A tropical permaculture food forest in rural Florida seems so mysterious and appealing to me. Probably because its sunny, warm, and the complete opposite corner of the country from me. Its just the scorpions, poisonous snakes, alligators, and hurricanes that make me think twice.
Then again, our volcanos, earthquakes, mountain lions, and bears arenβt exactly childs play. Perhaps a case of the grass is greener. (and warmer)
Iβve thought about doin that exact thing before. When I went to Puerto Rico I realized Iβd rather do it there instead.
I get that. Puerto Rico feels⦠overlooked. Overlooked places are great for permie life.
You could avoid the hurricanes in north central florida and the rest isn't as bad as it sounds lol
I hate heat and love snow and mountains, but even Iβm tempted by the ability to grow any citrus I want outside and swim in huge freshwater springsβ¦ *wistful sigh*
i know right?
thats the appeal.
the last time i visited Florida, i started feeling a weird claustrophobic feeling i didnt understand until i realized the highest point in the state is line 200ft above sea level. You never crest a hill, and look into the distance. never being able to see into the distance made me feel like i was in a box.
Could probably fix that with lots of time on a warm beach ποΈ π€
Tennessee may be more to your looking if you haven't been
Some years ago, I wanted to get out of town and take an extended road trip. Just see the country. My solution was to sell stuff, put some stuff in storage, and go to a 6 week truck driving school. Might as well get paid to do it. I leased a truck, and drove for 6th months. Saw every state but Rhode Island. Some places which stood out as places I might want to live... Lebanon Tennesee, the Ozarks, rural(ish) Florida, and the high deserts on the border of southern Utah, northern Arizona.
Least favorite places, Pennsylvania, all of the north east cities around D.C., and inland southern California. bleh.
Should have guessed you'd researched most places.
We have similar taste in locations. Loved that part of Utah and share your dislike for what you listed. Florida I have a love hate with having spent a lot of time there. Eventually found the permanent heat too stifling
side note...
When I wanted to get a read and feel for the mainstream culture of a place, I would go to a Starbucks. Starbucks are like a neutral Petri dish. They are the same everywhere. They even use the same cleaning products. The only difference is the people.
That's some wisdom, how long or how many visits before you have a good idea
aside to the asideβ¦
there was a ~5 year period in my life where I was traveling more than I was home, mostly internationally. Starbucks quickly became the first place I sought out because of the consistency. no matter where you are, a Starbucks coffee is going to be the same. thereβs comfort in that consistency.
exactly π€
that is why i did it at first. Seattle kid looking for some reliable nostalgia. didnβt notice the petri dish thing until later. or more specifically, in York, Nebraska
the petri dish theory is super interesting and makes sense, going to file that one away for later. never been to Nebraska, donβt even have any preconceptions
Cool idea βοΈ
We are definitely considering eastern TN!
