Living (semi) off the land.
Hey out
Ive always wanted to own some wild land out in nowhere, which i could use for fishing/hunting and live there during the summer. End goal being that i could live there the whole year. Right now im looking for land in sweden since im from Scandinavia. How much land do you think i would need? Any swedes know any good sites to search for this?
Found a nice plot 800km north of Goteborg for 0.55M kr which i can afford. 17 ha with a river but im not sure that there is enough farmable land.
How much farmable land do you think one person would need to live of some greens during the summer? Also how much land do you think you would need to live off it?
>>638940
Farming is very work intensive, and very hard if you're doing it for subsistence. Plus in that climate the growing season is very short and you're limited on what crops you can even grow, unless you do all indoor gardening. You'll need equipment, fertilizer, good seed, water, etc. This will cost you lots of money every year. If you keep animals they can provide you some fertilizer but they're expensive to feed and care for, as well. Don't quit your day job. It's fine to have a cottage in the woods but not very realistic or easy if you want to live there all the time.
You don't need much. My friend's family grows all of their own vegetables on an acre or so, and they always have so much that they give tons away.
Hunting and fishing for your meat is a nice idea, but if I had to live off of the deer I shot last deer season, I'd be hungry because I didn't get one. I've put a lot of thought into being self sufficient, and the best way would be to keep small animals like chickens and rabbits. We've evolved beyond being hunter-gatherers, there's no need to go back.
You'll also need to be there longer than a summer to produce enough food. My friend starts in the spring. Also, I'm not sure how your hunting seasons work, but here in my state, the deer season is in the fall and winter.
>>639261
>muh equipment and shit
>outdoor farming
Why?
https://www.omegagarden.com/index.php?content_id=175&product_id=1
>>640335
>What you need
>lamps and air cooling (One 400W; 600W; 1000W or compact fluorescent available at hydroponics supply stores)
>rock wool cubes or other root medium
>nutrient solution
>water reservoir - guidelines included with instructions
>timers - one for watering, one for lighting (optional but required to automate)
meter to measure pH, TDS, and temp
Max kek
>>638940
Read some books, asking these things here means you have no clue, and you better get a clue.
John seymour has some interesting books in the subject
>>638940
Honestly if you're just going to be their forna couple months in the summer having a garden of annuals isn't all that worth it.
Planting tree and bush/bramble crops of nuts and fruits is your best bet.
That and Idk if you can do that there but trying to get some milking goats seems to be useful as well.
But how cold are you talking?
>>638940
more picks of that cabin or whatever you wanna call it?
>>639261
Shut up and fuck off.
>>642582
i have many hazels and black walnuts zone 4a
>>644017
Get chestnuts, preferably hybrids as a carb source. Can be dried and made into a flour, it was a staple.
how much are you willing to spend? im searching too, if possible in smalland, im planing on spending 2mio to get a half decent set up
>>644329
>2mill
Sadly i dont have 2 million to spend on land currently. 0.6M is max what i could do now or ill wait 2 years until im out of grad school.
Smaland is amazing, would get land there if i could find a good spot/price. Everything south of vanern is fine by me (since im a dane)
