Growing up in rural Louisiana, Waylon’s family always had a backyard garden and sometimes animals. These were usually chickens and one or two pigs each year that were butchered for the family in the fall. When he was in high school, he joined the local 4-H chapter and began raising rabbits for show and for meat. There was always fresh, homegrown food of some kind available through the year, even if it was something from the summer that his mom had canned.

Donna grew up in the rural parish of Portland, Jamaica, where she spent most of her days outdoors. The daughter of a residential contractor and a nurse anesthetist, they created a rich environment for her to learn and thrive in. Before she learned the term “permaculture” she lived it. The 10 acres was never considered a farm, but at any point in time, it was home to 24 laying hens, 1200 broilers, 100 pigs, a couple of cats and dogs, and a wide variety of perennial fruits and vegetables.