Rural Gardening: August On The Homestead, 1 by AZgrammie

AZgrammie wrote:
Hope to sell lavender in a few years.

I have no electric bill. I am totally off the grid. I use solar panels and a small residential turbine. Everyone in my tiny subdivision uses solar.

Re wind farms, the big deal is that people who lease their land for wind turbines make big $$$ from them and do so by their own choice. They are willing to put up with the noise (yes they are horrendously noisy 24/7), vibration (shaking walls, rattling dishes in cupboards), health hazards (yes, check itout on the internet and DO NOT believe what the wind farm developers tell you, they lie because they are in it for the money), and the view of forests of giant wind turbines rather than forests of trees (the developers strip the countryside to make room for their equipment). Either that or they put them where they are not near to the land owners' houses. In our case they will be 1/4 mile from the homes of people who have lived there for 35 years. These people didn't ask for this and will receive nothing from it (except misery). The county is determined to ram this down our throats regardless of our consitutional rights to the "use and enjoyment" of our property, just to please a fabulously wealthy rancher who owns 228,000 empty acres where he could put the wind farm rather than in our laps. Plus, of course, the county gets big $$$ too. Re "reducing dependence on foreign oil", they don't. Do some research and you will find that they are less efficient than any other form of renewable energy. They are very popular now because all the developers are rushing to get them in by the end of 2010, when the great stimulous funds end. Remember, they are using OUR tax money. See the attached picture, would you really want them right next to your house?