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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
I’d like to buy a home on an acreage near Amish settlements and live off grid, put up solar panels, have a good root cellar, storm shelter, clothesline, garden, potato patch, greenhouse, build a treehouse to hang out in…travel a bit and look for things that need fixin’. There’s a tiny home community built in OKC area for foster children who become adult age so that they can get on their feet and go to school and not have to be pressured about paying rent & high utility’s & other expenses. That would be a very worthy thing to donate to.
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
@cherokeepatti [c=800000]I like both of your ideas. Like near an Amish community and help foster children. [/c]
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@ProfessorPlum77 Just for fun I started looking on Zillow and saw a couple of homes listed that apparently Amish were selling on acreages that would be ideal. They weren’t connected to electricity and had some of the things I wanted. Wood-burning free-standing fireplaces in the living area and wood-burning stoves in the kitchens, lots of kitchen cabinets, nice big clothesline, a small barn, etc. Probably hand pump water wells too but I didn’t see them in the photos. I’d love to be able to do business with the Amish, their stuff generally is pretty expensive but everything they make…furniture, carpentry stuff, quilts etc is quality stuff. They have Amish stores to buy all sorts of groceries in those areas too.
ProfessorPlum77 · 70-79, MVIP
@cherokeepatti [c=666666]For sure the house would be quality built. But, I need electricity, running water, indoor plumbing, etc. [/c]
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@ProfessorPlum77 I have seen hand pumps on kitchen sinks, you can have a flush toilet with a septic system and put water in the tank. Some work but can be done. Also electricity with solar and maybe roof wind turbines if you are conservative with use