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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- We've learned a thing or two over the past decade of homesteading and today we thought we would share some of it with you.
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At 73 with a completely disabled husband, and only a small patch of ground that gets any sun I still have an amazing harvest of vegetables! It gives me and my husband such joy to see those tiny seeds bring forth such abundance!
That's so awesome! ❤️
Love to hear you are both loving life and each other!!!
Prayers, wishes, thoughts, energy.. all to you and your husband. ❤️
It is a great feeling!!
"Amen!"
I am one of 7 children and 71 years old. None of my other siblings ever had any interest in farming or homesteading. I actually had a dairy farm in Ava, MO many years ago. I have chickens here in Florida on our 2 acres and pressure can (sale) meats from the grocery store. I have over 700 jars of roasts, pork, chicken, ground beef, sausage, bacon, corned beef, turkey, and meatloaf. I didn’t learn to can until I was in my 60s and learned from you tube. I give a lot away to family members and friends. They said I was the smart one when food shortages showed up during the pandemic.
Setting up raised beds is our next big job. Needs to be permanent and tall. At this age, you know you can’t be fixing and repairing things so we are making things strong and will last.
Homesteading will keep you healthy mentally and physically. One great thing about getting older, you are wiser. You don’t value other people’s opinions and ideas
more than your own.
My husband and I started homesteading in 2002.....pigs, chickens, cows, gardens, greenhouse, even draft horses and their equipment to help without having to start the tractor. We were very self sufficient, and our friends and most family found us odd, wanting to do it all ourselves. It was a lot of work, but a very a satisfying life. I can make 15 kinds of cheese, butcher chickens, and even skin a hog! Four years ago we sold the farm, moved to the coast, and bought a sailboat. It’s okay to change how you want to live. Now, being in our senior years, we have moved back to a rural area and are doing a garden again, but on a smaller scale, it’s very enjoyable. Make the most of your situation, stay excited, be happy, and don’t worry about what others think.
Well said! And good for you guys!
Thankv
Thank you for posting!!!
Very happy for you.
I want a small green house I been wanting one for awhile maybe oneday I have chickens fixing to get more I have a inside pet pig and 2 dogs I has 3 cats and a little dog my neighbors dog killed them all last year I want more cats but not with that dog
Y'all really spoke to me today. Thanks for the encouragement. I'm the only one in my house wanting to homestead and I'm killing it by myself. Two greenhouses, gardens, rabbits, compost bins. All the things.
I would take a rainy day in the garden over a day in the office!
Amen...as I sit on a rainy day at my desk at the office ..😞
The ole saying is " A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work"
I don't know how you get what we get to see done. It sounds odd because we have never met, but I am proud of your and the things you accomplish to better the lives for your family.
I agree wholeheartedly with you
Me too! 😂❤️❤️❤️👍🏻
Knowing where your food actually comes from and what goes in it , is more peace-of-mind than you think
For me at 75 I wanted to build my own chicken house and run. I had never built anything before. Thanks to RUclips and a husband that taught me how to use the power tools. I built a beautiful house and run. Sense then I built three more. Am now 78 and had added machine quilting to my new skills. Thank you for all you do.
God bless your spunk and energy!! As the young people would say, you go girl! 😁
That's just awesome!
You are fortunate to have people who help you! Proud of you for "just doing it"! May you have the ability to help teach or guide others - especially girls/women. Great role model. Keep on Keeping on 😃🏡
Congratulations
You're never too old to learn! And remember, age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill! 😉
Lol I’m 60 and starting my homestead alone. I bought my first load of wood this week. I realized that I can’t do it all by myself. And it’s ok. Much Love and Many Prayers! 💙💛🙏
A basketball coach was asked why he didn’t move to a larger, more prestigious college. His answer? “Why mess with happy?” Sounds like what you were saying today!!
Great answer ❤️
Growing your own food & meat is very satisfying. Mom taught us a few things, but we expanded greatly on the processes. What I have learned is that people like the food & treats you may share with them. When they say "teach me how to do that" I laugh out loud. They may "Learn" to do it once, but when they find out how much WORK it is, they never ask again. LOL
2 things that stood out here to me that EVERYONE aspiring to this lifestyle should understand clearly: 1) Live DEBT FREE, and 2) You're capable of more than you think you are. Great stuff.
Debt free is HUGE! My parents never earned much & SS checks were small, but they had no debt so they were OK. I had hoped to be debt free by age 40...then 50...finally made it at 59 and was able to retire just before turning 62 living off pension & savings to postpone (& increase) SS when the time comes. Traveling the world, or even the US, isn't in my budget - but fruit trees & berry bushes & veggie garden are!
While living debt free is a good goal, if a family needs a mortgage loan to live homesteading, then that's what they should do. Our family is in the process of looking for our homestead and we will be using a mortgage since we don't have the resources to just pay cash. And there's nothing wrong with that. We all have to start where we are and work towards where we want to be.
@@TheNumber1Terry unless you earn enough to pay for the mortgage you'll be under pressure or worse lose your homestead.
so as kevin & sarah said start small then when you are ready to do it on bigger scale move to bigger property.
@Dave Lawson It goes without saying that you must be able to pay the mortgage without depending on homestead income.
@@TheNumber1Terry I'm in the same situation as you. I'm trying to find a homestead property and will have to mortgage it. Fortunately, I should be able to keep my current house as a rental and will be able to pay both mortgages with my current salary. As the rental income accumulates and my homestead income increases, I hope to be able to quit the job and go full time homesteading, but that's a few years out and I know it. I'm working from home, so it won't be as hard to manage a homestead and work a paying job as it would be if I had to go to an office every day.
You two are Homesteading heroes!!! So much wisdom in this video. Thanks for sharing from your heart. Thanks!!!
The Amish family's around me are the best example of successful homesteading. Most have many children who do many of the chores to make the family farm work. Homesteading to the degree of self sufficiency requires all hands on deck.
I love your lesson #4. So often with modern homesteaders I keep hearing the goal of "self sufficiency" and I understand the impetus behind it. But I don't think the goal of self-sufficiency is ever possible, or even healthy. I think what a lot of us are yearning for is a harmonious COMMUNITY. If you've got a support community where each family does what they're passionate about instead of trying to "do it all" then you've got a resource that others can share. Let the beekeepers and wood choppers and dairymen and vegetable growers and sourdough bakers and fermenters and beer brewers and meat raisers do their thing and trade and barter. Self-reliance I think tends to lead to burnout, whereas community sparks life.
That being said, of course there's so few homesteaders that I think it takes pioneers like yourselves to show us how to do it all so more people will be inspired to join the lifestyle and then find their niche. When the tide sways and more families are actually doing this sort of thing, that's when communities will be able to support each other :). Thanks for leading the way!
One day soon when there be food shortages then they would understand how important it is to grow your own food.
Yes, this. Shortages AND prices going up significantly.
You both have been a huge inspiration to me the last few years. I've had cherry tomatoes and peas many years for fresh eating. Last summer I branched out to peppers, bigger varieties of tomatoes, celery, zucchini, cucumbers, and a couple of herbs. Some things didn't do to much, but I learned from it. This year I am doubling my garden size and what I'm growing.
We have had chickens for about 12 years. I thought we were done with that, but when the pandemic hit we got more chicks. Our 7 year old buff orpington is the queen of the bunch over the 1 year old hens. Someday we might branch out to butchering chickens or quail, but neither my husband or myself are there yet mentally.
Rose and her calf are sure cute! God bless you both and thanks for all the inspiration and how to videos!😊❤
"You are capable of doing so much more than you ever thought you could do!" That is great advise for not only homesteading, but life in general! Thanks and bless you all!
I hope you know that either of you would make great Teachers!
My wife and I just retired and moved from Maryland to Kentucky last year. We found property and just yesterday had a shed, chicken coup and a Gazebo for the Wife delivered. We are 65 and found that purchasing well made items from the local Mennonite Community to be the way to go. We have started our seeds for the garden and have plans step by step of how we wish to proceed. We have learned so very much from your channel and I thank God that you are willing to share all that you have learned and are still learning. You are preparing people to live independently as possible and with that comes great satisfaction. God Bless you Both and your family.
We moved from Maryland to Kentucky too when we retired 5 years ago. Welcome to a slower paced world. Hugs❤️
That sounds wonderful. Which part of Kentucky did you move to? My husband and I will be visiting Kentucky from N.J. in a couple of months to scope out the state but we’re not sure where to start our search.
We were from Maryland, retired and moved to Florida-big mistake! After 4 years, we moved to KY and love it! Many changes since then, but I wouldn’t consider living anywhere else.
I often think that you guys wake and think "I get to do more new things today!' I don't know but is true, but your happy faces brighten my day.
I am disabled so I live homesteading thru you.
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I would share from my garden with you if we were in close proximity Janet
Me too Janet, but I'm thinking I could handle canning, with a little bit of help. My son loves pickles and I would love to can my own tomato sauce as we use so much of both. :)
Me too!!
I give you both major props for what you’ve accomplished🙌🏻 I myself know my limitations, while I can butcher all day long, for me and my husband it’s the slaughtering that we know we can’t do. We’d rather support local farmers buying from them, we’ll stick with the growing garden and chickens for eggs part 👍🏻 May you continue and thrive and may all make decisions that work for themselves ❤️😊
My goal is to stay away from the Big Box stores and I’m super fine paying or bartering with local people to supply me with fire wood, honey, maple syrup and help them earn an income. Everyone has talents and learning that homesteading doesn’t have to mean being alone. It can be a great source of community and friendship.”many hands make light work”. Love you guys!
Exactly 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Supporting local farmers or homesteaders for the things you know you won’t or can’t do 👍🏻😊
I was in the greenhouse business for many years, but never did any gardening. Starting in March of 2021, my spouse and I both had very serious illnesses. So, after about a year of sickness, treatment etc. we decided to grow a small container garden. It has been a huge blessing. We plant it, care for it and God gives the increase. We're sharing the bounty with our family members. They absolutely love it, and so do we.
People have always thought I was weird, so that's nothing new. I just do the best I can, and learn a little more with every mistake.
Yes. Perfectly explained and well received. Ty I am growing as many of the veggies we eat and some new ones. I have way to many eggs!
I live in a ‘flat’ aka an appartment on the fourth floor wit an elevator in the fifth largest city in The Netherlands (approx 230k souls) during 6 months we live in a holiday home not fa away with a 60 by 45 feet garden. We grow veggies and fruit, we have two appletrees! In winter we return to our comfy appartment. Animals are out of the question. We love the outside, it is our safe space in this pandemic. Greetings!
If you wanted to do animals, you could look into getting coturnix quail and an incubator. They grow out in about 6 to 7 weeks from hatching+ 17 days for the eggs to hatch (about 9 weeks total). They are quiet and small enough that a breeding set could be kept in an apartment over winters. Then in spring instead of eating the eggs, you could collect and incubate them and raise them for meat, butchering all but a breeding set before moving back to your flat each year, or just start with fresh quail that you purchase each spring.
I've had them off and on for several years. They are quieter than most other pet birds, and very inexpensive to maintain and keep. Set up can be as simple as a rubbermaid tub with screened ventilation and wood shavings or a rabbit cage with food and water dishes for birds.
Lol, to be honest we just had them for the eggs. I didn't have the heart for butchering, but the antihistamines in the eggs really helped my sons hayfever. This year I'm hope to get my garden to the point yours is. I'm definitely learning as I go. Good luck to you and God bless!
The countryside there is so beautiful. We visited in April 2018 and took the train from A-dam to Groningen to visit my cousins.
Hey you got a plan.. and that’s awesome! Take care
@@heatherj3030 that is an interesting thought. The eggs and allergies never crossed my mind.
I love the way she looks at him. Honestly, marriage goals.
Tim... deep breath.
Absolutely
Well, if that makes and you find two wives, go for it. Only you can decide what makes you happy and suits your morality. Whoever gave a thumbs down, I kinda doubt we would approve of everything you do, either.
I would bet that this past year there have been many people that have changed their minds about people that homestead. We saw it with the scarcity of seeds and canning supplies, more people have taken up growing their own gardens and have started preserving their own food whether they can, freeze or dehydrate. I remember when the COVID crisis started I was telling my friends that the people that would come through this with the least amount of disruption would be the homesteaders. Bless you all.
those with traditional values more apt to be critical thinkers during a crisis either real or imagined. God bless
I live in a town outside of Phoenix on an acre and a quarter and I get it guys! I can't grow ANYTHING. I can't get seeds to sprout even. So I went the animal route. About to get my guard bird (an emu) who will co habitate with my ducks. We started out with a couple quail. Then we're given some chickens and 2 ducks. Now I have 14 ducks quail and chicken. Thank you guys are all the videos 😂 I call myself a RUclips professional. I went to YT HAHA
This is the type of lifestyle you’ve chosen and you don’t need to explain to anyone. You are doing what you love and enjoy and it makes you happy. And you are living a lot healthier than most people. I hope the good Lord will allow you to continue to live the lifestyle that makes you happy for many, many years to come. God bless.
Really enjoy your channel when I find it. My Mom and I are packed up and camping right now in our North Idaho farm. We have 5 acres here with an already mostly self sufficient homestead. We have it up for sale and plan to move to the Missouri area. We kept some of our livestock to take with us, as this was a fully operational, complete farm. Unfortunately, divorce is forcing the sale. I have been a farmer all my life and love it and will continue to do so. When we are challenged , we just have to pull on our muck boots, say a prayer and keep on slogging through until the mud pile goes down. When that old Sun comes out , it is an amazingly uplifting moment! Baby goats already , two sets of triplets!
I wish 20 yrs ago I could have explained to my friends and family why I grew 160 tomato plants each year along with the other garden items the way y'all just did. You just don't realize how much of something you will use in a year if you go to the grocery store each week and put it in the basket. You have to grow enough garden items to last a full year until next growing season and not end up having to buy them at the grocery store because you ran out. I laughed to myself when you said the first year you grew 10 tomato plants for your family. I live in east Texas and enjoy your videos very much because of the down to earth "we are not always right" way you present them. Keep up the good work and my God bless.
Central Texas, here. We ordered a freeze dryer and two GreenStalk (tm) vertical gardens. The plan is to grow & FD year-round. Outside until too cool, then move the GS's inside under grow lamps. I have a spare bedroom that will become our food production room. The room can hold 2-3. We like salads, no way to rehydrate green leaf lettuce!
We're in town, and this is our solution to growing for 2 families (5 people total).
Our city allows small coops, so eggs for protein next!
I will have the GS & FD and my brother will have raised beds for seasonal growing. We'll both have coops, mine small, his larger.
The goal is to provide as much of our own food as possible.
We have no idea if we'll be able to produce enough to _sustain_ us.
Of course, we'll have to buy meat. We're hoping to buy on sale and freeze dry for storage.
Wish us well, we're at the foot of the learning curve.
Finding like minded homesteaders, and sharing, is a huge bonus. Though, not always available.
This is where I'm at right now. Literally fighting in court to move out of state, to have a better life with my children. Please pray for our success. ❤🙏
@Tim outdoors thank you!
Tim... simmer down.
@Tim outdoors I appreciate the offer, but my plans are set. Just need the court order to leave. Thank you though, and the best of luck to you!
@@jennifersinclair6044 I had no idea one needed a court order to move, but I wish you luck.
@@susansmith493 technically I personally don't, but if I want to bring my children, I do. As the primary custodial parent, I would never move without my children. My ex is very controlling, & he doesn't want me to leave. Unfortunately not bcz he cares about his kids.
Hi Kevin and Sarah ,i like watching your video's, Kevin your a real farmer,i can tell you love it. I grew up on a farm we had 42000 chickens of poetry operation we put eggs in the grocery stores and we had around 60 head of beef cattle we had 30 head sheep we had goats horses we trained horses and Kevin trust me when I tell you I will tell anyone you cannot beat homesteading and farm life.its the real deal,but like you said not for everyone right,it's like you don't want to broadcast how good it is, but since then my parents sold the family farm that got up in years and it went up in subdivisions right yeah right so sad the farm went up in subdivisions here in the state of Tennessee but now I've been Trucking for 15 years and I'd like to get back into homesteading myself because I love chickens I love pigs and such like,cows,horses. Kevin I like when you scratch the pigs backs I think that is so funny because they love it
I love you two and how genuine and real you are. Thank you for the encouragement and positivity!! ❤❤❤
You are amazing at what you have accomplished in your homestead. Thank you for sharing your amazing videos and sharing your experience, and this video. I often wondered how you did it all, and I thought that can't be possible. So, I'm glad that you addressed that it's ok to not be able to do it all (not just with homesteading, but in life). I'm a "want to be" homesteader; however at 67 yrs. old, I settle for a vegetable garden and 2 chickens for my husband and me :)
This is a great video! I am one of the ones that can only have chickens and a small garden because my family lives in a mobile home park with very limited space but I dream of the day when I can have something like what you guys have. I would gradually add to it so I wouldn't end up overwhelmed. One day this will happen❤️
On the first day of spring we got our first 2 eggs from our chicks! It was so exciting!
WooHoo - that is great
This is my very favorite type of homesteading video. We need the big picture as well as the day-to-day facets of homesteading. Yes, we do pick up the how-to in the context of the more usual daily look at homesteading activities but this is the best. Thanks for thinking this through and putting it out there for us to view. You guys are the best!
I love that your realistic, knowledgeable and honest.
Just my thoughts.. another important part of living like you do is you need the right partner. that works together and shares idears . I think that's what makes all the work worth it. I feel thats what makes it instresting to watch and learn from you two .
Totally agree
You really can't make this work without both people being committed. Especially when you are raising animals.
Amen Amen Amen!!!
This is so true. So many people in our lives just don't understand. We have folks saying "but that's so much work" or "you're not exactly young & you're only getting older" (we are 46) or "why would you give up that nice home & garage to go to nothing & all that work???" But, even when my husband doubts, I always believe in us. We are just starting out on raw land & so excited for this life.
You are right ahead of me. I’m trying to leave my work life here in “occupied” NY.
Turning 50, we have a garden an a few birds. I’ve been planning our escape for a few years. Will have a pension as a fallback income.
Same opinion from others when describing what we want to do. “Why would you do that?”
Give up the nice house (albeit high cost) to move out to another state in what they call the sticks.
What matters is what you and hubby want to do. Keep it up!
Hope to join your path sooner than later!!!
@@secretjourney4815 we are in Allegany Co, NY. It's amazing over here! Very rural, slowed pace, peaceful & perfect. We moved up here from Central PA.
@@ourwayfarm HA! It is peaceful out there.
My wife attended Houghton College nearby. Soft rolling hills, farms, forest. Slowed down pace for sure. Hard to imagine it is NYS out there.
Keep your head up!!!
You can do it!!!
Yes, indeed...we are in our 3'rd year of homesteading. Knowing that our food is clean, fresh and will not be a recall is paramount to us...knowing the meat we eat came from an animal we fed, raised and was treated with kindness and humanely put down in order for us to eat. We always thank God for the gift of food and we also thank the animal for what it gave to us. We are seniors and yes, we cannot do it all...but we do what we can. No one pushes us, it's important to us. You guys have taught me everything from raising and butchering for meat, making bone broths, making breads, canning and throwing all those tomatoes into the freezer until you can get to them is not a sin, grin...we have fruit trees, lost some last year and don't have fruit yet...raised beds, and a small greenhouse. Family and friends mostly all think we are nuts...how could you is a big question .We do because we believe in it...it's ok if others don't believe...that's called Freedom. I pray we will never see the "Great Depression" again, like my parents went thru. Lines where each family was given a small amount of cheese, eggs, milk, flour. Meat mostly went to our soldiers in the war. Being able to provide for ourselves is huge...there are food banks around us...I help fill the baskets, but I don't take the food...so many people in line to get the food available. I am blessed that we can mostly provide for ourselves. It's a choice. God bless you both for what you do and for teaching us.
My personal opinion is you homesteaders are awesome and I admire your lifestyle, though not everything you do is right for me. Your partnership makes it successful. Admitting one's priorities and capabilities is smart and mature.
What I enjoy most learning from your channel is the gardening, cooking, and canning. I waited until late in my life to start gardening but wish I had started sooner. It is so rewarding! I had a small crop of tomatoes but still canned it... and I remember that wonderful feeling the first time I opened one of my own jars of organic tomatoes for something I was cooking. Gifting home canned goods at Christmas was amazing and my first time doing it, too.
My first garden was late and small 2 years ago. Last year was a little bigger, and I am expanding 1-2 beds at a time. I tried things that worked and some that didn't. But it has really given me a reason to get out doors and exercise, enjoy fresh air, sunshine, nurture plants, feed the pollinators... it has really helped me mentally cope with isolation in this pandemic. Also, it drives me to continue learning and be a part of many communities online whereas otherwise I would have felt isolated.
While homesteading may take a solid partnership, growing your own food, even if a small part of it, can be done alone successfully... even late in life like myself.
Great points. The decision to hire out is not failure, but promotes the fostering of community and allowing others to live their purpose in providing services. It’s a win-win! Blessings...
100% right!
I'm so glad I found you guys (and others) about 5 years ago. I've watched you do it, got inspired a ton and finally talked my hubby into leaving Chicago area and moving to Missouri. I even bought bunnies from you (remember the pukey child?😉). We are so glad we made the huge leap! And you're right, everyone thought we were crazy and we would never be able to butcher an animal. Well, we proved them very wrong! Home raised chickens, rabbits, beef and the venison we hunt is so good and rewarding!
Thanks for "breaking the water" for us! We've been here for almost 3 years and never looked back!
Love the way you encourage people to review what they can do we are 77 and 69 and for all of our 51 years of marriage we have "homesteaded" to some degree, we live in the beautiful Riverland of South Australia on 9 acres with irrigation, we grow all our own fire wood, for our son who helps harvest it aswell as our neighbour who barters fire wood for pizzas from his woodfired oven. We jave always been able to barter and share so much produce from the garden. In the past we have raised our own meat birds and sheep and the occasional goat but now just have hens for eggs but an abundant veg patch and many fruit trees, we dry most of our fruit and juice and then freeze a variety of fruit, this takes about 4months of processing but supplies all our fruit and veg needs for 12mths with the occational treat of something fresh out of season. It has always been do what you can and don't sweat what you find too difficult, Oh our neighbours raise bees who forage on all our gumtrees and natives so they give us some honey aswell, love and blessings from down under.
One of the most important reasons that I want to grow as much food as I can for my family is that our world food source is BROKEN! Too many additives and ingredients in packaged foods that are NOT good for your body. I have learned in the last few years that I have food sensitivities - that I feel are partly because of how our food is processed...think about it! 😲
I love homesteading. I can watch it on RUclips all day 🤣😂🤣❤
Lol - I live in a cookie-cutter neighborhood in Washington state, am disabled, and spend all my time caring for my elderly parents, my 12 year old daughter, husband, and pets. I used to enjoy growing a few garden plants, but don’t any more. I have zero interest in homesteading. Or even gardening again. And I LOVE your videos. I so appreciate the time time you take to make such great videos to share your life with us.
I love gardening and the homesteading ,were older and live on a small property I raise a small garden and I enjoy so much I love to watch you all do these things to homestead, God bless
My husband and I are just getting started and were excited, we know that there's going to be a lot of ups and downs but we're all for it ,we've already met other Farmers around us who are willing to barter and I think it's awesome, bartering with your farming neighbors is awesome
Another fine video from two fine farmers. May GOD continue to bless you and your family and your farm.
As a child, my parents owned 3 acres along a major highway with 8 children. Garden, milk cow, chickens, a couple pigs, and occasionally a steer. My parents set that guideline for me throughout the 1970's and early 1980's. I am blessed to say, they taught me by example what that translates to meals in a year. So, "naturally" I understand it - but, I can see where others may not have that reference. In fact, as a small family of 3 - I often prepare too much! So, this summer harvest doesn't have to be as big as it is usually as pressure canned and freezer space and dried items are bursting at at the seams. We don't raise domestic animals but hunt and fish and 99% of our meat consumption is through that. We just "counseled" a younger couple through setting up a garden and YOUR channel was an immediate share to further them in their process and of course they can ask us questions whenever they need us. People will always be out there who will TELL you how to do things. We smile, nod, and keep growing in our way for our family. We are in our later 50's and early 60's now and have a 19 year old son at university. We've adjusted but it hasn't always been easy to recognize our own limitations. We heat with firewood we remove from our land - which is a huge job! We have bees on our property - but we don't handle any of the work outside of keeping the grassy area mowed down with our brush hog attachment to the tractor. There are MANY bee harvesters who seeking locations - and you receive "payment" via honey. Perhaps look into that option for your area.
You’re living my families dream! TY!
Are you in a low tax state? We are in occupied NY. Can’t wait to leave
Nancy, what a great bee idea!
@@secretjourney4815 - we live in lower peninsula Michigan. We love the state however we are under difficult restrictions/situations in our state. The State property tax rate is 1.64% and then county to county is different.
@@secretjourney4815 I'm in central Maine. Very rural here. Our winters are not as harsh as yours in NY state. I lived in Cazenovia for several years; Brutal! Our taxes are fairly low, I think. We bought a house on two acres in a farming/logging town for 60k fifteen years ago. Our taxes are about $800 a year. Our property is surrounded by 120 acres of our neighbor's field and woods. We've raised two boys on our garden, orchard, berry patches, hunting and fishing. Plus we're in an agricultural area, so local eggs, chicken, pork and grass fed beef is easy to find at reasonable prices. Or to barter for. I bartered strawberry plants for home raised beef for my freezer, for example. I did a lot of canning and freezing, still do, actually. If you have kids who like to eat, and you enjoy eating well, wherever you land outside of occupied NY, count whatever food you raise as income. For example, my job is a greenhouse grower. Here in Maine, it's seasonal. I work from January til 1st week of June, when the greenhouse is sold out. I'm on salary, so get paid throughout the year even when I'm not there. We saved money because I could be home with our boys during summer break from school. I've only paid for childcare when the DH and I had date nights. That savings was kinda like income to us. We figured out how much we saved by growing and preserving our own food, buying meat, eggs, etc locally, and our "income" from that was 10k + per year. I don't count my labor as a cost because I love it, e.g. weeding, harvesting, preserving. In rural areas, small towns, life is good with a little creativity and willingness to put in effort. I hope you find your rural spot. Look for property that fits what you value and want for your family. We valued good neighbors, the ability to raise what we wanted to feed our family and do what we wanted with our property without restriction or complaints from those nearby. I'd only suggest looking for a spot with some nature, if you have kids. There's always something to learn or going on in woods and fields to interest kids and help them grow into good adults. Sorry to ramble. Best of luck to you.
@@embyrnes5777 Thank you for the wonderful backdrop. We almost moved to Maine 20 years ago. Now it may be back on the table. Going up there this september. For sure would not live near the coast as it is too expensive.
I am 72 now7 I have had a garden all my life except when in the Navy.. 6yrs ago I had a half acre garden in the city & retired & moved to a small, because of a medical condition. I still wanted to garden & this town has a community garden where can rent a plot or a raised bed. I now have 2 20x20 plot & 1 4x8 raised bed. the plots are $20 ea & raised bed $10. the plots are tilled for you & the water is free. Can't beat that. I realized that as I got older, I couldn't do as much. I get extra produce that I can't use & I give it to shut in that use to garden. They love it & thats why I keep doing it. We also can & freeze a lot. Keep up your great work on the homestead.
Good Morning from Trent Lakes Ontario Canada. Finally got out to my greenhouse. Our snow is starting to go. Love your channel. And I just ordered my chickens. Woo woo spring has sprung!!!
I love watching your videos! It reminds me of my Italian grandma living next door who had chickens and a huge garden. After she died and we got eggs at the store, I was shocked there was only white eggs. This was the mid 60’s. Also, she made pizzas that were rectangle, not circular. I love her spaghetti sauce and we used her canned tomatoes for a couple years. She refused to go into the hospital for a mastectomy until all her tomatoes and sauce was canned. She ended up dying from pneumonia in 1963. Keep up the great videos. It has been wonderful during this pandemic. I will keep watching!
I have been getting grief for years from my family about my garden. I finally looked at them and said. This is my thing, this makes me happy. Eat the food or don’t, but I’m going to keep doing what makes me happy. Each year I expand a little more and try to make things a little easier because it’s just me working on it. My grandson loves to help me but he just turned 4, I’ve got my fingers crossed that he will continue to love it too💗 Then I will have a helper as I get older 💗 And now some of them wait for that fresh tomato and pepper and garlic harvest that they can’t get at the store 💗
Glad you didn’t let them discourage you. Your grandson will always cherish his garden memories with you. 💜💜
Sorry to bother you and feel free to ignore my question! Do you know what makes them want to discourage you? I find many people in my life discouraging me as well and I don't understand why. I thought maybe I could learn from others going through the same thing and by talking to many people maybe I can piece it together? It's gardening! Gardening is good! It's not like you're doing something harmful or negative, people should be happy about it! D:
@@aspenram3885 not a clue as to why🤷🏼♀️ I have chronic lung disease which affects my heart. Started at age 11. So I just don’t get it. If I wasn’t out trying to garden I would be in my bed watching tv most of the time. In winter I do some craft projects and stuff. My body just shuts down. The cold really affects my lungs. So I just don’t get the discouragement and will not allow it to stop me from doing what makes me happy.
My husband calls me farmer joe😂 I said it's my thing you got your thing leave me alone lol. I think it's because it's time consuming. And I get a little obsessed I'm not gonna lie😂
@@Thoughtsofmyheart it’s been two years since my post. My helper is 6 and still my only helper 😂 i have switched to raised beds, still have a few more to add. It’s a healthy obsession 😂, pun intended 🙌🏻👍🏼
We find that 20 Cornish X chickens to raise each year is about enough for us two. We like to break down the carcass and freeze the pieces individually rather than cook and entire chicken, less waste for us. This year we are raising 40 chickens for meat, 20 for us and 20 for family members. People have asked me why I go through all the work of canning when you can buy it for less than 1 dollar. At least I know what is in that food I can and I raised/grew it myself.
Good morning! Love you guys. Thank you so much for sharing everything you do. God is so good!!
Thanks you for all your posts! I am not a homesteader, but I have been a gardener and raised chickens in past lives. Today, I am a perennial gardener
It is such a pleasure to read your stories!
I have been homesteading for my whole life and I am 12 it’s so weird how all big homesteaders never had a farm
Edit: actually I made a RUclips channel called uproot farming and I am sharing my life just like you!
Hi there. I subscribed to your channel and am excited to watch your videos. Thanks for your videos. I'm a Mema (grandmother) from north Georgia
@@pollyblood1 thank you so much there are many more videos to come and hopefully I can grow just to make the world a better place and put smiles on peoples faces
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New sub here! Looking forward to viewing your content!
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I grew up on a farm and we raised pigs and beef for table use. I grow about 85% of our vegetable needs, but I’m not interested in raising pork or beef animals or chicken. I’m happy to purchase beef and pork by the side or quarter prom local farmers. I agree on tomatoes. We plant about 100 tomato’s and the same number of pepper plants. My garden is huge.
Good morning everybody from Worcestershire England .
Hello from Ontario Canada. My maternal great grandmothers family are from Deerhurst and Pershore. Did my courting in Cheltenham. :)
I'm from Gloucestershire so not far from you ☺️👍 good morning!
Good morning! Michigan in the house!
Good morning from Maine, USA!!
Goodmorning from Oklahoma!!!
There is so much more to homesteading than 20 minute RUclips videos. People have no clue, you HAVE to put in the work. Also good point about shopping at the market and not really knowing how much food you need to raise to consume everyday. For people not raising their own meat do this, keep a journal of how often you buy say chicken and chicken parts for dinner. Do this for the year and see how many chickens you would needed. I'm not a homesteader, just a backyard veggie grower, but love this channel. Also everyone and their children should have some of these skills. When my son calls me and says he grew tomatoes on his small balcony I feel very proud. Tells me he actually heard some of what I've been saying.
It kinda helps you understand why homesteaders in the old days had so many children. They needed the help to run the farm. Gotta tip my hat to y’all for standing your ground. No pun intended.
I grew up with five brothers, and three sisters. When friends would ask why I had so many siblings, I told them Mom and Dad were fond of one another. 🥰🥰
That’s NOT why they had lots of kids...it’s way more work feeding and clothing lots of kids than the amount of “work” one would get out of them.
My father was one of 10 head, lol!
Hi Kevin & Sarah,I say BLESS you & your lifestyle.I have never heard you complain about the hard work you do each day to maintain this type of lifestyle.I so enjoy your channel. 👏🥰👍
There was a time when the majority of people did homestead. We're odd in that most of us don't even know how much work it is or the pleasure of picking something that we lovingly grew ourselves.
So true. 💜
Absolutely great video!! Loved it! thank you!
The main struggle for me is wanting so much to lead this life asap instead of recognizing the journey as "baby steps". We started with your "hoop coop" videos - got ourselves chicks, have 8 garden bed areas, seeds growing , ... but in my mind I also have the vision of wanting rabbits, pigs, bees, MORE chickens MORE beds. But i want them NOW. I know I need to be thankful and content at this time:)
My husband and I also comment on the comradory and love y'all show for each other.
Baby steps are often the best way. Keeps us from overwhelming ourselves.
You're much further along than us! I can only do a very small amount of gardening...one small raised bed. I can get a surprising amount of food from it. We're paying off or debt and then will save for a year and next fall we'll move and get land. We're taking this time to learn as much as we can. My husband has already learned how to process chickens. We read a TON and binge homestead videos and especially everything we can find from Joel Salatin. It's hard to wait but I value this time to learn as much as we can rather than jumping in and leaning as we go. Prior planning/learning will pay off.
No matter where you are you're always further along than someone else. 🤷🏼♀️😊
Lol, I totally relate to that! We moved to our 2 acres in November and the first thing I did was get some chickens and rabbits! I'm not building the garden beds, but I had to take a step back on my master plan. Doing everything the first year just wasn't realistic with the little ones and the full time jobs. Being happy matters more than anything else!
Thank you for including us in what you do. God bless you.
You definitely are an inspiration for those who want to change the direction of their life.
You two are an inspirational blessing. Thanks for sharing your journey. Blessings!
Most of our acquaintances view us as "odd" or old fashioned by living this way. But we wouldn't have it any other way! This life never gets old and we learn something new everyday!
funny those who call old fashioned still buy the same old fashioned food when they go to grocery stores... i think you should call them up to stop eating food and star having nutrition tablets with fast food... because next month they will be in hospital. last time i had macdonalds was 5 years ago.
Thank you!!
I was raised in the city. I learned everything about homesteading by reading. And then came the internet!
Rabbits were my first harvest. Wow! I didn’t know they were the easiest to harvest and they really were. I don’t raise rabbits any more. But I have chickens, turkeys and ducks.
I have started teaching my daughter and granddaughter how to raise & harvest animals. It wasn’t easy to teach my good hearted girls but they are now excited to grow and harvest.
My husband was raised in the country and won’t have anything to do with the “back yard”.
Being a lifelong country boy I admire what you do. Leaving the corporate world is great and living on your own. What people need to realize though it still takes money. Insurance, Health care, Buying your own feed, electric, transportation, tractors , equipment and much more. Buying sdditional property is expensive and requires a mortgage unless you have inheritance or something to supplement. With 500,000 You Tube subscribors you have a very lucrative cash income. That also took time to build and is a constant requirement. These are all additional things people need to plan on before giving notice to their employer . It takes a lot more than some rabbits, hogs, and chickens. You still need a supplemental income. I wish you continued success and enjoyment. Take care.
The above is all true. However.... if you are that determined to live this lifestyle you will succeed. You will figure out how to earn some side money.
Read between the lines of living traditions.
They had corporate jobs, they invested, they saved.
They moved to a low income area of the country. No mortgage.
Their primary source of junco e is from the weekend farmers market. They continue to invest. And yes they now make a few dollars from RUclips.
I don’t think you get into this lifestyle to make money.
I have a friend who is now living the dream of homesteading. But he has a $75,000 a year pension as a cushion.
Yes money is still important but it’s not everything. Simple living
@@secretjourney4815 i understand and very happy for them. With 100,000 subscribers the income is roughly $40,000 yr. They have 500,000 subscribers. Do the math. My point is simply that giving the impression they make a living simply by home steading is misleading. People need to understand that raising s few pigs chickens vegetables does not make a living. Dont quit your job thinking it is that easy. Understand they have other income.
@@glenn6448 true. But remember too. They started this channel with 0 subscribers.
There are many many other channels who have been on here longer that never made it past 10,000 subs. Sarah and Kevin never went into this thinking it would take off the way it has.
Has it? Yes.
My point is yes it costs money, but I personally know a family of 11. (Yes 11) They earn maybe $45-50,000 a year from a salary job. They do grow veggies and berries on a 150x80 area of their yard. They also own chickens, and goats.
That garden provides all their vegetable and berry needs. They also planted various apple and pear trees.
My point is, by Govt. standards a family of 11 earning 45-50G’s is considered poverty level. Strange thing is, they have a much happier quality of life than many other people I know.
I believe that Sarah and Kevin are genuine in their approach to RUclips.
There are however more than a few channels that are desperately trying to make a living off you tube through homesteading. No names mentioned but for example there are 3 channels from California moved to NC and are this next big thing. Ew. Doesn’t get more phony than that to me.
Each one riding off the others coat tail.
Forgot to add one more thing.
For many people they don’t do this to “make money”
When I one day get my place it will simply be to raise my own food.
Living reads never decided to do this to make money, but they were blessed through their hard efforts.
@@secretjourney4815 again, the fact that there is added income besides homesteading was never mentioned. God Bless them for being successful but understand it takes quite a bit of money
I had high hopes of doing the homestead life. For years I cut the wood, raised the garden, rabbits, chickens, hogs, calves, etc. All in a relatively small yard. Unfortunately, my health has become an obstacle and i can no longer do it. I still raise a smaller garden and a few rabbits. But I love watching you guys live your life. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I am SO glad that you Love homesteading! We have learned So Much from ya'll. We have chickens and we just have gotten piggies. We have just bought our 3.5 acres and we are still clearing our land and we still need to make room for a garden. Hopefully we will be able to get a small garden in this year. I still don't know how to can. I want to learn how to. I want to learn baby steps. I am 58 years old, gonna be 59 and am limited in my physical capabilities. I appreciate your encouragement in your faith in God. God Bless you with your garden this year. Looking forward to learning from you this year.
Sarah has some good canning videos. 3 other channels that do tons of canning instructional videos is 1. Homestead Heart 2. Carol-Thrifty Chic Housewife 3. Sutton's Daze. If you are interested in a variety of bread making recipes and skills as well as canning is The Kneady Homesteader.
I hope you keep at it and these additional channels give you even more skills.
I have seen some of her videos and I know that I will be watching them for a refresher when I go to do some canning. Thank You So Much for your input
@@hollyhock3945 don't know if you heard about the kneady homesteader? Her family was returning from a Valentine's dinner on February 13 th and a drunk driver crossed the median and hit there SUV head on. Her husband was killed instantly,she has two broken arms to broken legs a collapsed lung and a brain bleed. They didn't know if she would make it. She's still in rehab hospital. Her two children had broken bones and stitches and are doing well. Prayers to all of them.
I have not seen her before, but, when I looked her up I was so saddened. I have been trying to watch her videos and liking all of them. I hope that helps. She is an amazing woman!!
@@darlenewesley3617 yes I knew. I follow her channel and had just been thinking I hadn't seen a new video for a couple of weeks. Like the next day she posted her video about the accident. It is just so heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing it just in case I hadn't heard. 😊
I really admire you both! My husband and I both have farming backgrounds and have had a small homestead for 15 years (gardens, fruit trees and chickens) because we want to know what's in our food. We carefully source what we don't raise or produce. I really GET what you're trying to do and wish I had the energy to do it all - like you say. I appreciate that you've shared your insights re: homesteading. For anyone with a crystal ball, your skills and knowledge are priceless. Get ready for the demand for your homestead school to go over the TOP!
My husband and I started 35 years ago with chickens and rabbits then pigs we also started garden and have been doing it ever since it's just been normal everyday life for me we raised our kids on our own veggies and meats and did lots of preserving I didn't think of it as homesteading to me it was just common sense and better food but since I started watching your videos I've even learned alot more and I enjoy watching your videos as soon as you put it on RUclips
Thank you for being so open about your life. I’m 74 & Know exactly where you’re coming from. We want to do it all lol. Life has so much to offer- ups & downs just go with it. If something fails, just get up brush your pants off & try a different way. I was raised on a small homestead, a vineyard & acres of wood we had to cut, chop & dry if we wanted to stay warm lol. There is Always something that needs to be done. Or redone. So many things come to mind from your chat..... Perseverance.. don’t give up!! Research.. it’s so easy now. If someone says I can’t do something... well, watch me cuz I’ll do what needs be to accomplish it😜. I know, stubborn!! I used to wish for 24 hrs of daylight so I could do more.... my late husband told me there’d never be enough time for me😜😜.
God has given us so much to work with & those who don’t take advantage of it are left behind, so to speak. I have never been bored in all my years & I so enjoy watching your homestead grow & change over the years. You’re smart to re evaluate certain things so you can continue your lifestyle.
People have called me a prepper (?) but living in the country you have to be PREPARED 😉
Again, thank you for sharing as I’m sure many people are changing their minds about gardening, raising animals etc with all the chaos in today’s world. 🥦🌶🧤🍅🐇🐓🐖🐂🥰🥰🥰🥰
We understand perfectly. We came to homesteading later in life and have disabilities to work around. We all have to choose our own priorities and what gives us joy. God bless!
My husband and I are starting of very late, I'm 52 and he's 60 we are excited and nervous, still looking for the right land, trusting God will lead us in this new journey!
You guys are awesome. I love how authentic and transparent that you are about this process. God bless you.
Thanks for the pep talk. We are going to process our chickens this year. This will be a first and I have been concerned that I can't do it. Yes we can!🙂
YES, you can!! Last year was our first year raising and butchering 56 chickens, and although it was hard work, it was so worth it! The sense of accomplishment is incredibly encouraging to one's self.
Love your fellowship ... What a wonderful thing. May your family have a continuance of blessings. Thank you
Well put . Homestead work never stops it’s a way of life you just have to love. Just knowing how to do a little of everything is worth Millions. Love y’all God Bless
GREAT advice in this video!!! As homesteaders/farmers our friends ask us all the time why we want to work so hard day in and day out? Hanging laundry out on a sub 0 winter day, cleaning barn by hand, baling hay, growing our own meat and vegetables ??? Our answer is always this...some folks pay to belong to fitness clubs, our lives are "Anytime Fitness 24/7"!
Can’t wait to start a bigger garden this year, and make more for the family because it is growing all the time.
EXCELLENT! Basically, you are farmers - and if you think back to the old days (I am almost 80), small towns sprung up where the farmers were doing okay -- need seamstresses/shoemakers - small stores with things you can't grow depending on where you live, vets, law, etc etc.
BUT, the school systems after WWII degraded and made fun of farmers and directed the children towards other areas of making a livelihood.
The joke in many areas is that if you want a farm, you have to have a job to support it!
Also, I believe that children are better on the homestead seeing what life is all about (and death). There is a huge disconnect with nature in our country.
AND you are so right in saying - how much food did you actually put up and how much did you have to buy? I was so tickled to get raised beds and be able to grow beets and carrots this past year (and they did very good) - I did not even grow enough to begin to have enough for a year. And, I started a chicken garden around their pen where they now have a Premier electric fence and go out and enjoy it. WELLLL --- They demolished it once they tasted it. So, this year, more variety a newer bigger area for them to eat in and hopefully save money on the food. I still think I will need more for them to have most of their food that way --- but baby steps for me.
I know that not everyone enjoys digging in the dirt and eating food from the back yard (so to speak), some claim that fresh food doesn't taste good - I know - WHAT? But, there are decisions and there are decisions - we have major problems RIGHT NOW and they say worse is coming - weather craziness, etc. I say at least get some herbs growing (the best bang for your buck) and some greens where there is some shade. And, then tackle the big stuff. I love my hens - but lets face it, they can be a pain and I can't get out every day, so I have rigged much of the chicken area to accommodate them if I am not out every day.
Why aren't you growing stevia? - very hard to start, but once you have it, it comes back every Spring. I have fed many people cooked stuff with stevia in it as a total replacement for sugar and no one has ever complained, most say how good the food is - in some recipes, I mix some sugar or honey with the stevia - because it gives the recipe a totally different taste to have ie. brown sugar in something. And, some just can't change their taste buds for things like coffee or tea sweetener - but you can sure cut it down and maybe protect yourself from diabetes. And, yes, we need a lot more calories if we are farming (homesteading) rather than sitting behind a desk all day. Our bodies were made for moving and working.
Also, I know you have extended your growing season and I have been slowly working on that with a greenhouse and a tunnel. I have got books on 4 season growing and eating and of course, storing your food when it is mature. I still have some winter squashes that I believe now need to be cooked and put up. So off to see :-) No sitting around in my retirement - where did that idea come from???
People say they don't understand why I do this and I tell them I don't understand why you pay to go to the gym when you could garden and raise your own veggies for free for your workout. Homesteading is a community. It's much harder in today's times, but no one can do it all. Bartering and trading for other goods is always necessary.
Amen !!!!
I’m so happy that more people are returning to this way of life !
Maybe I’ll find a man who want to do it with me :))
Couldn’t agree more! I’ll never understand my husband, he won’t push lawnmower but he will check his Fitbit hourly for the number of steps he’s taken and then just walk doing nothing to get the required steps😳
I'm so happy to see young people who are interested in homesteading. It's hard work but very satisfying. My husband grew up on the farm we're on and I was raised on a farm all my early years too. Not many are farmers compared to when we were young. So hang in there. You're doing a super job.
I would absolutely love to have a milk cow but due to my health issues I would be unable to get out every day & milk. This makes me so sad but I put more energy into the things I can do.
Love y'all's channel ❤
Hi Christy, maybe look in to a cow time share option? I can imagine that there is someone near you that would love to have a cow, but maybe can't afford the cost of the cow and food and maintenance by themselves? Maybe you can share the cost for a share of the milk (and cow cuddles) ?
@@eliajoe22 great idea! We do have a farmer friend who has a few milk cows but they let them dry up because they don't have time to milk them & run everything else they have going on.
Love how you guys are so real! God bless you too!
i found your channel when you were doing the series on how to raise and butcher rabbits. You've come a long way since then. Congrats.
Such wise and compassionate advice. Thank you! One of the BEST suggestions I have taken from your videos (I think in a tomato canning video?) is to focus on a few things we can replace from the store at a time and add more items as we go - not try and preserve EVERYTHING all at once. Our two young daughters love raising chickens and growing / preserving food with us, but we need to keep balance. Now they are so proud that we can have, for example, pizza night with home canned sauce, fresh dough, toppings from the freezer weekly all year, but it feels like a treat, not a chore. Thank you so much for all you share with us viewers / subscribers.
Though, because of age and infirmity I can no longer live the lifestyle f, but I feel very fortunate to have lived it growing up. I am going to start a green stalk and a few wicking containers and sure I can handle that.
Life is only as chaotic as you let it be.
I use to do the daily grind in roofing, painting, house cleaning and even landscaping.
Rough work but I was a single parent and had to take care of my children so I done what needed to be done to do just that.
I got to where I couldn't do another after a car accident in 2001 and now I'm 52 and living the homesteading dream.
There is days I can't get out there and due things but I always look at it as I needed a break and in a day or so I'm back at it.
Adding to the process every year but not over loading myself with daily grind.
I have a wonderful man in my life that helps me get things the way we need it and always looking to the future on possibilities.
We love sitting on our farm and enjoying what we call serenity.
Its a rough road if you make it rough.
Enjoy the little things in life and don't stress over it.
Love from Northern Missouri ❤