Our first conversations on creating an off-grid life for our family were around the time we were seeing people fight for toilet rolls in March 2020.
What on earth was happening, why were people responding to a fear of scarcity by hoarding toilet rolls of all things?
It offered not only an insight into the psyche of the many at that time, but also a stark reality of the way we, as consumers, live within the comfort / control of those who supply us with our necessities.
Buying land became our biggest priority. We definitely wanted to grow our own fruit, vegetables and herbs and eventually become self-sustained in plant nutrition.