Post #4046220
2026-07-23 21:05 UTC
So, I know there's a trope of software/tech folks going "fuck this I'm out" and buying a farm to live on, and making money from solar panels and batteries on the land... But has anyone actually done this in Europe? I'd love to read about how it went and what did/didn't work
#solarPunk
#rejectTechAndTouchGrass
#software
#solar
#farmLife
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@davep@infosec.exchange 2026-07-23 21:13
@RichardoC@infosec.exchange I bought 10 acres in Burgundy nearly 20 years ago, did a bit of farming, decided it was hard work, got back into tech, ended up downsizing to a 3 acre place in the Massif Central, bought 11kWp panels, two Sunny Islands, two Sunny Boys (for a total of 2 x 2kW strings and 2 x 3kW strings), two DIY 16kWh LiFePO4 batteries with Needy 4+ active balancers and a central REC BMS, a heat pump, and an electric car. Now I've finally quit work and am poor I'm slowly installing it. Glacially, if truth be told. I'm also planting walnuts, chestnuts, blackberries etc.