2q_x t1_j6zju38 wrote
Reply to comment by Nutmegdog1959 in Musings on solution to housing crisis while driving around VT. by woburnite
Why do they think the barn was built?
Do they know how a farm works?
Are they going to build the farmer a new barn when they repurpose their old barn?
Farming is a complicated, difficult industry that requires extremely resourceful thinking, diversification, preparation and a little bit of storage to make it work.
The offensive part of this post isn't the ignorance of basic housing standards, it's that OP sees a barn in good condition and assumes it's an idle resource.
Yeah. Keep driving, and don't stop at the farm stand, butcher, co-op or country store.
Ya'll have food at home.
Admirable-Reveal-412 t1_j6zvje3 wrote
Drive through my town and you’ll see plenty of barns in good order that are no longer in use. When I was a kid on my family farm there were 15+ dairy farms in my area. Now we are down to one dairy farm, 2 beef operations and another dairy farm that uses all their product to make cheese in just the span of 30 years.
woburnite OP t1_j700ghm wrote
that's what I was talking about, barns that are not in use.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments