We raised our kids(2 boys, 1 girl) very similarly. Hand milking 4 cows, raising chickens, pigs & a huge garden. Homeschooling. Everyone wanted to hire our kids. Even people that had kids their age because they KNEW how to work. It takes patience and dedication to raise such children. But the rewards are great!
Thank you for letting some people know that you are not, nor have you been, privileged, rich or know tons about what you're doing. Most of us love watching a regular guy learning as he goes and watching your children grow. Although a few of us get frustrated about things you COULD know. And you are rich in spirit and luck😊
Thank you for letting them know what most of us wanted to say. Some people choose to be evil instead of keeping their mouth close and just saying less. Or send them one as a gift.
He was a long board competitioner in California 😂 and now he gets paid to make videos on UA-cam and ect. That's not exactly "normal regular person" territory. I respect his choices and his reasons for making these videos an sharing his knowledge about his chosen lifestyle but that doesn't make him regular either. That's the whole point. Homesteading isn't a normal regular person choice. It's a rebellion agianst the unbalanced system and the pharma-culture.
Often in dementia, the person affected can't remember lunch today (its 2pm) but can remember minute details of things that happened 2,3 or 4 decades ago. I would show my Dad photos of his parents and their siblings and parents and he told me details I'd never heard before. I always encourage folks to ask the question (in a soft, not in your face kind of way) You may be surprised by the answers!
Justin you should freeze dry some Cauliflower and then turn it into Cauliflower rice. When you cook it in butter and seasonings and let it lightly brown it has more of a nutty flavor and is a delicious. When I make rice & cauliflower rice folks usually opt for the cauliflower rice
going to add this idea to my next veggie FD. right now we have our 7th dry going with ready foods: spagetti and sauce, stroganoff and noodles, clam chowder, splitpea, and veggie soup.
There was a time when chickens really only ate what was on the land, and possibly scraps from the table as well. When you do that, the cost is very minimal. Yes you may not get the egg production like you want, but what my relatives did was had more chickens…(and yes, they were totally free range during the day, so their manure was everywhere) The bottom line is do you want it cheap, or do you want a steady production, that will cost you. Most of my family was limited to pork and chicken for meat, having steak was almost unheard of. Later, ground beef was purchased at the meat market. So the big question is this: is it possible to process your own meat? Therefore saving even more money? It goes back to what our ancestors did, when there were not any butcher shops around. Everyone tended to their own meats. As it has been said, in for a penny, in for a pound. If you want it to be all inclusive, where you do it all, and know what you are harvesting, cut out the middle man, and cut down the costs. (Yes I am aware that if you don’t use a butcher, you can’t legally sell the meat later, but giving it away, or for trade would be allowed) To live off the land fully, more staples have to be grown. Growing purple hull peas, where you dry them for later, as well as more potatoes, (as you already know, you needed more) and other such foods that can be stored dry, or canned. You may come back with “that’s more work!” Well yes it is. That’s why a lot of people go to the store. We have gotten lazy when it comes to food, or the resemblance of so called food. I fall into that category myself, so I’m not harping at everyone else, thinking I’m any better. But my family did what was necessary to raise food. Their motto was work smarter, not harder, which is what I do in my daily life. It will be interesting to see if you can get the rest of your family to hop on board with this “eating from the land only”. Last year’s quitting grocery store didn’t come to full fruition, which I think is because it is too easy to go and get the foods that you can’t spend time to do at home. (Because some things just are too time consuming) I keep watching, because I love seeing what your family can do, where others choose not to do. Keep up the good work!
Justin eats his chickens but I think egg QUANTITY is the most important to his family. They have seven people to feed, five are males, which are bigger eaters. Can you imagine how many eggs they use just for one breakfast? One carton of organic eggs are $9 approx. There are two other meals to fix in a day. If Lily bakes cookies, cake, ice cream, pudding, she needs LOTS of eggs. I came from a family the very same size as this one. Eggs and milk were the two big staples. So hes not going to do anything to reduce egg production.
We just butchered a sheep ourselves. It was a good couple of days of work, but easy enough with some UA-cam butcher videos. But cattle are HUGE. I think we'll call in the mobile butcher. JR has all the chains. We have the walk in cool room. You need both! Our chickens (geese/ducks/guinea fowl/peacocks/turkeys) free range because we want grass-fed not grain-fed. The garden beds need a lot of protecting, but not eating more Omega6s than Omega 3s in our eggs / meat is worth it. 16 chicken eggs a day here. Excess eggs go to the dogs/cats cutting their feed costs, and no toxic kibble. Turkey eggs etc we hatch. It's self-sustaining, poultry meat and eggs. Because that's how we want it to be. We do grow lentils, but boy are they labour-intensive to get out of the pods! It's also a lot of hours for me in the kitchen to deal with all this. Plus run a business, plus 3 loads of laundry per day from grubby boys/men, plus all the gardening, and mowing, and cleaning, but it's worth it!
Justin has animals for the meats that he eats, but some of the steers, do get divided by the butcher in their town, OR somewhere close by them. They do their own processing of 🐔🐑🐄🐖🦃 I'd want to have a tank to raise my own freshwater shrimp 🦐 & lobster 🦞, LOL crawdads, country ocean-chickens!!🧜 Bottom feeders, Tank cleaners, rock suckers! 🦠🧜🦠🦠🦠👀🧐🤯🧠👀👁️👁️🤣🤣
You need to put wood chips in with the pigs. It's gotta stink without anything! Just mud. I love you used to go dumpster diving for produce. My husband was born. With a silver spoon. He didn't understand that if a vegetable had a bad spot you could just cut it out and eat the rest. If I ever mentioned dumpster diving for food, he would have thought I had lost my mind! We had a dining room that the sun would broil you and blind you. We bought the window film that cut the brightness and we didn't broil anymore.
I remember some horrible winter storms in NW Arkansas, (hwy 23 South, Witter, Arkansas when I lived there in 1986-88: Okra, beets, string beans, tomatoes, cucumbers/gherkins PICKLED & any other vegetables too...🌶️hot peppers, and sun dried 🍅tomatoes...Bell peppers 🫑& 🍅 tomatoes are fruit! Are you able to grow an 🍊 orange tree, in your garden zone? Get some frost free 🍊 orange trees! & The same for several 🥑🥑 avocado trees...i know that your entire family loves 🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🎉
I would imagine that your grandparents made sauerkraut on a regular basis. I’m from upstate SC and mine sure did. They also made pickles in crocks too. They would walk to the general store rarely to get the few odds and ends or drive the wagon if they needed flour, sugar or cornmeal. Usually in large sacks (50 lb bags). During the depression, the flour marketers started using printed flour sacks because so many women were using the regular old flour sacks to make clothing. They decided to start using printed fabric to boost sales and to help the ladies. You should look up depression era flour sacks. It’s interesting.
Would be great if one of the kids could take an oral history project to record and collate all the knowledge of elders before it is lost. Record separately on audio and video, will require a lot of time and patience. That will be a treasure for all the future generations! ❤
All those shoes right outside the door is a hazard and ridiculous. How hard is it to bend over after removing and set out of the walkway? Simple skills in organization.
Kids won't use it, they already own one..check out their older videos before the remodeling! 2. Do you really want manure covered boots in a shoe rack? Especially when you need to put em back on 10 minutes later? Ewww no thanks
@@princessl0llie421 I’ve watched this family for years, so yes I’ve seen the aforementioned shoe cubby rack you mentioned. I don’t say there has to be a specific rack, just step to the side and get the shoes and boots out of the entrance to the basement or any entrance to the house. “Kids” do what kids are taught and they’ve failed at teaching that basic organizational skills in my opinion. It’s not rocket science. Justin always says, “safety first” as they gear up in their tree cutting garb and yet something as simple as moving shoes out of the path to a home entrance, for safety reasons is too much to expect. In regards to manure in the home, I’m confident you’ve watched long enough to see some of the children walk barefoot in the chicken run and then walk inside. What’s the difference? Again, safety first ignored.
When the boys are making 🪵wood shavings from sawing and making 💝🎁 gifts, what do they do with the 🪵sawdust ❓ you can use 🍊orange peels, 🫒olive oil, 🪵sawdust,🐝 beeswax as a 🔥 fire starter OR a 🕯️candle...also as a 🦟mosquito repellent when you add eucalyptus, lavender and peppermint oils...and cinnamon sticks as the wick...
When my grandparents and my Mom walked back n forth to the store they always took a wagon to haul their purchases…I’m loving that Winnie is going right along with you guys! She is an awesome dog!❤
As someone who doesn’t have the space to raise a meat cow. I’ve looked into buying 1/2 a cows worth of meat from a farmer. Want that good meat for a family of 4 just makes sense vs buying from a grocery store.
great job you can do it I can everything I eat all veggies out of my garden and turkey for meat . I'm allergic to preservatives so nothing out of a can. lots of work canning but you go into winter my pantry is full for all winter. great filling . you are very smart people . good luck
I worked engineering/ maintenance and my new job had some equipment I had never worked on before. We had a machine down and the owner was concerned because nobody had any experience working on it. I told him I'd tackle it because it was already broke, so I probably couldn't make it worse. Just pay attention to how it comes apart and put it back the same way. Don't let fear stop you from what needs doing. If you make a mistake, learn from it and go on to the next thing.
Thanks for sharing tidbits of your wonderful lifestyle; it reminds me of my childhood. Unfortunately we had to go to public school, so we missed a lot of the daily work, except in the summer holidays. Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦🌲
Good afternoon, Justin. Growing your own is definitely financially a bonus if done right. But it also depends on options available where you live and what is allowed in your community. Henry is funny 🤣 you asked him about his wanting to come out and he emphatically shook his head NO. Then he changes his answers when talking just to you and the "internet"😅
at the top of your high tunnel run a solar powered solar light on a timmer to get more eggs from the chickens. they produce more in the longer sunny days
I was at a whole foods in Oh and a Roast was $130..😳 I was so happy we sent 2 cows to freezer camp Nov 1st. Yes I raised 2 cows almost all alone a little help from the husband. But I did it and I'm 60 and disabled. But i learned from Justin and Joel. Started with pigs, then chickens, rabbits and now cows. It's a life choice for sure but we love our food!!
Love the videos , agree with the shoe suggestion, but this is just my opinion and who am I. lol you guys are very busy and work hard. I have been watching your videos for years, and enjoy it. I love ❤️ your new home and so happy for all of you. Happy New Year 🎆
I"m nearly deaf and didn't have problems with the video Rebecca don't worry about it. I'm usually the one who notices because so many other channels out there I've got volume cranked up full blast and can't hear things and with no CC makes it hard but that was not the case and appreciate Austin helping in that area so I can enjoy all of your videos
Wow. Your hay prices!! SW Arkansas here. I raise not organic, but not sprayed, chicken fertilized, few weeds. I use last years in the garden and feed it to the pigs. I get 6 to 8 dollars a square and 40 for a 5.5 ft roll.
Golden comets and Isa Brown chickens will lay eggs just about every day so if you want just eggs that will take care of the winter eggs! 300 to 350 eggs a year no matter the time of year or weather, good free rangers also!
Need to up your price on steer calves. Here in South Dakota 650 lb steer calves are over $2000 a piece. Seen week old bottle calves at 800-1000 a piece.
Where i live in PA on top of a mountain we are not allowed livestock. We have the space but it is not zoned for it. So we support local farmers for what we can't raise or grow. Still cheaper than the grocery stores these days . Today I pressured canned up some chicken, stew beef and kidney beans during this winter storm to fill in the gaps on our pantry shelves.
I think Greg Judy rule was don't start free choice minerals in the winter because they will see it as food. Once they are established on free choice, he still provides them, maybe not every day.
My step brother raises beef every year and we always get a half for $3.99 a pound plus wrapping, so it ends up being $4.99 a pound. So much better than the store bought beef.
Where are you purchasing steers at? Not cheap this year. We did bottle baby's and raised them for 19 months rotational grazed. Hay in the winter. Best beef ever!! Totally worth the commitment...
I even tried that new method where they dig a hole in your garden like a deep hole and then put all the waist in there and then cover it up and it’ll feed the plants. The worms will love it and stuff that worked out too. I gotta do that againsoon after this freeze getting here in Texas
I'll say it again - even if Justn and Family dont' see it- you guys will know: there is a subtle difference between skim milk and skimmed milk, though the terms are often used interchangeably: Store bought: Skim Milk: This is milk from which the cream has been removed. It's commonly PRODUCED COMMERCIALLY and refers to the final product, which is low in fat, typically around 0.1% fat content or less. Home skimmed: Skimmed Milk: This term generally refers to milk that has had the cream skimmed off manually, such as ladling the cream off the top. The fat content might not be as precisely controlled as in commercial skim milk. THIS MILK IS STILL GOOD AND FULL OF NUTRITION! it makes WONDEFUL yogurt!!!!!
I believe there was a lot of co-op type trading. So people may be able to do one thing better then another and barter their goods or skills for food they don’t grow. Say one person has goat milk and one has cow milk. They could trade. Or a person doesn’t have a lot of land but can preserve food. They could offer to preserve someone else’s for a percentage of their work.
It isn't just snow. Ice is under the snow. We got rain that turned to ice the a 1 inch blanket of snow. 20 degrees in Lake of the Ozarks Linn Creek Missouri. We have winding roads here. Even though I have easy access onto hwy 54, I am afraid of 2 sections of it to get to my full time job. Stay safe. I will be crafting to sell some things and sewing new fabric on cat tree.
Im so sorry you guys are recieving so much hate and ignorance in the comments about your shoe pile. Some of us understand..most dont! Let them be bitter, you guys keep doing whats best for you and your household/farm! ❤
You should paint a no shoe rig in front of the door. I’m so worried some one is going to trip and get hurt. It’s a safety hazard. You don’t want to pick up or build a rack, that’s fine. But keep the walkway clear. Safety please.
Justin, explaining the butcher cost... that is if... if you get back what you sent to said butcher. . That is rarely the case unless you know personally and have it set up to be that you get your meat back... no guarantees. It's a rude awakening for people who don't know how it works.
Yep a friend sent in a Bambi for vension...only recieved bad cuts left from someone's elses already butchered deer. Such a rip off, best to do it yourself
Justen, sexy or not it's reality. It still needs to be shown. Otherwise, no one knows how things get done, or stay nice looking. No worries here. I live watching it all. 😊❤
How did you like the green beans? I tried ours in the pillow case and have to say wasn't a fan. In fact I threw out 2 pillowcases of home grown green beans. Will can them next year.
What about making chocolate bars with honey and cocoa powder? Those were items my parents were able to buy once in a while during the depression. I understand your "need" for chocolate. 🙃🙃
My mammaw made kraut and she stored it and other jars under the bed becaus eshe had no space . I was the only kid small enough to fit under lol great memories
18:55 I think they’ve accepted your weirdness 😂 since they didn’t even bat an eye, when you guys announced you would incorporate drinking your own pee into your diet, as a prank that one time. They were like “Just another Tuesday at the Rhodes homestead”
Loving Jonah's new haircut - very handsome! You are very blessed to have a family that is helping.
Josiah is such a wonderful young many so polite and great brother and wonderful son:)
It brings me joy to watch your every day life, chores, challenges & triumphs. Every single day I look forward to watching. Thank you all.
Hang a pretty quilt on the wall in the dining area to help with the echo, temporarily, until you can purchase rugs, curtains, etc.
Loving these longer video's Justin Rhodes! Thank you
We raised our kids(2 boys, 1 girl) very similarly. Hand milking 4 cows, raising chickens, pigs & a huge garden. Homeschooling. Everyone wanted to hire our kids. Even people that had kids their age because they KNEW how to work. It takes patience and dedication to raise such children. But the rewards are great!
Thank you for letting some people know that you are not, nor have you been, privileged, rich or know tons about what you're doing. Most of us love watching a regular guy learning as he goes and watching your children grow. Although a few of us get frustrated about things you COULD know. And you are rich in spirit and luck😊
Thank you for letting them know what most of us wanted to say. Some people choose to be evil instead of keeping their mouth close and just saying less. Or send them one as a gift.
Did you ever realize that Justin is from California ❓🤔🧐🤯🤗🩹🛹 longboarding competitions...
@@raynbeauheathercheng7721 Yes, I did. And know the story . He's worked for everything.
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Yes . I did. I know the whole story. He has worked hard for everything .
He was a long board competitioner in California 😂 and now he gets paid to make videos on UA-cam and ect. That's not exactly "normal regular person" territory. I respect his choices and his reasons for making these videos an sharing his knowledge about his chosen lifestyle but that doesn't make him regular either. That's the whole point. Homesteading isn't a normal regular person choice. It's a rebellion agianst the unbalanced system and the pharma-culture.
Often in dementia, the person affected can't remember lunch today (its 2pm) but can remember minute details of things that happened 2,3 or 4 decades ago. I would show my Dad photos of his parents and their siblings and parents and he told me details I'd never heard before. I always encourage folks to ask the question (in a soft, not in your face kind of way) You may be surprised by the answers!
Great idea
Excellent video, Justin. Enjoyed the Rhodes farm history 🐷🐄🐑🐖🐓🐔
Justin you should freeze dry some Cauliflower and then turn it into Cauliflower rice. When you cook it in butter and seasonings and let it lightly brown it has more of a nutty flavor and is a delicious. When I make rice & cauliflower rice folks usually opt for the cauliflower rice
going to add this idea to my next veggie FD. right now we have our 7th dry going with ready foods: spagetti and sauce, stroganoff and noodles, clam chowder, splitpea, and veggie soup.
And zucchini cut like spaghetti and use it instead of spaghetti. It is delicious too.
Great idea about the cauliflower.
YOU ARE MAKING ME VERY HUNGRY, PAULA!!
I am old enough to remember my grandmother making sauerkraut. Her prime years would take you back to before electricity came up the valley.
It takes 20 minutes to walk a mile.
You do these miles all day over your property.
You got this easy.💪🏻
He also has Lyme Disease and other health issues, but he's truly strong in heart, mind & knowledge!
There was a time when chickens really only ate what was on the land, and possibly scraps from the table as well. When you do that, the cost is very minimal. Yes you may not get the egg production like you want, but what my relatives did was had more chickens…(and yes, they were totally free range during the day, so their manure was everywhere) The bottom line is do you want it cheap, or do you want a steady production, that will cost you. Most of my family was limited to pork and chicken for meat, having steak was almost unheard of. Later, ground beef was purchased at the meat market.
So the big question is this: is it possible to process your own meat? Therefore saving even more money? It goes back to what our ancestors did, when there were not any butcher shops around. Everyone tended to their own meats. As it has been said, in for a penny, in for a pound. If you want it to be all inclusive, where you do it all, and know what you are harvesting, cut out the middle man, and cut down the costs. (Yes I am aware that if you don’t use a butcher, you can’t legally sell the meat later, but giving it away, or for trade would be allowed)
To live off the land fully, more staples have to be grown. Growing purple hull peas, where you dry them for later, as well as more potatoes, (as you already know, you needed more) and other such foods that can be stored dry, or canned.
You may come back with “that’s more work!” Well yes it is. That’s why a lot of people go to the store. We have gotten lazy when it comes to food, or the resemblance of so called food. I fall into that category myself, so I’m not harping at everyone else, thinking I’m any better. But my family did what was necessary to raise food. Their motto was work smarter, not harder, which is what I do in my daily life.
It will be interesting to see if you can get the rest of your family to hop on board with this “eating from the land only”. Last year’s quitting grocery store didn’t come to full fruition, which I think is because it is too easy to go and get the foods that you can’t spend time to do at home. (Because some things just are too time consuming) I keep watching, because I love seeing what your family can do, where others choose not to do. Keep up the good work!
Justin eats his chickens but I think egg QUANTITY is the most important to his family. They have seven people to feed, five are males, which are bigger eaters. Can you imagine how many eggs they use just for one breakfast? One carton of organic eggs are $9 approx. There are two other meals to fix in a day. If Lily bakes cookies, cake, ice cream, pudding, she needs LOTS of eggs. I came from a family the very same size as this one. Eggs and milk were the two big staples. So hes not going to do anything to reduce egg production.
We just butchered a sheep ourselves. It was a good couple of days of work, but easy enough with some UA-cam butcher videos. But cattle are HUGE. I think we'll call in the mobile butcher. JR has all the chains. We have the walk in cool room. You need both! Our chickens (geese/ducks/guinea fowl/peacocks/turkeys) free range because we want grass-fed not grain-fed. The garden beds need a lot of protecting, but not eating more Omega6s than Omega 3s in our eggs / meat is worth it. 16 chicken eggs a day here. Excess eggs go to the dogs/cats cutting their feed costs, and no toxic kibble. Turkey eggs etc we hatch. It's self-sustaining, poultry meat and eggs. Because that's how we want it to be. We do grow lentils, but boy are they labour-intensive to get out of the pods! It's also a lot of hours for me in the kitchen to deal with all this. Plus run a business, plus 3 loads of laundry per day from grubby boys/men, plus all the gardening, and mowing, and cleaning, but it's worth it!
Justin has animals for the meats that he eats, but some of the steers, do get divided by the butcher in their town, OR somewhere close by them. They do their own processing of 🐔🐑🐄🐖🦃 I'd want to have a tank to raise my own freshwater shrimp 🦐 & lobster 🦞, LOL crawdads, country ocean-chickens!!🧜 Bottom feeders, Tank cleaners, rock suckers! 🦠🧜🦠🦠🦠👀🧐🤯🧠👀👁️👁️🤣🤣
You need to put wood chips in with the pigs. It's gotta stink without anything! Just mud. I love you used to go dumpster diving for produce. My husband was born. With a silver spoon. He didn't understand that if a vegetable had a bad spot you could just cut it out and eat the rest. If I ever mentioned dumpster diving for food, he would have thought I had lost my mind!
We had a dining room that the sun would broil you and blind you. We bought the window film that cut the brightness and we didn't broil anymore.
I remember some horrible winter storms in NW Arkansas, (hwy 23 South, Witter, Arkansas when I lived there in 1986-88: Okra, beets, string beans, tomatoes, cucumbers/gherkins PICKLED & any other vegetables too...🌶️hot peppers, and sun dried 🍅tomatoes...Bell peppers 🫑& 🍅 tomatoes are fruit!
Are you able to grow an 🍊 orange tree, in your garden zone? Get some frost free 🍊 orange trees! & The same for several 🥑🥑 avocado trees...i know that your entire family loves 🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🥑🎉
I would imagine that your grandparents made sauerkraut on a regular basis. I’m from upstate SC and mine sure did. They also made pickles in crocks too. They would walk to the general store rarely to get the few odds and ends or drive the wagon if they needed flour, sugar or cornmeal. Usually in large sacks (50 lb bags). During the depression, the flour marketers started using printed flour sacks because so many women were using the regular old flour sacks to make clothing. They decided to start using printed fabric to boost sales and to help the ladies. You should look up depression era flour sacks. It’s interesting.
I need a recipe for make my kraut. I have been like oking for one like my grandma made.
My Mama made us girls Dresses & skirts out of those flour sacks.
The patterns & colors got prettier as years went on.
Love 🌻 from Apex NC 💜
Would be great if one of the kids could take an oral history project to record and collate all the knowledge of elders before it is lost. Record separately on audio and video, will require a lot of time and patience. That will be a treasure for all the future generations! ❤
I think that is the purpose of these videos of their family
Now that’s a good woodworking project, build a shoe rack for the family shoes❤️👍
All those shoes right outside the door is a hazard and ridiculous. How hard is it to bend over after removing and set out of the walkway? Simple skills in organization.
Kids won't use it, they already own one..check out their older videos before the remodeling!
2. Do you really want manure covered boots in a shoe rack? Especially when you need to put em back on 10 minutes later? Ewww no thanks
@@dianegriffin526tell us you never lived on a farm without admitting you never lived on a farm 🙄 keep your rude comments to yourself
@@princessl0llie421 I’ve watched this family for years, so yes I’ve seen the aforementioned shoe cubby rack you mentioned. I don’t say there has to be a specific rack, just step to the side and get the shoes and boots out of the entrance to the basement or any entrance to the house. “Kids” do what kids are taught and they’ve failed at teaching that basic organizational skills in my opinion. It’s not rocket science. Justin always says, “safety first” as they gear up in their tree cutting garb and yet something as simple as moving shoes out of the path to a home entrance, for safety reasons is too much to expect. In regards to manure in the home, I’m confident you’ve watched long enough to see some of the children walk barefoot in the chicken run and then walk inside. What’s the difference? Again, safety first ignored.
Family time there is wonderful
Really joyful what you are doing.
That’s a nicer set-up for the pig………they’ve got room to move around 👍
When the boys are making 🪵wood shavings from sawing and making 💝🎁 gifts, what do they do with the 🪵sawdust ❓ you can use 🍊orange peels, 🫒olive oil, 🪵sawdust,🐝 beeswax as a 🔥 fire starter OR a 🕯️candle...also as a 🦟mosquito repellent when you add eucalyptus, lavender and peppermint oils...and cinnamon sticks as the wick...
You have such healthy good looking children! You’re doing a great job 👍🏼👍🏼
You say we you mean me. You really do treat Bec like a queen she cooks the occasional meal sleeps late
Thinking Bec has her own vlog. Edits. Kids. Bookkeeping. And so much more.
I could be wrong...
I hope that one days I have a same passionate bliss in my life as whenever Justin says the words "deep bedding".
I wished I could learn and work with all of you! I know it’s hard work but it’s worth it when learning! God bless!
When my grandparents and my Mom walked back n forth to the store they always took a wagon to haul their purchases…I’m loving that Winnie is going right along with you guys! She is an awesome dog!❤
As someone who doesn’t have the space to raise a meat cow. I’ve looked into buying 1/2 a cows worth of meat from a farmer. Want that good meat for a family of 4 just makes sense vs buying from a grocery store.
Hi.... Justin Rhodes and Rebecca nice to see you Love watching your video homestead 🏡🐔🐓🐣🐤🦃🦮🐈⬛🐑🐄🐖🐷🐝🐎🎥👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋👍👍👍
This is great! Thanks for sharing this is a very personal thing for you to share! Very real! This is what people want the raw! 👍🏻whatever it takes!🔥🔥
great job you can do it I can everything I eat all veggies out of my garden and turkey for meat . I'm allergic to preservatives so nothing out of a can. lots of work canning but you go into winter my pantry is full for all winter. great filling . you are very smart people . good luck
I worked engineering/ maintenance and my new job had some equipment I had never worked on before. We had a machine down and the owner was concerned because nobody had any experience working on it. I told him I'd tackle it because it was already broke, so I probably couldn't make it worse. Just pay attention to how it comes apart and put it back the same way. Don't let fear stop you from what needs doing. If you make a mistake, learn from it and go on to the next thing.
Nice to see you cleaning up. Drives me nuts seeing so much clutter outside.
Poor baby...
It's a farm
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Let’s see what yours looks like now since it drives you nuts
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True it Is a Farm, yet that doesn't mean it has to look like a JUNKyard!!!
I think a 95% rule for eating what you grow is amazing. Just making the effort lets you appreciate what all you guys have accomplished.
I love live your family. I love the longer videos. Ty do much.
Thanks for sharing tidbits of your wonderful lifestyle; it reminds me of my childhood. Unfortunately we had to go to public school, so we missed a lot of the daily work, except in the summer holidays. Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦🌲
Good afternoon, Justin. Growing your own is definitely financially a bonus if done right. But it also depends on options available where you live and what is allowed in your community.
Henry is funny 🤣 you asked him about his wanting to come out and he emphatically shook his head NO. Then he changes his answers when talking just to you and the "internet"😅
But sauerkraut is easy to make. You also can ferment other things, onions, carrots, green beans, etc
They did a lot of that when they were on the Gaps diet. I’m sure they still know that
at the top of your high tunnel run a solar powered solar light on a timmer to get more eggs from the chickens. they produce more in the longer sunny days
I was at a whole foods in Oh and a Roast was $130..😳 I was so happy we sent 2 cows to freezer camp Nov 1st. Yes I raised 2 cows almost all alone a little help from the husband. But I did it and I'm 60 and disabled. But i learned from Justin and Joel. Started with pigs, then chickens, rabbits and now cows. It's a life choice for sure but we love our food!!
Love the videos , agree with the shoe suggestion, but this is just my opinion and who am I. lol you guys are very busy and work hard. I have been watching your videos for years, and enjoy it. I love ❤️ your new home and so happy for all of you. Happy New Year 🎆
I"m nearly deaf and didn't have problems with the video Rebecca don't worry about it. I'm usually the one who notices because so many other channels out there I've got volume cranked up full blast and can't hear things and with no CC makes it hard but that was not the case and appreciate Austin helping in that area so I can enjoy all of your videos
Here in Kentucky, we would have to buy a share in a milk cow or milk goat in order to get raw milk.
You might be surprised how much your aunts and uncle with dementia remember from their younger years.
Wow. Your hay prices!! SW Arkansas here. I raise not organic, but not sprayed, chicken fertilized, few weeds.
I use last years in the garden and feed it to the pigs.
I get 6 to 8 dollars a square and 40 for a 5.5 ft roll.
Alright Josiah 🎉!
Growing cabbage and making kimchi and sourcraught is super easy and super yummy. You can do it.
If you use the Nourishing Traditions method of fermentation with whey you can have sauerkraut in as little as 3-5 days. A nice crisp fresh product.
I love seeing Mr. Brown being able to be drive, growing so fast. I love the kids haircuts
Golden comets and Isa Brown chickens will lay eggs just about every day so if you want just eggs that will take care of the winter eggs! 300 to 350 eggs a year no matter the time of year or weather, good free rangers also!
Jonah, nice lid!😊
I LOVE the longer vlogs! THANK YOU!
Love your longer vids! 8to10 min is too short! ❤❤❤❤😊
Happy Day 💚
Need to up your price on steer calves. Here in South Dakota 650 lb steer calves are over $2000 a piece. Seen week old bottle calves at 800-1000 a piece.
I love ALL Justin Rhodes videos! Short, long, and in between. HAPPY DAY!!😊
Where i live in PA on top of a mountain we are not allowed livestock. We have the space but it is not zoned for it. So we support local farmers for what we can't raise or grow. Still cheaper than the grocery stores these days . Today I pressured canned up some chicken, stew beef and kidney beans during this winter storm to fill in the gaps on our pantry shelves.
They pig out on minerals in the winter because the feed is lacking this time of the year. Only makes sense.
I think Greg Judy rule was don't start free choice minerals in the winter because they will see it as food.
Once they are established on free choice, he still provides them, maybe not every day.
My step brother raises beef every year and we always get a half for $3.99 a pound plus wrapping, so it ends up being $4.99 a pound. So much better than the store bought beef.
Where are you purchasing steers at? Not cheap this year. We did bottle baby's and raised them for 19 months rotational grazed. Hay in the winter. Best beef ever!! Totally worth the commitment...
You make great videos! Is there anyway you could get a camera that doesn’t keep going blurry? I get a little dizzy with this one.
Where is the link to designing your own homestead???😢😢😢
I even tried that new method where they dig a hole in your garden like a deep hole and then put all the waist in there and then cover it up and it’ll feed the plants. The worms will love it and stuff that worked out too. I gotta do that againsoon after this freeze getting here in Texas
I'll say it again -
even if Justn and Family dont' see it-
you guys will know:
there is a subtle difference between skim milk and skimmed milk, though the terms are often used interchangeably:
Store bought:
Skim Milk: This is milk from which the cream has been removed. It's commonly PRODUCED COMMERCIALLY and refers to the final product, which is low in fat, typically around 0.1% fat content or less.
Home skimmed:
Skimmed Milk: This term generally refers to milk that has had the cream skimmed off manually, such as ladling the cream off the top. The fat content might not be as precisely controlled as in commercial skim milk. THIS MILK IS STILL GOOD AND FULL OF NUTRITION! it makes WONDEFUL yogurt!!!!!
That's usually self explanitory
I believe there was a lot of co-op type trading. So people may be able to do one thing better then another and barter their goods or skills for food they don’t grow. Say one person has goat milk and one has cow milk. They could trade. Or a person doesn’t have a lot of land but can preserve food. They could offer to preserve someone else’s for a percentage of their work.
I wish yall would get a shoe rack at your doors. It drives me nuts to see shoes blocking the door
What happened to original pigport? Washed away with the storm?
Why .. guess it's all about you ??
@@LB-gr7gu it sure is
focus on something else
@@janew5351that was over 10 years ago😱
Sorry, the link doesn't work.
Blessings!
It isn't just snow. Ice is under the snow. We got rain that turned to ice the a 1 inch blanket of snow. 20 degrees in Lake of the Ozarks Linn Creek Missouri. We have winding roads here. Even though I have easy access onto hwy 54, I am afraid of 2 sections of it to get to my full time job. Stay safe. I will be crafting to sell some things and sewing new fabric on cat tree.
Pioneers certainly made sauerkraut. It fermented In barrels.
Yeah no red slime in your ground beef!
Just all real product from the beef.
No gasses or dyes!
100% better!
Don't buy Walmart meats!!
No hormones or chemicals in their meat, either!
@@jeannie5389 I don’t and it’s not just Walmart meat.
Im so sorry you guys are recieving so much hate and ignorance in the comments about your shoe pile. Some of us understand..most dont! Let them be bitter, you guys keep doing whats best for you and your household/farm! ❤
What is the reason for the green beans in the pillowcase? 😊
To freeze in the freezer vs a zip lock bag full of frost
"Normal" is a setting on the dryer.
You should paint a no shoe rig in front of the door. I’m so worried some one is going to trip and get hurt. It’s a safety hazard. You don’t want to pick up or build a rack, that’s fine. But keep the walkway clear. Safety please.
You do realize they live on a farm and have kids??
Unfortunately the link is not working.
I'm interested in how do you edit your videos, I have my own channel but don't know anything about editing and I love how your videos turn out.
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Hello . What is the name of the pet you are caring for? they look huge.
can you guys get the bee situation back up before the spring please?
Justin, explaining the butcher cost... that is if... if you get back what you sent to said butcher. . That is rarely the case unless you know personally and have it set up to be that you get your meat back... no guarantees. It's a rude awakening for people who don't know how it works.
Yep a friend sent in a Bambi for vension...only recieved bad cuts left from someone's elses already butchered deer. Such a rip off, best to do it yourself
Shoe rack with busy kids LOL..
Choose your battles...
Are you sure you can still get a steer calf for that price. Sounds low to me.
Justen, sexy or not it's reality. It still needs to be shown. Otherwise, no one knows how things get done, or stay nice looking. No worries here. I live watching it all. 😊❤
How did you like the green beans? I tried ours in the pillow case and have to say wasn't a fan. In fact I threw out 2 pillowcases of home grown green beans. Will can them next year.
i love your vlogs - thank you! i am a peanutbutter lover - can you grow peanuts where you are??
I tried the link and it didn't work for me. I would love to get the info. Thanks for sharing! You are an inspiration to our family!
The link in description under video works.
You are in a big need of a shoe rack both on the front door and barn outlet.
Yes!!! Trip hazard!
What about making chocolate bars with honey and cocoa powder? Those were items my parents were able to buy once in a while during the depression. I understand your "need" for chocolate. 🙃🙃
I admire your family .. after The Disaster you and family Know your business ❤ Happy Day 💓
I couldn't get the link to work for the house build guide. Did anyone else?
Could you just buy a mineral block with all essential minerals in it and also a Salk block and make it way more efficient than the method you do now.
Link doesn’t work. Great vlog?
My mammaw made kraut and she stored it and other jars under the bed becaus eshe had no space . I was the only kid small enough to fit under lol great memories
I've noticed you more recent videos have a lot of blur issues. Like the camera is trying to readjust. Can you fix it? Or Austin.
It's the camera refocusing on objects in distance vs directly in front of it...all cameras do that
I couldn't get the link to work
It’s amazing to see Mr Brown driving ‼️
18:55 I think they’ve accepted your weirdness 😂 since they didn’t even bat an eye, when you guys announced you would incorporate drinking your own pee into your diet, as a prank that one time.
They were like “Just another Tuesday at the Rhodes homestead”
Jonah and Josiah should go backpacking around Europe, they need to start having a life away from the farm
Except they are not into that...they like being on the farm and are NOT denied going off with friends 🙄