You see the big orange glowing ball overhead and all that energy to harness to run your Maine home.
Ever had those kind of thoughts? Dreaming of solar homes in Maine and being the owner of one?
In small rural areas like Maine, where wood is plentiful for heating, being self sufficient in your energy use-age is easier.
In addition to Maine being 91 percent wooded, using alternative energy devices like heat pumps, or passive, active solar heat and power is an option. Listed a home with solar in Maine this week. Here is the link to that solar home property listing.
Lots of times you see terms using variations of the word "green".
To spotlight and tout how highly efficient and healthy for the environment this high tech living is to a property owner.
Like it was cutting edge, brand new and different.
Like a miracle just happened Mister Man.
And you are some kind of lucky Chummy to be able to share and glean something highly rewarding from the advancement.
But those "green' features, lower tech versions of the same approach to simple living in Maine have been going on for years.
What is new to some is tried and tested, put into practice in small rural areas like Maine.
Homesteaders, self sufficiency living in Maine is nothing new.
The geodesic domes, organic gardening and locally source close to home food way of living is kicking up its heels.
Has been for many moons because the simplicity of rural, hands on you can do it living is nothing new.
Bartering and exchange of labor services and the return of the same is swapped every day in small rural Maine. Used like it was currency. It is.
Maine, where folks are not just highly skilled in one technical area and pretty sad, lacking in others. No no. Maine folks are resourceful, highly creative and positive spirited. Want to hang out in that group of hard working down to Earth folks?
Maine, where property listing prices are so much lower hanging from the ground to add the cherry on top, icing on the home made cake.
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