MOVING to PENNSYLVANIA - GOOD or BAD Decision?
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Today we look back at our decision to move and see if we are happy we did so or not...
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Moved to Wayne County, PA last month from Albuquerque, NM and just wow...what a positive change in our lives.
I was almost emotional there at the end. And when Kay talked about how wonderful she discovered it could be to be close to her parents again. I've been following you since about 3 months before Austin quit his previous job to really focus on Homesteady. It's been a beautiful story. Thank you.
I have 20 acres in Griswold CT. I’ve been watching you guys for years. I don’t really comment but watching your family grow has been cool.
Regular people: nice house
Homesteading people: nice barn
that is so true. when I look for property the house is the last thing I look at. As long as it is livable I am good. I want to know how big the property is and what all is on it. fencing and outbuilding are a big plus for me.
alberta byers I wish you all the best!
Those are good things to look for. Be sure to give the dirt a good going over. I don’t think a lot of ppl think about the Dirt. Ask what kind of foods have been grow at the places you give a look see at. Ya don’t want to buy a place and not know if it’s safe for food crops. Or even for raising animals for food. Check out flood zones! Make sure the land is not over run with Fire Ants!! That’s a Biggie these days. Sadly we didn’t check for fire Ants! It’s very hard to work land and raise anything except More FIRE ANTS!
Even raised beds don’t fair well with FIRE ANTS. I know because that’s what’s wrong on the land we bought. And if anyone wants to try to tell you it’s easy or even doable. Do your own homework. We get rid of vine FIRE ANT mound. Only to have another three or more pop up in its place. Kids can’t play, in the dirt, covered with these horrible killing ANTS!
God Bless you and your loved ones.
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This got me right in the feels ❤️ I've been considering moving back home for cheaper cost of living and being close to family again but like you said, moving is scary! Thanks for sharing your story ❤️
This might be one of my favorite episodes!! Y’all had and have a beautiful homestead! K, I am a Daddy’s girl too. Daddy’s know just how to talk to us where it really speaks to your heart! So much love to you and all of your family!! Kristin from Oklahoma 💗💗💗
Loved this look back. I remember when you first talked about potentially going full time with Homesteady and thinking 'wow, I'd love to be able to do that' and then the move - it made perfect sense to me. Bless you all for sharing your story with us.
#ASKHOMESTEADY
YALL WANTA KNOW WHY YOU GUYS ARE BEAUTIFUL?
ITS YOUR HEARTS 💕
YOUR BEAUTIFUL WHERE IT MATTERS MOST 😊
LOVE Y’ALL BUNCHES AND BUNCHES.
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This is so true, they bring smiles to the listener, pure and honest. Love K's hat, my childhood bff had the same print.Blessings to the journey and good health for all
Whoa! That's a camel!... awesome! I just now found your channel... now going to binge watch ... you guys are too cool... Sending good vibes from Pittsburgh, PA
So sorry you left CT. It’s a great place to live. Glad you got back with your family and PA is beautiful too.
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your channel. I have homesteaded for 18 years and I'd never change it. I think you are an amazing family and doing amazing things. God bless you!
That was sweet! I will say you have many talents, including film making! Great job.
1st off, Your editing is magical. So beautiful. I absolutely love your channel. I grew up in NJ my whole life and moved to Bucks County PA 7 years ago. PA has become my home and I love it here. I still get homesick but luckily if I need a fix, I’m only an Hour and a Half car ride away
I'm original Jersey girl, now living in WI.
Great looking place. Nice Video. just starting out on the video thing but been growing and raising most of our food for 20 plus years.
The timing of this video is perfect. My husband just accepted a new job 2 hours away and we will be relocating, leaving our cozy quarter acre city lot for acreage in the country to start our homestead. It's scary to leave our life here behind, plus five years of hard work here in my gardens ( both edible and floral), but I'm ready for the adventure! I've been watching for about 3 years, thank you for helping to encourage me to do something scary!
CT? Definitely cost prohibitive. That's why I moved away 50 yrs. ago and started homesteading in MO. on 100 acres. I'll visit , but never move back!
Coolness, so now I know I started watching shortly after your move. I've been wanting to homestead for a while now. Rented an apartment in Cali, worked long hours just to live paycheck to paycheck. After several back to back disasters, moved my family out to TX. Still working hard but first paycheck of the month pays all the bills, I get to pocket the other 3. We're also living in a house now, meaning I have a yard for the first time. After I get rid of the ant, I'm gonna put it to use. Gonna try meat rabbits and some gardening. Eventually, I'll have saved enough money to move up north. Not sure where to yet, but we've got some years to figure that out. But gonna buy some land and start homesteading for real. Yall have been a huge influence on me ^_^
What a beautiful tribute to your family. ❤️❤️❤️
I've been watching your videos for the last month or so, mostly because I got interested in Dexters because my uncle got some. Looking up info on that breed brought me to your family cow playlist. I just want to say that I really appreciate your channel and what you are doing here. I love the way you all relate. Just watching as you navigate being a family living life on a homestead brings me great joy. God bless you all!
I’m married....but damn I would love to have a relationship like y’all. You truly love your wife and family. Also amazing channel! I just recently found you and I’m learning a lot. I hope to have a small homestead some day.
Thank you for sharing your lives and time with us. We really enjoy your videos.
You have done so well at this homestead. Thanks for telling us your story.
Great video, great fam, great life, keep inspiring with your honesty and you passions, it's obviously filled with love. Blessings to your journey and good health for all.
Dang it. Why did you do that to me? This weekend of all weekends. 6 1/2 years ago our daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer and we were living out of our home state at what we thought was supposed to be a farm apprenticeship that we had moved to just a couple months before (that's a whole other story). It was God that somehow made it so our daughter was diagnosed in our home state (another long story). But we essentially became homeless. My parents immediately made room in their tiny house (I still had a sibling living at home and 2 on church missions who would return while we lived there) for all 5 of us (hubby, me and 3 kids). It was crowded, but it was a home. It was a sanctuary. During the hardest time of our lives. On Wednesday, June 3rd, it will be 4 years since our little Rachel passed away in my parents' livingroom in that little house with so many family and friends around her. We now live a thousand miles away from my parents because this is where God has brought us. But we have felt that we should pray that my parents will follow and move here as well. This video got me all emotional thinking about the beautiful and profound impact that wonderful parents make. Even when their kids are grown up with kids of their own. Parents like yours and mine are the perfect grandparents to raise kids with. I'm so happy for you that you and your kids are blessed in this way. I know Austin's parents live back in Connecticut, so I imagine you miss them very much. They seem just as lovely as Kay's parents. God bless good grandparents.
Salem. I can’t possibly know what to say. My heart breaks for you. Thanks for sharing this painful part of your story. I’m so sorry.
Her name is Rachel. It's ok to not know what to say. I'm 4 years into this and I don't often know what to say. To other grieving parents or to those who hear my story and don't know what to say. Thanks for hearing it. Thanks for responding. Thanks for being generally amazing people who put so much good into the world. I know I shouldn't spend as much time on UA-cam as I do, but I will always have time for Homesteady because you warm my heart, teach me and help me feel more hope and light in the world. Your encouragement to homestead, but also your honesty about it, are what help me keep going but also pace myself. My husband kids have already decided we all want to meet you all someday. My 3 year old is sure we've already met and that your kids are her friends and that you all know Rachel. 😂 💗
Thank you for this video. I’m no stranger to moving but my husband has lived in New Jersey his whole life. We’re looking to homestead in PA. The taxes in NJ are off the charts if you want a nice sized property.
I know you were homesick at first and maybe a little scared. You were leaving your Bakery😖.
But know I don't hear that from you anymore Aust.
I'm glad it all worked out.
JO JO IN VT 💕😄
Thank you for this, a very timely topic about giving yourself a chance to dig in, and the struggles to be true to the decision you've made. 💖
This video makes me so thankful to be born and raised in PA. Kids my age (I say kids, we're young adults now ha) all want to stretch their wings and move this "awful" state and leave everything behind. I never understood that because my family is so important to me. Both of your perspectives on the topic are extremely humbling and relatable in some way. It makes me cry hahaha sorry for the paragraph! Great video! Brought me to tears for sure ahaha
Do you think the new owners of Squash Hollow would send you a few update pics? It would be cool to see what changes they've made, if any...
Such a beautiful and heartfelt video. Thanks for sharing your story🥰
I'm glad things worked out for you.Love your story and love learning from you.
Moving away from our home town was the best thing we ever did. Now when we go to the old hometown, all we want to do is go back to the new home place.
7:27 ... ssoooo real. Loved that you kept that in.
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What is it like owning a camel? They seem so much calmer than cows. I’d love to hear about their personalities
Nice to see how things have changed, I see your oldest son has always been the chicken man. Millie has adapted so well to having the kids around her. The halter training will come. Hope things get better as the years progress!
I've been following way before you moved to PA. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Beautiful story of your journey! Had me crying!
Hi dears good to see both of U , wish U all the very best!
Aww he even loved the birds back then ..2 cute
How do Camels fair over the winter? First time watching your youtube channel. Love it!!
Awesome. You guys have it together 👊😎
Great job saving the camera
Thumbs up to being a good role model for your kids. Being emotional is good and healthy!
Nice video. Thanks for the background.
God bless y’all glad u r happy where u r
Awesome, I think about this everyday here lately. Did I make the correct move. But I really enjoy the mild winters. But like you said missing the familiarity’s missing family and friends. We have been hot and heavy looking at more properties. Think this will help. When I we buy something
Are you getting emotional, I am always emotional. You two are so real.
I was tearing up, when I saw your much older, first-born, holding a chick towards the end. Because of the earlier flashback toddler, chasing chicks around for the first time. I thought when watching the toddler, wow, he's a professional chicken wrangler now and even started his own egg business. I don't know if he'll end up being a farmer when he's old enough to leave home, but he'll always have a special place for chickens in his heart. Great flashback all-round, and glad you've made PA your home.
This was absolutely beautiful
Great video, guys.
very beautiful place guys 🐓🐮🐴🐪
#askhomesteady Hearing Squash Hollow again reminds me to ask if you are ever going to name your current homestead
Pennsylvania is a beautiful state, I've been living here for 15 years, I moved from Florida which I hated. It's a really good place to have a farm, laws are generally decent here for farmers. I will say though that the government is getting a bit tyrannical
Move to Wyoming. Tons of land and no state income tax and low taxes all around
Good luck to you. I haven't been there yet but I have heard it is beautiful. Only drawback for me would be the cold. Don't know if these old bones could handle it.
Very nicely done !!
Moving out of CT was a GREAT idea. Coming to PA... with Wolf as our governor... meh.
I live in PA, and we're looking to move somewhere, less Wolf infested, shall we say?
@@benjamincassell3338 - Cancer came from NY to NJ. It destroyed NJ forever and then moved to PA. It destroyed eastern PA then went to NC and FL.
Same story with the exodus from CA to AZ...and now TX is going full blown commie.
I am gonna make my stand here in NW... PA.
I'm originally a Jersey girl(left 31 yrs ago). most or our family is still there & in PA. I now feel (at least most of time) that I wish we didn't leave all of our family(our children, not being raised with grandparents/cousins). Yes, things are way nicer to farm( we farm on 200 acres in WI.) . I guess it's now water under, the bridge...What we have learned, is that there is no perfect place...
I think the camel haltering problem is an equipment thing. The cheek knot seems to be uncomfortably close to her eye. She may be trying to avoid that annoyance.
Pennsylvania is awesome. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else :)
I agree I lived in Pa for 20 years and left. If you have family who are supporting and loving why move?
I'm leaving next month after 30 years. The tyrannical lockdown by this Governor has swayed my decision
You made me cry!
Good work!
You have a new better Bakery with love.
If you sell the homestead in Connecticut how will you make sure the new owners keep your systems going. The permaculture ones?
#askhomesteady I’ve always wanted to dive into meat birds. Probably the one thing that’s stopping me is how to handle the meat after you have butchered the bird. I have heard multiple things. Let the bird rest for 24-48 hours in the refrigerator. Soak the meat in a salt water solution to get the best flavor. Or just put the meat straight into the freezer. Please help :D
Stephanie, don’t let that hold you back. I’ve never brined, I usually refrigerate for a day then freeze
Just beautiful xx
PA. to cold like Florida!!!
I live in NEPA, but now I want to move as far and fast from here as I can.
I live in PA and as a kid felt neutral but gradually dislike it and now so desperate to get to the south or southwest. PA depresses me. Also like the beach and depressed in woody, mountainous places.
@@USAtoElsewhere I can relate.
I'm really going to miss your daily posts.
I'd like to come for a quick visit some time.
I feel like I know you.
I have exhausted you pod cast play list.
I wish i had family.
I would have never left a home I was buying and move to one that isn’t mine
They didn’t.
Why did I always think he’s from Kentucky?
What part of PA?
Is it just me or does "That's a good camel" just not sound quite right?!
Its boring here, but not too much bad happens. So i guess not bad
I Use To Live in Girardville Pennsylvania. And In The summer I'm Coming Back To Live There.
And It snows A Lot At Pennsylvania.
Well, I gotta say the answer had better been YES or you would have had to pack up the kids and animals and get outta there under the cover of darkness.
You can make the halter training way easier. Know this is a dog, but start watching at 2:12. ua-cam.com/video/oYOFdAg0VGk/v-deo.html
the township today told me i cant have 6 laying hens.😭😭😭😭😭
Make sure it’s written in the town code, then find your workarounds. If it doesn’t say quail....
Or ducks...
Tell them when they get all the murderers, rapist and drug dealers off the street then they can come for your chickens 😂😂😂
Jannie, Find out how old the ordinance is that states how many a person can have. If it is a real old ord. then maybe it should be updated to today's times. Most places today allow laying chickens as long as there are no roasters. I wish I knew more about if you're in a neighborhood or at the edge of the village limits etc. I would pursue in changing things if I were you. Maybe it's time your township updates some of their rules????
@@ellegolan3992 Great answer!
I've lived many places in usa as a engineer, I've been in pa for now 25 yrs, now retired. my option I would of chose West Virginia instead of pa.
Me as well. I am planning on leaving PA next month because of this tyrannical lockdown this Governor has put on the state. I am officially done
nobody moves to pennsylvania ha ha ha
you've lost weight since you moved