To kick off the November series of Happy, Healthy Harvest, I am pleased to share my discussion with Sarah Rucker.
Sarah shares about herself: "I was born in rural Mississippi. I joined the military at 18 and am now in the twilight of my career, preparing for retirement. We knew that this would be our last duty station and wanted to get back to our roots and work toward a homestead and at least partial sustainability. We have 18.5 acres in rural Georgia where we are a few years into gardening and raising poultry."
Sarah shares her journey through a cancer diagnosis and what that changed for herself and her family.
She answers the all important question of "When is the best time to start?" making a change or working towards better health?
What is the best time to start? I have come to the personal conclusion that there is no best time. There is only the time you make. A lot of people try to kick things off after the new year as a New Year's Resolution. Don't wait. Start now. Do as little or as much as you want without overwhelming yourself. You will not get this time back, but you may be able to extend what time you have in the long run.
And she recommends reading: For gardening, you want to go with the old classic - Farmer's Almanac. It is super informative and they are online. I like to watch Homestead Rescue, and find some of the workarounds and saves that they do very cool and helpful. For reading, I like Hobby Farmer, The New Pioneer, and sometimes Mother Earth magazines.
And offers the actionable and timely advice:
You can let life happen or make life happen, and I would encourage anyone to work to control what they can within their sphere of influence...and work through the stuff that they cannot control in the healthiest way possible. Do as much or as little as you are comfortable with, but do something.
You can follow Sarah and her journey on her instagram and her website: @themotherruckinghomestead
And as always you can find me at @ansleyknopf_valkyrie and @trainandflourish or email me at trainandflourish@gmail.com
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