Amanda and her husband lived in the suburbs in BC outside Vancouver and lived a pretty normal city life. They adopted their 8 kids and they all are neurodiverse. They wanted them to have the ability to have more space so they moved to Alberta and bought an acreage. Once they began that journey they realized they wanted to be more self-sufficient and be the source for as much of their food as they could, oh how I can relate to that! This interview was recorded after only 1 year of them having moved to their land. They started off by building a huge veggie garden and planting a bunch of fruit trees. They also got chickens for eggs and meat. Then in the summer they got sheep, and they have their first dairy cow and pigs coming in the spring. Their goal is to also add in bees, and learn how to can food, and dehydrate and freeze dry to help preserve the food they grow so it can last through the winter. They learned how to winter sow (as it snows a lot where they are). They did homeschool for a while but are not currently, though they contemplate going back to it all the time. Amanda and her family love building their homestead and plan to continue learning more about traditional methods and providing more natural, from farm to table options for their kids  It has been a great opportunity for them to learn farm chores, helping with animals, building fences, etc.