Message from @dmac100
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So here's the question. If, as a community, we all specialize in one area (one person is a shepherd, another orchardman, another wheat, etc) we'd be more dependent upon each other, but it'd probably be more efficient than everyone managing a little of everything. Is this a desirable outcome?
sounds good to me
We'd need to know the numbers and specializations of people beforehand, though, that way we're not setting a potato farmer on a mountainside.
Absolutely
Run it like a medieval fiefdom, but without the king -- everyone has a role
I'm so obsessed with these things.. It's really a marvel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLgvtTQPJTY
most of these points can be applied to goats as well.
their wool
would be nice
yeah, I don't think cotton would be possible in the PNW
And again, wool harvesting and processing is women-friendly work, which is a plus in the long run
Wool if marketed correctly can be sold to people for crafts.
Excellent. We could even make them into crafts ourselves to sell.
Set up weaver shops and what not for the women
could wool possibly be used as natural insulators
for homes?
if you like fire, i guess
Wool doesn't burn.
Doesn't it rot though?
they also make a fattier milk. This is great for making cheeses.
I've been lied to by my home ec teacher from middle school then
I watched a guy drunkenly fall into a fire before, the only reason he didn't go the ER is because he had a wool jacket on it and it saved his skin. Literally.
Wool is good for fabrics, crafts, etc. It's also naturally more waterproof than many other fabrics, and is flame-resistant.
It'd be good for making water filters
I shouldn't say "Doesn't burn" as pretty much anything will burn, but wool is a protein fiber according to google, which makes it burn very slowly.
@K_Wagner Wool has lanolin that makes it waterproof. the reason wool clothes get wet is because we remove it when we clean wool.
And like Nix said, wool doesn't absorb water like cotton or other materials.
Wool isn't cheap to make. Using it for insulation isn't the first place you want to put it.
There's a reason almost every army in the world at one time issued Wool jackets to their soldiers.
Flame resistant. And no, water filters are better with sand and charcoal. Wool is much better in socks and heavy costs, especially in PNW.
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coats* stupid autocorrect
Straw would make a better insulator, though you need to change it from time to time to avoid mildew.
Like thatch roofs.
Honestly, snow is its own insulator.