The Value Of Sustainability
Today
Today’s economy has a
dramatic aspect to it. The moment you think things have become stable,
something strange knocks everything out of whack again. It wouldn’t be so bad
if you had the resources to weather the storm in some degree of comfort. But
the vast majority of people just aren’t in such a position, and are further
hampered by debt.
There needs to be a way of
escaping things like debt, reducing living expenses, and increasing the
solidity of your current situation. One thing that is characterizing many
households today is the sustainability movement. This is a kind of living
wherein individuals try to concoct solutions that preclude government reliance.
In terms of energy, three
modes of electrical production are becoming more mainstream for residences: solar energy, wind energy, and water energy—all three of which can be installed
on a property that has a fast enough body of water nearby and regular wind for
about $15k, depending.
Something else that is
quickly becoming a characteristic of the modern household is a vegetable
garden—something which bears its own elegance. There are plants which will grow
in just about any environment, and don’t necessarily require a deluge to
maintain. Certain cacti can grow in almost any environment, and many
seed-bearing plants with nutritional benefits (like hemp) are likewise easy to
grow.
Husbanding Your Garden
As you might expect, a
market has developed due to this shift in consumer sensibilities. While it may
take a few years to get a garden’s growth at such a level where it regularly
produces enough for your household, this gives homeowners not just a useful
hobby, but a means of deferring costs related to nutrition.
It is possible to remain
healthy from an entirely vegetarian diet sourced through a garden. Chia seeds,
pumpkin seeds, flaxseed, hemp seeds—these all have protein and fats necessary
for health. Tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms, strawberries, blackberries,
raspberries, apples, squash, peppers, onions—these are just a few available
plants you can husband toward healthy, regular yields annually.
To get started, you want to
do your homework beforehand, know the seasons of your local community, and
source your seeds from a purveyor that understands the market, and what that
market is demanding.
At
https://www.myseedneeds.com/collections/vegetables you can find seeds provided
through a top-tier operation; according to the site: “Seed Needs consistently
ships thousands of seed packets on a weekly basis. The vast majority of our
seed products are packaged based on customer demand, and are stored in a
temperature-controlled environment for maximum freshness.”
Comprehensive Sustainability
Now imagine a possible
scenario: after five years, you’ve got a garden that is regularly productive
and has facilitated its own micro climate which requires much less intervention
than it did from you previously. Additionally you don’t need energy from “the
grid”, because you use solar, wind, and water energy.
What you save in electricity
pays for the garden. If you’re savvy with plumbing, you may be able to use
nearby water-sources as means of irrigation, cutting out your water bill. The
coup de grace? A crypto currency mining operation in the basement. Double down
on architectural developments and install a prefabricated structure on your
property.
If you are savvy, you have
the potential to live entirely off the grid without losing money or health
while yet providing a service to society that returns you assets. It’s
conceivable you could do all this for well under $100k, and be without the
bounds of debt in under ten years.
Yes, it will take a lot of
work—but it’s not something entirely impossible. Still, you may not want to go
with so comprehensive a venture. It may be wiser to start small—with a simple
vegetable garden in your backyard, or hung from a planter in the window of your
apartment.
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