I enjoyed this piece. I have 4 chickens under my trampoline and canned 40 quarts of tomatoes from what I grew in my small back yard. Thanks for the inspiration to continue.
Mad props to Novella!! I love how matter of fact she was about so much of it, how brave and realistic and determined and flexible, I don't know, I just loved her attitude about it all. The outside of the fences looked like the dematerialized zone, some dead dystopian landscape and inside was full of life. Talk about making the best of a bad situation and if not best at least made an effort which is more than can be said of most people in her situation. I hope we do as well under ideal conditions.
I can appreciate how candid she was and a real perspective on the urban farming lifestyle. At the end it is not a competition, do (grow, raise, etc) whats right for you that is what makes the most sense.
Congratulations for both your parents and family Novella, they raised a wondergirl! I agree with everything Candide Thirtythree says and even add that if it wasn't for people like you, the world would be very boring! I would like to ask for your permission to reproduce your video to inspire others to give it a try and raise funds to have more urban farms in North America. Urban farms in backyards, alleys, or corner gardens are nothing that we are implanting in the environment, they were part of the landscape everywhere until they began to disappear. It is time to see a revival before we can claim to be intelligent creatures to new generations. I really appreciate all the advise, specially on animal husbandry which is the most challenging aspect. I would like to keep seeing some of your experiences wither in articles or videos. Thanks
Love this! I read her book, "Farm City." It was fabulous. Seriously. If you enjoyed this video then I highly recommend the book, you won't be disappointed. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you for your numerous tips and excellent advice. Yes, one step at a time when trying to grow your own food/produce. A lovely relaxed approach...and, no, you are not crazy! You are simply going back to basics, back to the way we were before we lost sight of where food actually comes from and how it is produced! Thank you very much!
From 1979 to 1993 I first owned 4 acres, increased to 5.5 and finally 8.5 Acres at Florence Lake in Langford, British Columbia, Canada. I had the pleasure to raise rabbits, goats, chickens and goats during this time, so this video really resonated with me. Thanks, Novella
Hi, what a pleasure to watch your video, and what you have been able to do with the empty lot, God bless your hands..This will show lots of people that you can do if you try... The goats are awesome, I always wanted a pair, living here in Rockaway Park,New York, is not really possible. I do have chickens, my girls. That give me beautiful eggs, which I eat and their egg shells I crush them and add them to my garden beds or mix in them with my chicken feed. I plant in large 4ft by 8 feet raise beds, many a vegetable, greens and herbs that I utilize in the kitchen. Truly makes me happy to do so and also it makes me glad to see others doing the same. Keep it up. Blessings, Laura M.
Really admire Novella for following an idea and making it work. Even if this is small scale, it shows that if we have time and determination we can achieve goals like these.
Even after 10 years that this video was put on RUclips it is still an amazing video I like watching it from time to time it is excellent for urban farmer beginners.
I so enjoyed your book! I love what your doing. I'm strolling into the idea of urban farming. Gardening, chickens & ducks is as far as I've come so far & enjoying it so much. I also run a home daycare & the kids love it too 😊
"I'm an urban farmer." "Well, what the hell is that?" LMAO Hope nobody comes and wants to build on that vacant lot in the middle of the summer. That would be a bummer. I am not sure I would enjoy living in that neighborhood with all that crime. Hope you are still with us!
Thank you for your video!! Your animals look amazingly happy and healthy. Good for you for doing what you do! What an impressive positive way to impact your community.
Thank you, very informative, and honest. I really learned a lot from your video for someone who is comtemplating to start an urban garden of his own. Really appreciate this.
I clicked the 'like' button but I would have rather clicked the 'love' button. I love this woman, she is so modest! So practical and so sharing. A true human being in this crazy world. Dayla
Hello. I loved this video years ago when it came out, I still love it. Wouldn’t it be great to see more inner city gardening, especially for areas that don’t have much for grocery stores?
I'm from the bay area and had no idea there were so many urban farmers. I've since moved to the mountains and I do a little of my own (just a garden). Amazing to see how they utilize the limited space. I feel inspired now.
but this really is inspiring none the less, really great to have such great people dedicated to self-sufficiency and going back to the earth! wonderful.
I have a garden, and some fruit trees. There is nothing more satisfying than walking out to the garden, and getting your meal. I also grow my own mushrooms, and they are awesome!
+Downpour right! The fact that she feels bad or hesitant about killing them or when possum killed her duck, she didn't reason that the possum was a predator like her. She even mentioned the tender feeling she has because she raised the ducks from ducklings. She even mentioned that most people, if they had to slaughter their animals to eat meat would never eat meat at all.
+Downpour but if you wanna eat meat it should be a rule that you have to butcher your own meat. I do respect her for this. It is at the least sustainable
How do you know that she didn't reason the possum was a predator? More likely, she DID reason that the possum was a predator and this is exactly why she couldn't have it still around. It would just come in and do the exact same thing again.
From 1979 to 1993 I first owned 4 acres, increased to 5.5 and finally 8.5 Acres at 1091 Setchfield Avenue at Florence Lake in Langford, British Columbia, Canada. I had the pleasure to raise rabbits, goats, chickens and ducks during this time, so this video really resonated with me. Thanks, Novella and Dirk Becker, Compassion Farm, Nanaimo for bringing this to my attention.
"somebody might see me...alone...killing an animal" LOL!! In an urban setting that would freak people out, they think of voodoo, or serial killer. Humans have become soft...once we all had butchering skills.
I love this woman she is grand and I love Hugh Ferning Whittingstall, his river cottage programs are such a grate inspiration and a must see for all budding farmers.
thanks for sharing your story and the experiences you had. it is really interesting how you started something that has resulted more and more in an urban farming thing, without realizing at first. I am sure that this term is actually new to most people, even tho this method of urban planning is quite old. end of the 19th century there was this garden city movement by Sir E. Howard that already included urban farming in a similar manner. now, 100 years later, people finally start to implement this method. let's see what will happen within the next 30 years. it might become a more and more common thing. best regards from Germany.
There is a very smart point she makes at 4:22 about having a symbiotic relationship with a goat (giving food and getting milk). But then, she misses the same point at 10:41 when she says if people don't like to eat rabbit meat, it doesn't make sense to keep them. I disagree. The circle of life is closed when you give the rabbit food, collect its pellets and feed your plants with a direct application of organic fertilizer, which is free, locally produced, and will not burn your plants. Then you harvest your crop to eat. By which, you sustain, and can provide for your rabbit. Sometimes we don't see the value in things, because they don't provide direct and immediate results. For example, we readily kill insects, not realizing that they have great value to our ecosystem, and indirectly to humans.
Hey there, here's an idea for your watering needs. If you can get some IV tubing and have that delivering water from 2 liter bottles that would deliver a lot of water over a long time effectively. If you can create a scaffolding to hang the bottles up from for the gravity effect. Good luck to you, I really enjoy this channel.
i live near you. i have not seen your farm. im starting my farm i have been gardening for years but now im going for a flock of chickens. i am currently working on my coup and run. your video was awsome. were ghetto urban farmers. your niebhor with the gun was so funny! now thats what makes it oakland- pistols everywhere! keep it up!
Amen Patricia! As a society, we really are detached from where our food comes from. And when you consider that the concept of the supermarket was only introduced in the 1940's, that's pretty sad. Bravo to her for making a dying part of a ghetto into something lively and thriving.
Urban farming, why not? Loved your video. Learned a lot. We have a little front-yard organic garden (backyard belongs to our Chocolate Lab). We have been pondering over whether to raise chickens for eggs, goats to mow our lawn, etc. but our neighbors are too close and the city ordinances are tough. :)
Brilliant video! I've started growing my own veg (I rent a 150 square yard plot from the city) and love it! Yesterday I harvested and ate my first produce (I grew a sweet pepper plant on the kitchen window sill - 3 peppers is the total yield this year, 2 left on the plant to eat) and am now preparing the ground and planting the first crops into my rented plot. Can't keep animals on it though. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall isn't a chef though. He's a food writer.
I started my little farm 5 years ago. I grow around 20 kinds of veggies and raise chickens, ducks and turkeys. I WANT A PIG! I am a slow learner too. Maybe even a little cow. Oh and goats, i want some goats. Thanks for the inspiration.
This is amazing! I am someone who doesn't eat most meats, and I'm not sure if I could slaughter an animal, but I love what you do! I love doing all my gardening up here in AK, and am getting ready to buy some land so I can have a bee farm and chickens and whatnot. Thank you so much for posting! =)
I have expanded my vegetable garden by doubling in size for the past two years, this year I hope to 4x the size, and now thinking of adding chickens as well. This is very inspirational. Responding to those who are grossed out by the animal slaughter, guess what folks, food is not made at the grocery. It comes from the ground and animals raised for human consumption. If everyone got closer to the food they ate, they would appreciate it a lot more. Bon appetit!
She is effing epic..grats to her work, it's so inspiring. I love the irony of being in a city that offers everything but still getting off your ass to work for your keep..
Agree completely. AND she's probably close to her job, reducing what goes to the dump, revitalizing an urban piece of land, having a positive impact on her neighborhood.
You’re brilliant and doing the right thing!!! I’m vegan so not keen on eating animals...but hey you’re impressive - would love for you to watch as many Permaculture videos as you can find - create your own food forest!!!!!!!
I loved this video, I also have many questions about it. You took over a vacant lot and nobody said a word or did you work out a deal with people around you to share what you grew? how has this worked out? I did not know that lead in the ground would be an issue with gardening, I did not know that would be an issue. Any way to expound on this? Again loved the Video hope to see more.
I think if we are serious about sustainability we need to start from the seed, these guys at Sustainable Seed Banking Forum seem to be on the right track
I actually read about Novella and her urban garden in an issue of either San Francisco Magazine or 7x7, and I know exactly where this place is because my pastor actually lives 3 blocks away from there. If the urban farming concept was adopted by communities that were empowered and funded by the local government, it would help strengthen local relationships, gradually improve health, and possibly find a new type of commerce. I wish that one day this dream would become a reality.
Fascinating! I wish I was younger and had the guts to do the hard stuff (slaughtering). I have chickens (love them, can't slaughter them). I think I will stay with chickens and dream of having ducks and maybe a burro.
I find this very funny, because in countries like mine (Romania) we do this for centuries even in medium or large cities. I'm happy to tell that we go to grocery's stores rarely, we eat what we produse. And it's very healthy food. The only problem is that you have to do a lot of work in order to produce quality food.
Very real and inspiring story about urban farming. I'm mostly vegetarian but not too disturbed about the domestic slaughter of farm animals. Obviously, in most urban situations, poultry will probably be the best companion to the garden. The slaughter of the opossum did disturb me. FYI, the opossum is one of the oldest mammals surviving in North America. The opossum is a marsupial and more intelligent than dogs. Many associate opossums with rodents, which could not be further from the truth.
Totally agree. Once saw a small herd of pigs at feeding time eating huge white larva. Told they were fly larva. These suckers were about the size of small gerkins. Didn't know fly larva got that big. Totally grossed out.
Go girl! i think u the cool person do the farm in city home. i really like it. u have a small place but u have a good plants and good food from animal i hope u have more date i want see more of them take care thank again for your time.
I live in a suburban area, and people with pigs and rabbits are always getting scraps from grocers and even fast food restaurants (rejects from shredding lettuce and tomatoes, etc). I'm sure they wouldn't do this if it was illegal.
@Campfiredan Ok, so where are you videos? As far as I see it she has a pretty good balance of animals on this space. Did you know the Dervaes take their goats for walk while keeping them, ducks, chickens on 1/5 an acre.
Such a cool video. I know you said you didn't make any sort of business model for your garden-farm but how affordable is doing what you did (raising animals and a garden)? Does it come out costing less doing that than grocery shopping? I'm the sense of accomplishment outweighs cost in the end.
There is more, but it wouldn't help if I got into any of that. It's our responsability to better ourselves, help our world, not do the complete opposite, drowning in ignorance, greed, under the idea that we will eventulally die and 'who cares?'. I'm glad you're being responsible in your life, thank you.
I enjoyed this piece. I have 4 chickens under my trampoline and canned 40 quarts of tomatoes from what I grew in my small back yard. Thanks for the inspiration to continue.
Mad props to Novella!! I love how matter of fact she was about so much of it, how brave and realistic and determined and flexible, I don't know, I just loved her attitude about it all. The outside of the fences looked like the dematerialized zone, some dead dystopian landscape and inside was full of life. Talk about making the best of a bad situation and if not best at least made an effort which is more than can be said of most people in her situation. I hope we do as well under ideal conditions.
I can appreciate how candid she was and a real perspective on the urban farming lifestyle. At the end it is not a competition, do (grow, raise, etc) whats right for you that is what makes the most sense.
Congratulations for both your parents and family Novella, they raised a wondergirl! I agree with everything Candide Thirtythree says and even add that if it wasn't for people like you, the world would be very boring! I would like to ask for your permission to reproduce your video to inspire others to give it a try and raise funds to have more urban farms in North America. Urban farms in backyards, alleys, or corner gardens are nothing that we are implanting in the environment, they were part of the landscape everywhere until they began to disappear. It is time to see a revival before we can claim to be intelligent creatures to new generations. I really appreciate all the advise, specially on animal husbandry which is the most challenging aspect. I would like to keep seeing some of your experiences wither in articles or videos. Thanks
Really appreciate the common sense approach and honest advice!
Love this! I read her book, "Farm City." It was fabulous. Seriously. If you enjoyed this video then I highly recommend the book, you won't be disappointed. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you for your numerous tips and excellent advice. Yes, one step at a time when trying to grow your own food/produce. A lovely relaxed approach...and, no, you are not crazy! You are simply going back to basics, back to the way we were before we lost sight of where food actually comes from and how it is produced! Thank you very much!
Your story is very motivating! Thanks for sharing. It proves that you can farm pretty much anywhere!
From 1979 to 1993 I first owned 4 acres, increased to 5.5 and finally 8.5 Acres at Florence Lake in Langford, British Columbia, Canada. I had the pleasure to raise rabbits, goats, chickens and goats during this time, so this video really resonated with me. Thanks, Novella
Novella two thumbs up, good job. I enjoyed your book.
Hi, what a pleasure to watch your video, and what you have been able to do with the empty lot, God bless your hands..This will show lots of people that you can do if you try... The goats are awesome, I always wanted a pair, living here in Rockaway Park,New York, is not really possible. I do have chickens, my girls. That give me beautiful eggs, which I eat and their egg shells I crush them and add them to my garden beds or mix in them with my chicken feed. I plant in large 4ft by 8 feet raise beds, many a vegetable, greens and herbs that I utilize in the kitchen. Truly makes me happy to do so and also it makes me glad to see others doing the same. Keep it up. Blessings, Laura M.
Really admire Novella for following an idea and making it work.
Even if this is small scale, it shows that if we have time and determination we can achieve goals like these.
Totally admire you, in the way you live. All the best wishes for many more years of producing.
Even after 10 years that this video was put on RUclips it is still an amazing video I like watching it from time to time it is excellent for urban farmer beginners.
I so enjoyed your book! I love what your doing. I'm strolling into the idea of urban farming. Gardening, chickens & ducks is as far as I've come so far & enjoying it so much. I also run a home daycare & the kids love it too 😊
Love to see your foraging efforts in an urban environment to feed your animals. Great work.
It was lovely. You were so yourself. Wonderful. Another urban gardener.
"I'm an urban farmer." "Well, what the hell is that?"
LMAO
Hope nobody comes and wants to build on that vacant lot in the middle of the summer. That would be a bummer. I am not sure I would enjoy living in that neighborhood with all that crime. Hope you are still with us!
I desire MORE of Novella. She should host a tv show!!!
Good video, and very interesting too! Thank you for putting this video on RUclips.
Bless you!
You lovely generous earth loving person!!
May wonderful things always happen to you all!
Thank you for your video!! Your animals look amazingly happy and healthy. Good for you for doing what you do! What an impressive positive way to impact your community.
Oh, I love the piping milk maid idea. God bless you!
Thank you, very informative, and honest. I really learned a lot from your video for someone who is comtemplating to start an urban garden of his own. Really appreciate this.
I clicked the 'like' button but I would have rather clicked the 'love' button. I love this woman, she is so modest! So practical and so sharing. A true human being in this crazy world.
Dayla
Hello.
I loved this video years ago when it came out, I still love it.
Wouldn’t it be great to see more inner city gardening, especially for areas that don’t have much for grocery stores?
I'm from the bay area and had no idea there were so many urban farmers. I've since moved to the mountains and I do a little of my own (just a garden). Amazing to see how they utilize the limited space. I feel inspired now.
but this really is inspiring none the less, really great to have such great people dedicated to self-sufficiency and going back to the earth! wonderful.
I have a garden, and some fruit trees. There is nothing more satisfying than walking out to the garden, and getting your meal. I also grow my own mushrooms, and they are awesome!
That was one of the best urban garden videos I have seen on youtube!
I love the matter of factness about the eyes facing forward. Everything we eat is wall eyed
+Downpour right! The fact that she feels bad or hesitant about killing them or when possum killed her duck, she didn't reason that the possum was a predator like her. She even mentioned the tender feeling she has because she raised the ducks from ducklings. She even mentioned that most people, if they had to slaughter their animals to eat meat would never eat meat at all.
+Downpour but if you wanna eat meat it should be a rule that you have to butcher your own meat. I do respect her for this. It is at the least sustainable
How do you know that she didn't reason the possum was a predator? More likely, she DID reason that the possum was a predator and this is exactly why she couldn't have it still around. It would just come in and do the exact same thing again.
From 1979 to 1993 I first owned 4 acres, increased to 5.5 and finally 8.5 Acres at 1091 Setchfield Avenue at Florence Lake in Langford, British Columbia, Canada. I had the pleasure to raise rabbits, goats, chickens and ducks during this time, so this video really resonated with me. Thanks, Novella and Dirk Becker, Compassion Farm, Nanaimo for bringing this to my attention.
What a truly nice person
"somebody might see me...alone...killing an animal" LOL!! In an urban setting that would freak people out, they think of voodoo, or serial killer. Humans have become soft...once we all had butchering skills.
I love this woman she is grand and I love Hugh Ferning Whittingstall, his river cottage programs are such a grate inspiration and a must see for all budding farmers.
I love your OBSESSIVES series! Do continue.
thanks for sharing your story and the experiences you had. it is really interesting how you started something that has resulted more and more in an urban farming thing, without realizing at first. I am sure that this term is actually new to most people, even tho this method of urban planning is quite old. end of the 19th century there was this garden city movement by Sir E. Howard that already included urban farming in a similar manner. now, 100 years later, people finally start to implement this method. let's see what will happen within the next 30 years. it might become a more and more common thing. best regards from Germany.
I love this video so much! I watch it several times a year :D
There is a very smart point she makes at 4:22 about having a symbiotic relationship with a goat (giving food and getting milk). But then, she misses the same point at 10:41 when she says if people don't like to eat rabbit meat, it doesn't make sense to keep them. I disagree. The circle of life is closed when you give the rabbit food, collect its pellets and feed your plants with a direct application of organic fertilizer, which is free, locally produced, and will not burn your plants. Then you harvest your crop to eat. By which, you sustain, and can provide for your rabbit. Sometimes we don't see the value in things, because they don't provide direct and immediate results. For example, we readily kill insects, not realizing that they have great value to our ecosystem, and indirectly to humans.
You are right-----
Nurturing, raising and then murdering shows a great disconnect-----
this is still my favorite youtube video, after all these years.
Hey there, here's an idea for your watering needs. If you can get some IV tubing and have that delivering water from 2 liter bottles that would deliver a lot of water over a long time effectively. If you can create a scaffolding to hang the bottles up from for the gravity effect. Good luck to you, I really enjoy this channel.
oh wow man this lady is so chill but so intense! love what she's got
The goats seem to be smart like dogs! So sweet!
Urban farming is so cool and unique. Great video.
Awesome and inspiring!
i live near you. i have not seen your farm. im starting my farm i have been gardening for years but now im going for a flock of chickens. i am currently working on my coup and run. your video was awsome. were ghetto urban farmers. your niebhor with the gun was so funny! now thats what makes it oakland- pistols everywhere! keep it up!
Amen Patricia! As a society, we really are detached from where our food comes from. And when you consider that the concept of the supermarket was only introduced in the 1940's, that's pretty sad. Bravo to her for making a dying part of a ghetto into something lively and thriving.
Urban farming, why not? Loved your video. Learned a lot. We have a little front-yard organic garden (backyard belongs to our Chocolate Lab). We have been pondering over whether to raise chickens for eggs, goats to mow our lawn, etc. but our neighbors are too close and the city ordinances are tough. :)
Good luck with your venture. Thank-you for your video. I learned a lot.
Brilliant video!
I've started growing my own veg (I rent a 150 square yard plot from the city) and love it!
Yesterday I harvested and ate my first produce (I grew a sweet pepper plant on the kitchen window sill - 3 peppers is the total yield this year, 2 left on the plant to eat) and am now preparing the ground and planting the first crops into my rented plot. Can't keep animals on it though.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall isn't a chef though. He's a food writer.
I started my little farm 5 years ago. I grow around 20 kinds of veggies and raise chickens, ducks and turkeys. I WANT A PIG! I am a slow learner too. Maybe even a little cow. Oh and goats, i want some goats. Thanks for the inspiration.
I like how honest she is about raising and eating the animals.
This is amazing! I am someone who doesn't eat most meats, and I'm not sure if I could slaughter an animal, but I love what you do! I love doing all my gardening up here in AK, and am getting ready to buy some land so I can have a bee farm and chickens and whatnot. Thank you so much for posting! =)
This video is soooooooo GREAT!!! Novella, thumbs up for you, girl!!! :)
I have expanded my vegetable garden by doubling in size for the past two years, this year I hope to 4x the size, and now thinking of adding chickens as well. This is very inspirational.
Responding to those who are grossed out by the animal slaughter, guess what folks, food is not made at the grocery. It comes from the ground and animals raised for human consumption. If everyone got closer to the food they ate, they would appreciate it a lot more.
Bon appetit!
You are amazing and wise, inspiring
She is effing epic..grats to her work, it's so inspiring. I love the irony of being in a city that offers everything but still getting off your ass to work for your keep..
Agree completely. AND she's probably close to her job, reducing what goes to the dump, revitalizing an urban piece of land, having a positive impact on her neighborhood.
Wonderful to watch! Thank you for your amazing video. I have learnt a lot and I am so very inspired. All the best to you.
GOOD WORK and GOD BLESS!
Novella you are an inspiration. Have really enjoyed reading your books. If you are ever in NZ come and visit my garden.
Nice video. It's both funny and educational.
Here book is a great read! Very inspiring.
This is just so cool. Thank s for the video.
You’re brilliant and doing the right thing!!! I’m vegan so not keen on eating animals...but hey you’re impressive - would love for you to watch as many Permaculture videos as you can find - create your own food forest!!!!!!!
I loved this video, I also have many questions about it.
You took over a vacant lot and nobody said a word or did you work out a deal with people around you to share what you grew? how has this worked out?
I did not know that lead in the ground would be an issue with gardening, I did not know that would be an issue. Any way to expound on this?
Again loved the Video hope to see more.
This just makes me want to start a farm in my back garden.
And she mentioned Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall!
Great video, Thanks for sharing.
Love what you' re doing.
You are an inspiration!
i'm thinking about moving cross country 'but when i settle i'm getting some goats and chickens. yes u have encouraged me. thank you
The more I watched this, the more I love this women. I really think imma grow me some chickens.
i love your garden it looks so healthy :)
Awesome vid!
I think if we are serious about sustainability we need to start from the seed, these guys at Sustainable Seed Banking Forum seem to be on the right track
she rocks
Most awesome video!
I actually read about Novella and her urban garden in an issue of either San Francisco Magazine or 7x7, and I know exactly where this place is because my pastor actually lives 3 blocks away from there.
If the urban farming concept was adopted by communities that were empowered and funded by the local government, it would help strengthen local relationships, gradually improve health, and possibly find a new type of commerce. I wish that one day this dream would become a reality.
AMAZING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!
I laughed the whole way through this. thankyou!
Love your book Novella
Fascinating! I wish I was younger and had the guts to do the hard stuff (slaughtering). I have chickens (love them, can't slaughter them). I think I will stay with chickens and dream of having ducks and maybe a burro.
Joan Smith Burros are vicious... they bite, kick and make hella noise.
I find this very funny, because in countries like mine (Romania) we do this for centuries even in medium or large cities. I'm happy to tell that we go to grocery's stores rarely, we eat what we produse. And it's very healthy food.
The only problem is that you have to do a lot of work in order to produce quality food.
Very real and inspiring story about urban farming. I'm mostly vegetarian but not too disturbed about the domestic slaughter of farm animals. Obviously, in most urban situations, poultry will probably be the best companion to the garden. The slaughter of the opossum did disturb me. FYI, the opossum is one of the oldest mammals surviving in North America. The opossum is a marsupial and more intelligent than dogs. Many associate opossums with rodents, which could not be further from the truth.
Same in Poland, and small farms are shutting down or going big, but organic farms are starting to thrive only now.
god damn she is so cool and down to earth great vid !
Love Novella...she is awesome....you go girl.....
Totally agree. Once saw a small herd of pigs at feeding time eating huge white larva. Told they were fly larva. These suckers were about the size of small gerkins. Didn't know fly larva got that big. Totally grossed out.
We need more obsessives!!!
Go girl! i think u the cool person do the farm in city home. i really like it. u have a small place but u have a good plants and good food from animal i hope u have more date i want see more of them take care thank again for your time.
I live in a suburban area, and people with pigs and rabbits are always getting scraps from grocers and even fast food restaurants (rejects from shredding lettuce and tomatoes, etc). I'm sure they wouldn't do this if it was illegal.
Love the Idea about milk delivery to town!
@Campfiredan Ok, so where are you videos? As far as I see it she has a pretty good balance of animals on this space. Did you know the Dervaes take their goats for walk while keeping them, ducks, chickens on 1/5 an acre.
Such a cool video. I know you said you didn't make any sort of business model for your garden-farm but how affordable is doing what you did (raising animals and a garden)? Does it come out costing less doing that than grocery shopping? I'm the sense of accomplishment outweighs cost in the end.
You are way hard core but I totally love your personality.
you are an inspiration
Novella you’re such a cool person!
How are things going now with the California drought. How are you able to water your veggies?
There is more, but it wouldn't help if I got into any of that. It's our responsability to better ourselves, help our world, not do the complete opposite, drowning in ignorance, greed, under the idea that we will eventulally die and 'who cares?'. I'm glad you're being responsible in your life, thank you.
i really enjoyed this video