Kelly Mantoan

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Pruning My Idea of a Perfect Life

By Kelly Mantoan / August 14, 2023

At some point early in our marriage, my husband and I took a shine to the idea of living on a self-sufficient homestead. After poring over books about the Catholic back-to-the-land movement, Catholic Worker farms, and homesteading, we thought we’d found the perfect escape from the normal 9-to-5. We had our plan: purchase a house…

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