It was ONE of THOSE days! I wanted to QUIT
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- It was ONE of THOSE days! I wanted to QUIT
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I was born and raised 20 minutes from Boston, MA. At the age of 17, I was diagnosed with Anxiety. My personal experience with the prescribed medication was NOT POSITIVE. So I decided to find better way. I didn't know it at the time but, that was the BEGINNING for me! I have been “FINDING A BETTER WAY” in all areas in my life ever since. Better ways of how to create a modern homestead affordably, and a better way to provide my family with healthy foods, and so….. much MORE!
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I used to fall trees for a living you need to loosen that chain up a little bit. It will help keep your saw from bogging down so much, it will also save your tip on your bar and your sprocket
Al, I am 66 yrs old, at one Time my first husband and I had 10 goats, 60 chickens, at a time there was no one to teach us what we didn't know. Now I am remarried after my first husband passed from breast cancer. I was never able to have children. I have spinal stenosis, so my days have gone by since I could care for the animal's I loved, I some times feel like giving up, but your beautiful family and the other home steamers, remind me, I am blessed, with a lovely family and my friends!!thank you for sharing your precious journey. GINA, OLIVIA, Pluto, Tanner, and Figaro are such blessings. God Bless!
Prayers 💕
I love Hope jumping or kicking up her heels lol
You amazing people have an awesome day
When the wind kicked up and it was blowing snow off the rooftops you just kept right on working.I would have gathered all my tools,put them in the mule and parked it lol.But noooo you kept right on working.You are one tough cookie Al.Bless ya.
Al, I owned a restaurant in Portland, OR. years ago that was well known for Halibut fish and chips. One year we sold 22,000 pounds of fish. The one tip I will pass on to you when you fry your fish next time, is roll the chunks of fish in flour then into your batter. When you are taking the fish out of the flour spread your fingers apart to shake excess flour off. Then into the batter, just keep an eye on the thickness of your batter as it will thicken if you are cooking a lot of fish. Our batter was very thin, the key to not having greasy fish. Good luck, always look forward to watching your channel.
Hope is definitely my favorite goat. Love her blue eyes as well. Just a good girl...
Al, your chain is very tight, it’s hindering your chainsaw running alright.
he did that on the last video, some of you tried to tell him but...
plus he should be using premium fuel in any small engine. ethanol can and will kill an engine early.
@@mikewieggers6337 Premium gas still has ethanol. Thank the corn corporations. I use non ethanol fuel from a local marina. They may have it inland for farmers or something.
@@wildtimbrown Where I'm from, premium gas doesn't have ethanol in it....typically. But I'm in Ontario, Canada.
@@mikewieggers6337 I've noticed in Los Angeles that only the lower octane fuel has ethanol. I just read some states don't require ethanol labels on the pumps. Errr!
Apple wood is a good smoking wood good job on the videos we love them.
i use pine in my smoker. Great flavor.
I agree. Certain meats taste great with apple 🍎 wood smoke 💨. 👍
Fun part of winter is the unknown weather suprises. We went from a dusting to 4" of snow last monday. I bet the area smelt so wonderful with the air filled of apple wood smoke...Have a great weekend..
Yesterday I tried to go back and see how you all started in homesteading. It was amazing to hear your story and see how far you have all progressed. I am so glad that you have stuck with it. Your stories, videos and thoughtful sayings are inspirational to me and to so many! Sustainable living represents hope to me. Not the goat, 😁 but actual hope in healing ourselves and the planet. My great, great (very great) grandpa came to this continent in 1635. He settled in what is now the Connecticut area after arriving by boat from England. His family was one of 28 settler families to be given land by his church in which to cultivate and develope a homestead. They traded with Indians along the Hudson river and helped establish a community. The freedom of sustainability is what this country was founded on! People were tired of going hungry while paying homage to a King who over taxed them. They came here for the freedom to live, own land and feed their family healthy nourishing food! They came for the freedom to work and create wares to be bartered and shared. And last, but not least, the freedom to worship as they pleased. All of this was the start of America! Our American Dream! Thank you Lumnah Family! God Bless and Congrats on 1000! +1? 😁❤👍
Great Story !!! 👍
@@Kiki-yo4hi Thank you! 😁
From the overhead view the other day, it looked like the original trees were cut down several years ago and the suckers from the base of the tree stumps grew up.
You could build a log wall around where you’re going to put the bee hives. Will protect the hives from the wind and snow in the winter time.
I admire your sick to it in cutting down the trees. I used to use apple wood to BBQ with when I lived in South Texas. I never cut down trees in the snow. Ha ha.
Your daughter singing to the goats reminded me of an tv show theme....
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Keep them dogies rollin',
Rawhide....
Keep movin', movin', movin'
Though they're disapprovin'
Keep them dogies movin', rawhide.....😁 Anyone remember?
The apple trees on our farm are ancient. We trim off branches and cut a few down that are falling down.
Apple wood smells devine, as our two homes have stoves in the kitchen. It would sell or trade well....
If you remove the lower cross bar on the NYC awning, you could mount it lower so it protects better. Snow never falls straight down.
Ok Al, dry the fish really well first, then dredge in flour before dipping in the batter. You would also have better success using water instead of milk, it will make it crispier.
"We don't want them to get obeast" lol love it! Thank you for the morning chuckle!
Nancy Edgar - *Obese*
I'm sorry, I heard obeast and thought it was a word play on obese referring to the pups. Sorry didn' t mean to offend.
My 68 yrs. old husband watches you every morning and he's a throw back from the 1800's. He admires your drive but he's starting to think, you have too much! You're overwhelming yourself. We've been there and done that! We also don't understand why all your buildings are so far away from each other. Are you creating a farm or a homestead? We understand you moved from the city to the country because of anxiety but it looks like you're creating anxiety for yourself. Again, we respect your drive but don't overwhelm yourself. THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE MORE HEADACHES YOU HAVE, KEEP IT SIMPLE!
What do you want him to do sit around and twiddle his thumbs?
@Deb long honestly at this point hes making so many changes and adding so many buildings and investments that I'm inclined to believe hes going to eventually sell the place and move on. Maybe I'm wrong but thats a lot of structures to affect taxes, a field he hasn't used yet, etc. He also said in previous videos his 'long term' dream was to move somewhere else and buy 200 acres and teach people how to homestead or something like that. But plans change of course, so maybe thats not what hes doing? Who knows at this point lol.
I'm 63 and a homesteader; I know what you mean.
I love watching his carpentry videos, and I think that making small, portable buildings is _very smart._ He's a master carpenter, at least in my book, and is doing what he's best at. They can always move most of those portable buildings (I call most of them tractors) closer together, further apart, or in new fields. I do suspect some of those tractors were made to attract viewers and make money on RUclips; can't fault him for that, but I don't see that he's overdone it yet.
These days, we're all about rotational grazing and renewable/sustainable agriculture. We try to design farms and homesteads so that they maintain themselves, or at least reduce maintenance, once they are fully developed. We try to work with animals to build healthy infrastructure to support the life that lives on it. It takes a few years to set that up, though more hands make lighter work - at least once they are trained. Cousins might help?
Rotating goats & pigs, then chickens every day through the fields will break the parasite cycles and help keep them all worm-free. They'll help the soil by adding nutrients. Cover crops would help a bunch, especially if designed to maximize restoration of missing elements back into the soil.
He's still young. If he does the work now, it will make things better for him when it's time to retire. He's just got to make sure he's got someone to pass it on to. Would Livy stay when she's an adult?
@Deb long Yes I was adding to the conversation. What you said about the buildings being apart in case of fires and near to the fields. If I was going to sell a property I would not put things where it was easy for me to travel to them, I would put them where a buyer might consider them better to be. Near to fields, apart further in case of fires. It looks more aesthetically pleasing but makes it tougher on him because he has to travel to them. Again I was adding to the conversation, guess it wasn't necessary.
He's creating urban sprawl on his own property.
Tomorrow is a new day Al. When you get more done than expected look back at today and realize we cannot experience the rainbow without the rain. Keep on keeping on.
Why not give the cut down apple trees to the goats first? It will keep them busy and what is left would be either to small and compost where it is or big enough for fire/smoking wood. Sounds like way less work too.
?? There’s no leaves on those trees. They’ll only eat bark off a live tree as a last foraging resort. They wouldn’t touch dead bare branches. Or did I misunderstand somehow? How would the goats eat that? Mine sure wouldn’t at least.
an old railroad guy I knew taught me how to make a one match fire. It is especially important to know how to do this in a climate like yours. I was in Utah when I learned. The secret was he used a 3 minute road flare. Heck of a match but it always worked!
One of the ducks is limping. He may have a frostbite foot or is injured go back and check on him
It does look damaged.
these people BLIND!
I`m glad I watched this video I was thinking of getting that chain and sharpener but sure won`t now not impressed to cut my firewood I would be burning it faster than cutting them. It seems like you are taking way too long to cut a little branch.
Hey you wore Weed em and Reap's T-shirt. I'm glad Hope is doing fabulous here. Also I really appreciate how you guys survive there. It's too much snow man! I'm from India and we don't have snow at my area ever so I can understand how difficult it is for you guys to live there.
I enjoy your videos with goats, and animals. Especially your Dog and Cat. And your Wife Gina is so natural and your daughter is so cute. You're also very nice human. ♥️😎
Try using 93 octane with your fuel mix and add seafoam. Since I've done this my saw always starts in 1 or 2 pulls. Even when sitting for a month or two.
Bet that brush fire smelled good. Roasted beets! Yes! Thanks for sharing your day. God Bless you all.
You're correct about the ethenol in the gas. It really does a number on the 2 stroke engines. It made our lawnmower quit running. Have to use high test for it to run correctly. Your fish and chips looked delicious. How much longer for goat babies to be born. Much love from OHIO ❤️❣️❣️❤️
That fish looked so good! Now my 6 year old and I are talking logistics of having fish and chips this week. Yum! I’m loving all the things you guys are doing with your farm, I’m so excited to see your honeybee adventure!
Bright, beautiful winter days are the best, no matter what happens!
As a former Apple farmer in Washington State I also hate to see apple trees being cut down. Sometimes a tree will get to the point it will not produce and it will need to be cut down so you can start to plant younger trees for a higher production. Thanks for bringing back some of my older memories. Keep up the good work on the farm and I enjoy watching you Gina and Olivia working the farm and making the changes.
you should of left the chain it is WAY to tight and after the saw is warm dont chock it just set fast idle and yank it
Being tenacious is a good quality to have Al - great job!
Minnesota here. Snow falls whenever its mood feels the urge. No forecast needed. One more thing, the one thing my city husband loved to do and excelled at was cutting brush with the chainsaw at my dad’s cabin. Love the noise and whrrrr of a chainsaw. And the big bonfires after a couple weekend’s worth of cutting. Fire permit included, ❤️
Need loosen your chain up on saw a bit. Reason bonging and dieing out. That or oil mix a bit rich 40:1 seems work good for us. Also gas could be old try mix small batches at time.
I used to like using apple wood in the wood stove for cooking pies in the oven :)
A shame not to use such a valuable resource.
Good job, Al! You have already done so many things to enrich your homestead, and the family life, be proud!
Your making me a happy camper.....from Oregon living in Montana and I miss my BURNING DAYS!!! So I love what you are doing from start to finish! The smell mostly! I've never done it in the snow though...mostly rain! Could never get the fires going....wonder I didn't blow up the neighbors throwing gas on it!!!
hint for the bar oil . use a old laundry detriment jug with the nice pour spout . and transfer the bar oil to it ( after cleaning it out of course ) makes it a cleaner pour
Al you can use your torch to clean your spark plug , an old trick I used with 2 cycle plugs in my old snow mobiles as I did not run them as hard as my brothers so I carried a propane torch so I could get home.
I am not trying to be a know it all or anything but you’re running your chain way too tight and and you’ll get longer sprocket life longer chain life you should be able to roll the chain around on it with zero resistance by hand
Hang in there Al. Spring is just around the corner.💖
that is so nice to see how you finish your trip
The brush fire worked good on all those branches, once it got going. You did get alot accomplished. Dinner looked yummy. I think those worms are great for egg production. Such pretty eggs too. 🐔💖
Are you gonna save some of that apple wood for your smoker?
Yes I’m saving the larger pieces
There is a plum tree called 'Oakville Crimson Spire' that is really good for homesteads with smokers, because the branches only grow upright, making them less messy and easy to select each year for smoking wood. Very safe, easy, and not messy.
You should keep some of the apple wood for your smoker.
Been there and done that Al. -20 degrees, feet of snow and the wind just a howling. Makes it even harder when your miles away from home and cleaning the spark plug didn't help. Wait till tomorrow my friend. Here in Maine it's supposed to be 40 degrees. Sure wish I was at your house for dinner. Haven't had cod for a long time. Blessings.
Something to test for yourself, your chain will feel like it stays sharper for longer if you brush the most of the snow off before you make your cuts. I found it was a tempering the steel in the chain, noticed the difference while cutting and hand filing to sharpen. Could be just me but that’s what I noticed.
Between these lakes we have have high humidity all year round. Have had SUN for week! The best thing about when winter turns to Feb, cold BRR....but sun! Still feeding beef kidney suet---expensive!!- to my woodpeckers. Gave up feeding sunflower seed as squirrels always won. My female pileated has not been seen for a week or more, probably nesting but the male visits. Later on I'll be raising bumble bees, interesting hibernation cycle but they would have to acquire rights to the edge of the garage by the sidewalk.
Spring is less than a month away, maybe take a couple days, just do the daily feeds and the water. Once the spring sets in, you'll be full steam ahead. ( Maybe go ice skating....? I love'd skating when i was Olivia's age. Maybe next year you can do a rink ?(?)) ( We had one in our back yard in Minnesota, planted white corn B4 the first snow)
Watching you try to start your chainsaw made me smile, my hubby had a very old husky chainsaw. It got to a point that it ended in pieces lol, yes we ended up getting a new one lol
We had trouble suddenly with a gasoline weed eater - couldn’t get it to start no matter what. My husband searched for a solution and found a gasoline additive called Mechanic in a Jar. After just a few treatments the weed eater was like new. It works with all small gas engines. Might help keep your saw happy. Thanks for making us smile every day. 😊
Al, it's time for you and Olivia to break some new trail loops for the goats. Come spring melt and that single trail will be a mud slide. love the way Hope kick up her heels, and yes it looks like one of the ducks has a problem. Probably easier ti spot on the vlog than live.
Work is the "Hard Cash" that we invest in the things that we Love. In fifteen years the example (of Love) that you set today for Olivia will become the standard taught to your Grandchildren. What better place to invest. To all Fathers; here is a worthy example of "lift where you stand."
The girls like the grubs and sunshine--more eggs! Al, you got quite a workout with the chainsaw and tree branches. Relax this evening
Yeah, but he's not paying attention to his other chicken house, and hardly shows it either....he's lost nearly all chickens in that house, but he'll never talk about that.
You seem to use avocado oil a lot. Can you explain why? What are the benefits of it? Does it hold up to heat better than other oils?
Yes, re-newing the orchard
An old folk tale, that might be true, is "do not plant a new tree of the same variety in the same location as one that has died." The thinking might be that the old tree has "mined" the soil for the nutrients that variety needs to do well.
You should put the ashes in some buckets and put the ashes on your garden this spring it's good hard wood ash
Do you think they would kind of rejuvenate once you get your bee yard up and running? I have heard of trees that haven’t produced in years start up when someone was keeping bees in the vicinity. I have kept bees in Maine for about 30 years and experienced all kinds of problems but I haven’t had that happen because of my bees that I know of. Probably is best to start over and you will get quality apples quicker and more reliably. Keep up the good work, great channel!
Yes, bees and new fruiting
Some varieties of trees need to be pollinated by certain other varieties of tree [ a pollinator ]. These are the ones seed catalogues sell in pairs. If a companion tree dies, its mate stops producing fruit. New bees in town could change that.
I remember years ago at a town meeting someone complaining about the neighbors keeping bees and in the same breath bragging about an old apple tree producing after decades of being dormant. My dad( also a beekeeper) mentioned the possibility that it was the bees cross pollinating. She was convinced it was her “special” compost. My dad and I just shared a look. We weren’t positive but I think cross pollination was the culprit!
The tree is still alive; so technically you could let it live if it's a sentimental heirloom, keeping it well-trimmed to keep it out of the way of your new crop.
Nice campfire, btw.
I got those type of days. I'm ready for spring
That was so satisfying: watching the space open up for the next dream to come true.
Thank you. I needed that inspiration at the end of the video. I've gotten to the point where sometimes it's hard to get motivated.
You have to fertilize, spray and prune the trees to make them be productive.....If at all possible you should try to save some scion wood from the old trees and graft onto the new apple trees you are planning to plant...then you will have kept the old variety of apples that were evidently very hardy, alive and into the future.....Cut the scionwood asap, usually the first couple months of the year, then refrigerate it until later this Spring when you can graft to the new tree(s)
Al, one more thing, could you include us in your planning for the orchard.
What kinds of apples are you considering and why & where you are ordering them from.
I'd like to send a tree to your family in honor of Justin Rhodes Dad.. Plant a tree for Boots.
God bless all of your families.
Diesel fuel to start and keep fire going.
I have found things like broccoli and celery get eaten more by the chickens if they are chopped
About those Dead Apples Trees that you are cutting down, You need to save the smaller size logs for your Smoker House or Smoker Unit for when you smoke Meats, especially Pork & Poultry ! Apple Wood make a good flavor Smoke , especially for Bacon & Hams !
When it gets a little warmer out you should borrow a small excavator and just pull the roots out of the ground.
Keep your bar oil in the shop where it is a little warmer and it will help with it being so thick.
as some one who grew up around chain saws I think you've got that bar chain too tight it should hang down 1/8 of an inch or so when its cold, the extra drag is causing the motor to overheat that's why it isn't starting. used to have an old homelite that did the same thing. love your vids. been watching you for a long time. your doing it right.
You set the hot saw down in the snow and the heat causes moister to get in the ignition system and it won't start or is hard to start.
Apple trees need fertilizing in the Spring and pollinators.
Maybe you need
Sta-Bil Protection Ethanol Fuel Treatment & Stabilizer
Maybe...
I can recommend Sea Foam Fuel Treatment. It works and you will have less hard starting problems. It also keeps ethanol fuels from going bad from moisture and condensation.
What I love about U, Al, is that U may feel like quitting, but never do. Can't express how much these vids encourage n teach me. Ur work is paying off 4 U n for us! tyfs
Those fish and chips (I’m English ok) would be fantastic with homemade tartare sauce.
Here’s my easy recipe for tartare sauce
Tartare Sauce
Ingredients
* 1 cup (250g) mayonnaise (or dairy free vegan mayonnaise)
* 2 tbsp capers rinsed and chopped
* 2 tbsp finely chopped dill pickles / gherkins / cornichons all work well
* 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
* 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
* ¼ tsp mustard powder optional
* Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Add all the other ingredients to the mayo in a bowl (vegan mayo works too!).
Stir and refrigerate until ready to use!
TIPS AND TRICKS
* Swap the parsley for fresh chopped dill for a slightly different flavor.
* Lighten this sauce by using half mayo and half plain Greek yogurt (or their vegan alternatives).
* No capers? Just use a little extra pickle/gherkin.
* Use any type of pickles: little cornichons (the tiny cocktail pickles), dill pickles, bread and butter pickles, sliced pickles - any work well!
I agree with you both. The important part is how it tastes and you just keep trying until you figure out how you like it. I’ve never seen anyone use a wet batter to fry fish. If you want it to be light and crispy try rolling it in egg and then tempura.
Al, a couple tips on the Husky, (1) always put upward pressure on tip of bar B4 tightening the nuts, (2) the saw is flooded. Place it on the ground, lay a stick through the handle, place your foot on the stick to hold the saw in place, turn the choke OFF, switch ON, with your right hand squeeze the throttle wide open, with the left hand some quick pulls on the cord, it may take 4 or 5 pulls but it will start, get to work... 1 more tip, I lied, never leave home without the hardhat with face shield & ear muffs. Professor Bill has spoken, LOL!
Bill on the Hill... :~)
I bet Gina has a fun time doing your laundry. I’m sure she has learned by now to check your pockets first. No telling what she finds in them. How many people carry a piece of sandpaper in their pocket? That cracked me up. But, as usual, you’re always prepared. Sorry you had such a time with the chainsaw. You pushed on through & got the job done. I really enjoy your videos & seeing all your ideas & projects come to fruition. You have done so many improvements to your homestead. It looks awesome! I’m thinking that new area, where you’re cutting down the apple trees, is going to be a new garden area to grow more food for your family. I really enjoy your channel. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Keep the great videos coming! Continued blessings on y’all & your homestead. Love & Hugs from Vicki in. Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸👍❤️😁🙏
All the live apple wood seems like a perfect supply for your smoker.
We use an air fryer for homemade fish sticks and chicken nuggets! Yummy and no grease
Portable leaf blower works great on keeping brush fire going
One of the ducks appears to be limping. It's a left foot in the video; I saw it twice while you were afternoon feeding. May be nothing? Hope so.
Looks like you had a long day in the blustery wind. Good to see you giving chickens some protein. You've doubled and tripled your egg production doing that.
I love your message today!!! Definitely something we need to remind ourselves of from time to time. One bite at a time.
Al I think that chain is a bit tight on the saw!
Your elephant analogy is the best!!
I do believe that all of us have had one of those days in our lives. The new roof addition to NYC worked very nicely. I was wondering if you will also N stall an automatic door on the new coop as well. God Bless
What all do you feed your goats and how much?
Strap a 30" limb to your leg and then feed the animals. That's what life will be like if you don't wear your chaps. Chain saw accidents happen so fast.
Al, hope you are saving those bigger pieces of Apple Wood for your smoker. Apple wood smoked salmon or cod is pretty good along with doing some bacon. Not to mention that it could save your Hot Dogs specially if you cut them up and mix 'em with some smoked beans.
Al,your commentary at the end was very inspiring .Sometimes we all need to give ourselves a break and look around and see what we HAVE accomplished. You and your beautiful family are a God send , giving others strength to carry on, one day at a time.THANK YOU.
Love from Florida. 🐓♥️👍
coat your fish with the egg/flour mix and let it rest on a cookie sheet for 15-20 min. this will allow the liquid to soak in the flour and form a paste that will stay on the fish better as it fries
If you dredge your fish in flour first and then put them in the batter, the batter will stay on it as you’re frying better
Late now, but ... I would have waited until spring when the ground was fully thawed and soft and pulled those apple trees, roots and all, out with the truck.
Try using a leaf blower to get the brush pile roaring.
Are you saving any of that Apple wood for your smoker? Gets some tongs for frying and learn how to hold your knifes like chefs, it will save you from cutting yourself. Flour your fish sticks before placing in the batter, it will hold a lot better.
Great name for chain saw but that's why I like my DeWalt battery operated one. Need two batteries but you can cut all day. What you have to cut, one battery would suffice...
Some of the farmer coop in your area have classes on how to sharpen a chain saw the classes are free. They teach you all about the care and maintenance and sharpening your saw. You need these classes as much as you use a saw.
Just got my chicken coop built by Amish delivery a few days ago, I can't wait to get my chickens