3 Year Journey to Self Sufficiency... We're getting close!

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A tour of our 42 acre farm here in Australia. This is what we've done in the last 12 months. Subscribe to come along for the journey. I will be posting more often. Thanks for watching and your patience between vids :) A
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[@jamesrogerson7482]

Really love the vidz on your permaculture homestead Az! Wish you did more!

[@b2bhomesteading]

More to come! Cheers mate

[@thomasprince4992]

that duck is almost as loyal as my puppies

[@harshvardhannaik1959]

I miss u brother. Long day comeback. Please upload video frequently ❤❤ love u

[@b2bhomesteading]

Will do brother, thanks!

[@FloatingVillageLife]

Your three-year journey towards self-sufficiency is incredibly inspiring and admirable. Your dedication and hard work are evident in every step towards achieving this goal. It's clear that your commitment to sustainability and independence is making a meaningful impact on your life and community. And I am a floating village life from Vietnam.

[@tommydrifter333]

Slingshot and a bag full of grapes. Every time the Cassowary has a crack at the crops they cop a grape to the head. It's a fun game for everyone! 😂 the bird will eventually decide to eat elsewhere, and you'll have half a bag of grapes for arvo tea

[@charlottealthoff2686]

In terms of feeding multiple animals, we always cut a length, or a few, or storm drain pipe (lengthways) in half. It gives you a nice long trough type set up and keeps the animals from eating directly off the ground, minimising consumption of worms. Really enjoying watching your homestead grow and will drop into the Cafe when we next head North from CQ. All the best ✌️

[@benharris5217]

Ducky almost met his end at 13:10, little legend

[@i.g.n2trip684]

Big ups to Quakers👍

[@Umesh-Kumar]

norway, how great glad to see an update on your farming endeavors

[@plowestory]

Thanks for the update , love this so much.

[@vanessagoodier7597]

Everything has grown so much. It's looking fantastic. Love quark, he rocks!

[@ryanmcgrath339]

Quark is amazing. Definitely a special duck the only one to survive. Wow bro your yard has come a long way from the last time I seen a video. I would love this I live in a concrete jungle absolutely nothing hear. Thanks for the up load bro

[@ChasinFreedom]

So great azza! Was only thinking last week how your place was going! Love ya work, love quark the duck and the good vibes Keep up the updates!

[@b2bhomesteading]

Thanks mate, cheers!

[@hashbrownui]

Happy to see you back! The farm looks amazing!

[@clintl.w3565]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 Horray finally another episode. Love your work Azz and great to see the garden coming along nicely.

[@barber0611]

oh I loved seeing all that Az!....watching from the southern U.S., ......if ever I come to AU will be visiting The Pocket!

[@heatherwenthiking]

I only just got back from up that way wish I’d known about the the cafe! Uncle lives at Silkwood. Property is looking amazing.

[@chrischipman245]

Love the homesteading! Cant wait for more content

[@mooseknuckle8334]

I'm glad to see you're still kickin' it on this side of the dirt, fella. It's always a pleasure watching your content.

[@b2bhomesteading]

Cheers mate, still giving it a crack

[@jefflaliberte4587]

Awesome😮

[@GoneTroppo]

Beautiful garden, Az. Looks wonderful. Will definitely drive up and see your cafe one day soon. Very inspirational! 💚🦋🌻

[@DimasFajar-ns4vb]

wow and peace be upon you sir

[@kwikflikzyakadventures3795]

Miss your B2B content Azz and Crew, So glad I found this one, I love this Self Reliant content.

[@honeybacres]

You are able to grow so many great varieties of fruit there.We cant grow the tropical stuff here near Goulburn but we can grow the classics like apples pear oranges etc and a few more less classic fruits like pomegranate and crab apple.

[@duboisjulien7895]

Finally Az! top video tks

[@shaynedixon]

Awesome bro

[@salparisi4201]

Great to see you AZ. You are a legend on sea and land. The Pocket looks amazing as does the animals and botanicals. Best of luck reaching your goal in the future.

[@b2bhomesteading]

Cheers Sal, thanks for watching:)

[@rogermace4516]

What a great set up, I had no idea you had this as well as your other youtube activities ... Well Done and Good Onya

[@b2bhomesteading]

Cheers mate! Yes, the farm is a big part of my life. A good balance .

[@AshleighBridget]

I love these updates Az

[@b2bhomesteading]

Looking forward to showing you and the new bub around some time!

[@1Psalmaday]

Living the dream.

[@HUNTINGNT375]

Awesome work bro. I want to do that and hunting camp that way there’s fruit all year long

[@thomasprince4992]

i love you peoples . this is my go to . my inner peace

[@clubgus07]

Azz that was inspriational tour, up in FNQ you got growers of your tropical exotics that just let the tree grow so tall and it becomes a cherry picker task and fruit bat haven. i like what your doing keeping the trees manageable height and at a size that keeps them secure and selling your produce at the pocket. Definitely I got your location in my maps for next time I'm up in FNQ cheers.

[@Ree67_08]

To keep bats off or birds off fruit trees there is a Bird Barrier Netting Mesh with zippers that can be used to cover your fruit trees, does help keep them off.

[@b2bhomesteading]

Will check it out! Cheers

[@punpundrifting4800]

Hey mate great to see you are doing well on the farm. Grandma use to make a bug repellent from chillies, garlic and soap the soap was a wetting agent. I used it few times on my veggies worked a treat 👍

[@b2bhomesteading]

Ill try that out in a big spray tank and report back on how it went. thanks!

[@punpundrifting4800]

@@b2bhomesteading I for got to mention we used to cook it in a pot on the stove sorry.

[@williamwilcox5956]

Pr7otective netting. Cassawary-proof netting must be metal, and WELL installed!

[@Ree67_08]

Make a mixture of 1 Cup of white vinegar to 2 cups of water add banana straps into a small jug stir vigorously, then hang the jug in your fruit trees. Will help keep warms and nasty bugs away. Hope this helps😊

[@b2bhomesteading]

Thanks for the idea! I will try

[@clifbradley]

Diatomaceous earth for insects. You can get food grade and then non-food grade which is better. Also, apple cider vinegar can sometimes work on certain insects by attracting other insects that yet other insects like to eat and they wind up eating the other bugs. Some though actually deter bugs. I think.

[@MariAiel]

Copper for the bugs, and a gel blaster for the big chooks.

[@b2bhomesteading]

Legend! Thank you

[@MariAiel]

sorry the copper is to help flowers set, worm castings sprayed on the foliage will help stop insects. Good luck. Love your videos 👍🏽

[@Truongthikimcuong92]

❤❤❤ Nice

[@joelingtonmcjoule5603]

I’m in the same region, just harvesting my first bananas now but have 3 varieties on the go. Would love a rundown on varieties and growing/harvesting tips

[@Stayhesh]

I’m not surprised in the slightest that Az has a duck that follows him around like a puppy

[@downunderdave5417]

Love your work Az I reckon that Cassowary would make a good Sunday roast! D

[@b2bhomesteading]

Hahhah, crossed my mind!

[@SamuelOFlaherty]

Love these vids mate - now what kind of sunnies are those and where can I get some!?

[@timgofa8822]

Hey Az, not completely sure but the lemon grass looks to me like citronella grass.. Might be coming by next week I'll drop some lemon grass in if you want? Keep up the great work, everything is looking amazing. Also about the bugs.. chilli spray. Gete the hottest chilli boil strain and spray. Cheers

[@b2bhomesteading]

Great tips, thanks mate! Smells like lemon grass. I think is, just on steroids haha or just the perfect conditions

[@timgofa8822]

@@b2bhomesteading Maybe brother, anyway I think from memory you have both. Still coming down I think Saturday. Partners birthday.

[@alisonphilp7497]

Hey ads love ur work mate I know a few people I’ll ask around for about that turn in lane for ur property 👍🇦🇺🙏

[@b2bhomesteading]

Thanks, any help to make it a bit safer would be awesome cheers for that!:)

[@dougs_urbanfarm]

Ducks are the best, even down here in a suburban block.

[@chefcamsey1375]

😊😊😊😊

[@TheRealMrCods]

Quark.......Someones a Deep Space Nine fan 💖

[@WillemOosthuizen-ts2wm]

Do you grow Lichi trees as well? Mainly produced in Kwa Zulu Natal and small areas in The Mpumalanga Province. Big market in RSA.

[@Thund3r1337]

I love the gardening vids. But you have to be cautious with the machete. You nearly hit the duck at 13:12 ❤😢

[@tonyfrankland2524]

And forget try orchard nets for bats on paw paws

[@typhoon420]

cool

[@tonyfrankland2524]

Hi guys love what you do maybe try paretherum as a natural pesticides grow your own and turn in your own sore of pesticides good luck. Tony

[@clifbradley]

This video never came up in my feed. Sorry AZ. I,would have watched this immediately. Quark is a scientific term.

[@mickadelphia]

Hot tip on Cassowaries,,,, Sunday roast Aza!!

[@b2bhomesteading]

Hahha I've got mates from Papua who'd be licking their lips!

[@liamr3866]

Just gotta dodge the dinosaur feet

[@dronezinthesky]

The water buffalo you have would be the same ones I see in Thailand?

[@natjayne6609]

I absolutely love this idea! I really wish I could visit but I'm too far away. Also wondering if you have any recommendations for tropical fruiting plants that would do well in South East QLD?

[@dougs_urbanfarm]

We can grow lots down here if you are frost free, I have abiu,jackfruit,chempejak, santol,maprang, achacha, coconut amongst my hundreds of trees

[@brendanmulquiney228]

Lookin’ lush, Az!! Just wondering what you use to kill off the unwanted grasses/weeds? I’m on a few acres and am finding the organic stuff a bit costly to use so often.

[@b2bhomesteading]

Thanks mate! tried a few. Firepower and basta have been good as necessary evils when the organic doesnt do the job

[@derricka4525]

Not sure what to do about your fruit bugs without spraying, but can you eat the big birds?

[@pkayyyy472]

More Quark content please

[@hi_im_ep1k187]

How do the goats and sheep go either paralysis ticks?

[@milanbicanic6501]

Do you spray weedkiller in your rows/beds?I can seed dead / sprayed looking weeds/grass

[@b2bhomesteading]

Have been trailing a mix of methods, both organic and inorganic

[@siminikiwikii]

Did Quark wear a nappy while he was a house duck?

[@melissapritchett2731]

Put a cage around to protect from the birds.

[@kerrymarshall-vo2dv]

Eat the cassalwerry

[@mikewright8936]

r they good 2 eat

[@redhotsizzle2121]

Mulch more

[@Matt_Norrie]

Tried introducing assassin bugs?

[@b2bhomesteading]

Not yet! I will have to though. Need to sus cost $$?

[@ra5891]

It's been a while Az.. Almost deleted the channel.

[@wallywombat164]

G'day mate, did you ever say why you haven't got mango growing?

[@b2bhomesteading]

I have one flowering! Will film next week. Only have 2 in the ground

[@wallywombat164]

@@b2bhomesteading Thanks mate. I do love me a mango and sticky rice.

[@wallywombat164]

If you can catch a Indian Runner, what temp do you roast em?

[@b2bhomesteading]

Slow cook generally!

[@antoniapapica9172]

Do mangosteen really take 20 years to fruit?

[@b2bhomesteading]

6-8 if managed properly

[@Bernie5172]

Is that girl still eating lawn grubs

[@antnewbon2673]

Hes a big bird to roast.

[@elkhunter76]

Shotgun for big bird eating your fruit

[@wildforestorganics7298]

Cassowary are an endangered species.

[@debradelarue9717]

I think cassowary is protected, so be discreet, if no other way

[@fuzzycuzzy]

so stick wont use a fridge with solar panels and batteries so fran can spear a bigger fish, but you'll use every technology and resource at your disposal to try to grow weird not native plants in your backyard? not very b2b if you ask me.........

[@boriskohnson3006]

Did you really have to dress up like a scare crow for this video?

[@jasonclark950]

How lucky are you to have endangered cassowaries wondering through your property!! 🦜🌴🌴

[@b2bhomesteading]

Yeh I loved it ... until they started eating abiu and jackfruit haha. They touch the durian and we'll have a real issue.

[@courtneynewey]

🥹🥹🥹🥹 it's so beautiful. Well done. My dream!