There was a back-to-the-land trend in the early 1970s. I'm no expert on it, but there's stuff on the internet about it. Such as...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-to-the-land_movement
What are your thoughts? Do you believe that continued economic uncertainty, coupled with affordable land prices in some regions, could result in another sizable back-to-the-land wave?