I live in Hawaii..we live off the land. We eat 20 deer a year, (5 teen boys), wild pig, we grow ducks, chickens, breadfruit, pineapple, lilikoi, lime, mango, papaya, guava, bananas, sugar cane, avocados, tomatoes..it's a blast. On one acre. Many people are offended we love the earth, AND eat meat..raised and wild. I think it more humane and healthy..
I absolutely agree 100 %. The only two things I would add is take your time and don't rush on having so many animals or try to accomplish too much at one time, after a while it can be whelming and It can stress one out and become miserable for yourself or even the family. Two is be prepared to have money saved just in case an animal might get sick or something is needed to be repaired or bought for Homestead.
I worked at a feed store for the last few years. Big secret, we don't know it all either. What you don't know, make up for in confidence. You can do this! and if YOU can't, WE can! (Together)
Fruit trees!!!!! I'm always trying to tell people this, and I think it is a classic case of you don't realize your mistake till your trees start to produce and you see the reward. Pear trees take 7 years to start producing! So plan now. We are urban, so we don't have space for a lot of trees, but we are taking down our big beautiful 50 year old maple tree, because it is long term, but 20 years from now we will have a big beautiful cherry tree, and CHERRIES! Also, any perennials, like berry bushes. The sooner you plant, the less you need to plant, because then they have time to grow and spread.
You Can't Eat The Grass My great granddaddy had an orchard. I remember he had 2 cherry trees and they were so good! He also had 4 pear trees and we made the best preserves. But my fav was my grandmas blueberry tree!!! And yes I said tree. As a kid her bush grew so big and tall it was taller than the house. I thought they were blueberry trees because it was so huge! lol. Oh and I can’t forget the fig trees! I love figs. My mom and grandma made strawberry fig preserves. Those are my absolute favorite preserves hands down! It’s strawberry flavored with the fig chunks but not quite as overly sweet like plain strawberry preserves. Just perfection enough that I could eat half of a jar by itself. Lol.
It would be interesting to hear more from Kevins perspective about how he changed from not wanting animals to accepting (and wanting?) them. Like what helped him change attitude etc. I need some help on how to best convince my partner :)
Zakke87 Do like I do and like she said she did. Just buy some and bring them home like surprise! Lol. It’s easier to ask for forgiveness instead of permission. 😂
Yes! Plant fruit & nuts trees ASAP! I'm 5th generation farming so I grew up doing this and my kids are continuing as they have ventured out on their own. You are now starting it with your family & they will continue with it so it will come naturally to their children. Awesome heritage in the making!! I down sized from a cow to Toggenburg goats. Way less feed, water, maintenance & ground impact. I only thing I miss with my cow is all the cream & making butter!
itshonorbright alas! - when I can get raw cream, I'll make it. The rest of the time I stock up and freeze Kerrygold butter. I have a goat cream separator on my covet list. It is very hard to separate the cream from goat's milk since its naturally homogenized.
It would probably be easier to separate cream from Nubians over Toggs since I believe Nubians have a higher cream content. When I get my separator, I'll let you know how it works! Since it's illegal to sell raw milk in Nevada, I meet someone in Truckee, CA for raw cream. They're coming out of Grass Valley/Nevada City area with pasture raised Jerseys - delicious cream!!
3 weeks into our new home and purchased 50 persimmon tree seedlings. Also looking at blueberry bushes, strawberries, and expanding upon the lone apple tree. Moving chicken coop/run to the new house was a huge pain.
being a homeowner is an endless project period, inside and out our projects are never ending around here! you just finish one thing and another one just magically appears. i was laughing at the goat over your shoulder at the end of this vlog. phot bomb! 🤣😂
So true! I've been waiting to plant fruit trees but I'm just gonna go for it and if we do move at least someone else can enjoy them. Can't wait for my goats next year!
I don't view work as never ending. I view it as there's always something to do on the farm, you can do it today or tomorrow, no need to stress out. Cause if I don't look it that way I'll get overwhelm.
Work is just a way of life. One has to maintain their property, which includes taking care of their garden, animals, fences...etc. Its work but its living your life doing what you wanted to do/live the lifestyle you want! 👍😉...
I'm not too bad of a gardener. And I have been trying to experiment garden for most of the last 5 years. And I think what I have found that I like the best so far. Is permaculture Forest gardening. And along with it you can always plant your annuals in it every year in different areas like companion gardening. So for basically these last few years I've been trying to figure out what I feel is the best type of gardening for a future sustainability. It for one had to fit in with, I will do the hard work now as long as once it's established I can work on something else that will work for the future. And was just recently getting my little pair of goats, I ended up coming across your videos. I love your videos because it shows literally a day by day or all day hour by hour taking care of goats but being able to see it hands on. Not just somebody sitting there in front of a camera telling you. Anybody can just tell you anything. It's another when you can say somethinghing in a video, two days later what you just said in that other video here it is right in front of you. and there you are showing us how to handle that problem like you were trying to explain a couple days before.I love your guys's channel so much hope you guys have all the fun and blessings that this life will give you. And I forgot to say this in the other video. I need to find me a kiwi. A big bird like that to protect any baby oh yeah that's awesome.
Good info for sure! I'm sure some of these things might seem elementary to those who have been homesteading for years. For the beginner, it is helpful to know some of these things ahead of time. We are in our very beginning stages, so I am encouraged! I have always said, "Learning from your own mistakes, shows intelligence. Learning from the mistakes of others, shows wisdom!" Being wise also saves time!
Great video. I am transitioning from part-time homestead to full-time. Literally at the end of part-time (23 days)! Totally agree with your list. I have made the fruit tree and the fencing mistakes also. Now I tell everyone spend the time researching fences and then spend the money.
Good video! Chickens are easy! We were considering goats and after researching the care I have to admit I realized I would be the primary care giver for them and it would be to much for me to care for them and all the other things I have going on.
Rennells Suburban Homestead Prepping for Survival Goats are very easy if all you want is milk. Do not, i repeat do not, buy Nigerians or any mini breed with nigerian in them. They breed all year around and this is how you get overwhelmed with goats. Also no one wants nigerians so it is very hard to sell off the kids. Buy a full size breed that only goes into rut in the fall. You can get one doe and a buck and not have to worry about separating them because they only breed once a year. And no the buck does not make milk taste bad, bad handling practices make the milk taste bad. Kids can be pulled off mom and put on a bottle. At two weeks you can sell at auction as a bottle baby. A full size lamancha for example will give you 1 gallon per day for ten months on less than a half acre. Also all full sized dairy goats were bred to be milked once per day and with the large teat size it only takes about 5 minutes. These goats will only breed once a year so you only have 2 maybe 3 kids to worry about selling for the entire year. My goats are very easy keepers. They are in pasture so i only have to check on the water level once per day and give them a glance over. If you want a few goats, dont be deterred by what you see on the internet. The right breed of goat will be very easy for you to raise, so dont be discouraged.
I like your milking comment. Your children will never forget how to milk. My Dad had 2 milk cows when I was growing up. He sold the milk cows in 1968. I was challenged to milk a cow in 2004 less then 5 minutes I could milk fast enough to get foam in the bucket.
My grandad was a gamekeeper and they kept chickens and rabbits dear pheasants and all that game xx he would go out on a shoot xx he taught me a lot as I grew up I lived in feilds
You're right about the fruit trees. We planted a Cortland dwarf apple tree 8 years ago and it had to mature before it made a good amount of fruit. Now, it produces really well every year with just fertilizer in the spring. It rains a lot here in Ohio, so water's not a problem. I remember learning how to milk. And, milking a cow is NOT like milking a goat, --- entirely different. And, goats are wonderful, --- smart, sweet, clean, easy to raise, hardy, --- adorable. My daughter did a presentation in her English class on "Goats". I found out when she was going to do it and I brought our goat Hazel to the class. Her English teacher was kind of "iffy" about it, but at last she agreed because I think she was mainly curious. Well, Hazel's behavior was just perfect! She charmed everyone with her sweetest and her cute personality, especially the teacher! My daughter got an A+ on her presentation. :D
Great video DaNelle and Kevin. So informative. I love the way you really think before you speak Kevin, I have a real problem with putting my mouth into gear before my brain. I planted another two fruit trees yesterday (plum and mandarin), so that's three more in the ground in the last 4 days (Pecan on Friday). :) I have two avocados to plant next and then I'll think of some more to plant. Our soils are very clay, so I have to prepare the ground really well for the avocado as they HATE wet feet and will curl up and die within 24 hrs if they have continual wet feet. $100 worth of Avocado trees, I don't want to mess this up. Working on goats (crappy fencing I can definitely relate to) and hubbys been the weather geek since we moved to the country. Just have to convince him that projects WILL BE an ongoing thing. He works full time and I work part-time.
Cool, hope it goes well. I'm wondering if your irrigation system may not be helping. However, your "tree guy" gave you some good tips I'm sure. Here's a link to some great info. Especially for wet areas. ua-cam.com/video/W_Vx86SCX4w/v-deo.html
Chirimoyas!! Find out how to grow up this fruit. If weather is very warm they are huge like in Chile. Here in UK they are small. It is a delicious fruit in a bowl with orange juice.
Your goat photo bombing you in back is hilarious! We planted some fruit trees (3) when we moved in to our acre home site in 2009. Sadly only 1 did well. We will have to plant some more next spring. I also want to try some blueberry bushes and grapevines, but we are in North Texas, so fingers crossed!
Thanks! Love this- totally flying by the seat of our pants! Homeschooling, playing around with gardening, lots of animals! Just joined Doterra too! Whoop Whoop, Tracy
When you say "growing the basics", can you give me a better idea of what you plant? I consider lettuces, green beans and cherry tomatoes to be "basics". I've had community gardening spaces and find that A LOT of food can be raised in 4' x 8'.
Aw I loved watching you and your husband! I'm trying to get Michael my hubby more involved in our channel. I'll have Michael check out your video because I'm really interested in buttering of our meat 🍖🤗💕
Weed 'em & Reap Thank you so much! I just checked out your website and it is 😉 amazingly organized and put together. I sure hope to get my act together like you do! Thank you for sharing your homestead journey. I hope you reach self sufficient living like you desire.🌾🍎🍏🍗🍅
I'm totally with you on ALL of these 10 points. I had an idea relating to the weather, though. You and I have opposite battles with weather: My battle is hard freezes, and yours is extreme heat. I was wondering if our solutions might be similar, though. Would it be feasible or even a good idea to build an underground goat cellar for those really hot times? Something they could walk into to get cooled-off during long heat waves like you dealt with in 2017? You'd have to really work to keep the irrigation out, but... I dunno. It was a thought.
Hey guys, not be weird, but I noticed the privacy fence around your property. Is it all wood or is there something else you used. I live in a city but a wood fence wood literaly cost a small fortune. I like the video! Thanks for the great info!
You guys are awesome, inspirational, educational, and funny :-) you make a great team, and thank you so much for your education, information, and showing your quirkiness :-) I love so much of what you do :-) thank you for sharing
I recommend rabbits chickens and goats . I find them the easiest. besides , goat and rabbit manure dont need composting. just wash it and throw it in your garden! it holds a lot of water and it slow release fertilizer
You don't need to go completely off the grid and you don't need to be a 100% homesteader. You will always pay property taxes and still need some insurance. Supplemental homesteading is a way for Rural retirees to make it on Social Security.
"Water the fruit trees and you are done." No. Fruit trees need lots of spraying to prevent infestations. My grandparents didnt spray this year. All their fruit is bad. We were able to find about 5 good apples only. They have 9 fruit trees.
Lol my chickens for the most part are pets. They come up to you and they will let you hold them and pet them we have one she will lay her head on your shoulder. I did have one who followed me around the yard and even came in my house to hang out. My chickens are my babies. But the mean roosters that we get occasionally i have no regrets about killing them lol
I’m glad we don’t live rural anymore. Off grid doesn’t work for everyone, even if it earns a profit farming, gardening, rearing animals, etc. I’m so blessed to have my husband who is on the same page and sees the end game and we agree to promote self sufficiency in cities and towns. Thankfully, as this video poster admitted the truth rarely said, “Whoever realizes homesteading has caused more problems and stresses than its benefits, have no shame to leave homesteading”. Don’t be ashamed to find alternatives. There is more than just on and off grid and it always depends on the individual. We believe in self sufficiency but we don’t believe nor support isolationism as history shows that comes with a myriad of problems and honestly we don’t need that added unnecessary stresses in our marriage. Praise Yeshua!
I live in Hawaii..we live off the land. We eat 20 deer a year, (5 teen boys), wild pig, we grow ducks, chickens, breadfruit, pineapple, lilikoi, lime, mango, papaya, guava, bananas, sugar cane, avocados, tomatoes..it's a blast. On one acre. Many people are offended we love the earth, AND eat meat..raised and wild. I think it more humane and healthy..
I absolutely agree 100 %. The only two things I would add is take your time and don't rush on having so many animals or try to accomplish too much at one time, after a while it can be whelming and It can stress one out and become miserable for yourself or even the family. Two is be prepared to have money saved just in case an animal might get sick or something is needed to be repaired or bought for Homestead.
Ooh, good one. That's true, you can actually make it miserable trying to do it all too soon.
So true we've lived in our home 20 years and work never ends!
Such a rewarding feeling eating a meal form things you have grown and raised
Yes, definitely!
I worked at a feed store for the last few years. Big secret, we don't know it all either. What you don't know, make up for in confidence. You can do this! and if YOU can't, WE can! (Together)
Kevin is sooooo cool and relaxed about everything...
Fruit trees!!!!! I'm always trying to tell people this, and I think it is a classic case of you don't realize your mistake till your trees start to produce and you see the reward. Pear trees take 7 years to start producing! So plan now. We are urban, so we don't have space for a lot of trees, but we are taking down our big beautiful 50 year old maple tree, because it is long term, but 20 years from now we will have a big beautiful cherry tree, and CHERRIES! Also, any perennials, like berry bushes. The sooner you plant, the less you need to plant, because then they have time to grow and spread.
Those are wise words!
Our black raspberries... We never get to them before the birds, but that's okay I don't like getting scratched by those vicious thorns!!!
You Can't Eat The Grass My great granddaddy had an orchard. I remember he had 2 cherry trees and they were so good! He also had 4 pear trees and we made the best preserves. But my fav was my grandmas blueberry tree!!! And yes I said tree. As a kid her bush grew so big and tall it was taller than the house. I thought they were blueberry trees because it was so huge! lol. Oh and I can’t forget the fig trees! I love figs. My mom and grandma made strawberry fig preserves. Those are my absolute favorite preserves hands down! It’s strawberry flavored with the fig chunks but not quite as overly sweet like plain strawberry preserves. Just perfection enough that I could eat half of a jar by itself. Lol.
It would be interesting to hear more from Kevins perspective about how he changed from not wanting animals to accepting (and wanting?) them. Like what helped him change attitude etc.
I need some help on how to best convince my partner :)
Zakke87 Do like I do and like she said she did. Just buy some and bring them home like surprise! Lol. It’s easier to ask for forgiveness instead of permission. 😂
Yes! Plant fruit & nuts trees ASAP! I'm 5th generation farming so I grew up doing this and my kids are continuing as they have ventured out on their own. You are now starting it with your family & they will continue with it so it will come naturally to their children. Awesome heritage in the making!! I down sized from a cow to Toggenburg goats. Way less feed, water, maintenance & ground impact. I only thing I miss with my cow is all the cream & making butter!
Gotta have butter; what do you do?
itshonorbright alas! - when I can get raw cream, I'll make it. The rest of the time I stock up and freeze Kerrygold butter. I have a goat cream separator on my covet list. It is very hard to separate the cream from goat's milk since its naturally homogenized.
VERY COOL!
Same here. We just buy the butter from local farms.
It would probably be easier to separate cream from Nubians over Toggs since I believe Nubians have a higher cream content. When I get my separator, I'll let you know how it works! Since it's illegal to sell raw milk in Nevada, I meet someone in Truckee, CA for raw cream. They're coming out of Grass Valley/Nevada City area with pasture raised Jerseys - delicious cream!!
3 weeks into our new home and purchased 50 persimmon tree seedlings. Also looking at blueberry bushes, strawberries, and expanding upon the lone apple tree. Moving chicken coop/run to the new house was a huge pain.
being a homeowner is an endless project period, inside and out our projects are never ending around here! you just finish one thing and another one just magically appears. i was laughing at the goat over your shoulder at the end of this vlog. phot bomb! 🤣😂
Haha I know! I was all, "Goats are awesome!", meanwhile I'm thinking, "Stop chewing on my shirt, goat!"
Weed 'em & Reap 😅 haha!
So true! I've been waiting to plant fruit trees but I'm just gonna go for it and if we do move at least someone else can enjoy them. Can't wait for my goats next year!
they don't tell you that you have to deal with predators and insects.
Projects are endless! I tell my husband this all the time. he thinks I'm nuts... which I am but projects are still endless 😂.
This is why I'm single. I find very little really needs to be done. Oh and I do home improvement for living.
Totally!
I started with rabbits! They are easy to raise! Goats are easy if you get on a schedule
Thanks, I don't know how I missed that one. I thought I seen them all twice. Looking forward to shed organization.
The more you guys upload and share, the more I love watching.. please continue . God bless your happy family😘
I love this!! Nice to get more of Kevin's input.
Good video! You're so right Chickens are easy and homesteading is awesome 😊😊
Great video love watching you guys explain all that u guys do
Thanks!
I pray to be home and do this full time
I don't view work as never ending. I view it as there's always something to do on the farm, you can do it today or tomorrow, no need to stress out. Cause if I don't look it that way I'll get overwhelm.
Good point!
Work is just a way of life. One has to maintain their property, which includes taking care of their garden, animals, fences...etc. Its work but its living your life doing what you wanted to do/live the lifestyle you want! 👍😉...
Great way to think of it! I have adhd and ocd so I’m kinda scared of getting started. I like your idea!
Great video. I appreciate your honesty and sharing.
We’re constantly learning for sure!
yes, weather is big challenge for us, especially here in tropic Philippines.
number two - very true! I need to remember this when I get fed up on the allotment. Great video, thank you very much!
God bless both of you and your children
Wowza!! Gardening is hard?! 🥺
Thank you for all the real talk. Great video
I'm not too bad of a gardener. And I have been trying to experiment garden for most of the last 5 years. And I think what I have found that I like the best so far. Is permaculture Forest gardening. And along with it you can always plant your annuals in it every year in different areas like companion gardening. So for basically these last few years I've been trying to figure out what I feel is the best type of gardening for a future sustainability. It for one had to fit in with, I will do the hard work now as long as once it's established I can work on something else that will work for the future. And was just recently getting my little pair of goats, I ended up coming across your videos. I love your videos because it shows literally a day by day or all day hour by hour taking care of goats but being able to see it hands on. Not just somebody sitting there in front of a camera telling you. Anybody can just tell you anything. It's another when you can say somethinghing in a video, two days later what you just said in that other video here it is right in front of you. and there you are showing us how to handle that problem like you were trying to explain a couple days before.I love your guys's channel so much hope you guys have all the fun and blessings that this life will give you. And I forgot to say this in the other video. I need to find me a kiwi. A big bird like that to protect any baby oh yeah that's awesome.
Very true. I love all my animals
Great advice guys 😊
Good info for sure! I'm sure some of these things might seem elementary to those who have been homesteading for years. For the beginner, it is helpful to know some of these things ahead of time. We are in our very beginning stages, so I am encouraged! I have always said, "Learning from your own mistakes, shows intelligence. Learning from the mistakes of others, shows wisdom!" Being wise also saves time!
Great video. I am transitioning from part-time homestead to full-time. Literally at the end of part-time (23 days)! Totally agree with your list. I have made the fruit tree and the fencing mistakes also. Now I tell everyone spend the time researching fences and then spend the money.
You are the best. I'm doing the same thing. Just planted my fruit trees
This video is extremely helpful and encouraging. Thank y'all for the upload!
Looking back to your start .I’ve been a sub for years but haven’t seen these videos . 🥰
Good video! Chickens are easy!
We were considering goats and after researching the care I have to admit I realized I would be the primary care giver for them and it would be to much for me to care for them and all the other things I have going on.
Rennells Suburban Homestead Prepping for Survival
Goats are very easy if all you want is milk. Do not, i repeat do not, buy Nigerians or any mini breed with nigerian in them. They breed all year around and this is how you get overwhelmed with goats. Also no one wants nigerians so it is very hard to sell off the kids. Buy a full size breed that only goes into rut in the fall. You can get one doe and a buck and not have to worry about separating them because they only breed once a year. And no the buck does not make milk taste bad, bad handling practices make the milk taste bad. Kids can be pulled off mom and put on a bottle. At two weeks you can sell at auction as a bottle baby.
A full size lamancha for example will give you 1 gallon per day for ten months on less than a half acre. Also all full sized dairy goats were bred to be milked once per day and with the large teat size it only takes about 5 minutes. These goats will only breed once a year so you only have 2 maybe 3 kids to worry about selling for the entire year. My goats are very easy keepers. They are in pasture so i only have to check on the water level once per day and give them a glance over. If you want a few goats, dont be deterred by what you see on the internet. The right breed of goat will be very easy for you to raise, so dont be discouraged.
The weather is sooo true, we can tell within 4 degrees what the temp is outside.
My gosh! You guys are just so darn sweeeeet!
I like your milking comment. Your children will never forget how to milk. My Dad had 2 milk cows when I was growing up. He sold the milk cows in 1968. I was challenged to milk a cow in 2004 less then 5 minutes I could milk fast enough to get foam in the bucket.
Good advice and wisdom thank you!
My grandad was a gamekeeper and they kept chickens and rabbits dear pheasants and all that game xx he would go out on a shoot xx he taught me a lot as I grew up I lived in feilds
You're right about the fruit trees. We planted a Cortland dwarf apple tree 8 years ago and it had to mature before it made a good amount of fruit. Now, it produces really well every year with just fertilizer in the spring. It rains a lot here in Ohio, so water's not a problem. I remember learning how to milk. And, milking a cow is NOT like milking a goat, --- entirely different. And, goats are wonderful, --- smart, sweet, clean, easy to raise, hardy, --- adorable. My daughter did a presentation in her English class on "Goats". I found out when she was going to do it and I brought our goat Hazel to the class. Her English teacher was kind of "iffy" about it, but at last she agreed because I think she was mainly curious. Well, Hazel's behavior was just perfect! She charmed everyone with her sweetest and her cute personality, especially the teacher! My daughter got an A+ on her presentation. :D
All these are so true!
Great tips! Thanks!
you guys are awesome... great tips
This is TRUE !! I grew up in kentucky so it comes natural to me!! But you guys are doing great!! keep it up!!
Great video DaNelle and Kevin. So informative. I love the way you really think before you speak Kevin, I have a real problem with putting my mouth into gear before my brain. I planted another two fruit trees yesterday (plum and mandarin), so that's three more in the ground in the last 4 days (Pecan on Friday). :) I have two avocados to plant next and then I'll think of some more to plant. Our soils are very clay, so I have to prepare the ground really well for the avocado as they HATE wet feet and will curl up and die within 24 hrs if they have continual wet feet. $100 worth of Avocado trees, I don't want to mess this up. Working on goats (crappy fencing I can definitely relate to) and hubbys been the weather geek since we moved to the country. Just have to convince him that projects WILL BE an ongoing thing. He works full time and I work part-time.
Thanks for sharing! I'm starting with another round of avocados as well. Always gotta keep trying!
Cool, hope it goes well. I'm wondering if your irrigation system may not be helping. However, your "tree guy" gave you some good tips I'm sure. Here's a link to some great info. Especially for wet areas. ua-cam.com/video/W_Vx86SCX4w/v-deo.html
Thank you guy's for sharing honesty I love your videos it's a daily for me. God bless
Thanks!
This is great! Me and my wife have wanted to do this for so long, but have had so many questions and what if’s! Thanks for the videos!
Awesome! We started about 2 years ago and are nowhere near as far as you guys have come. Keep up the good work!!
thank you guys for all of this useful info and tips 😊
Chirimoyas!! Find out how to grow up this fruit. If weather is very warm they are huge like in Chile. Here in UK they are small. It is a delicious fruit in a bowl with orange juice.
We got our trees in the ground year one but not sure if the location is great. Live and learn.
Your goat photo bombing you in back is hilarious! We planted some fruit trees (3) when we moved in to our acre home site in 2009. Sadly only 1 did well. We will have to plant some more next spring. I also want to try some blueberry bushes and grapevines, but we are in North Texas, so fingers crossed!
Thanks! Love this- totally flying by the seat of our pants! Homeschooling, playing around with gardening, lots of animals! Just joined Doterra too! Whoop Whoop, Tracy
Great video guys. Its good to see an honest down to earth video with good tips for beginners.
Love you guys, so inspiring.
Like your advice. I always wanted chickens.
Wife, excited and eager! Husband, shoot me now... Great enthusiasm dude. Best of luck!
This video is so cute and helpful!
I just love how you said 'Oh gosh! we don't want to use all of our meat" as you're standing in front of tons and tons of meat hahhahaha
When you say "growing the basics", can you give me a better idea of what you plant? I consider lettuces, green beans and cherry tomatoes to be "basics". I've had community gardening spaces and find that A LOT of food can be raised in 4' x 8'.
Aw I loved watching you and your husband! I'm trying to get Michael my hubby more involved in our channel. I'll have Michael check out your video because I'm really interested in buttering of our meat 🍖🤗💕
Great channel!!
Weed 'em & Reap Thank you so much! I just checked out your website and it is 😉 amazingly organized and put together. I sure hope to get my act together like you do! Thank you for sharing your homestead journey. I hope you reach self sufficient living like you desire.🌾🍎🍏🍗🍅
I'm totally with you on ALL of these 10 points. I had an idea relating to the weather, though. You and I have opposite battles with weather: My battle is hard freezes, and yours is extreme heat. I was wondering if our solutions might be similar, though. Would it be feasible or even a good idea to build an underground goat cellar for those really hot times? Something they could walk into to get cooled-off during long heat waves like you dealt with in 2017? You'd have to really work to keep the irrigation out, but... I dunno. It was a thought.
Thanks for the advice video. You make some good points. And yes, everything is a learning curve.
I didn’t know what homesteading was before this video haha. Glad to know!
you're amazing guys!!! I'm in love with your channel!!)) I wish you all the best!
I love y'all. Kevin looks so uncomfortable on camera. keep up the great work and videos. I really enjoy them. just wish y'all would post more often.
peggy Pope Kevin's a trooper. I wish that my husband enjoyed household projects. Or that I was stronger. Whichever :)
He's not used to it like I am:) He'll get plenty of practice now though!
my husband does the same thing. we love y'all anyways. hopefully I will be starting my utube channel soon.
“We’re all in this together. Like high school musical.”
Nobody really knows what high school musical is, it’s just a vague reference that nobody gets.
I am still waiting for some of my fruit trees to produce 😬
That makes me feel a TON better!
Hey Girl, I resemble that old person weather comment!!😉
This was a great video with great information. Thank you for your encouragement.
Great video. Really enjoy you channel. Thanks
Thanks!
Hey guys, not be weird, but I noticed the privacy fence around your property. Is it all wood or is there something else you used. I live in a city but a wood fence wood literaly cost a small fortune. I like the video! Thanks for the great info!
,,,,,,,,,Well I really enjoyed this video.....I will stop back to peek my friends.........GOD''S JOY to your family ..
I think Kevin is being held there against his will....#FreeKevin
Jeremiah Hays haha!!
Jeremiah Hays I was going to say the same Hahahah!!!
@@ANB433 I thought he was high
You guys are awesome, inspirational, educational, and funny :-) you make a great team, and thank you so much for your education, information, and showing your quirkiness :-) I love so much of what you do :-) thank you for sharing
Love it! My wife sucked me into it a couple of years ago and haven't looked back. Thanks for the content! Check us out!
I'm getting ready to move to a new home and I am hoping to get fruit trees in, first thing :D
Amy Clark update?
I recommend rabbits chickens and goats . I find them the easiest. besides , goat and rabbit manure dont need composting. just wash it and throw it in your garden! it holds a lot of water and it slow release fertilizer
You don't need to go completely off the grid and you don't need to be a 100% homesteader. You will always pay property taxes and still need some insurance. Supplemental homesteading is a way for Rural retirees to make it on Social Security.
THANKS. GREAT LIST. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. PAMMIE FROM CHICAGO IL
Hi thanks for the tips:)
thanks love y'alls channel
Wow I am a big fan of you guys..... and I am glad that you mentioned India....... Felt like mentioning me in personal.... Thank you
Great video!!!
wrangler star is the expert
Photo Bomb from Doris. :)
LOL
Great 👍🏻 tips
Great video...
Can I ask what part of Arizona are you in? Finding a home with a bit of acerage has been a challenge for me.
"Water the fruit trees and you are done." No. Fruit trees need lots of spraying to prevent infestations. My grandparents didnt spray this year. All their fruit is bad. We were able to find about 5 good apples only. They have 9 fruit trees.
Lol my chickens for the most part are pets. They come up to you and they will let you hold them and pet them we have one she will lay her head on your shoulder. I did have one who followed me around the yard and even came in my house to hang out. My chickens are my babies. But the mean roosters that we get occasionally i have no regrets about killing them lol
Very inspiring.
love!!! May I ask what camera y'all are using?? Quality is amazing!!!
This lioks like more than one acre. Did you buy additional land?
Do you know why chickens (hems) stop laying eggs??
If they get a few years old they stop laying as much. If they're not old, it's usually they need more protein or more hours of light.
I’m glad we don’t live rural anymore. Off grid doesn’t work for everyone, even if it earns a profit farming, gardening, rearing animals, etc. I’m so blessed to have my husband who is on the same page and sees the end game and we agree to promote self sufficiency in cities and towns. Thankfully, as this video poster admitted the truth rarely said, “Whoever realizes homesteading has caused more problems and stresses than its benefits, have no shame to leave homesteading”. Don’t be ashamed to find alternatives. There is more than just on and off grid and it always depends on the individual. We believe in self sufficiency but we don’t believe nor support isolationism as history shows that comes with a myriad of problems and honestly we don’t need that added unnecessary stresses in our marriage. Praise Yeshua!
Haha in the freezer with the meat. Awesome! Great tips but how to convince that husband! Please advise 😊