"It was leaking out down into the paddock, so then we started looking at composting systems. "The lid cracked.but when went to have a look he said, 'There's no tank here, it's just a hole in the ground'," Melissa recalls. "There wasn't even a veggie garden or a lemon tree or anything you would expect to find on a farmlet," Aaron says.Įrosion issues were part of the package that Melissa and Aaron had to work with and a leaking septic tank made their dream of becoming self-sustainable somewhat easier to achieve. It was 11 years ago they bought their undeveloped rural property near Rotokare Scenic Reserve. The saying 'good things take time' rings true for this Taranaki family. One day, the Jacobsons hope to turn cooking insects into a fully-fledged business, but right now they're in no rush. Find out how a Taranaki family are turning their rural lifestyle into a sustainable dream
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