Love this! And love your channels! Wish we were neighbors! It's so wonderful to see people gravitating towards self-sustainability. Keivor and Laure are doing such an amazing job in such a short time! Back in 2013, I kept having a reoccurring dream that people needed to start living in intentional communities and growing their own food. At the time, I was working in the corporate world for an insurance company and living in a typical subdivision with very little land. My husband and I decided to try growing a small raised garden and were not successful at all. It took several years to get some things right, and some things just never worked. I quickly realized that growing food is not as easy as I thought, and we are learning all the time. In 2020, we moved to a 5-acre property in North Florida (we were previously living near Orlando Florida) and we got to work building several large gardens and planting our permaculture food forest. Even though we were only a 2.5 hour drive from our previous home, our weather and soil was very different. Our white sugar sand makes it feel like you're gardening on the beach. :) Thankfully, we were able to talk to our local grocery store to see if we could have their veggie scraps that they dispose of, and we've been using that to build our compost bins (we have 9 now) and are looking forwarding to building bins for others in the community. After speaking with some of our neighbors, we all formed a homestead group that meets once a month to discuss various topics. In our first meeting, my husband (after watching several You Tube Videos) gave a presentation on how to build a rocket stove, and last month, our family (my husband, our daughter and I) gave a presentation on many of the wild edibles that are growing in our community. We found an app called Picture This that takes pictures of plants and identifies them for you, which was very helpful! ;) It's amazing how much food and medicine is growing right in our yards. These are incredible times, and while they will be bumpy for sure, there are so many wonderful opportunities for us to feel truly alive again and to have real purpose and meaning in our lives. Much love to you both! Thank you for sharing your journey and authenticity! ❤
I have wanted to start a co-op in Canada for 20 years, and feel that now is the time. (kids have grown, have the time) Thanks for showing us how it's done in the UK. Land is so expensive here, and local farming is discouraged, good farmland is built over. I share your enthusiasm.
Companion planting, so tomatoes and basil for example. Potatoes and tomatoes should be grown apart due to risks of blight. The tulips are to bring in pollinators such as bees. Charles Dowding has an excellent allotment book on the no dig methods. He grows commercially and it can be scaled up or down depending on your objectives. I hope you can find somewhere to get growing this season.
Loved this trip into community farming. Such a great idea to bring everyone together like the "old days". I am sure you will both be in this position sooner rather than later, and I hope many more people are motivated to start little projects like this as well. The quality of our lives would improve a thousand fold. Thanks for sharing :) Oh P.S, yes, do go back at some point and see how it all grows over time,
We've learned that in order for something to happen YOU have to make it happen. Dreaming about something is good but then you have to act on those dreams. I truly hope all your and Julia's dreams come true.
Agree, learned to grow food in containers on a flat rooftop in a city from 2020 onwards, now I'm stuck in a village helping my mother and I have been using an unused, unheated room to sow things that need the cold to germinate, and my warm bedroom to start off anything that needs a higher temperature. Next stop will be a place of my own with lots of land. Whatever your circumstances, there is something you can do today to learn and grow food!
From México I want say thank you to you and your work. And thank you so much to all the brave people in the world looking for the truth and for a real change of paradigm. We will win and this year we are already winning!
My egg lady can't put her chickens outside because she only has concrete slabs for her hens to walk on and it hurts their little feet. So it's lovely to see these happy hens on grass.
What a lovely project - thanks for showing us around! You both look well and happy and in your element. You are definitely on the right track for manifesting your dream life! Please show us how this project progresses!
The law of attraction is so powerful if you wish hard enough and appreciate something enough you will eventually receive it..nice vid lovely ideas blessings happy people 😊❤
Once again a great post but lets not get all romantic about this kind of life it is bloody hard work 7 days a week but worth it plus there is always a financial input maintenance of tools machinery etc i have a full size allotment and a big back garden and we are just about self sufficient in veg /fruit its the way forward
You can source heritage cultivars from both specialised nurseries (Victorian Nurseries) or see if established smallholders and gardeners are prepared to part with some of their home saved seed. Beside the obvious difference in flavours (not all sugary as are many modern hybrids) but you can keep back your own seed year on year. It is a good idea to swop seed with other gardeners to maintain a wider gene pool for your plants. Male pigs are Boars.
Lovely video Richard and Julia. Many years ago when I was in my early 20s, I bought a book called self sufficiency by John Seymour and he gave marvelous advice on running a 1 acre and a 5 acre smallholding. It was so inspiring, I still have the book. It was exactly the life I wanted. Sadly my husband wasn't interested in that lifestyle so it became a pipe dream. I have now a small back yard (approx 60ft x 60ft) and we've done some raised beds for veg. He's putting a greenhouse up for me at the moment. There's a desolate area at the top of the garden where I'm hoping to grow berries and a fruit tree or two next year, but being much older now tasks take longer than you expect and he's still not that interested in growing things so mainly down to me, but he is very useful when I need some muscle for a task😅 xx
My late Father had a smallholding , he loved it . But as he got to his late 60s early 70s he said it was too much for him , very hard work , but very rewarding . Takes a lot of time and patience . But he did it on his own .
Listen guys we love watching you two but living this way is the way and its lovely but believe me its all hard work and you need to fully commit to it but the good news is its totally worth it and your life's will change check out how we live like this but in Normandy in France all the best Budo & Tracy xx
Another great blog, I can see you on a smallholding. I have very fond memories of our years on a smallholding in mid Wales. Sheep and loads of fruit and veg. If you ever come up Norfolk way, I’m always happy to offer practical advice, even give some practical assistance if you opt for sheep, can be stressful but amazingly satisfying and you get true organic, home grown lamb👍
Your in the very enviable position Richard of even considering such a venture, I myself could not even think about it at my age and with numerous health problems but, I wish those that can and seriously considering it, all the very best of luck, I sincerely hope you all achieve your wishes and hopes. And that includes yourself Richard and your lovely lady. Go for it.
Richard, you should interview Alessandro (Spicy Mustache), he teachs people how to build a garden no matter how small the space is and he shows how not to waste anything, he also wrote a book called rebel gardening
'You believe this, you believe anything'... the mantra that the world govs adhere to when they are dealing with, and telling the general public what to do... and now back to the cheese making cow. Another lovely vlog R&J!
Less of the 'old couple' Richard, lol. That place looks charming. I hope you both have your smallholding soon. You are manifesting your dreams and intentions 🤗
Before industry this is how you lived every one got fed .Food got took to market on time and the skills of the village got passed on .Thing is population and lack of availability also expensive is out the question for markets .Businesses must be compatible with wages or no sale Also the continually of the farm as a generation thing not just a flash in the pan for profit .You have to work within rhythm used to be from father to son because one day your back will not bend so easy .Anyway daughter play big part too and never forget the animals .Even if you grow only veg you must have cats and dogs and owls and ducks in a pond .Also people guests and visitors coming to say .Best Wishes to All 😊
@Rose-zw2oe yes my Dad had 1/4 of an acre at the back of our house and used to grow bedding plants and veg ,he would sell it to the locals and we always had fresh food to eat
Simply awesome guys! That would be my dream too! Yes to seeing the piglets when they're born that would be lovely! Thank you both for a really interesting video! 🙂
I have been inspired by your videos on this subject Richard and I have made enquiries about investing in a plot at the farm. Maybe see you up there one day.
Permaculture is probably the way to go. You mix many more crops veg, fruits and flowers to grow amongst each other, the system makes them more resilient against pests! Mix veg, herbs, salads and different flowers close together! Laying out separate neat beds of crops makes them more susceptible to pests!
Fantastic Richard and Julia to see what's possible, we have a semi detached house with a front, side and back garden. We have 1 mulberry tree I grew from a seed from an ancient Mulberry tree in Lewes its now 23 years old and prolific.4 apples, 2 pears, I damson,1 cherry tree. Rhubarb, black currant, gooseberry ,raspberry, loganberry and blackberry. Then all the veg in season. Heritage tomatoes of all shapes and colour. We bottle/can out tomatoes .Last year 100 plus jars, and make jams bottle fruit and pickled veg in hot water canning method. We live like we have a small holding but its just garden.
Just finished the video and yes to the pigs plz. This is definitely our dream also and I know there are many more wanting this life. Down with the old system and let's get back to the old ways like granny used to do. Farming ,preserving and home education .I want to gave a small mushroom farm on our farm when we find it. I believe its called companion planting xx
its great you have gone somewhere local to worthing and i envy the lovely Keivor and Laure farm. i have been looking for the passed year for land that you can live on, but unfortunately the prices are not in my range. i have been thinking of doing something like this for the past year. maybe we should get together Richard and Julia, so we could sell all our properties and have enough for a farm,
With the best of respect Julia and Richard what these people have got here has taken an awful lot of money and lots and lots of hard work. I’m sure you both are enthusiastic and dreaming ( we all need a dream ! ) also agricultural knowledge takes a long time for a townie to catch up . Don’t get me wrong I’d love to see you and Julia fulfill your dreams , I’m with you all the way . Thank you both for all your videos. 👍
Don’t forget what was said in the video - that this is a community project, and others have bought part of that land. Also from one of Richard’s previous videos (in the same place) those hens belong to several different people. Doing things alone is hard work. When many people come together to achieve a goal, miracles are possible. Good luck with your dreams and aspirations, Richard and Julia. 👍❤️
How lovely is that! I would love to see the other animals when they arrive and to know so much more about the small holding! Thank you for a great video, loved it! 🥰
Have you guys caught the exciting earth bug? It's VERY hard work. We learn by doing - chickens are good a place to start - you SO need them in your lives 🐔(btw a bantam is a small chicken like a Silkie) 2:21 - OOH! A POLISH!💛Coppiced hazel, walnuts, orchards - not sure the herbs will do well when the trees grow - anyway 'til then. Good investment in natural stuff - well done! 💚💚 most farmers don't eat their produce but have a large garden instead. A side note on sunglasses 😎we all need more Sunshine/Vit D in northern hemisphere (I was deficient) - we can get it through our eyes - that's why they're blue here (and why we're white!) love freedom of speech... nice loo too! 💛💛
Hi, Richard, maybe you know the well-established community farm - Tablehurst Farm in Forest Row in Sussex. Lovely place. Pop into the farm shop and have a chat with those guys . . .
I had the idea for quite some time and I'm hoping to buy about 3 acres of land and creates an area where I grow my own vegetable plus have a little living area to
We're part of a no dig allotment called Roots, situated in Bath Newbridge area, they're starting one in Bathford area and now in Bristol, a lovely comunity, it's privately run so they provide us with seeds and plug plants and compost and manure, we've been there a year no so looking forward to the new growing season 😁🥦🍓🥒🥬🥕🥔
Hi Richard and The Lovely Julia you need to start growing things at home ! Before my divorce I had a large garden with a polytunnel greenhouse chicken pigs rabbits bees goats ! Never really went away or holidays as I worked at local steelworks so it was full time ! Since my divorce I have a small front garden and a very small patio which is east facing ! I still manage to grow lots of fruit and vegetables also make wine jam beer and pickle and bottle things . You could start doing things like that. Try reading Rebel Gardening by Alessandro Vitale it's an eye opener he also has a RUclips channel , Spicy Moustache !!
Sort of same thing here, moved from country to suburbs. But garden large enough to grow Tom's, pots, zucchini, onions, courgettes. Grow herbs like basil, lettuces, spring onions etc on window sill throughout the year.
An allotment would be a great idea. Huw Williams, Charles Dowding, lots of great vegetable growers on youtube nowadays so one is able to get a huge amount of information on particular crops. As a vegetable gardener living on a farm although i do love the initial no-dig idea of just putting down cardboard and huge amounts of compost to suppress the weeds I fear in principle those wretched weeds will always find their way through.
Allotments work on the same principle, except you usually rent your plot for an annual peppercorn rent. At least it is more obtainable for people on a limited income who have a love for growing produce organically. Plus you can usually walk to your allotment! I think you need a car to get to that smallholding, you will soon get fed up with that as it is a high maintenance with regards to watering and animal welfare. A male pig is called a boar by the way.
Looking at what is going on and my concern would be watering. We have had some weeks of drought in Bruttany and have now got quite a lot of water harvesting going on. Growing trees helps with micrro climate engineering but it takes time. Composting is crucial so any matter needs to be be grabbed from anyone who doesn't want it.
With prices of foods etc having a piece of land is the way fwd . With waiting lists so long with allotments farmers land is a great idea . U can use human waste thats composted on fruit trees ...animal manure on ur vegetables .
What an amazing place.
I've got a garden to plant up but I'm disabled so come and help if you want for your own vegetables to eat if you want 👍❤️💛💚
I've got hens and Ducks also so you can have lots of eggs free!
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Given up the city life & moved to the country is the best life ever. 🌸🐑🐓🌱
Love this! And love your channels! Wish we were neighbors!
It's so wonderful to see people gravitating towards self-sustainability. Keivor and Laure are doing such an amazing job in such a short time!
Back in 2013, I kept having a reoccurring dream that people needed to start living in intentional communities and growing their own food. At the time, I was working in the corporate world for an insurance company and living in a typical subdivision with very little land. My husband and I decided to try growing a small raised garden and were not successful at all. It took several years to get some things right, and some things just never worked. I quickly realized that growing food is not as easy as I thought, and we are learning all the time. In 2020, we moved to a 5-acre property in North Florida (we were previously living near Orlando Florida) and we got to work building several large gardens and planting our permaculture food forest. Even though we were only a 2.5 hour drive from our previous home, our weather and soil was very different. Our white sugar sand makes it feel like you're gardening on the beach. :) Thankfully, we were able to talk to our local grocery store to see if we could have their veggie scraps that they dispose of, and we've been using that to build our compost bins (we have 9 now) and are looking forwarding to building bins for others in the community. After speaking with some of our neighbors, we all formed a homestead group that meets once a month to discuss various topics. In our first meeting, my husband (after watching several You Tube Videos) gave a presentation on how to build a rocket stove, and last month, our family (my husband, our daughter and I) gave a presentation on many of the wild edibles that are growing in our community. We found an app called Picture This that takes pictures of plants and identifies them for you, which was very helpful! ;) It's amazing how much food and medicine is growing right in our yards. These are incredible times, and while they will be bumpy for sure, there are so many wonderful opportunities for us to feel truly alive again and to have real purpose and meaning in our lives. Much love to you both! Thank you for sharing your journey and authenticity! ❤
I have wanted to start a co-op in Canada for 20 years, and feel that now is the time. (kids have grown, have the time)
Thanks for showing us how it's done in the UK.
Land is so expensive here, and local farming is discouraged, good farmland is built over.
I share your enthusiasm.
Julia is a gem god bless her
Companion planting, so tomatoes and basil for example. Potatoes and tomatoes should be grown apart due to risks of blight. The tulips are to bring in pollinators such as bees. Charles Dowding has an excellent allotment book on the no dig methods. He grows commercially and it can be scaled up or down depending on your objectives. I hope you can find somewhere to get growing this season.
I think you should called the peculiar couple :) love you guys
Loved this trip into community farming. Such a great idea to bring everyone together like the "old days". I am sure you will both be in this position sooner rather than later, and I hope many more people are motivated to start little projects like this as well. The quality of our lives would improve a thousand fold. Thanks for sharing :) Oh P.S, yes, do go back at some point and see how it all grows over time,
Wonderful comment indeed
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Poly tunnels are your friend. The absolute best way to grow your crops.
We've learned that in order for something to happen YOU have to make it happen. Dreaming about something is good but then you have to act on those dreams. I truly hope all your and Julia's dreams come true.
Yep, making your own luck, growing your own veg, sharing it in your community. Happy days.
Agree, learned to grow food in containers on a flat rooftop in a city from 2020 onwards, now I'm stuck in a village helping my mother and I have been using an unused, unheated room to sow things that need the cold to germinate, and my warm bedroom to start off anything that needs a higher temperature. Next stop will be a place of my own with lots of land. Whatever your circumstances, there is something you can do today to learn and grow food!
Very tempted to sign up!
From México I want say thank you to you and your work. And thank you so much to all the brave people in the world looking for the truth and for a real change of paradigm. We will win and this year we are already winning!
Very enjoyable. Listened to that while I did my weeding on the allotment.
My egg lady can't put her chickens outside because she only has concrete slabs for her hens to walk on and it hurts their little feet. So it's lovely to see these happy hens on grass.
I loved how the quip about the forget -me-not flowers passed unnoticed.😊
The sound of horses is magical. They are special spirits.
I'm from Mid Sussex myself. Beautiful part of the world!
What a lovely project - thanks for showing us around! You both look well and happy and in your element. You are definitely on the right track for manifesting your dream life! Please show us how this project progresses!
It’s amazing what can be achieved, right place, right time and a great idea! Absolutely love it.
The law of attraction is so powerful if you wish hard enough and appreciate something enough you will eventually receive it..nice vid lovely ideas blessings happy people 😊❤
Once again a great post but lets not get all romantic about this kind of life it is bloody hard work 7 days a week but worth it plus there is always a financial input maintenance of tools machinery etc i have a full size allotment and a big back garden and we are just about self sufficient in veg /fruit its the way forward
Nothing like growing your own tasty beetroot.
What a great place loved it is richard and julia thanks for sharing it with us all.
Bees will increase the yields of anything they pollinate by about 1/3. Get some Bees!
So loved the video good luck for your future plans
Lovely place maybe you could join this group learn the basics and build confidence before venturing on your own 🤞🏻
You're a beautiful couple. Well done for finding each other
You can source heritage cultivars from both specialised nurseries (Victorian Nurseries) or see if established smallholders and gardeners are prepared to part with some of their home saved seed. Beside the obvious difference in flavours (not all sugary as are many modern hybrids) but you can keep back your own seed year on year. It is a good idea to swop seed with other gardeners to maintain a wider gene pool for your plants. Male pigs are Boars.
Excellent. I would love to see the piglets!
And a lovely little corner for a medicinal plant or two.
Companion planting, helps deter pests..and looks nice, and a lot of flowers are edible too :-)
Thank you both ✨🙏🏼✨ Beautiful ✨🌱✨
Richard just a thing to think about, when you buy the land is water supply
What a loverly 15 minute field
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Excellent if only Billy and his big business are not busy in the sky above!!!
Lovely video Richard and Julia. Many years ago when I was in my early 20s, I bought a book called self sufficiency by John Seymour and he gave marvelous advice on running a 1 acre and a 5 acre smallholding. It was so inspiring, I still have the book. It was exactly the life I wanted. Sadly my husband wasn't interested in that lifestyle so it became a pipe dream. I have now a small back yard (approx 60ft x 60ft) and we've done some raised beds for veg. He's putting a greenhouse up for me at the moment. There's a desolate area at the top of the garden where I'm hoping to grow berries and a fruit tree or two next year, but being much older now tasks take longer than you expect and he's still not that interested in growing things so mainly down to me, but he is very useful when I need some muscle for a task😅 xx
Looks heavenly. Thank you for sharing. Set my good mood for the day.
My late Father had a smallholding , he loved it .
But as he got to his late 60s early 70s he said it was too much for him , very hard work , but very rewarding .
Takes a lot of time and patience .
But he did it on his own .
Another interesting video. I would love to follow your journey to a small holding. In the meantime have you thought about trying an allotment?
Listen guys we love watching you two but living this way is the way and its lovely but believe me its all hard work and you need to fully commit to it but the good news is its totally worth it and your life's will change check out how we live like this but in Normandy in France all the best Budo & Tracy xx
Another great blog, I can see you on a smallholding. I have very fond memories of our years on a smallholding in mid Wales. Sheep and loads of fruit and veg. If you ever come up Norfolk way, I’m always happy to offer practical advice, even give some practical assistance if you opt for sheep, can be stressful but amazingly satisfying and you get true organic, home grown lamb👍
Looking to move to Norfolk and wanting to create a small food forest ❤
Great video you guys.Cheers from Tassie .Australia..
yeah i saw it on cam 1 Richard wonderful indeed, One acre of land is all i need
Sounds like a great concept.
Brilliant another great countryside video:)!!
Your in the very enviable position Richard of even considering such a venture, I myself could not even think about it at my age and with numerous health problems but, I wish those that can and seriously considering it, all the very best of luck, I sincerely hope you all achieve your wishes and hopes. And that includes yourself Richard and your lovely lady. Go for it.
Really hope you achieve your dreams both x
Richard, you should interview Alessandro (Spicy Mustache), he teachs people how to build a garden no matter how small the space is and he shows how not to waste anything, he also wrote a book called rebel gardening
'You believe this, you believe anything'... the mantra that the world govs adhere to when they are dealing with, and telling the general public what to do... and now back to the cheese making cow. Another lovely vlog R&J!
i wish more people thought this way, and the system will finished and about time too.
Less of the 'old couple' Richard, lol.
That place looks charming. I hope you both have your smallholding soon. You are manifesting your dreams and intentions 🤗
Almost reminded me of Jack Hardgrave ,would love a plot like that
Before industry this is how you lived every one got fed .Food got took to market on time and the skills of the village got passed on .Thing is population and lack of availability also expensive is out the question for markets .Businesses must be compatible with wages or no sale Also the continually of the farm as a generation thing not just a flash in the pan for profit .You have to work within rhythm used to be from father to son because one day your back will not bend so easy .Anyway daughter play big part too and never forget the animals .Even if you grow only veg you must have cats and dogs and owls and ducks in a pond .Also people guests and visitors coming to say .Best Wishes to All 😊
@Rose-zw2oe yes my Dad had 1/4 of an acre at the back of our house and used to grow bedding plants and veg ,he would sell it to the locals and we always had fresh food to eat
@@Rose-zw2oe people often starved hence moving towns and mills etc as soon as they could
First time here , great energy and chemistry , God bless you both
Oh blessings on finding your dream land!
13:25 richard with a shotty, "GetOrf My land" i bloody giggled then
Fthank you guys x
Two visits to the smallholding
Our Father in Heaven gifts us with forget me nots as a reminder. Many people never really see them..........
Simply awesome guys! That would be my dream too! Yes to seeing the piglets when they're born that would be lovely! Thank you both for a really interesting video! 🙂
A lovely visit! Good luck with your dreams, Julia and Richard.
I have been inspired by your videos on this subject Richard and I have made enquiries about investing in a plot at the farm. Maybe see you up there one day.
Definitely the way forward cooperatives. In my view you can not beat home produce.
Permaculture is probably the way to go. You mix many more crops veg, fruits and flowers to grow amongst each other, the system makes them more resilient against pests! Mix veg, herbs, salads and different flowers close together!
Laying out separate neat beds of crops makes them more susceptible to pests!
Fantastic Richard and Julia to see what's possible, we have a semi detached house with a front, side and back garden. We have 1 mulberry tree I grew from a seed from an ancient Mulberry tree in Lewes its now 23 years old and prolific.4 apples, 2 pears, I damson,1 cherry tree. Rhubarb, black currant, gooseberry ,raspberry, loganberry and blackberry. Then all the veg in season. Heritage tomatoes of all shapes and colour. We bottle/can out tomatoes .Last year 100 plus jars, and make jams bottle fruit and pickled veg in hot water canning method. We live like we have a small holding but its just garden.
If you want something enough it WILL happen. It's positivity as in The Secret. Joining a commune sounds a perfect idea for you. Live the dream 😊
That bantam is called a golden lacewing polish😊
Just finished the video and yes to the pigs plz. This is definitely our dream also and I know there are many more wanting this life. Down with the old system and let's get back to the old ways like granny used to do. Farming ,preserving and home education .I want to gave a small mushroom farm on our farm when we find it.
I believe its called companion planting xx
Great video guys thank you
Brilliant video. Love it
Oh, I hope you do get some land. I look forward to those VLOGs.
A nice real boiled egg with proper bread toasted soldiers and butter, salt/pepper Food of the Gods. Homemade jam on the other slice.
lol julia watch out for the out house man with shotty in there xD Compost :D bloody hell it even got hold on bars xD
Community Gardening is big here in🇨🇦
So all very good how do you make a living
He peddles right wing misinformation online
@@hmq9052 Better than Left Wing propaganda.
Love the outside dunnie might make 1 and not tell council. Top idea ❤
I've got garden full of plants.
Loved it Richard , Julia is great and has a lovely presonality , lets hope the small holding doesnt get vandelised like most of them do nowdays
its great you have gone somewhere local to worthing and i envy the lovely Keivor and Laure farm. i have been looking for the passed year for land that you can live on, but unfortunately the prices are not in my range. i have been thinking of doing something like this for the past year.
maybe we should get together Richard and Julia, so we could sell all our properties and have enough for a farm,
You are so cute😊
I'm going to name my first child bobblina!
With the best of respect Julia and Richard what these people have got here has taken an awful lot of money and lots and lots of hard work. I’m sure you both are enthusiastic and dreaming ( we all need a dream ! ) also agricultural knowledge takes a long time for a townie to catch up . Don’t get me wrong I’d love to see you and Julia fulfill your dreams , I’m with you all the way . Thank you both for all your videos. 👍
This lovely couple were in our shoes just a few years ago. We are up to the challenge too 💜
Don’t forget what was said in the video - that this is a community project, and others have bought part of that land. Also from one of Richard’s previous videos (in the same place) those hens belong to several different people.
Doing things alone is hard work. When many people come together to achieve a goal, miracles are possible.
Good luck with your dreams and aspirations, Richard and Julia. 👍❤️
How lovely is that!
I would love to see the other animals when they arrive and to know so much more about the small holding!
Thank you for a great video, loved it! 🥰
Its my dream. Would love to live close to nature.
Have you guys caught the exciting earth bug? It's VERY hard work. We learn by doing - chickens are good a place to start - you SO need them in your lives 🐔(btw a bantam is a small chicken like a Silkie) 2:21 - OOH! A POLISH!💛Coppiced hazel, walnuts, orchards - not sure the herbs will do well when the trees grow - anyway 'til then. Good investment in natural stuff - well done! 💚💚 most farmers don't eat their produce but have a large garden instead. A side note on sunglasses 😎we all need more Sunshine/Vit D in northern hemisphere (I was deficient) - we can get it through our eyes - that's why they're blue here (and why we're white!) love freedom of speech... nice loo too! 💛💛
Hi, Richard, maybe you know the well-established community farm - Tablehurst Farm in Forest Row in Sussex. Lovely place. Pop into the farm shop and have a chat with those guys . . .
looking for this in lancashire
I had the idea for quite some time and I'm hoping to buy about 3 acres of land and creates an area where I grow my own vegetable plus have a little living area to
Good to see the old folks getting out😉.Could you not invest in this and learn about the day to day running of a small holding .
Ooh want to see the piglets 🐖 🐷
We're part of a no dig allotment called Roots, situated in Bath Newbridge area, they're starting one in Bathford area and now in Bristol, a lovely comunity, it's privately run so they provide us with seeds and plug plants and compost and manure, we've been there a year no so looking forward to the new growing season 😁🥦🍓🥒🥬🥕🥔
Hi Richard and The Lovely Julia you need to start growing things at home ! Before my divorce I had a large garden with a polytunnel greenhouse chicken pigs rabbits bees goats ! Never really went away or holidays as I worked at local steelworks so it was full time ! Since my divorce I have a small front garden and a very small patio which is east facing ! I still manage to grow lots of fruit and vegetables also make wine jam beer and pickle and bottle things . You could start doing things like that. Try reading Rebel Gardening by Alessandro Vitale it's an eye opener he also has a RUclips channel , Spicy Moustache !!
Sort of same thing here, moved from country to suburbs. But garden large enough to grow Tom's, pots, zucchini, onions, courgettes. Grow herbs like basil, lettuces, spring onions etc on window sill throughout the year.
Ooh I shall have a look at that channel … thank you 😊
The good life,tom&Barbra 😂
It surely is alot of ppls dream ..
Loving this idea
An allotment would be a great idea. Huw Williams, Charles Dowding, lots of great vegetable growers on youtube nowadays so one is able to get a huge amount of information on particular crops. As a vegetable gardener living on a farm although i do love the initial no-dig idea of just putting down cardboard and huge amounts of compost to suppress the weeds I fear in principle those wretched weeds will always find their way through.
Allotments work on the same principle, except you usually rent your plot for an annual peppercorn rent. At least it is more obtainable for people on a limited income who have a love for growing produce organically. Plus you can usually walk to your allotment! I think you need a car to get to that smallholding, you will soon get fed up with that as it is a high maintenance with regards to watering and animal welfare. A male pig is called a boar by the way.
Looking at what is going on and my concern would be watering. We have had some weeks of drought in Bruttany and have now got quite a lot of water harvesting going on. Growing trees helps with micrro climate engineering but it takes time. Composting is crucial so any matter needs to be be grabbed from anyone who doesn't want it.
Companion planting and it works really well
BUBOLINA WAS A GREAT HISTORIC LADY WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE TURKS IN 1821 FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE GREEKS.
generally a grass lay will be nutrient rich thats part of the point of mixed farming ,you plough up one grass lay and seed a fresh one
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With prices of foods etc having a piece of land is the way fwd . With waiting lists so long with allotments farmers land is a great idea .
U can use human waste thats composted on fruit trees ...animal manure on ur vegetables .