A Wild Home

A Wild Home We raised our children on our 4-acre historic, permaculture farm(Luna Hill Farm) for 10 years.

Ran our educational farm of 10 yrs in Indiana🌿Traveled the US in our off-grid skoolie for 2 yrs 🚌 Now: still ✨Cultivating Community, Celebrating Curiosity & Nurturing Wonder, with Nature✨ at A Wild Home & Wild School in Downtown Brooksville, FL! While we lived there, we ran various community building events, ranging from Yoga on the lawn, a monthly Women's Listening Circle for 7 years, foraging cl

asses in our 2 acre Forest Garden, Medicinal Plant classes from our herb spiral, community gatherings of all sorts, & farm tours. We also ran the Luna Hill Wild School, where children from ages 4-13 came to learn about mindfulness, permaculture & organic gardening, carpentry, animal husbandry, foraging, connecting with the moons cycles, healthy communication, & more! In 2019 we decided to do something we'd been contemplating for a while-convert a bus and travel with our kids as a natural evolution to their(and our!)education. AJ design the bus & John built the conversion all by hand in 3 1/2 months & we left our hometown on December 1st, starting our (at least)year-long adventure exploring the U.S.! After traveling for 2 years, visiting 19 National Parks & 21 States, we moved out of our skoolie & into a home on a quiet brick street, in beautiful downtown Brooksville, FL! AJ & John now run another Wild School here, while converting the land to a rich learning environment from AJ's design plan.

“At the Luna Hill Wild School, we have had children as young as 4 (& our 2 year old, Violet) & as old as 13 join us. The...
10/09/2025

“At the Luna Hill Wild School, we have had children as young as 4 (& our 2 year old, Violet) & as old as 13 join us. The opportunity these kids get; to teach, listen, communicate with one another...collaborate on ideas from such differing ages...it’s just refreshing to watch & feels so organic!

Today, we were working on one of our stick structures & the kids wanted to clean out the ‘floor’. One of our 5 year olds started raking, but was having a hard time with all the sticks & leaves getting stuck in the rake. One of our 8 year olds heard her struggling where he was arranging sticks nearby & walked over to help. They both went back to their work when the hiccup was taken care of & two more times, her rake was full & he came over to help her, then went back to his own task.

No one looked to an adult for a ‘good job!’
No adult forced any thank you’s or you’re welcomes.
Their smiles were enough.”

🫶Amanda Jo Boener, 6 years ago at our 1st Wild School

“When Hank was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder just before 2 years old, we felt oh so alone & confused. We had f...
10/07/2025

“When Hank was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder just before 2 years old, we felt oh so alone & confused. We had family that told us to s***k him(which to be clear, we completely disagree with). There were moms who rudely scoffed at me nursing him frequently when he would get overwhelmed. There were friends who had no compassion for his level of excitement-or maybe a better perspective is to say his level of discomfort-& were constantly turning their child against mine because framing the nurotypical child as the 'right' kid was frankly, just easier than getting down on their level, listening to both their feelings, & helping them work through things & their very different outlooks on the world. There were complete strangers who went out of their way to make it known that Hank was too much for them.
While the awful stories of treatment my son & I received could go on for a while, the stories on love could as well. Each child, even the one who never made it earthside, has taught me in ways I never knew one could grow, but Henry has, from the very beginning, asked of me to slow down & be present in all that life has to take us through. To learn what love really is, to turn towards my son, towards the wounds of my own childhood, to not look away.
Even when he was just 18 months old & punched a little girl in the face to get out of a very loud space at Halloween & I just wanted to cry & know exactly what was wrong with my sweet, little boy.
Even when he was 2 & I would constantly find broken eggs all over the floor & look up to see him, just smiling like he had opened the best present on earth!
Even when he was 3 & threw up from the wind or couldn't play at the library because it was too loud & I just wanted to scream & cry & run away in fear & hold him as close as I could at the same time.
Even through all those scary, sad, trying moments, Henry and I have been able to quiet the outside world & all it had to say about people like Henry & me, to turn towards one another, to truly see one another & say I Love You, just as you are.
What I meant to type was something simple along the lines of, 'Hank pulled his brimming with excitement little sister Violet down the hill, in a sled, over & over this afternoon....Some people take their sensory seeking children to therapy, we chose love therapy-at home.'
Anyway, this is a short love note about my son, to all the caregivers who face their own uncomfortable childhood memories, who love their children, who truly see their children, & love them just as they are.”
-Amanda Jo Boener, SIX years ago today

Dearly loved reading & reflecting on my old thoughts🫶

🦋Hope your day is filled with as much beauty as we get to walk out to every morning!✨
10/07/2025

🦋Hope your day is filled with as much beauty as we get to walk out to every morning!✨

Thanks to the families who came out today! 🙏I didn’t take many pictures, but I hope y’all had a great time- we did! 🫶A W...
10/06/2025

Thanks to the families who came out today! 🙏I didn’t take many pictures, but I hope y’all had a great time- we did! 🫶A Wild Family

10/05/2025

🙌 at our Wild Home🫶AJ

10/05/2025

We’re ready for all the mundane to juicy🤔😆 questions you have for us! Send A Wild Home your questions in a message, if you don’t want to put it in the comments & we will give you an answer via video!

Topics we get/think you might like to know about:
🌼Homeschooling/Wildschooling (13+ yrs)
🚌Skoolie building & minimalist living
🌿Permaculture + design plans here
🧑‍🌾Gardening/Farming
🔨Carpentry/woodworking
🍵Herbalism
💲Pricing on offerings
📖Our Curriculum at Wild School
🫶Family Structure & Rythym
🐝Beekeeping
🍄Foraging
🌑Living in sync with natural rhythms
😌Meditation & Mindfulness
⚙️ Mental health tools
🥕Plant-based diet
🌅Travelling fulltime with kids
♥️Why we do what we do!
🤝Community Building
🏡Homeschooling in FL
👂Listening Circles
🌀Our thoughts on childhood education, rooted ethics in children’s programs, the value in nature-connection & personal experiences
💕What love means to us
👶Home & water births
Geez the list goes on!

Like the mid-chat camera drop?🤣 You’re getting the real us, with questions we know folks want to hear our experience on- so ask away! I swear, we’ll get more comfortable, chill, & concise on what we’re conveying…without dropping the camera! 🫶AJ + John

10/04/2025

What you think about, you bring about ✨ We think a lot about how to leave this world, better than how we found it.

🔥Join us in for Autumn Wild School or just follow along to watch our 2nd Wild School continue to GROW!🌿 Your Wildschooling Guide, AJ🫶

🌿 Herbalism at Wild School 🌞 Harvesting Lemongrass from the Forest Garden for tea during storytime👐Learning all about th...
10/02/2025

🌿 Herbalism at Wild School
🌞 Harvesting Lemongrass from the Forest Garden for tea during storytime
👐Learning all about the medicinal, practical, & tasty ways to use the plant

🏃Wild School, traditional skills from qualified teachers ~ kids ages 5-13 on Tuesdays, 9:30-1:30

Address

241 Pryor Street
Brooksville, FL
34601

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 2:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 2:30pm
Thursday 9am - 2:30pm
Friday 9am - 2:30pm
Saturday 9am - 8pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

Telephone

+5743410229

Website

http://awildfamily.com/, http://youtu.be/Is2eVRp4JOA

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About Us

We are a family of six living the simple life here on our farm in the beautiful countryside of Plymouth, Indiana & we love to share in the process. We are passionate about Cultivating Community, Celebrating Curiosity, & Nurturing Wonder With Nature! John & Amanda Jo lead the year-round Luna Hill Wildschool on Wednesdays. We host & lead various events, such as yoga, kids classes, community gatherings, workshops, a monthly women’s circle- all in an effort to create an environment where folks of all walks of life can find community & enjoy in the process of learning & loving life, with others.

We plan to expand the Wild School in the Spring of 2020 & are working on getting our Round Barn in better shape so that we may hold events in this space! Lots more exciting ideas in the works!!! Check out our website for more details on what we have to offer, we love making new friends! www.lunahillfarm.com