When Homesteaders say "I'm Done!"
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Will this be you?? It is very easy to overwhelm yourself when switching to this lifestyle. I'm closing down the barn so let's talk about it! Cochise came along for the discussion!
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When you pulled that hat off I just wanted to kiss you. Then when you were thanking Jesus for the washer, dryer, and dishwasher as praising him right with you.
Thank you for the honesty. As I work my plan and look for land I've learned so much from the folks doing it. I'm currently working on my home keeping skills such as canning, sewing, small garden and herbal medicine. In this community I attempt to support others that sell they're food and goods. Many times due to my willingness I've been asked to step in and assist when extra hands are needed. This thrills me to have a love classroom and learn from others. Thanks again for keeping it real. God bless
I'm 57 and just getting started. I'm praying for a bigger place. I believe God knows my limits and He knows how much I can handle. So, for now my 2 maltese dogs , 2 rabbits , 5 chickens and my little garden is God's blessing for me is enough. (for now).
love you
I know the feeling. I started at 55. Glad to see I am not the only older person starting out.
We started last year. I'll be 56 in 2 weeks. The Almighty gave us the vision. He will give us the strength.
The key is what you all have found..its not our age..ITS HAVING GOD our Lord and Savior in our lives! THATS what counts and helps sustain us! Im not saying people cant succeed without the Lord..BUT as a believer I rely on Him for everything..when HE is first...everything seems to fall into place..and when times are bad..I know He wil comfort me! We are in our fiftys to and doing just fine!! Practical set up helps HUGELY!!!
Starry, you are doing very well and lookin' good! I'd never have guessed you're over 42! Father has blessed you abundantly!
Starry Hilder so very true. if we don't praise God for what we have.
Patara, I personally have no interest in homesteading in the traditional sense, but I absolutely love watching you and many of the other homesteaders on RUclips share your worlds with those of us on the other side of the computer screen. It's fascinating and inspiring to see life through other people's eyes and I thank you for sharing your slice of paradise with us. Your journey has provided you with much knowledge and sound advice and there are countless thousands who are learning from you. I grow a very nice container garden in my little corner of suburbia with all the modern amenities within 15 minutes and I absolutely love it, but that doesn't mean I don't understand and appreciate the way you and other people choose to live. We're lucky that we live in a place where we can choose what we do. God bless.
Thank you so much. My husband and I are over 50 and on Social Security Disability so even though we love the lifestyle...reality is that we live in a trailer park with two dogs and my 42year old son. I've gotten into composting, container gardening and cooking most our food from scrap. We don't really go out. We have the internet and cable tv for entertainment. We also have the Lord, a positive attitude and hope that some day we'll get there.
Aly Bab being sick & poor (which I am) doesn't mean that in a whole lot of ways we are the richest of all in Christ. It makes others mad when they see you content. If both of you just do what you can that is all you should ask of yourselves. Christ will supply all your needs (not wants.)
We all laughed so much at Patara making her dog behave. That was sooo funny! See you at the conference!
Im tired. tired. I moved here to care for my sick father. he passed away in march. I slammed into homesteading with full force. 6 chickens has turned into chickens,turkeys.Quail......ducks and rabbits. I have 3 to 4 acres at the end of a country road. Im alone and very lonely. working the land 15 hours a day every day is the norm. everything you have talked about is very true. I was dropping tears while listening to you. well its 5:19 a.m. and Im going to bed. so it goes. peace. sigh*
Great tips Patera. Slow and steady is our approach as well, mainly due to listening to advice such as this. Thanks for the video :0)
How weird is this! Today I saw a comment by a lady who is dithering about whether she could homestead off-grid seeing as she's on her own, or should she be nearer people, and I channeled you, You know how sometimes you open your mouth and you hear your Mother come out of it? Well I started typing and Patara was singing about making sure she had skills in place before she thought about moving, self-defence issues, security issues, making fire then cooking over, on and in it. And today you had a lady who's near the end of her rope because she's worn out (probably) & her work is never ending. You keep yelling out the truth Sister, and know that you're helping someone who stops looking at a romantic folly in favour of a real life lesson, and better sooner than later.
I agree with everything you say and I'm not even a homesteader. I have 5 dogs and my husband always says once you take responsibility for that animal its not ever leaving no matter how hard it gets .he says the animal didn't ask to be here we decided that for it .so I agree think before you get any animal weather your a homesteader or someone thinking about getting pets.
Chapplin123 well said your husband is a wise man. When I have to have someone come and be on my little place to watch my animals to go somewhere I always realize this is the life I chose!
I have 4 dogs, one cat. Yes they are domestic animals but all are rescues and all are lifetime commitments. I love, love them but it's a bit of work. And here is this woman [I just found] really giving it a go, big time.
Amen!
Thank you for the Dutch Uncle chat. It's needed and tremendously valuable to me as we enter the homesteading life.
I LOVE electricity too! I will blow kisses to my dishwasher if I ever get one! We do hope to set up with a semi off grid system in the years to come, but we would be taking it slow and steady first!
Fingers's crossed, I believe in you guys.......Thomas, Denmark
Thank u thank u thank u!!!! Patera, your honesty is refreshing. We are facing the same situation of deciding if the homesteading life is for us. It's a big decision and I am thankful that you have shared with us your day to day grind. It is such a help. God bless and keep on keeping on lady. Lots of love from Texas. 🌻
Patara, I wish I had known you years ago when I decided I wanted to do this. Listening to you today was like you were talking about me. I started out with a horse, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys and angora rabbits and was in it all by myself. Husband wasn't into it and, you guessed it, we ended up divorced. My new lifestyle wasn't all to blame but it sure didn't help. My daughter was into it at first but she got older, got a boyfriend, and while they both did help me tremendously for a while, they soon tired of it. Sooo, there I was alone, with all this animals all by myself. I was trying to be both mom and dad to my daughter, and was trying to be super Mom. I finally gave it up and have regretted it ever since. Now I'm eight years older, working at home full time and am thinking about it again but this time I will be a lot smarter than I was before. I will start out with ducks, thanks to your guidance, and then move on from there. I definitely will not get sheep, horses, or any animal larger than a couple Nigerian Dwarf milk goats. I know my limitations now and, since my kids are all grown and gone now, I find I can be home all the time and truly enjoy it. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your honesty and wonderful example.
Lordy did that family not know their cup was full with 2 jobs and six children ? Im a granny so maybe i have already learned these lessons.
You are so right the children get the short end of the stick !
Right On. I think Homesteading CAN BE great for kids - but not if they never see their parents, or their parents are so stressed out 24-7. The children of homesteaders we know are the most wonderful, well adjusted children we've ever met -- so there can certainly be benefits --- IF we enter and work with the right perspective.
My wife and I have been truck driving for about 20 years. April 2018 we are done with truck driving so we can start living. I have had so many want to's and then I listen to podcast and watch video's when I don't drive or we are shut down on the weekend. Last year we spent about 46 days at our 2 acre home in west TN. I so much want to start 150% but then I hear slow down. I will be 51 when we start living. I thank you for sharing.
I listened more carefully once I saw you pull off your hat!! lol You keep your feet on the ground even though your heart soars. o.- ((did you see your goat struggling to get to your hat?)) I already had the lifestyle in place for years before we even moved to the country...stay-at-home wife after years of working hard to raise a family. I basically now live a hermit like existence and it serves me well to homesteading. Yes, the more active a family is, the harder it is to raise livestock. (usually at least one person is at home all the time gone for maybe 3 hours? I start getting ansy if I'm gone for more than 2hrs) If you are a person who hates being tied down, then homesteading for you would be more like a small area gardening and buying local, possibly join a CSA. -My eggs are sold to all young city people/families who could never see themselves doing what I do.
Tears rolling down my eyes - thank you for sharing your wisdom
Patera you are wise way beyond your years
xoxoxo
THANK YOU!!!! I am just starting my adventure of living in an RV and I do beat myself up too much about not being "where" others are ... genuineness is so important and I thank you so much for yours💗
God bless your heart, I was setting on this side of my computer saying....."Yes, go girl"........the hair, the smell of poop cologne, thanking God for your washer and dryer.....real life on the homestead and you are one of the best to show folks what the truth is.....Thank you!!!!!!!
"How to talk your partner into homesteading with you" haha, my partner has noooooo interest whatsoever in homesteading, gardening, or land management. Which is why I will only take on what I can handle on my own, and I need to accept that. I can't understand why anyone would think it's a good idea to force anyone into this lifestyle.... it's just going to create resentment.
You have the right idea..here in our neck of the woods they say the mountain kills couples...and its true. BUT the couples who come our way usually are divided when they come. THEY all surely fail sooner or later!
reivenne very smart of you to realize and admit this. I'm home day to day dealing with everything while hubs is on the Rd driving. he's behind me 100% and does what he can when he's home. Definitely worth it.
Starry Hilder It makes you wonder how all our ancestors survived. It was work till sun up till sun down and beyond. You didn't store up for winter.....you didn't eat.
If you look at a lot of the old reports and death certificates a lot didn't make it past 50-60 years old. So these honest videos help the younger and not so young, not take on more than they can handle. 🙂
So much appreciation for this video! We started homesteading on our own and are now a part of an intentional community. Some days it seems like no end in sight... Or more or less no success in sight. People like you really do help keep the inspiration going! I hope we can inspire with our channel like you do with yours. **Thrice
Patara, as you say, homesteading is in itself a full time job. It has its rewards and it has its requirements. Nice video for those who might be thinking about trying homesteading or even doing a large garden. See you in May.
OAG
Got to get those soil tests going! I have not forgot ya! xoxo
Patara, everything in its due time.
OAG
Thank you sir, for your sage advice.
You are welcome Lou!
OAG
Patara, the only reason for going ahead with the soil test is: If the analysis showed your garden soil needed lime, then it needs to be applied now, why, because lime takes about 3 months to take effect. So, if you put the lime, if needed, on now, it would be late April or May before it really helped your garden. But King Solomon said, there is a time for everything Ecclesiastes 3:1. So, when your time is ready, you'll get it done!
OAG
This video should be required viewing for those considering the homesteading life. Many excellent suggestions and heartfelt advice! Thank you so much for sharing and posting this!
Love your channel name! xo
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Such a great dose of reality - thank you so much for being so honest!
THANK YOU for this advice!!! We are 2 years in, and trying so hard not to get to deep to quickly. This encouragement is so huge to me. Thank you so much for making it ok to not have too many critters. Honestly, the garden gets away from me faster than the rabbits multiplying.... It is so important to do things WELL.
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Patara - thanks for the advice. We're in our 60s and just now starting our homestead. Our home is under construction still and I keep needing to remind myself to slow down. If I could I would already have bought rabbits, chickens and goats - and we don't even have our fences up yet. I think it's our culture. Instant food, drive thru ready, everything fast. Today I choose to slow down. Thanks again.
I hear you ! Gotta learn to 'pace ourselves' as we get on in years. Wish I could 'hit it' like when in my 20s - but we got what we got right. I'm thankful I can still walk and keep my place up !
Patara, you are so right. My DH and I talked about homesteading for two years before we looked for property. We brainstormed, dreamed, researched, discussed...and did it all over again. We saved. We got out of debt. We purchased our nascent farm about 18 months ago and we've been taking it slow...we're older, and although we are very vigorous and healthy, we just don't have the physical capacity we had 30 years ago.
We're just now going to get chickens, and this spring we will plant our orchard. We have a Five Year Plan, but it's a roadmap, not a legally binding document. 😉 We ask God for His wisdom and help. A lot.
I hope your subscribers really hear your message. I would add: if you want to homestead, but don't have your farm yet, work on the skills you'll need once you get there.
I loved seeing the hens roosting in the background, btw.
Keep the faith, young woman. You have a lot on your plate, and you're doing a good job.
This reminds me of when people say "I wish I had a horse." Few realize how much work and responsibility goes into taking care of a horse each day. Few also realize that horses require training and conditioning. They just imagine riding their horse in a dream that they have seen in a movie.
I'd also say the same thing about people dreaming of starting their own small business. They don't see the risk taking, long hours, and sacrifices involved trying to succeed.
I know I don't have what it takes to "homestead". My neighbor has chickens and in the end those are very expensive eggs when factoring in the time and effort and costs to build their hen house. She loves it, but I just buy my organic free range eggs. While I'm out cleaning horse poop in the yard, then she is out letting her chickens run around and guarding them. :-)
You speak the truth! So many people want a homestead and they have never even seen a cow. It's different for those of us raised that way. We were transferred for work a few years back and though physically farming was getting to be too much, we miss it. You can take the girl off of the farm but you can't take the farm outta the girl! Blessings to you, nothing more beautiful than a hard working woman with a heart for the Lord.
Hahaha, you better go down boy..... Sounds like me when my dogs misbehave. Lol. Love it
Straight to the point, Patera! Most videos make homesteading look simply work, day by day, and most are beginning to explain age difficulty awareness and such, but dang! working a garden, is intense back labor.. thanks for describing what true homesteading on a working farm entails! It takes years to build, and that's what viewer's don't hear much of. You get the #1 REAL WOMEN AWARD! 👍👍👍👍
Wow! Thank you! Americans (I'm one, too) tend to want to overdo things. I've been following a few of you for over a year now and realized several months ago that I may never have that (I'm single with little energy), but I can have a little garden and make a few things from scratch. I'm learning a lot about cooking and other things I did not learn growing up in the city (suburbs). I enjoy others' successes and learning through failures. Thank you for keeping it real!
Thanks for watching!
well said. I enjoy watching Curtiss Stone on the Urban Farmer. Why? He talks about constantly evaluating his farms for profitability. As I'm a suburban gardener with a few hens... nothing compared to you all... I still need to constantly analyse the costs. not just financisls, but the time, the loss of independence due to the demands on my time. And then also weigh out the rewards, of which there are many aside from financial. Sometimes it seems wise to change to more profitable priorities when it's down on paper.
I hear you! We have 1 acre, we are debt free, I want fruit trees and more blackberry vines, and a chicken tractor with 1 rooster and 5 hens. That's all I want. We don't have kids, and my husband will plant for me, but otherwise it'll be left up to me. And yes, I'm disabled and 46, but I don't qualify for disability. It's up to me. Thank you for encouraging, slow and steady wins the race!
Praise God, finding other Christians raises my soul. You are such a dear one. You are doing something I have wanted to do all my life but never got there. We live on a little less than an acre and are not allowed to have chickens. (still working on that) I have 2 rabbits. Both pets who live in my house without cages but do have litter boxes like a cat. One is an English Angora who gives me a lot of wool. I spin it along with sheep wool, alpaca, cashmere, mohair, and sell my yarn. Being closer to 70 in age we decided to not have a large garden any more but just a couple raised beds. No more canning. I sew some of my clothes, hand quilt, and also have a floor loom. Unlike your friend in Colorado we still live in Wisconsin and love it. We also have a pretty pitty (pit bull )named Patty. I have an old wringer washer that I use for jeans and love having 2 washers going. I put lighter clothes in the dryer for about 5-10 min. and then hang on the line. Jeans get about 10-20 min. and I leave towels in the dryer 'till dry. I don't call it homesteading, just being frugal and not wasteful. G
I had to laugh, I am sitting with twigs and leaves in my hair from letting animals graze in the woods. There is poop on my jeans where I wipe my hands after touching something covered in it. And I need a shower, badly. I would love to take a nap, but have to go drive to pick up blueberry plants ,30 Gal pot with mature plant for $10, can't pass it. Laundry in washer and dryer. Dishes in the sink. It's 2:30 pm I was up at 6 am and will be till 11 pm or so.
Life on the farm:)
"Mama of the Texas Boys here"...Patara girl you are one of my favorite channels. I love grabbing a cup of coffee and turning on one of your videos...NOT because I don't know how your going to move that broody hen...but because I just want to sit and have a cup of coffee and listen to my "homestead friend" tell it to me straight! LOL I appreciate your honesty. You are absolutely right. I honestly could not do (the little that we do here on our homestead) without the help of my 3 older boys. I'm busy with two babies now and the boys have really taken ownership of the homestead. Praying for your Husbands health and please keep the sharing videos!
I've been saving up to buy some land (between 2 and 6 acres of mountain side land in an arid area ) about 5 hours away by bus in Guanajuato with the plan of eventually living there full time. I'm 40 and single. My initial idea was to be able to have a big garden once I move and to build a small or tiny house and plant fruit trees as soon as I can so I'll have fruit on those trees when I make the leap and probably have a few chickens and a small pond. Since sharing my dream/goal with friends, I've been surprised to find that most of them are excited about it, but will then say that I should get a cow, goats, turkeys and other animals) I don't even know if I am capable of killing an old hen and I don't really like the idea of caring for a cow or milking one so I appreciate your comment about it being ok if you don't want a lot of animals which was never my plan in the first place. My compromise was to tell my friends who want animals that I don't want is that they're welcome to join me and take care of those animals if they want them as long as the land I end up buying has enough space. I suppose that for what I want 2 acres is plenty and it could be done on half that.
Dear Patara, just wanted to say, of all the youtube homesteaders out there, to me, you are the most authentic and, well trustworthy when it comes to advice. Somehow homesteading seems to be so trendy right now, there are more channels springing up every couple of days. And some have great content - don't get me wrong. But after a year or two suddenly they're all about tiny houses, and remodeling RVs and Roadtours... sure, there are many reasons to stop homesteading, but I think if people connected more to real homesteaders, such as yourself (and myself for that matter) and got some advice before they jump into it, a lot of hassle and sorrow and frustration wouldn't even arise.
I totally get the enthusiasm that newbies have and wanting to have a productive veggie garden, that throws off enough to sell stuff, and the dairy cow and the layers and the meatbirds, and pigs for some income and oh, ducks are nice too, and why not a nanny goat or a few guineys or a donkey? I totally get that. But as you say, these things have to be tried out slowly and one at a time in order to find out where one's limits are.
Enough ranting from my end, thanks for the great content and keep on enjoying your homestead and its long hours :)
So glad to see this video. We are in our late sixties and retired. Love the gardening and freezing and canning. Even that alone can be more work than people think. We have no animals because we like to travel occasionally. Life can be a lot of work but faith in God sustains us. Yes only do as much as you can handle and take it slow. Great advice Patara.
Hi Patera. I so enjoy listening to you. Starry is also one of my favorites. I'm a teacher on Long Island and teache the life cycle and hatch chicks in school. Two years ago I got the itch for backyard chickens. Today I have 8 I love the. And I love to grow my veggies. I got a nes dog this year a Berenice Mt dog. I respect you and Starry so much. I canno do what you tw do but love the feel if it allGod Bless you
Good video! My great uncle once bought 87 acres, hoping to return to the lifestyle he grew up in. And, he was able to finance his dream because he was making great money at a steel mill. He had chickens, cows, grew corn, and bailed hay among other things. But the problem was that his job took up so much of his time and the mortgage took up so much of his money, that he was never able to make the transition to farming full time. Sadly, he lost it all when that mill closed. But I often think, that if had just started out smaller and slower, he would still be living that dream today.
So true. My grandfather was a farmer and barely scratched out a living - my Dad didn't want any of that life and left to join the service as soon as he was able.
I remember this one farmer who was being interviewed for winning a $20M lottery . They asked him what he was going to do with the money. His reply: "well I guess I'll just keep farming until the money runs out".
WOW -- that says so much !!
I think there's word for a lot of employed folks 'homesteads'... 'hobby farms'. Not so common here, but it appropriately used a lot in Australia, I think.
You are so singing the truth and I for one am grateful to hear it. You are being truthful and yet still remaining positive and supportive. You are amazing and I so enjoy your videos!
lots people want the animals and dont know how to take care of them or neglect them. its like a novelty to have animals and farm. no its work. constantly over seeing animals and chores to keep them fed n clean. my nieghbor got chickens. what a disaster it was. long story short most died and animal control took them. think long and hard before getting animals
Yep, I have heard you say that over and over, I just hope folks will hear it as well and take heed, Good for you Patara.
Lady, I could do a good day's work on 1/10 of your energy!
If you were to ever QUIT, you would explode!
(Most of the "I'm done" channels are just saying that to get views... the new 'click bait'.)
Priceless Appalachian wisdom. Thank you for the insights. (found you through Starry's channel)
Welcome, Mr. Dave! xoxo
folks really need to heed your words, my friend. you speak from the heart and experience. we are just starting out and pray we are half as successful as ya'll are on these channels. We've got just chickens for now, when we move then we can grow from what weve learned so far. it ain't a pretty life but it's more than worth it with God's will. hugs and blessings.
xoxoxo
Thanks for keeping it real! You always get my mind thinking. You have great advice for those homesteading as well as those working towards homesteading.
All I can say is AMEN SISTER!!! I agree with everything you say!!! My neighbor has a garden, 2 dogs, chickens and about to get goats but she has been living here over 30 years. I am new to the area and happy with just a garden and 1 dog. I am going super slow....and it is fine with me!!!
Patara, honey you just wore me out listening to all the responsibility that you have on your shoulders. I have ALWAYS wanted a farm life, and I've never had it. I am such a soft heart and have always been a huge animal lover. Every chicken, every cow, every goat.......would all be my babies. I'm too old now for any of that to happen. But I have always, truth be known, been a little envious of "farm wives." I admire you more than you know. You're doing a great job, and I know it's hard. You're a small woman, and your shoulders are carrying some heavy weight. I hope and pray for your husband to get better and stronger. I think you said everything that needs to be said in a clear and concise way. It's a tremendous amount of responsibility, and it's not for everyone. Thanks for this video. Get some sleep, girl!
In a comment I made on one of your videos, I "bayed at the moon" and had a good moan in longing for my future farm animals because you made me so homesick for them, Patara! And that moan felt good--I needed it just then!
But I am SO THANKFUL I have the option to take the time to prepare thoroughly for my farm (measure twice, cut once). When someone rushes to grab the dream before building a strong foundation, the dream can become a nightmare and often it's the inmocent (children, animals) that suffer most. I pay very serious attention to Luke 14:28 "For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it."
And I've learned to savor the journey instead of rushing to the destination, because I want to live EVERY MOMENT of my life.
One last thought comes to me.
Years ago, a wise person told me something that also applies to having a farm or homestead. He said, "There is a tendency for the naive and idealistic to think that getting married will solve all their problems. But the opposite is true. Marriage brings with it many problems." You've been tireless in trying to reach people who need to understand those realities the most and I admire the time and effort you're willing to give to it.♡
Hello from Texas Patera! This is such a valuable message. Each of us has to decide our limits. I pray that the lady on Facebook finds her second wind IF that is what she wants but she might just be done, and that's OK. We are just now sticking our toe in the water and have a dozen chickens. But we are late forties, no kids. Our situation is different. Love your channel and your no nonsense common sense advice. Blessings and Hugs from Texas
thank you for your honesty, and your obvious heart and appreciation for the Lord I'm a new and small home steader to be, thank you so Sincerely. for your words. Sincerely Rickie 😆😋😁
I love your videos. You never fail to shoot straight and I genuinely appreciate that. We got started on the great homesteading adventure a few years ago and took this very same advice from a seasoned homesteader to heart. We've been slowly and prayerfully branching out where we feel ready. I couldn't imagine taking it all on at once. You're absolutely right, when you're in you're in it. My dad and I were talking yesterday about vacations. He mentioned wanting all of us to take the kids to Florida, and while the idea is nice, all I could think of was "Who would run the farm?" I don't know a single immediate family member or friend who would know how or even where to start. I love my life. We chose this life and are entrusted with caring for the critters, the gardens, the homeschooling of our daughters, etc. Is it hard at times, absolutely, I'd be lying if I said it wasn't, but I thank God every day for allowing me to have this beautiful, wonderful, chaotic, messy life.
Thank you for this. Certainly sounds like a lovely life, but I know for me, chickens and a garden is as much homesteading as I'm ready for. We are getting our first flock at the end of October. I love gardening, and I think chickens are cute and useful. I think that's where it stops for me.
You are so right! I'm not a homesteader but I love your videos and watching your lifestyle. We are thinking about getting chickens and starting our research. I watch a lot of videos on RUclips which glorify and state how easy it is to have chickens, 5 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes in the evening. It's hard for me to believe this is true. It's a huge and costly commitment even if we are just getting 3 chickens.
Btw, I have same hair style, even without homesteading...normal overtime plus school makes it for me!
So funny. And yes I feel ashamed of my hairstyle lol
Thanks for all the life lessons, I've learned a lot from you and appreciate your honesty. It's refreshing and a blessing! I agree, have a plan and work throught it one moment at a time. Learn a new skill and master it "to a point" before moving on to the next thing on your goals for your homestead. I feel I'm like the a turtle! Slow and steady wins the race!
Thanks again... Toodles y'all🌞
We are starting slow. Started with chickens and a garden. We added goats a few years later. Now we want to add pigs but we are still in the research phase.
I love this video, my husband and I want to homestead, getting prepared is important, my dream is to raise CHICKENS and have a garden,
Well said! We love ya. Blessings for you and yours
OH, I LOVE hearing your turkey gobbling in the background. He is adorable!!! Love to you...
Is there a LOVE button?! Cause I loved this video! Wonderful advice!
Wisdom long overdue online! Thank you, Patara! You go, woman!
Preach it sister!
Thank you for being so frank. Homesteading is so often romanticized.
In May it will be my one year anniversary of starting down this path. I started with a smallish garden and 17 chickens. I am thinking of adding four goats to the mix this year. Two female and one male for breeding plus one banded male for companionship. Still reading and deciding on this. I am not minding being on property, I am just at that stage. I did go an a cruise and was gone a week but I have two teen boys who took care of my chickens and my mom took care of the boys. But it was a free cruise so could not turn it down. I am starting slow and just trying to be steady but I also give myself permission if I feel too overwhelmed to get rid of any animal that I might need to. But I am keeping my electricity until it is taken from me somehow.
Very cool - congrats on the one year anniversary. Took us 3.5 years just to get the house finished here (just had our 5 year had a video on it). You really seem to be moving along. Electricity sure is convenient, glad I have it, ...while I try and prepare and learn to live without it (oh the irony of it all).
Thanks!!! yea, there is a lot to do... nonstop...and you need the patience of a saint.
Amazing advice! My husband and I have been looking for land to build a house and to start homesteading. However, we have 5 small kiddos and my husband is hardly ever home because of work. So I am ONLY going to do chickens and a garden until my kiddos are old enough to be of some help. Knowing your limitations is so important not only for your own well being but for your animals as well.... It isn't fair to fill up your homestead with a milk cow, goats, ducks, pigs etc..... If there is even a chance you may not be able to care for them properly. I also know my husband is not as thrilled about homesteading as me.... So whatever we have needs to be something I can manage mostly on my own. So small is key!
Loved to hear the reality check on livestock guardian dogs. Pyrs and Anatolians, etc., can be wonderful, but they do need training. They need a job, they need to know the rules but they need to have autonomy if they are going to be successful guarding livestock. LGDs are not like most dogs. Ours decided who and what was bad. They kept our sheep and goats safe, but they also could go over, under or through any fence (except portable electric netting, which scared them just like it's supposed to). People often said how beautiful our dogs were and that they wanted one. Not the kind of dog you just get on a whim!
oh my gosh. Haahaaaahaaaaaaaa.
my first time watching you, and you whipped off your hat off... my hair looks like this!
that's awesome, I'm subscribing to you!
Just keeping' it real. Haha! ;-) xo
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You are doing a great job. Love to watch your videos, (and Starry´s). So informative. I totally get it. With a full-time job, 2 sons, well they are teens now, almost grown, but they still eat - a lot! (They are definitely no self-sustainable!) I have a small garden today, with raspberry bushes and a plum-tree. I am looking into homesteading, but will keep my day job, so the only animals on my homestead will be my two yorkshireterriers! Have to build a cabin, and a garden, and then maybe some chickens.. We have a norwegian saying.. "The road turns into as you go.." Dont know if that makes sense, but will start small, then grow. Greetings from Norway.
Greetings and thank you for watching!!! xoxo
Ha I guess I fall into the almost 50 and son left for college category. Take it slow and learn your land is great advice. All around great video. Thanks for sharing.
There is a lot I'd like to say, but I just want to boil it down to 'thank you.'
My hubs has injuries from his time in the Navy, many things I'd love to do with our brand new home and land. He helps reign me in when I get super excited about something new, and it helps to remind me that *I* need to remember, doing a small amount isn't a bad thing.
Great video, And I love your Pyr, We have 5 Great Pyrenees on our farm. We love them so much.
Thank you SO much! My wife and I are JUST starting out on 10 acres. She wants it all. The cows, the chickens the horses the pigs. We haven't even built the house yet!! I keep telling her that we need to start small and go slow. We can expand later if we feel it's within our means, physically, mentally and financially. Excellent video!!
Steve O YES small and slow and steady! Especially if you guys don't have a lot of experience with livestock or gardening. Some of us that people talk to who have a lot fast and keep with it is because it's literally how we were raised and all we've known most of our lives so in many cases it's farm kids who thought they wanted a "city life" realizing that isn't at all what they wanted but because we already have a solid foundation of knowledge concerning rearing animals and gardening etc it's easier in many ways. I've always been able to tell in articles or videos when it's someone from a town/city who has never owned certain animals before who is doing it because of one big thing - predator proofing. LOL. I grew up in bear country so when someone moves to a farm in bear country they normally underestimate the bears unless they grew up learning how to prevent them getting into things.
Such a good video, I have thought that it would be of great benefit if 2 or 3 families could get together to homestead. Share equipment, talents and what-not, maybe that is just over simplifying it, just my 2 cents worth.
Great advice and even though I don't belong to the (homesteading) group I have lived the life for 30 years and every word you said is VERY TRUE.
Thank you for watching today!! xoxo
What part of Tennessee are you from? I am in East Tennessee and I watch your videos as soon as I see a new one that I haven't already seen or what have you. You give great insight and I look forward in learning more from you and Starry! Thanks again.
Thank you for your frankness! Your honesty is so refreshing!
Thanks for the reminder to be realistic and to stick with it...and to not take on too much, too fast.
Boy do I know what you are saying! It is a lot of commitment! We are always talking about this on our Farmstead!
Preach on! Shout out the truth and the common sense!
Amen! ;-) xoxo
Love it! Thanks for the reality check.😘
love your common sense and your advice.i hear ya on the urge to grow .I get it after I finally grow something successfully and have enough to can for most of a yr.i definitely hear in the spouse help .take care love your videos
Love this video very informative ..People need to watch these ones and not all the happy we have done it ones ... I have been taking note and learning a lot from these ...I hope your mans health has been improving Patara ..Thank you love and hugs x
We are keeping up the good fight! Thanks for watching! xo
That's how we are building our offgrid homestead. one step at a time and a little bit at a time. always re-evaluating every step and ever purchase. the proper plan is a must.
REALLY SMART ADVICE! THANK YOU!!
Great video! Truth is truth. I would also add that a person really needs to assess their health. You have to be really healthy, physically strong, lots of stamina!
Great talk! I needed to hear that.
Much love from Hartsville, TN
This was incredibly helpful. Thank you for being honest and forthright in the 'homesteading process'. We are just starting up our small farm with a garden and some chickens, and as much as I want to do everything NOW (rabbit, sheep, bees etc)
, this was a great reminder to take things slow. Thank you for sharing this video!
You bet! Thank you! xoxo
Thankyouthankyouthankyou....... for this video......I'm just starting out (62 and a widow).......and this talk helped out more than you could possibly know....God bless you....
WONDERFUL -- So so true. Oh yeah. Love it ... The way you can tell - Go Paterra!
There is this unrealistic outlook that one has to have all these things to be truly homesteading. I recall the Clint Eastwood statement "A man has to know his limitations!"
We did our 10 part Homestead Decision Series for this very reason -- PEOPLE NEED TO ASSESS THEMSELVES AND THEIR SITUATION Before they launch off into homesteading - don't blindly try to follow what someone else has done.
Lots of serious questions to be asked before one makes such a COMMITMENT; we tried to pose those in the series.
There are lots of ways and levels of homesteading - don't destroy yourselves getting in over your head !!!
You get in over your head then you will "crash and burn" as a homesteader!
We thankfully took these things (mostly) into account -- just hit our 5 year homestead anniversary (3 pt Video is called Our Story - 5th Anniversary Homesteading). I work and my wife has lots of ministry duties, and we both have physical limitations, and I'm hitting 60. We stayed clear of animals ( we're vegan anyway) and are soo glad for the electricity, though now we have a solar panel system that works as either on or off grid. Even though we are set up to run on wood it takes 30+ hrs a month for that - right now I'd rather run the electric heaters which allows me to get more work or other homestead preparations done. We ran wood one winter to be sure we had everything set up - but caused me to constantly be stoking 2 fireplaces and a big distraction.
When grid is down - yes we move to wood, but We'll take some convenience where we can ThankYou very much.
Love your channel, your enthusiasm, your lovely accent, and most of all your direct hit the nail on the head dialogue!
Wish we could come to the conference -- sadly its a little far from Washington State. Thanks
Thank you! Great advice. We are in our mid-50's and just getting started, but we keep moving forward but we have quickly learned that starting small is happening by default. We accept that. Thank you for your advice and information.
Oh Sister, tell the people...make them listen. Our lifestyle is NOT for the weak of spirit. We work hard...and disasters DO happen. I can't wait to meet you. And, except for my daughter that is in a wheelchair, I am alone, doing it all. Please, make them listen. Vivian Ann on the side of the mountain in NE Tennessee
You are so right and you are so real! My wife and I just watched this video together and we can so relate. Raising children, homeschooling, raising livestock, gardening and canning. We elbowed each other when you talked about being tied to the farm or smelling like poo. Coming in late after chores. Fixing fence because Houdini the steer got out again! We have been working our place for 27 years and still have 14 acres that needs fenced. Just maintaining the roads on the place is a full time job. And then there is the firewood. 7 to 10 cords a year for the two houses. It never ends but we would not have it any other way! My wife grew up this way and I started mountain living in 1971. Our six sons do not have any regrets and neither do we. In our house its all about Jesus. Sister you really blessed us today. Thank you so much for getting this great information out to the folks interested in the life.
Wonderful advice, thank you so much. God bless.