Welcome to the Wild and Free Podcast, Episode 30.

I'm Ainsley Arment, and today we're featuring an interview with homeschooling veteran and founder of beautiful feet books, Ria Berg.

But first, I have a very special announcement to share with you.

So grab a cup of coffee and join us on the front porch.

Let's get started.

Thank you. on the front porch. Let's get started. As you might know, last August, we launched a campaign called A Place to Run Wild and Free. We set out to raise $400,000 by December 31st in order

to purchase land near the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia to create the Wild and Free Farm Village.

As of today, I'm excited to report that we've raised over $220,000, thanks to the generous support

of so many of you in this community, but we only have a few

weeks left to make it the rest of the way. So this year, our Christmas wish is to have you

join our community of founding families who are helping to bring this vision to life with a tax-deductible

donation of any amount. Imagine driving down a long gravel lane

surrounded by fields and forests,

mountain views and meadows,

until you come to a large stone entryway

that says,

Wild and Free Farm Village.

You drive over a crest

and just as you reach the other side, the most magnificent landscape reveals itself in front of you.

There are rolling pastures, forested foothills, and a bold mountain creek running through the property.

The grand peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains rise up in the distance with old rag clamoring for attention. You breathe

in the clean air and exhale a deep, contented sigh. The first place you come to is a welcome

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