Rooted With Rize

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Rooted in family & the Idaho life. Homesteading adventures, travel dreams, & homegrown recipes.

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Articles

Catch up on family compound living, raising slightly feral children, our travel adventures, and more.

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A woman holding a young child while standing next to a donkey in a sunlit wooded area with green grass and leafy trees.

Family Compound Living
(what it’s really like)

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Group of five people with a young child around a black off-road vehicle outdoors with green bushes and blue sky in the background.

South Africa with Kids:
A Family Safari Adventure

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A child touching and examining a dead animal, likely a large bird or a wild creature, on the ground with dried grass and snow nearby.

The Hunt of a Lifetime:
Our Wyoming Super Tag Mule Deer Story

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A man with a beard and black cap helping two young children, a girl and a boy, play in a river near the shore with trees in the background.

Rooted In Idaho

Read more about the story of how our family grew our roots in Idaho. 

Our Story

 Rooted where we are. Brave enough to wander.

Rural life and wide open spaces.
Raising wild, capable kids.
Travel that stretches us and brings us home.

Follow Along
A young girl with long blonde hair, wearing a blue striped shirt and blue shorts, holding a red flower, standing next to a donkey behind a wooden fence, outdoors with blurred trees in the background.

Rural Life

Family of four standing outdoors by a partially frozen lake with mountains in the background, dressed in winter clothing.

Wild + Free

Family enjoying time together outdoors near a black off-road vehicle, with a young girl and adults, in a natural landscape.

Travel

Favorite
Recipes

We love to sharing our favorite homegrown recipes that we cook every day.

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Four grilled sandwiches on a wooden board, filled with turkey, lettuce, and cheese.

Broc’s Favorite Sandwich

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A table set for three with plates of beef, salad, and bread, two glasses of lemonade, and a candle in a modern, outdoor setting.

Seriously The Best Steak
(without leaving home)

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