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When we decided to move from the city to the country<\/a> and start farming, we were excited about the idea of being self-sufficient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We talked about growing our own gardens, making our food from scratch, preserving, canning, freezing, and drying fruits and vegetables, raising chickens for eggs, cutting our own firewood to heat the house, and learning the skills we needed to fix and repair things instead of just buying solutions. <\/span><\/p>\n

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We were excited. Idealistic. A bit unrealistic. Overly optimistic. But definitely excited!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Even after the short time that we\u2019ve been here, we laugh about just how idealistic we were. The effort, energy, and level of organization required to be self-sufficient is staggering. Within days of being on the farm we were overwhelmed and immediately felt like we were behind on everything.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We laugh, but our focus hasn\u2019t been diminished. Not one bit. If anything, our experience is making us more resolute. But it\u2019s also helping us understand and act with more clarity and maybe, if I can say it, a bit more wisdom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You see, there\u2019s a deep paradox to what we\u2019re doing here. On one hand, we\u2019re heavily focused on being self-sufficient. Yes it\u2019s tough but it\u2019s also rewarding beyond description. On the other hand, however, we have also learned that you can\u2019t do it on your own. And that\u2019s not a bad thing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In any culture in any part of the world at any point in history, humans have come together to live, to survive, to grow, and to thrive. That hasn\u2019t changed. It\u2019s part of our nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The more we\u2019ve come to understand that, the more we\u2019ve come to understand what we meant when we said things like, \u201cwe want to be self-sufficient\u201d. On reflection, we were saying, \u201cwe want to return to practices that made us feel more connected to the land\u201d or \u201cwe want more direct involvement in core parts of our life, like growing food\u201d or \u201cwe want to solve more of our own problems rather than just buy replacements.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As we came to understand that it changed everything. Moving to the country wasn\u2019t an act of isolation or withdrawal, it was an act of reconnection.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We may have been overwhelmed and ill-equipped and in over our heads, but we were also hands-on \u2014 everything. We were slowly figuring things out. It was hard and satisfying at the same time. <\/span><\/p>\n

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And as we did, something profoundly important started to happen: we began meeting our neighbours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We didn\u2019t know this area. The day we bought this farm was the first day either of us had ever stepped foot in the Pontiac. But as we got to know the region and the people who live here, we were stunned by their kindness.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have gradually met our neighbours and they have been generous and patient with us every step of the way. They have shared their equipment, their expertise, their labour, and their friendship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They\u2019ve popped by for visits, asked questions, walked the land with us, gently offered their thoughts, shared their experiences, and helped us avoid some major problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If we\u2019ve learned anything, it\u2019s that we ultimately end up balancing our desire to do things on our own with the necessity \u2014 and the deep honour \u2014 of doing it in community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, we\u2019re as committed to strengthening our self-sufficiency as we are to connecting and supporting the community we belong to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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