We are a young South African family living in rural Chile, South America. We moved to Chile shortly after our wedding in 2016. Our family has meanwhile grown with the birth of our first child, in 2018, and our second in 2021.

We currently live on a friends' smallholding outside of Concepcion (about 500km south of the capital Santiago). They allow us to use their land, and we try to make the best use of it by growing a vegetable garden, a bunch of chickens, lots of ducks and a few rabbits.

Our goal with the garden and the animals is to produce as much of our own food as possible and through the process expose our children to the realities of life and death - how nature works. We want our children to grow up with their hands in the soil; understand where food comes from; and learn how to plant - water - clean - enjoy the fruits of the labor - and recycle the remnants.

Thank you for your support!