The 3 Ugly Truths to Homesteading
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- The 3 Ugly Truths to Homesteading #shorts #homestead #homesteading
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Don't forget the 2-3 years till you finally get the garden to yield more than two peas and a deformed pepper...
Fr lol
😮 wow
Haven’t herd that from anyone. That’s gotta be tough!
Real 😭 idk why the peppers always come out weird
Takes time to build good soil.
Ha, ha so true!
Yep… time and money are the main fallbacks of homesteading. I build my farmhouse on 6 acres. The great thing from starting from scratch is that you get to choose where everything goes. And the worst part is you have to build it all 😂
Unless you really enjoy building things like me then it's all FUN. You feel more satisfied with an accomplished sense of pride if you set it all up yourself too.
@@HiddenSpringFarm💕 Fun for us to watch and learn from too 😊
Thanks for " keeping it real," however I'd rather work hard for myself rather than someone else.
Amen to that!
We've been homesteading for almost 30 years and we did not invest hardly any money at all. We have no big expensive equipment. You build as you go and pay when you can to make new things. We have turkeys chickens, rabbits, fruit trees, fruit bushes, herbs, and vegetable gardens. Please don't let the cost scare you. Build as you can and start where you can.
100% agree. I am a homeless person living in tent 🏕️ on my homestead. You just save up money for like 2 years, and then slowly start doing small projects and building up the homestead to be self sufficient and as much on autopilot as possible. 1 day at a time. No big machinery needed. Just space things out. Also homesteading will soon be the only way to go because the cities are turning into poverty cesspools and anger due to high cost of living.
Agreed, but in our case, we used logs from trees we cut down with an ax and built garden beds with leaves and kitchen scraps. We grew plants right in that. Just money for seeds and a few plants. We didn't save money, we just started right then. The logs rotted and turned into soil and we kept growing plants that way. It was challenging but it was rewarding and beautiful.
Thank you for the reassuring comment!
Homesteading is Worth All the Hard Work (rather than the rat race schedule) because it means Independence, Self Reliant and Living the Natural Way like The Good LORD intended🙌🏼for us to Live!
So true!!
Agreed working for my family and solely my family isn’t something I can complain about. It only benifits us. Sounds selfish but that’s the way I’d rather live.
Hilarious how for thousands of years this is kinda just what most people did. Then we thought we were better, so we started moving to modern industrialised urban centres. And now, we've realised we had it right the first time
Exactly, funny how that's happening eh.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Who doesn't love choking on exhaust fumes in a concrete panopticon instead of doing what we evolved to do?
The duck running with his arms out 😂❤
Influences in this space never talk about how much money they saved and how many years working the corporate grind they had to do to finally go off grid. By my estimates it takes a minimum of 100k cash between land down payment and equpment and building materials plus hiring contractors for jobs you can't do like drilling a well.
I am glad i bought a one acre land. I dont need such a HUGE area. What i did on that land ?
1) hired piling contractor to dig up 6 ft of earth (of the perimeter of my house). Then put cement in that hole along the dug up perimeter.
2) Cement the entire of the perimeter.
3) Bought two 40 ft containers.
4) hired contractor to renovate containers -
a) cut out some parts of it to put windows, installed iron grille, aluminium mosquitto netting.
b) cut out 2 parts to put wooden aluminium doors. Installed iron grille, aluminium mosquitto netting.
c) cut out 1 part of the roof, to put iron grille and double asbestos roofing.
d) installed 5 heaters - living, dining, bedroom, bathroom, laundry drying area, study cum multi purpose room
e) installed wiring and fluorescent lightings - 2 each at living, dining, bedroom, laundry drying area, study. 1 at bathroom. 2 at each container side.
f) installed one air cond - living, bedroom, study.
g) beige floor tiles. No wooden flooring. No carpet.
h) beige wall tiles (from floor till ceiling)
i) solid wooden ceiling, then painted white. No insulation.
j) solar energy outside container.
k) installed home internet.
l) installed 4 emergency lighting - total 3 in container, 1 at porch.
m) generator at a shed
n) ceiling fan - living, dining, bedroom, study.
o) furniture - kitchen cabinets made of bricks, cement and white tiles. Aluminium doors.
p) wardrobe and stationary - steel shelf cabinets with aluminium doors
q) dining table and 2 chairs - solid wood
r) plug points - living (5), dining (2), kitchen (4), bedroom (2), laundry drying area (2), study (3)
s) 3 seater sofa - solid wood only. No cushion. No cloth.
t) queen bed frame - solid wood
u) bathroom door - sliding vinyl
v) kitchen - 2 pin stove, refrigerator, washing machine, rice cooker, thermal boiling flask
w) camera at both doors and windows.
No pet. No gardening. The rest of the entire place is concrete or gravel.
No garden, no grass, no tree, no plant, no vegetables, no flower, no fruit.
I bought a 4 seater truck.
In the end, I saved so much money.
A lot of upkeep, too. You gotta maintain all of those tools if you want them to last.
"Working hard" is an under statement. LOL Producing your own food can be very frustrating(expect frequent failures), time consuming, and back breaking. There is so much to learn and I made many mistakes. However, the food is very nutrient dense(especially if it grown organically) and it taste so much better than grocery bought food.
I can't wait
Cheers for the good luck buddy
Best dog of all time
But it so worth it. Thank You 🙏
You definitely do not need a 300K tractor, in our area at least you can get a 4 wheeler that can help with a lot of hauling and possibly for shoveling and other more farm like needs. Theres a lot of manual (laborous) ways to do a lot of stuff. Hire some cousins with some pizza and soda for a weekend to help put up a fence, or build shelters, a lot of times just having extra helpers can do the same job.
#4 You will not have time to attend the numerous "Homestead" events around the country that are so popular .. you will be too busy homesteading!
So true 😭😂
An endeavor worth taking
Our family loves these video because you can tell you farm with love, compassion and soul.
Aww thanks
Yay❤
Oh yeah, I agree lol starting homesteading now at these prices holy cow, glad I started mine in 2001 when I bought my land, 2007 when I changed careers to make my home happen , 2008 home put on land 2011 met my husband and although he thought my life style was old fashioned he stuck with me , and glad we have our small place , I just wish I had bought more land back in 2001 .
Good points. 😊
Goals ❤
Great video, I wouldn’t call them ugly truths lol but they are true. Good to add though that it’s all worth it for the lifestyle ❤
When you know why you are doing what ur doing and when u love what ur doing it is a lot easier doing the work to be done!
Very true. One also need a lot of knowledge, which take time to aquire. Children also play a part. In my experience, it takes more time to get a homestead going with children.
For sure kids take more of one’s money and time indeed. 😊
But they do come in handy helping around with the chores. Some even enjoy it.
So true. It’s a huge commitment.
Spot-on....🤠
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Connect with communities that set up and support parallel systems!!❤
Yes to all of these! My husband is injured so I’m doing all of those last chores myself 😵💫
Thank you for telling the truth about homesteading.
That’s how I roll, always trying to keep it real. 😊🙏
This is much appreciated and invaluable Information to anyone who would want to start homesteading.
I had thought about it and there's a lot involved.
Many times when you see the videos on Homesteading , details are not given on everything that's involved, so
Thank you
All true and still so worth it!! ♥️🙏
Truer words have never been spoken 👌
We did get started with less money by buying and sometimes being given used equipment and on sale items. As far as work goes, I always say, "you've got to work at something." Also have learned that permaculture principles helps. For example, perrennials whenever and where possible. Also know planting a bundle of 10 or more rootstock fruit trees is much much cheaper than big trees in pots or even bare root trees. And it's the same with animals. For example chicks are cheaper if you get 75 or more. Sometimes you can order with a friend or two and get better prices. Seeds are half price if you buy in the fall instead of spring.
Thank you for telling folks how it is really
I agree cause its not obvious the world is expensive and work is cumulative with more…
I try to keep it real. It can be done with little money but it sure is a lot more fun and much easier if u have some cash to start otherwise you won't enjoy it as much and maybe some people will give up.
How much money would you say it costs? And what’s the best way I can prepare? I’m 22 years old, and have always felt very confident that the traditionally 9-5 lifestyle wasn’t for me. I’d really love to try and give homesteading a shot, as I’m a very self-sufficient and hands on person, buts it’s a field I am completely unfamiliar with.
Fresh out of college with my bachelors degree, I want to take these next few years of my life to simply research what homesteading entails, and the essential skills I need to acquire before trying my hand at self sustenance and living off grid
The problem is people bite off more than they can chew. First you don’t need to move rural and buy 20 acres. You can do it in the burbs with your fenced in yard. Keeping it all small scale and easy to maintain. You can have chickens and rabbits and garden and workshop in shed or garage. You don’t need big tractor you can use tiller amd hand tools.
Mollie and the lovely lady of the house enjoying an afternoon chat in the great outdoors.
A beautiful Kodak moment! 🤗🐾
Yes they were lol.
Agree with all of these except the first one. You can do it without as much money, you just need to shift your perspective as to what a homestead is, where it needs to be, what it functions as, etc.
Absolutely. Everyone has their own version of what homesteading is to them. Right on!!!🤙
Exactly! Bought that high dollar (maybe new) JD tractor instead of a used one that needs a little attention! I call these people UA-cam farmers! They go in the hole right off the git go! And hard work?, our population is clueless!
@@clarencecarter960 true that some folks have learning to do (including me!), but compassion and understanding are also very important too, even on the internet 😊
THIS
West ppl when they do gardening stuff tend to use machinery and stuff..
Of course it is expensive 😅.
You can do it all manually. Cheaper.
I absolutely love it!!!! I'd do more but my husband isn't 100% onboard. Summer is crazy busy! I work part time outside the home, which makes it a little harder but in the winter, when things slow down, going to my pantry & preparing a mill that we have provided for ourselves 100%... BEST feeling in the world
Sounds great! It’s so much more rewarding than I expected.
The work is all enjoyable. Doing what you love ❤
We are looking at homesteading either in NC or washington state. Man are we saving up alot. About 1500 a month on non-deployment years, and 5k a month when I’m on deployment. Even that we are still concerned after 15 years if that’s enough to homestead. Thats around 400k for inflation. We where inspired a while ago and your videos helped reignite it.
Yes you’re doing it right in my opinion. Make a plan, stick to it and follow your dreams. Be sure to think about any equipment you’ll need or want right away. We needed a way to clear snow so I bought our small tractor. NC doesn’t get much snow right but what about other tools for your setup? Keep it going I think you’re on the right track.
This is my life now
It's very INSPIRING to Learn about People like you with Skills to Build and Homestead. You Guys are AMAZING!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Wow, thank you!
true
❤️
I Am Ready.
Must be young enough and healthy to do the work..😊
Well said! GOD bless
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Yep. Yep. Yep.
I love that i know a group of 8 people that started together, so we have some help and can share our work. I currently only go there over the weekends as a student rn but it's already amazing. And if you live in some places you can also save a lot of work/money on food by saving food from grocery stores
Right on 🤙
True 😢
Retirement is a big one nobody talks about
oh my goodness, the film of your ducklings! 🥺
I'm just starting out..a little at a time. we now have our 9 chickens and we have 4 TAMUK composite rabbits we plan to breed. Hopefully will have a green thumb this spring with a garden. I'm definitely learning a lot! it's hard work!
Good for you. Just remember that if the garden is not working, keep trying till you get it right. Our garden failed big time the first year, second year we were fed up with the weeds so we started building raised beds. Soil quality has a lot to do with it so don't cheap out with the soil. You can amend it as you go but better to start off with good soil. I sowed 200 corn seeds last spring and they ALL died from a late frost. I'm not giving up though, doing corn again this year and I'll sow it a bit later. Live & learn. Best of luck.
I’m starting my homestead journey next year in N Mi- I need all the help I can get!
Best of luck 🤞
Where in northern michigan? I'm in northern lower peninsula.
Cheboygan, MI- we are building a house now. I’m moving back to Mi after being away 11 yrs . I live in Raleigh, NC
I'm west of Cheboygan. Near cross village.
Sounds much better than living in the city working 9-5 against our human nature.
I grew up on a tobacco farm- chores chores. My husband thinks farming is “romanticised “ in his mind. I lived thru bushfire, floods, droughts, death, life, being broke etc. it can be a hard life❤️❤ never a day off rain hail or shine.
But oh so satisfying 💚🌿
Beautiful life a dream worth it
Very much so 😊
My advice which mind you I am currently doing too before you are able to actually buy the land is gain some of those skills to work the land and how to build or repair the infrastructure you will need. No one thinks about wood working skills until you realize the price of wood and the cut you measured even after twice checked didn’t come out and ruined your cut and have to go buy another sheet because it leaves too much gap.
The pink flowers are beautiful 🌺
But me and my family love it . I love to watch your videos it’s inspiring me always and make me think don’t give up . Thankyou somuch .
Truth! Takes a huge commitment.
Excellent truths! You have to have $ and a passion. It's quit obvious that you have the passion for hard work and creating your own homestead.
I appreciate that!
This is how farmers feel. All the work is done by their own hands and hard work
Good real blunt approach I like it
The scenery is beautiful. The trees are very colorful 👍❤
We have loved everything about homesteading, but it is so much work all the time!
I love it, wouldnt have it anyother way so rewarding
You are my hero!
This was well done! Truth! Good job!
The Zalats Tee😏😎
Love ya bud thanks for your time
Ur the man 🫡
This is one of my favorite channel to watch GREAT JOB AND THANK YOU 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆👏👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much 😀
...mmmnnnnand look at you, in all of your awesomeness. Very inspirational😮. Thank you🙏. More please.
When I told my mom that my dream was living on a large property and having a homestead, she warned me that I'm romanticizing it, but it's a lot of work! Now I know qhat she meant, and i don't even have livestock, just gardens
Well said!
I'm stuck living in the city, and hating every minute of it....for now...we r looking into homesteading ourselves...I can't do this city life anymore. My soul craves the peace of working my own land, tending my own animals, and growing my own food.
I hear ya, that's where we were several years ago. We saved up, came up with a plan and made it happen. Best decision we ever made. Best of luck
@@HiddenSpringFarm thank you!!
I’m so excited!
This is how our forefathers lived surviving andthriving off the land but they were also strong as bulls because everything is very physical.
Homesyeading seems like something for younger people. But then what do you do when you get older?
I live off-grid in Maine homesteading, you could not have have said this better!!
Nice! Maine is beautiful.
Well, yea
Thats ok, been in the marine corps ill be ok, I would worry for the city folk who try😂
WOW........AWESOME FARM
Thanks for visiting
I have tuned in to your story from time to time, and I have to say that it has helped me to understand the challenges and the courage of my parents who chose to raise their family on six acres well outside of town starting from nothing. They moved a house, and my Dad did all the prep work himself. They broke “prairie wool” pasture, land that had not seen a plough ever, with a hand plough and a small tractor my Dad managed to get into working condition. My Dad had chosen our location in part by divining for water. He had a great sense of humour, so I will never know if he used the coat hanger as a prop, or he had figured out that there was a creek running underground across the land. In any case, Mom and Dad located the house just a stone’s throw from a never-ending supply of water, even in the worst drought years. My Mom was a prodigious gardener. She just seemed to know how to grow stuff. We raised some pigs, but that was traumatic because the piglets became our friends and playmates. We raised many chickens, not so traumatic, because the chickens were quite mean. We had many, many cats and some stray dogs. It was such hard physical work for my parents, never-ending, and I regret they did not live long enough for me to grab some sense and ask them about their struggles. I appreciate your perspective on the hard work involved. You are a hearty person and you remind me of my Dad. I know your partner is a very hard working individual too. I wish you the best in everything you do, and many many non-crazy followers. 🇨🇦
I’ve seen many people from the city, make the move to “the country “. And expect to live a farm lifestyle. And they have no idea of the work involved. I’ve also seen a lot of animals die from people who don’t know how to take proper care of those animals. Go work for a year on a real farm and see if it’s really what you can handle!!
Great advice. It’s important for everyone to understand what it takes to get our foods to the grocery store.
What great advice. One year is a very short time when considering a drastic lifestyle change. We over to Southern Idaho a few years ago to “retire”. We have met so many wonderful people, made great friends, among them a family with a farm. They graciously allowed me to work for them all last year and the experience was amazing, and amazingly hard. I loved the experience and the work but I now know I am not physically capable of doing it myself, for my family. Sure, I’ll garden and do all I can in out 65’x65’ backyard, but even that is more than I can do by myself. I have to hire helpers to do A LOT of the physical labor. If you have never worked a farm or ranch, you probably do not understand how mush work is really involved in pulling it off. Best of luck to everyone that wants to try. If you are young, physically fit and willing to work your butt off every single day, you can do it and have a great life. Enjoy!
So true.^^
I was thinking about homesteading until he mentioned snow.. it hasn’t snowed here in my 40+ years of living here and I don’t want it to start now.
❤ I love
I wish you had some plans for the bird coops you made
Exactly what I wanted to hear. The truth.
what was that pink flower in the earlier part of the short? it was lovely
oh those are a variety of garden phlox
Thank you for sharing
You bet!
Great tips and info!
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“There’s always snow to be cleared” I seriously doubt that!
This is what I want so bad. Free time? I'd be spending my time with the animals and building anyway if I had it!
Excellent advice....every word you speak is the truth friend. Your homestead is the most extraordinary I have ever seen and YES, it certainly appears that you were "born for this" (you stinker you) as you noted to me in a recent response. Like you expressed.... a successful homestead requires a number of things including know how, capability, money, etc.... a wealth of things to consider before taking the plunge. Desire alone will most definitely not allow a comfortable way of life and I commend you for being kind enough in offering "food for thought" for those considering it. In addition to your channel, info can be gleaned from a weekly television program called Homestead Rescue which offers insight such as to why many homesteaders fail and resourseful solutions to problems. Oh by the way...Carolina blue sky and 73 degrees today. Granted a bit unusual, however it sure as heck ain't 8 degrees...just sayin'.
I'll fax ya'll some. 🐴
I think I've seen homestead rescue on HGTV, interesting show. I think anyone can follow some sort of modern homestead lifestyle, but people who try to live like that very frugally will have a hard time in my opinion. I wouldn't want to get into this life back when I was in my twenties and had no money or experience.