Hi friends! I'm very new here.
I have really dove into permaculture through books, youtube, forums, blogs, and anything I can get my hands on. I finally got my partner extremely excited about the idea of having a decent piece of land and cultivating a food forest on a portion, maybe building a small artist residency (we're both composers), and leaving the rest wild and protected. We're really struggling with where to start looking for[size=12] [/size] and researching land. I would love to be back in the midwest around my family not only because of them, but also because I grew up growing food there. My family, though not farmers anymore, still have deep connections to orchards and farms in Ohio that are a great resource for growing there. I also worry about climate change and know that rain will only become more sporadic and sparse. My partner really wants to settle in the mountains of Colorado nearish to ski towns like Vail. That area is absolutely gorgeous, but the rainfall is already not consistent and that just scares me so much. We also want to settle around a community that are doing similar things whether that's permaculture or just small sustainable farming. This wouldn't be for 5-10 years, I just like to research and obsess.
Does anyone have advice or experience they could share? I've been reading through this forum for the past few days and have already got some great information, but I would love to know everyone's dream place to settle down!
Thank you all!
