How are we gonna pay taxes and buy tools if we don't sell our goods. We don't need to be flashy, but we do need a source of income for expansion. If we're near a large city farmers markets can make us tons of money.

I said colony, not country.

just a town built by people together

Ahhh

So, kinda like the hutterites?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutterite

@spudman I see us more like the mennonites. They still use some modern tecnology and are more lax on religion.

We aren't isolationist economically, many of us will likely have jobs in the general population. And there will of course be things that we must buy outside as well.

i think if industry is on the table we should produce products from the land with the help of some machines / methods of procesing

maybe

We'll want all skillsets, blue and white collar. Especially those in finance. Agriculture doesn't make money anymore unless it's huge in scale.

It's great for self sustenance though.

well since i'm going into carpentry

we could sell like

tables n shit

cool ass wooden statues

all kinds of stuff

Trade skills are especially useful.

@Rin People at the farmers market in my city sell organic hierloom tomatoes for $4.00 a pound. Agriculture prices depend on where you are in the nation.

Yes, people do buy them.

organic foods are very good profit, especially if you become a well known regional brand

@dmac100 And how many pounds do you think you can produce?

5000 pounds?

Hell, 50,000 pounds?

Thats 200k a season, IF you sell everyone and lose none to disease.

That's enough for maybe 3 families per year if they are stretching it.

It would depend on the amount and quality of land I have. The real money is in growing things people have never heard of, like this https://www.starkbros.com/products/berry-plants/kiwi-berry-vines/anna-hardy-kiwi

Compare that to the average wall street income, it's litterally nothing.

>international finance and selling meaningless pieces of paper

The point of agriculture is to feed and prepare ourselves for whatever may come, and to be self sustaining. It just isn't enough to provide all income too.

@Willy welcome

People are free to have any occupation they choose, as long as they are contributing meaningfully to the community.

@Rin it depends on the local market. In my experience people will drive 2 hours one way to try to sell at my cities farmer's market. It may not be a great source of income, but it's better than nothing.

But the alternative isn't "nothing" kek..... It's other more lucrative jobs....

apiculture is also a good starter for farm/field driven people

We aren't fucking luddites.

Or Amish.

it's illegal to seccede from the USA