My great grandparents lived off the land for almost 100 years each. They never owned a car, never AC/heat just fire. I was in my 30’s when they passed. He still plowed with a mule in the 80’s. She always had a garden and chickens. The pantry was lined with jars floor to ceiling. He built their house, they raised 13 kids, one was my grandmother. Except for the military in his early years they were never employed. This is how it was done. I did this with a vehicle and electricity and four heated rooms for several years with four kids. Best years of my life. Now I bounce between an island and the homestead. I know how when I am ready or need to, to do it again. My kids know how. My fourth took her first deer from field to table to freezer last winter and then a rabbit from field to stew pot. They can all grow everything from seed to table. But I’m barefoot tanning in January while the homestead is sleeping under snow. 😅
My grandparents(1893) went south 500 hundred miles to help settle Southern UTAH. Grandma was 6 at the time, and drove the open wagon with their entire belongings and her very sick mother. 2 horses pulled the wagon. Most all the kids walked. Her dad went ahead to find the path, and maybe shoot a rabbit for dinner. He found a suitable camping spot for the night. Grandma drove the wagon,tended to the kids, made all the food and gathered water. Grandpa followed a bad trail making it passable for that wagon, hunted, gathered firewood, tended all 3 horses, got fire started. I'm sure 130 years ago there was a lot more to it. I was born in 55 and I remember grandpa walking to town for supplies at the small merchantile.....but most of the time driving his car. These are Memories from 1962. He was a farmer and like you said...if they didn't grow it and preserve it, they went without. A few things they always kept in the cupboard in the later years were , jello, kool-aid, honey, peppermint candy and always ice cream and popcorn. I remember them telling about visiting relatives in Idaho and putting 20 of those refrigerator rolls in the can that you hit and they pop open...well they decided to take them home 500 miles in their trunk. No ice chest. They started hearing something and every biscuit tube had popped open. I'm now 70. Grandma taught me canning, quilting, and how to make bread and pies. The basement walls were lined with home canned jars of food. They were amazing. I miss them and my parents. Parents have been gone 25 and 30 years now. Enjoy your family
I bet you they rode a horse to the market. ❤ When I was a kid, my Mom used to send me to the little country store all the time it was about a mile and a half, I walk all the time. Then my neighbor gave me a bike wow that was a game changer. Mom didn't drive. I rode that bike for years.
@lizrega1949 ~ My mom sent me to the neighborhood market with her list, too. Can you imagine sending a little kid alone to the corner market today ~ it wouldn't be safe, plus someone would call child protective services on ya. 🤣
Loved the video! So sweet of Lily to make an apple pie for her big brother Jonah. So thoughtful of her. Really enjoyed you and Josiah going on that walk, seeing Jonah wiz by, and your sweet Rebecca showing up along the way. When we were little we would walk to the store about a mile and a half there, and a mile and a half on the way back home. We often returned the glass bottles back to the store for mom, and she would also let us buy some penny candy, and we’d get some soda pop or things she ran out of, and walked home with it all. We use to walk to the store several times a week. We had to be careful since it was on a main highway road for the area. Nothing like it is now, but still we had to be careful. I always walked a lot. I’d even just walk around the subdivision where we lived. I loved walking, and it was good exercise. Sometimes neighbors would be out or going for a walk also and we’d all talk a bit. Good relaxation and communal time with the Lord, the neighbors, and myself. Often I took my dog for a walk with me and she loved it. It’s not hard carrying goods back from the store. Always fine to stop and take a break, then move on again. My dad bought a shopping cart from the store when they sold their old ones and got new carts, so if there was a lot of bottles we would use it. Loved getting some candy, and then giving mom a handful of money she always put in a jar. At night as dad watched tv with us he would sometimes wrap coins, and then when he went to the bank he would exchange the coins for the paper bills. Once a week mom drove up to the store to get the groceries for the week, and I’d go with her. That’s the only time we drove to the store. On Sunday nights after church dad would take us to the ice cream store for an ice cream. He would always get several gallons of ice cream for us to enjoy for the week. Sometimes he got it on his way home from work. Occasionally he’d buy some donuts, danishes, and coffee cakes also. We had other family that lived with us, so we would all get a donut or a danish. The grownups usually ate the coffee cakes with their coffee or tea. Good to see you all making memories, keeping the farm going in the family. Happy Day!
I absolutely LOVE your view of connecting with late relatives. Connection, true connection, overall is missing in most people’s lives. I didn’t grow up with like this but my husband and I love this life and are excited to pass it down to our two sons and their future families 🥰
When my daughter ( our driver) was in hospital for several weeks recently, myself or her children ( 7,9,13) walked to our nearest small store 2.5 miles away to buy all the groceries we needed that we didn't already have in our prep pantry. Now thankfully she is home,and we got restocked. It's great though to know and support local small stores throughout the year, it's also good for the children to understand about limited supplies being available,and the need to carry everything home.
I believe that old commercial saying went .. "recycle, reduce, reuse and close the loop. We can close the loop..._" where's my cupcake lol. Happy New year!
Great to think about ancestors and what they did. Lemieux Emmanuel Taylor was born in North Carolina in 1640 my first Taylor ancestor in NC. Love to think about his life and the different people in between us that have all lived in North Carolina. Very funny to see Winnie went so far.
I live in a house where there has been 7 generations of my family. My great-great-great grandfather had the first horse drawn taxies in Southport UK. I learnt from three years old how to plant seeds for growing our own veggies and still do to this day. Now I am 65. We used to have chickens, geese, rabbits and pigs for meat. I rarely eat meat now. I only eat one meal a day and have done for 7 years. Usually a veggie stew even in the summer months. Or salads and fruit when it's too warm out. I graze round my garden on fresh organic veg and fruits. Best diet ever.
I walked that to go to work, starting at age 15. With the money I earned I bought a bike. It was a smart move. During the summers before I started working, I babysat my 5 younger siblings, also cooked and cleaned and did laundry. My dad gave me $6 a week for that, none of which he could afford. I almost cried when he insisted. My siblings and I are all very close. We miss our sweet dad.
Please clean Winnie’s paws and make sure she is okay. I know she is tough but she needs some care after following y’all. It probably stressed her out, poor thing.
💚So great to hear all the stories in the comments about people's relatives living on the land, it's not that far in the past! And y'all are doing it-4 generations living on that land. Seeing your family's headstones in the Cemetery is very special, thanks! Happy New Year 2025🎉💚
So my son did six weeks in Poland for study abroad and in Poland they write vice and they walk miles so a bunch of his classmates said let’s go to the store so he thought it was gonna be close. It was about 8 miles. It was a good hike and they come back that way too… He did it ..and you can rent a bike over there for an entire month for like $10 He made great friends and learned a lot about their lives in Poland..
Love it Lily.. when I was 9 my dad moved us to the country and we had horses and chickens, ducks and one goat... till he trapped me at 10 against the barn with his horns... bye bye Billy- sounds like a song- hah. So, we had to haul 50 pound bags of feed and move bales of hay for stacking or taking to barn to feed horses. I think back on it now and can't believe we did that heavy lifting. But indeed we did.. we being me and my two sisters.
We raised our children similarly. Everyone participated in chores & work & fun with their free time! We home schooled them too. Each one of them are doing well making a good living for themselves! ❤️❤️💙💙
Jonah looks very handsome with the haircut. Josiah walking with his dad and looking at the Rhodes family graveyard was very interesting and Winny following along is so sweet, best to look after paw it looks real sore. Our ancestors did live healthy lives.
Hey to keep the the livestock feed dry from the rain you could put a sliding barn door where the cattle gate is and still have full access to get the equipment in there to move it around
Walking is great exercise. It's the best, really. I try to walk a minimum of 10km per day which works out at 6.2 miles minimum. Good on you for getting out there! 😊
The property I live on now makes me second generation of our family. I’m not sure how much further it will go, but I do reflect on how we got here, and what it means to me. Every time I walk into the workshop, I feel the presence of my dad. Any project I tackle, I hear him guiding me with wit and wisdom. The same thing happens in the kitchen when I cook. I’m reminded of when my mom cooked our meals. Also when she would host a dinner for family and friends, she brought out the good china, and set a table fit for royalty. These things should be remembered so that we can treasure our heritage. New Year’s Eve, and you are trying to go to bed at 7pm….😂 I had an engagement that night, and was up until 1am! LOL! Well I hope it was good for you!
Hello 👋 Justin and family, the little snippet about granny seeing the first car go down your road. My grandpa saw the first car come into alturas California on a rail car. I’m 65 years old and have seen a lot of firsts, but they seem insignificant compared to what our forefathers saw and went through just to live daily life 👍💪🙌🙏🌈✌️🐽🐷🐖
I love this channel! You guys are so inspirational! My husband and I have 25 acres in Washington and we are homesteading in our RV, waiting for our house to be built. We chose a small home so we could focus on the land. Starting poultry pasture this spring along with milk cow pasture, about 5 acres, the rest is in first year alfalfa, hopefully to regenerate some soil and over seed with beef pasture seed. We are surrounded by commercial dry land wheat farmers, so this will be something new around here. Anyways, I would have walked with ya to the store and through the cemetery, all things I have always been interested in. Keep up all the work! I know you will. Thank you and Happy New Year🎉
Grlowing up in early 60's the area was set .up with still working little general stores. Ours was 2miles away. There was one about 3 orjust 4miles apart All around us.. You could get most anything you hada tobe have. It was where farmers got together to share stories and experience. Mom's second job was the garden. 50 quarts of tomatoes and green beans. 6 100 ft rowsof of potatoes, and strawberry jam. Plus freezer with homegrown beef. notself sufficint but pretty close. learned you can doit with much less than people imagine.
Young Jonah , if you do decide to do the mini splits you will never regret it. You might have a bigger out of pocket up front but it is more energy efficient an easier upkeep. You can't go wrong just an FYI and we live in a 100 year old house who is mini splits
😂 Yes Justin, that counts! When my kids were young we would change the clock and then at 10pm we would yell Happy New Year and bang pots and pans and then all go to bed 😂 Great memories ❤
Justin, my mama would be 104 years now if she were living. She told us about seeing the first car on their and it frightened them and they hid because they had no idea what it was!
I celebrated London time for New Year also😊❤ Very enjoyable video Justin. My Great Great (maybe another great ot two) grandfather mustard twice out of the military and got the Stillwagon land in the middle of Michigan. History in the making. I was the last Stillwagon to attend the Stillwagon country school as a kindergarten. Many years ago. 😊❤thanks for the memories ❤
That gives a new “outlook” on “Get your head out of your a$$!” Hahaha I like that you walked it. I do agree with another commenter that your ancestors likely rode a horse to and from. Once their homestead was established anyway.
Justin, I suggest you read or audiobook the stories written by James Herriot (his pseudonym) a British veterinarian in the Yorkshire countryside during WWII and after. Beautifully written, interesting mishaps and intensely sentimental. I think you have such authorship in you. Much ❤love from Indiana.
When I was a kid we used to walk every where for miles.we used a cart to claret things we brought. I’m elderly now and can’t do it any more. I need to start walking again because my family doesn’t want me driving any more.
I walk to the store. We live on a boat, no vehicle. I pull a wagon, carry a backpack or some days ride a bike. New place every day. Learning how to store food and plan. Best was when going through Ontario and Michigan during the summer farmers market and fresh veggies and fruit within walk distance of the boat. Best is when marina have a courtesy vehicle. Think more people should walk. Having fun on the American Great Loop
Maybe because I’m from the uk but I don’t see what the big deal is 2.5 miles to the shops that’s an every day occurrence for me our youngest son 28 walks 4 miles each day to work because it’s easier and better for the environment
While watching the video I was wondering if you had ever considered putting the pigs in the chicken run in front of your house and whether that would have any advantages
I thought Justin was on a carnivore diet. Rice and white potatoes are not part of that. Squash, broccoli, cabbage, nuts and berries in season are reasonable occasional carnivore cheats. Otherwise, it's not even keto. Which is fine for anyone who enjoys rice and potatoes. But for a guy who can literally eat 99.5% from his own land on a carnivore diet, salt being the 0.5%, this 10 days "living off the land" seems silly. All he needs to buy, for himself at least, is salt. Great family, decent, hard-working children, and caring parents. It's nice to see.
My great grandparents lived off the land for almost 100 years each. They never owned a car, never AC/heat just fire. I was in my 30’s when they passed. He still plowed with a mule in the 80’s. She always had a garden and chickens. The pantry was lined with jars floor to ceiling. He built their house, they raised 13 kids, one was my grandmother. Except for the military in his early years they were never employed. This is how it was done. I did this with a vehicle and electricity and four heated rooms for several years with four kids. Best years of my life. Now I bounce between an island and the homestead. I know how when I am ready or need to, to do it again. My kids know how. My fourth took her first deer from field to table to freezer last winter and then a rabbit from field to stew pot. They can all grow everything from seed to table. But I’m barefoot tanning in January while the homestead is sleeping under snow. 😅
Great story! Thank you
Sounds like a good life ❤
My Grandfather rode a horse to the store to get coffee sugar and flour. That’s about all they bought I think to eat.
May our God continue to bless you in the name of Jesus Amen
A wonderful life. You enjoy your winters in the sun. You have earned it.
So sweet to see Grandpa there eating supper with y’all every night❤
Yes. I've wondered how he's doing.
So sweet was we what I was going to say about the whole thing😊
Winny following along is so sweet .. take care of that paw!
Keep these 20-minute plus videos going I think we all enjoy them a lot God bless y'all❤
My grandparents(1893) went south 500 hundred miles to help settle Southern UTAH. Grandma was 6 at the time, and drove the open wagon with their entire belongings and her very sick mother. 2 horses pulled the wagon. Most all the kids walked. Her dad went ahead to find the path, and maybe shoot a rabbit for dinner. He found a suitable camping spot for the night. Grandma drove the wagon,tended to the kids, made all the food and gathered water. Grandpa followed a bad trail making it passable for that wagon, hunted, gathered firewood, tended all 3 horses, got fire started. I'm sure 130 years ago there was a lot more to it. I was born in 55 and I remember grandpa walking to town for supplies at the small merchantile.....but most of the time driving his car. These are Memories from 1962. He was a farmer and like you said...if they didn't grow it and preserve it, they went without. A few things they always kept in the cupboard in the later years were , jello, kool-aid, honey, peppermint candy and always ice cream and popcorn. I remember them telling about visiting relatives in Idaho and putting 20 of those refrigerator rolls in the can that you hit and they pop open...well they decided to take them home 500 miles in their trunk. No ice chest. They started hearing something and every biscuit tube had popped open. I'm now 70. Grandma taught me canning, quilting, and how to make bread and pies. The basement walls were lined with home canned jars of food. They were amazing. I miss them and my parents. Parents have been gone 25 and 30 years now. Enjoy your family
Love the story!
love that one of your boys and the dog went with you on the walk
I bet you they rode a horse to the market. ❤ When I was a kid, my Mom used to send me to the little country store all the time it was about a mile and a half, I walk all the time. Then my neighbor gave me a bike wow that was a game changer. Mom didn't drive. I rode that bike for years.
@lizrega1949 ~ My mom sent me to the neighborhood market with her list, too. Can you imagine sending a little kid alone to the corner market today ~ it wouldn't be safe, plus someone would call child protective services on ya. 🤣
Appreciate the longer content as of late. Hope you’re having a good day.
My Granny would save the tins from pot pies. Whenever I came to visit, she would make a special apple pie just for me in those tins. Special memories.
Loved the video! So sweet of Lily to make an apple pie for her big brother Jonah. So thoughtful of her. Really enjoyed you and Josiah going on that walk, seeing Jonah wiz by, and your sweet Rebecca showing up along the way. When we were little we would walk to the store about a mile and a half there, and a mile and a half on the way back home. We often returned the glass bottles back to the store for mom, and she would also let us buy some penny candy, and we’d get some soda pop or things she ran out of, and walked home with it all. We use to walk to the store several times a week. We had to be careful since it was on a main highway road for the area. Nothing like it is now, but still we had to be careful. I always walked a lot. I’d even just walk around the subdivision where we lived. I loved walking, and it was good exercise. Sometimes neighbors would be out or going for a walk also and we’d all talk a bit. Good relaxation and communal time with the Lord, the neighbors, and myself. Often I took my dog for a walk with me and she loved it. It’s not hard carrying goods back from the store. Always fine to stop and take a break, then move on again. My dad bought a shopping cart from the store when they sold their old ones and got new carts, so if there was a lot of bottles we would use it. Loved getting some candy, and then giving mom a handful of money she always put in a jar. At night as dad watched tv with us he would sometimes wrap coins, and then when he went to the bank he would exchange the coins for the paper bills. Once a week mom drove up to the store to get the groceries for the week, and I’d go with her. That’s the only time we drove to the store. On Sunday nights after church dad would take us to the ice cream store for an ice cream. He would always get several gallons of ice cream for us to enjoy for the week. Sometimes he got it on his way home from work. Occasionally he’d buy some donuts, danishes, and coffee cakes also. We had other family that lived with us, so we would all get a donut or a danish. The grownups usually ate the coffee cakes with their coffee or tea. Good to see you all making memories, keeping the farm going in the family. Happy Day!
Great to see Josiah smiling more in this video!
I absolutely LOVE your view of connecting with late relatives. Connection, true connection, overall is missing in most people’s lives. I didn’t grow up with like this but my husband and I love this life and are excited to pass it down to our two sons and their future families 🥰
When my daughter ( our driver) was in hospital for several weeks recently, myself or her children ( 7,9,13) walked to our nearest small store 2.5 miles away to buy all the groceries we needed that we didn't already have in our prep pantry. Now thankfully she is home,and we got restocked. It's great though to know and support local small stores throughout the year, it's also good for the children to understand about limited supplies being available,and the need to carry everything home.
Keep these 20- minute plus videos going I think we all enjoy them .
I believe that old commercial saying went .. "recycle, reduce, reuse and close the loop. We can close the loop..._" where's my cupcake lol. Happy New year!
I know parents are not allowed favorites, but Josiah is mine❤
Mine too!
@@ceceliafernandes1007 me three
Josiah is such a good sport! Love this young man! I can consider him my grandson! Love you all, happy new year! Blessings!
Great recollections, farm work completed & a lovely New Year’s Eve with loved ones! Thanks for sharing & blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦🌲
Super cute black and white chicken tractor! ❤🐓🐓🐥🐣🍗🥚🍳❤👍
There's no way I could have made that walk with my walker, lol.
Lily is so sweet to think about her brother with that pie. 🥧
Great video Mr. Rhodes also a great idea and inspiration for your children. GBY
This historically inspired living off the land you're doing is really fun!
I really enjoyed this visit to the cemetery and your walk into town. Josiah - great job going with dad. ❤
Great to think about ancestors and what they did. Lemieux Emmanuel Taylor was born in North Carolina in 1640 my first Taylor ancestor in NC. Love to think about his life and the different people in between us that have all lived in North Carolina.
Very funny to see Winnie went so far.
I live in a house where there has been 7 generations of my family. My great-great-great grandfather had the first horse drawn taxies in Southport UK. I learnt from three years old how to plant seeds for growing our own veggies and still do to this day. Now I am 65. We used to have chickens, geese, rabbits and pigs for meat. I rarely eat meat now. I only eat one meal a day and have done for 7 years. Usually a veggie stew even in the summer months. Or salads and fruit when it's too warm out. I graze round my garden on fresh organic veg and fruits. Best diet ever.
Im the third generation to live in my grandparents home.
Your ancestors probably would have hitched a horse to a cart and bought very large bags of flour, salt, apples, etc. Clothes made out of flour sacks.
I walked that to go to work, starting at age 15. With the money I earned I bought a bike. It was a smart move. During the summers before I started working, I babysat my 5 younger siblings, also cooked and cleaned and did laundry. My dad gave me $6 a week for that, none of which he could afford. I almost cried when he insisted. My siblings and I are all very close. We miss our sweet dad.
Love it and y’all made a special memory for sure. ❤
Please clean Winnie’s paws and make sure she is okay. I know she is tough but she needs some care after following y’all. It probably stressed her out, poor thing.
Yes, always do a paw check after pups walk on the road.
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💚So great to hear all the stories in the comments about people's relatives living on the land, it's not that far in the past! And y'all are doing it-4 generations living on that land. Seeing your family's headstones in the Cemetery is very special, thanks! Happy New Year 2025🎉💚
So my son did six weeks in Poland for study abroad and in Poland they write vice and they walk miles so a bunch of his classmates said let’s go to the store so he thought it was gonna be close. It was about 8 miles. It was a good hike and they come back that way too…
He did it ..and you can rent a bike over there for an entire month for like $10
He made great friends and learned a lot about their lives in Poland..
Love it Lily.. when I was 9 my dad moved us to the country and we had horses and chickens, ducks and one goat... till he trapped me at 10 against the barn with his horns... bye bye Billy- sounds like a song- hah. So, we had to haul 50 pound bags of feed and move bales of hay for stacking or taking to barn to feed horses. I think back on it now and can't believe we did that heavy lifting. But indeed we did.. we being me and my two sisters.
I am a bonified critic of your operation. Sad sad sad. Keep your kids working for you. Hope they are getting compensated
We raised our children similarly. Everyone participated in chores & work & fun with their free time! We home schooled them too. Each one of them are doing well making a good living for themselves! ❤️❤️💙💙
Jonah looks very handsome with the haircut. Josiah walking with his dad and looking at the Rhodes family graveyard was very interesting and Winny following along is so sweet, best to look after paw it looks real sore. Our ancestors did live healthy lives.
My homesteader family only went to the general store for tea, coffee, and sugar for baking. Happy ancestors, happy life.🙋♀️👥🇨🇦👩🌾🇺🇦
I liked the walk. My fave part of this video 👌🏻
Great Family and Great Parents!😇!😇!😇!😇!😇!😇!👍
Hey to keep the the livestock feed dry from the rain you could put a sliding barn door where the cattle gate is and still have full access to get the equipment in there to move it around
Walking is great exercise. It's the best, really. I try to walk a minimum of 10km per day which works out at 6.2 miles minimum.
Good on you for getting out there! 😊
Your daughter looks so much like her mother.
Thanks for the hose mending idea. Might need to do that next year myself.😮
Brings back memories,when we were kids we would walk to an old country store about 2 miles away.
Justin, you've mentioned taking a lot of supplements for your health. Do your supplements also come from your land?
Probably noy and I don't know that I can blame him. The amount of work that would take is crazy
The property I live on now makes me second generation of our family. I’m not sure how much further it will go, but I do reflect on how we got here, and what it means to me. Every time I walk into the workshop, I feel the presence of my dad. Any project I tackle, I hear him guiding me with wit and wisdom. The same thing happens in the kitchen when I cook. I’m reminded of when my mom cooked our meals. Also when she would host a dinner for family and friends, she brought out the good china, and set a table fit for royalty. These things should be remembered so that we can treasure our heritage.
New Year’s Eve, and you are trying to go to bed at 7pm….😂 I had an engagement that night, and was up until 1am! LOL! Well I hope it was good for you!
Hello 👋 Justin and family, the little snippet about granny seeing the first car go down your road. My grandpa saw the first car come into alturas California on a rail car. I’m 65 years old and have seen a lot of firsts, but they seem insignificant compared to what our forefathers saw and went through just to live daily life 👍💪🙌🙏🌈✌️🐽🐷🐖
Might be a good family project to do headstone maintenance. Scrub, wire brush, grass snips.
I love this channel! You guys are so inspirational! My husband and I have 25 acres in Washington and we are homesteading in our RV, waiting for our house to be built. We chose a small home so we could focus on the land. Starting poultry pasture this spring along with milk cow pasture, about 5 acres, the rest is in first year alfalfa, hopefully to regenerate some soil and over seed with beef pasture seed. We are surrounded by commercial dry land wheat farmers, so this will be something new around here. Anyways, I would have walked with ya to the store and through the cemetery, all things I have always been interested in. Keep up all the work! I know you will. Thank you and Happy New Year🎉
I love this! Your connection to the land and family runs deep and I think that's fabulous.
Grlowing up in early 60's the area was set .up with still working little general stores. Ours was 2miles away. There was one about 3 orjust 4miles apart All around us.. You could get most anything you hada tobe have. It was where farmers got together to share stories and experience. Mom's second job was the garden. 50 quarts of tomatoes and green beans. 6 100 ft rowsof of potatoes, and strawberry jam. Plus freezer with homegrown beef.
notself sufficint but pretty close. learned you can doit with much less than people imagine.
Great job everyone including Whinnie!
Young Jonah , if you do decide to do the mini splits you will never regret it. You might have a bigger out of pocket up front but it is more energy efficient an easier upkeep. You can't go wrong just an FYI and we live in a 100 year old house who is mini splits
You're a blast Justin 🎉happy new year 🎉
😂 Yes Justin, that counts! When my kids were young we would change the clock and then at 10pm we would yell Happy New Year and bang pots and pans and then all go to bed 😂 Great memories ❤
When I was a teenager I walked 9 miles a day. If I had to go anywhere I had to walk I couldn't afford a car
My Grandma maid her own saurkraut and hominy. Being of German decent was part of their culture. Happy Day
Lily could take blaze to store.
Memaw would walk uphill both ways in 10 ft of snow barefoot.😅❤
Justin, my mama would be 104 years now if she were living. She told us about seeing the first car on their and it frightened them and they hid because they had no idea what it was!
I celebrated London time for New Year also😊❤
Very enjoyable video Justin. My Great Great (maybe another great ot two) grandfather mustard twice out of the military and got the Stillwagon land in the middle of Michigan. History in the making. I was the last Stillwagon to attend the Stillwagon country school as a kindergarten. Many years ago. 😊❤thanks for the memories ❤
My father was born in Texas in 1925. T
Hey lived in Almeda, part of Houston and he rode a horse to school.
could you reuse those pigtail wire holders and thread the hoses thru them so they aren't being damaged from being on the ground?
Could have used a long walking stick then sling over shoulders with a bag tied to each end or over one shoulder with a bag tied to the end.
Don’t be afraid to go with a mini split we did it in our vacation house. It was the best thing we ever did.
Appreciate the longer vlogs Justin and Austin 🫡
Great video. Blessings
That's awesome I walk about 4 miles every other day and 3 miles every night
Back before there was streaming I had a friend that would only rent a movie if she walked or rode her bike to get and return it! 👍 It good for you!
2.5 miles each way is a totally reasonable bike ride. The fuel savings and health benefits alone would make the trip worthwhile
That gives a new “outlook” on “Get your head out of your a$$!” Hahaha I like that you walked it. I do agree with another commenter that your ancestors likely rode a horse to and from. Once their homestead was established anyway.
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Justin, I suggest you read or audiobook the stories written by James Herriot (his pseudonym) a British veterinarian in the Yorkshire countryside during WWII and after. Beautifully written, interesting mishaps and intensely sentimental. I think you have such authorship in you. Much ❤love from Indiana.
I love PBS All Creatures Great and Small. James is my favorite character.
Justin I did not see you asking Whinnie to make the trip.But she volunteered what a loyal dog.
Boy's can you build a nice doghouse for Whinne.
I have a metal wheeled cart that I use at the flea/farmer’s market. You could get one of those to walk to the store and back 🤠
My families homestead farm is 20 miles up the road. Grandpa sold it out of the family in the 90s. Wish I could get it back.
I love this deeper content❤
When I was a kid we used to walk every where for miles.we used a cart to claret things we brought. I’m elderly now and can’t do it any more. I need to start walking again because my family doesn’t want me driving any more.
Happy New Year 🎊
a mule and a cart is what was used back then. it might have even been used as one of the rolling grocery stores.
1:43 because it was blurry, that could’ve easily been Josiah back in the day.
My daughter turns 18 this year. Keep taking your time with them. 🥰
JUST ANOTHER DIAMOND DAY ❤
I walk to the store. We live on a boat, no vehicle. I pull a wagon, carry a backpack or some days ride a bike. New place every day. Learning how to store food and plan. Best was when going through Ontario and Michigan during the summer farmers market and fresh veggies and fruit within walk distance of the boat. Best is when marina have a courtesy vehicle. Think more people should walk. Having fun on the American Great Loop
Happy Day💚
What/who are 'former' relatives? Never heard of such a thing. Do you mean deceased relatives?
justin you should get those crimp style pex clamps instead of the more expensive clamps your using
Maybe because I’m from the uk but I don’t see what the big deal is 2.5 miles to the shops that’s an every day occurrence for me our youngest son 28 walks 4 miles each day to work because it’s easier and better for the environment
I didn't see ball drop. We used to walk everywhere and we was little and lean. We worked in field, garden ,carried wood, carried water
Wondering about raising feed possibilities as your ancestors did to make it truly sustainable?
Is the maple syrup local or from your land?
Yes they just come out with electric Amazon Vans here in Jacksonville Florida in Duval county
I'm curious why wouldn't you pick up a hose before you mow. I have to go that.
Maybe you can reach out to hose link for some downtown hoses.😉
I think Josiah prefers walking instead of mountain biking. I know I do. That way, I can stop and enjoy the beauty all around.
Horse and cart and walk with it good training and health all around. Just like the old day
While watching the video I was wondering if you had ever considered putting the pigs in the chicken run in front of your house and whether that would have any advantages
You could have had Lily hitch up Blaze for the trip to the store. The ancestors hitched up Old Paint.
Justin, they don't make men like you anymore. 💪
Rhodes Family ♥♥♥♥♥👑👑👑👑👑👑 Critters ♥♥♥♥♥, treats and tummy rubs. Tonka sends a friendly tail wag and a sniff to his fellow furry friends.
Why not add some mini split air cons to the cabin?
can we get a time laps of retaining wall being built
I thought Justin was on a carnivore diet. Rice and white potatoes are not part of that. Squash, broccoli, cabbage, nuts and berries in season are reasonable occasional carnivore cheats. Otherwise, it's not even keto. Which is fine for anyone who enjoys rice and potatoes. But for a guy who can literally eat 99.5% from his own land on a carnivore diet, salt being the 0.5%, this 10 days "living off the land" seems silly. All he needs to buy, for himself at least, is salt.
Great family, decent, hard-working children, and caring parents. It's nice to see.
Josiah is a good son to walk that with you.