It boggles my mind when someone from an urban environment moves to a rural / agricultural area and falls in love with farms and farming because so many people don't appreciate the lifestyle. I think it's fantastic that you do. 🤠
I moved out here a year before covid started and I’ll tell you I loved it then but as time went on I appreciated it exponentially as time went one and things kept happening 😂
My daddy was from the East Coast major city and my mama was from the mid Midwest about as different as could be. They eventually moved back to the mid Midwest. He did not go in the farming like his brother in laws but Did own Couple of hundred acres. This was in the 50s.
@@JojoSnow01I grew up in Euless (you will know exactly where that is). My wife also grew up in Euless. Week 2 of COVID we decided to buy a small farm. Our kids built houses on this property. My in-laws built a house, here. Now, we are looking at more land (200+ acres). Not flat land. More like Texarkana region. I am more interested in farming lumber than food. Going from being a computer systems engineer to a farmer, I know what you are talking about.
wow! she met someone again! that's comforting to know. she's far too young to be alone for the rest of her life. hopefully this current relationship will blossom into something lifelong and very special for her and her man.
Hun I am an old combat vet. I just came across your videos, and it is so refreshing that there are younger people who seem to try to Love Life, even after it sent you one he'll of a curve ball! Hun I wish you, your daughter, and man a very and happy and blessed life! My God bless y'all!!!
Zack & Jordan were meant for each other! They are great together, I hope they have a wonderful life together! Zack your a great person, so understanding and patient with Jordan. Jordan you are the sweetest woman and love a girl in a tractor!!! Keep up the good work you two, you are truly blessed to have each other!!!❤
This is a good story to hear, as I’m friends with 3 women right now who have recently lost their husbands. One guy passed away just one week after a picnic weekend at their house. He went to bed and didn’t wake up. And you two finish one another’s sentences as if only one of you were speaking. I so appreciate both male and female friends who I’m able to communicate with in a give and take. Too often insecure personalities are offended or threatened by another dominant personality. That doesn’t have to be, and you two are proof. Jo-Jo, sorry for your loss, but Zach, you have a precious heart to hold and care for now. Be that honorable man and step up to the plate. Thanks for sharing your story and being open and honest. You’ll go far if you remain on the path you’re on.
I agree with you 100%. And as for the guy you mention in your first paragraph: well, I'll tell you what, that's the way I want to go when my time comes.
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Great story 💃❤️ I am a country girl and love living the peaceful life. I’m now 66 years old and lost my husband 8 years ago to cancer. I still live on the farm alone but have 3 adult children and 8 grandchildren that help me out all the time. They love staying here with me and we always have a lot of fun. I only have chickens now but still cut the hay and sell it to help out keep the farm up. I’m never going to move out of here and I know that my kids and grandkids will take this over. I love it here and always will.💃❤️💞😊
How y'all met (or were brought together) really sounds like a God thing. So wonderful seeing y'all work as team. The love you have for each other and for the land is obvious. Thanks for all you do!
I’m from small town Texas. I had two young boys. Met my wife. She loved doing the outdoors things that I loved doing. I raised cattle and when it came to pinning cattle she would saddle up with me and pin and work cattle too. That’s been 30 something years ago. We had a son of our own. All the boys are grown. Now we have grandkids. Country living has been good to us. There’s no way we could live the city life. Thanks for sharing your story.
You are so fortunate to have found somebody so special. On June 1, it was seven years for me, sudden and unexpected. Every day before that was better than the day before. Best to you.
The interaction between you two is so amazing. Glad to see others have found what I found in my wife all those years ago. This a great video! Finding what you want at a young age is the key. Congrats to you both. Heart-warming ❤❤❤
You're not alone. I keep a running tally of the days since our 21-year-old daughter died, 7-years ago, and the grief never goes away, you just absorb it into your life. I allow myself to drop into what I call "the manhole" for a couple of hours on "prime number days". They are randomly spread out in the tally of days, and between those days I can manage stay in the light. Even after 7-years the darkness pulls every minute. As I'm sure you know. You have such clarity in your eyes. That's something that your Soul has given you, to help to fill the hole in your heart. That is strange, isn't it. Thank you for making these videos. I know that there are especially widows out there whom you are helping. -C
That is a profound, thank you. I have I have an Aunt who has lost her husband in an accident, her son in a firearm accident, her granddaughter to a freak medical accident, she still has her daughter(who correspondingly has lost her father, brother, and daughter) they are both the sweetest most giving of themselves people I have ever met. They learned what was important the HARD way. Love them both so much
Grew up in western Kansas; I know some people say it's only electrical poles and corn fields, but there's nothing like a western Kansas sunset; the sound, smell, and excitement of harvest; the irrigation motors humming as you slide into sleep; the straight green rows of corn that are blessedly cool to drive by on a hot summer day; and the amazing people that live with strength, tenacity, and kindness in the middle of all that. I moved to an area of the Ozarks from the plains; it was an absolutely beautiful area, but way too many hills and trees. I can tell anyone that wonders exactly where on what roads a person can find the "long views", the views where you can see across several miles of country so that, for a few short seconds, you lose the claustrophobic feeling and can breathe deep and easy. I lived there long enough to learn to love the area, but always felt most at home where I could see across the miles. Ended up moving to a valley that I can see out of that is surrounded by mountains; it's the best of both worlds! Also involves farming, which I really missed when I was gone from the farm. Biggest problem is missing the people that inhabited both former communities...
Happy for you both. My wife was a city girl from Louisville and moved to my farm of cows, corn and soybeans in northcentral Indiana. My love died in 2020. Grab all the happiness you can. To find love twice is so special. Stay well and remain positive.
You two are so delightful and down to earth, working on a farm is much harder and complicated than I thought and the way you present it in your videos is so heartwarming and real. So glad I found you on you tube, you guys make my day every time I watch your content.
That makes my day thank you for being so kind! 😂❤ I hope our harvest shenanigans have been at least making you laugh. Lots of break downs lately but we’re having
I ENJOY WATCHING YOU TWO TOGETHER ! IT REMINDS ME OF WHEN ME AND MY WIFE FIRST MARRIED AND WE DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND 38 YEARS LATER STILL TOFETHER
I loved seeing you two together. It actually makes it so real and makes us country “boyz” back up in respect for your hubby and you and lay off the cat whistling of sort. YT can be so impersonal that it’s too easy at times to focus just on the surface (which is very nice in your case) but these kinds of deeper personal videos, now that you have us hooked, makes it real. Respect and country love from Minnesota!
So I’m from eastern Oklahoma. I moved to west Texas for 4 years of my life. I experienced the opposite of what you describe with Kansas vs Ft. Worth. I felt exposed and vulnerable out there. I hated that I could see for miles and there was no trees or hills. Worst of all I hated the wind blowing nonstop with nothing to block it. However, in my time there I grew to appreciate it for what it was. It’s still one of the ugliest places in the USA but it is an important part of the USA from an oil and gas production standpoint. I met a lot of really good people there that I still communicate with to this day. I too moved there for a mate. That part didn’t work out, but I find myself missing it from time to time. It has a certain charm that only west Texas can provide. It’s good to be home again in Eastern Oklahoma though! Thanks for your content! Keep up the hard work!
Thanks for sharing how everything happened. That's what I believe everyone was wanting to hear. Life stories are very interesting to me. Speaking of isolation, that makes you depend on each other more which is good for both of you. I was raised on a small farm in Va. and wanted to get away but the older I got the more I wanted to go back to that life style. Ended up 18 miles from where I was raised and now own the homeplace and farm small time with my grandson. Congratulations to both of you. Keep up the videos.
I found you through shorts. Going through similar process but a little bit different. So glad to see that there is a silver lining. Nice to see your bravery! Routing for you guys! Just keep smiling ✌🤙
I always believed things happen for a reason. Its so obvious that the two of you were meant to be together and help you heal from the terrible tragedy that you went through. The story is just amazing how you both met considering how few people there are that are your age where you live. ts just something you dont think about when you live in New York. I have been following farmers on You Tube for the past year and have developed so much respect for the work you guys do for the country. Love the videos JoJo you make it feel like we are friends.
What a lucky man to have a hard working girl like her I am very happy for both of yall. Wow what a great story. I wish you both many happy and blessed days and years to come.
The biggest danger with living that life is the pesticides. Sure, the equipment is also a danger but if you're careful, you can avoid injury. You can't avoid breathing pesticides if you're a mass produced food farmer.
I left DFW area yrs ago (was there about 12 yrs) to come back home here in central Mississippi. I had forgot how much I missed & loved country life, no city traffic, hunting/fishing, farm life, etc. It was going to be a stepping stone to North Carolina, but ended up meeting my wife here & now stuck, in a good way!
My wife grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. She didn't know anything about farming needless to say. She was an incredibly intelligent woman and like a sponge when it came to learning. From accounting, operating combines, tractors, driving school bus, She did it all. And raised our son and daughter. Came to depend on her for so much. She was 5'0", 5'1" if she was mad at something (may or may have been me,,,occasionally.) Watching your videos is like reviewing our young lives all those years ago. I lost her to an aggressive breast cancer 25 years ago. You surely bought back some wonderful memories. Watch your video twice. You don't talk too much.
Love it. I like hearing people's stories, glad that you shared yours. Also like the longer format of the video. I like the how raw and real your videos are. Nothing scripted here.
The timeline is mind blowing. In the past 30 minutes I have stumbled across your videos, learned of your tragedy and grief, mourned for you, reminisced about my own losses, clicked through a few videos, and just now see this evolution. I am thrilled for you. I am in future shock at what a whirlwind of a life I have just witnessed in 30 minutes. The disconnect from actual time that video blogs put out in the world is sooooooo disconcerting. But - forward with life. Live it!
I remember back in the late eighties we had a guy to come to Columbus, Ga from Kansas to repair some equipment that we had and he said that he had never seen so many trees in his life which we thought was funny.
Amazing story. I retired from a cargoairline type work, now on the farm. My wife is a city girl still acclimating. I so enjoy watching your operation in action. Jojo, you driving this big stuff is wonderful to see. You both have great partners in life. Enjoy every minute of it. The journey goes quick. God bless you both.
Hello, nice to see a young down to earth couple just living life and experiencing challenges with determination and Witt. You both deserve one another in this journey through life and I'm glad to see this. You just got to 127K+1 , good luck and stay healthy and happy
Zack, I understand the trees and buildings blocking the views!! Having lived many decades out in the open, clear days seeing storms hours away, often even Pikes Peak, blocking the view is difficult. Kiowa, Kansas and I have family all over Kansas with many around the 1920's to date being from Kingman to Zenda to Scott City, Garden City and Fowler...so very familiar and comfortable with western Kansas. Welcome to our very rural, frontier region of God's Country!!! Your videos are refreshing and living out here is a Blessing!!!!
You make a lovely couple. Can tell by the way you talk you're so happy together. Video length is fine. You can talk all you want. It's just interesting to hear people's different life stories. Been about agriculture just tops it off. Great video. All the best 🇬🇧.
I worked for the USDA for years, and while not a farmer, it was the highlight of my careers. Corn, strip cropping, 4 seasons, snow, autumn. Fresh Air, farmers. I like to hear you talk
I married a city girl too, after 11 years of marriage, four kids, she’s 100% farm girl. Big garden, canning food, help on the farm, she wouldn’t trade this lifestyle for anything
YES! that’s how I am too! How fun is it to can your own food?! I love it so much! I’m about ready to start making salsa and I’m thinking about posting a couple videos about it
23 years M worded to a city/suburbian girl who is the garden,tractor driving/riding,planning,preppingest woman I've ever slept with.. js.. my grandma did it all better to an extent way back in her day,and my childhood,welp cept for the slept with part,that is.. 😮
My ex city gal and I filled our freezer full of delicious deer and elk meat which we harvested ourselves. Omega lll baby, pure protein without steroids and antibiotics. Essential anti inflammatory fatty acid if you didn't know.
You do not talk too much!!!!! That is the reason we watch - to hear your thoughts about life and the farm and the great big blue sky. I’m from western Oklahoma so I love the Great Plains. Nothing better! Keep talking, JoJo! ❤
@@JojoSnow01 You said in the desc. "Either way I am prepared for anything anyone has to say about our story." I commented on another video and this is my last comment about the subject. But what I don't know is if you even read this. 13 mins and you and him never touched. Sorry, I have a real problem with that. It's border line strange. The relationship is too new and you are TOO CUTE too not grab occasionally. And what's up with him always hiding behind the sunglasses. Most honest people would say that really grates. Evaluate your true feelings for him going forward. I wonder if this a rebound relationship. When the sun was on you here, I was like WOW.
Jojo you are a sight for sore eyes. You are an amazing woman, to have gone through what you have and come out on top, is a remarkable feat. Do not change a thing about you, if you talk a lot according to some people, let them be. You're the one in front of the camera. How are we to get to know you and enjoy the time with you if you don't act normal. Love you like a daughter, you are one beautiful soul and by the 4.5 million people who take the time to view your posts, I'd say you are filling a need. People from all over feel connected to you because you are genuine and speak from your heart. Continue the beautiful things that you do every day and in the process, you are an inspiration to many who search of beacon of hope every day.
Losing someone, to me is like a huge burning hole right through our souls. As time goes by, the burning subsides and the hole closes some, but always remains. Life however is like a quilt, made up of patches of people who come into your life and bind you together to make a family, friends, and the people they bring with them. When you lose one of those patches, the other patches become closer and the quilt gets a little smaller… You two are young and still building your quilts! Let God be the thread that binds your quilts so that it can only be made smaller by loss, not the unraveling of worldly wear and tear.
Hi JoJo, I came across your site today, and I can identify with the grief. Not personally, but through a friend in California who lost her son in a roadside murder. Her grief was everything you experienced, I'm sure. It was over a year before he was found, so you can imagine that heartache. It has now been four years and in the last two she found the love of her life and a rock.😊 She is a writer so her blogs were riveting and she has come so far! Anyway what really got my attention with you is I love ice baths!🥶 I look forward to seeing you again.
I just found you today. You can’t imagine how excited I was to see another “tiny town” Western Kansas person on here. I live in Southwest Kansas, out in the boonies. Wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. I was a city girl who married a farmer & so excited to learn it all. We’re retired now, I’m a retired RN. Now I’m full time on the farm ❤️
You Do NOT talk to much. Both of you are Awesome…….. it’s so refreshing to hear and see a young love not only growing but most importantly flourishing. Plus to have you do all that you all are doing for so SO many people, it’s just amazing. To be honest with you all there is way to many Americans that take Farming and all that Farming does for us all for granted. At my age I am enjoying your channel very much. Thanks again for all that both of you do and thanks for the awesome content!
Found your site a little while ago. You both seem so honest and forthright. Also, you don't talk too much and always have a smile on your face. Nice to see that you found happiness after a big loss at a young age. Bless you both.
You 2 are so lucky. As time goes on you will appreciate your life choices even more. It's great that you each have some 'city' life to compare to because that will help you overcome the 'what if's'. Life generally is not easy but when you live life by contributing to your own existence (creating something tangible) instead of 'pushing paper' or 'climbing the corporate ladder', when you look back years from now you will appreciate the decisions you've made. You are living a life where having a 'partner' means something...continue to recognize that....treat each other well and never give up on it. I wish you all the best.
Love the back story. I live in rural Colorado, agree with your connection to the land and the wonderful calmness of it all. Best of luck to the both of you and your family.
What a fascinating story, @JojoSnow ! Very interesting, and I figure the best way for us to hear is for you (y'all) to tell us - I must add that it's a privilege and a pleasure to hear you talk(!) and to tell your stories!! Thank you for sharing with us!!
I lived between Garden City and Sublette for four years back in the early 80s. The area has it's own beauty. I worked in the sand hills area made for some interesting farming.
I’m not usually a jealous person but after watching a few of these videos I’d just love to be living that life. Away from the masses and out on the land. That girl helps too! 😅😂🤣
Thanks for sharing, glad you do, not many people understand what you do and what is involved in farming. I was raised in Dallas, live in east texas…raise cattle and love it. My wife and I have lots of cats too…they are a trip. Thanks for being real…it is rare to see. Best of luck and look forward to seeing more.
7 days ago 6k. Today 23.6k. America desperately needs a dose of real salt of the earth normal to balance out the craziness its in. Thank you for who you are, what you do and show. Your smile is enough to smooth my rough edges as does my wife when she is here. She takes care of her 95 year old father and lives with him full time. Cherish that which you have and get. Remembering is always good. But hope for the future is the only way to keep going. Thx for sharing.
Exactly! Being along for the amount of time I was after Kale was gone really messed with my head and anyone that says differently in my situation at my age, is lying. It’s not easy taking over a life you shared with someone after they pass.
That us an incredible love story. I could actually see it made into movie. A beautiful young wife experiences such a tragedy, thinks she'll never find a love again. And through choices and and a chance meeting, discovers a whole a new life and a man who gets her. One could that her deceased husband did not go through life a "crazy cat lady" and found Zack for you so you could have a joyful life! 😊❤
When you talked about visiting the parents in Texas, hubby talked of the virtual claustrophobia of the trees and hills. I know exactly how you felt. I’m from regional Queensland in Australia where the countryside is burned dry by the hot sun so green grass and broadleaf trees are just not about. My first trip to New Zealand where everything is lush and green and hilly had me homesick almost immediately for the flat dry sunburnt land. Two weeks in New Zealand was almost torture that first time. I’m glad to say I outgrew that first reaction and have since enjoyed my subsequent visits to New Zealand. The other mind blowing experience was my first visit to Hong Kong. Having lived all my life where average population was less than 1 person per square mile, landing in tiny Hong Kong (where the airport was in the middle of he city) where average population was over 750 persons per square mile, I was super claustrophobic. Don’t get me wrong, I grew to love my two week work trips there but it was a shock the first time! But isn’t that what those experiences give us to enjoy and grow from?😊
@@jeffsheldrake hi Jeff, I remember you well. I bought your dad’s orange Torana from him when he was staying with Ken andJoy more years ago than I care to remember!
Girl, you do you. Don't let anybody tell you that you talk too much. You are adorable and amazing and folks do not need to watch your videos if they are going to be jealous or nasty. I just started watching your videos for a few weeks now and your smile and light really cheer up my day. You rock!
I just found your videos and love the energy and positivity you put in them. I am so glad you did this one. It is amazing how the twists and turns of life work out. Some force brought you two together at the right time and place. I wish you two the best in the future.
Agree! Not too much talking--- not for listeners like me. How do you relate? My wife and I met the year we both turned 26. We dreamed of living on a farm, so that she could grow a garden, and I could build a woodworking business serving the Urban area 50 miles, or so, away. I believe that greater forces put us together. I have ample evidence at my age of 71. We have suffered many catastrophes created by the modern world's demand for control and the lack of appreciation for people like these two.
You guys are awesome! I'm living vicariously through you guys. I'm 70 years old and can no longer work. But I sure want to. You and Zach are keeping me young. Good luck on your channel and everything you two do. Live life to the fullest and above all else, have fun. God bless!
That’s so sweet thank you! ❤ I think that’s so neat that people get to watch our life and how we do things and get to follow along on our journey! So fun to film it too! 😂 thank you for being here!
I understand your experience of going from city to farm. Forty years ago I moved from Louisville Ky. to a very small town in central Kentucky to teach school. I fell in love with raising cattle and rural life. You and Zack are made for each other, it is a God thing cherish it!
I grew up on a dairy and grain farm in Manitoba, so I don't intuitively grasp what a transition from city to farm is like. We farmer types think our lifestyle is just normal, so are baffled that people could be freaked out about leaving the city. We had city relatives who turned up their noses at drinking raw milk. I love hearing your joy in the transition to farm life. Finally, someone gets it! Manitoba is at least as flat as Kansas, though we may have more trees. In 1992 I drove a CaseIH 1680 for a custom harvester. We started in Frederick, OK in May, and finished in Veregin, SK in October. The biggest factory headers were 30', and some custom outfits were running 36' aftermarket draper headers. We had 3 combines, and a JD4450 on a 650bu grain cart (a 4450 is too small, even for 650bu). No one on our crew was under as much pressure as the grain cart driver. When the boss (on the lead combine) is impatient and short-tempered, the language on the 2-way radio can be very colourful. (Jim! For f**k's sake, get that cart over here! My tank is full!) 🤯 In Kansas we combined around Bucklin, Scott City, and St. Francis. Neufeld Bros. from Inman, KS (JD 9600s) were a bigger outfit, as was Ray Taylor (CaseIH 1680s) from Lethbridge, AB. Keep up the charming and delightful content. Don't lose your warm, approachable style.
Thank you for this video!! I am a new subscriber within the last few days and it is nice to hear how you both met. I have been watching your grief videos because I lost my mom 5 years ago at age 54. My mom grew up a farm girl but moved to the city with my dad so she always felt out of place. I am 37 and married and I always thought my mom would there for me while my kids grew up. I have two daughters and my oldest is 20 and my youngest is 6. I cried so hard when my oldest graduated high school because I know my mom would be so proud of her. My oldest daughter was the first grandchild so my mom loved her so much and loved being a grandma and my youngest was only 1 when my mom died so it has been hard explaining my mom to her since she didn't get to know her. Anyway I would love to work with my husband someday. My husband and I do everything together and have so much fun with each other. You both have a special bond!! I hope you always have that bond and keep the communication open always!! 💕
It comes so natural the way you both talk to us lot. I’ve followed you for a while now and this joins a lot of the dots now. Keep going with the videos big love to you both and the cats
Really enjoyed your blog today about how ya's met and all the changes that came about in your lives. Keep up the good work and positive attitude. I can't believe I sat through that whole videos. Your personality is magnetic and the lifestyle can't be beat. I've been involved in farming most of my life from dairy as a kid to beef/crop as an adult. I started my own farm in oklahoma with an initial 5 acre piece of cornfield and built it up to a 1300 acre crop operation in addition to raising fullblood limousin cattle and managed to do it debt free. It was a LOT of hard work but I'm glad I did it and even more glad I lived long enough to retire from it. Wish you folks all the best!
A lovely interesting story, I stumbled across your channel cos I’m interested in farming, I follow Laura Farms, millennial farmer, welker farms, and now you. I’m not a farmer, just a pensioner living in Germany,and happy to watch anything to do with agriculture. I know I’m going to enjoy watching your channel. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Goosebumps .... What a cool story! Both of you are so likable, happy and my envy meter is glowing red with sparks shooting into the sky like the 4th of July ~ ✍)))
Hi Jojo, i just found you're channnel and i think it's awesome. I really like these authentic stories where viewer's around the globe can see genuine feelings happiness, joy, furstration, meldowns and what not. I can totally understand zakk, i'm orginally from above the artic circle and it was really really hard to get used to people when i went living in to town at the first time. It's also heartwarming to see, that you got you're self out of greef and sadness and found an awesome person to share you're life with and now you're days are filled with joy and happiness.
What an intense few years. Must feel more like a decade crammed into that chunk of time. I feel a bit of a gut-punch every time I think about the loss of your late husband. You seem to have landed on your feet and have a good partner to start fresh with. I 100% believe you will be very successful. both on social media and at farming. 100k subscribers, 500k... Keep up the good work. I'm sure you'll make it.
It really does feel like I’ve lived 5 lives and I’m only 31! 😂 I don’t think that kind of hurt is ever gonna go away. It still hurts me the same as the day I lost him when I think about it. I am so grateful to be surrounded by people that support me and understand my flaws and boundaries and embrace my craziness😂 and now I have an online family and community that we can all share and support each other if needed❤
JoJo and Zach, thank you for sharing your backstory. You are a very energetic and fun couple who will be happy and successful in your lives. Blessings to you folks.
I love you guys and I’m 64 and single live in the country but wouldn’t trade it for anything we all work hard for what we have and farming is a gamble I think god blesses folks who work hard and give it their best. You guys make a beautiful couple keep up the good work ❤
Thanks for sharing your story! The 3rd "date" with my wife was chiseling ground at night in a Deere 4555. I knew we were going to do just fine. I went on harvest the next summer because that was a passion of mine, and she waited for me. That was 18 years ago. Now we have 5 kids, and it just keeps getting better. If you read this, great job on the editing. It's perfect to me. I love shooting video but it's so hard to set aside the time and edit. Keep up the good work!!
So wonderful that the two of you were brought together in an unexpected way. I am so happy for both of you. You have such a beautiful life. Congrats and best wishes always.
Wow, @Jojonico01 - thank you both for sharing your stories of meeting/dating/'relationing'... It appears to be serendipity at least - and perhaps providence - that you even met under those rural circumstances - and then to be compatible, as well! Very blessed, indeed! I saw your channel in my feed maybe an hour ago and gave it a whirl; I am addicted to your natural/internal joy! Your videos lift my spirits, AND they remind this suburban boy of my time growing up visiting and working summers on my aunts and uncles farms in southern Minnesota. So. Many. Wonderful. Memories. Of. Farm. Life. Today, this chapter of your lives have you working on a farm. Tomorrow, who knows. But keep things simple, not too fast, full of wonder, gratitude, and joy! Thanks for sharing your experiences. CMA ~
Very inspiring story you two have. Makes a person still continue to have hope even at 30 because like you said, it’s a lonely life being in your 30’s and having no body in your life. Thank you for sharing.
Love your videos! They are not too long. I believe good content speaks for itself and those, like me, are interested. Your down to earth approach is refreshing and wholesome in a day and time that people have absolutely lost it! So thank you for y’all be yourselves!! I feel like y’all are the kind of people I would love being around if I lived there!! Keep up the good work!!
YOU ARE FABULOUS TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO, I USED TO DRIVE A COMBINE IN THE LATE '60s, A NEW HOLLAND CLAYSON BUT NOTHING LIKE THE COMBINES YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH - NO CABS, YOU SAT OUT THERE WITH ALL THE DUST COVERING YOU, THE SUN BLAZING DOWN ON YOU WITH NO PROTECTION FROM ANYTHING, BUT LOVED IT, YOURS LOOK SO PLUSH AND COMFORTABLE AND THE TRACTORS YOU HAVE - SO MUCH TECHNOLOGY - NOT THE SORT OF FARMING I KNEW !!!
You're doing great. My sister-in-law is a gold star. After 21 years still has moments. But it does get better. I'm thinking of moving to Kansas once I get out of this truck. It seems like the best place to unwind from life.
I saw your vid today (gardening and talking about dealing with your first hubby's sudden passing).... lol and then voil;a I stumble across THIS vid! So glad you've found new happiness, while keeping hold of the special memories from before. 🙂
Born and raised in South Central Kansas. When I spent a month in Los Angeles I felt really anxious and couldn’t figure out why cause I was there with friends and we were having fun. It wasn’t until we drove back and we got out into the wide open spaces and I figured out that I was claustrophobic living in that bowl. You are not alone it’s a real thing.
Right?! It has nothing to do with the people you’re with because I visit my family in Fort Worth and I have fun! But towards the end of the trip I get restless and anxious until I start hitting dirt roads on the way home 😂 it feels so weird
You do not talk too much. You make a great couple. I am glad for you both having found a happy productive life. I wish great success and long life together. Please continue to share, and thank you for doing so. Respect sent.
Do you realize how lucky you are to be working on a farm driving modern equipment. You are doing amazing Keep going young lady. I grew up on a farm in SW Ne. myself, miss it every day!!
You never know where life will take you. You 2 are good for each other, and it's ok to think of your late husband. All he wants is for you to move forward and be happy.
It boggles my mind when someone from an urban environment moves to a rural / agricultural area and falls in love with farms and farming because so many people don't appreciate the lifestyle. I think it's fantastic that you do. 🤠
I moved out here a year before covid started and I’ll tell you I loved it then but as time went on I appreciated it exponentially as time went one and things kept happening 😂
You are easy on the eyes thats for darn sure.
My daddy was from the East Coast major city and my mama was from the mid Midwest about as different as could be.
They eventually moved back to the mid Midwest. He did not go in the farming like his brother in laws but Did own Couple of hundred acres. This was in the 50s.
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@@JojoSnow01I grew up in Euless (you will know exactly where that is). My wife also grew up in Euless. Week 2 of COVID we decided to buy a small farm. Our kids built houses on this property. My in-laws built a house, here. Now, we are looking at more land (200+ acres). Not flat land. More like Texarkana region. I am more interested in farming lumber than food. Going from being a computer systems engineer to a farmer, I know what you are talking about.
she's a doll. No problem helping her grow , LETS DO IT PEOPLE 👍👍😊😊
wow! she met someone again! that's comforting to know. she's far too young to be alone for the rest of her life. hopefully this current relationship will blossom into something lifelong and very special for her and her man.
Hun I am an old combat vet. I just came across your videos, and it is so refreshing that there are younger people who seem to try to Love Life, even after it sent you one he'll of a curve ball! Hun I wish you, your daughter, and man a very and happy and blessed life! My God bless y'all!!!
Thanks for the story GOD bless you guys
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Well said. SALUTE, sir.
what he said^^
You two are just the loveliest couple..... Everything happens for a reason.
He died
@@Keesvanvooren3207 thats the new guy
Zack & Jordan were meant for each other! They are great together, I hope they have a wonderful life together! Zack your a great person, so understanding and patient with Jordan. Jordan you are the sweetest woman and love a girl in a tractor!!! Keep up the good work you two, you are truly blessed to have each other!!!❤
This is a good story to hear, as I’m friends with 3 women right now who have recently lost their husbands. One guy passed away just one week after a picnic weekend at their house. He went to bed and didn’t wake up.
And you two finish one another’s sentences as if only one of you were speaking. I so appreciate both male and female friends who I’m able to communicate with in a give and take. Too often insecure personalities are offended or threatened by another dominant personality. That doesn’t have to be, and you two are proof.
Jo-Jo, sorry for your loss, but Zach, you have a precious heart to hold and care for now. Be that honorable man and step up to the plate.
Thanks for sharing your story and being open and honest. You’ll go far if you remain on the path you’re on.
The clot shots have killed a lot of people.
I agree with you 100%. And as for the guy you mention in your first paragraph: well, I'll tell you what, that's the way I want to go when my time comes.
I think i speak for a lot of your viewers, that you could never talk too much, your sunny personality, just lifts everyone up .
Tako ste divan i veoma vredan bračni par stvarno mnogo rdite,ali bi voleo da vas vidim sa bebom u naručju,.šta čekate 9:56 dani ,sati godine prolaze,stvarajte porodicu,pitati će vas starost gde vam je bila mladost,.Mada osećam i vidim da je gospođica zatrudnela,Veliki pozdrav iz Srbije,Beograd,
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Great story 💃❤️ I am a country girl and love living the peaceful life. I’m now 66 years old and lost my husband 8 years ago to cancer. I still live on the farm alone but have 3 adult children and 8 grandchildren that help me out all the time. They love staying here with me and we always have a lot of fun. I only have chickens now but still cut the hay and sell it to help out keep the farm up. I’m never going to move out of here and I know that my kids and grandkids will take this over. I love it here and always will.💃❤️💞😊
God bless
How y'all met (or were brought together) really sounds like a God thing. So wonderful seeing y'all work as team. The love you have for each other and for the land is obvious. Thanks for all you do!
I’m from small town Texas. I had two young boys. Met my wife. She loved doing the outdoors things that I loved doing. I raised cattle and when it came to pinning cattle she would saddle up with me and pin and work cattle too. That’s been 30 something years ago. We had a son of our own. All the boys are grown. Now we have grandkids. Country living has been good to us. There’s no way we could live the city life. Thanks for sharing your story.
Two down to earth people we need more of you in this world. Thank you both for your hard work.
You are so fortunate to have found somebody so special. On June 1, it was seven years for me, sudden and unexpected. Every day before that was better than the day before. Best to you.
The interaction between you two is so amazing. Glad to see others have found what I found in my wife all those years ago. This a great video! Finding what you want at a young age is the key. Congrats to you both. Heart-warming ❤❤❤
You are a fresh breeze of air listening to you talk. You’re a pretty hard worker for a city girl. Love your posts. Keep them coming.
You're not alone. I keep a running tally of the days since our 21-year-old daughter died, 7-years ago, and the grief never goes away, you just absorb it into your life. I allow myself to drop into what I call "the manhole" for a couple of hours on "prime number days". They are randomly spread out in the tally of days, and between those days I can manage stay in the light. Even after 7-years the darkness pulls every minute. As I'm sure you know. You have such clarity in your eyes. That's something that your Soul has given you, to help to fill the hole in your heart. That is strange, isn't it. Thank you for making these videos. I know that there are especially widows out there whom you are helping. -C
Powerful...You could be / are a great writer. ✍)))
So sorry for your loss, may God bless and be with you. What you shared is poignant, vulnerable, heartbreaking and beautiful.
That is a profound, thank you. I have I have an Aunt who has lost her husband in an accident, her son in a firearm accident, her granddaughter to a freak medical accident, she still has her daughter(who correspondingly has lost her father, brother, and daughter) they are both the sweetest most giving of themselves people I have ever met. They learned what was important the HARD way. Love them both so much
Grew up in western Kansas; I know some people say it's only electrical poles and corn fields, but there's nothing like a western Kansas sunset; the sound, smell, and excitement of harvest; the irrigation motors humming as you slide into sleep; the straight green rows of corn that are blessedly cool to drive by on a hot summer day; and the amazing people that live with strength, tenacity, and kindness in the middle of all that.
I moved to an area of the Ozarks from the plains; it was an absolutely beautiful area, but way too many hills and trees. I can tell anyone that wonders exactly where on what roads a person can find the "long views", the views where you can see across several miles of country so that, for a few short seconds, you lose the claustrophobic feeling and can breathe deep and easy.
I lived there long enough to learn to love the area, but always felt most at home where I could see across the miles. Ended up moving to a valley that I can see out of that is surrounded by mountains; it's the best of both worlds! Also involves farming, which I really missed when I was gone from the farm.
Biggest problem is missing the people that inhabited both former communities...
Happy for you both. My wife was a city girl from Louisville and moved to my farm of cows, corn and soybeans in northcentral Indiana. My love died in 2020. Grab all the happiness you can. To find love twice is so special. Stay well and remain positive.
You two are so delightful and down to earth, working on a farm is much harder and complicated than I thought and the way you present it in your videos is so heartwarming and real. So glad I found you on you tube, you guys make my day every time I watch your content.
That makes my day thank you for being so kind! 😂❤ I hope our harvest shenanigans have been at least making you laugh. Lots of break downs lately but we’re having
I ENJOY WATCHING YOU TWO TOGETHER ! IT REMINDS ME OF WHEN ME AND MY WIFE FIRST MARRIED AND WE DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND 38 YEARS LATER STILL TOFETHER
I loved seeing you two together. It actually makes it so real and makes us country “boyz” back up in respect for your hubby and you and lay off the cat whistling of sort. YT can be so impersonal that it’s too easy at times to focus just on the surface (which is very nice in your case) but these kinds of deeper personal videos, now that you have us hooked, makes it real.
Respect and country love from Minnesota!
So I’m from eastern Oklahoma. I moved to west Texas for 4 years of my life. I experienced the opposite of what you describe with Kansas vs Ft. Worth. I felt exposed and vulnerable out there. I hated that I could see for miles and there was no trees or hills. Worst of all I hated the wind blowing nonstop with nothing to block it. However, in my time there I grew to appreciate it for what it was. It’s still one of the ugliest places in the USA but it is an important part of the USA from an oil and gas production standpoint. I met a lot of really good people there that I still communicate with to this day. I too moved there for a mate. That part didn’t work out, but I find myself missing it from time to time. It has a certain charm that only west Texas can provide. It’s good to be home again in Eastern Oklahoma though! Thanks for your content! Keep up the hard work!
Thanks for sharing how everything happened. That's what I believe everyone was wanting to hear. Life stories are very interesting to me. Speaking of isolation, that makes you depend on each other more which is good for both of you. I was raised on a small farm in Va. and wanted to get away but the older I got the more I wanted to go back to that life style. Ended up 18 miles from where I was raised and now own the homeplace and farm small time with my grandson. Congratulations to both of you. Keep up the videos.
I found you through shorts. Going through similar process but a little bit different. So glad to see that there is a silver lining. Nice to see your bravery! Routing for you guys! Just keep smiling ✌🤙
I always believed things happen for a reason. Its so obvious that the two of you were meant to be together and help you heal from the terrible tragedy that you went through. The story is just amazing how you both met considering how few people there are that are your age where you live. ts just something you dont think about when you live in New York.
I have been following farmers on You Tube for the past year and have developed so much respect for the work you guys do for the country.
Love the videos JoJo you make it feel like we are friends.
What a lucky man to have a hard working girl like her I am very happy for both of yall. Wow what a great story. I wish you both many happy and blessed days and years to come.
The biggest danger with living that life is the pesticides. Sure, the equipment is also a danger but if you're careful, you can avoid injury. You can't avoid breathing pesticides if you're a mass produced food farmer.
I left DFW area yrs ago (was there about 12 yrs) to come back home here in central Mississippi. I had forgot how much I missed & loved country life, no city traffic, hunting/fishing, farm life, etc. It was going to be a stepping stone to North Carolina, but ended up meeting my wife here & now stuck, in a good way!
Thank you Jojo and Zach...so kind of you to share your story...I hope that you have a wonderful life together....
My wife grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. She didn't know anything about farming needless to say. She was an incredibly intelligent woman and like a sponge when it came to learning. From accounting, operating combines, tractors, driving school bus, She did it all. And raised our son and daughter. Came to depend on her for so much.
She was 5'0", 5'1" if she was mad at something (may or may have been me,,,occasionally.)
Watching your videos is like reviewing our young lives all those years ago. I lost her to an aggressive breast cancer 25 years ago. You surely bought back some wonderful memories. Watch your video twice. You don't talk too much.
Love it. I like hearing people's stories, glad that you shared yours. Also like the longer format of the video. I like the how raw and real your videos are. Nothing scripted here.
The timeline is mind blowing. In the past 30 minutes I have stumbled across your videos, learned of your tragedy and grief, mourned for you, reminisced about my own losses, clicked through a few videos, and just now see this evolution. I am thrilled for you. I am in future shock at what a whirlwind of a life I have just witnessed in 30 minutes. The disconnect from actual time that video blogs put out in the world is sooooooo disconcerting. But - forward with life. Live it!
I remember back in the late eighties we had a guy to come to Columbus, Ga from Kansas to repair some equipment that we had and he said that he had never seen so many trees in his life which we thought was funny.
Amazing story. I retired from a cargoairline type work, now on the farm. My wife is a city girl still acclimating. I so enjoy watching your operation in action. Jojo, you driving this big stuff is wonderful to see. You both have great partners in life. Enjoy every minute of it. The journey goes quick. God bless you both.
You two are a blessing to one another. A relationship That I could only wish for. God bless you both.❤
Hello, nice to see a young down to earth couple just living life and experiencing challenges with determination and Witt. You both deserve one another in this journey through life and I'm glad to see this. You just got to 127K+1 , good luck and stay healthy and happy
Zack, I understand the trees and buildings blocking the views!! Having lived many decades out in the open, clear days seeing storms hours away, often even Pikes Peak, blocking the view is difficult. Kiowa, Kansas and I have family all over Kansas with many around the 1920's to date being from Kingman to Zenda to Scott City, Garden City and Fowler...so very familiar and comfortable with western Kansas. Welcome to our very rural, frontier region of God's Country!!! Your videos are refreshing and living out here is a Blessing!!!!
Sounds like a fairy tale romance. SO happy you two found love and are HAPPY. God's plan is good for you and the cats.
You make a lovely couple. Can tell by the way you talk you're so happy together. Video length is fine. You can talk all you want. It's just interesting to hear people's different life stories. Been about agriculture just tops it off. Great video. All the best 🇬🇧.
I worked for the USDA for years, and while not a farmer, it was the highlight of my careers.
Corn, strip cropping, 4 seasons, snow, autumn.
Fresh Air, farmers.
I like to hear you talk
I married a city girl too, after 11 years of marriage, four kids, she’s 100% farm girl. Big garden, canning food, help on the farm, she wouldn’t trade this lifestyle for anything
YES! that’s how I am too! How fun is it to can your own food?! I love it so much! I’m about ready to start making salsa and I’m thinking about posting a couple videos about it
23 years M worded to a city/suburbian girl who is the garden,tractor driving/riding,planning,preppingest woman I've ever slept with.. js.. my grandma did it all better to an extent way back in her day,and my childhood,welp cept for the slept with part,that is.. 😮
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My ex city gal and I filled our freezer full of delicious deer and elk meat which we harvested ourselves. Omega lll baby, pure protein without steroids and antibiotics. Essential anti inflammatory fatty acid if you didn't know.
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You do not talk too much!!!!! That is the reason we watch - to hear your thoughts about life and the farm and the great big blue sky. I’m from western Oklahoma so I love the Great Plains. Nothing better! Keep talking, JoJo! ❤
Great to know the backstory.Really interesting.Kudos to both of you.JoJo and Zach, you both rock.🚜🐱
Uh YOU rock! Thank you for being here❤
God’s big plan. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have happened!
@@JojoSnow01 You said in the desc. "Either way I am prepared for anything anyone has to say about our story."
I commented on another video and this is my last comment about the subject. But what I don't know is if you even read this.
13 mins and you and him never touched. Sorry, I have a real problem with that. It's border line strange. The relationship is too new and you are TOO CUTE too not grab occasionally. And what's up with him always hiding behind the sunglasses. Most honest people would say that really grates.
Evaluate your true feelings for him going forward. I wonder if this a rebound relationship.
When the sun was on you here, I was like WOW.
Bruh, stay in your own lane...@@mas5867
Jojo you are a sight for sore eyes. You are an amazing woman, to have gone through what you have and come out on top, is a remarkable feat. Do not change a thing about you, if you talk a lot according to some people, let them be. You're the one in front of the camera. How are we to get to know you and enjoy the time with you if you don't act normal. Love you like a daughter, you are one beautiful soul and by the 4.5 million people who take the time to view your posts, I'd say you are filling a need. People from all over feel connected to you because you are genuine and speak from your heart. Continue the beautiful things that you do every day and in the process, you are an inspiration to many who search of beacon of hope every day.
Losing someone, to me is like a huge burning hole right through our souls. As time goes by, the burning subsides and the hole closes some, but always remains. Life however is like a quilt, made up of patches of people who come into your life and bind you together to make a family, friends, and the people they bring with them. When you lose one of those patches, the other patches become closer and the quilt gets a little smaller… You two are young and still building your quilts! Let God be the thread that binds your quilts so that it can only be made smaller by loss, not the unraveling of worldly wear and tear.
My sister died in 2010 and I met my husband in 2012. He helped me heal and turned my surviving into thriving. There is hope!
Hi JoJo,
I came across your site today, and I can identify with the grief. Not personally, but through a friend in California who lost her son in a roadside murder. Her grief was everything you experienced, I'm sure. It was over a year before he was found, so you can imagine that heartache. It has now been four years and in the last two she found the love of her life and a rock.😊 She is a writer so her blogs were riveting and she has come so far! Anyway what really got my attention with you is I love ice baths!🥶 I look forward to seeing you again.
I just found you today. You can’t imagine how excited I was to see another “tiny town” Western Kansas person on here. I live in Southwest Kansas, out in the boonies. Wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. I was a city girl who married a farmer & so excited to learn it all. We’re retired now, I’m a retired RN. Now I’m full time on the farm ❤️
SHE IS SUCH A WONDERFUL AND EXCELLENT COUNTRY GIRL.
You Do NOT talk to much.
Both of you are Awesome…….. it’s so refreshing to hear and see a young love not only growing but most importantly flourishing. Plus to have you do all that you all are doing for so SO many people, it’s just amazing.
To be honest with you all there is way to many Americans that take Farming and all that Farming does for us all for granted.
At my age I am enjoying your channel very much.
Thanks again for all that both of you do and thanks for the awesome content!
Found your site a little while ago. You both seem so honest and forthright. Also, you don't talk too much and always have a smile on your face. Nice to see that you found happiness after a big loss at a young age. Bless you both.
You 2 are so lucky. As time goes on you will appreciate your life choices even more. It's great that you each have some 'city' life to compare to because that will help you overcome the 'what if's'.
Life generally is not easy but when you live life by contributing to your own existence (creating something tangible) instead of 'pushing paper' or 'climbing the corporate ladder', when you look back years from now you will appreciate the decisions you've made. You are living a life where having a 'partner' means something...continue to recognize that....treat each other well and never give up on it. I wish you all the best.
Love the back story. I live in rural Colorado, agree with your connection to the land and the wonderful calmness of it all. Best of luck to the both of you and your family.
I just found your channel. Such a cool story of how you both got together and got started with farming. I grew up farming and now a trucker.
What a fascinating story, @JojoSnow !
Very interesting, and I figure the best way for us to hear is for you (y'all) to tell us - I must add that it's a privilege and a pleasure to hear you talk(!) and to tell your stories!! Thank you for sharing with us!!
I lived between Garden City and Sublette for four years back in the early 80s. The area has it's own beauty. I worked in the sand hills area made for some interesting farming.
I’m not usually a jealous person but after watching a few of these videos I’d just love to be living that life. Away from the masses and out on the land. That girl helps too! 😅😂🤣
Great story. I pray you two make a big family, asap.
Thanks for sharing, glad you do, not many people understand what you do and what is involved in farming. I was raised in Dallas, live in east texas…raise cattle and love it. My wife and I have lots of cats too…they are a trip. Thanks for being real…it is rare to see. Best of luck and look forward to seeing more.
7 days ago 6k. Today 23.6k. America desperately needs a dose of real salt of the earth normal to balance out the craziness its in. Thank you for who you are, what you do and show. Your smile is enough to smooth my rough edges as does my wife when she is here. She takes care of her 95 year old father and lives with him full time. Cherish that which you have and get. Remembering is always good. But hope for the future is the only way to keep going. Thx for sharing.
You two are such good people & seem so happy. Very good to see how you guys met.
Glad you two found each other. Life's to short to be alone
Exactly! Being along for the amount of time I was after Kale was gone really messed with my head and anyone that says differently in my situation at my age, is lying. It’s not easy taking over a life you shared with someone after they pass.
That us an incredible love story. I could actually see it made into movie. A beautiful young wife experiences such a tragedy, thinks she'll never find a love again. And through choices and and a chance meeting, discovers a whole a new life and a man who gets her. One could that her deceased husband did not go through life a "crazy cat lady" and found Zack for you so you could have a joyful life! 😊❤
When you talked about visiting the parents in Texas, hubby talked of the virtual claustrophobia of the trees and hills. I know exactly how you felt. I’m from regional Queensland in Australia where the countryside is burned dry by the hot sun so green grass and broadleaf trees are just not about. My first trip to New Zealand where everything is lush and green and hilly had me homesick almost immediately for the flat dry sunburnt land. Two weeks in New Zealand was almost torture that first time. I’m glad to say I outgrew that first reaction and have since enjoyed my subsequent visits to New Zealand. The other mind blowing experience was my first visit to Hong Kong. Having lived all my life where average population was less than 1 person per square mile, landing in tiny Hong Kong (where the airport was in the middle of he city) where average population was over 750 persons per square mile, I was super claustrophobic. Don’t get me wrong, I grew to love my two week work trips there but it was a shock the first time! But isn’t that what those experiences give us to enjoy and grow from?😊
@@jeffsheldrake hi Jeff, I remember you well. I bought your dad’s orange Torana from him when he was staying with Ken andJoy more years ago than I care to remember!
Girl, you do you. Don't let anybody tell you that you talk too much. You are adorable and amazing and folks do not need to watch your videos if they are going to be jealous or nasty. I just started watching your videos for a few weeks now and your smile and light really cheer up my day. You rock!
I just found your videos and love the energy and positivity you put in them. I am so glad you did this one. It is amazing how the twists and turns of life work out. Some force brought you two together at the right time and place. I wish you two the best in the future.
You two are Ying and Yang...the perfect couple. Really enjoyed the story, thank you for sharing it.
Agree! Not too much talking--- not for listeners like me. How do you relate?
My wife and I met the year we both turned 26. We dreamed of living on a farm, so that she could grow a garden, and I could build a woodworking business serving the Urban area 50 miles, or so, away.
I believe that greater forces put us together. I have ample evidence at my age of 71. We have suffered many catastrophes created by the modern world's demand for control and the lack of appreciation for people like these two.
You guys are awesome! I'm living vicariously through you guys. I'm 70 years old and can no longer work. But I sure want to. You and Zach are keeping me young. Good luck on your channel and everything you two do. Live life to the fullest and above all else, have fun. God bless!
That’s so sweet thank you! ❤ I think that’s so neat that people get to watch our life and how we do things and get to follow along on our journey! So fun to film it too! 😂 thank you for being here!
I understand your experience of going from city to farm. Forty years ago I moved from Louisville Ky. to a very small town in central Kentucky to teach school. I fell in love with raising cattle and rural life. You and Zack are made for each other, it is a God thing cherish it!
I grew up on a dairy and grain farm in Manitoba, so I don't intuitively grasp what a transition from city to farm is like. We farmer types think our lifestyle is just normal, so are baffled that people could be freaked out about leaving the city. We had city relatives who turned up their noses at drinking raw milk. I love hearing your joy in the transition to farm life. Finally, someone gets it!
Manitoba is at least as flat as Kansas, though we may have more trees. In 1992 I drove a CaseIH 1680 for a custom harvester. We started in Frederick, OK in May, and finished in Veregin, SK in October. The biggest factory headers were 30', and some custom outfits were running 36' aftermarket draper headers. We had 3 combines, and a JD4450 on a 650bu grain cart (a 4450 is too small, even for 650bu). No one on our crew was under as much pressure as the grain cart driver. When the boss (on the lead combine) is impatient and short-tempered, the language on the 2-way radio can be very colourful. (Jim! For f**k's sake, get that cart over here! My tank is full!) 🤯
In Kansas we combined around Bucklin, Scott City, and St. Francis.
Neufeld Bros. from Inman, KS (JD 9600s) were a bigger outfit, as was Ray Taylor (CaseIH 1680s) from Lethbridge, AB.
Keep up the charming and delightful content. Don't lose your warm, approachable style.
Thank you for this video!! I am a new subscriber within the last few days and it is nice to hear how you both met. I have been watching your grief videos because I lost my mom 5 years ago at age 54. My mom grew up a farm girl but moved to the city with my dad so she always felt out of place. I am 37 and married and I always thought my mom would there for me while my kids grew up. I have two daughters and my oldest is 20 and my youngest is 6. I cried so hard when my oldest graduated high school because I know my mom would be so proud of her. My oldest daughter was the first grandchild so my mom loved her so much and loved being a grandma and my youngest was only 1 when my mom died so it has been hard explaining my mom to her since she didn't get to know her. Anyway I would love to work with my husband someday. My husband and I do everything together and have so much fun with each other. You both have a special bond!! I hope you always have that bond and keep the communication open always!! 💕
It comes so natural the way you both talk to us lot. I’ve followed you for a while now and this joins a lot of the dots now. Keep going with the videos big love to you both and the cats
Really enjoyed your blog today about how ya's met and all the changes that came about in your lives. Keep up the good work and positive attitude. I can't believe I sat through that whole videos. Your personality is magnetic and the lifestyle can't be beat. I've been involved in farming most of my life from dairy as a kid to beef/crop as an adult. I started my own farm in oklahoma with an initial 5 acre piece of cornfield and built it up to a 1300 acre crop operation in addition to raising fullblood limousin cattle and managed to do it debt free. It was a LOT of hard work but I'm glad I did it and even more glad I lived long enough to retire from it. Wish you folks all the best!
A lovely interesting story, I stumbled across your channel cos I’m interested in farming, I follow Laura Farms, millennial farmer, welker farms, and now you. I’m not a farmer, just a pensioner living in Germany,and happy to watch anything to do with agriculture. I know I’m going to enjoy watching your channel. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
That's how I found her too! Followed Laura Farms a while back as my only farming channel as i see a farm every day.
You guys hit the jackpot with eachother it seems. Both of you seem kind, respectful. Your happy people. Good for each other
Goosebumps .... What a cool story! Both of you are so likable, happy and my envy meter is glowing red with sparks shooting into the sky like the 4th of July ~ ✍)))
Remarkable young lady to have gone through so much at a young age. I enjoy listening to your story and wish the best in the future.
Hi Jojo, i just found you're channnel and i think it's awesome. I really like these authentic stories where viewer's around the globe can see genuine feelings happiness, joy, furstration, meldowns and what not.
I can totally understand zakk, i'm orginally from above the artic circle and it was really really hard to get used to people when i went living in to town at the first time.
It's also heartwarming to see, that you got you're self out of greef and sadness and found an awesome person to share you're life with and now you're days are filled with joy and happiness.
You two are really inspirational.
Thanks for sharing your days.
What an intense few years. Must feel more like a decade crammed into that chunk of time. I feel a bit of a gut-punch every time I think about the loss of your late husband. You seem to have landed on your feet and have a good partner to start fresh with. I 100% believe you will be very successful. both on social media and at farming. 100k subscribers, 500k... Keep up the good work. I'm sure you'll make it.
It really does feel like I’ve lived 5 lives and I’m only 31! 😂 I don’t think that kind of hurt is ever gonna go away. It still hurts me the same as the day I lost him when I think about it. I am so grateful to be surrounded by people that support me and understand my flaws and boundaries and embrace my craziness😂 and now I have an online family and community that we can all share and support each other if needed❤
The two of you are a breath of fresh air !! Keep doing what you are doing!!!
JoJo and Zach, thank you for sharing your backstory. You are a very energetic and fun couple who will be happy and successful in your lives. Blessings to you folks.
I love you guys and I’m 64 and single live in the country but wouldn’t trade it for anything we all work hard for what we have and farming is a gamble I think god blesses folks who work hard and give it their best. You guys make a beautiful couple keep up the good work ❤
Thanks for sharing your story! The 3rd "date" with my wife was chiseling ground at night in a Deere 4555. I knew we were going to do just fine. I went on harvest the next summer because that was a passion of mine, and she waited for me. That was 18 years ago. Now we have 5 kids, and it just keeps getting better.
If you read this, great job on the editing. It's perfect to me. I love shooting video but it's so hard to set aside the time and edit. Keep up the good work!!
My 3rd date I helped pull a twin calf. Now married almost 27 years. I'm still not sold out on rural life but it's better than city
So wonderful that the two of you were brought together in an unexpected way. I am so happy for both of you. You have such a beautiful life. Congrats and best wishes always.
Wow, @Jojonico01 - thank you both for sharing your stories of meeting/dating/'relationing'... It appears to be serendipity at least - and perhaps providence - that you even met under those rural circumstances - and then to be compatible, as well! Very blessed, indeed! I saw your channel in my feed maybe an hour ago and gave it a whirl; I am addicted to your natural/internal joy! Your videos lift my spirits, AND they remind this suburban boy of my time growing up visiting and working summers on my aunts and uncles farms in southern Minnesota. So. Many. Wonderful. Memories. Of. Farm. Life. Today, this chapter of your lives have you working on a farm. Tomorrow, who knows. But keep things simple, not too fast, full of wonder, gratitude, and joy! Thanks for sharing your experiences. CMA ~
Very inspiring story you two have. Makes a person still continue to have hope even at 30 because like you said, it’s a lonely life being in your 30’s and having no body in your life. Thank you for sharing.
Love your videos! They are not too long. I believe good content speaks for itself and those, like me, are interested. Your down to earth approach is refreshing and wholesome in a day and time that people have absolutely lost it! So thank you for y’all be yourselves!! I feel like y’all are the kind of people I would love being around if I lived there!! Keep up the good work!!
YOU ARE FABULOUS TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO, I USED TO DRIVE A COMBINE IN THE LATE '60s, A NEW HOLLAND CLAYSON BUT NOTHING LIKE THE COMBINES YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH - NO CABS, YOU SAT OUT THERE WITH ALL THE DUST COVERING YOU, THE SUN BLAZING DOWN ON YOU WITH NO PROTECTION FROM ANYTHING, BUT LOVED IT, YOURS LOOK SO PLUSH AND COMFORTABLE AND THE TRACTORS YOU HAVE - SO MUCH TECHNOLOGY - NOT THE SORT OF FARMING I KNEW !!!
You two are a great couple. Love the videos. Stay true to yourselves.
So glad I found your channel! I love how on UA-cam we get to see how other people in different parts of the world live.
The Lord works in mysterious ways. That’s freakin awesome, keep on keepin’ on!
You guys are a great couple! You are the backbone of America! I thank you for your service to our country!!
Great to see you both thriving as you pick up the pieces.
You're doing great. My sister-in-law is a gold star. After 21 years still has moments. But it does get better. I'm thinking of moving to Kansas once I get out of this truck. It seems like the best place to unwind from life.
Thank you for the history as a couple ,very heart warming, what a twist of fate, very nicely done , I wish the best for you guys, warm regards
I saw your vid today (gardening and talking about dealing with your first hubby's sudden passing).... lol and then voil;a I stumble across THIS vid! So glad you've found new happiness, while keeping hold of the special memories from before. 🙂
Born and raised in South Central Kansas. When I spent a month in Los Angeles I felt really anxious and couldn’t figure out why cause I was there with friends and we were having fun. It wasn’t until we drove back and we got out into the wide open spaces and I figured out that I was claustrophobic living in that bowl. You are not alone it’s a real thing.
Right?! It has nothing to do with the people you’re with because I visit my family in Fort Worth and I have fun! But towards the end of the trip I get restless and anxious until I start hitting dirt roads on the way home 😂 it feels so weird
You do not talk too much. You make a great couple. I am glad for you both having found a happy productive life. I wish great success and long life together. Please continue to share, and thank you for doing so. Respect sent.
Do you realize how lucky you are to be working on a farm driving modern equipment. You are doing amazing
Keep going young lady.
I grew up on a farm in SW Ne. myself, miss it every day!!
You never know where life will take you. You 2 are good for each other, and it's ok to think of your late husband. All he wants is for you to move forward and be happy.