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It is pretty amazing.

Thank you! I am eighth generation Kentuckian and have lived here my entire life. I grew up on the land you see and have returned to turn it into a farm.

Thank you! I keep working and keep making videos. Check out my playlists and you'll really see how things have changed!

Ain't that the truth!

You're very welcome. Keep watching, more to come!

It is absolutely gorgeous and getting better all the time.

Silvopasture!

Thanks! I can't wait to get animals on the land and see how much better they will make it.

I wish there were more. Hopefully as the tree gets bigger it will produce more. Time will tell. Keep watching, there are some really cool updates over the next few days.

Thank you! and Welcome to the Holmestead! I know practically nothing about persimmon trees and just found this one by accident. I appreciate the info. I will check out your channel.

Thanks! The next several videos will show the completed product from different angles.

You are welcome! Keep watching, I show lots of great stuff from N. KY!

As a member of one of KY's first families, I have to agree!

The video doesn't do it justice.

Thanks! The Valley Project should be finished tomorrow. It does look fantastic. Can't wait for you to see it in person. Yes, I will stretch.

Thanks! It looks even better in person!

Thank you! I really appreciate your comment. I often wonder if anyone pays any attention to my videos. I use the "Over 50" line in the hope it will inspire some people to give it a try whether they are over 50 or not. I use the "pasture" line just because I think it is funny. I am easily amused. Thanks for watching my videos!

Glad to, he just needs to make himself available more often.

Yes, there are several dry wash tributaries which run together. The one closest to the camera is the main one.

When ya got it, ya got it!

In a couple of days there will be videos of more area being cleared.

I have a new one now. The legend continues...

Thank you for your comment. To stop erosion I am building silvopasture in an eastern hardwood forest. Because the canopy is so thick there is not enough sunlight reaching the ground and no grass can grow. With no ground cover the rain does not penetrate the soil; it just runs off and washes away the soil. I will also introduce animals to the land to help fertilize it and build the soil structure to allow grasses to grow. I put the debris from the trees I cut down into the dry washes as a way to slow down the run-off and slow the erosion. The combination of the two should eventually stop the erosion and help regenerate the land.

At the beginning of the video the creek runs left to right at the bottom of the very bright area. In the middle part of the video it is on the left. At the very end of the video it is on the right. Check out the video I post tonight to see what it looks like after I finish clearing it out.

Thanks, Con. I really appreciate that. Clay put one out once, but that was back in the 70's. I have not put anything out for them but they seem to be finding what they need anyway.

@@holmesteadridge seems like a good thing to do. I'd imagine there's very little natural salt to be had in your region of Virginia

Not sure if any salt remains from the lick. Other than that I am sure there is nothing in my area of Virginia.

It was REALLY cool. We were able to spend one-on-one time with all of them.

Yep. Short circuiting the natural system will lead to it burning down, from a metaphoric standpoint; but burn down, it will.

​@@holmesteadridge so true! And to think- there are still folks who believe that rapidly releasing tens of billions of metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere, naturally sequestered gradually over hundreds of millions of years, won't have a destabilizing effect on the global ecological equilibrium.. or as you say, won't "burn it down"

And getting better all the time! Can't wait for you all to see it!

I did start a garden this year. The deer knew exactly what they were eating. Next year there will be an electric fence around said garden. Next year I will know what I am eating.

Thanks! Since mid-April I have managed to clear about 1.75 acres of silvopasture. I hope to clear one more acre by the end of the year. I try to keep my videos short. I see no reason why the vast majority of videos can't tell the story in less than 5 minutes.

Thank you for your comment! So far mine has remained vacant. I guess I should check the nearby road.

Yep, I will watch it and post updates later.

Thank you for your comment! You are absolutely right. Eating persimmons before the first frost can be "dangerous" to your "health."

Thank you for your comment! I also plan on having apples, pears, grapes, and blueberries. I will have plenty for trading!

Thanks for your comment! Food preservation is important. When I was growing up my Mom would can hundreds of quarts of beans and tomatoes and freeze many pints of corn. Most people have lost the skill and, frankly, just don't want to bother.

And all the food that people ate hundreds of years ago that we have all but forgotten because it is not profitable to produce it so now it just doesn’t count as food!

And the stuff we call "food" is laden with chemicals and processed junk. No wonder everybody is sick.

Thank you! I hope you like seeing the videos as much as I like making them.

We are in Kentucky and my family has owned the land since 1882.

Thanks. Not sure how good the video is, but the subject matter is pretty cool.

Thank you for that input. I have never seen that color of glass either. Any idea when it stopped being produced?

@@holmesteadridge I guess it must be at least 50 - 60 yrs.

Thanks!

That's amazing. It is the strangest thing to find when working in the woods.

Me too! Ricky, who lives across the road, has a John Deere Gator. I'll make sure you get the the grand tour.

Tiny? No, I have never found anything.

They are very hardy, and very difficult to remove.

Thanks!

That does have me beat. They are always hanging around but there is no way I can get that close.

Thank you for your comment! Yes, I love the wildlife. I see something new everyday.