First, a little backstory. For about a year, maybe year and a half, I’ve been learning things about farming and permaculture from a guy named Justin Rhodes on his YouTube channel. He has recently launch a much larger website called Abundant Permaculture (.com).
I recently purchased a Premium Membership to that site, which includes a large library of videos on all sorts of homesteading and permaculture topics. He also includes a lot of videos from others in the local (North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic region) area, including videos from a relative newcomer to the NC area, The Holler Homestead.
This evening I watched the Holler Homestead video above, and REALLY enjoyed their story. You may as well.
They essentially sold everything, including their home in CA, bought an RV, and travelled the entire U.S. for the better part of a year (with their four young sons!) to pick a location to create a new homestead. They ended up not far from where I live, up in the Appalachian Mountains near Asheville, NC, which happens to be where Justin Rhodes and his family live as well.
SUCH a cool story. Couldn’t be happier for them. I’ve watched a few of their videos that cover all their work getting their new homestead “stood up.” Lotsa work.
If you ever find yourself wondering WHY I do the things I do on my little farm, I would encourage you to watch some of Justin’s and/or The Holler Homestead videos on YouTube. THAT is why. 😉