Most of the big growers have gone indoors with green houses. They use
large solar arrays for power. They have leveled a lot of real estate
(formerly hilly territory).
In town, everything is cash, cash, cash. Buying/selling cars; cash
deals. Buying and selling real estate; cash deals. Buying and selling
groceries; cash deal. Cash, cash, cash.
bp
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On 12/27/2016 7:35 PM, Robert wrote:
Got to think someone will take advantage of all that growing know-how....
On 12/27/16 7:31 PM, Bill Prince wrote:
We have relatives up in Humboldt. Word on the street is that everyone
will start growing their own (that's the optimistic view), or big
agri-business is going to drive out all the locals. I don't know which.
Probably something in between.
bp
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On 12/27/2016 4:53 PM, Robert wrote:
Humboldt will become one of the largest agro-cultures in the US on Jan
1st when all those pot farms have to start declaring their income...
On 12/26/16 2:00 PM, Bill Prince wrote:
I don't consider Marin County all that "diverse". Bunch of whiny
latte-sipping yuppies if you ask me. Really, really small number of
Blacks. The Asian population is on the upswing, but they are more
hootie-tootie than a lot of the "whites". Same goes for a large
portion
of Silicon Valley. The Asian population is exploding; approaching
33% in
areas like Apple-ville (AKA "Cupertino").
Humboldt County is almost all white. I can't remember ever seeing any
Black folks there, although I know of a few Asians. That said,
there are
plenty that you will see toting a deer on the hood; at least during
deer
season. In the off season they hide them in the back of the pickup.
Similar up here in the hills/coast area of San Mateo County. Not many
Blacks (I know 3 or 4), but quite a few Asians. I also know many
people
that could be hauling deer on their hood (again during deer season).
We're on a first name basis with a couple of game wardens who are
frequently looking for the deer poachers, but it's basically a
stand-off.
bp
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On 12/26/2016 12:01 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
Apologies to Bill
Metallica’s James Hetfield:
"I kind of got sick of the Bay Area, the attitudes of the people
there, a little bit," he said. "They talk about how diverse they are,
and things like that, and it's fine if you're diverse like them. But
showing up with a deer on the bumper doesn't fly in Marin County. My
form of eating organic doesn't vibe with theirs.". . ."there was an
elitist attitude there — that if you weren't their way politically,
their way environmentally, all of that, that you were looked down
upon."
I experienced the exact same thing in Humboldt County 26 years ago.
