Hi,

I am a huge hippie who just wishes to live in the woods with my friends and start a life of peace. I heard a few years back that they had some homestead opportunities in Montana and states of the like- where you are given land to improve and live on. I would love to find a communal living area or land that I could start one with my friends who are my family. Nothing sounds more amazing than to wake up, chop wood, grow fruits and veggetables, fish, raise what it is I need to and sell enough to live on.

Does anyone know anything that could help me?

Thanks,
Dirty Hippie

Why don't you buy a hunk of land and do that... I'm sure you can't live somewhere for free, unless your homeless and they even get tired of not having a roof over their heads.

Just a thought.

Sarah

Hi, dirtyhippie!

Congress enacted a law in 1976 that ended Homesteading. The following quote is from Homestead Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_Act)


The End of Homesteading

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/wiki/Federal_Land_Policy_and_Management_Act_of_1976) ended homesteading;[4] (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/#cite_note-florida-3)[14] (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/#cite_note-13) the government believed that the best use of public lands was for them to remain in government control. The only exception to this new policy was in Alaska (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/wiki/Alaska), for which the law allowed homesteading until 1986.[4] (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/#cite_note-florida-3)

The last claim under this Act was made by Ken Deardorff for 80 acres (32 hectares) of land on the Stony River (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/wiki/Stony_River_%28Alaska%29) in southwestern Alaska. He fulfilled all requirements of the Homestead Act in 1979, but he did not actually receive his deed until May 1988. Therefore, he is the last person to receive the title to land claimed under the provisions of the Homestead Act.[15] (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/#cite_note-kenneth-14)
If enough of you get together, you might find someone sympathetic to what you want to do who might sell you a portion of land at a good price that you could afford. There might even be someone who would allow you to live on land for free, given that they might also be sympathetic to your intentions.

Thanks!

I'm planning on buying some land and growing my own food- except I don't want a gaggle of friends around me! You might try reading "Backwoods Home" magazine... it's a great resource for folks who want to live off the grid. It comes out every couple of months.

I think Alaska still does that
And I found a website for Kansas a few yrs ago

Home (http://www.kansasfreeland.com/)

Hi dirtyhippie,

I can see the appeal of living on the land, being self supporting, waking up to the sun and laying down with the moon.

There will be a problem somewhere though, there always is when it comes to land.

I think your talking about living on open land communal ground if you like... woods or the forest etc... land that is there for everyone's benefit.

Unfortunately I'm not in the states, so cannot help you there...

I do see your picture though

Goodluck