Off Grid Life | The pigs are LOOOSE
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Actually, we let them out
Episode twenty-seven, in which we're doing some regular chores on our off the grid farmstead
This is a vlog about our struggles and joys of living off the grid in the forests of Jämtland, Sweden.
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Hey! How are you all? It feels so exiting to have made a new vlog and to publish it for you :) We're about one vlog behind in the real time since there has been so much to do here now. Hopefully we will catch up soon.
Life comes first. :)
You don't look like someone who can get exited about anything dude
No worries! Grateful to hear from you guys. No matter how long it takes. It's enough seeing your posts on instagram. Congrats on your internship. Keep it up sir and ma'am.
My guess is that this law was made in order to help the health department cope with a salmonella outbreak from unpasteurized milk, if one occurred due to unpasteurized products sold in a particular area. A cut off of 70 milliliters is better than 170 milliliters of unpasteurized milk, as fewer people will get ill if an outbreak occurs. On the other hand, it could just be more crazy politicians making an arbitrary law due to money greasing their palms from the pasteurized milk lobbyists.
It's lovely the way you gentle your animals, even though they are raised for meat. Respectful.
yes indeed i don't know how they cop with killing them! but respect! i guess i would be quite vegetarian which i am most of the time 🤗
When the first settlers were awarded lands in the mountains in Canada about 200yrs ago they were faced with a similar problem that you have with the tree stumps and roots in the ground after clearing space to start building and planting crops, they would use horses to pull the biggest stumps out and would work themselves on the smaller ones buy cutting through it with axes and prying them out of the ground.
They would then burn all that wet wood directly on the field in big piles, mostly wet wood so it was extremely smokey.
They would collect the ashes and make Potash by slowly combining them in water then would boil it down to get lye water.
It makes an EXCELLENT fertilizer and can also be used to make soap when added to tallow (boiled down and skimmed lard).
Caution is primordial with lye water as it is a caustic solution in concentrated form.
Love to see the progress you have made
Much love from Québec, Canada
We definitely have to get a horse someday soon! I have been thinking on doing our own soap, that would be cool, we tried it at school so we have done it once a long time ago :) Exciting with ones own skin products, i make my own beeswax salves and tallow balms at least :)
I absolutely envy you living like you do. It looks soooo peaceful without crime. I’m totally hooked on every single video of yours. You have SUCH a unconditional love for ALL your animals. And then ….. but that’s survival, and why you’re doing what you do. You folk are absolutely AMAZING
I love how you are with your animals. You can see how much you care for them and love them even though are for food. I have asked lots of my friends to start watching your channel as I find it inspirational and magical to watch.
beautiful video such relaxing peace good for the spirit and the soul
Thank you so much for your kind words! :)
Rabbit? Lean ears only have protein hardly any fat. Regardless their type. For cooking rabbits use the beer your holding! ;-) My father used to marinate rabbit in 3-4 cans of beer overnight. Alcohol will evaporate later. But still you will have no dinner the night the rabbits are getting drunk. It needs a lot of fat/butter. Bake it, than into the oven. I would prefer these clean healthy untoxicated livers, ... yes please!
I live on a homestead in the Colorado Rockies at about 9,000ft elevation and love to watch these videos while I take a break on my own projects.
Omg the kitty in the window. It’s funny the cut right before you talked about your cameras I was wondering “how many cameras do they have?” So cool these projects, and a sweet lamb. I love everything!!!!
It’s great to see the way you raise your animals, real respect and affection. Your way of slaughtering is so much more humane than the normal method. The animals are in familiar surroundings and are not stressed by excessive transportation and brutal handling. I wish there were more people like you.
Mathias! You are a wonderful person!
From the very first time I saw your videos I cannot stop following your life!
I wish you all the very best and prsy every day that all goes acvording to your plans.I saw Ivar come to life and you made me cry with joy and happiness!Never saw anything like your family!
A big hug to you Tova and baby Ivar!
God bless you and realise that we are all following your journey!Wish I could speak sweedish to be closer to you my dear!
Put a stove in your greenhouse. You just need a small wood stove and when it starts to turn cold heat the greenhouse at night. You will get more out of it.
The shearing is so cute. Hair cut, kisses, and snacks.
if you have a persistent or large stump bore a hile with a bar 6" deep and place a fer kernals of corn do this multiple times and hogs will do the heavy work. I have rooted several big big stumps with this method very effective
With this video you both look so much more relaxed. At the same time your English which wasn't bad at all , is also coming more easily. It is starting to come together.
Now THATS a first! Opening a beer can with an axe. Love that!!!
not sure what you do with the trimmed wool but it is useful for making lip balm and quilts. Traditionally the wool was cleaned and the lanolin was simmered out. The lanolin is the natural chemical in the wool that keeps the sheep protected from rain and snow. lanoline was mixed with bees wax to make lip balms, hand creams, and water sealer for boots. The clean wool was used as filler for winter blankets. The wool was ether laid in an even layer between two layers of cloth and stitched or stuffed into channels stitched in two pieces of cloth like a duvet.
I have found that your vlogs work like medicine for me; an antidote to the silly stressors of city life. Watching one before bed seems to reliably restore equanimity. Thanks, as always for sharing. /Jase
Keep up the good work. Your camera work is very good and also like your choice of music. Close ups, timelaps... I think you do the max with your kodak :-). I admire the way of simplicity and purity. A lot of people are talking about dreams...you 2 just do your dream. IKEGAI (japanese way of luck). Looking forward to your next vlog (I spend one weekend to see them all :-)) . Greatings from a town in Belgium (Ghent)
Thank you so much for your kind words, Im very glad that you like it! It feels very good reading comments like this, it gives so much encouragement. Have a great week !
So glad we found your channel. We are starting a small homestead in Missouri and it is nice to see others that are also trying to live this type of life. I wish you success and happiness on your journey.
How lovely, is it good farmlands in Missouri? Thank you for watching and writing to us, it means a lot to us! All the best to you and your homestead! /Tova
@@Talasbuan there are a lot of rocks. We are in the Ozarks. It is very beautiful and our land is covered in forest so we are kind of starting from scratch. It does have a good well and a small meadow so we will build on that. We will be living in a camper until we get the cabin built. I am very excited.
Sounds very exciting! Tough but satisfying life
Your videography is always beautiful, thank you for sharing your lives with us and i pray that you do well to stay with it and gross a hefty income from UA-cam. It can take some time and then your channel will explode. love
Mathias & Tova, Really enjoyed watching your videos and I’m trying to catch up with all your early videos, thanks for sharing your video with us.!.!.!.
Its so lovely watching you guys with your beautiful animals and to hear you talking about butchering in such a respectful way !
It's never an easy task when dispatching animals so its really wonderful to hear how you've gone to great lengths to learn how to do it with great care, kindness and love.
We will only ever dispatch a chicken if its desperately sick and can't be treated with antibiotics or likewise, or if a rooster has turned dangerous towards people (we have young children) as they can do sometimes.
My partner is always the one to do it because he has been taught properly by a vet and he will always do it well away from any other animal and humans which is always a very important point to think about when doing this procedure.
Your films are thoroughly enjoyable and i've found myself getting rather addicted to them because they are truly inspiring to watch !
You've raised some very important points and made everything 'off grid' look interesting.
We all need to change the way we approach life so that our children, their children and so on can continue to enjoy and thrive in our beautiful world.
We need more films such as yours to teach, educate and interest future generations.
I've also loved your website and reading about your vision which i've shared with some of my friends.
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Trattkantarell; funnel chanterelle! :) The best mushroom there is.. And the Slippery Jack mushroom (Carl Johan). Mums! :) As always, a tranquil V-log och som vanligt är jag så glad över den respekt
och kärlek ni visar era djur. Ni är bäst! Ha det gott! :)
Slippery jack :D Haha, roligt namn! Tack så mycket Elisabeth, dina ord värmer i snöslasket vi vadar omkring i just nu! Ha en fin kväll, /Tova
Nice vlog! Your camera is so loving to the animals and the countryside. The beauty shines through. On a practical note, I find that if I do a little bit of food prep while making breakfast and lunch, it makes it easier to get dinner on the table at a more dinner-ish hour. Take care!
Thank you for your kind words and Thank you for the tip, i guess we should make some more prep during the day, mostly we make a big batch of something and eat that for a couple of days :D Maybe the lazy way ;) /Tova
Love what y'all are doing I hope its continues to be successful. I know you're getting out more than you put in I can see your faces, I hope you understand it comes from my heart to yours. Thank you so very much for videoing and sharing the journey.
You deserve all the support you are getting as hard as you work!
How do you open a beer in a Sweden? Like a freaking MAN, baby!.......with an AX!
Bahahaha! Agreed.
HILARIOUS!
I am a 61 year old American from the Boston area and have recently begun watching your blogs. It is so calming to watch your lives. I especially appreciate your speaking in English even when you might not know certain words. I hope you keep making more and more vlogs. I am happy that I am only just starting this journey with you. Thank you!
Thank you for all the little details. I often wonder about things that you later explain . . . for instance how good does your cooking taste!! 🥕🥬🌶️
I just finished this episode. I am a late comer to your channel. I really love what you two have done with you property and really respect the lifestyle the two of you have chosen. My wife and I have become completely addicted to your videos. In reference to the Burch stump in your pig pin, instead of having to collect a bunch of equipment to pull it, why don’t you try burning it out? If you do it properly it will smolder completely out in a few days. I know a lot of land owners here in the States when they do it, they use kerosene. I’m not sure if there is a cleaner, more environmentally safe accelerant to use, but I’m sure you could find something. Just a thought for you guys.
Best rabbit I ever had was in Antwerp. They cook it in beer.
It was so good, we had it three nights in a row. The third night, the chef came to see what crazy people were ordering the same thing three nights in a row.
I hope you do very well in the future & all your dreams come true.
Hello, i am from the Philippines i enjoy to watch your blog I LOVE IT 😘😘😘🇵🇭
Nice to saw all the things you do again! Also the Patreon seems to go well for you and that is so great and encouraging thing for us too. All the best for you (I feel you with the darkness )!
Vehkosuo I really enjoy watching your videos and to see how you have progressed on your farm but if I may give a little bit of advice in making your videos please speak louder so that it is easier to understand what you are saying. I only say this so that it will help your audience to hear you . I do not say this to be criticizing you. I only say this to help you. Keep up the good work and I wish you both the best of luck..... may God bless you !!!
Yes it feels really good! Have a wonderful week, here it have snowed and rained so its not so nice outside. /Tova
You guys r wonderful - I’m learning so much and I appreciate ur gentleness -
Thank you for showing the rabbit stew! :) That and the pulled pork looked delicious. I love watching the animals and how well you treat them.
Thank you so much! I hope you have a lovely evening, I'm keeping inside bc of the snow/rain we have right now :) /Tova
14:20 Here we witness a true man, opening a beer bottle with an axe. 😄
Edit: those yellow mushrooms are called chantarelle in English (almost the same as in Swedish), and they are in my opinion indeed one of the best! I'm not from Sweden, but have been there on vacation two times and have been happily surprised to find a lot of these delicious mushrooms!
I use the dorsal of the rabbit and the 2 big legs..in a pot....,i make in a cast iron pot and cook it,the little legs and also some meat i make soup,and all the small meat pieces looks like a sausage..cooked on a plate on oil..i use aromatic herbs,garlic,and a kind of level..bay leaf(laurus nobile).
As always love your vlog. As far as the stumps and roots go, auger larger deep hole into them and then pour in a strong mixture of Epsom salt and water, let soak in, then pack with Epsom salt and let set all winter, in Spring the rotting process should help in their removal, we did this with several old, neglected apple trees we had to remove due to rotten hearts. I like rabbit fried as you did and then add a mushroom gravy with lots of onion and garlic, then simmered in the oven, serve with toasted bread or rolls and saute' carrots with rosemary and lemon juice. Ummm, Ummm good.
Thank you for the tip, i will tell Mathias about it, how will the ground be affected of the salt? I was thinking bc we will have our kitchen garden there :) The food sounds delicious, maybe will do it like that the next time! :D Thank you so much for writing! have a lovely evening, /Tova
@@Talasbuan Epsom salt gives the soil needed minerals, I use it in the bottom of my tomato holes before planting and mix it 1/2 c. to 5 gallons water to water our roses and peppers too. You are welcome, we truly enjoy your vlogs. We'd love to offer financial support but our 27 yr old daughter is going through treatment for a brain tumor and funds are tight for us right now, so thank you for helping us relax and not be so stressed. :)
Aha, intresting about the salt. Hope your daughter is getting better soon and that the treatment helps. Don't worry about financial support, your comments and views are support enough. We know all to we'll how it is to not have enough money :) it is our standard situation.
Thanks for the peace you are offering with your video. It really helps...
I so enjoy your vlogs. Thank you so much!
Definitely chanterelle mushrooms! They’re delicious :) In my zone in the USA, they usually appear around July. Enjoy!
Very delicious, yes we pick them a little bit later, like septemeber/october. All the best /Tova
like to see you both happy and make a jokes :) happy to see you are in a good mood!
Again a beautiful video, thank you so much and yes cantharel are tasty and easy to store dried, I put them between tosties and with cooking meat, yum yum. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! :) We usually have them in cream sauce to meat, tasty! Do you have snow now also? :)
@@Talasbuan We had snow than the rain melted the snow away and now it's freezing again.
2 weeks ago I made tuna fish in cantharellen - blue cheese - white wine sauce, so delicious.
Wool harvesting day. 🙏🏻🇮🇳
Hello from British Columbia, Canada. Enjoy all your videos.
Thank you so much! Snowy greetings from us!
Wonderful channel, thanks for sharing your life!
Thank you so much and thank You for watching!
Very nice vlog ! Love it !
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Another nice video, thank you for sharing
Hello from Sunny Seattle, Washington ;) I'm very happy I found your Vlogs, thank you so much for creating them. I do want to point out something I noticed in the house build. There was one beam that landed on the window. I'm not a builder but as far as I know you have to terminate a horizontal beam (specially one that will carry a load) on a vertical beam or at least a wall that will carry the load all the way down. Even tough there was one beam below it (top of window) I still think it would be wise to support it. Good luck with everything and keep posting Vlogs!
I am not sure which beam and which window you mean. But yes theres a few things not as it should be with this house:) But non of them is a problem from a strength point of view from what I can tell. There is a problem with having standing beams in a horizontal log structure. The house needs to be able to move, and tree shrinks a lot les longitudinal than tangential. So every time you put something standing in a traditional log house you need to be aware of that or you'll get a very leaky house /Mathias
Talasbuan I can send picture but in first few vlogs it shows. when you stand inside near a window and look up and you see a beam sitting on window opening top that’s the one ;) if no floor will be on that then it will probably not be a problem. If you put floor on that you might want to move it not to end on window opening.
I love that you guys never rush. ...What kind of berries are you growing? Are you planning a cover crop for the pigpen? Maybe some turnips or daikon and vetch?
Glad to see you guys doing well. Here in the UK, the Autumn seems slow to start, with leaves still on a lot of the trees - even though it was minus 2 degrees last night.
Thank you! Here it snowed for two days and today it was raining, not so lovely conditions right now in other words :) /Tova
We like rabbit and dumplings. Beautiful life you both have.
Also, you can make pulled pork in a slow oven and it turns out great by this American's standard. I have a plumb sauce I made a while back that I use to cook a pork roast all day and it comes out wonderfully! Use any fruity & acidic sauce to help the meat break down, and it's very easy. You could make a sauce with blueberries, vinegar and sugar...a blueberry chutney. I keep many jars of the fruit sauces/chutney in the pantry.
Sounds delicious!
I watching you from Canada and i realy love your vlog, i think i will help you whith patrion
Nice! I would like to come to Canada again. There seems to be a lot of cool places there. We would be honored to have you as our patreon! /Mathias
Title made me giggle. Great Vlog!!👄👄👄 Stay safe and Beautiful.
Loving your vlogs! Your mushrooms are chanterelles basically in all European languages. If you still worry about your English, don't!
Also use the beer in your rabbit stew, it adds to the flavour, specially if you have a dark beer.
Why not make a 'Wish List' of the things you want / need and add the list to your website together with a PO Box address?
Cant afford a PO box right now, quite expensive fee every year. But thank you for your support! :D /Tova
How about an address to send things
Love your vlog.Amazing.love from Philippines.
Great video
I've watched all of your videos in just a couple days ... I'm so sad there are no more .... really loved each one. you are so loving to your animals, way more interactive and caring than I have seen on any other homestead channel .... is it hard emotionally at butchering time? I can't wait to see the next video ♡
I'm a little confused as to why the skim milk you don't drink. In the USA we buy all different kinds of milk with full to no fat. All I drink is skim or 1 percent fat milk. Now i realize things are MUCH different in each country especially here with the regulations on food. Is the milk with no fat just not tasty? Or can you really just not drink it? I would love to see what it tastes like unpasteurized! 😋 Wish you could ship it to Louisiana! Still enjoying every bit of the vlogs! I watch 1 or 2 each day and will do so until I am caught up to current! The music in all of the videos are so peaceful! ❤️
Your ewes are very patient to stand there while you shear them.
I have so many video’s to catch up on, video is as good as the next for sure. I enjoy so much, thank you!
I will become a supporter of your channel in days soon to come. I have to check out your patreon in to see exactly how it’s done. Of all the years I’ve been on UA-cam, and all the people I’m subscribed too, I enjoy your videos so very much! This will be my first time in the years I’ve ever done this..guess I’ve been a bit scared. I’m going to assume it’s very safe.
Oh, I wanted to tell you, my father soaked his wild game in goat milk or butter milk. He swore it was the best..lol That was my dad though. I know dear meat taste delicious after soaked in butter milk. Anyway, just wanted to share. Have you two ever had dear meat before?
Thank you so much for your kind words! Yes, we've eaten deer meat, roe deer and reindeer, very good meat! We've heard of people soaking rabbit in milk before prepareing it :) never tried.
Here is a little video we made about how patreon works. It was some time ago we made it, so hopefully it works the same.
ua-cam.com/video/qfZGJANFxgY/v-deo.html
It is very safe and you can cancel at any time. The good thing with patreon is that many can contribute with little and it becomes substantial.
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Neat video
Nice place! Im also living offgrid with animals. Trying to become selfsufficent. I'm never had my pigs in a pen they lived in a 20m2 box first week after det free ranged. I have the same race. Linderödsvin.
Vad spännande, hur funkar det? håller dom sig "hemma"? Berätta mer! :)
If you talk english, sorry i assumed you are swedish! Tell me more, how does it work? /Tova
Talasbuan japp du antog rätt, jag talar svenska🙂 Jodå det gör de, de lämnar aldrig gården och de har aldrig gått på el. Jag var lite fundersam först hur jag skulle göra då det är mina första svin. Men det var inga problem. Dock har jag även getterna frigående så tänker att de har någon "flockkänsla" med dem och de är ju väldiga vanedjur/revirbundna.
Thank you LOVE YOU VIDS!!!!!
Thank you!
Love your videos.
Thank you so much Gerald!
Cook the rabbits in a stew with that beer. With potato and mushrooms. Yummy
Drill holes in the trunks and let term rott.
I like your blue dutch oven :) I like to make chicken and beef roast in my cast iron (not blue) one.
Its a wonderful help in the kitchen :)
Make a burning pile of brush on top of a old stump and burn it out.
Rotary cultivator called roto-tiller here (USA).
You need a decent size meat clever ;-) rabbits and chicken dressing is very easy with one!
Mathias actually just bought one, we will see if its a good one or nor :D
keep hogs in same pen for several years and stump/root problem solved
It’s Kantarell in English also.
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Dynamite takes care of stumps, lol
nice cellar, turned out great ! I'm guessing a jordkallare is also not usuable all winter for you
guys ?
Thanks! Yes it is actually. If you build it the right way it keeps about +4°C to +8°C all year. I have started to buy about 15 "stones" now every week when I drive home from school. Next summer we will build a Jordkällare! :) /Mathias
Lovely to see another video! How much wool do you leave on the sheep so that they will be warm in the winter?
Thank you! Well it depends a little on when we do it, now it was so late in the season that we left a little bit more than usual, if we do it earlier (or if its warmer outside) we can take away more. But im guessing we left about 4-5 cm or something this time. We read somewhere that the sheep can keep the warmth better in the winter if they have shorter wool than the very long one. Im not sure about its accuracy though, have to see if i can find the text somewhere! All the best! /Tova
I am truly enjoying your videos. I do wonder, though, what you do with the wool from your sheep? Process yourself or sell?
We save the wool and are trying to get the time to spin some thread 😊
Videos look wonderful! Is your solar charger working well? What animals are you learning to process? Blessings to you. ❤️
Thank you so much! In the summer it have worked really good, we only have that for the pigs so far, but now the sun are so low that it won't work, we will have to move it and find a better spot for it. Mathias have so far been working with sheep and pigs, I think they also will work with beef in the school and he will also have some more internship with more beef i believe. All the best to you! /Tova
What do you guys do with the wool from your sheep? Have you ever done needle felting or felting?
Dutch Oven.
What do you do with the wool? Wouldn't they need their wool in the cooler weather? (See how little I know!)
Kantarell is the same in English.
Another great video, thanks. Tova...is that you doing the call (kulning?) at the beginning of the videos?
Hi Rick and Thank you! No I'm afraid not, not yet anyway, I have taken some classes and it's real fun 😁
If it is you or someone else it appears to be working, look at the subs and patrons that are being called to your fäbod😄. Anxious to hear your kulning.
We will see, maybe you will regret that when you hear it ;D
LOL I doubt that, but just in case I'll be polite😁
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I fell like you gain more from the love of your animals,than killing it…maybe buy your meat else where? And sell your animals? But if you are truly poor.. we have ducks,dogs a horse and rabbits, not going to eat aNY OF THEM ANY TIME SOON❤️geez, anyway,so respect what you are doing, these are your old vlogs, not likely you will see my comments, my three children are your age, gives me great aspirations to encourage them to live “OFF GRID”❤️
Nah, we would much, much, MUCH rather eat meat from our own animals. We've got no problem with death here. It is a part of life. Why would we go through the hassel of selling our animals elswere? Then they have to be live transported to some aproved slaughterhouse, then to some butchery, then to packery and so on and it would only cost us a lot of money. It is much better to come to an understanding that in order for someone to live, someone else has to die. Death is inseparable from life.
Hope my thoughts here is giving you something to think about? ☺️ Soon you'll start harvesting your own meat!
You will find the more meat cutting you do the more you will notice that all the animals bone structure are the same.
if you want to stop the pigs from punching the fence when they are small, put a copper wire in their nose like an ox and they won't dig anymore
what happened to the black kitty you had in previous videos? i hope she is ok. love you!
What do you do with the wool after you shear the sheep? Do you have a spinning wheel?🙂
For now we save it, the plan is to spin and make thread.. Someday! 😆
Talasbuan Excellent! I have seven 😳 spinning wheels, and I spin my own yarn and knit and weave. I think you will love it! Then...of course...you will have to get a loom to weave your own garments. It gets crazy real quick. 😉
@@kathleenarmstrong9536 oh my 😂 I have only one spinning wheel so far, we will see then when things get crazy! I have many milk separators though, that's my crazy! 😆 /Tova
Talasbuan ❤️❤️❤️ We all have something! 😆
Why do you shear your sheep in the winter instead of summer like we we do in the UK?
We don't shear them in the winter. We shear them twice a year, in the fall and in the spring.
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How do you get internet and charge your phone, camera, and laptop?
We have a small solar panel to charge our things and we have cellular internet :)
the bones from a rabbit should do well for the pigs, the meat for you
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Why don't you save the wool?
We save the wool from neck, back and sides!
@@Talasbuan Do you sell the wool ? Curious..My sister uses a spinning wheel to spin wool,then makes wool shawls and other clothing. Love all your videos! I look forward to each one!
No, we keep it for ourselves. Unfortunate we haven't had the time yet to do much with it. But the dream is to do like your sister, awesome! Thank you so much Nancy, means a lot to us!