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    Debt-free housing

    Oct 20, 2014 3 minutes
    Words by John Champagne

    M any of the original followers of permaculture left the city and became owner-builders on far-flung blocks of land; creating lives for themselves which were free of debt; allowing them to focus their time and energy on what they felt was important. Land was still cheap up to the late 1990s. Building regulations were minimal and, with help from local LETSystems and keen WWOOFers, many young families built their homes without having to rely on banks for a mortgage.

    The children of these families are now young adults, and it is a

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