As a twist, I decided to dig out my old magazines and flipped through a "find your dream farm" article written in 2008. I decided to check on some of the links and see if any of the sites might still be active and have new information for me and I discovered that many towns in Kansas appear to STILL be giving away free lots to families who wish to build a home in their communities.
A search shows me that the last time the MJF boards discussed this was in 2005.
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/ "After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers
I remember reading about this too and thought it would be a good idea if you were self employed and didn't need to look for a job in these little communities or if you were retired or otherwise didn't need to work. That's the trouble with these little towns, they are too far away from a bigger community that might have more jobs. But gee! Free land?
Always a problem, but land wasn't even free when I lived in the boonies of northern Nevada, 3 hours from anything at all. I pretty much assumed free land ended in the Oklahoma land race.
It might also work for someone that has a good business idea like a sewing cafe' or something that provides "something for people to do".
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/ "After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers
Still free land in Kansas...
Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 09:20:36 AM
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