41/ a b̶o̶a̶t̶ ̶ homestead is a hole in the w̶a̶t̶e̶r̶ dirt that you throw money intohttps://twitter.com/HeadwaysMatter/status/1254853485532758018 …
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52/ If you're interested in learning how to move out to the country, become self sufficient, raise your own food, harvest your own heating fuel from the forest - EVEN IF YOU'VE GOT ZERO EXPERIENCE - follow me for the book announcement.
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53/ Strong, strong, strong agree. Those articles exist because people want to believe them. That doesn't mean it's real. Ultra rare exceptions aside, you're not going to make $100k selling microgreens OR become self-sufficient on just 1 acre. https://twitter.com/ThePeeCee/status/1254858339286020096 …
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54/ I go into more detail in this in the book, but ... people eat a LOT of calories per day. Gardens generate a few calories per day for a short harvest season. Chicken eggs are 80 calories each ...and require inputs.https://twitter.com/spongeworthy2/status/1254858893370339331 …
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55/ if you want to talk survival scenarios, there's no replacement for (a) a basement full of pressure canned meat (b) large ruminants that can turn grass into meat.
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56/ yes, good memory! Free skill building! RT
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57/ > can't learn welding can you not? if you've got a garage, watch videos on youtube, buy a MIG welder off of Amazon, have Airgas or similar deliver a tank of AR/CO2, and start practicing on scrap. https://twitter.com/robo_tabby/status/1254860440636723201 …
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58/ it is a legit thing (in the sense that people are doing it) and a really dumb ivory tower idea IMO Essay in the homesteading book about why it's dumbhttps://twitter.com/Cares12Nick/status/1254863777666789376 …
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60/ agree, TONS of great welding content online!https://twitter.com/Bobthewelding1/status/1254864269658804230 …
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61/ excellent question, and I've just added this to the "to do" section https://twitter.com/enginoire1/status/1254864920241303552 …
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62/ Yep, I'm very happy with my ~ 100 year old (120? 150?) Hay Budden. 120 lbs. Not huge, but a good solid size.https://twitter.com/tketkr/status/1254865618056163328 …
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64/ Also, Dave Ramsay has a youtube channel. He sells his content via a course... but he also explains all of it, over and over and over, for free, on youtube.https://twitter.com/thepiclord/status/1254868740094791681 …
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