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Hope you get it! Land is always the issue here isn't it? It is also the reason I started buying Bitcoin.

If you get it and need a source of income for the venture consider cider making. Why? You get a duty free allowance as small cider maker so all that tax duty goes to you when you sell it and it's a low risk food product so you don't really get food inspectors coming round.

Even if you don't want to sell it I think it a good community thing to do and pressing juice for people to ferment at home is bureaucracy free..

That's what I am trying to do round here just need the space! Hopefully I can buy part of my neighbours garden or Bitcoin can help me buy an already existing orchard before they chop it down for housing!
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serenitys forge 2y ago

A bit of state jujitsu is always a good idea. A cider guild is on the list of activities 😁

I'm looking at a few ex-industrial/brownfield sites, the remidal work will also be a course..

Why not offer your services as a tree care specialist to people with apple trees in your area ?

You take care of the tree regarding pruning, take the apples, press them return the pasteurised apple juice. What's left gets turned into cider. Some cuttings can be rooted and pips grown on to sell as trees or be the planting stock for your orchard.

Small patches of unused waste ground could support a tree or two.. 😉

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Henry 2y ago

Great idea.👍 I did it a few years ago 😂. The problem then was the lack of network effect. Everyone round here was over 80 when I moved in. Thankfully the demographics have changed to more young families so I am going to guerilla garden the neighborhood with more apple trees in the autumn and hopefully get some help with the pressing if people don't flake out.

Sometimes the timing is just out on a good idea

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serenitys forge 2y ago

I'm rebuilding my fruit press in a couple of weeks. I'll video that and share the link. I have the usual channels under a brand name, I need to re start posting to build up that network.. 👍🏻