Startup Puts Everything You Need for a Two-Acre Farm in a Shipping Container

Post by Swannie » Thu, Jan 05, 2017, 3:28 AM UTC

nnain wrote: post #239

jdowner wrote: post #207

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Right, the governing body can make an exception for a particular private road. And in that case, you would be able to apply for a building permit. There are also provisions for exceptions in RSA 674:41 that would cause excessive hardship or practical difficulties. So it seems that the law has been made so that a local governing body has the discretion to made a pragmatic decision. However, this all assumes that the l…

Why are you guys talking about building policies in US, when this project is supposedly for under-developed countries?

Post by stefek99 » Thu, Jan 05, 2017, 12:02 PM UTC

Post by dghughes » Thu, Jan 05, 2017, 5:50 PM UTC

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That's a lot of investment for someone getting their feet wet. I've been growing food for my family at home for the last four years and while I don't have two acres to farm, I can tell you that equipment has been the least of my problems. Learning to grow food has been a gradual process for me, learning what works for my soil and my climate. I can't imagine trying to start with a Conex full of equipment and two acres…

This seems like it's aimed at rural farmers in Africa and other developing nations who may have the know-how, but not the equipment or the means to get it. Presumably, the goal is for these things to be subsidized and then shipped out to establish self-sustaining farming. In other words, it's probably not for when I get pissed off at my job and decide to move into my parents' house and work their two acres in Texas w…