Message from @!papa
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okay
we buy capital goods and produce consumer goods
put simply
Self sufficiency should be a long term goal, but thinking that we'd be using Amish level technology starting out is silly.
@dmac100 corn may not be optimal for energy but we can kill many problems with one solution
I think it's completely reasonble to have non-powered tools to use in a SHTF long term scenario but also make use of modern technology while we have it.
>implying I'm not gonna set up blacksmithing shop with Ramen
@dmac100 what didnt you get about buying capital goods and producing consumer goods
Heh, get a load of this guy..
we buy tools and machines and produce food to sustain ourselves
maybe even sell surpluses to outsiders
IRCC biodiesel corn farmers only get a profit through government subsidies. IF they didn't get govn't funding for "Green energy" they wouldn't break even.
think about this ethnostate economically
and you can easily succeed
Like how Wind turbines cost more in maintenance than they provide in power.
Cool concept, but not practical.
all year round, right?
not as much maint
If I don't get to carpent and craft a whole lot you'll have one grumpy Koala on your hands 😒
waterwheels only work until the waters freeze
sadly
flowing water doesn't freeze as easily as stagnant water
Solar does seem to be the best source of "off the grid power"
I suppose we could keep fires alive by the waterwheel to keep it flowing, but it's pretty much no use, cost too much Wood and so on I gues
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solar is your best bet off the grid
As I said corn is not the best option for energy but it can be a solution for other problems, like alcohol, starch, feed the animals...
Yeah
The versatility makes it worth
why solar
Corn is still a staple for feeding farm animals and farmers.
@Mercer nearly every homsteader I've met that lives away from power has solar and can most modern comforts with it
solar is a low maint and high yield way for power
especially if you invest in a giant field
humans need all different types of foods
to be healthy