Off-grid villages and homesteads are increasing in popularity, partially because of the slower pace, and the desire to reconnect with the land and our basic needs and survival. In this first episode of 2022, I speak with a young couple that is also part of the small new off-grid community I'm part of. 
Tanner Demers is 26 years old, cooks for a living, and is President of the Board for Boreal Forest Wilderness Association; where I am also a member, along with my daughter Luma. The BFWA owns a private piece of previously mined and logged land in Northern Ontario that is being carefully transitioned into an off-grid community (Swan Lake) where the residents can live softly on the land, away from the resource-heavy use of modern infrastructure. 
Lara Ferns, 29, is a thoughtful and detail-oriented woodworker and craftsperson, a photographer, and partner to Tanner. I met this beautiful pair last fall while on a volunteer weekend up at the property. Lara and I (and other lovely people) met while carrying boulders to strengthen a culvert over a creek. Later, our crew joined Tanner, carrying logs and building corduroy roads. 
My daughter Luma is 7 and a half, just lost 2 more teeth while exploring Swan Lake, and is simply the cutest kid around. She joins our conversation briefly and makes us laugh. Our conversation was recorded March 2022, at Swan Lake.

Find Tanner and his wood-fired pizza business, here:
http://pacepizzaontario.com/
https://www.instagram.com/pacepizzaontario/

Find Lara and her work, here:
https://www.sageandsapling.com
https://www.instagram.com/sageandsapling/

Hear Luma's song 'Hello, Hello', here:
https://youtu.be/Rs2r7XuQmRk

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