A DAY IN THE LIFE on the Bush Edge Homestead in Australia

[@janellesomething3714]

So glad I've found your channel. I'm in the Dandenong Ranges also, and it's so awesome to see content from someone so local, that's also interested in all the things I am ❤ You guys have set up a beautiful home and life together. Thank you for letting us in for a little peek 😊😘

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Welcome Janelle 👋 So glad you found us and our shares. I also love to connect with others around to see what can be achieved here. The Dandenongs Collective swap group and Belgrave food garden have been great for that too 😀

[@anavelaeshomestead]

Hi, I crush up the egg shells and chop up banana skins and put in the worm farm. 🇦🇺 You're lucky to have willing helpers. 😅

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

They are pretty special to be together with doing all the things around here 💕💕💕

[@az55544]

Have you considered cooking the eggshells in the fire pit or wood stove or even in the oven when you are baking? Cooked, crushed and added to water with a bit of vinegar, the calcium becomes bioavailable. Chucked whole into the compost, they take forever to break down. I used to get a couple of bunches of bananas almost every shift when I worked at a grocery store. If you peel a banana, you can split it in 3 by pushing your finger down into either end. Perfect size for dehydrating and takes very little time to get them all onto the tray.

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

I haven't, and it means I have to physically break down the shells more when adding compost to the gardens. Your advice makes so much sense and it is such an excellent idea. I'm thinking for us, the best option would be to add directly into our wood fire inside, being nice and quick to do so at this time of year when it is running all the time. Thanks a bunch for the banana idea too. There is a bit of extra reason we like the slices. The last way longer. Anything we do in bigger pieces gets hoovered up by the kids 🤣 Thanks a bunch for taking the time to share your ideas. I always love shares and am always still learning too ✨️

[@az55544]

@@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus I suspected this was the case with the bananas! I used to just toss the egg shells into the wood stove and then spread the ash on my field in the winter. During summer, I give them a quick rinse as I wash the dishes, let them dry on the counter and store them in a fabric bag hanging on the inside of the cupboard below the kitchen sink. I roughly crush them down in the bag until the bag is full. Then I batch blend them in the blender once every couple of months. Those get bagged (in old zip top cat food bags) until i can bake them on top of the wood stove in a shallow pan. It's really interesting seeing your systems. Thank you for taking the time to film, edit, and post!

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

@@az55544 it's interesting to hear your method, as this may be super helpful to others as well 😀

[@countrymousesfarmhouse497]

Brilliant video 🤩 This length video would have taken so much work and you've done so well. Showcasing all the beautiful things about a homesteading life. I love that your biogas? System uses the cooked bones , it's a challenge dealing with them here because of our animals always finding them in other ways we've tried. What a great home you've built up. I'm so glad you're able to enjoy it now after all it's planning and set up. I'm about to do our sauerkraut today , I'll have to find my kimchi recipe . I have a milder version I want to try . Loved this ❤❤Thank you for sharing lovelies and keep warm ❤❤

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Awwww 🥰🥰🥰 You are so sweet and I really appreciate your ongoing support and lovely comments. It did take a while for this one. In fact that weekend was nearly a month ago!!!

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

Love seeing your day Rach… and a glimpse of you! ❤

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Still feeling pretty awkward talking to a camera. It's so easy to chatter away when we are just 'doing stuff'!

[@ROCKPILEOffgridHomestead]

@@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus haha! I’m the opposite, it’s tough to Do and talk at the same time but talking to the camera is like I’m chatting to my friends 😂 you did great ❤️

[@dianesnif]

Thank you for lettting me dream a little about life on the land! Love your videos ❤

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Thankyou for your lovely comment Diane 💕

[@muhamadromdoni5501]

Your coffee spots are just amazing. I'm gonna set up mine, but it would face the sea. Two views, which is a backyard garden with grass field and the sea too. Greetings from Indonesia with love. Done subscribe.

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Welcome 👋 It would be so beautiful to have a veiw of the sea to sit and enjoy a cuppa.

[@bymissp7866]

Watching from South Africa 🇿🇦 . Saw you on Exploring Alternatives. Love your setup.

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Welcome Pumla 👋 I hope you enjoy our shares. Exploring Alternatives created such a beautiful video sharing our life and it is so lovely it helped you find us 💕

[@marywalker2896]

I found your channel ..it popped up and I love love love it..I subscribed to it..will be watching old videos also..I like the longer video..gives us insight into your lives..beautiful home and garden and the meat looks scrumptious..

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Thankyou Mary for your lovely comment. 💕 So glad you found us and hope you enjoy our shares.

[@deborahlee8135]

Love this video Rach, def a lot of work putting this one together but appreciated muchly ❤

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Thanks a bunch 💕💕💕 I give full props to people that do this as their normal KZbin style 👏

[@mywildholm]

Such an interesting view of your lives! I love it all! You have so many skills and such a lovely family ❤

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Thanks a bunch Melodi and Ryan. Looking forward to chatting with you guys about 'all the things' soon 💗

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

And the same could be said about you guys and your skills. We could only imagine building a cabin!!! 😀

[@SonyaBayham]

What a beautiful place you all have. Amazing.

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Thankyou for your lovely comment Sonya. 💕 It still amazes me that this place was on the market so long before we bought it and that someone else couldn't see all the beauty beyond the work needing doing back then. But we feel very lucky for that fact.

[@StoneyRidgeHomestead]

Found you here on youtube too! Such a great video. Thanks for sharing a day in your life x

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Fantastic 😁😁😁 I so hope you enjoy following along with the things we get up to.

[@StoneyRidgeHomestead]

@@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus I am already enjoying all your old videos, so I am sure I will enjoy your future ones.

[@senzalbasha4455]

Thanks 😊

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

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[@salscycleshop3416]

OMG you have the same dish cloths my mother used to make for us😂❤

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Aren't they just absolutely the best. One of the ladies as the swap group I go to makes them. And I love them.

[@senzalbasha4455]

Beautiful video. Love to see more of these videos. Where did you get your tower garden from ? On your porch

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Thankyou Senz for your kind comment ✨️ The vertical planters we use are called Mr Stackys. They have been absolutely fabulous for growing things like strawberries away from the bugs.

[@anerawewillneverforget]

You definitely only want to use Celtic salt for fermenting! 😊

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

I can't say I have ever used that type of salt. We tend to go a natural non-iodised and without fillers.

[@anerawewillneverforget]

@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus the salt you speak of is a synthetic form of iodine. Celtic salt contains around 90 essential minerals for human health. My personal health and heart health is attributed to the use of Celtic salt. Check out Barbara O'Neill's information on salt.

[@sharonburling2262]

Hi. Just found your channel! Lovely spot you have there! What part of Australia are you in? I definitely want to have a try making kimche and sourkraut

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Hi Sharon, welcome 👋 So lovely you found our channel and hope you enjoy the things we get up to. Kimchi is a wonderful ferment. And surprisingly quick and easy. I hope our video on it can help you get started 😀

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Ohhh... and we are in the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria here :)

[@shannonkatereadsstuff]

My wife wants to know where is Aus you are. We are just south of Perth.

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Hi Shannon, we are in the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria.

[@stasiamay3237]

Ooh how have i only just discovered your account now?! Subscribing for sure! What state of Aus are you in? QLDer perhaps? Maybe I'll find out as i dive into your videos, we're in chilly ol Tassie 😂

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

Welcome Stasia 👋 So lovely you found our channel and hope you enjoy the things we get up to and share 😀 We are also feeling the cold at the moment, as we are in the Dandenong Ranges in Vic. Although not quite as cold as beautiful Tassie.

[@stasiamay3237]

@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus my guess was QLD because of the amount of bananas 😅 wow closer to our end than i thought! Currently still watching this video, can't wait to explore more, you're living the dream life! Most we've got going on right now is the worms and sourdough starter 😅

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

@stasiamay3237 a wonderful couple of things to start with. Sourdough is something I love but just can't keep on top of the time needed. Sad to say we have killed 2 starters 😳😳😳

[@stasiamay3237]

@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus I've killed one and this one stays in the fridge longer than it is on the bench but has been kicking a while now (: we've got fruit trees and did have some strawberries, broad beans, lettuce etc going and some chooks but cut back for a little while while pregnant with our first... now pregnant again with twins so we don't have much going atm due to being so tired and pregnant 😅 3 under 2 is going to be such an adventure! Loved hearing the great relationship you guys have with your kids in this video too

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

@stasiamay3237 that will be an adventure indeed 💕. We had two under 2 and it has been fabulous seeing our boys grow up so close in age. But it is a juggle in those early days, so letting some things go, concentrating on the things that we could do that gave us joy, was the way we went. Still need to do that at times!😅

[@jacquibain6821]

I would rather that cabbage you use for things as I’m allergic to normal cabbage

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

That one is wombok or napa depending on the part of the world. It does work well in kimchi and sauerkraut 😀

[@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874]

You have a beautiful place. Thanks for showing us the process or at least part of the process for sauerkraut and kimchi. I thought that was interesting. I wonder if you will get more quail and if you have plans for any other animals to add to your mini farm? I have liked, subscribed and commented, and this is the first time seeing your channel. One little tip that maybe you and others don't care about, but if you do, here goes: "Irregardless" is not a word. The word you mean to say is "regardless" No offence meant. I hope you don't take any.

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

We do actually have quite a few other animals on the property too, but it's still up in the air on adding more quail. They have always been our eldests and he has had these from raising them. Now his last one is getting old, it will be interesting to see if he chooses to raise a new flock.

[@debbielicis6257]

I thought bones were not meant to go in a scrap pile? No onions, no bones……

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

The bones are for the biogas system, which is a great way to deal with them. Did I accidentally say for the compost? That would be an oops moment on my part.

[@margaretasimus1569]

You really need to wash out the chicken water dishes your birds will have worms,

[@Bush_Edge_Homesteading_Aus]

They do get emptied, sprayed and refilled. We just didn't show that on that day. It is just the food with the Grandpa feeder that gives you time between feeding.