>>1692529>early 80sWhen it comes to something that is highly method-based, anything pre-internet is quite literally, "ancient times." Don't mistake "intensive farming" as growing your corn closer together. There's so much info on farming and gardening now that anyone with an internet connection has no excuse to not be able to be nearly a subsistence farmer on a rather small amount of land, even if it were paved with concrete and asphalt.
>stuck in povertyThen they should fucking move. The instant someone blames someone else for their own poverty is the instant you should stop talking to them.
>mortgageNever go in debt. I own my own land and have no debt.
>That's the bare minimum and it's still sketchy.Not the anon you are replying from that post, but you are quite right. But, only in regards to using the methods listed in that book. Some of the info is good, but most of it is quite wasteful both in work-energy, land usage, and materials cycle. Also, horses, donkeys, and mules are actually pretty cheap where I live. Though, their upkeep costs about $100 per month per animal. Many people own one specifically to get farm tax status for their property. The savings they get from the write off makes up for the cost of the animal.
