It’s a childhood dream, to grow up in the wild, close to nature, maybe in a tree-house, Swiss Family Robinson style. But in reality, it might not be as easy as the picture books show. Grace Edgerton grew up on a homestead out in the Arizona desert, initially living in tents before the house was built.

She now lives in Tucson and attends City High School, a small charter school with an awesome radio program. And when it came time for her to make a feature, there was no other question as to what story Grace would tell: her own.

Stay tuned after the story. I talked to Grace over the phone about the importance of sharing your own story, the positives of her childhood and the ways in which it has changed her.

This is Homestead Childhood by Grace Edgerton of City High Radio

That was Grace Edgerton’s story, Homestead Childhood, and now here is Grace herself! She was not feeling well the d...
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