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Cake day: May 7th, 2024

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  • It’s still “bad” for some values of bad. I’ve demonstrated on my own farm that it’s possible to employ permaculture-ish principles (permies freak out when I say that) and make an adequate living. But make no mistake, you are supplanting nature and interacting with it in competitive and often adverse ways no matter how what practices you use. It’s kind of a spectrum - the better the interface with nature is, the less viable it is financially and vice-versa.








  • And for the inevitable “it’s too expensive” and related comments:

    1. Find the markets where you are buying directly from the farmers, not aggregators/resellers.
    2. Shop around and buy things that are less in demand. You can ask what’s not selling and try to negotiate a little and if you go right at the end, say 15-30 minutes before vendors have to pack up, you will find lots of bargains.
    3. Build relationships with growers. You will get better deals and freebees.