[bweitzman]

You make it sound like living off the land with a small farm is a particularly easy thing to do, and I don't think that's true, especially for someone with no experience with that lifestyle.

I can't imagine that a person who is unable to keep a home or job in the city due to mental or physical health issues would be able to sustain themselves on a farm.

Though I suppose rurality could help with drug and alcohol addictions by limiting access, you can't just pick people up and move them like that.