2018 Homesteading Goals

2017 was a crazy year full of the unexpected. Our 2018 homesteading goals revolve around becoming more prepared for unexpected illness, job loss and natural and other possible disasters. Today I will share with you some of our goals for 2018 and how we plan on achieving them on our homestead.
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[@elizabethmorgan2621]

Hi, we're new subscribers! Found you guys from the wonderful folks at Chick A Woof Ranch. Really enjoyed this video! My Mom grew up on a self-sustaining homestead that was started by her father's parents. They found that the best way to preserve meat was a smoke house. Selling home cured hams, bacon and sausage was a "Cash Crop". Smoked turkeys also sell well. Meat jerky can also be made in a smoke house. They were always looking for additional money makers that they called their "Cash Crops". You can make money by coming up with some specialty type items and sell them online, (Online store) , and at your mom's and mother-in-law's store. Here are a few ideas for making extra income: Bee's wax products, such as skin creams, chap sticks for dry lips, bee's wax candles; homemade jams, jellies and preserves; dried herb products (have an herb garden). Herbs in sachets are very popular, as well as packaged herbs for seasoning foods, herbal vinegar (make your own apple cider vinegar); Dried fruits without sulpher, or sulfites are very popular (We buy lots of this online.) Organic, dried/dehydrated green peas, green beans, other fruits and veggies are made and sold by the Amish as a snack food, and are very popular. Make and sell your own "Trail Mix" online. Very popular with hikers and campers. As you go along and see what you have an abundance of and what grows well in your zone, you can think of ways to turn this into a money making product to sell online. Last thought, use the chipped wood in your root crop storage. Dig out the ground in your "Root Cellar", line with chicken wire to keep our rodents, replace with soil, sand and wood chips (saw dust). I don't know if you have a spring or creek on your property, but if you do, research a "Spring House" online. They are great for keeping perishable foods cold in the summer. If you're interested, I'll be glad to email more of Mom's homestead survival information. Happy 2018!!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome to our channel and thank you so much for those suggestions! That root cellar suggestion with the chicken wire was fabulous! I had issues with rodents in there last year. I would love it if you wouldn't mind e-mailing more information! Your mom sounds like my kind of lady. You can find my email in the about section on my main page. Again, thank you!😊

[@mountainsidefarm8357]

I love all those ideas as well! Thank you Elizabeth, I would like to add, we tried to use chicken wire to prevent rodents and they went right though it and it disintegrated pretty quickly as well. We have found that hardware cloth with the 1/4 inch squares works very well. ;-)

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

Love the JOURNEY, live and grow!! 👍👊

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Amen to that!

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Glad to hear all the good stuff you have planned! You're too sweet with your kind words about us! Looking forward to making fun stuff with you!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You too!!!😊

[@katielakefarmandcottages5685]

In our garden we did a compost/good soil then layer (10 sheets thick) newspaper then straw which we have lots of here in Manitoba. You could use hay or grass clippings as well. We have access to newspaper from a friend who delivers them, you could check at a recycle center. It conserved water and cut way down on the weeding.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I'll contact the paper and see what I can find. Thank you for the tip.

[@danielevans922]

Thought about the hardships that you and your family went through this past year. In my life I have found those were the events that led me in the right direction. Didn't see it then, but I see it now. Wonderful goals for this coming year.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I feel the same way. It was definitely nit fun while it was happening but I can see the wisdom in it now. Thanks for watching!

[@vickiulrich6694]

I use a lot of mulched leaves and Jack puts a lot of his saw dust from the work barn in my gardens...I also use cardboard and newspaper as that cuts down on the trash and recycle. This came about due to the fact that my 3rd back surgery has left me with very limited movement due to all the rods and pins. Weeding is almost impossible unless it's in my burms. I found through the heavy mulching that my gardens, both floral and vegetable, did much better last year. I also put my tomatoes in buckets and made (well Jack did) wood trellises for them and I had the best year for tomatoes ever in my 37 years of growing. Granted, it requires a watering regimen (living on the river affords me a constant of that resource) but I can A LOT of tomatoes as I make all my own sauces and whatnot. I wish you only good luck and it is going to be a good year in 2018...how can it not with all the positivity going on around you!!! I truly loved the vlogs with Mom and Mom2, they make me chuckle with all their energy. Looking forward to seeing all the updates, changes and new ways of doing things...and the animals of course, but I mostly am waiting to see the new and improved kitchen renovation that the team of Kate and Chelsea took on. :) Hearing that Farmer Dan is involved with the laying of flooring materials tells me he is not a fan of surprises!!!! Hey, what can I say...marriage is full of surprises and the ride is bumpy but what is marriage without a little surprise and bumpiness now and again? Can anyone say BORING? I've only been at this marriage thing with Mr. Jack for 37 years, far from an expert but I certainly don't do well with boring so let's get on with all this "fun and innovative" life stuff youtube friend!!!!:):):):) Happy 2018 Chelsea and family.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

As always, one of my favourite comments. Yes, Dan was feeling motivated to get the house finished now that it's a demo zone. It's looking so good! I'll start putting the renos vids up in the next few days. xo

[@vickiulrich6694]

You know that I'll be watching for them youtube friend. I do have just one request...could you do a bit better at keeping all these bitter cold temps up there with ya'll? It's mighty cold here in the mitten...and I do mean cold, BRRR!

[@MBFModernHomesteading]

Happy New Year!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You too!

[@beyondmountainshomestead2468]

Hey there my friend!!! Wonderful goals .. so looking forward to seeing them come to fruition!! I pray for a great 2018 for the village of LMR ! God bless !!!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Hi there, Brian. I pray great things for you guys, too!😊 How's the moving plans going?

[@ChickaWoofRanch]

Thank you so much for sharing your plans and goals for 2018! I've seen lots of homesteading youtubers doing the same and thought I would not do the same but as Wendy and I were discussing our plans for 2018... I gotten excited and optimistic for 2018. Thanks for the encouragement!!!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You're welcome! Yes, do the video. I wasn't really feeling up to it either but once I started talking about it all I got excited (could you tell? 😉).

[@floresmercedes1]

I'm not a homesteader but I enjoy seeing these type of video.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I'm glad - thank you for watching and welcome to my channel.

[@callicoat1]

I think Franny is appropriate for a gestational sow of her breed. She might do better for the first couple weeks in a farrowing crate. That's how we do it to protect both moms and piglets. Then we move the sows out and leave the weaned pigs in the farrowing house for a couple more weeks. Love your videos!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Great to know. I'm still pretty new to pigs and she seems enormous to me. So far she's been an excellent mom and after 3 litters we still haven't lost one of hers. Thanks for watching!

[@preppermadness6224]

You guy's are in BC , cool I grew up in the Kootenays. We are doing the same thing, in regards to the gardenning. Happy new years

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Really?! My sister is in the Kootenays now. Are you going to do some gardening videos?

[@preppermadness6224]

Cool, Yes I will be doing some gardening vids. As well as making some of the tools....of course lol

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I forgot to add how much I want to learn how to do metalwork!

[@HeartinessApproach]

Gaia's Garden is the book that was recommended to us and we really like it. It is by Toby Hemenway.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you!

[@sorixvideoz9787]

Thanks for sharing all the year around such a wonderful uploads in 2017... You will continue your journey & entertain us in future also.... LIKE !

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you!

[@terraranch1459]

I'm a new sub and I'm excited about your New Years goals. Can't wait to see the food and storage videos. It's my passion too. Love your farm. I also like to watch you too, so I'm sure I'll love your channel. Hugs❤️

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Ah, thank you and welcome to our channel!

[@robertshelleyduck3268]

Another busy year ahead my girl 😁 i sure do love watching your pigs...They have so much personality! You really are the Pied Piper , they follow you everywhere. Give all my grandbabies a squish for me.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Yup, I come by my gogogo-ness honestly!

[@Jayadams2004]

Just found your channel a few weeks ago. With your content and quality of videos this channel should grow quickly! Really enjoy your videos!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much! That's super encouraging.

[@LifeGoesNorth]

Cypress is so funny. Looking forward to all of these topics you mentioned. All the best to you guys in 2018. ✌🏻

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You too! 😊

[@barbarahuber1409]

Maritime Gardening on You Tube is the first place I heard about Hugelkultur. He makes it seems so easy. Not intimidating at all. I enjoyed his videos so much I was binge watching them.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I'm looking forward to checking him out, thank you for the recommendation.

[@amandaw30]

I'm so excited for all the content to come!!! You guys are awesome!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks, Amanda!😊

[@MrScoresby]

Glad to hear your planning to use the pigs to prepare the logged ground for seeding to grass and wild flowers. That should create great partially wooded meadows. the old guy Bert

[@LittleMountainRanch]

That's a darn fine idea! I was putting them up there but didn't think about in the context of preparing the logged land for pasture! You give great advice.

[@mountainsidefarm8357]

Hey Chelsea! I use hugel mounds here in So FL and it works very well! I don't have a lot of area so they aren't nearly as grand as what you can create there. They DO save a ton of water! I am SO very eager to get onto more land again and expand my gardens and livestock. patience is a virtue they say..... ok we'll go with that... Horse backpacking trip into the mountains sounds like heaven!!!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I am really hoping it works out that I can do it! It’s been a dream of mine fir years.

[@tracymyers703]

Wow! What fabulous plans. We’re looking forward to learning from you. 💕. You are one busy family, love.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I told Uncle B he needs to start a channel so I can learn from him. So excited about you coming!

[@annettem14]

I'm really looking forward to all the videos, especially everything about food!!! Those are my favorite videos to watch and learn from! Definitely a passion of mine! I wish you all the success Little Mountain Ranch! Hugs

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You're my food girl! As soon as I'm finished these renos (just got the desk in tonight!) I'm going to focus on getting the food vids up and running. ❤

[@annettem14]

Little Mountain Ranch Woohoo sounds great!

[@albanymountainhomestead]

Paul Wheaton has a lot of hugalculture information.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you, I'll check him out.

[@NS-pf2zc]

Love this! We have some common goals in regards to food production and preservation. I really look forward to seeing all the videos you put up this year as you progress through your goals!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you. I'm looking forward to going into a full root cellar in the fall.

[@jonigee1305]

I’m new to your channel. Really enjoy hearing about your life up in Canada! Sounds like you have been busy, busy. Happy New Year to you and your family . Best wishes for a year with no fires, drought, or illness.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome to my channel. I'm really happy to have you here. Thank you - I'll second that wish!

[@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm]

I think this year we will have a food focus, too! We are starting a market garden, and I will be learning canning and preservation, so I look forward to watching that series. You need Cyprus in every video to keep you warm. Brrr. It looks cold. Please let me know when we can collaborate on something!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Lorella, (Did I get the spelling right?), I'd love to do a collaberation with you! Yes, Cypress is like a giant warmer... someone else mentioned the cold, did I look freezing or something? Lol

[@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm]

Yes, that's how it's spelled. No, you didn't look cold at all! I was wondering how you could look so comfortable in such a cold environment.

[@davemcavene]

Great video. It's great to see what other homesteaders are working to accomplish and I have gained some inspiration from a lot of these videos. Well done.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to getting into some of these project.

[@KALSINFILMS]

For Hugel. If you start with half rotten logs it will speed up seeing results at the expense of shorting its life. (I wouldn't worry about it. It will shorten it from 20 years to 10 years.) start a compost pile now so u can use it to dress. If you top dress hugel mounts with compost you can have harvest first year.. interplant with nitrogen fixing plants. U will love it.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks for the tip. I'm looking forward to getting started.

[@YouCantEatTheGrass]

Hello from Kelowna. I know what you mean about the drought this year! We have city water, but we were still effected. 2017 was a crazy weather year for sure.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Hey, folks with the funny channel trailer! I love finding other Canadian channels, especially one so close. Yup, crazy, crazy year - hoping this one won't be as bad.

[@YouCantEatTheGrass]

The only good thing about such a bad fire year, is at least that part of forest should be a bit protected from burning again for the next decade. And morels! I definitely have Kamloops camping plans this summer. The kids are so low to the ground, they will be perfect for mushroom picking.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

lol

[@lilybeans21]

Lofty goals! I can't wait to see your new garden and everything you accomplish.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to getting my hands in the dirt. It is usually this time of year I start feeling a bit twitchy and very ready for spring.

[@lilybeans21]

Little Mountain Ranch Me too! We are in NE USA hunkered down for this bomb cyclone. Perfect time for Spring planning!

[@christophersolesbee]

KZbin recommendations working properly. Glad y'all showed up on my feed, it'll be fun to watch your journey as I learn and grow on our urban lot until we can get out into the country!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Awesome! Glad you're here!

[@MrPhotomedic]

Listening to you talk about the forest fires/prepping and homesteading stuff just made me think of something. I have heard many experts and others suggest creating a buffer zone free of trees around your home (say 300ft) and a metal roof to greatly reduce your home burning down in this event. It got me thinking that if we ever experienced a large scale disaster and then a huge wildfire breaks out no one is probably coming to contain it. Making it all the more important to create that zone. I realize the chance of this happening is low but it does make one think and is still a good idea regardless as I just read a article yesterday from the insurance industry that highlights the dramatic rise in weather disasters and they are predicting it to further escalate. So more large fires are very probable in your area. On a more upbeat note....looking forward to your future videos!! 😁

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Such great advice! Since the fires we have logged a large swath around the perimeter of our land because we're surrounded by forest. We also started to thin out the dense areas to stop fires from being able to move as easily. We still have so much work do do out there! Around our house is our next project - it saddens me to have to take the trees down but I think it's wise. Thankfully we're due for a new roof anyway so that's next on the larger home projects we have to do. Thanks for the thoughts - they're good ones.

[@acoupleofpreppers]

So glad that God blessed you guys through 2017, you definitely had a crazy year. I love all of your goals for 2018 and can't wait to see how they come along. We have also always wanted to take a horseback backpacking trip. Horses/horse farms were my career for 12 years and I've worked with them my entire life so if you ever have any questions just let me know and I'll try to help the best I can. Wishing you all the best for 2018! (btw that frost was beautiful :) ) ~Stephanie

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Really?? Thank you for that. I am quite afraid of horses - it's the idea of them running away with me and not being able to stop them. That's the reason I got Benji. He's a well trained barrel horse, but suffered and injury which means only gently riding - he couldn't run if he tried. I will definitely take you up on that when I need help. Thank you, friend.

[@bryanmyers7450]

So good to look forward to 2018 with you Chelsea. Prioritizing all you hope to do is essential for sure. The seasons will help guide you in that. You invented a new term “door frost”! I want to help you in the archery arena for sure....leaning upon my forefathers abilities of course. I look forward to seeing your remodeling videos. Good to see our camp wearing hidden “Little spider” camera works! I was encouraged to see that you are planning and thinking long term with goals and reasons why you do what you do. Love to U and D from B and T! I replied earlier but was out of cell range apparently. Sent a message to you via a # I had and I suspect it is a wrong #. Let me know

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I would love your help with archery! One of my best childhood memories is dressing up in camo and heading out in the snow to hunt with you. :) I didn't get a msg from you. A T has my number.

[@lindakurtz2653]

Gaia’s garden, by Toby heminway -even if you don’t follow his philosophy, the techniques can be modified to fit in your context

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you. My sister has the book and says it's great. I'm going to do an Amazon order soon and it's on my list.

[@debbiem2146]

It's going to be a wonderful year for you and I very much look forward to seeing your vids on it!. I understand some of the challenges you had to face and my heart goes out to you. (My older daughter survived bacterial meningitis - miraculously healed. A lot of people were praying for her.) Thank you so much for sharing your goals for 2018! P.s. have you heard of Polyface Farms? They are about developing lucrative family farm businesses that are environmentally kind. I've just heard about them myself and they offer a tremendous amount of info. P.P.S. I think I will try to convince Hubby that we need a root cellar like yours. I'm cabbage-green with envy ;-) .

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Polyface and Joel are amazing! I would love to implement some of his practices on our farm. This root cellar is so effective and if you have access to some equipment I think it would be fairly easy to build. I'm looking forward to upgrading it a bit, but it works great even as it is. 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful day!

[@becbrandon]

Love this ....I'm into flavour not just cripness

[@DIYSolarandWind]

I'm new here. I will start a homestead soon.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome! That's great, it's a work intensive lifestyle but totally worth it!

[@annemariecollard723]

Try the Australian permaculture Institute. They have great stuff on it . Or, Geof lawton permaculture institute also Australia.

[@mellissabailey2592]

You may already know this but the wood chippers that most people buy are not very good. Unless you are going to buy a commercial wood chipper it may be better to rent one. I am planning on renting one over a holiday weekend because you can get a couple of extra days use for free.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Great advice! I just talked to Dan about that and he's thinking the same thing. The only reason we were thinking of buying one is because we have SO much clean up to do after the logging. We were hoping to clear out the firewood from the slash piles and then chip as much of the rest as we could, use it in the gardens and then spread it around the forest floor. We'll see where we're at in the spring, but renting is a good option.

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

If you rent one, or several, you can find out what you do and don't like. For instance, I once had a Troy-Bilt chipper\shredder that had an output chute at the bottom. This turned out to be a huge annoyance because the chips either had to be dug away constantly, or the machine had to be moved every few large branches that we processed. It was extremely counter-productive. You will also find the *size* of chips you like. I used to like big chunky chips everywhere, but it turns out those work best in paths, and finer material, that includes shredded leaves, is better for vegetable garden mulching. I like a mix of both in my orchard. Last year, I put chips on my veggie garden paths, and thick straw (used poultry bedding) on the beds. The well ran dry in June, so I didn't water for 6 weeks. The mulch kept the ground moist enough to pull produce all summer and fall.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much for these tips. You likely just saved me a bunch of time and I appreciate that, sincerely.

[@MrPhotomedic]

Little Mountain Ranch ....Another suggestion is to think about how long it’s actually gonna take you to chip all that stuff and then add up the cost of renting. Then compare the cost of renting to buying a commercial machine. There may or may not be a big difference. Even if there is look at how long it takes to resell these machines as if you can purchase one, use it briefly and list it for sale you may come out ahead as it would be cheaper than renting. I have seen this done and suggested on other homestead channels where they bought a backhoe or dozer to build up the homestead as the cost to rent was a lot and they could spend very little in the grand scheme of things by doing this. Only down side is the upfront cost to buy and make sure you don’t overpay.

[@ritaowen7857]

Back to Eden Gardening. Watch Patara on Appalachia Homestead. Mulch gardening is what she does with obvious results.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks!

[@tinacrapson5640]

How do you do all your projects AND raise so many kids? Perhaps a time management video would be in order. BTW, 2017 WAS very difficult( over- the- top to be honest!) So glad your family landed on its feet, ready to move forward, stronger for the experience. Guess you have to have darkness to appreciate light. Happy New Year😁

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You should have heard the conversation between Dan and I this morning... it went something like this, 'I think I can get this drywalling done by this afternoon.' That's me. Dan replies, 'Ok honey, you tell yourself whatever you need to.' And then he laughed, hard. A job that used to take me a few days, now takes me weeks. I did do a video showing how I homestead and raise a large family. I'll add the link in another comment.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

And yes, a very hard year. Thanks for your positivity - it was encouraging.

[@annemariecollard723]

There is also a permaculture group out west a few of the farmers went out west for a course. I will try to find where they went for you.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you!

[@suehill932]

WHY DO YOU HAVR SUCH BIG FAMILY I JUST LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AN YOU COOKING FOR YOUR BIG FAMILY

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’ll answer that one in an upcoming video. Thank you so much for watching!

[@cleverblonde4406]

I live in a tiny house with no garden atm but I'm interested in the new gardening technique also. I've heard Julie at DirtPatchHeaven talk about it. I love everything you do. Really enjoy following you. I wish I could bring 10,000 more followers for you. :) you will be rewarded for your hard work. Love your ideas.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Ah, thank you! I’ve been planning out my garden this week and I can hardly wait to get my hands in the dirt. I bought some soil block makers to try this year which I’m excited about, too! Oh spring, where are you??? Lol

[@cleverblonde4406]

North Queensland, northern Australia. Our winter, in May-August is maybe like your summer. 7 degrees overnight in winter and we are all complaining. But we do that without heating. I lived in Broken Hill, New South Wales for 8-9 yrs and their winters get down to -2 fairly often. I loved our fire but glad to be back in a warm climate. I have gardened in the past, and had chickens. I hope to buy a small acreage to retire where I will live in a tiny house and garden and have chickens. I homeschooled 3 girls and 1 boy.

[@DoingLifeDeliberately]

Wow! You have so much going!! How do you homeschool with so many projects going at the same time? (Might be a good video!)

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Great idea! Right now we're doing the renos over the winter break - we try to be done the majority of school work by the end of May so when farming season kicks into full gear we're not having to do much. My kids do some subjects all year around, but those programs are on CD or online which makes it way easier. My husband also does a lot. :)

[@AnAlaskaHomestead]

Sounds like a great year coming up. Cypress is a beautiful dog. Great Pyrénées? I’m sure you answered a1000 times but what province do you live in? The Canada vs US video was hilarious. lol

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Yes, he's a Great Pyrenees, such an awesome breed. I'm in the interior of BC. Thank you! It was fun to do! 🙂

[@timvandermey4792]

I can suggest you read and watch all about Back to Eden gardening made famous by Paul Gautschi. Lots of videos on KZbin.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks! I've been watching them lately and I'm pretty sure that's the way I'm going to go. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@zaneymay]

perma cultural is what we are trying. 2017 we planted 27 different perennials. waiting on another order that should be here anyday, 7 fruit trees.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Awesome!

[@dollyperry3020]

I think you're mixing up Back to Eden gardening with hugelkultur beds. Back to Eden is the one that uses a lot of wood chips..hugelkultur beds use branches and small logs covered with soil (and possibly manure). I think you should do both and compare. I know BTE is better started in the fall. But start where you are!!!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I'm planning on mixing methods. I'm going to experiment this year and see what works for me and my area. I've been reading like crazy and am feeling like I'm getting a better idea of what I'm going to do now. :)

[@dollyperry3020]

Maybe you'll start a whole new craze and we'll call it the "Little Mountain Ranch Method" :)

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

I have been using KZbin as a Permaculture Encyclopedia. I've been making playlists and making links to videos on them (not uploading them). Some playlists that might be helpful (and hopefully not overwhelming) are: • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsaO58CrDvF_LnpErUrZdAmY: Flr Mgt: No Dig Gardening, Back to Eden, Ruth Stout, Biointensive, Straw Bale, etc. • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsZPXYGwUe1gMnAm4ljt8X0y: Earthworks: *Hügelkultur,* Hugelkultur You might also find these interesting: • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsZXrqn6QEu_D_YDw-exrTIr: Flr: Home Garden Field Trials • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsZFpmfq_hc30P68FsD2vD6O: Flr Mgt: Bed Preparation, Winterizing Garden Beds, etc. • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsaA7DhkmQJA7NgYbNHnlRl_: Farm\Homestead\Garden Tours • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsY_CMZc2MppcNEhyne0cf7h: Soil & Flr Mgt: *Mulch, Chop n' Drop,* Cover Crops, Green Manure, etc. • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsZkIejSOiyTKNC7JDutWJ8a: Soil Mgt: Soil Building • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsZkhYP4Ujhr34-3FKeQd-Iw: Soil & Flr Mgt: Fertilizer, Foliar Feeding, Soil Amendments, Mycorrhizae (Fungi), etc. • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsY3iocgrW5CpPZnOofu9Kv2: Soil, Flr & Fna Mgt: Compost, Compost Tea, Vermicompost, Black Soldier Flies, etc. • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsYWC_dpCi-L-RmpzjLFGYlN: Flr: Orchards, Food Forests, Woodland, Forest, Agroforestry, Silvopasture, etc. • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsYO_QesouODYhFuzwV5sEJd: Earthworks: Keyline Systems, Keyline Plow, Subsoiling, Chisel Plow *This is actually a way to store water in the ground and prevent erosion* • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsZciDAopoFBlVI10NB1z6gd: Permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Holistic Mgt, etc. • kzbin.info/aero/PLz5RSh2WgOsbF1Vujl5Gz7ZnC3aNDVkbn: Hydrology, *Rainwater Collection,* Fountains, Irrigation, Greywater, Blackwater, Stormwater, Drainage, Sewage, Plumbing

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Wow! Thank you!

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

If you are on Facebook. there are two pages that might be helpful: * Permaculture BC facebook.com/permaculturebc/ * Permaculture Library facebook.com/groups/permaculturelibrary/

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I so appreciate all of these links.

[@floresmercedes1]

Try seeing Geoff Lawton permaculture .

[@LittleMountainRanch]

That's a new name to me, thank you!

[@arnoldromppai5395]

take it from me, you may want to rent a big wood chipper, unless you have loads of money to buy a commercial unit, as the so called wood chippers sold inbox store are so small you are there for days trying to get a truck load of chip, and at that it is a lot of fussing to feed the dam thing, it just a waste of time and at that they are not cheep, they are fine for a city lot matanance but for get if for a homestead, I been there done that

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Someone else mentioned that as well. Dan and I are looking into our local options and will likely rent a commercial one to start. Thanks for watching!

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

Do you know about Richard Perkins? He is an extremely successful British Permaculture farmer in Sweden. He has a KZbin channel at kzbin.info, and published a book called "Making Small Farms Work" www.makingsmallfarmswork.info/ Happy New Year and thanks for this video! May we all have a great year!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I've watched a few of his videos. He's awesome! Thank you and yes, may we all have a good year.