March 2014-December 2015:
With our newfound knowledge on our broken food system & how making the switch to sourcing from our local farmers could be the answer we never knew we were looking for, we went all in. We sought out farmers in our area that were raising their animals on pasture as God intended. In all honesty, I lived my whole life (30 years at this point) thinking all animals lived their lives in big green fields with exposure to sunshine and clean air, oh how naive! In sourcing from our local farmers we developed such a passion for the farming community & the idea of creating a more sustainable life raising our own food. We were blessed to cross paths with a farming couple, Andrew & Micha Ide of Bright Ide Acres, that were completely transparent in their farming practices & let us get as close to the process of growing & harvesting animals as we were comfortable. We participated in their annual Thanksgiving turkey harvests, processed our first lamb, & later went on to apprentice with them before we started our cross country travels.
Justin & I knew we wanted to pursue a life of growing our own food, we just didn’t know how we’d make that happen. Our “American Dream” life of working corporate jobs & living in a big house consumed all of our time. We decided we’d start putting money into savings for our future farm & draw out a five year plan to make it happen.
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