Michigan Town Has Basically Outlawed Self-Reliance | General Homesteading Discussion | Forums

Insane in todays economy seems like towns would be supporting this kind of thing

I don’t get angry very often, but here’s something that managed to really push my buttons.

Around America the same phenomena are occurring: In some of the nation’s poorest towns, it’s becoming illegal to be resilient.

This is absurd! The people who need to harness the power of self-reliance the most are being denied the freedom to do so, by towns that are wedded to a dysfunctional past.

Take this man for example: Jason Canfield.

Jason is a homeowner in Holland Township. Holland Township is one of the smaller towns in rural Michigan with a per capita income of only $16,000. That’s about 50% of the per capita income of the average American (a level of income that hasn’t changed in 38 years! This means we’ve been going down the wrong path for quite a while).

Jason wants to become more self-reliant. He wants to increase his family’s food security and improve his future. To accomplish this goal, Jason started small by deciding to raise chickens and turkeys to feed his family.

What happened next is shockingly perverse. Due to pressure from his fellow neighbors, the Township is now forcing Jason to get rid of his entire coop of 26 chickens and 3 turkeys.

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