Here as of late, the Gryder Farm has been pulling inspiration from "The Good Life" by Scott and Helen Nearing. Moving to the mountains of Vermont during the Great Depression, the Nearings lived a sustainable life, providing for themselves off their land, bartering for goods, and only making only enough money to pay for items they could neither produce or barter for. Their lifestyle has proven quite thought pravocing and inspiring for both Allen and myself. While we are not interested in going to the extent of the Nearings (no karosene lamps for me - I willingly accept paying for electricity), it puts into perspective how completely attainable the goals Allen and I have for our family are. To live on the land, to eat off the land, to raise our children in a simplistic lifestyle where they appreciate what we have and the work it took to achieve it. To share all this with our community. Simply put, to do more good than harm.
We came for salvation
We came for family
We came for all that's good that's how we'll walk away
We came to break the bad
We came to cheer the sad
We came to leave behind the world a better way
-Salvation Song, Avett Brothers
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