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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Tim Hanlon

'We quit rat race in the UK for rural dream growing own food in new off-grid life'

A family has ditched the rat race and "fallen in love" with a country home in Ireland, where they grow their own food and are creating an "off-grid experience" in the cost of living crisis.

Amy Johnson, 34, and husband Peter, 46, decided they wanted a new start during the Covid pandemic and moved to Co Mayo.

They left with their four children and bought a six-acre property for €230,000 (£200,000) after selling their previous home in Lincolnshire for £275,000.

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