TheEntouragealum first connected withAustin, Texasthrough the citys South by Southwest festival, he toldPEOPLE.
I am humbled every day.
I’m just here to serve in any way I can.

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The work is hardharder than hes ever worked, Greniershared with Pat Spinosaon a recentLike a Farmerpodcast episode.
It’s connected to something immediate that I experience.
When I move earth, I sweat, I get callusesI see that now I’ve shaped the earth.
I can see it; it’s right there.
One of his primary goalsin farmingwas to remove the middleman, Grenier said on the podcast.
Can I get closer to a healthy lifestyle by being in charge of where my food is coming from?
Because thank you for helping me out on that other thing.
Just sharing concepts and ideas of what it means to live more in community [with nature].
it’s possible for you to’t do this alone in isolation.
I think that’s one of the challenges that people facethey feel isolated from the rest of the world.
It just becomes overwhelming.
He sees the investment in hisland in Texasas one for his familys futurespecifically for his son.
What did you do?
And Im going to say, Well I did this.
And if it fails, then at least I triedbecause my son deserves at least all my effort.
There’s so much to learn.
It’s actually more humble learning.
Salt of the earth and very loving.
It sounds like Grenier and his family have found their Southern homeslang and all.