Bechard Family Farm

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Hello! We are Armand & Teddi Bechard. Together with our 7 children, we are Bechard Family Farm. We live on a 115 acre farm tucked back behind Conway, Missouri. On our farm, there are 17 acres of forest, with the rest open to pasture. There are places on the farm where you cannot see another structure in any direction. It is so peaceful. I suppose you could consider us homesteaders. When we moved here, there was no electricity, no telephone, and no pressurized water. Our only source of water was from the windmill, gravity fed into the house. For 4 years, we lived "off the grid" and created our own electricity. We heated our home and our water on the wood stove. We have quite a story to tell about how we rigged up our "country shower" with a bucket, a piece of garden hose, and a spray nozzle. We were happy! We now have a hot water heater but will probably always heat our home with wood. Our home is a pole barn that was converted into a house. It is not pretty, but we have so much to be thankful for. This home has taught us the great gift of contentment. We are protected from the weather, we are warm in the winter, and inside this house, there are happy people that love each other. Who could ask for more? We have a seasonal creek which runs perpendicular to the driveway. Most of the year, the creek flows quietly under our driveway. During the intense heat of the summer, the creek is dry...

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