We can’t do this alone. Within days of being on the farm we were overwhelmed and immediately felt like we were behind on everything. We may have been overwhelmed and ill-equipped and in over our heads, but we were also hands-on — everything. We were slowly figuring things out. It was hard and satisfying at the same time. And as we did, something profoundly important started to happen: we began meeting our neighbours.

Loretta is our guardian llama. She protects the other livestock from predators. We never asked for Loretta. In fact, never in our wildest dreams had we ever thought our lives would include a llama. But here we are. And now she’s part of the family now.

When we spoke the words, We’d like to buy some eggs and maybe your house, our lives changed forever. Let us share the story of how we actually ended up in the Pontiac and on this magnificent land.