I was recently talking to an older gentleman (he's 93, I believe). I was telling him how I added compost that I made from leaves, grass, and kitchen scraps to my garden and topped it with leaves. He said, "That's the best thing you can do for your garden to build the soil." It made me feel so good to hear that from someone who has spent 80+ years farming and gardening. It made me feel like I'm on the right track. I'd love to sit and listen to him talk about it. I could listen all day.
Listen to God ( Jesus ) he gives us what we need . He made it all lol They didn’t till the Garden of Eden it had a covering as well. Thank you Lord for Knowledge and wisdom ❤️
@codywilson911 Matthew 6:1 Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
Farmers are smart. People need to listen to farmers. I grew up on a farm. I really miss it! Nothing better than getting your hands down in the dirt and working it. Knowing you are building a future for your family. Wow, I really do miss it!!!
he's smart at farming but not his own biology, as humans are frugivores and god didn't put them there to eat. He put them there to learn to live in harmony with the other animals on earth and to commune with them. You don't have the teeth, the claws, the intestinal length or stomach acid strengh of a meat eater.. your body screams fruit and veggie eater, that's why you add vegetables (salt seasoning garlic onion etc) to dead meat instead of eat it fresh.
Yes, keep away from the drive shootings, and the crazy nephew who is using his elderly aunt’s backyard for a meth lab despite that the police have been called a hundred times.
This gentleman reminds me of my grandpa, who was a farmer in Poland. He was using horses for plowing the land, acres, and acres of land. Amazing people the farmers are. ❤
Awesome! You can tell he has been around the block. My wife and I have a larger backyard than normal, about 1/3 of an acre, and it was just grass and a couple large live oak trees when we bought it 4 years ago. Now it has a pond, a chicken coop with 4 hens, 4 fruit trees, a 1,500 square foot wildflower patch, 12 cedar raised garden beds, and one bee hive. This year we got so much produce we were having to give it away and got into canning. Every year we build it even bigger in the winter for the next year. This winter we are building a couple herb pryamids and cultivating a 150 square foot area to grow sweet corn. Super excited for spring.
You just don’t know how happy I am so see this video. I’ve been wanting to buy some land to start growing my own food, but I thought I would have to till and plow, and dig, and do all the things that were just to much to do. But now knowing that there’s a better and simpler way to do it. I’m sure I will be able to grow my own food soon. Thanks❤
Thank you for adding that last part, sir. I was feeling defeated since we only have half an acre. But when you added that last part MY EYES LIT UP! 💃👍👍
My Grandpa passed away this year. He was a cattle guy and a rail worker and served in the navy. Feels like we lost a lot of knowledge when he left us. I sure miss him. Real thankful for folks like yall sharing what you do. Thank you
Yep, Once upon a time I bought a one acre lot in a subdivision that was all gravel, the top soil was scraped off! Well, through a few years I hauled out Tons of rock, built the ground up with compost, leaves, grasses and anything I could find for free including goat, chicken and rabbit manures. The neighbors thought I was Loco! Well, within a few years I had the nicest lawn, flower and vegetable gardens!! It can be done!
@PawpawSammyAlyBug yes, I was a young man at the time. Was raised up on a small farm and was never afraid of a hard day's work. I got a lot of tips from my Dad on how to do things. Now at 70, I have many fond memories of growing up with such knowledge and try to instill these values onto the younger generation.
To anyone watching this, take a master gardeners class if one is offered in your local area. They will cram 8 years of info into that few months class. A lot of amazing info. It's very well worth the cost of the class. My class has university professors as special guests that will show us tricks, what to avoid such as big chain plants and soils.
I wish I could sit with these guys over coffee and just bask in the wealth of knowledge! I'm a new subscriber. I love what ya'll are doing...we bought land and this is our plan.
Same here I am still learning things too. I have expanded things this year and I started cleaning out my chicken coop a little at a time and I spread that on my gardens so by next spring it will be ready to plant. I live in Central Pennsylvania so the weather is really starting to get colder. I still have some apple mint to go pick and dehydrate for my tea for this winter. I am still learning how to make my own teas. I live in a small trailer court in the hills and I am fortunate that my landlord allows me to have chickens. Everything is a work in progress and I also want to start a compost area so I can use that too. My kids think I am crazy but when momma starts canning and they get some they love it. Be safe out there and god bless you guys.
@@jennyhackenberg oh yes, they are blessed to have you teach them. That’s how you build generational food producers. Pennsylvania does get COLD! Heavy mulch is your best friend! God bless - be safe! Welcome to our family.
You have to love old-school preppers. You can learn so much if you can learn to silent oneself and listen as well ask the right questions and have some respect. Godbless and good health.
Aloha from Hawaii! Mahalo for the “farming 101” video because I know nothing about how to start one. And, I agree about the “working WITH the earth…” approach too.
This approach, with the chickens, I saw on an Amish woman's farm in Cuyahoga. She has a beautiful summer growing house, huge, but constructed like a tunnel but was varmint proof. She grew directly into the soil. During the winter she put the chickens in there to live and closed it up. The structure was huge. Maybe 25' by 50'. It was impressive so I took photos. During Spring she opened it up, had a big arbor at its entrance, and a little sitting area just inside to enjoy the scene. The chickens were moved into a pasture where her dogs did too protect them even from predator hawks. Her garden was so lush. Beans hung from her arbor, growing in such an abundance I felt spellbound. Okay I'll be quiet and will only say the type of farming shown here is extremely desirable. 💕
you've just become my favourite youtuber. I'm a gardener and I agree with everything you've said. The plants are only as healthy as the soil its in. God bless,
I hear Joel Salatin will be advising the USDA. From what I hear, he is a big believer in the techniques you both are describing. Thanks for the excellent information.
I miss my pawpaw so bad! He would be 90 if he was still alive, he passed 12 years ago yesterday. He never graduated high school, but could tell you about the earth, science and life better than anyone ive ever heard. He and his older brother, who is 93 and still living by himself and well, told me more stories about how they survived and lived life than what most folks would believe. Im convinced folks, we're going backwards as a society. The majority of Americans wouldnt know how to revert back to basics if they had too. Sad
My grandfather passed away when I was 15. I am now 83 and I miss him every day he could not read or right he could build your house. Pour your driveway with concrete lay brick. They don’t make them like that anymore.
Learn something every day. So, nice to hear truth, what's needed, and what works, without having to buy store bought junk and lies. Thank you for your post and I 'm a new subscriber.
The good thing about clay soil is that is rich with minerals. I have also transformed my formerly rock hard clay soil. I pulled up the big weeds and buried the little ones with wood chips. I keep adding wood chips from time to time and I am also always adding green material on top as well. Where the soil was the worst, I added compost and used compost tea. Now I have much more life in the soil and the soil is much better. I now have worms where the soil was previously too hard and dry for them.
You are teaching me heaps folks. I've got my own half acre of land with chickens and a vegie garden. I mow lawns for a living, so from now on I will throw the grass clippings into the chook yard. Thanks so much and God bless you!
My back yard is hard clay but my flower bed has very nice soil now. The mulch i lay down and compost has created a great place to grow vegetables. Chicken poop is a great fertilizer. Rabbit poop is also awesome
OMG I LOVE talking to people like PawPaw! Gardeners and Farmers with DECADES of practical experience!! THANK YOU from a Minnesotan relocated to Oklahoma! 🥰🥰🥰
I loved your video and what you're doing. My wife and I bought a .7 acre property in 2019. It was all grass and I had no experience growing. Since then I went from growing in pots, to grow bags, to raised beds, to now growing directly in the ground. I learned so much about compost. I'm now working with nature instead of against it. Like yourselves, I now run a zero waste system. I put 20 fruit trees in the ground this year. 5 of those are Pawpaw. I don't have livestock yet but seeing your video I want to start with rabbits. I also grow indoors during the winter. I'm in zone 7a.
@@RootHealthyPlants sustainable gardening - that’s the goal! Yall have a great farm going - your journey is inspiring. Thanks for sharing. God bless $ much continued success headed your way.
@TheTrainStati the further north you go there are different zones that tells you what and when to plant. this is in the USA I do not know where you are from.
Great video my wife and i just moved from a HOA neighborhood to 5 acers and we cant see another house! We both grew up on land with gardens but neither of us had any live stock so its gonna be an adventure of trails and errors but videos like this give me alot of great examples of were to start!
I'm glad people are seeing your video! Big Ag is just a downward cycle, depleting everything good in the soil just to maximise profits. ty for being sustainable and working with nature!
The only hurdle for me currently is the land PawPaw. You read statistics that there are billions of dollars worth of farmland that aging farmers want to pass on but 5 or 10 acres costs a small fortune. I am perplexed as to why there might not be an organization or State somewhere that doesn’t see the opportunity here, to incentivize people into farming. Healthy food production, stronger communities, business opportunities, education opportunities, great eco-systems. I’m a single mother with big homestead dreams but no piece of ground to do it on/with.
Who I am might shock you. 82yo bears his life’s story! @PawpawSammyAlyBug ua-cam.com/video/6P_leYY8jW0/v-deo.html I woke up one day and decided to record this - hope you enjoy it and welcome to our family
Wow! Love this channel, just browsing this morning and found you! You truly don’t need a lot of land, I decided to turn my tiny 20’x50’ spot into a great growing garden last year, I preserved enough food from it for this year which is a good thing, we have since moved, purchased an acre with a nice house and shop, did not have time to get in my garden this year but watch out, this spring we will have food growing. Chickens and Rabbits, “oh my”….. I am a true believer of homeopathic, home grown food that is your medicine! What they allow in store purchased food is horrifying…. Thank you soooooo much for this great channel, I will be binge watching you… 😊 Happy sustainability!
Great video! We are using some similar methods. We have meat rabbits. I didn’t think of using the urine, and also didn’t think of charging biochar with it. We use the manure. No-till is definitely the best way to improve soil. We have clay soil as well. Great job being resourceful with scraps for building. I agree wholeheartedly that people need to prepare for tough times ahead; and being more self-sufficient is so important. New subscriber here! Be well. - Colin
Good afternoon PawPaw thanks for sharing how Samantha lets her plants go to seed for next year I like that. That is awesome how they built up the soil in 3 years off of clay. Great episode you guys. 😊
@PawpawSammyAlyBug Thank you ❤️🙏🏻 I have plans to create a no till vegetable garden in my parents' backyard. My dad loves potatoes and my mom likes all types of vegys and salads. An elderly farmer from the old part of my city also told me that compost is the key to a fertile garden and biochar is the key to keeping it fertile. I will try my best! Happy gardening 🌻
I’m a landscaper slash lawnmower man and after I collect the many oak leaves from my customers I just dump in my backyard and front yard and the grass doesn’t grow and I’ve even made my own sale for my potted plants that I worked with in the past . I like this system that y’all are talking about .
That’s my goal. Get an acre, build a tiny house and then expand while renting out the original dwellings. The crazy thing is, my grandparents did this exact same thing DECADES ago. They were the originators of the tiny home as they bought land, built what they call the ”little kitchen” and had a couple of small trailers/a storage shed and then they built their main house. Of course, my grandmother was also a pioneer of recycling and yoga in the 70s, so we’re just kind of trendsetters and everybody else just follows but somehow acts salty and bothered about it. 😂
Don’t forget to can -preserve. I can every thing I grow, green beans, potatoes,homemade tomato sauce,pepper jelly , freeze green peppers. You can do it if you try, I’m retired so I made it my job. Thanks paw paw for the advice .
”Food used to be medicine, now you need medicine after you eat the food” this gave me chills
It’s true
Thanks for commenting and welcome to our family 🙌
@@PawpawSammyAlyBug this is such a great statement, that holds so much truth!
Yes!
Thank you 😊
I think rfk jr said this once if I'm not mistaken
I love older farmers. They have the wisdom to teach us!
Welcome aboard
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I was recently talking to an older gentleman (he's 93, I believe). I was telling him how I added compost that I made from leaves, grass, and kitchen scraps to my garden and topped it with leaves. He said, "That's the best thing you can do for your garden to build the soil." It made me feel so good to hear that from someone who has spent 80+ years farming and gardening. It made me feel like I'm on the right track. I'd love to sit and listen to him talk about it. I could listen all day.
@lessalonelouann older farmers ate gems 💎 to us! Bible don't lie, when it's talking about older people having wealth of knowledge !
@lessalonelouann Louann - you are wise to lean in and learn. Congratulations on your garden
@lessalonelouann good dirt makes good garden compost is the only way to go
Listen to the old timers.. they carry lifes experiences
Yes they do
Thank you all
Listen to God ( Jesus ) he gives us what we need . He made it all lol
They didn’t till the Garden of Eden it had a covering as well. Thank you Lord for Knowledge and wisdom ❤️
@codywilson911
Matthew 6:1 Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
🙏🙏🙏
You can tell he’s a kind soul. Intelligent, respects life and nature. Model citizen.
Thank you
1 acre to survive, the other 59 to block the view of the world, minimum
Yup thats right
Until you need rescued
@@Gemni65 from what?
Amen
@ as the hillbillies in the mountains found out Mother Nature is a bad bitch
Farmers are smart. People need to listen to farmers. I grew up on a farm. I really miss it! Nothing better than getting your hands down in the dirt and working it. Knowing you are building a future for your family. Wow, I really do miss it!!!
It was a different life
@@PawpawSammyAlyBug Definitely, which is too bad!! Great time in my life!!
he's smart at farming but not his own biology, as humans are frugivores and god didn't put them there to eat. He put them there to learn to live in harmony with the other animals on earth and to commune with them. You don't have the teeth, the claws, the intestinal length or stomach acid strengh of a meat eater.. your body screams fruit and veggie eater, that's why you add vegetables (salt seasoning garlic onion etc) to dead meat instead of eat it fresh.
I grew up on computers. Never thought I'd yearn for a farm, but here I am. You guys have it figured out.
A great hobby
I also grew up on computers, and strangely, this kind of life calls to me.
@@eddard9442 being self sufficient is something to be proud of
“The good Lord put it here for consumption, not to look at”❤
‼️💯‼️
I’m seeing the light, and I need to get away from the city asap! TY for the wisdom!
I am tired.
@daphinemarunga4974 I am here if I can help in anyway just ask
They're gonna come for the rural areas next too. There is no escape
@IOverlord this is gonna change in the next few months
Yes, keep away from the drive shootings, and the crazy nephew who is using his elderly aunt’s backyard for a meth lab despite that the police have been called a hundred times.
Please tell Pawpaw that he brought a comfort to my heart first thing this morning. What a blessing.😊💕
This is Pawpaw I am happy to share your blessing
@@PawpawSammyAlyBug Amen
He's proud of what she's doing here.
Yes sir Mr O
Very proud
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This should be taught in schools!!!!!!!
Very true
Period!
Actually people should stop depending on schools and teach each other.
That’s our goal 🥅
@@ChrisBookTVindeed “school” and “learning” became synonyms somewhere along the line in our minds. Just simply NOT true
We need to respect are elders and their knowledge! They have know all along the healthy way to do things right💪❤️
@@lauralupescu5714 thank you Laura
This gentleman reminds me of my grandpa, who was a farmer in Poland. He was using horses for plowing the land, acres, and acres of land. Amazing people the farmers are. ❤
Awesome. This man reminds me of my grandad who farmed till he passes at 101 years old. We need this wisdom!
Well Richard
You have inspired me
Thanks for sharing and welcome to our family
Awesome! You can tell he has been around the block. My wife and I have a larger backyard than normal, about 1/3 of an acre, and it was just grass and a couple large live oak trees when we bought it 4 years ago. Now it has a pond, a chicken coop with 4 hens, 4 fruit trees, a 1,500 square foot wildflower patch, 12 cedar raised garden beds, and one bee hive. This year we got so much produce we were having to give it away and got into canning. Every year we build it even bigger in the winter for the next year. This winter we are building a couple herb pryamids and cultivating a 150 square foot area to grow sweet corn. Super excited for spring.
You are a very unusual couple. I would love to see it.
That gentleman has more knowledge than ill ever have.
Nah -
Keep watching, reading & learning
Don’t think that way, you can be so much more
This man reminds me of my grandfather! So much knowledge and I am so glad that he gets to pass it along. ❤
@@VerdieBrown thank you Verdie
You just don’t know how happy I am so see this video. I’ve been wanting to buy some land to start growing my own food, but I thought I would have to till and plow, and dig, and do all the things that were just to much to do. But now knowing that there’s a better and simpler way to do it. I’m sure I will be able to grow my own food soon. Thanks❤
Go for it!
It is a very easy efficient way to grow food
Thank you for adding that last part, sir.
I was feeling defeated since we only have half an acre. But when you added that last part MY EYES LIT UP! 💃👍👍
Thankful for that
Let us know if we can share anything to assist you
Keep the course
I enjoyed this very much. Thank you!
You're welcome!
My Grandpa passed away this year. He was a cattle guy and a rail worker and served in the navy. Feels like we lost a lot of knowledge when he left us. I sure miss him. Real thankful for folks like yall sharing what you do. Thank you
That is so touching, I’m sure he left you with a wealth of knowledge
@PawpawSammyAlyBug sure did ❤️ taught me a lot growing up! Our elders are so important, young people can learn so much from them.
Sooo happy to learn that I don’t need to till! I appreciate the old farmer wisdom.
You bet!
Yep, Once upon a time I bought a one acre lot in a subdivision that was all gravel, the top soil was scraped off! Well, through a few years I hauled out Tons of rock, built the ground up with compost, leaves, grasses and anything I could find for free including goat, chicken and rabbit manures.
The neighbors thought I was Loco! Well, within a few years I had the nicest lawn, flower and vegetable gardens!! It can be done!
It was worth every minute too.
@PawpawSammyAlyBug yes, I was a young man at the time. Was raised up on a small farm and was never afraid of a hard day's work. I got a lot of tips from my Dad on how to do things. Now at 70, I have many fond memories of growing up with such knowledge and try to instill these values onto the younger generation.
You also for got that the soil was left compacted. You are loco. There is no need for a lawn because people can’t eat grass.
@estebancorral5151 well, I gotta agree, we don't eat grass. However, being in a subdivision it required that there be a lawn.
@ you actually signed the CC and R’s. The dolt that signed added to his grief. Try moving under a 1031 exchange.
To anyone watching this, take a master gardeners class if one is offered in your local area. They will cram 8 years of info into that few months class. A lot of amazing info. It's very well worth the cost of the class. My class has university professors as special guests that will show us tricks, what to avoid such as big chain plants and soils.
Thanks for sharing
@PawpawSammyAlyBug What you are doing is the right way. Everything you said is spot on. Fantastic video.
I’m listening to this thinking… I need to replay this and take notes. Love it!
Thank you
I wish I could sit with these guys over coffee and just bask in the wealth of knowledge! I'm a new subscriber. I love what ya'll are doing...we bought land and this is our plan.
We are here for yall Felicia - yall can ask anything you need. What state are yall in?
Same here I am still learning things too. I have expanded things this year and I started cleaning out my chicken coop a little at a time and I spread that on my gardens so by next spring it will be ready to plant. I live in Central Pennsylvania so the weather is really starting to get colder. I still have some apple mint to go pick and dehydrate for my tea for this winter. I am still learning how to make my own teas. I live in a small trailer court in the hills and I am fortunate that my landlord allows me to have chickens. Everything is a work in progress and I also want to start a compost area so I can use that too. My kids think I am crazy but when momma starts canning and they get some they love it. Be safe out there and god bless you guys.
@@jennyhackenberg oh yes, they are blessed to have you teach them. That’s how you build generational food producers. Pennsylvania does get COLD! Heavy mulch is your best friend! God bless - be safe! Welcome to our family.
Go to a small town cafe at 7am and you will find exactly that
@@PawpawSammyAlyBug We are in Louisiana.
God bless you and your family. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Thank you❤
So glad I saw this. I've had excellent success with no till, this kicks it up a notch. At 70 years-old I can always learn!
I agree 💯
Let us know if we can assist any further Sandy
You have to love old-school preppers. You can learn so much if you can learn to silent oneself and listen as well ask the right questions and have some respect. Godbless and good health.
Much appreciated
God Bless you & yours
Aloha from Hawaii! Mahalo for the “farming 101” video because I know nothing about how to start one. And, I agree about the “working WITH the earth…” approach too.
I have a playlist with a number of garden 🪴videos. feel free to ask any questions you need the only dumb question.. is there one you don’t ask
It's the belt and suspenders that is the foundation of Pawpaw's wisdom.
@@dahlbaker 💯💯💯
This is what Joel Salatin preaches, brother! You guys know what you're doing.
Thanks so much
We try
love it, I know if many of us could adopt this type of living we would be healthy again
This fella taught me exactly what my biologist/botanist grandpa taught me. Thank you grandpa for telling me the lesson again.
You guys got it going on
❤
Thanks so much
I've tried deep mulch on my garden, I never considered using tarps, that's ingenious!
It definitely works
This approach, with the chickens, I saw on an Amish woman's farm in Cuyahoga. She has a beautiful summer growing house, huge, but constructed like a tunnel but was varmint proof. She grew directly into the soil. During the winter she put the chickens in there to live and closed it up. The structure was huge. Maybe 25' by 50'. It was impressive so I took photos. During Spring she opened it up, had a big arbor at its entrance, and a little sitting area just inside to enjoy the scene. The chickens were moved into a pasture where her dogs did too protect them even from predator hawks. Her garden was so lush. Beans hung from her arbor, growing in such an abundance I felt spellbound.
Okay I'll be quiet and will only say the type of farming shown here is extremely desirable. 💕
I would have loved to have seen that
you've just become my favourite youtuber. I'm a gardener and I agree with everything you've said. The plants are only as healthy as the soil its in. God bless,
Thank you that means a lot to me
I hear Joel Salatin will be advising the USDA. From what I hear, he is a big believer in the techniques you both are describing. Thanks for the excellent information.
Thanks for sharing that Joel
Wise man ❤ very wise
Thank you Christopher
I miss my pawpaw so bad! He would be 90 if he was still alive, he passed 12 years ago yesterday. He never graduated high school, but could tell you about the earth, science and life better than anyone ive ever heard. He and his older brother, who is 93 and still living by himself and well, told me more stories about how they survived and lived life than what most folks would believe. Im convinced folks, we're going backwards as a society. The majority of Americans wouldnt know how to revert back to basics if they had too. Sad
My grandfather passed away when I was 15. I am now 83 and I miss him every day he could not read or right he could build your house. Pour your driveway with concrete lay brick. They don’t make them like that anymore.
@PawpawSammyAlyBug they most certainly don't. We need their kind now more than ever
Paw paw doing everything right! Can he be all our paw paw too??
I certainly can
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Food still is medicine. Thank y'all!
Indeed it is!
Learn something every day. So, nice to hear truth, what's needed, and what works, without having to buy store bought junk and lies. Thank you for your post and I 'm a new subscriber.
Welcome to the family we try to put up quality videos and with input from my viewers we are able to piece together some pretty good videos
@PawpawSammyAlyBug Thank you for the welcome. I appreciate what I saw, and look forward to more. :)
Boy I miss my grandparents. God bless always.
My grandfather passed away when I was 15 years old. I remember him like it was yesterday and I’m now 83.
as a vegan I found this super informative, I live on an acre and would like to be self sufficient thanks
Same🎉
Appreciate yall
Thanks for commenting and welcome to our family
Would a vegan grow animals for pet food?
@@almostfamous2539 no
Same here...just need the acre
So happy this was recommended. I subbed and hope you guys have more content like this.
Thank you and welcome to the family
The good thing about clay soil is that is rich with minerals. I have also transformed my formerly rock hard clay soil. I pulled up the big weeds and buried the little ones with wood chips. I keep adding wood chips from time to time and I am also always adding green material on top as well. Where the soil was the worst, I added compost and used compost tea. Now I have much more life in the soil and the soil is much better. I now have worms where the soil was previously too hard and dry for them.
Great advice Lee
Have you seen our videos on worm towers (aka: deep watering towers)?
VERY helpful in clay soil
Thank you for sharing, so glad I found your channel!
Welcome to the family
Sure do miss my pawpaw ! The wisdom and knowledge is priceless!
Thank you
Awesome video you two! Absolute pleasure and love the knowledge you two offer. God bless you both!
Thank you
This was a breath of fresh air. Thank you for sharing.
Awe
Andre!!! Much appreciated brother
If you want to see anything - reach out
Fascinating....got 2 1/2 acres in South Central Arkansas that is going to be my retirement home....CAN'T WAIT!!
Good luck 👍🍀
You are teaching me heaps folks. I've got my own half acre of land with chickens and a vegie garden. I mow lawns for a living, so from now on I will throw the grass clippings into the chook yard. Thanks so much and God bless you!
Your rewards will be great
Be careful with random clippings. You have no idea what kind of fertilizers and chemicals people dump on their lawns.
@@peted2770 Thanks for mentioning that. Much appreciated.
What does it take and how much do I need to save for one
My back yard is hard clay but my flower bed has very nice soil now. The mulch i lay down and compost has created a great place to grow vegetables.
Chicken poop is a great fertilizer. Rabbit poop is also awesome
OMG I LOVE talking to people like PawPaw! Gardeners and Farmers with DECADES of practical experience!! THANK YOU from a Minnesotan relocated to Oklahoma! 🥰🥰🥰
Welcome to the channel
Good resource channel
Thank you William
I loved your video and what you're doing. My wife and I bought a .7 acre property in 2019. It was all grass and I had no experience growing. Since then I went from growing in pots, to grow bags, to raised beds, to now growing directly in the ground. I learned so much about compost.
I'm now working with nature instead of against it. Like yourselves, I now run a zero waste system. I put 20 fruit trees in the ground this year. 5 of those are Pawpaw. I don't have livestock yet but seeing your video I want to start with rabbits. I also grow indoors during the winter. I'm in zone 7a.
This video just got you a new subscriber.
@@RootHealthyPlants THANK YOU 🙌
Welcome to our family!
@@RootHealthyPlants sustainable gardening - that’s the goal! Yall have a great farm going - your journey is inspiring. Thanks for sharing. God bless $ much continued success headed your way.
What is this zone 7a?
@TheTrainStati the further north you go there are different zones that tells you what and when to plant. this is in the USA I do not know where you are from.
This is gold.
I appreciate these few minutes with you both!
Thank you
Please subscribe and join our family
Great video my wife and i just moved from a HOA neighborhood to 5 acers and we cant see another house! We both grew up on land with gardens but neither of us had any live stock so its gonna be an adventure of trails and errors but videos like this give me alot of great examples of were to start!
Welcome to the world of acreage living!
Good job you two
Thanks Teddy
Great show!
Thanks 😊
Papaw knows what's up! Good on y'all.Most excellent. ❤
Thanks Kim
Welcome to our channel
We all need to get back to this.
I'm glad people are seeing your video! Big Ag is just a downward cycle, depleting everything good in the soil just to maximise profits. ty for being sustainable and working with nature!
Well said!
This video is amazing, I am so glad I found your channel! - DTR (2 acre farm in FL)
Welcome to the family and I hope you enjoy it
Wonderful Paw Paw ❤❤❤❤😊
Thank you so much
Awesome
Big ups from
Baton Rouge
Right down the road E 🙌
Happy Holidays
Very informative.......thanks for sharing
Thank you Charlene
Great video
Thanks for the visit
Wealth of information. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with others! T
@@TamrynScholtz if there is anything you want us to cover - reach out Tamryn
The only hurdle for me currently is the land PawPaw. You read statistics that there are billions of dollars worth of farmland that aging farmers want to pass on but 5 or 10 acres costs a small fortune. I am perplexed as to why there might not be an organization or State somewhere that doesn’t see the opportunity here, to incentivize people into farming. Healthy food production, stronger communities, business opportunities, education opportunities, great eco-systems. I’m a single mother with big homestead dreams but no piece of ground to do it on/with.
OLD GUY IS A LEGEND
I had a brother named JB - hr is long passed
Made my day to see your comment
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@@PawpawSammyAlyBug thank you, cool story. I also have a UA-cam channel called 3RD EYE LUCID FLOW.
I love and respect old knowledge.
Thank you very much. If there’s anything you want to hear about, reach out and I’ll put something up for you. Welcome to the family.
82 years young! Please do a video on his secret to longevity soon - he does not look 82 at all. Very well kept!
Who I am might shock you. 82yo bears his life’s story! @PawpawSammyAlyBug
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I woke up one day and decided to record this - hope you enjoy it and welcome to our family
Wow! Love this channel, just browsing this morning and found you! You truly don’t need a lot of land, I decided to turn my tiny 20’x50’ spot into a great growing garden last year, I preserved enough food from it for this year which is a good thing, we have since moved, purchased an acre with a nice house and shop, did not have time to get in my garden this year but watch out, this spring we will have food growing. Chickens and Rabbits, “oh my”….. I am a true believer of homeopathic, home grown food that is your medicine! What they allow in store purchased food is horrifying…. Thank you soooooo much for this great channel, I will be binge watching you… 😊 Happy sustainability!
You will never regret it
Great video! We are using some similar methods. We have meat rabbits. I didn’t think of using the urine, and also didn’t think of charging biochar with it. We use the manure. No-till is definitely the best way to improve soil. We have clay soil as well. Great job being resourceful with scraps for building. I agree wholeheartedly that people need to prepare for tough times ahead; and being more self-sufficient is so important. New subscriber here! Be well. - Colin
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@ You’re welcome.
Pawpaw is ADORABLE and knowledgeable. Thank you both for this great information!
Glad you enjoyed it
Much appreciated
Thank you 🙏 so very much for sharing this amazing video.
You are very welcome
Good afternoon PawPaw thanks for sharing how Samantha lets her plants go to seed for next year I like that. That is awesome how they built up the soil in 3 years off of clay. Great episode you guys. 😊
I have farmed off and on all my life. What she has accomplished is awesome awesome.
@@PawpawSammyAlyBug absolutely
Thanks for sharing the knowledge
My pleasure
glad to stumble into this gem. thnx
Welcome aboard Albert
Working with nature, not against it. That's exactly what it's all about!!! You guys are doing a great job!
Thank you
Working on another video today
Appreciate ya & welcome to our family
@PawpawSammyAlyBug Thank you ❤️🙏🏻 I have plans to create a no till vegetable garden in my parents' backyard. My dad loves potatoes and my mom likes all types of vegys and salads.
An elderly farmer from the old part of my city also told me that compost is the key to a fertile garden and biochar is the key to keeping it fertile. I will try my best! Happy gardening 🌻
@AtzeD109 the old farmer was a smart man
i can tell you leaned a lot from him, very refreshing to see. thanks for the info
We learn from each other For sure
Welcome Sean
Glad I found this channel today !❤❤❤
Welcome to the family. I hope this channel makes your gardening a lot more fun.
AMEN 🙏 to self sustainable living and living WITH the earth.
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This is great its like hanging out with people that don't bullshit around and forget what their talking about
I’m a landscaper slash lawnmower man and after I collect the many oak leaves from my customers I just dump in my backyard and front yard and the grass doesn’t grow and I’ve even made my own sale for my potted plants that I worked with in the past .
I like this system that y’all are talking about .
@@eddiereyna2998 you remind me of myself Eddie - always repurposing
thank you I look forward to buying more land and continue to watch these type of videos!
That sounds like a solid plan!
Shared this with my woman. She's looking for a self sufficient minimal setup.
Questions just let me know
God bless you, sir. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us! 🌱🌧️🌻
You are very welcome
That’s my goal. Get an acre, build a tiny house and then expand while renting out the original dwellings. The crazy thing is, my grandparents did this exact same thing DECADES ago. They were the originators of the tiny home as they bought land, built what they call the ”little kitchen” and had a couple of small trailers/a storage shed and then they built their main house.
Of course, my grandmother was also a pioneer of recycling and yoga in the 70s, so we’re just kind of trendsetters and everybody else just follows but somehow acts salty and bothered about it. 😂
Start small and grow big
Continue thier example - and keep trendsetting 🙌
Don’t forget to can -preserve. I can every thing I grow, green beans, potatoes,homemade tomato sauce,pepper jelly , freeze green peppers. You can do it if you try, I’m retired so I made it my job. Thanks paw paw for the advice .
This was wonderful and quite inspirational. Thank y'all both, and God be with you!
And you as well!
Thank you 😊
Just came across your channel. Good bit of information just in this video alone.
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You guys are great! What a way to live! Thanks.
Appreciate you Deborah! Welcome to our family
Thank you for sharing this information.
You are very welcome. We hope you enjoyed it. Let us know if we can answer any questions for you. Welcome to our family.
Yes I use to work in a Hospital and food was used as a medicine per Doctors orders.
Thanks for sharing this
@@tomboyce6033 very welcome
Interesting