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NickB79

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24. Just waiting for the temps to rise above freezing here, then planting time!

Reply to wasupaloopa (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2018, 09:54 PM

Mar 2018

2 acres of land, a 20-bird breeding flock of chickens, a handmade 10-ft greenhouse complete with electricity, nearby woods to hunt, a well, woodburning stove, and tons of edible landscaping and fruit trees in the yard. Just a few more years and I can afford solar panels and a Powerwall.

I'm as ready as anyone for Trump fucking up our food and economic systems.

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Trump has created more job openings in CA. We now have want ads for "Harvesters." [View all] wasupaloopa Mar 2018 OP

But.......what happened to all the white people that really wanted those jobs??? dameatball Mar 2018 #1

Still evaluating their economic insecurity ismnotwasm Mar 2018 #2

Moved to Russia?? Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #5

What tax cut benefit?! democratisphere Mar 2018 #3

Good...let it rot. roamer65 Mar 2018 #4

Shush! The obscenity in the people's house would love for California produce to rot. hedda_foil Mar 2018 #6

Nope. Let the food price inflation do its work on the Dumpsters. roamer65 Mar 2018 #8

The impact will be blunted for a lot of produce. Blue_true Mar 2018 #18

You think Joe Six-pack is eating a lot of produce these days? NickB79 Mar 2018 #23

The voters in the rural areas are concerned about immigrants and water. BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #7

Nah, they'll just ask for subsidies (and get them) ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #11

We should send the bill for any wall to the GOP voters . BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #13

Ever seen the movie Mr. Majestyk? Charles Bronson knew how to hire immigrants and deal with rethugs ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #14

Wow, he nailed a "great" sound system in that truck BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #15

See, he tried to be reasonable. He tried diplomacy. He explained to the pickers there had been ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #16

I've read that employers around the country can't get decent "legal" BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #17

I just went on a Google search for seasonal migrant workers ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #21

With Climate Change farming is going to be one BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #22

We went through that here in Ga. a couple of years ago. Our Governor ran on sending all napi21 Mar 2018 #9

It's not the leaders of our state who are the problem. We became a sanctuary state in January. It wasupaloopa Mar 2018 #10

The USA should have farm worker visas. Blue_true Mar 2018 #19

Did they send out 10,000 ads for 2,000 workers? lpbk2713 Mar 2018 #12

Oklahona is becoming a basketcase again. Blue_true Mar 2018 #20

Just waiting for the temps to rise above freezing here, then planting time! NickB79 Mar 2018 #24