Justin Rhodes revives his family's gardening legacy after financial pressure forces them to grow their own food. His grandfather grew proudly; his father quit when store-bought was cheaper. Now Rhodes and his wife face skepticism from friends, anxiety about cutting costs, and a shift from scarcity to abundance.
I can remember my dad telling me stories of how proud Grandpa was when they would sit down and say, "This is food from our land. We grew this." I can remember my dad gardening one time, and then that was kind of it. And I said, "Why don't you do that anymore? Why don't you garden?" And he said, "Because it's cheaper to buy it in the store." So when we started to grow our own food. We would tell our friends, and you could look in their eyes. They were nice to us, but they thought we were absolutely crazy. There's nothing like laying in the bed and not being able to sleep at night, trying to think, how am I going to tell my wife? We've cut so many expenses, yet next week we're going to have to cut food.
Our whole lives felt like they were spiraling out of control. He was like preparing me for him to die.
There was a mental shift from our difficult times to where we are now, and that included a mindset of abundance.
If I had to start my Homestead all over again, it could only pick one animal… 
