“Does anyone need painters? I can probably paint walls well. I can probably climb up a house with a ladder and remove leaves from a gutter.
I think if someone can instruct/teach/guide me first how to do certain things i’ll be able to be an extra pair of hands working on tasks and get more done
I could read some online repair manuals and watch youtube videos too though”
I’m not sure as to this particular need, but I’m sure there is or will be. This would fall under our services that we do or can offer to the public, to help bring in revenue for our community. We currently offer such services, even though we are few.
I need to update that webpage and ad a handy(wo)man section as well. Whatever skill we have or acquire, we can offer those services for hire to the public. We are not “Bonded” but we are insured.
I would say; weather pending, it might be safe to ride a bike. We are 5mi from Stockton and 2mi from Caplinger Mills. There are no shoulders, so I would say… it depends.
There are business in Stockton, there is work in both towns. As for borrowing vehicles, I would have to say no; but that would be up to the vehicle owners to decide. Same goes for suttles. That’s why I implemented a new policy a couple years ago, that everyone must have their own transportation; even if it’s as little as a scooter.
Yes! Considering we hadn’t hardly sold anything before, that’s a huge YES!!!
We only had one year where we actually produced enough food to sell some of it, 2017.
Otherwise; the only profiles we have made, was from repurposing things. Totes, 55 gallon barrels, pellets and whatnot. We sold two Rick’s of firewood, I’ve sold some of my essential oil; and I think that’s about it.
More or less; in Se7en years, “we’ve” barely done anything. I’ve had to do most of it myself, or hold the other people’s hands to make sure things got done. So Yes! There is a lot of room for improvements.
Which is why I decided to go in a different direction. If I can get reliable people on the land to actually do something, then I would be interested in giving it another go.
It’s been almost a decade; and as some of you already know, the DD&D project has been a bust. So I’m regrouping and going in a different direction; potentially looking for new business partners, and rebranding.
The third David never did and probably never will end up joining us. The second David is really smart, but is impossible. He is also very strong and has a lot of potential; but he just doesn’t apply himself, and no longer fulfills his end of the agreement. Like everyone else who has come to the land; he’s all talk, yet little to no action. He is loyal and trustworthy, and makes a good guard dog; but that’s about it. He’s counterproductive, and I just can’t deal with it anymore.
I myself am getting tired of the hand out mentality in the sustainable community environment… in society. I’m tired of doing most all the work, and having to pay all the bills; while someone else sits on their butt and reaps the rewards.
My North neighbor wants to buy me out. Even though he’s a pathological liar, I’m thinking about selling; I just need to find some place else to move. All three of my old neighbors sold their properties, made a profit and moved on to something new; so maybe that’s what I should do.
I still have 10% in that 20 acres just 2 miles north on 39. If I find some potential business partners, who want to assist in buying out the other owners; then I might be interested in continuing said project.
CainO aka David Michael Cain O’Dougherty
There are three types of people in the world; those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened. I’m not looking for the latter two, I’m trying to chase excellence.
That may or may not be the official name, we will update laterz. However, I’m finally making a turn around on the other property I got scammed into that brought me to Cedar County in the 1st place.
A guy I/we rescued from another community (scam project) and brought to our land, is now buying part of that other land that i bought into and we are going to go joint venture on something over there (: