Dave Evans:
>Now my problem: it's 95% wooded. There isn't a clearing large enough for
>letting much sun on a cottage. So I sit here in Ohio worrying about the
>first violent imposition of my ideas on a healthy spot of forrest. This
>is not land that needs a helping hand from the likes of me.
>
>I know I can build slowly enough to use materials from an acre clearing,
>but I fear that making the clearing is just the first compromise that will
>lead me to other non-ecological expediencies.
Trees versus sunlight. A superb opportunity to explore, find out and act on
who you are.
A house does not need sunlight. A treehouse gets more than a house built on
the ground, but needs more insulation. A garden needs sunlight.
I mean no slight toward you, but for those reading, this is a good example
of buying land that is not suitable to one's values. The exception would be
buying such land and leaving it as is, a gift to Earth.
"I am gently mad myself and resolved to live cleanly." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Gene GeRue, author,
How To Find Your Ideal Country Home: A Comprehensive Guide
http://www.ruralize.com
