A widowed homesteader, realizing she didn't learn the skills she needed before her husband's passing, is overwhelmed by her large family homestead. Her six kids are now even more determined to protect their dad's off-grid legacy and over 100 animals.

Thinking they hit the jackpot, Oregon homesteaders buy their dream property -- an old schoolhouse founded by settlers on the historic Oregon Trail. But it's been a classic case of buyer beware; flooding rivers devastate their home, gardens and livestock.