Re: [Homesteadingfamily] Tennessee or Maine?

Krissy-where in Maine are you? How many who have responded are from
Maine or Tennesse? We are on the coast of Maine way down east and I
LOVE it-I have only ever lived in New England but I definately find
Maine to be full of excepting, interesting people doing there own
thing and enjoying what we all add to life. As far as farming goes
Downeast is full of farming and homeschooling families. We are in a
group of farmers working on issues such as bulk buying, food
distribution and more. It is a great place to raise a family. We have
a small town school and many preschool options. My 2 y/o goes to
montessori school! My oldest got a full scholarship from a local
estate to 4 years of college of the atlantic-so very small town area
offering many interesting diverse options. Winters are long and hard
but there is a lot to do ice fish, atv trail x country skiing and we
snow shoe! Summers are awesome with swimming in lakes or beach-
hicking and camping is everywhere. This area is also rich in local
music. I highly recommend giving maine a close look-property is still
VERY reasonable here! Hope any of this helps, Kim-
www.gardensidedairy.com Jonesboro, Maine
On Sep 11, 2010, at 3:51 PM, BKMc wrote:

> One misnomer about Maine is that the winters are unbearable. There
> are some
> winters where places on the coast hardly get snow at all. Places
> like NY, Ohio,
> Minn, Wisconsin, and inthe west have WAYYY worse winters than Maine
> does. I have
> never had a Maine winter that I hated or that I felt was bad or
> unlivable. You
> can always get warmer with clothes, but when its hot, its hot! My
> sister moved
> to Florida from Maine and within 2 years moved right back. She
> said, "how can
> peole live in the south? its awful down there!" I also had my best
> friend move
> to Tenn and within 2 years, she moved right out of there and said
> the winters in
> Tenn are worse than Maine winters because of the humidity. 50
> degrees in the
> south is like 30 in the north because the humidity cuts through
> you. I have
> personally been more uncomfortable in a Florida winter than a Maine
> winter. The
> dry cold air is much more doable than the humid southern cold.
> Also, the crime
> rate is so low in Maine. The traditional, small town lifestyle is
> alive and well
> where everyone knows their neighbors and you dont have to lock your
> doors. You
> said you wanted to homeschool, but just to mention, New England has
> the top
> schools in the entire country. I like living somewhere where
> education takes
> priority.
>
> No way will I ever live in a southern state ever again. If you want
> to know
> anything more detailed about Maine, email me. I have family in
> every region of
> the state and can give you specific area information. Theres so
> much to do in
> Maine and if you want to take your kids for a real life history
> lesson, places
> like Portsmouth and Boston are a short drive away!
>
> Krissy
>
> ________________________________
> From: Julie <Juliemarieb21@aol.com>
> To: Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, September 10, 2010 8:35:16 PM
> Subject: [Homesteadingfamily] Tennessee or Maine?
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I wanted to know if anyone lives in Tennessee or Maine. My husband
> and I are
> very interested in both places. The one thing that bothers us the
> most is the
> natural disasters. I was reading that Tennessee can have up to 17
> tornados in
> one year.
>
> We are from NM and we have virtually no natural disasters here. We
> really want
> somewhere that is a lot greener. We are trying to find land that
> has trees,
> water and some open area for a garden. We also want a homeschool
> friendly state
> since we homeschool our two boys. Any advice or recommendations
> would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Julie
>
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