This is really a great article, looks like an awesome book:
Could there ever be an alternative stock exchange dedicated to slow, small and local? Could a million American families get their food from CSAs? What if you had to invest 50 percent of your assets within 50 miles of where you live? Such questions — at the heart of “Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money” — represent the first steps on our path to a new economy.
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I had a few people come out who were interested in partnering with me on growing something and building a sustainable farm. One very qualified person decided that being a vegetarian they could not live somewhere that raised hens for meat or even ate eggs. Although I don't eat meat everyday, I still do and I don't want to limit myself from raising meat for for myself and especially one day my dogs. The quality of all dog foods really scares me.
The second person stayed for 2 days, helped out but was more interested in sitting around talking, hanging out and picking my brain. I don't mind company but I'm really busy and need people that are ok with being on their own.