Burnout from running her fashion consignment business pushed Michelle Morigeau to leave Calgary and embrace a sustainable rural lifestyle. In 2021, she and her husband purchased a 4-acre plot in British Columbia for $458,000. The onset of the pandemic allowed them to escape to her father-in-law's lakehouse, where they discovered the tranquility of mountain living. Realizing the city's chaos was overwhelming, Morigeau decided to grow food on their new homestead and build a rammed earth house, focusing on her wellbeing and sustainable practices moving forward.
I just felt trapped and overwhelmed. The hustle and bustle, the grind of being in the city, the noise, the traffic, the sirens - everything just got too noisy in my head.
All of a sudden, my husband and I were in the truck and out here at his lakefront property, and life just went from a hundred to zero.
I told my husband, maybe we could make it work living rurally in the mountains. And luckily, he was on board.
They've been growing their own food, and plan to build a rammed earth house where they can live sustainably.
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