# Your input requested
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Help! Where should we build this game changing community? I need some feedback!
*If you are not familiar with this series, I encourage you to find the links at the end of this post and explore Parts 1-5 to get caught up. This innovative farm will not only be the coolest place to live on the planet, but will also be 95% self sufficient in its economy, power generation and food production.*
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# Bovine Excrement and Rotating Oscillators
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In order to find the safest and most ideal location for the farm, I felt I needed to cover the basics in all of the popular SHF, doomsday, apocalyptic scenarios that I have run across in the past 10 years. If we are going to go to all the trouble to build this game changing exhibition of a truly functional way of living, I’d like it to weather any major catastrophic events that might happen to befall our fragile little planet. One never knows. I would just hate to have this all complete at a location near the beach and then have a 500 foot tidal wave show up.
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*Disclaimer – Hey, who knows. I don’t. I’d like to choose the safest place within reason. Some of these scenarios are legitimate concerns and some of course are highly speculative. I’m just using these scenarios to help define the safest location we can find while staying within the confines of reason.*
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1. Planet X
This covers most of the scenarios in one major event. I don’t think I will have to make a #2 with this one covering the bases. Let us all take a moment to drop into the rabbit hole of deep dark paranoia. <div>
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- It is said: The magnetic pull of planet X coming into our part of space will disrupt the north and south pole alignment. Since we are a spinning top, there is a huge bulge of water located at the equator and once the earth is tilted suddenly during a pole shift of say 30 degrees, that wall of water will slosh around quite a bit and probably wash over most land under 1000 feet if not higher, so keep your surfboards waxed and ready.
- It is said: The ring of fire is going to light up during a planet X flyby. We actually don’t even need a planet X flyby to accomplish this. We are already seeing major activity and lot’s of news articles about what would happen to north America should Yellowstone blow, so the west, in fact is quite an unstable place, given the fault lines in California and the volcanic potential in the northwest.
- It is said: Any major volcanic activity will fill the skies with dust for decades and diminish plant and ocean life in a major way. I’m starting to think about building an arc at this point. Maybe a few more wind turbines and less solar panels anyway.
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- It is said: The New Madrid fault line will be triggered and open up the entire Mississippi river basin into a seaway instead of a river and open up the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. Hum, the west is starting to look mighty cut off. Pre-staging some barges east of Memphis could make for a wise business decision!
- It is said: That some coastal areas will sink beneath the oceans and new lands will rise out of the oceans. Sounds like some incredible real estate ventures for lots of “Our Farms” may be on the horizon.
- It is said: That nuclear power plants will meltdown once they lose the ability to operate back up pumps in cataclysmic scenario. Presented without comment.
Ok, that’s about enough of that rabbit hole. The main point I want to make at this juncture is that the planet is fragile and there are known danger areas without even considering this mystical elusive planet X. Look what happened to Houston, New Orleans, Puerto Rico and the damage with Mexico City’s recent earthquake. This is why the altitude that I have specified for our locations is to be at least 1200 feet above sea level.
Below is a wish list of what we are looking for as a minimum requirements.
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# Attributes
- Approximately 640 acres of rich fertile virgin land with a good mix of field and forest.
- Clean aquifer source plus a creek, lake or pond.
- Moderate climate with limited snowfall.
- Altitude between 1200 – 2300 ft.
- No nuclear plants within at least 100 miles downwind.
- No chemical plants within 50 miles.
- Close to a regional, national or international airport.
- Low population density area.
- Friendly open minded local folks.
- Located in a State and a county that is open to mixed agriculture & residential zoning, open to non traditional interactions of the farm, residences, business and the community.
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# Zoning, Statutes, Codes, Regulations and the State
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After studying the permitting issues for “Our Farm”, I learned that one thing that I was not, was a “statist”. Zoning and agriculture rules issued by multiple bureaucracies are going to be major issues to be dealt with in getting “Our Farm” built. Great research will have to be done to assure what we are wanting to do with “Our Farm”, is going to be within the realm of existing statutes and code compliance. We are not going to be able to put the farm just anywhere we want. Some areas will be significantly easier to deal with than others. There will be roadblocks to overcome. So, no matter the perfect location, we will have to assure that the path to our goals will not be caught up in some legal nightmare.
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# Perfect Choices
Being near an airport will be a big consideration. Since our business model requires a constant influx of customers for the conference center and concert venues, our guests would probably be more inclined to frequent our facility if they didn’t have to commute for hours into the boondocks. Since “Our Farm” will be attracting Wedding venues, Mountain Bike Racing Tournaments, Nexus Conferences, Tedx talks, Bluegrass Festivals, Art festivals, Medical Conferences, Corporate Conferences, Rock concerts and so forth; the location would ideally be desired to be close to some major metropolitan areas.
So here is the basic formula so far, =(Near Airport) + ( Altitude >1200 ft., <3000 ft.) + (clean aquifer) + (no nukes) + (good clean countryside).
Ok, Help us out here folks! We need some good sources on some good locations. What about out west? Are there any “safe” spots out there? What is your favorite area for an “Our Farm” location? Do you have any inside information on local politics or any further intel on any of these areas? Let us know!
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# My areas
Below is my personal review of the Southeast and some South-central areas if you want to give this a look, otherwise please help us out here in choosing the perfect location. Please comment or send an email from the link at the end.
**Greenville-Spartanburg Airport**
- There is a good amount of higher altitude land above the areas of Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina that qualifies, however if you go too far east around Clemson, there is a huge nuclear facility located about 10 miles to the north. Greenville is a great little town with a hopping downtown and this area is in close proximity to Charlotte and my home area of Atlanta.
**Asheville Regional Airport**
- This area of western North Carolina is quite promising and might just hold a perfect location around Transylvania or Henderson Counties. With the French Broad River for rafting, Sierra Nevada tap room next to the airport, the Blue Ridge Parkway meandering through the area, I could not think of a better choice. The area north of Asheville around Mars Hill is also a consideration.
**Chattanooga Airport**
- Chattanooga opens up a wide area of potential. You have the north Georgia Appalachian area around Fannin and Gilmer Counties and you have the area east of Chattanooga and running points north and south up on to the Cumberland Plateau in between I-24 and I-40. This area is very undeveloped and would make a perfect spot for the farm and would also be close to Nashville.
**Knoxville Airport**
- Heading southwest from Knoxville’s airport is a town called Maryville with highway 321 running the back way into the Pigeon Forge & Galinburg area. The areas of Townsend and Wears Valley in between are some of the most beautiful valley and mountain areas in such a close proximity of an urban area that I have seen. Knoxville has come a long way but is still riddled with industrial pollution and of course ALCOA aluminum is located in Maryville; however being in Wears Valley seems another world away. The commercialism of Dollyworld and Pigeon Forge kind of turns me off to the general area but a nice valley tucked away just in the right spot could work.
- An honorable mention is the area due north of Knoxville from Rocky Top and Norris east to Corryton and areas north of these locales on up into Union County.
**Roanoke Airport**
- There is just endless opportunities abounding from I-81 going south from Roanoke all the way past Abingdon on either side of the interstate. This is tremendously beautiful area. If you have never taken the time to stop in Saltville, it’s worth the stop. Lots of cool history and great people. And if you have your bicycles along, find Damascus on the map and take the Virginia Creeper trail for an afternoon downhill run. This area is not near any real big metropolitan areas but close enough to Raleigh-Durham, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Knoxville and Charlotte to be a viable location.
**Little Rock Airport**
- Just southwest of Little Rock lies the town of Hot Springs, Arkansas. This starts the area of the Ouachita Mountains that stretch from Hot Springs to Mena and on further into Oklahoma. This area looks promising.
**Springfield Missouri Airport**
- Just south of Springfield Missouri, is an area bordered by I-44, I-49, Hwy 65 and the Arkansas State Line. This area qualifies.
Well, if you made it with me this far, thanks and I hope you will comment or send an email with some of your ideas for a good location.
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If you are new to these writings, the basic core principle and the benefit focus within this series is to:
“Increase the joy in our lives by allowing much more free time for ourselves, our family and our friends, to get back in touch with nature and to become a more resilient people via food, energy and economic independence”.
The nucleus of these efforts is called “Our Farm”.
If you are not familiar with this series, I recommend starting with Part 1 and then go to Parts 2 thru 5 to gather a better understanding with the “Our Farm” concept.
Here are the links: | [Part 1](https://steemit.com/life/@aj33/part-i-new-definitions-for-living-trending-towards-shangri-la) | [Part 2](https://steemit.com/life/@aj33/part-ii-new-definitions-for-living-trending-towards-shangri-la) | [Part 3](https://steemit.com/life/@aj33/part-3-new-definitions-for-living-trending-towards-shangri-la) | [Part 4](https://steemit.com/life/@aj33/part-4-new-definitions-for-living-trending-towards-shangri-la) | [Part 5](https://steemit.com/life/@aj33/part-5-a-path-towards-an-alternative-energy-independence-trending-toward-shangri-la) |
Thanks,
Evan
OurFarm@protonmail.com