Two U.S. Army parents from Oregon have taken their lessons from the military and applied them to resourceful living on their own 12-acre farm. As self-proclaimed “all-American homesteaders,” they grow their own food, homeschool their children, and are teaching the whole family to prepare for any eventuality.
Christina Root, 37, is from “all over” but has lived in Oregon the longest. She and her Oregon-born husband, 41-year-old Noah Root, both serve in the Army and are active National Guardsmen. Their children are Everett, 11, Braeden, 8, and Mattis, 4.
“We made the decision in early 2019 that we wanted to move onto land,” Christina told The Epoch Times. “We purchased our farm in summer of 2019. Our 12-acre farm is located just west of Salem, Oregon, in a small town called Independence.”…