Possum Living Part 1 of 3

A short documentary of Dolly Freed, author of the 1970s cult classic Possum Living.

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[hummusbomb]

rednecks! hahah but seriously, this is a way to live that is TRULY GREEN! not that stupid democrat al gore way

[myleadmail]

Never mind you that $1,500 in the 70's is more like $8,000 now due to inflation. She wasn't living on nothing, she was living on less. Without a house payment, car payments, and credit card payments most of us could live on $8,000 a yr if we grew some of our food and didn't drive much. It's not that hard at all without debt. Debt is the great enemy to a simpler life, yet sadly young people usually realize this far too late.

[ultrakool]

soft shell turtle and kale soup? only way i'm eating it is if the shit hits the fan and were suddenly back in the 1880s (emp)

[wawheeler21]

If you can't kill them you shouldn't eat them.

[1313sp]

For those criticizing this and pointing to how she has a different life now, from her blog site (possumliving) it's pretty apparent that she still homesteads big time AND has had careers that she did for enjoyment. Here's a quote: "In the past 30+ years, I found that knowing how to live happily without much money gave me the confidence to try all sorts of ventures including becoming a NASA engineer, an award-winning environmental educator, a college professor, and a business owner."

[1313sp]

You should watch the other 2 parts. Her mom says she's better educated than any kid who goes through HS, and her dad said he pulled her out because she was doing very poorly in that kind of education model and wouldn't dream of pulling his son out since the son actually thrives in standard education. If you read her blog and such, she talks about how having free time allowed her to study for the SAT which got her into college just fine w/o HS diploma.

[1313sp]

Also he refused to include that mass animal farming is one of the top 3 contributors to carbon in the atmosphere just because his family background is as cattle ranchers. But at least he brought the conversation onto the national stage when a large segment of the population was claiming that global warming was just a myth.

[Alex Finch]

hahaha i love how you're the only person to point that out but now that you mention it i have to agree hahahahah

[Steve Gibbs]

Jayson, are you seeing this? Great book! Glad to have found this film. Didn't know about it until today.

[Viorel Agocs]

Yes, but if all the people lived like this, they would wipe out the very basis of their sustenance in a very short time... If only the population were only 1/7 of what it is...

[jaymoore299]

 I don't give a shit about politics so why don't you stfu.

[cgStarling]

Whats up with her brother?  Still stuck on mama's greasy fat titty, boy? Come on now, that shit is so old by ur age...and dried out and lumpy and its just nasty saddle-baggin