Wow man, what a heck of a testament! Your amazing battle and recovery story aside (which is incredible), your story is one that rings with a tune of similarity for me. I've been in the Information Technology field for about 10 years. That's 10 years of nothing but sitting behind a desk for 9 hours a day. Add the 2 hour commute, and I sit for 11 hours each work day. I know it's killing me, but we're not to a financial point yet for me to change to a lower paying job. Catch 22, eh? Ah well, that's a story for another post. :-)

I remember when I first came across the same documentary on the Durveas family. It was an eye-opener for us too! We were in a subdivision on .4 acres, but soon got chickens, garden, greenhouse, fruit trees, etc. It was a wonderful learning experience and there existed so much potential! We would have continued that pathway, but life happened... You can read about that here.

From what I see in this post, it looks like you have an amazing setup, and some awesome taste in design. I really like those planter boxes! It's also so cool to see how you've fit so much (with much more room to spare) in your place.