Report From Dorothy Nahanee

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And what if the mink and the eagles do harass the geese from time to time and did cause my cat friend to suddenly disappear? That's offset, I feel, by the fact that we're never troubled by rats or mice or marauding dogs.

Yes, we like it out here. And we plan to stay. We've already removed the rocks from the 30' X 60' hole where the main house once stood and we've been composting the area in nopes that we can plant an additional garden there next year. And, before long, we'll round up the assortment of tempered plate glass we've collected over the years and either build ourselves a small greenhouse or a solar collector ... or both. We'll keep you posted on our progress.

HOMESTEADING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

For those of you who also might be interested in settling in British Columbia, I've sought out the following information. It is, however, not entirely encouraging.

There's a boom in waterfront property here, and land costs in the southern part of the province will probably be too high for most would-be immigrants. There is some land, however, on the northern coast that's still available at reasonable prices. The weather in that area is temperate even in winter. But people who know tell me that the constant cold-season rains, and the isolation, end the dreams of many who try living there,

At one time the government actively promoted homesteading in the northern sector of British Columbia. This is no longer true. Most people who participated in this program found themselves daunted by the acid soil ... or soon succumbed to the better money offered in the logging and fishing industries.

So the northern coastal region of B.C. is now dotted with abandoned farms that have already reverted to forest. Still, I believe that—with a lot of gumption and a revival of organic gardening (and a strong resistance to a regular paycheck)—homesteading is still feasible up there.

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