Mark Bonnalie

I felt really fortunate how, um, we did maintain a sense of movement and freedom throughout that whole process. And Idaho was, you know, I think was just like you're describing. Yeah. Not, not overly, um, But once again, we saw our recreation areas shut down with an orange sign that was like, look, don't go to this hot spring.

Don't go do this thing that you're normally doing that doesn't involve any people at all. And it's outdoors. Yeah, and it's outdoors. I mean, ridiculous. So on top of just supply chain, and I'm... In the world of preparedness and prioritizing self-sufficient living, I don't step into the doom and gloom side of anything. I'm a super positive guy.

Don't go do this thing that you're normally doing that doesn't involve any people at all. And it's outdoors. Yeah, and it's outdoors. I mean, ridiculous. So on top of just supply chain, and I'm... In the world of preparedness and prioritizing self-sufficient living, I don't step into the doom and gloom side of anything. I'm a super positive guy.

Don't go do this thing that you're normally doing that doesn't involve any people at all. And it's outdoors. Yeah, and it's outdoors. I mean, ridiculous. So on top of just supply chain, and I'm... In the world of preparedness and prioritizing self-sufficient living, I don't step into the doom and gloom side of anything. I'm a super positive guy.

But just the thought that you couldn't go to the grocery store and get your typical amenities was – becoming a reality that we had never witnessed in our lifetime. So, um, Heather, she is big on, she's always been big on gardening and self-sufficient food production and food preservation and things like that.

But just the thought that you couldn't go to the grocery store and get your typical amenities was – becoming a reality that we had never witnessed in our lifetime. So, um, Heather, she is big on, she's always been big on gardening and self-sufficient food production and food preservation and things like that.

But just the thought that you couldn't go to the grocery store and get your typical amenities was – becoming a reality that we had never witnessed in our lifetime. So, um, Heather, she is big on, she's always been big on gardening and self-sufficient food production and food preservation and things like that.

So her, you know, part of her dream, whether, whether any of that would have played a part in our life, but what would have been with the rural acreage to, um, um, step into this more self-sufficient life of creating our own nourishment through, you know, our own food and our own, um, just stepping away from the supply chain a little bit. And, and gardening is tough one up here.

So her, you know, part of her dream, whether, whether any of that would have played a part in our life, but what would have been with the rural acreage to, um, um, step into this more self-sufficient life of creating our own nourishment through, you know, our own food and our own, um, just stepping away from the supply chain a little bit. And, and gardening is tough one up here.

So her, you know, part of her dream, whether, whether any of that would have played a part in our life, but what would have been with the rural acreage to, um, um, step into this more self-sufficient life of creating our own nourishment through, you know, our own food and our own, um, just stepping away from the supply chain a little bit. And, and gardening is tough one up here.

Yeah, right. No, I know. This is the hard time of year for me. And many people. It's difficult. I try not to ever make a sob story out of it, but my life changes from daylight till dark, hands dirty, making progress on projects, passionate projects that are...

Yeah, right. No, I know. This is the hard time of year for me. And many people. It's difficult. I try not to ever make a sob story out of it, but my life changes from daylight till dark, hands dirty, making progress on projects, passionate projects that are...

Yeah, right. No, I know. This is the hard time of year for me. And many people. It's difficult. I try not to ever make a sob story out of it, but my life changes from daylight till dark, hands dirty, making progress on projects, passionate projects that are...

I get wrapped up in the creativity of just the projects alone, but what comes to light after the project almost being complete is this wasn't just a beautifying sort of land. addition to our homestead property, this is going to change our life and our way of living once this is finished.

I get wrapped up in the creativity of just the projects alone, but what comes to light after the project almost being complete is this wasn't just a beautifying sort of land. addition to our homestead property, this is going to change our life and our way of living once this is finished.

I get wrapped up in the creativity of just the projects alone, but what comes to light after the project almost being complete is this wasn't just a beautifying sort of land. addition to our homestead property, this is going to change our life and our way of living once this is finished.

You know, whether it be creating the water system, creating a garden or creating a root cellar, you know, to store the food. I sort of get tunnel vision on just the creative process of the project alone. And it doesn't hit me until sort of the final chapters of creating it that wow, this is going to make life easier. This whole thing is going to make life easier.

You know, whether it be creating the water system, creating a garden or creating a root cellar, you know, to store the food. I sort of get tunnel vision on just the creative process of the project alone. And it doesn't hit me until sort of the final chapters of creating it that wow, this is going to make life easier. This whole thing is going to make life easier.

You know, whether it be creating the water system, creating a garden or creating a root cellar, you know, to store the food. I sort of get tunnel vision on just the creative process of the project alone. And it doesn't hit me until sort of the final chapters of creating it that wow, this is going to make life easier. This whole thing is going to make life easier.

But yeah, back to the journey of getting to the point of taking the leap to start this was a big part of it was the, um, the real estate boom that happened with everybody trying to bounce around the country during the initial COVID stage. Yeah. Go back in time for me a little bit.