Sustainable Living

I grew up in the middle of nowhere surrounded by farmland. I could not get out of there and to "civilization" fast enough. It has been six years, a wife, and two kids later and my perspective on life has changed. I want my kids to be able to play outside without me worrying about traffic. I want to learn how to provide food for my family without having to go to the store. When I look back in history and look at how society has changed I see a major shift from when most families were farming and the kids learned responsibility from a very young age to nowadays where if you have your kids do chores you are a rare parent. I do not see us necessarily making a living on the farm or by any means our only mean of income. I just want to have the opportunity to live off of the land and know exactly where my family's food comes from. I know I may sound crazy so feel welcome to comment.

The next thing in this process is that I have an interview coming up to intern at a sustainable farm close to here for the next few months. This is exciting for me and I will keep you posted.

Homeschooling and living off the grid

 I would like to have something like this!
Well, I have been thinking about this for awhile now, but have not fully come to a conclusion on my thoughts here. My wife and I have entertained the idea of working at home and homeschooling our children. We feel the attention they would receive would allow them to advance through the proper skills at a faster pace. I also want my children to learn the classics and understand the ancient teachings. I do not feel the schools today would do better than we could at home. I will be certified in less than a year and I am going to be looking into ways to work from home. My wife has not yet started school so they might have to go to public school for a year or two depending on how it all lines up before we both have our degrees.

Now, this next part might be where I lose some of you. I want to live off the land. I want to have a dairy cow, chickens and a large vegetable garden where we could raise all of our produce. This would allow us to only have to buy grain based products from the store. I want this to be somewhere in central texas where we can do it year round. I grew up for a lot of my life out in the middle of nowhere but never really learned how to live off the land. I want my children to have that life information.

If you have any suggestions or comments please, please share them!

P.S. even if you thinkI'm crazy