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Most of the nation suffers from repeated droughts or 'water-stress'
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James Landreth wrote:
The schools in Washington and Oregon are generally good, especially compared to some other parts of the US. If I understand correctly, in Washington there's also a fair number of options (depending on where you are) for homeschooling and home school hybrid programs. At least, there were ten years ago.
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James Landreth wrote:I used to live in Sequim and Port Angeles actually :) It is a really nice area. There are some great places for farming there, and it's next to Olympic National Park. Unfortunately it's gotten expensive, but if you can find something I think it's a great choice. You can take a ferry to Victoria, Canada, from Port Angeles.
I've lived in the Tri Cities in Eastern Washington, and my grandparents lived in a city called Ellensburg, also on the east side. What Nicole said is true. The weather is extreme there and water can be scarce. It wouldn't be my first choice, but some people are ok with those challenges and limiting factors.
A lot of counties in western Washington are still surprisingly rural, and cheap compared to the rest of the state. Lewis, Cowlitz, Clark, and Grays Harbor are all counties I'm familiar with that I think can be a great choice. If you get lucky you might get property that's not a terribly far drive to Olympia or even Portland.
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Marshall Peters wrote:For your own sake, Check out Arkansas. North central has a great growing climate. Doesn't get too cold and there are plenty of rivers, natural springs and streams. Plus, lots of acreage with homes for sale at very decent prices
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Galen Young wrote:My last duty station where I retired was Naples Italy.
Returning stateside we decided to settle in Maine.
Most of the nation suffers from repeated droughts or 'water-stress', Maine has no such issues.
Most of Maine is rural and it is over 92% forest. I bought two forested parcels, one of which was marketed for $350/acre.
There is a sub-culture here pushing for 'Food Sovereignty' [which gives all land-owners the right to sell whatever you grow on your land]. It keeps USDA inspectors out of the process, if you grow carrots you have the right to sell your carrots, and I as a customer I have the right to buy your carrots.
Most townships here lack building inspectors. I was able to build our house myself. Our building permit came with a certificate of 'self-inspection and completion' for me to sign when I was done building it.
Maine has always been among the top 5 states for gun rights. We have a constitutional right to Open Carry and to Conceal Carry.
The 'snow-belt' region downwind from the Great Lakes is known for snow storms that can dump many feet of snow in a single storm. This region is basically "Grand Rapids-Detroit-Cleveland-Toronto-Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse-Ithaca-Scranton-Albany-NYC-New Haven-Hartford-Springfield-Worcester-Providence-Manchester-Boston". Not very much of Maine dips down South into that region. Here in Maine we may get that quantity of snow spread out over the course of the entire winter, a couple inches one week, a couple inches the next week, and so on. Maine gets a lot of summer tourists from the snow belt. They think we are heroic for living here since we are North of them, they think we must get 10X more snow than they get. But they forget that we are not in the snow belt.
Mike Haasl wrote:I think your temperature, humidity and precipitation needs have to be figured out first. If you like a good hard winter, or hate it when the temp is over 90, the answer lies somewhere above the 40th parallel or at elevation. If you love a hot muggy summer and a gentle winter, head to the South East and South. If you like it dry, aim for the west but away from the ocean. You can homestead in all of these conditions but only if you like it there.
Gail's post about Oklahoma sounds wonderful. If you like those conditions. I hate the heat (Wisconsin is bad enough) so I would never live there.
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John F Dean wrote:I did like western North Caroina, western Virginia, and neighboring states until I realized they got their annual rainfall in one weekend.
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Max Menchaca wrote:The Midwest growing capabilities are supposed to increase, but culturally I'm not sure if it an optimal place.
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Mike Haasl wrote:
Max Menchaca wrote:The Midwest growing capabilities are supposed to increase, but culturally I'm not sure if it an optimal place.
The Midwest is a pretty big place with lots of different spots within it. I'd encourage you to not just assume the whole region is one culture.
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Mike Haasl wrote:
Max Menchaca wrote:The Midwest growing capabilities are supposed to increase, but culturally I'm not sure if it an optimal place.
The Midwest is a pretty big place with lots of different spots within it. I'd encourage you to not just assume the whole region is one culture.
As a native of Illinois I am aware of that!
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