Episode 26: Christmas Traditions, cake or pie & Homestead Life

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2023
  • This week Al, Ben and Jason talk about there week, Christmas traditions, December birthdays, cake, pie and homestead life.
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    Homestead Shop Talk is a weekly audio podcast hosted by Jason Contreras (@sowtheland), Ben Hollar (@thehollarhomestead) and Al Lumnah (@lumnahacres). Three dudes with different homesteads talking about homestead life, content creation, growing a homestead and building a life worth living for. Thanks for listening!
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  • @Homesteadshoptalk
    @Homesteadshoptalk  6 месяцев назад +21

    Hi all, if you have any questions for us leave them below. We are working on a Q&A podcast and may answer them during the podcast next week!

    • @srqlisa7881
      @srqlisa7881 6 месяцев назад +2

      Any plans for guest appearances on the podcast?
      You guys need a string theme opening.

    • @anciskold541
      @anciskold541 6 месяцев назад +6

      I have a couple of questions.
      What are your goals for your homesteads? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
      How much does your children help/work on your homestead? What chores do they have?
      Al, how does your daughter like living out in the woods?
      Ben, are the twins going to college soon?
      And, man, the boys need to put their shoes on! 😂
      Merry Christmas, or as we say it in Sweden, God Jul! 🎅

    • @srqlisa7881
      @srqlisa7881 6 месяцев назад +7

      @@anciskold541 no go barefoot. Lol and hello

    • @ambermcfarland6273
      @ambermcfarland6273 6 месяцев назад +6

      Al maybe you can see about bringing on the Four season farmer Eliot Coleman, the 3 of you could pick his brain on using high tunnels and such to grow all winter. Hes just up here in Maine. His daughter is running the farm now I've seen.

    • @stevealldred4424
      @stevealldred4424 6 месяцев назад +4

      I'm interested in the high tunnels and growing year round

  • @viviancardenas5032
    @viviancardenas5032 6 месяцев назад +19

    It would be really cool if you guys got your wives to do a podcast and we got to ask them questions.

  • @gaylewatkins4685
    @gaylewatkins4685 6 месяцев назад +1

    Happy Birthday to everyone that was born in December. You're in good company. 🙏🌟🙏

  • @rodmackinnon8497
    @rodmackinnon8497 6 месяцев назад +4

    Great chinwag . . . Merry Christmas and thanks for the wonderful entertainment in 2023.

  • @paulawhite2882
    @paulawhite2882 6 месяцев назад +1

    You all do a great job with this podcast/video; very enjoyable for me to watch, who likes the homestead and country life. Country life is peace for the soul, no matter how much land you have, even if it's just a little piece of land, it's peace for the soul+

  • @gaylewatkins4685
    @gaylewatkins4685 6 месяцев назад +1

    Homestead Shop Talk keeps getting better and better. You have a lot of homestead/farm experience and thank you for sharing. Great content and topics. QUESTION for all three of you for Q&A. What are your farm goals for 2024?

  • @catheyrestaino5110
    @catheyrestaino5110 6 месяцев назад +12

    Al- will you be breeding the goas again? Ben-how did your daughter get her nickname. Jason-What are your future plans regarding a pond.? Merry Christmas to you and your families.

  • @katinagehling6051
    @katinagehling6051 6 месяцев назад +3

    Happy birthday!!! Y'all are so young......

  • @karenfleet2287
    @karenfleet2287 6 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas to you fellas and your beautiful wives and kids,I am a 63 year old lady and time does fly by .Keep making memories and experience all you can,May this New Year be a prosperous one for us all 🎄💛🎄❤️🎄💚🇨🇦😇🤗God bless 🙏Happy Belated Birthday and to you as well Ben

  • @cyndegruver6520
    @cyndegruver6520 6 месяцев назад +10

    No wonder Ben hates Xmas or is a Grinch about it since his Birthday is right after Xmas. Those Birthday people always felt cheated all their life. Happy Birthday late Jason and early Birthday Ben!

  • @user-vx4rk9pj2w
    @user-vx4rk9pj2w 6 месяцев назад +13

    Zip ties, duct tape, and WD40 can fix about 95% of things. that's right!

  • @jakedunwell8264
    @jakedunwell8264 6 месяцев назад +19

    Merry Christmas Ben, Jason, Al and all your family's. I'm with you Ben, I love peppermint bark.

  • @normankuykendall4106
    @normankuykendall4106 6 месяцев назад +4

    I'm 81. The older you get, the faster time seems to pass - except when you are in the dentist's chair...

  • @faithrada
    @faithrada 6 месяцев назад +3

    Yup.. Life is like a roll of toilet paper... the closer you get to the end.... the faster it goes. 😮
    For Birthdays... gotta be chocolate cake! 😋

  • @PatPomroy
    @PatPomroy 6 месяцев назад +2

    Happy Birthday Jason 🎂 Merry Christmas to all of you and your families 🎄

  • @seedsower24
    @seedsower24 6 месяцев назад +6

    I will be 57 on Sunday the 24th/ Christmas Eve. Happy Birthmas to all the December babies. 🎉

  • @kkeenan536
    @kkeenan536 6 месяцев назад +12

    The other advantage of homemade is, chemical free. Most people would be shocked to read ingredients & see how many chemicals are in our food

  • @TeresaAlley
    @TeresaAlley 6 месяцев назад +2

    I love lemon meringue pie for my birthday! Happy Birthday Jason and Ben!! Great video!

  • @shirleyj5885
    @shirleyj5885 6 месяцев назад +3

    Merry Christmas gentlemen. Love the podcast.

  • @maryjemisonMaryjay1936
    @maryjemisonMaryjay1936 6 месяцев назад +3

    Jason looks nice in his Red hat 🎩

  • @lisanowakow3688
    @lisanowakow3688 6 месяцев назад +1

    Happy birthday, Jason❣️🎉🎂

  • @charlesvickers4804
    @charlesvickers4804 6 месяцев назад +6

    We always took the tree out after Christmas. String cranberries raisins and popcorn for the birds dad would pack pinecones with peanut butter and role them in bird seed to hang on the tree it was used to feed the birds the rest of the winter.

    • @gaylewatkins4685
      @gaylewatkins4685 6 месяцев назад +1

      @charlesvickers4804 That is a lovely family memory. ♥️

    • @charlesvickers4804
      @charlesvickers4804 6 месяцев назад

      @@gaylewatkins4685 miss sitting and watching the birds with Dad and him getting mad over the bluejays being bluejays

  • @kresimirbazijanec3730
    @kresimirbazijanec3730 6 месяцев назад +11

    Hey Gang 👋🇨🇦 allways a pleasure to see The Three Musketeers, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON🎂🥂
    Wishing God's Good Blessings to you and your beautiful family's for Christmas and prosperity in the New Year, keep up the great work love U guys XOXOXO stay safe and healthy,👍❤🍷😊

  • @debrezo58
    @debrezo58 6 месяцев назад +5

    Happy birthday Jason!🎈🎂🎁

  • @karenweir7310
    @karenweir7310 6 месяцев назад +1

    That Utah guy uses a Geothermal setup- it’s pretty sweet!

  • @portialancaster3442
    @portialancaster3442 6 месяцев назад +5

    God's Blessings on you this Holiday Season. Looking forward to 2024's podcast and world peace...

  • @alancummings5008
    @alancummings5008 6 месяцев назад +1

    We have a place on the Foothills Parkway between Newport TN and Asheville NC where we like to set to watch the Sunrise when we visit down there. Its amazing watching the Sunrise over the mountains and listening to creation wake up.

  • @user-th6fr9ff9i
    @user-th6fr9ff9i 6 месяцев назад +3

    Happy holidays men. Hope your holidays are great. Miss seeing your videos, but the holidays come first. Miss megs cooking. Have a great one. Bless all of you, and don't get sick.

  • @donclay3511
    @donclay3511 6 месяцев назад +5

    I can barely remember 45. :)

  • @carolynspaulding6322
    @carolynspaulding6322 6 месяцев назад +4

    Count you friends I am 79 my husband and I would lie in bed and say WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 50'S? This summer Cary went to be with the Lord so it's just me but I get my fun as if my best friend was still here with me. Maybe you should look ahead how you will maintain after the big #'s real big numbers and also many older people stay healthy as they stay active. I keep asking for your wives to join you guess not an appropriate suggestion Love all three of these ladies, and of course you guys are pretty entertaining. Merry Christmas.

  • @ronaldcummings6337
    @ronaldcummings6337 6 месяцев назад +10

    Happy birthday Jason and Merry Christmas to all of you!

  • @tammysarrazin-ux9tv
    @tammysarrazin-ux9tv 6 месяцев назад +1

    happy birthday Jason hugssss

  • @nancywilson7476
    @nancywilson7476 6 месяцев назад +2

    My question suggestions. #1 How did you meet your wives. #2 What made you decide to make the moves to the country. #3 Do you ever think about going back to the way you lived before? And last, what is the most difficult part of raising children where you are. Really enjoy the podcast. Wishing you and your families a wonderful Christmas and healthy New Year.

  • @srqlisa7881
    @srqlisa7881 6 месяцев назад +6

    A very big Happy Birthday Jason. Same day as my sis in law.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @gailbrault9251
    @gailbrault9251 6 месяцев назад +9

    This was one of my most favorite of your podcast. I watch it online. Merry Christmas, guys, and your families. Happy New Year!

  • @elizabethmacdonald4605
    @elizabethmacdonald4605 6 месяцев назад +2

    Merry Christmas guys and to the families! Great podcast!

  • @janicedalesandro1190
    @janicedalesandro1190 6 месяцев назад +1

    Do you each maintain your own laundry to balance the chord load? Does each sibling have a assigned task? It's wonderful what you all are teaching your kids. Birthdays are sacred and hope you all feel that. Best wishes to you all and may 2024 be prosperous in all ways for your family.

  • @hopedize5287
    @hopedize5287 6 месяцев назад +3

    Merry Christmas to you and all your family members! Hope you will also have a blessed and prosperous Happy New year!🎆🎄🎁🎉⏲️❤🙏🕯️

  • @sweetcandubandu
    @sweetcandubandu 6 месяцев назад +2

    MY 13 YEAR OLD JUST HAD IT FOR 5 DAYS. HE ENDED UP TESTING POSITIVE FOR INFLUENZA A. I HAVENT SEEN HIM DOWN LIKE THAT IN A VERY LONG TIME. STAY HEALTHY GUYS!!

  • @mgtmoffat8411
    @mgtmoffat8411 6 месяцев назад +1

    Our family tradition is scorched almonds. Happy Christmas to you all. 💕💕🌻🌻

  • @DaleStLouis-gz5vm
    @DaleStLouis-gz5vm 6 месяцев назад +5

    I love hearing Al say “wicked” wicked fast or wicked good. “Northeast speak” I am in Maine and it is part of our everyday language. Merry Christmas to all of you and your families 🎄

  • @billinfallon2634
    @billinfallon2634 6 месяцев назад +6

    Happy belated b'day Jason 🎉
    Happy upcoming b'day Ben 🎉
    Hope you 3 (and families) have an awesome Christmas ⛄ 🎄 😊 ... Same with all the viewers 😮

  • @janwolvin2773
    @janwolvin2773 6 месяцев назад +2

    Happy birthday 🎉Jason

  • @PatrickPoet
    @PatrickPoet 6 месяцев назад +2

    Happy Birthday!!!

  • @estherjojo8793
    @estherjojo8793 6 месяцев назад +6

    Merry Christmas
    Has your homesteading inspired any of your extended family members to do the same?
    Do you watch homesteaders from other countries on RUclips that may do things a bit differently than you?
    Have your wives cooking skills changed with homesteading?
    Farm goals for 2024

  • @georgeweast18
    @georgeweast18 6 месяцев назад +1

    So I'm driving down the road listening to the podcast when you asked for show ideas. My first thought was, "I wonder what RUclips channels (besides each other) that you all watch for knowledge and entertainment."

  • @forrestgump9576
    @forrestgump9576 6 месяцев назад +3

    Merry Christmas Ben, Meg and family, Jason, Lorraine, Penelope, Al, Gina and Olivia! And like Tiny Tim said, " God bless us, everyone!"
    A warm, cheesy Rueben sandwich on caraway rye sounds soooo good right now!
    Oh my, you guys are funny!🤣😂

  • @janw3717
    @janw3717 6 месяцев назад +2

    Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to everyone's families!*! ❤

  • @shelleyennis4489
    @shelleyennis4489 6 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas guys. Have a great day tomorrow. 🎄🤗🇨🇦

  • @diannemiller4754
    @diannemiller4754 6 месяцев назад

    Happy birthday, Jason. My oldest daughter turned 50 in September. Happy birthday, early Ben.

  • @ellendavis9940
    @ellendavis9940 6 месяцев назад +3

    Happy birthday fellers. Glad to know December babies. Mine’s the 29th. Wished I was still around both ages but I’m much older. Still going though. Happy New Year!

    • @gaylewatkins4685
      @gaylewatkins4685 6 месяцев назад +2

      @ellendavis9940 Happy Birthday. 🎂🎈🎉

  • @glengillis7775
    @glengillis7775 6 месяцев назад +3

    Happy belated birthday Jason and Merry Christmas to all

  • @vickigill6825
    @vickigill6825 6 месяцев назад +3

    Merry Christmas to one and all!

  • @AlaskaGram
    @AlaskaGram 6 месяцев назад +4

    Merry Christmas to all of you! May the New Year bring good health and happiness to us all! 🎄⛄️🍀

  • @kellygreen8255
    @kellygreen8255 6 месяцев назад +11

    These are for each of you…How long have you each been married? What’s the craziest thing you’d like to add to your homestead? What is a skill that you ( or a member of your family) would like to learn? What’s the thing you’re proudest of mastering? What’s your proudest moment? What’s the funniest story you have to tell from living on or moving to your homestead?

    • @revonda5204
      @revonda5204 6 месяцев назад +2

      Great questions!👏👏👏

    • @gaylewatkins4685
      @gaylewatkins4685 6 месяцев назад +1

      @kellygreen8255 These are all great questions! 👍👍

  • @jonhege2210
    @jonhege2210 6 месяцев назад

    Gentlemen, this is great show that you guy's are doing. I look forward to this every week.
    When asked your age, respond with "can you keep a secret?"
    Then your response is "so can I."
    May your holidays be blessed.
    Stay awesome.

  • @TheMorganHomestead
    @TheMorganHomestead 6 месяцев назад

    Ben, new subscriber to your channel and I LOVE YOUR FAMILY!! Meg is my Mentor! I went back and watched the past 3 YEARS of your videos, I cried when your daughter was born! We did the same as you, sold our house in the city and moved to our property, built a log home and began homesteading. But, we are retirement age, so wish we would have done it 30 years ago. Good for you doing it now! If you are ever in Minnesota, look us up! 😊

  • @rootedlifehome
    @rootedlifehome 6 месяцев назад +5

    MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone. Hope you all have a safe and healthy holiday

  • @debbieshort9660
    @debbieshort9660 6 месяцев назад +6

    Merry Christmas to you three.

  • @justme5544
    @justme5544 6 месяцев назад +7

    Merry Christmas to all of you and yours. Thanks for sharing with us.

  • @suesweetpea7
    @suesweetpea7 6 месяцев назад +6

    MERRY CHRISTMAS JASON, BEN, AL AND FAMILY'S!!

  • @DianeThomson1960
    @DianeThomson1960 6 месяцев назад +2

    Love to hear what's up for next year.

  • @charlottewillis9252
    @charlottewillis9252 6 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas and God Bless!!

  • @PICARDY610
    @PICARDY610 6 месяцев назад +3

    WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR AL: EVER FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE BROKEN TYM GLASS DOOR ???? CURIOUS MINDS WANNA KNOW. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

  • @homesteadedman4784
    @homesteadedman4784 6 месяцев назад +5

    Merry Christmas to You 3 amigos!!

  • @ginnysulya9805
    @ginnysulya9805 6 месяцев назад

    Happy Birthday Jason! And Ben too! You guys are still babies! Enjoy! Your tastes are showing maturity! Kids only like sugar now you enjoy the variety of flavors and textures! I agree that a scaling back on the amount of baked goods is better with better quality! Blessings to you all on a Healthy and prosperous New Year! 💖

  • @HaroldMalaby
    @HaroldMalaby 6 месяцев назад +1

    You guys are a well rounded group to listen too and Jason you make a good commentator. QUESTION is there a time and place where you can all meet together? Al you mentioned the pigs in Ben and Jason's area maybe that would be a good time? Is there an event where you could all three come together and speak? Love the diversity of conversation and for me it is an extension of following each of the channels which I do as presented. Wishing you all the best in the coming year.

  • @TheOldMayfieldPlace
    @TheOldMayfieldPlace 6 месяцев назад +7

    Ben and Jason, as your children are getting older what career paths are they planning to take?

  • @sandramorton5510
    @sandramorton5510 6 месяцев назад +3

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

  • @carolkimbell5174
    @carolkimbell5174 6 месяцев назад +3

    Merry Christmas to all of you!

  • @irmibullinger1421
    @irmibullinger1421 6 месяцев назад +2

    Merry Christmas guys and your families!🎄

  • @LMGM5
    @LMGM5 6 месяцев назад +2

    Guys Happy Birthday Jason and Ben . Blessed Christmas to you guys and your families. May this new year be healthy and prosperous, full of happiness. Thank you for sharing . Blessings, Laura M from Rockaway Park New York 🙏 🎉❤

  • @marylefave2933
    @marylefave2933 6 месяцев назад +5

    Merry Christmas to you and your families. I’m about to make peppermint bark for my family, Ben. One of our favs. Would you guys consider doing a podcast one time with your spouses instead of you three. That would be wonderful to hear homesteading tales from their perspectives. The better half podcast, meant in jest!

  • @billinfallon2634
    @billinfallon2634 6 месяцев назад +4

    Q for next podcast... Al -- ya haven't said how the new grid down system is working / holding up now that we're in not so sunny days. Any issues / quirks ? Been looking at getting a whole system for my lil homestead 😊 ... the sticker price is lil hard on the wallet but things are really getting crazy with utility prices going sky high! Electric has gone up 21½% this past year!
    Really enjoy the shop talk podcast... It's crazy that 26 more it'll be a year... Keep up great job guys... really envy y'all... I've got about 26-27 yrs on y'all 😮 but at least I'm still trying...

  • @maxinedurling3425
    @maxinedurling3425 6 месяцев назад +5

    Have a great Christmas you all. As much as I like listening to you're ramblings, how about an end of year podcast where the ladies get to say how they think their year has gone

  • @pollenhead
    @pollenhead 6 месяцев назад +3

    Question: Will Jason and Ben take a road trip to NH and visit Al at his Off Grid Homestead this coming year?

  • @denisewilson8367
    @denisewilson8367 6 месяцев назад +1

    A corned beef can be make from any piece of beef. Just corn it like you would a brisket.

  • @paulafischer1324
    @paulafischer1324 6 месяцев назад +2

    I enjoy your videos so much, you guys are definitely informative and entertaining!
    I would like to see an episode with your wives!

  • @kiprussell6102
    @kiprussell6102 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hey guys I love the podcast. I've been raising hogs for 50 years now so Ben your sows could definitely be if lesser quality genetics than your boar they could have been bred to early as well that will stunt there growth.
    Al depends on what you want from your hogs you are better off crossing two breeds to get hybrid vigor in the offspring
    Vigor makes them grow faster and have less sickness and parasite resistance. We prefer oldline Duroc x Hampshire great quality of meat And growth rate. Contact me if you would like to talk about it. I know some breeders in the Carolina area and one that delivers all across the country.
    Keep up the good work and God bless you all. Hope y'all have a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year

  • @karenzorn773
    @karenzorn773 6 месяцев назад +2

    Merry Christmas to you all, love your show, wishing you a very successful 2024.

  • @whooptydoo8715
    @whooptydoo8715 6 месяцев назад +2

    Merry Christmas and Happiest of new years to you guys. My Question: What are your big plans for 2024 on your homesteads? (building projects, animals, etc)

  • @sharigraves3559
    @sharigraves3559 6 месяцев назад +2

    Merry Christmas to all of you and your families!

  • @rcjo2
    @rcjo2 6 месяцев назад +4

    Happy Holidays! I'm a December birthday, too! December 30 I'll be 66. Ack! 😮

  • @DrtERotinBasstrd
    @DrtERotinBasstrd 6 месяцев назад +3

    Ken from Ken's Karpentry calls the caps toboggans

  • @janwolvin2773
    @janwolvin2773 6 месяцев назад +2

    Al how do you keep warm working on the barn
    MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎁🎄 😊

  • @maryannswanaon9392
    @maryannswanaon9392 6 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 ❤!!!!

  • @indianacryptid6020
    @indianacryptid6020 6 месяцев назад +2

    Merry Christmas Ben, Jason, and Al ❤❤

  • @Haffy1952
    @Haffy1952 6 месяцев назад +3

    Merry Christmas to all you guys and your beautiful families from here in Maine.

  • @theroods7440
    @theroods7440 6 месяцев назад +1

    MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎁🎄

  • @mathewcresap5889
    @mathewcresap5889 6 месяцев назад

    More a suggestion than a question. You should have all your wives join in maybe this one or maybe a couple times a year.
    This was my wife's suggestion a few episodes back however I agree . We both watch your channels and love your individual channels and all of you are inspiration to us .

  • @miephoex
    @miephoex 6 месяцев назад +2

    The pie love come with maturity! 😂 Especially with a great cup of coffee Al! 😋😋

  • @cathykillion6544
    @cathykillion6544 6 месяцев назад +1

    Enjoyed the video

  • @debrezo58
    @debrezo58 6 месяцев назад +3

    Merry Christmas guys!🎄

  • @kimcritchfield5796
    @kimcritchfield5796 6 месяцев назад

    What is the BIGGEST thing on your homestead you wish you’d done differently? Jason, how are the bees doing through winter? Any plan to try a milk cow? Why or why not? Ben, with your knives being so needed, why haven’t you “gone public” even to fund big projects? Al-how is the barn coming? I need to tune in to your channel!

  • @joannmahaffey1068
    @joannmahaffey1068 6 месяцев назад +2

    Merry Christmas to one and all. Another great pod cast.

  • @thomascallaghan5988
    @thomascallaghan5988 6 месяцев назад

    Great video merry Christmas and happy new year to your families and you.thank you for your precious time.kindest regards tam ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @sharonrosier7310
    @sharonrosier7310 6 месяцев назад +1

    Love the podcast guys. Ben, what is your favourite tree and why? Are you still going to continue establishing your tree nursery and sell trees?

  • @kathyritscher9459
    @kathyritscher9459 6 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas to all your families.
    Al- how much do you hunt over Winter and put in the freezer?
    Jason- what are the plans for your amazing greenhouse this Spring growing season?
    Ben- I am very interested in your tree growing projects. Have you thought about selling trees as you get enough for your land? I am starting trees and wondering if selling some might be a thing.

  • @Bhoffman2012
    @Bhoffman2012 6 месяцев назад

    I'll be 40 next year. It's crazy how fast time has flown since I was 30. Let alone high school. Just this year I celebrated my 20th year with my class. Felt like yesterday. Cupcakes are my go to for my birthday. So many people would try getting me a cake or something huge thinking, oh she'll like this. Yup, simple vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting kinda gal! Happy Birthday Jason! Little late. I guess I should say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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    @farmernledell 6 месяцев назад +2

    Easy now Jason I’m about to turn 51 and I think I feel better now than I did in my 30s 🤠👍