[sigmaprimus]

Start growing something, it really doesn't matter what, flowers, bees, mushrooms, veggies, fish..... The farmers of the world are retiring and or dying off, huge opportunity for anyone willing to put in the time and effort. If your worried about taking the leap, read some books or watch some youtube videos on it.

[WheelsAtLarge]

Interesting you say mushrooms. I just saw a show where there was a guy growing shitake mushrooms. They are relatively easy to grow and return on investment is good. You just have to find the right environment to grow them. This guy was growing them in an old iron mine where the temperature is very stable all year around -- 50-60 deg f.

[sigmaprimus]

Mushrooms are highly profitable and require very little space, especially Shitake. Just a few wet logs inoculated with Shitake spores and your off to the races! A quick google seach says the bottom wholesale price is $4 per pound, thats double the price of chicken with maybe 5% the work. Unfortunately after thinking about it a bit there really is no escaping tech, even mushroom growing involves a great deal of technology in work, from packaging and transportation systems to marketing schemes. Technology has seeped into every aspect of modern life! But farming sure beats the commuting and cubicles of office work!!