The Economic Times

After 16 years of office job and cancer diagnosis, California family in 2016 left suburban life to build a 14-acre homestead in North Carolina mountains. What are they doing now?

In 2010, Jason Contreras was diagnosed with cancer, leading to a complete life perspective change. After his remission, he and his wife Lorraine decided to leave their California jobs for a simpler life. They moved to North Carolina, where they started a homestead after selling most of their belongings. The couple raises animals and grows their own food in their new environment.