About Flock & OUR VISION for Our Homestead - Ep. 001

[@esthermarcen7587]

"enjoy the bug life, the birdlife, the wildlife" that was really beautiful thinking, love it.

[@marc861]

I would love to see a "Swamp" habitat with carnivorous and accompanying fauna, i think it will work good, with the wet climate and all those ponds!

[@donnaortolan609]

So excited for you! I've watched you for years and glad to be invited on this new journey. Best of luck!!!💚☺️🌿🇨🇦

[@emilyplantsmusic]

“Borrowing the land for our time here on Earth” love this 💚 Super excited to learn about outdoor stewardship/gardening ☺️ Congrats on your new journey Summer!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you Emily. We are so stoked to be doing this together. Thanks for being a part of it.

[@riannatripp6594]

Absolutely luv the ethos,a new subscriber. Binge watching now 🇬🇧👏. Good luck to you all

[@maggiewatson8678]

This comes at a perfect time as I myself am moving to my dream land to do a similar thing, but add an animal sanctuary 🙌🏾💚🐮🐔🐷🌿🍄🌸

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Fantastic Maggie! We should share notes. :)

[@rache94]

Maggie- That is my dream job! I don't have the funds or enough knowledge to do it but man that would be so fulfilling!❤❤❤❤🐱🐹🐇🐀🐕

[@maggiewatson8678]

@@rache94 everything starts with a dream. 💖

[@maggiewatson8678]

@@FlockFingerLakes we shall 💖

[@mishi6395]

What a beautiful place! Looking forward to seeing you!

[@rottenrafflesia]

Agroforestry! I am so excited to see how you make use of the land! ponds...the habitats! Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Dyshof]

Wonderful channel. So close to my heart. I will watch all the episodes from now on....but remember: The greatest challenge will be the different people working together. Be blessed.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Very excited to see this develop. And you are right, finding the right stories is way more effective than a “regular “ schedule.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

I know you understand! BTW, are you getting pummeled with snow or are you too far south for that? We're under almost 5 feet now! ha!

[@suburbanhomestead]

@@FlockFingerLakes well, you are in upstate NY... I’d be surprised if you didn’t have 5 feet of snow.😂 unless you are referring to NYC. I haven’t looked. thankfully we only got a few inches. Maryland completely stops with just flurries, so...

[@boonskyler]

Individually and together that is a big statement, but I think you will managed it beautifully.

[@telbell7746]

This is very exciting and I can’t wait to follow along in your journey.

[@LeeDfined]

I believe more and more people have a heart to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Give me ten years and I will be right behind you. Nature is where my heart is.

[@theleisureking5100]

Congratulations and I can't wait to see what you guys do with that property!

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

This is a such a dream for me that I am absolutely overjoyed to see this happening for you!! Congratulations to all of you 💚💚

[@happylittlebush9541]

Let's do this! My green witchy self wants to live in a community like that but here the rural life isn't too pleasant. Haha!

[@LeeDfined]

So many people want to escape the hustle and bustle, myself included. Me and some of my family are already starting to plan our great escape

[@leilaluginbill916]

I’m so happy to have found your channel and your explanation of what you are doing. Your vision really hits home, since I live in the opposite corner of the US in Washington State in a tiny little town called Home on the shores of Puget Sound. Home started out as a Utopian community in the late 1890’s by my great grandparents with a vision such as yours…people living communally in separate homes but connected by an ideology of mutual help while maintaining individuality. The residents of Home were well educated…my great grandmother was the first female to graduate from the University of Toronto and went on to be the first teacher of Home. I still live on the original piece of land owned by my grandparents and have a beautiful garden. My garden is over 100 years old. Home didn’t last as an intentional community of like minded individuals… by 1920 too many people with too many divergent ideas had found Home and it became unwieldy. A few of us are still residents here but the area is changing fast. My only advice to you is to keep your vision limited…too many cooks spoil the broth. Keep up the good work! I just watched the episode on how to make rose cuttings…I’m itching to get started this spring.❤️

[@EsarosaUK]

Gosh, what a beautiful and tranquil place.

[@the_other_apg]

Hope you guys are okay, just seen what Hurricane Ida's doing. Prayers for NY! Be safe!

[@seedrootsprouts2290]

Newly retired and longing for my 2-3 acres of land to garden and farm...but it’s not my time. I love seeing such you g vibrant human beings living such purposeful lives. I’m going to enjoy this journey as if it were my own.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

We hope you do get to enjoy the journey. And hopefully in 1-2 years we'll be set up enough to have programs here as well.

[@malba411]

Here from upstate NY. We love visiting garden, landscape and horticulture centers. There are so many in our area that are multi-family owned and they are great. Each family member runs a different part of the business...ie, one family runs the green house and then the daughter's run a restaurant/cafe in the garden center...so much fun to eat surrounded by plants. Another family has a garden center while one member manages the tree farm and another just loves the garden center and bonsai center (they even have classes there) and the father manages the landscaping business. Another one has a farm to table plant stand and sell all locally grown veggies and foods. Can't wait till you're up and running and open to public hopefully. God bless and enjoy all the fresh air. Best wishes.

[@ThePattiw]

Fantastic! Congratulations! Such a wonderful idea.

[@taranoel7990]

How exciting! I can't wait to see more

[@ayanahmed8176]

We really enjoy the land with you to better for mama earth

[@ekosix607]

Welcome to the finger lakes! I love Plant One On Me, it's been my guide-to-green, and actually inspired me to forest my own home after seeing your own home walkthroughs. I would love to be able to visit Flock if it ever opens to the public, I'm just 20 miles from Ithaca. If you haven't found it already, Michaleen's Garden Center on Triphammer Rd, Ithaca, is probably the largest and most diverse plant source in the county. Definitely recommend!

[@dianacohen3498]

OMGoddess!!! I'm so jealous! I wish I was young again. This is my dream but my body can no longer manage it. I wish you so much success, magic, and love!

[@ziyuchan7468]

Enjoy your journey. I started mine 3 decades ago. There is just so much to absorb into your soul as nature and the microbiome in the soil ecosystem has so much in store for all of you. We are in different parts of the equator but on one planet. Best wishes from the rainforest of Borneo.

[@Clutchpearls]

What the Flock?! You've already have over 5k subscribers who came over, because we love you!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

You're the best!

[@susanpratt4061]

Can't wait! Being a boomer I so relate to COMMUNity. Can't wait. Will live vicariously.....🙂

[@marionweaver9463]

Thrilled you taking your talents to the outdoor plant world. It is so enjoyable to meet the fauna that grows in your climate. I am passionate about Landscape Architecture and The Sense of Place. Have you thought about a planning on paper together with your partners to form a vision? Would love to help, and looking forward to see your vision take shape and learn about your land and landscape in upstate New York. Wishing the three of you the Best!!!

[@allonesame6467]

The idea of an entirely self-sufficient homestead is fostered by the myth of fierce individualism (pull yourself up by your bootstraps, the 'merican way and negates/defuses/ignores the potency of communal functioning) and is unrealistic. The idea that you must do it all, is too much pressure to bear when starting out and sets one up for failure. Wow! Thank you for sharing this--this is going to be fun!

[@raymondsmith4401]

Congratulations to you three and the rest of humanity doing, even dreaming of doing the same. I moved all the way to Thailand near the Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens to a small piece of property. Two ponds built, and about forty fruit and flower trees planted so far. Cheers to all !

[@FlockFingerLakes]

That is SUCH a gorgeous area where you are. Hope to visit again there soon.

[@lisastreasures]

Sounds like a wonderful community of folks. Glad to come along. Shared.💚

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Glad to have you on board :)

[@priscillacallessert2031]

So happy you are doing this. I embarked on a similar journey with my husband, children, and grandchildren in the Mother Lode (Central Sierras). I love your message of stewardship and commitment to the community. Thank you!

[@sassysucculent6291]

Incredible. Wow. This is Our dream. So wonderful to get to go on this journey with you all. Beautiful

[@toddbigeasy]

What a fun channel to follow! I look forward to it...

[@gurlmadeincanada]

Wow, I just know this is going to be some cool stuff 💚🌿

[@melvinhoyk]

What a beautiful natural space there. I can see future cabin log houses for city folks to stay and learn about nature. Plus communities of various handmade craft to learn. And that lake for migratory birds watching. I'm excited even though I lived on the other side of the earth.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Love your ideas :) .... The bird life here is so wonderful! And we get some interesting migrants too!

[@marylouschubert2974]

I love that you so open and honest❣I also love Homestead Bklyn &, Plant One on Me.👍 This is a exciting project/lifestyle! Makes me wish I was 30 yrs younger 😘 I am excited to follow and live vicarious through you all. Sending you wishes and love for much success and happiness in your new adventures ❤🙏

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you Mary Lou, we're thrilled to have you on this journey.

[@mimakate]

How am I 8 months behind finding this? So excited to watch all these videos! 😍😍

[@stefanies4501]

I've followed your other channel for a while. I'm a landscape architect and have done much of my design work in the San Francisco Bay Area, but I got my LA degree at Syracuse (many years ago) and have been living in a collective house in Syracuse for the past year. I just moved to Germany (a whole other story), but will come back to the collective for a while when the pandemic eases. Looking forward to following this channel!

[@carlyw.5538]

You're wonderful! Thank you for sharing this journey with us!

[@MichaelBurnsCayutaSun]

Speaking as an ex-resident of New York City… Welcome to the Finger Lakes!

[@kwahanui]

Here we go....👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. Looking forward to this. Wishing you all the very best on this new adventure.💜

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much!!

[@whatsnewliving5678]

My parents are from Rochester and Binghamton.

[@annahighsmith1240]

Thank you, dear summer for sharing your journey to getting connected to the earth! I've been living in a suburban home that has a mini farm with chickens, a wonderful garden and water catchment barrels in San, Jose, Ca. I've taken it over and now looking for amazing folks to help develop our little suburban farm with a a shared vision. Thank you and your house/land purveying partners for sharing the beauty of your vision!!! You al are so very inspiring. I hope to maybe someday buy a plot of land and build a community as well.

[@rociocenteno7169]

I’m here 😌 I grow a lot of my food and it’s so nice to see people like you are thinking to do this we will learn together because every day you learn from every body 👏🏼👏🏼🌷💚👍

[@lindabeaulieu6770]

Congrats to your new exciting way of life and new channel. ❤ From what I see and hear so far the property and house look amazing (nice kitchen!).

[@markofthejungleplants996]

im here summer! enjoy your happy moments there with your partners ! love always

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you Mark. Waking up grateful every day.

[@s_a_e3293]

Congratulations on your new channel. So happy for you!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much!!

[@frog90901]

When you said " stewarding the land " it brought such joy to my heart! So looking forward to the evolution of this channel alongside plant one on me. It will be so wonderful to learn from this!

[@BoldlyGrowHomestead]

One of my besties and I have talked about doing this..

[@nancygalvez3035]

i will follow you all step by step.

[@scottallan6770]

Very excited for you all. Looking forward to the journey. :)

[@franz4486]

Looking forward to what you will share on this channel. Seeing the clips you included here lets me know that it will definitely be a wonderful journey with you and the gang.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Very pleased to share a little look into the future :) Glad to have you a part of this journey.

[@saltriverorchards4190]

Sounds like paradise to me.

[@chekchow]

Wow! I'm here! Sounds interesting and exciting new place!

[@elparaisodedenis]

Hello Summer. Here i am support you as always, greetings from Serbia - Europe !

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much for tuning in. We're stoked to have you on board!

[@wowaddict112233]

really cool to be apart of your flock..thanks for taking us under your wing. best wishes

[@barbll000]

This is awesome and I think a natural next step for you, growing and following what you believe in. I'm glad to ride along and yes, only post when you have something--your schedule will be mother nature for a lot of it :)

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thanks Barbara. This definitely feels like the right next step for all of us! :)

[@tanyal7122]

This will be so FUN!!!

[@Starrynite11]

This idea is so intriguing!

[@Weirder_the_better]

Really, really excited to watch this journey.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

So pleased. We're happy to have you here.

[@kenclarkeis]

Hi from London, UK. This is wonderful. I want to wish you lots of luck with this exciting venture. So looking forward to your videos.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thanks so much Ken! Very pleased to see you here again :) Hopefully can drop in on London again when the "roads" are clear

[@shandke]

I love everything about this! What a beautiful area to purchase a homestead. I used to visit there often and dreamed of owning property there. We were living in Nyack at the time.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

This is really a special area. So glad you're familiar with it. Looking forward to introducing more people to the area.

[@lewisward4359]

As you are learning Ithaca area has had several waves of back to the land folks. I see you visited some friends. Dennis at Littletree and Jamin, who does black ash baskets.

[@mariaaidadelmundo9378]

Congratulations! Good Luck Flock! from: Philippines

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much!

[@aida087]

OMYGOD Summer I'm SO happy for you!! I cannot wait to catch your posts on your new channel!! Much success to you all on your new journey and thank you SO much for sharing!! Stay safe and well!! I absolutely love birds and the outdoors as well as plants, and all this new channel will entail!!🌱🌳🌿🌸🥀🌻🐔🦉🦅🦆🏕️🏞️💖🤗🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@57Wrangler]

You are still rocking life, Sum. Love this.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

yah! Scott! Let me know if you ever make it back to the Finger Lakes. I still love our sweat lodge session we did.

[@57Wrangler]

You know I will, Summer.

[@mariastappenbeck5502]

Congrats on following one of your sweet dreams. I can't wait to take this journey with you !

[@cynthiavanteylingen7922]

Lovely u could get ur dream come true together with others. I hope it all works out.

[@ralphchristianson]

I am even more excited about your range of topics as they are all part of my rural life in Manitoba. With all due respect I hope you will not spread yourself too thin as I do not want you and your friends to burn out. Better to do some things well then a lot of things poorly, we know you are quality and know you will make this a great adventure, you have lots of time and endless topics, so have fun and enjoy the adventure.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you Ralph for caring. I think that's why it won't always be such a "regular" schedule. We don't want to feel the "need" to film if we really just want to be living and working the land. So hopefully that will bring more balance. :)

[@elpidakessapidou7361]

Congratulations Summer, this sounds sooooooo exciting, Good luck to all of you. We will all enjoy this journey with you. Thank you for sharing.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much Elpida. We're very excited to share the journey.

[@kimcartwright8111]

Wow, so happy for you. Can't wait to go on this journey with you all. Beautiful property. Nature is awesome!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

We're thrilled to be in the bosom of nature.

[@nikkihorn3852]

Congratulations! I'm excited to see what you all come with.

[@sofiasalemi4260]

OOOOh I can't wait :D So happy for you and your friends !

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thanks so much Sofia. We're so grateful to have you and everyone else on this journey learning with us.

[@lizardslaw2661]

Here for this. Can’t wait to see what you guys share. Really looking forward to this

[@dagmarcirlan440]

Looking forward to all the stuff! 🌿🍀💚🍀🌿

[@brianandtamiolson2330]

I’m excited to follow this journey through this channel. Please tell me Plant One On Me is going to still be up and running. I discovered your channel while in the hospital a year ago and have been watching one video each day. I am retired and look forward to adding one more channel to my day❤️👍🏼

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Hi Brian and Tami, 'Plant One On Me' will no doubt continue. Thank you so much for watching; and I hope your time in the hospital was a swift one and that you're all better now! I'm glad we were a part of your healing journey.

[@nancylee1883]

I am excited to watch your journey. Thank you for being good stewards of your space!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

We are so grateful to be the stewards here and will share our learnings and nature's teachings as we go.

[@danicarios5355]

Congratulations on the property! I'm excited for you and to follow your journey :)

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much!!

[@monikaweld5567]

So excited to watch as it all unfolds. Congratulations to all of you! 💚💚💚👏👏

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much. Your support means a lot and we're excited for this :)

[@alisakimi1]

Wow, you have a whole different energy, you seem relaxed and at peace. I'm already loving what I'm hearing and can't wait to see what you guys do with the place.

[@avocadowisdom8785]

INSPIRING. THANK YOU.

[@silasd7348]

This very exciting. My family is considering purchasing land, and even though I'm only 19 it would be so amazing to cultivate the land and work with nature. Looking forward to this channel.

[@sharfinbean3362]

Congratulations on your new property, looking forward to watching you all grow together in this new place!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thanks so much! We are looking forward to sharing it.

[@archie8614]

I’m here to support you and this channel no matter what 💚

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you Archie! I'm sure we'll have many ups and downs, but will lift each other up as we go and grow together.

[@archie8614]

@@FlockFingerLakes definitely 💚 ahh I’m sorry can’t get over that you replied thank you xx

[@glendacox6540]

So thrilled for you all! Can’t wait to see this glorious spot and what you do with it.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you Glenda. We are SO looking forward to this journey.

[@michellewolf2659]

Hi Summer. Congratulations on your new channel and land. Ithaca native and Cornell grad here. You showed a shot of my dear friend Wayne Myers with his brick collection and gardens. I'm not in Ithaca now and I miss it. Enjoy!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Hi Michelle! Wayne is SUCH A TREASURE! We will be featuring him and many other amazing folks in the area. And GO BIG RED!

[@Satopi3104]

Eeeeeeey I went to Cornell too! The finger lakes is a beautiful area. I just found this channel (I actually didn’t come from plant one on me, though I do watch you there too). I’ve been really interested in regenerative agriculture and this channel popped up as a KZbin recommendation (though it doesn’t seem to be about regenerative agriculture). I am not really familiar with homestead culture but I am happy to learn!

[@jaiideeey]

This is my DREAM and you’re living it!! I can’t wait to watch you all on this journey 💚

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Well hopefully this can be a blueprint -or at least some inspiration-for you and others to see if it's something you'd truly want to do.

[@shawneek1972]

I found myself smiling watching this video. Excited to be able to witness your progress on this awesome adventure💚

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Ahhh that's fantastic that you were smiling throughout. Makes us smile typing this!

[@sandylee1717]

So wonderful an adventure

[@sophiebaldwin191]

Yay! So excited for you all and being able to follow your journey and vision at the birth of Flock Finger Lakes. Wishing you every success !

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much for being a part of this early stage journey :)

[@avaf1084]

So exciting for you all. Congratulations!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much!! We're thrilled to be doing this and having you a part of this journey.

[@adelheidsnel5171]

Yeeey!!!! Enjoy 🙏❤️

[@tessgregory9131]

Dreams... this is incredible. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us. I am so excited to see more of the property, learn some tips for gardening, and see how you three are going about building a life in your new home :) 💚 Thank you 🙏 honestly... dreams!!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

This is our greatest pleasure. So glad you can be part of this journey and we do hope that our journey may inspire some folks that there are different ways to live. :)

[@nondescript123]

I yearn for a different way of living and that’s what my partner and I are working towards. I truly look forward to learning from your journey. 🥰 Thank you for sharing!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Really hope this can be a source of inspiration and maybe reflection for you and your partner ;)

[@ashleighbaker496]

So excited about this new adventure!! You inspire me so much.

[@PestratorProductions]

This is so great. Y’all have so much place to play. You can get some awesome native plants going !

[@sanjoth90]

Congratulations to the entire team! Looking forward to all your content! Love from Philippines 😘🎉🪴

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much Jonas. :)

[@rosineaheto3875]

Très beau projet! Bravo!

[@barbara159]

Looking forward to this new journey you and your friends are taking best of luck i cant to see more.