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SunRa  Wrote:

so i'm interested in moving to tennessee and spending money at the ecovillage training center there at the farm...
currently in central illinois living rurally...
concerned about the TSA highway roadblock check points and what else they might have goin on in the state that would infringe on my regular life...

who's got the scoop?

Both of our Senators voted for the NDAA, you have the TSA ranging up and down our highways at will, their talking about TSA check points at sporting events similar to airport screenings.

Then there's the religious fundies that trample everything that might be considered 'satanic' while allowing pastors to molest children and the gov to abuse it's citizens.

I'm thinking that finding a banana dictatorship on a small island somewhere in the Pacific or off South America might be the safer route to go right now.

And yes I'm in TN. Not far out of good ole Music City itself. Close enough to Nashvegas to visit but not close enough to have to deal with the crime.

this is what i want to do while in tennessee
http://www.thefarm.org/etc/courses.html

i am looking to relocate around columbia, keepin it rural tho

The Body Farm?
f*ck a bunch of that. you will be haunted the rest of your life.
my ole lady's sister is currently a patient there, lol
before she died, she joked about cooking out, down on the farm.and so she is.
oh yeah and nice to see you again SunRa!

I live in TN. I traverse the state monthly. Every other month, I drive from Memphis to Chattanooga. To be honest, I have NEVER seen a TSA checkpoint.
I have lived here for 30 years and I have to say, the cops in TN are pretty chill.

SunRa  Wrote:

LoP Guest  Wrote:

I live 10 minutes from THE FARM, been there many times, what do you want to know?

i want to know if it's worth the money to apply for the apprenticeships and take the workshops... i am also interested in their school's community interaction (the K-12) with the rest of the homeschool community in the area...

we've been checking out the area remotely here the last week... in columbia the housing is about the same prices as here, but i can't find too many rural listings and nothing further south/west than columbia... my husband found job listings for the same type of work he is doing here...

i'm done with BT/Monsanto cattle feed corn and soy... it sucks here...

know anyone who's taken the midwifery at ina may's midwifery edu center?

Jobs are hard to get around this area, a lot of people have to commute to Nashville for work. I would stay out of Columbia.. Summertown is a lot more of what your looking for..farm and open spaces. Never took a class there but did do some business with one of the founders of THE FARM, he actually came out in a bus to by the land they now own. You can live at the farm too, did you know that?

LoP Guest  Wrote:

SunRa  Wrote:

so i'm interested in moving to tennessee and spending money at the ecovillage training center there at the farm...
currently in central illinois living rurally...
concerned about the TSA highway roadblock check points and what else they might have goin on in the state that would infringe on my regular life...

who's got the scoop?

Both of our Senators voted for the NDAA, you have the TSA ranging up and down our highways at will, their talking about TSA check points at sporting events similar to airport screenings.

Then there's the religious fundies that trample everything that might be considered 'satanic' while allowing pastors to molest children and the gov to abuse it's citizens.

I'm thinking that finding a banana dictatorship on a small island somewhere in the Pacific or off South America might be the safer route to go right now.

And yes I'm in TN. Not far out of good ole Music City itself. Close enough to Nashvegas to visit but not close enough to have to deal with the crime.

this is what i want to do while in tennessee
http://www.thefarm.org/etc/courses.html

i am looking to relocate around columbia, keepin it rural tho

LoP Guest  Wrote:

LoP Guest  Wrote:

We don't have the same sort of gang problem that places like NY, Boston or LA has but we've had a few issues with it in Nashville recently.

Columbia seems ok as long as your not right in downtown. We live on the flip side of Nashville from there so I'm not overly familiar with it.

Bookmarked the link. Looks interesting.

Columbia is Too busy and Too Dark.. Mt Pleasant or Summertown is the place to be.

where would i look for rentals remotely in those areas? i can't find anything on craigslist and don't know any local rural paper publications to look at

Another place they stop people-NOT the TSA but local LE is any where near known drug vendors. They will stop everyone going through the neighborhood from time to time,insisting they had a light out or did not stop at the light,etc,etc. They will keep you there questioning you until you agree to let the search your car. This will probably never affect you,but try to stay away from run down looking areas.

LoP Guest  Wrote:

SunRa  Wrote:

so i'm interested in moving to tennessee and spending money at the ecovillage training center there at the farm...
currently in central illinois living rurally...
concerned about the TSA highway roadblock check points and what else they might have goin on in the state that would infringe on my regular life...

who's got the scoop?

Both of our Senators voted for the NDAA, you have the TSA ranging up and down our highways at will, their talking about TSA check points at sporting events similar to airport screenings.

Then there's the religious fundies that trample everything that might be considered 'satanic' while allowing pastors to molest children and the gov to abuse it's citizens.

I'm thinking that finding a banana dictatorship on a small island somewhere in the Pacific or off South America might be the safer route to go right now.

And yes I'm in TN. Not far out of good ole Music City itself. Close enough to Nashvegas to visit but not close enough to have to deal with the crime.

this is what i want to do while in tennessee
http://www.thefarm.org/etc/courses.html

i am looking to relocate around columbia, keepin it rural tho

SunRa  Wrote:

LoP Guest  Wrote:

Columbia is Too busy and Too Dark.. Mt Pleasant or Summertown is the place to be.

where would i look for rentals remotely in those areas? i can't find anything on craigslist and don't know any local rural paper publications to look at

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/ustennes.htm

LoP Guest  Wrote:

SunRa  Wrote:

i want to know if it's worth the money to apply for the apprenticeships and take the workshops... i am also interested in their school's community interaction (the K-12) with the rest of the homeschool community in the area...

we've been checking out the area remotely here the last week... in columbia the housing is about the same prices as here, but i can't find too many rural listings and nothing further south/west than columbia... my husband found job listings for the same type of work he is doing here...

i'm done with BT/Monsanto cattle feed corn and soy... it sucks here...

know anyone who's taken the midwifery at ina may's midwifery edu center?

Jobs are hard to get around this area, a lot of people have to commute to Nashville for work. I would stay out of Columbia.. Summertown is a lot more of what your looking for..farm and open spaces. Never took a class there but did do some business with one of the founders of THE FARM, he actually came out in a bus to by the land they now own. You can live at the farm too, did you know that?

yeah, i know you can live there, but you gotta get to know em and slip in like its natural... i don't wanna live there... my older kids would not integrate well... i just wanna take advantage of the education on permaculture and sustainable living and alt energy and even the midwifery...

jobs are depressed where we are too... but husband does cable /satellite installation and there is always a need for rural contracted work... it's not the best income, but at least we don't have to live in the nasty cities

LoP Guest  Wrote:

SunRa  Wrote:

where would i look for rentals remotely in those areas? i can't find anything on craigslist and don't know any local rural paper publications to look at

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/ustennes.htm

YOUCITY  Wrote:

SunRa  Wrote:

about 150 miles... lets not talk about mounds right now.. there's a few less than 30 miles from here

May I ask why you don't want to talk about them ? Not trying to be rude just curious.

4D stuff

SunRa  Wrote:

LoP Guest  Wrote:

Jobs are hard to get around this area, a lot of people have to commute to Nashville for work. I would stay out of Columbia.. Summertown is a lot more of what your looking for..farm and open spaces. Never took a class there but did do some business with one of the founders of THE FARM, he actually came out in a bus to by the land they now own. You can live at the farm too, did you know that?

yeah, i know you can live there, but you gotta get to know em and slip in like its natural... i don't wanna live there... my older kids would not integrate well... i just wanna take advantage of the education on permaculture and sustainable living and alt energy and even the midwifery...

jobs are depressed where we are too... but husband does cable /satellite installation and there is always a need for rural contracted work... it's not the best income, but at least we don't have to live in the nasty cities

Computer satellite installation is big here, he should have no problem getting a job with that skill.

Here's a video of the wildlife around my house here by the FARM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP6VfNEQ02I

SunRa  Wrote:

YOUCITY  Wrote:

May I ask why you don't want to talk about them ? Not trying to be rude just curious.

4D stuff

When is a good time to talk about 4D stuff ?