Makes me so happy to see young people doing what you do. Getting back to a simple existence and not chasing after the world. Thanks for sharing and for the hope you've brought to my heart.
Blue berries, raspberries require acidic, loose soil. We live in a tiny community (292 people) & my husband and I started buying up empty lots, we are starting community gardens, greenhouses, I'm teaching preservation classes (10-15 people each class). Teaching how to raise layer hens, meat birds. Have a couple that teaches raising pigs, another on goats.
I'm a manager at a McDonald's...our sales are over $240, 000 a month! No..I do not eat it! I make my meals & take to work. I grew up on a farm in SW Oklahoma..this has always been my lifestyle. I raised my children this way..even though they didn't follow in my footsteps, they are now getting into it.
I know ive told you before, but you are building a beautiful farm!! I know how much you love your animals!! Its obvious in how you treat them and how they treat you!! Just a small thought about transporting your water situation. Get a new barrel like you have but don't cut out the top. They have things on top that you can remove to put in a siphon pump.. so just get a mall house for your waree faucet and stick the other in in the barrel hole for the siphon spot. Fill up your barrel and replace the screw in thing you removed and then you have no more water sloshing loss. I hope you understand what i mean!! I could just see how the water loss bothered you!! And i admire that because water is not an unlimited quantity even though people think it is!!
Hi, from Downunder. I'm 79 yrs old and after dinner I sit and watch your videos one after the other and just luv your lifestyle. I wish I was younger to be able to do the stuff you guys do but still keep busy with growing my own veges and get great joy in doing that. I will be getting a few chooks in spring so that we can get free eggs which have gone up in price alot, besides all the other stuff. Keep up the good work and you two are a lovely couple with alot of knowledge and although my old age, I still get inspired by you guys. God bless you both.
soil for blueberries needs to be ammended to acid before ya plant then try vinager on them when you see the red leaves i use one of those totes in a cage that holds 250 gal on a wagon running gear for watering a stock tank, also use a jd gator on my farm great farm truck
Great advice on the blueberries! We are going to start with an ATV to get around and water everyone and hopefully eventually upgrade to a Side x Side! No suspension on the tractor really does a number on you when you have to drive it everyday Haha.
19:55 thank you! Never apologize for speaking TRUTH. When you speak truth and live an honorable lifestyle, that’s when you know The Holy Spirit lives inside your heart. It feels so good to speak truth. Bring on that movement, please! Keep doing what you do, inspire more young generations. It’s not about consumption like us 70&80s kids were brainwashed to believe as our government pushed our manufacturing jobs over seas. The c*c*p* took over long-long ago. My darling friend that passed away in November at age 90 told my sister and I back in 2000 that the c+ c+ p+ was at her public school in Boston back in the 1940s. It wasn’t a secret, it just was and wasn’t questioned. Why our chicken at the groc. Stores here in ‘merica comes from china is way beyond me!!! You’re a remarkable man with Divine discernment. What a gift. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. It’s young folks like you that will eventually make America respected and honorable again some day. God bless you and your entire family.
@@ThePasturedHomestead of course. When I see something remarkable, I say something. What you and your wife are doing is truly Divine and remarkable. Love the videos.
Thanks for another great video! I totally agree with you most don't pay attention to the food they put into their body. I know many can't do what you're doing for various reasons but even so eliminate the junk fast food and the ultraprocessed junk food from the center aisles and you'll find such a difference in how your body feels. I got rid of the fast food and ultraprocessed junk a decade ago and found that even with chronic illness and disabilities there is a difference and would be much worse off if I still ate that type of diet. For me it may not take away all the issues but it sure helps to do everything possible to feel better than do nothing and just take pharma drugs. I absolutely love my Friday mornings watching this channel and having a cup of coffee to relax and enjoy the simple things (and better things) in life.
Thanks. You are an inspiration for our younger viewers. Well done and we'll said. You are made for this young fella. My nephew in Vernon BC doing his own food. I'll send him your way
I’m jealous of your front porch rocking chair. Makes me homesick for the hills of Tennessee and my great grandmother’s place which we would drive through beautiful Kentucky from the North to reach when I was a young girl. You are doing such a wonderful job Zach. I always look forward to your updates and think of you two often from my place out here in the West, always hoping you are well. Such a remarkable young couple!! Much love. ❤❤❤
We had wanted a rocking chair on the front porch for a long time, we are thankful to enjoy the property views as we relax on the porch! Thank you so much Lorena! We are glad you enjoy the channel! We will see you in the next one!
Oh on the ATV question HONDA only,They will out work ,Out perform and out last any other make.Also parts are not near as costly and dont have break down anywhere near as much as other brands.I say this because I own a small engine repair shop and also have road all brands and owned only Hondas for a reason!
Happy Days are hard work days!! I don't have a farm, but I do start our own seedlings in our greenhouse, and grow our own food in 12 raised beds, and Preserving it all! and we have a few chickens that in a few months will start laying us some eggs !! Love watching your channel! Thanks
I look forward to each of your videos. You have done a ton of work to make your property beautiful. I live in central Indiana, you gotta love a warm sunny spring day in the midwest. Keep up the wonderful videos!
Idea for your grain silo/bin. Sorry I don't have an idea on how to fix it, but, if you cut off the whole bottom of it, just below the arms of the frame, and then welded on a large holed wire basket, then you could fill the whole thing up with hay and it would feed through the bottom for cows. Like a giant hay hopper. Just use loose hay and not bales. Instead of a wire basket you could use a hay net that you can hook on, once you put hooks on the bottom (after you cut off all the rusted parts). Best of luck!! Take care!!
We have a bigger, faster, better, cheaper problem. Not everything needs innovation. Some things are far better the simpler they are. I’m of the last generation that couldn’t get certain foods because of the seasons, there are cycles for a reason. Nutrition being the main issue. Keep doing your thing and I pray you inspire many.
Everything you said about not being reliant on govt.; not being a part of a system that negatively affects us all is so true. I recently became a carnivore due to my disability & health conditions & I can’t find healthy chicken, beef, or even raw milk/ dairy, nothing 😢 I’m hoping to find someone like you I can buy from. Thank you for doing what you do!!!!!!
Hi Zach, great video of your morning chores. After all the work you put into transplanting that big tree it is great to see it doing so well. With your fruit trees it is always so rewarding to see them growing well after all the effort to plant them.
I'm very proud of what you are doing. Mostly raised with farm life and it may be hard work but also very relaxing to just sit and watch the animals. No better therapy out there.
Over here is New Zealand, down under, across the ditch (Tasman Sea), approx Kilometres: 4157.41 km. / Miles: 2583.3 miles. / Nautical Miles: 2243.34 NM, from Australia, (Auckland to Sydney flight time around 3h 11m) No snakes in New Zealand, a major plus! We are down here in the South Pacific Ocean. If you have seen the Lord of the Rings movie Trilogy by Sir Peter Jackson, you've a fair idea we are one of, if not the most beautiful Country's on Earth, and that is no idle boast, but we have our share of pollution type problems like the rest of the World, so we need to not rest on our laurels! We really enjoy your ethos, it's refreshing, thanks for the good quality videos you put out for all of us!
We absolutely love watching your videos. You are a breath of fresh air ...so young....yet SO smart! You two are so grounded and have your heads and hearts in the right place. Never change. Keep on doing what you're doing. 👏♥️
Thank you for sharing your life. We are in the PNW and would love to live this lifestyle. Only thing tiding us to Portland is our families. I have some interest in some property out your way but we have deep ties here
We were the same way. Born and raised in WA STATE for 26 years and every bit of family I have lived within a couple hours of us (huge family too). It was tough at first but it was the best thing we've ever done. Now that we left the PNW, we wont ever live there again.
Yes I’ve thought about it. Seems like most people till at first and then use a broad fork instead of tilling. We will be spreading cover crop over winter and hopefully not have to till each year!
A good life isn’t necessarily an easy life. I don’t move fencing for the horses but I rotate them around in 3 sections of permanent pasture. Rotational grazing helps a ton.
Great video. I agree with your thoughts on food. Definitely grow your own and know what you are eating. All the best. Thanks for the great entertainment. Dave
We have a Honda Farm and a Kawasaki Mule. The mule has a better turn radius and can haul. and family can use for everything. Disappointed in our Honda Farm ATV; will be selling it.
I really admire what you are doing. Homesteading is not easy (I love watching these types of videos) you are doing yourselves and the planet a real favour. The selling to communities is a great idea and I sincerely hope all goes well for you. Loving seeing the a animal’s and hearing your stories about them, you certainly look after them. Keep up the fantastic work you are doing. Looking forward to seeing your future videos x
I use Raindrip 5/8" x 500' drip irrigation tubing connected to 4 water troughs with automatic fill valves on my 25 acers, Hey I lived in hot dry Eastern WA before moving to KY
We got a good amount the last few days! Very thankful. We aren't yet familiar with the "usual weather" in Kentucky but it sounds like it's been a pretty dry spring so far!
@@ThePasturedHomestead my mom cooked lamb each Easter Sunday when I was a child. She would make a mustard and brown sugar glaze to coat to outside and it was delicious. Have you ever had a lamb gyro? I prefer chicken gyros but, if done right lamb is outstanding.
Question...Possibly stupid because maybe I missed you explain this but how are you going to harvest and shell out the soybeans you are talking about planting??Otherwise good videos keep it up
I didnt talk much about the Kombucha tea. I make it homemade every week! We have tried many fruit combinations, but we find that the mango and pineapple is the best!
Makes me so happy to see young people doing what you do. Getting back to a simple existence and not chasing after the world. Thanks for sharing and for the hope you've brought to my heart.
My pleasure! I hope to share this life with other young people. Thankfully IT IS spreading!
Blue berries, raspberries require acidic, loose soil.
We live in a tiny community (292 people) & my husband and I started buying up empty lots, we are starting community gardens, greenhouses, I'm teaching preservation classes (10-15 people each class). Teaching how to raise layer hens, meat birds. Have a couple that teaches raising pigs, another on goats.
WOW! Thats is incredible. Congratulations to you on making such a wonderful impact on your community! I love it!
My wife and I would love to this. My daughter loves to watch your videos. She keeps asking when we are going to be on a farm. One day, one day…
Thats wonderful! I know you can get there someday, if you set your mind to it!
I'm a manager at a McDonald's...our sales are over $240, 000 a month! No..I do not eat it! I make my meals & take to work.
I grew up on a farm in SW Oklahoma..this has always been my lifestyle. I raised my children this way..even though they didn't follow in my footsteps, they are now getting into it.
Once you get out of those teen years you start to focus on what's important in life, I hope your kids continue down that path!
@@ThePasturedHomestead my youngest is 33..we have 12 grandchildren..oldest is 17...
I know ive told you before, but you are building a beautiful farm!! I know how much you love your animals!! Its obvious in how you treat them and how they treat you!! Just a small thought about transporting your water situation. Get a new barrel like you have but don't cut out the top. They have things on top that you can remove to put in a siphon pump.. so just get a mall house for your waree faucet and stick the other in in the barrel hole for the siphon spot. Fill up your barrel and replace the screw in thing you removed and then you have no more water sloshing loss. I hope you understand what i mean!! I could just see how the water loss bothered you!! And i admire that because water is not an unlimited quantity even though people think it is!!
Thank you! That is a great idea, I didn't even think about doing that!
You are very young but 100% focused.❤❤❤❤❤
Hi, from Downunder. I'm 79 yrs old and after dinner I sit and watch your videos one after the other and just luv your lifestyle. I wish I was younger to be able to do the stuff you guys do but still keep busy with growing my own veges and get great joy in doing that. I will be getting a few chooks in spring so that we can get free eggs which have gone up in price alot, besides all the other stuff. Keep up the good work and you two are a lovely couple with alot of knowledge and although my old age, I still get inspired by you guys. God bless you both.
soil for blueberries needs to be ammended to acid before ya plant then try vinager on them when you see the red leaves i use one of those totes in a cage that holds 250 gal on a wagon running gear for watering a stock tank, also use a jd gator on my farm great farm truck
Great advice on the blueberries! We are going to start with an ATV to get around and water everyone and hopefully eventually upgrade to a Side x Side! No suspension on the tractor really does a number on you when you have to drive it everyday Haha.
19:55 thank you! Never apologize for speaking TRUTH. When you speak truth and live an honorable lifestyle, that’s when you know The Holy Spirit lives inside your heart. It feels so good to speak truth. Bring on that movement, please! Keep doing what you do, inspire more young generations. It’s not about consumption like us 70&80s kids were brainwashed to believe as our government pushed our manufacturing jobs over seas. The c*c*p* took over long-long ago. My darling friend that passed away in November at age 90 told my sister and I back in 2000 that the c+ c+ p+ was at her public school in Boston back in the 1940s. It wasn’t a secret, it just was and wasn’t questioned. Why our chicken at the groc. Stores here in ‘merica comes from china is way beyond me!!! You’re a remarkable man with Divine discernment. What a gift. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. It’s young folks like you that will eventually make America respected and honorable again some day. God bless you and your entire family.
Thank you very much!
@@ThePasturedHomestead of course. When I see something remarkable, I say something. What you and your wife are doing is truly Divine and remarkable. Love the videos.
Thanks for another great video! I totally agree with you most don't pay attention to the food they put into their body. I know many can't do what you're doing for various reasons but even so eliminate the junk fast food and the ultraprocessed junk food from the center aisles and you'll find such a difference in how your body feels. I got rid of the fast food and ultraprocessed junk a decade ago and found that even with chronic illness and disabilities there is a difference and would be much worse off if I still ate that type of diet. For me it may not take away all the issues but it sure helps to do everything possible to feel better than do nothing and just take pharma drugs. I absolutely love my Friday mornings watching this channel and having a cup of coffee to relax and enjoy the simple things (and better things) in life.
Thank YOU! I love that at every single level, anyone can live a healthier life and support a healthy and natural food system! Great job!
I so agree with you today ! My husband and I enjoy you and your wife’s channel! Thank You😊
Thank you so much! 😊
The red leaves on blueberries is this springs new growth. Perfectly normal.
Great news! Thank you!
Thanks. You are an inspiration for our younger viewers. Well done and we'll said. You are made for this young fella. My nephew in Vernon BC doing his own food. I'll send him your way
Boy I hope so! Thank you Glen!
the cows look so happy out in the sunshine munching on the green grass
It is bliss! I love sitting on the porch and watching them graze. Such a beautiful thing!
I’m jealous of your front porch rocking chair. Makes me homesick for the hills of Tennessee and my great grandmother’s place which we would drive through beautiful Kentucky from the North to reach when I was a young girl. You are doing such a wonderful job Zach. I always look forward to your updates and think of you two often from my place out here in the West, always hoping you are well. Such a remarkable young couple!! Much love. ❤❤❤
We had wanted a rocking chair on the front porch for a long time, we are thankful to enjoy the property views as we relax on the porch! Thank you so much Lorena! We are glad you enjoy the channel! We will see you in the next one!
Love following your journey!! Thanks for sharing!
Really really good video!!! Enjoying your journey so much. Can't wait until you can both be home working together.
Thank you! Yes, us too!
@@ThePasturedHomestead You've earned it! It's coming!
Oh on the ATV question HONDA only,They will out work ,Out perform and out last any other make.Also parts are not near as costly and dont have break down anywhere near as much as other brands.I say this because I own a small engine repair shop and also have road all brands and owned only Hondas for a reason!
Thank you! Glad to get an experts insight! Honda it is!
I'm enjoying watching your journey.
Thank you Debbie! So glad you are enjoying the channel!
Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
Our Pleasure 😊
Happy Days are hard work days!! I don't have a farm, but I do start our own seedlings in our greenhouse, and grow our own food in 12 raised beds, and Preserving it all! and we have a few chickens that in a few months will start laying us some eggs !! Love watching your channel! Thanks
Thats what's amazing, you don't need a huge farm to grow high quality food! Congrats to you! We are so glad you enjoy the channel!
Sunflower seeds are great winter food for the chickens. Easy to grow and harvest.
I look forward to each of your videos. You have done a ton of work to make your property beautiful. I live in central Indiana, you gotta love a warm sunny spring day in the midwest. Keep up the wonderful videos!
Thank you very much! So glad you are enjoying the channel!
Idea for your grain silo/bin. Sorry I don't have an idea on how to fix it, but, if you cut off the whole bottom of it, just below the arms of the frame, and then welded on a large holed wire basket, then you could fill the whole thing up with hay and it would feed through the bottom for cows. Like a giant hay hopper. Just use loose hay and not bales. Instead of a wire basket you could use a hay net that you can hook on, once you put hooks on the bottom (after you cut off all the rusted parts). Best of luck!! Take care!!
I look forward to see all things you put out. Much success to you and your sweetheart.
Thank you so much!
Nice morning chores everybody's happy everybody's eating everybody's drinking water I love it thanks for sharing
Honda atv is a practical choice low cost of maintenance and spare parts.
Also check out Step In posts - we use for electric fencing and easy moving the animals! No need for hammers!
We have tried those plastic step in posts and they seems to break really easily! Is there a specific brand post you like to use?
We have a bigger, faster, better, cheaper problem. Not everything needs innovation. Some things are far better the simpler they are. I’m of the last generation that couldn’t get certain foods because of the seasons, there are cycles for a reason. Nutrition being the main issue. Keep doing your thing and I pray you inspire many.
Amen! I couldn't agree more!
Everything you said about not being reliant on govt.; not being a part of a system that negatively affects us all is so true. I recently became a carnivore due to my disability & health conditions & I can’t find healthy chicken, beef, or even raw milk/ dairy, nothing 😢 I’m hoping to find someone like you I can buy from. Thank you for doing what you do!!!!!!
Love following your channel, l don’t usually comment, but I thought I’d tell you that you are doing an excellent job.
Well thank you so much Trudy! We are so glad you enjoy the channel! See you in the next one!
Hi Zach, great video of your morning chores. After all the work you put into transplanting that big tree it is great to see it doing so well. With your fruit trees it is always so rewarding to see them growing well after all the effort to plant them.
It sure is! In 15 years we will be sitting in the shade of that big tree while easting the fruit off our orchards!
It is fun watching u as u do ur chores
So glad you enjoy!
I'm very proud of what you are doing. Mostly raised with farm life and it may be hard work but also very relaxing to just sit and watch the animals. No better therapy out there.
Thank you for a good learning video. Keep the good work on making improvements to your Homestead 👍
My pleasure! Thank you Oliver!
Over here is New Zealand, down under, across the ditch (Tasman Sea), approx Kilometres: 4157.41 km. / Miles: 2583.3 miles. / Nautical Miles: 2243.34 NM, from Australia, (Auckland to Sydney flight time around 3h 11m) No snakes in New Zealand, a major plus! We are down here in the South Pacific Ocean. If you have seen the Lord of the Rings movie Trilogy by Sir Peter Jackson, you've a fair idea we are one of, if not the most beautiful Country's on Earth, and that is no idle boast, but we have our share of pollution type problems like the rest of the World, so we need to not rest on our laurels! We really enjoy your ethos, it's refreshing, thanks for the good quality videos you put out for all of us!
We absolutely love watching your videos. You are a breath of fresh air ...so young....yet SO smart! You two are so grounded and have your heads and hearts in the right place. Never change. Keep on doing what you're doing. 👏♥️
Thank you Donna! ☺️ we appreciate your kind words!!
Look forward to you guys Videos. Thank you!😊
Thank YOU!
Very good video 👍🏻❤️
I think you have it all under control. Good for you both.
Thank you Karen 😃
You can get lids for those drums. They aren’t water tight but you won’t lose no where near what your losing now.
You are doing an amazing job!
Great indea for those electric cord reels. Will pick one up next week.
All props to Sheraton Park Farms!
Thank you for sharing your life. We are in the PNW and would love to live this lifestyle. Only thing tiding us to Portland is our families. I have some interest in some property out your way but we have deep ties here
We were the same way. Born and raised in WA STATE for 26 years and every bit of family I have lived within a couple hours of us (huge family too). It was tough at first but it was the best thing we've ever done. Now that we left the PNW, we wont ever live there again.
Ever thought of trying a no till garden? Seems like a big movement in the homesteading community
Yes I’ve thought about it. Seems like most people till at first and then use a broad fork instead of tilling. We will be spreading cover crop over winter and hopefully not have to till each year!
A good life isn’t necessarily an easy life. I don’t move fencing for the horses but I rotate them around in 3 sections of permanent pasture. Rotational grazing helps a ton.
It sure does! We have so much more grass growing at the start of the year compared to our neighbors who let their livestock graze everything 24/7!
Great video. I agree with your thoughts on food. Definitely grow your own and know what you are eating. All the best. Thanks for the great entertainment.
Dave
Blueberries, my mom grew them in northern idaho...no sand but lots of old pine mulch. Maybe??
Great idea!!
Make a fenced in run to creek goin thru all ur pastures with gates to control
Sadly our creek is a long way from the upper pastures. We may look into digging some shallow wells!
You might want to get a 250 gal food grade tote they are everywhere for sale use it for water mount it on a wagon gear great video as always
Great advice! Do you think an ATV would tow that around?
It sure would you wouldn't have to fill it full but 175-200 gals a week is a lot better than 45 gals a day
We have a Honda Farm and a Kawasaki Mule. The mule has a better turn radius and can haul. and family can use for everything. Disappointed in our Honda Farm ATV; will be selling it.
Hmmm Great input! That has me thinking! Maybe its worth it to jump to the UTV right away!
I really admire what you are doing. Homesteading is not easy (I love watching these types of videos) you are doing yourselves and the planet a real favour. The selling to communities is a great idea and I sincerely hope all goes well for you.
Loving seeing the a animal’s and hearing your stories about them, you certainly look after them.
Keep up the fantastic work you are doing. Looking forward to seeing your future videos x
Thank you so much! We are glad you enjoy our channel 😃
I use Raindrip 5/8" x 500' drip irrigation tubing connected to 4 water troughs with automatic fill valves on my 25 acers, Hey I lived in hot dry Eastern WA before moving to KY
Aways interesting looks like a little rain would help
We got a good amount the last few days! Very thankful. We aren't yet familiar with the "usual weather" in Kentucky but it sounds like it's been a pretty dry spring so far!
Thx
Love your farm! We can’t wait to move out of WA to idaho soon!
Thank you! Im sure Idaho will treat you well!
Love to see it!
Nice video
If you want a solid work atv check out Kawasaki Mule it is tough as nails and the new ones are comfortable too! Nice work with homestead
We have looking into those as well! Ive heard they can take a beating!
Feed your cows garlic It well emit through their skin and breath to deter flys .Google it .
Hey Zach
Hello!!
Oh!!! You guys need sone sheep!!!
Ive tried lamb many times and just haven't enjoyed it much. I want to like lamb because id love to have some sheep!
@@ThePasturedHomestead my mom cooked lamb each Easter Sunday when I was a child. She would make a mustard and brown sugar glaze to coat to outside and it was delicious. Have you ever had a lamb gyro? I prefer chicken gyros but, if done right lamb is outstanding.
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Question...Possibly stupid because maybe I missed you explain this but how are you going to harvest and shell out the soybeans you are talking about planting??Otherwise good videos keep it up
Yes, that is the plan. Then we will cook and allow to dry. Most likely feed whole but we could crush them if needed.
3/4 inch schedule 40 pipe is cheap. Maybe it’s more expensive in your area. I would run that pipe and be done with it.
Why dont you dig up a long pond out on your back 10 acres some where . So the cattle well have water .
We hope to dig a pond someday! That would definitely make life easier!
Did I miss your information about the pineapple mango tea? Do you make it or buy already made?
I didnt talk much about the Kombucha tea. I make it homemade every week! We have tried many fruit combinations, but we find that the mango and pineapple is the best!
The silo probably rusted out because of a leak higher up
Ill have to get up there and check!
Unless the shoots turn brown and become brittle u have no problems.
What do you do with turnips? Are they just for the pigs to eat?
Yes, food plots for the pigs in the winter!
Cows
Cut cut it off and then put some hard plastic on it or something like that
Yw just do me a favor for all my channels and show the same love even of u do like it engage it’s free