"It is remarkable that there is little or nothing to be remembered written on the subject of getting a living; how to make getting a living not merely honest and honorable, but altogether inviting and glorious; for if getting a living is not so, then living is not."

                                                                                                                                          Henry David Thoreau



Something I remember reading somewhere...

In the days when America was being settled a frontiersman confronted an Indian.  He asked the Indian why the Indian chose to live so basely, so unrefined, why he did not get a job and make a living. 

"What do you work for?" The Indian asked.  The man said to have things like a house and the ability to support his family. 

"I have those things," the Indian said.  The man continued saying that he worked so that he could enjoy himself after the work was done. 

"What do you enjoy?" the Indian asked.  Well hunting and fishing and hiking in the woods.

"This seems strange to me.  That is my job," replies the Indian.

Thank you for an interest in this site.  I am developing a business plan for a small farming community in Texas.  Anyone interested is encouraged to contact me. 

I need more than I can presently find in the dead-end working world and I plan on working hard to get it.  Not working hard so someone else or some large corporation can become rich, but working hard so I can interact directly with the outcome of my labor.

There is a growing trend in homesteading, green living, cooperative living, etc. which is accompanied with a rejection of mass consumerism and general mall mentality.  I support this trend.  I feel that in the future the small, self-contained, self-producing community will be very popular.   Though I believe in these things, nothing is set in stone.  For instance, I'm not fully aware of what effort it takes to produce vegetables without chemicals.  I would like to, but if the reality is that spraying them is far more cost and work effective, I'm not opposed to that.  I would like to minimize these things as much as possible which may have to be done progressively.  

My general plan in order to accomplish my goals is to purchase land located in the country and raise animals and grow produce.  The food is used to feed those living on the farm as well as to sell.  A further idea I would like to explore is opening a restaurant which would prepare the food from the farm.  I feel this would be an excellent idea considering the movement toward organically grown foods and living healthy.  Of course the organic part may vary as mentioned previously.  I also  see the farm and restaurant moving towards as much of a self-sustaining state as possible.      

Of course this is not something I can accomplish on my own.  Others will become members and live on the farm.  Seeing that these ideas are still in development, nothing is permanent, and I am just layouting a general outline.  If you're still with me this far I must be doing something right.

All who become involved will live on the farm.  We help each other build our own houses. I feel this would be more easily obtained and give more privacy than sharing one large home.  All work would be shared by the members.  This includes on the farm and at the restaurant.  Outside jobs would certainly be held by some members with others concentrating solely on our operation.  As everything continues to grow and build, more members could sustain themselves through the farm and restaurant itself and break away from outside labor.

All of this is still in its infancy.  Research and consulting needs to be done to find the best legal form of ownership and by-laws need to be drafted among many other things.

Feel free to look through the rest of this site and return at later dates to view the progress.  Most importantly, contact me with ideas and suggestions or if you are interested in becoming a member!!!!!!



“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion”
                                                                                      
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