Did not come from a farming background but was raised outside on old family farm property outside of Fort Worth, TX. Always loved working with my hands and worked concrete with dad before joining military. I became interested in permaculture through self-sustainability. Have always felt a connection to the earth and come from pioneering stock on my dad's mother's side of the family. I want to get out of the military in the near future and start a family on the old property I was raised on. However I am running into some issues with it. Trying to get the sweet wife on board with the idea as well is a struggle because of the instability factor and the fear factor of changing our lives from a stable gov job to a self sustainable lifestyle.