Janice and Gerald

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Gender	Female
Occupation	Living at Large
Location	Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada
Introduction	In 2007 we sold the houses, cars, furniture, and most of the "stuff" that accumulates. We lived in our smaller, older, motorhome and enjoy traveling slowly and living lightly, simply, and deeply. We spent the worst of the winter (07/08) in the Rio Grande valley (southern Texas). In Oct08 we bought a small acreage on Quadra Island, off the British Columbia coast, and have started homesteading. It was raw land, and we developed road, building site, water, septic and power, and started construction on a home/garage in Sept/09. We took the summer of 2012 to develop a 6000 sq.ft. garden, and goat pen to house our newest additions. Our 'herd' of two goats blossomed to 11 by Feb/14. We currently have 6 milking does, 8 doelings, 5 bucklings, one wether and a buck! We're enjoying making cheeses with the abundance of milk. Gerald is working steadily off the property (his services being in high demand), plus we work dawn to dusk (and beyond) on garden, goats and house. We've found our niche, and love the island lifestyle. We go to bed each night, exhausted, and with a great sense of accomplishment.
Interests	Gardening, Goats, Homesteading