Off-farm jobs support desire for independence

By Robert Arnason

 

NESBITT, Man. — Romantic, rural scenery well suited for a movie shoot is visible in nearly every direction from a small patch of grass in front of Lydia Carpenter and Wian Prinsloo’s trailer.

To the northeast, a small, white church sits at the corner of a rolling pasture. To the south, the midday sun warms sheep grazing on the side of a hill. And only metres from the trailer, a small flock of goats wanders about the farmyard.

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