I love how your son is an important part of your plan with the animals, he has an important part and his ideas are heard and acted on...too few kids today have the chance to feel valued... Good job all around!!
It would be awesome if you could get a daily aerial pic of the daily progress of the chickens and pigs on the new area for a time lapse! Love the channel!
There is nothing better than being able to look at your plate and seeing food that you raised. It gives you a sense of self worth. Many people today are so removed from their food they don't know the feeling of achievement that one has when raising the food that we put into our bodies. I don't see Rebekah hope she is feeling better, she is still in my prayers.
Don't forget everyday stress of the so called modern progressive lifestyle. The way I see it guys like Justin have gotten it and opted to return to their roots, leading a counter counter culture. Thank you.
Wheat grows real well in the winter here so I plant it as a cover crop after the chickens. Next summer when the heads are white I pull the stalks and let the chickens thresh there own free food and add mulch to the ground they are working. Free feed and free mulch.
And I think you're in Western Washington.... so your advice is particularly helpful to me in the South Puget Sound area. Not too different from Justin in the foothills in NC.
It's your third video I'm watching n you are the living example of homesteading/farming to your kids. The way you encourage your kids into help growing food is highly commendable!! I belong to a homesteading community too. Loved your farm n family. Much respect from India.
Justin- just want you to know I will be praying for you and your wife and family. much on your plate but you persevere and show such heart and integrity despite physical and emotional obstacles. you are comforting to listen to and a wealth of shared knowledge. Keep your eyes upward for He( our Lord) has His eyes on you and yours.
There’s so much ambition and perseverance in your vlogs that makes anybody want to get up and going at any time of the day. THANK YOU for your dedication to your family, RUclips and your lifestyle.
This is phenomenal. I just read a book describing the multi-layered farming methods that create multi-tiered solutions in the problems that commerical farming creates. I'm loving your pig and chicken application!
I just read your email regarding this video. I also wanted to add that machine tilling usually brings dormant weeds to the surface, and the ground tends to have an outbreak of weeds the next growing season (we see this a lot around our hay rings for the cattle, they break up the ground and the next year that is where the spiny amaranth, aka pig weed, comes up). I could be wrong, but I would think pigs eat the roots/seeds of said weeds when they are tilling. Love this idea. We are implementing it this fall. I had 3 raised beds this year and our greens (turnip, mustard, kale, and spinach) were AMAZING! So amazing, we are turning our 1 acre backyard in to a few lanes for pigs to till and I will have a huge greens crop next year!!
No matter how inspiring lecturers (on how to improve our lives) I have listened. They do not even come close to what you have achieved. My admiration to your spirit... Live a long life ma frend.
This was so beautiful! We may have pigs to go with our chickens next year, got to save up for the premier fence! Im glad you are doing videos with your dad ! Priceless!
That is the most effective way to garden! Kudos to you for developing (not sure if you did but accolades to you for filming and sharing) this system of gardening and farming.
Justin I grew chard this past spring and fall because you went on and on about how good it is in eggs. I HAD to try it!! Well...let’s just say it’s....um...mayyyybe...MY FAVORITE BREAKFAST EVERRRRR!!! Holy cow! I add a little onion powder from my own organic, homegrown onions, making my own powder!! Otherwise just like you did here. It’s DIVINE! So good!! TFS! Looking forward to this weeks Wednesday with Willard edition. God Bless you all ~Lisa
Lisa Booker Haha, I did the same thing, and have it planted in my garden right now! I add cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic,to the chard, then throw my eggs, in, top it with some cheese, drop of sour cream and kimchee from Harvest Roots! BAM! Wonderful!
Hey Justin, just a thought.....we used first chickens, then sheep and goats, then horses and cows to clear land (wooded and brushy), then brought in the big guns, sows and a boar. in order to bring up the hard to get at stumps, we put cracked corn under the stumps, so the hogs would root up the stumps. I was just thinking as you were raking stuff and kind of fighting with roots, maybe you could clean your plots, then lift up areas with your fork where they could go back in and "fine tune" it, by putting cracked corn under it? That puts the burden on them. cracked corn to keep any they miss from sprouting next summer. Just thinking it might make them work harder and your job not so hard. :)
Katherine Bragg if your hogs can’t get the stumps out and you have a lot of deer on your farm put some salt on the stump when it rains it will wash into the stump and the deer with eat and rip the whole thing down into to dirt. I have had deer put a hole over 2 foot deep into to ground trying to get the salt that was left over
Katherine Bragg Katherine Bragg if your hogs can’t get the stumps out and you have a lot of deer on your farm put some salt on the stump when it rains it will wash into the stump and the deer with eat and rip the whole thing down into to dirt. I have had deer put a hole over 2 foot deep into to ground trying to get the salt that was left over
Hi Michael, this was years ago we did this, when I lived in Maine, where you cant keep up with the brush and woods, cool idea though, but up there, there is so much left over salt from the plow trucks salting the roads the deer would likely just eat that and not bother with it under a stump. I never noticed them coming to the licks for the horses and cows either, lol......we probably just had too much commotion and critters then. Might work for Justin's situation, but I bet with Laurel there and all the electric fences, they might think not there too?? Not sure, but cool it worked for you. See how different things work for different situations?
So cool, thank you for showing others the way...happy birthdays, too, and so glad to see Wednesdays with Willard, you will cherish those memories, Gods bless you.
Your low tunnel crops are greatly improved from the last version! Just one tunnel production seems to almost equal your entire setup from before. The covers are staying put and the plants look vigorous. Very nice!
Love your channel. A suggestion with moving the pigs and chooks. Get a smaller fence from the shed and on the common boundary to the new plot. Fence in the pigs in a small say 10 by 10 yard and with some feed, while you build the new plot with the fence you need. Then when ready lift up the common boundary fence, move the food into the new plot and the pigs have not had to wander off. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Yk, I really genuinely enjoyed this video.... I gotta say, this is the most calming video I've ever watched yet... Man, you are living the dream, honestly me personally I love animals and I used to farm as a little kid so this is just stuff I've done before... I just loved how peaceful this was and how you used everything you had to your best ability... Honestly, you were using mother nature to your advantage and to your expenses and I really really enjoyed how thorough and cycled your way of living was... It was a balanced dream and an amazing way of living, for me personally... Some day I'll be doing some yard work for my monster fish, I gotta get that pond in and watch how beautiful they grow....
Had fun watching you and your son do the chores together - reminds me of when my boy was young and enjoyed working out in the yard with me. The pigs and chickens sure make short work of the 300+ square feet!
so jelly, so much life and love in that house and here I am all alone... still dreaming of my own little place to start homesteading on... getting close now
I lowkey would like to live a life like this. You do the stuff your self, make your food, lives with animals and gets to witness another beauty of the nature. It also looks like you love to do your own work Justin. And with living on a farm i guess a lot of other skills will come with it such as wood work and carpenter. I would think you'll also get a strong feeiling of independance. Man, i should really look at this as an oppertunity.
Thank you for this! And btw, I can already tell your kids are going to be responsible, mature, and THANKFUL great kids. This is an amazing way to teach the next generation on how to be earth friendly, sustainable, and how to do things without relying on electronics and the government really lol. AMAZING JOB! I just can't wait to buy a house, make a garden, and have a farm!
I am glad to have stumbled onto this channel. Justin, you have a beautiful family and you are raising them the way nature has intended. I am working to save up for a house and hopefully I can raise a family as beautiful and healthy as yours.
I grew up in the country and now living in NYC I wish I lived on a farm. All that fresh air, the animals, nature, growing your own food.......Lord mercy.
From what I've seen, if the pigs won't eat it, they will root or trample vegetation (especially if you put their slop in the area needing to be trampled.) 💜🌞🌵
That's so nice you can keep your pigs and chickens together. Ours were living that way. Then, we started missing chickens. One day, we witnessed why... The pigs were hunting them!! Never knew they did that until that day.
I love your excitement about the wonders of what you and the team work of the family and animals achieved by working the land and literally reaping the rewards of all the hard work come rain or shine, I am a town person whom grows my own veg and flowers from seed and have learned a lot from you, fab channel, love you guys 👌👌😁💪💪👍👍💕
Doing this same thing is what I am most excited about next Spring. I have always wondered, you have a room full of fences why not install both fences at the same time and just move them from one spot to the next? That is how we move our sheep. They are always contained and we just leap frog them from one paddock to the next.
Randy Kleinman here in Australia we build permanent fences - build it once, with a gate, and the job is done. And we never ever electrify netting, critters can get tangled in that stuff and slowly electrocuted to death.
@@alezajohnson1908 A smaller size fence could be used to hold the pigs in the future paddock space while the longer fence is being setup. They have a lot of fence, ask me how I know, lol.
I didn't ever clean out my garden this fall. All the tomato cages and stuff all are still out there. My husband usually spreads cow manure on it in the fall. Maybe he will in the spring. Great video.
Thanks for sharing this video, it’s so satisfying! I own 5 chickens in an apartment lol hopefully someday I’ll own a house with a garden or field for them to roam around freely!
Lol The pigs didnt wanna share with the chicken. Great Video. Videos like this have so many informative messages to give to the lower generation, that actually likes stuff like this. Getting a subscribe by me. Thumb up to you my friend.
After those 2 documentaries i mentioned earlier for you to watch, (in my comment below). Watch - earthlings documentary on you tube or netflix. What your doing with the pigs and chickens is amazing. Have them work with you and help you with your ground work and garden and letting them live happy. 👍🏼
I love how your son is an important part of your plan with the animals, he has an important part and his ideas are heard and acted on...too few kids today have the chance to feel valued... Good job all around!!
This is how I want to live, a celebration of the simple life every day... the importance of family, gardening, and farming... keep it up!
You're like the Bob Ross of Farming. I friggen love it!
You hit the nail on the head with that comment.
I giggled a little bit because of your comment. I was also thinking about him being the Bob Ross of Farming. His voice is also like Bob Ross.
not really, this guy is much more camp and annoying
I'll take it! This comment wins :)
It would be awesome if you could get a daily aerial pic of the daily progress of the chickens and pigs on the new area for a time lapse! Love the channel!
There is nothing better than being able to look at your plate and seeing food that you raised. It gives you a sense of self worth. Many people today are so removed from their food they don't know the feeling of achievement that one has when raising the food that we put into our bodies. I don't see Rebekah hope she is feeling better, she is still in my prayers.
preach!
Amen we should all be farmer now.
Don't forget everyday stress of the so called modern progressive lifestyle. The way I see it guys like Justin have gotten it and opted to return to their roots, leading a counter counter culture. Thank you.
When you started leading the pigs it felt like minecraft.
Except without carrot
Lmao ..... I.... reluctantly have to agree with you on the minecraft thing.. lmao
How old are you? Is that your actual pic?
I suddenly had the urge to play minecraft again, didn't know why that was til i read your comment
😂😂😂 as long as it works
The pigs and chickens are so cute eating together
"What you had for breakfast?"
"I got some water!"
Hahaha your kids are adorable, wish you the best! Keep it up!
Wheat grows real well in the winter here so I plant it as a cover crop after the chickens. Next summer when the heads are white I pull the stalks and let the chickens thresh there own free food and add mulch to the ground they are working. Free feed and free mulch.
And I think you're in Western Washington.... so your advice is particularly helpful to me in the South Puget Sound area. Not too different from Justin in the foothills in NC.
It's your third video I'm watching n you are the living example of homesteading/farming to your kids. The way you encourage your kids into help growing food is highly commendable!! I belong to a homesteading community too. Loved your farm n family. Much respect from India.
Thank you for saying that :)
quality content right here
Thank you
Justin Rhodes YW :) love your vids
I loved how you whispered when you were near the plants hahaha
I know right? I don't even know what was up with that. Respect I guess.
Justin- just want you to know I will be praying for you and your wife and family. much on your plate but you persevere and show such heart and integrity despite physical and emotional obstacles. you are comforting to listen to and a wealth of shared knowledge. Keep your eyes upward for He( our Lord) has His eyes on you and yours.
Di Garcia I appreciate that :)
There’s so much ambition and perseverance in your vlogs that makes anybody want to get up and going at any time of the day. THANK YOU for your dedication to your family, RUclips and your lifestyle.
Thank you, thank you, thank you :)
Lots of respect to you for feeding your pets a real meat diet, proper nutrition is important and I’m glad you pay attention to it
This is phenomenal. I just read a book describing the multi-layered farming methods that create multi-tiered solutions in the problems that commerical farming creates. I'm loving your pig and chicken application!
I love "Wednesday's With Willard" Your familys strength in all that life is throwing at you is amazing!
I just read your email regarding this video. I also wanted to add that machine tilling usually brings dormant weeds to the surface, and the ground tends to have an outbreak of weeds the next growing season (we see this a lot around our hay rings for the cattle, they break up the ground and the next year that is where the spiny amaranth, aka pig weed, comes up). I could be wrong, but I would think pigs eat the roots/seeds of said weeds when they are tilling. Love this idea. We are implementing it this fall. I had 3 raised beds this year and our greens (turnip, mustard, kale, and spinach) were AMAZING! So amazing, we are turning our 1 acre backyard in to a few lanes for pigs to till and I will have a huge greens crop next year!!
No matter how inspiring lecturers (on how to improve our lives) I have listened. They do not even come close to what you have achieved. My admiration to your spirit... Live a long life ma frend.
Wow! That's really kind of you :)
This video bring me peace
That makes me happy!
Justin I really respect how you have worked hard and have a wonderful family
Thanks.
This was so beautiful! We may have pigs to go with our chickens next year, got to save up for the premier fence! Im glad you are doing videos with your dad ! Priceless!
Awesome, love how you woke up your son. Best way to bond and teach him about the value of food
this guy is a farming thug. subbed.
Wow. The way you talk about farming and explain it, it is soothing. Thanks for the knowledge sir.
One of the best compliments I could imagine. Thanks for that :)
That is the most effective way to garden! Kudos to you for developing (not sure if you did but accolades to you for filming and sharing) this system of gardening and farming.
Justin I grew chard this past spring and fall because you went on and on about how good it is in eggs. I HAD to try it!! Well...let’s just say it’s....um...mayyyybe...MY FAVORITE BREAKFAST EVERRRRR!!! Holy cow! I add a little onion powder from my own organic, homegrown onions, making my own powder!! Otherwise just like you did here. It’s DIVINE! So good!! TFS! Looking forward to this weeks Wednesday with Willard edition. God Bless you all ~Lisa
Lisa Booker Haha, I did the same thing, and have it planted in my garden right now! I add cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic,to the chard, then throw my eggs, in, top it with some cheese, drop of sour cream and kimchee from Harvest Roots! BAM! Wonderful!
Becky Doyle That sounds amazing...like a frittata! I’m DEFINITELY gonna try it!! Thaaaank YOU!! 😁
I appreciate you sharing this, we need more quality content about important skills like this
So glad you appreciate it for what it's worth.
Hey Justin, just a thought.....we used first chickens, then sheep and goats, then horses and cows to clear land (wooded and brushy), then brought in the big guns, sows and a boar. in order to bring up the hard to get at stumps, we put cracked corn under the stumps, so the hogs would root up the stumps. I was just thinking as you were raking stuff and kind of fighting with roots, maybe you could clean your plots, then lift up areas with your fork where they could go back in and "fine tune" it, by putting cracked corn under it? That puts the burden on them. cracked corn to keep any they miss from sprouting next summer. Just thinking it might make them work harder and your job not so hard. :)
Katherine Bragg this might be worth a try. Perhaps as they near the end of this next plot.
Katherine Bragg if your hogs can’t get the stumps out and you have a lot of deer on your farm put some salt on the stump when it rains it will wash into the stump and the deer with eat and rip the whole thing down into to dirt. I have had deer put a hole over 2 foot deep into to ground trying to get the salt that was left over
Katherine Bragg Katherine Bragg if your hogs can’t get the stumps out and you have a lot of deer on your farm put some salt on the stump when it rains it will wash into the stump and the deer with eat and rip the whole thing down into to dirt. I have had deer put a hole over 2 foot deep into to ground trying to get the salt that was left over
Hi Michael, this was years ago we did this, when I lived in Maine, where you cant keep up with the brush and woods, cool idea though, but up there, there is so much left over salt from the plow trucks salting the roads the deer would likely just eat that and not bother with it under a stump. I never noticed them coming to the licks for the horses and cows either, lol......we probably just had too much commotion and critters then. Might work for Justin's situation, but I bet with Laurel there and all the electric fences, they might think not there too?? Not sure, but cool it worked for you. See how different things work for different situations?
Love your positivity. I need to be more of a doer and less pessimistic. Thank you for showing me this is possible.
Looks just beautiful Mr. Justin...your working just brightens my heart.
So cool, thank you for showing others the way...happy birthdays, too, and so glad to see Wednesdays with Willard, you will cherish those memories, Gods bless you.
Your low tunnel crops are greatly improved from the last version! Just one tunnel production seems to almost equal your entire setup from before. The covers are staying put and the plants look vigorous. Very nice!
Love your channel. A suggestion with moving the pigs and chooks. Get a smaller fence from the shed and on the common boundary to the new plot. Fence in the pigs in a small say 10 by 10 yard and with some feed, while you build the new plot with the fence you need. Then when ready lift up the common boundary fence, move the food into the new plot and the pigs have not had to wander off. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Yk, I really genuinely enjoyed this video.... I gotta say, this is the most calming video I've ever watched yet... Man, you are living the dream, honestly me personally I love animals and I used to farm as a little kid so this is just stuff I've done before... I just loved how peaceful this was and how you used everything you had to your best ability... Honestly, you were using mother nature to your advantage and to your expenses and I really really enjoyed how thorough and cycled your way of living was... It was a balanced dream and an amazing way of living, for me personally... Some day I'll be doing some yard work for my monster fish, I gotta get that pond in and watch how beautiful they grow....
This is extremely kind. Thank you!
A.maze.ing.!!!!! So excited to see how it fulfills the gardens in the Spring!!
Had fun watching you and your son do the chores together - reminds me of when my boy was young and enjoyed working out in the yard with me. The pigs and chickens sure make short work of the 300+ square feet!
so jelly, so much life and love in that house and here I am all alone... still dreaming of my own little place to start homesteading on... getting close now
I lowkey would like to live a life like this. You do the stuff your self, make your food, lives with animals and gets to witness another beauty of the nature. It also looks like you love to do your own work Justin. And with living on a farm i guess a lot of other skills will come with it such as wood work and carpenter. I would think you'll also get a strong feeiling of independance. Man, i should really look at this as an oppertunity.
Thank you for this! And btw, I can already tell your kids are going to be responsible, mature, and THANKFUL great kids. This is an amazing way to teach the next generation on how to be earth friendly, sustainable, and how to do things without relying on electronics and the government really lol. AMAZING JOB! I just can't wait to buy a house, make a garden, and have a farm!
I am glad to have stumbled onto this channel. Justin, you have a beautiful family and you are raising them the way nature has intended. I am working to save up for a house and hopefully I can raise a family as beautiful and healthy as yours.
I love how much he loves what he does! Respect to you man!!!!
I grew up in the country and now living in NYC I wish I lived on a farm. All that fresh air, the animals, nature, growing your own food.......Lord mercy.
I am doing a two year plan to start my own little homestead like his. Also doing a lot of research as well.
Another great video! I love how you always bring it home for us!!!The whole system from outside.... to in your belly!!! Thanks!
the pigs' grunting is so cute, funny and peaceful - love it
Your family and lifestyle are an inspiration.
From what I've seen, if the pigs won't eat it, they will root or trample vegetation (especially if you put their slop in the area needing to be trampled.) 💜🌞🌵
your videos are therapy.
That's so nice you can keep your pigs and chickens together. Ours were living that way. Then, we started missing chickens. One day, we witnessed why... The pigs were hunting them!! Never knew they did that until that day.
Oh no, I'm so sorry.
i'd like to see the time lapse for the "work" the pigs and chickens do
I love your excitement about the wonders of what you and the team work of the family and animals achieved by working the land and literally reaping the rewards of all the hard work come rain or shine, I am a town person whom grows my own veg and flowers from seed and have learned a lot from you, fab channel, love you guys 👌👌😁💪💪👍👍💕
wendy drennan I appreciate those kind and thoughtful words.
@@theJustinRhodesShow I say what I see Justin, You all deserve the praise
"get that fence up as fast as you can" hahaha i love it
Those are some happy and healthy farm animals.
Doing this same thing is what I am most excited about next Spring. I have always wondered, you have a room full of fences why not install both fences at the same time and just move them from one spot to the next? That is how we move our sheep. They are always contained and we just leap frog them from one paddock to the next.
They only have 1 that size I think. They have a few smaller ones.
Randy Kleinman here in Australia we build permanent fences - build it once, with a gate, and the job is done. And we never ever electrify netting, critters can get tangled in that stuff and slowly electrocuted to death.
I remember Justin saying that those were smaller sections and would have too much overlap if he put them together.
@@tealkerberus748 There is a need for both permanent and portable temporary fencing. It all depends on your goals.
@@alezajohnson1908 A smaller size fence could be used to hold the pigs in the future paddock space while the longer fence is being setup. They have a lot of fence, ask me how I know, lol.
good day to you Justin & Family !! thanks for sharing your awesome update and adventures on and off the homestead !! 🏡🎥👍✝
Loved, loved, loved to see the progression from untilled ground to winter greens!!
So happy I found this channel, I can binge watch ❤️🙏
I didn't ever clean out my garden this fall. All the tomato cages and stuff all are still out there. My husband usually spreads cow manure on it in the fall. Maybe he will in the spring. Great video.
Love what you got going on, this is the dream. Hard work at times but the whole system is sweet
That type of system is the best. Fresh all around.
Those pigs sure have grown since I was there in August. Great to see the gardens where they were back then.
Your son is awesome.
dude you are awesome and yo kids are very cool. At a very young age they are working with you. Keep it up bro.
This is so peaceful. Living harmoniously with nature. So far away from vicious city life.
You're winning at the game of life. Awesome video.
Thanks for sharing this video, it’s so satisfying! I own 5 chickens in an apartment lol hopefully someday I’ll own a house with a garden or field for them to roam around freely!
i can't help but smile hearing those ole yorkers!
This is how man should live, tilling the land and working like a man should. Blessed.
I love seeing u use food from ur garden/animals it is really inspiring
Wow! Look at all that green!
Happy Birthday to you and Josiah!
Beautiful work.....♥️ The pigs and chickens are the bomb♥️ All that cover crop....WOW!
Man I love this channel Its addicting. Its like waiting for a series on netflix...
Great work. You've taken it to the next level bro. Keep up the good work, and tks.
This is beautiful and pure awesomeness
I like how the Guinea hens popped in for a second to what you were up to.
Omg made my day. Very very relaxing. I effin love your videos.
That lettuce was looking so delicious!!
Beautiful happy kids. Great to see.
The chicken manure is great fertilizer, your plants are doing great.
Lol The pigs didnt wanna share with the chicken. Great Video. Videos like this have so many informative messages to give to the lower generation, that actually likes stuff like this. Getting a subscribe by me. Thumb up to you my friend.
I know, right. Thanks for subbing. Welcome to the family :)
This is such a great idea! I'd have to wait until spring at this point-it's snowing and so cold here in NE!
Ur video are really helpful. Thanks for your time.
Snow and single digits in New Hampshire. Growing season is done for now. I grow micro greens and meal worms indoors for the chickens till spring.
Do you also feed them grains?
Aleza Johnson yes. I also feed egg layer pellets and scratch grains.
Great work! Love the fence set up
I don't think I have ever seen how many acres you have available. Your set up seems really close to the perfect size for homesteading.
Watching your content genuinely makes me contemplate farming as a career choice.
That's cool. What's stopping you?
I don't kow how I got here but I'm hooked. Love the work you do :)
Oh good. Welcome!
Your pigs are so friendly and my grandma's pigs would jump like an athlete over a 6 feet fence.
Love your channel and family and all your videos!
Dude that is awesome you get a benefit from your Animals and they get a benefit for doing it. Subscribed
YES! Exactly. Thanks for subscribing. Welcome to the family :)
First vid I've watched... came on the recommendation of a new homesteading friend... subbed. Keep doing what you do brother!
Hey, thanks! Welcome to the family :)
I'd love to be able to spend a couple years working & learning all what you have so i can move and get my own homestead going.
You can buy turnip green seeds that don't make bulbs. Makes great greens over winter. And great spring and fall greens.
This was beautifully made
Justin, thank you love the video as always.
I have no idea why i like these videos of yours but i do haha. New subscriber here. Love the hardwork u and ur family does for this. Keep it up mate
Great! Thanks for subscribing. Welcome to the family :)
Love your enthusiasm and I’m learning a bunch
So good to hear.
Absolutely love this video, total city guy, and this video is so inspiring!
So glad to hear that :)
After those 2 documentaries i mentioned earlier for you to watch, (in my comment below).
Watch - earthlings documentary on you tube or netflix.
What your doing with the pigs and chickens is amazing. Have them work with you and help you with your ground work and garden and letting them live happy. 👍🏼