Ryder Blue

Ha, yeah it's 'spensive. Didn't think of it as the permaculture capital but I suppose it is at least in the top 10 compared to so much of the US. Even so, you probably got maybe 10-25% of the population that is even remotely practicing permaculture (although much more then that would be sympathetic to the cause). But yeah, hope you can find someone to work with. Or make it work with where you're from.

I'm growing strawberries on a hugel, and got the wild strawbs too (not very productive without water though.) As far as fruit goes, I have a ton of huckleberries in comparison. Not so easy to harvest but worth it when I'm up for it.

Unfortunately the tiny house laws in Sonoma are pretty lame. Basically you have to be a caregiver, or potentially an agricultural worker but then you'd have to work for that farm. Or you do a factory made home permanently built and go through the standard permit process, with both permits and all but the worst land being super expensive. The rest of the bay area is just as expensive or moreso. Your best bet might be Mendocino county but your job opportunities are going to be a lot more limited. Real bad water situation up there too (as with the rest of California).

Or you can go under the table with a landowner, especially in the more rural Cazadero area, but that's risky ofc, and not necessarily easy to find. Wish I had better advice but it's a real expensive place.

Hey everyone, I'm 28, he/him, and partially "clicked" from Sonoma County, California. Living in the redwoods, building hugulkulturs, composting, reusing, using solar solutions (such as a cooker or a good ol fashioned clothesline), and so on. Anyone else in the area?