Just got a recommendation to check out this site: http://permies.com/ (I'm sure some of you are aware of it, but new site for me.)

Upon a quick viewing it seems quite good for those of us interested in sustainable communities/off-grid living/gardening, etc.

I'll need to look through it further, but so far this thread seemed really intriguing for my future plans:
http://permies.com/t/49813/great-whi...uth-Shore-Land