Are You Prepared for Food and Work Shortages?

[@FLDrummer01]

I’ve spent the last 3 years preparing for something like this....I left crowded central Florida & moved to the Appalachian mountains in a log cabin and your channel along with ice age farmer have been a big help & motivator. Thanks.

[@lilbo1Y1]

you are living the dream

[@SmokyMountainBlessed]

We moved from Florida to the Appalachian mountains too, but currently in an RV mountain campground on a farm

[@FLDrummer01]

Todd Smith it’s awesome here.

[@l.adodg3r70]

Congrats 👍

[@lakemichigan6598]

A Gatling gun or two, if they can be found, might be a good purchase.

[@josipbabic6095]

People in my country (Croatia) sadly think that in May everything is going back to normal. I'm afraid for young people who can't see further then their phone.

[@vashti2389]

Josip Babić thank you to Croatia for making vegeta. It’s the best food seasoning ever!!!

[@4lc441]

You sure that idea is coming from young people? In the US, it's largely older conservatives who aren't taking this seriously.

[@stevepasquarella823]

@@4lc441 Actually it's the young people who went to Florida for Spring break and Mardi Gras on February 25th. It's the little blue haired shaved head haired liberals who don't take it serious.

[@4lc441]

@Bobby Brady How do you figure? Rush Limbaugh referred to COVID-19 as just "the common cold, folks". In March, a Fox News host referred to COVID-19 as an "impeachment scam". The president himself has been telling us the threat is completely under control for weeks, despite that obviously not being the case. Is that really your idea of rational and non dramatic?

[@triciasklodowske5653]

@@4lc441 That would be BOTH/ALL parties of ALL ages.

[@papajeff5486]

When I was growing up, my grandparents on their farms and my father on ours, raised family gardens. We raised potatoes, beans, squash, okra, tomatoes, peas, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, onions, peppers, garlic, multiple kinds of all of these. We had chickens for eggs and meat, pigs for meat and lard, cattle for milk and beef. We also had an orchard with apples, plums, peaches, grapes, blueberries, and an acre of strawberries. We had chickens for eggs and meat, pigs for meat and lard, cattle for milk and beef. My grandpa had a tractor but refused to plow it. He plowed with a big half breed draft horse, Tony. When my dad got a break from medical school, we would go see our grandparents. Daddy would plow with the horse. His shadow, I would try to step into his footprints in the plowed dirt. My legs weren’t hardly long enough. My little brother still wore a saggy diaper. He skidded, on his butt, over the big dirt clods, behind me, trying to keep up. By the time Daddy would lay down the plow, at the end of the row to make the turn around, Brother and I would catch up... and follow, saying, “Gee and haw”, just like Daddy. We came to the house filthy. My mom, sisters and grandmas, all canned, “put up”, preserved the biggest part of what the men grew. My parents moved us to a mountain in East Tennessee. It was girls, inside, boy’s outside...mostly. I joined the Army and moved more than 30 times over the years, ‘till I retired. I raised small gardens, not near the size of those I grew up on. Over time I got away gardening. Looks like I’m going back. At least I know what to do. Thanks for confirming what I was thinking. Texas

[@briannemorna4268]

Welcome back! We've been waiting.

[@carlsgirl4u]

I grew up in Germany in a little farm town. I still remember going out on the tractor fertilizing the crops. We didn’t have hot water we had to boil it on a stove that you had to put coal in it. We had a well and an outhouse. We finally got a flushable toilette. We had a big cow and pig stall with at least 50 cows 50 pigs. They all became my friends. We had rabbits, chickens. We had fresh berries growing in the woods. My grandpa would hit me with his cane if I touched a poisonous berry or leaf. I learned real quick. That was the best tasting food I’ve ever had in my entire life. It was also the best living in my entire life I would go back to living like that in a heartbeat.

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Amen Bro and takes me back to my Grandparent's farm/land in Okfuskee County, Ok.

[@ggpkgman]

Papa Jeff About the same experience I had as a kid on my grandpa’s farm in north Georgia. Country folk have a lot of useful skills

[@lorettaharris4377]

My parents had huge gardens. I am the oldest of 9 children so gardens were needed.

[@emiliekennedy2489]

I'm a senior woman, and I've been in the house for over a month. It's not easy, wondering how I will be able to stay positive. I love your page, thank you for sharing your thoughts. I have learned one thing in my life and that is: Always be grateful and happy if your family is alive and healthy. Anything else is just stuff. God bless you.

[@majcorbin]

THANK YOU SHAWN for your wise and encouraging words. we do appreciate your wisdom.

[@kan-zee]

😎👍

[@msioug]

Growing up in Bronx New York on a 50x100 lot - my Father used whatever soil there was for his vegetable garden. We didn’t play in the yard but in the street. It was safe and I remember it fondly. But it was a different time. Even today, In his late 70s my father still has that garden and continues to grow his veggies, figs, peaches, persimmons and grapes. He handed that love of gardening down to my son; who turned my back yard in New Rochelle (just north of the Bronx) into a similar garden and a apiary. I will always appreciate that garden and the connection it made between my father and my son.

[@Surfercurtis]

I’d say 80% of the population is NOT prepared and live week to week. Very sad.

[@zekemedia1310]

Yes it is.

[@janeself9827]

zeke media proof

[@jannibal9273]

How CAN they? Most people, singles and families alike with both spouses working, are barely keeping their heads above water. Get real, geez! THIS IS NOT OUR FAULT. WE HAVE A SICK ECONOMIC SYSTEM and now its dying. Buy I'd rather save people's lives than save the fricking economy, and that's no lie. The economy will come back - in some form and with new businesses and new ways of doing business. About damn time we left the 19th century way of doing things behind anyway. Just remember - there IS NO ECONOMY WITHOUT PEOPLE TO SUPPORT IT. You want millions to die so YOU can be comfortable? Gee, what a great nice wonderful person you are.

[@aserta]

That's the price we pay for living in a society that willingly accepted that some people need to be obscenely rich for no reason whatsoever. WE don't work for ourselves, or our benefit, we work so they enjoy the fruits of our labour. I'm talking CEOs, easy money celebrities, politicians like Putrid, Cheeto in Chief, Ballsonaro et cetera, rich nuisances like Bezos, religious leaders like the human-skin-on-demon who claims to blow the Covid away with his super powers (even tho the Bible claims to deny false prophets and all that), the list is big, yet...for some reason, nobody is doing anything about them, even if the are the source of over 60% of our modern day problems. Everything from fabricated wars (operation Northwoods) to pandemics (1977, China/Russia/adjacent area), to fabricated prices (the real value of blood diamonds) and more. We can't possibly be prepared for disasters when we let our governments get scott free with everything they do, let rich people pay cents for stealing billions, false religious leaders (or plain rapist or thief religious leaders) oppulize everything around them in the name of one of the Gods in whatever religion one might choose to abide by. When this whole Covid situation ends (that is to say, we have a vaccine, not like last time), if we don't do something about it, we have learnt, nothing. And therefore, we should complain about nothing too.

[@Robocop4Ever]

I'd say more like 90%.

[@maureenmespell9436]

My husband and I just started watching your channel over the winter and have been enjoying it. So much of what you do has suddenly become much more relevant. We have two golden retrievers ourselves and they love watching yours run around. (We do too) 😍 Any suggestions on how to make sure our dogs get the food they need is welcome. I worry that a time may come when we won’t be able to provide what they need. I’m in no way saying that will happen, but like you, I think becoming more self- reliant is the way to go. Keep it up and ignore the haters!

[@cindyfinn4845]

Life is precious and the pandemic should be a great lesson in not taking anything for granted, stay safe.

[@watermanone7567]

Yes, but the idiots teaching our kids to run computers will not feed them when it all comes down. Don't expect us farmers and preppers to feed all of the A holes that think they can buy there way out of it and go to restaurants every night.

[@l.adodg3r70]

More like go offgrid and learn how to hunt

[@cindyfinn4845]

@@l.adodg3r70 I wish I had that luxury too

[@henrietta9206]

@@watermanone7567 Farmers have always been the most respected, in New Zealand, sad the world is only now learning. Are we too late?

[@watermanone7567]

@@henrietta9206 I grew up on a farm and wish we still had it. My dream is to visit New Zealand some day. I hope. Happy Easter

[@vidalynag3972]

Wise words, solemn but true. My university is shut down and working from home. Many are still not taking this seriously. Parks are jammed and this virus keeps spreading. Please say something to the public that watches your videos to please take this seriously. I truly appreciate and love your videos. Blessings to you and your beautiful family. Stay safe everyone.

[@TNgrandee3]

Never "useless" Shawn. We all need to be inspired to do what we can for our families and communities, now more than in a very long time ago.

[@amparoalvarez9001]

I agree...this is a time to reconsider our lives and what we would change if we could...I do not take anything for granted...The truth is we are better off that many realize...Things will come out where we will be able to see things for what they are and for what they had been...Making the best of this time, helping others in more need than we are is the way and the key to build better communities...Hope, compassion and unity are key these days...

[@TNgrandee3]

@@amparoalvarez9001 Very well said.

[@TNgrandee3]

@One eyed Cantab! Stay safe and warm where you are.

[@amparoalvarez9001]

@@TNgrandee3 Blessings Delores and much Love to you and your family...We are in this together and we have been taught to believe we are separated, not so, ..We are One...

[@kerrymetzger5432]

Shawn, you are so on top of things, you make a lot of sense. You’re also such an inspiration . Thank you, we wish you all the best and your family’s wellbeing. You’re so smart, thank you for your words of wisdom. Been following you from the start and so timely. God bless you and yours. Your message is so important.

[@carlahubbard7561]

I haven’t raised a garden in 25 yrs, but, I’ve already arranged to have my backyard plowed! Hope I can remember how to can all of those vegetables! Stay safe, Shawn.

[@suzannetodaro5494]

There are a lot of videos here and on other YT channels. Good luck

[@wecanthandletruths]

I have nothing but admiration for you.

[@sixpinkoneblue]

I admin several safe canning groups on Facebook, I can teach you how to can safely, there are tons of unsafe videos on KZbin so please don't go looking there on how to can. My groups on Facebook are "canning safely at home" "The original home canning 101", "canning and preserving our bounty" and a public group called, "Pressure Canning - Shared Recipes and Resources" Please come and join us. @ShawnJames I have written a few times telling you about my groups b/c I saw you canning your moose meat and you did it so carelessly it scared me for you, so you or your wife are welcome to join as well.

[@sixpinkoneblue]

@@suzannetodaro5494 There are a lot of canning videos on YT for sure but MOST of them can very unsafely! I teach safe canning for a living and what I see scares the crud out of me. What is the point of canning if what you put on the shelf kills you when you go to eat it? Below I posted groups to join that teaches all safe canning.

[@carlahubbard7561]

Sixpink oneblue thank you so much, I will check out your channel!

[@joannej_Youtube]

💙 Shawn: I haven't been keeping up with your videos, but still think about you guys every day. When I was watching your older videos and found out why you decided to become self reliant, it made sense. Now it makes even more sense, and your instincts were 100% right! If there was ever a perfect time to become more self reliant, it's NOW!

[@sylviahunt9818]

Hello Shawn! Stay safe and healthy! I’m 65 and self-quarantining. Keeping busy while staying home is challenging for everyone. However, I have always been one who has always had a lot of craft materials on hand, pantry well stocked, etc. So now I have enough food to be able to get by for a month or so and enough craft materials to make quilts, knit/crochet quite a few projects and a few cross stitching projects. I also have a fairly good size library of books and dvds for entertainment.

[@markpashia7067]

Thankfully I have enough for about a month of things I like but I also have enough for about six more months of "fill my stomach" food as well. However at my age I need my medications every thirty days so I am doomed in SHTF situation. Maybe someone will keep me supplied if I open a blacksmith shop and foundry. A lot of knowledge locked up in this old brain. Just knowing the hand tools instead of everything cordless should be an advantage. Good luck Sylvia, your skills will be useful as well. Many a night spent under a warm quilt or afgan in my days. Warm is good.

[@daleadkins2448]

Shawn, I am stuck in Afghanistan and can't get home to do exactly what you are doing. I have tried to get my wife to take this as seriously as I am. I ordered and had delivered $200 worth of heirloom seeds of almost every common vegetable. Previously, we had a very similar setup in our subdivision with a garden and chickens until April 2018. We sold the house and bought 83 acres and began building a house. It is now within about a month of being completed. Now I'm trying to convince my wife to focus on establishing a garden because you only get one time per year to sew seeds(for the most part) and that time is rapidly approaching. You are one of my top 4 channels on youtube, and the first channel I ever subscribed to. The others are Mr. Chickadee (you would love his antique hand-tools and techniques), Wild Wonderful Off-grid, and Fall Line Ridge. All things/channels I think you would find interesting and useful. You keep doing what you're doing, and when the dust settles from this thing, you and your family will be set up for future successes.

[@robertzaleski1491]

I am old enough to remember Victory Gardens during WW-2. Every one where I lived in Suburban Chicago had back yards in veggies and kept chickens.

[@northernfool7453]

Hey bud, good morning from Vermont. I hope you guys stay safe and healthy. I spent a lot of time in the hospital this year and have watched days of your videos passing the time. Thank you for them, they are so much better than most anything else on youtube or tv. It has been amazing watching you transform your property into the habitat that you have now. P.S. I could watch Calie all day, she is such a good dog.

[@imadlilidkr2015]

I don't see it as you being a downer, I see it more as being a realist.

[@TheBelrick]

New zealand shut down all non-essential and not things like food pallets are in short supply because non--essential lumber mills are not providing the raw materials to build more pallets so supermarkets are starting to struggle to get pallets of food deliveries which makes food delivery less efficient. one small aspect of how the economy is starting to shut down.

[@katharinanovobacki3652]

Agree whit you,hope he have what he wont!And is safe there!

[@anatitan5546]

Thank you for connecting with us. I have moved away from family and friends in the Tesla boom.And they are not connecting with us or bonding during the prepper times. I am a little bit worried. They just won't talk about prepping. I feel isolated because of the lack fortitude. Thank you for your post. Take Care of your closest Circles if you are away from the familiar that you are used,too. We have worked super hard to restore Northern Nevada and this is just flash back to the floods of 1999 during the great Recession,God Forbid all things happen at once and get punished by the Gods. This transmission was sent from Reno-Lake Tahoe 4.26.2020 1.23am

[@greggaitchison7861]

you said it exactly right...and that's the kicker, people think that you are being negative/pessimistic and yet that is not what it is...it's being realistic...we need to face what is going on, whether we like it or not, instead of not dealing with it and hoping it will go away...it's also called the big picture and visualizing that, instead of focusing too much on the immediate/personal bubble of our lives... I remember my mother telling me when I was really young that I was TOO realistic and yet, at my young age, I was flabbergasted and knew she was SO wrong...and I've never changed...so thank you for your comment, because to know that someone else gets it, makes one feel they are not so alone...peace...

[@irmibullinger1421]

You are one of the most down to earth people I have seen on U-tube. You tell it as it is! Thank you for this message. I linked it to my grandaughter and I hope she watches it

[@alexandrahobby8249]

truth isn't positive or negative, it's just the truth. thank you for sharing Shawn, cheers to you and yours!

[@arcar66]

Please keep on doing what you're doing! You may NOT get discouraged - You may not realize it but you are source of information and pleasure even if I'm not able to do what you do. I get ideas and learn a lot. Love Cali, she's gorgeous. In addition, your videos are a source of calm and inspiration. Thumbs up Shawn!!

[@CanadianPrepper]

Great somber video, a valued perspective. Curious as to what you think this economy may look like on the other side...

[@Chickmamapalletfarm]

Thanks for the video... I appreciate that you are being constructive and encouraging. A lot of preppers out there are just angry right now... I get it... people have been making fun of us for a long time... and now that they are facing their lives being truly out of control, it is hard... but encouragement and sharing is really the best way to get things going, plant seeds of thought, and make a real difference. Thank you 🙏.

[@patriotkennethburlingham7059]

Shawn, you hit the nail on the head. I just in the last week started my garden to raise my own vegetables. Even though I'm a novice, I watch a lot of KZbin to learn everyday. Thanks for the videos 👍

[@Seezor]

Thanks Shawn. Your version of being a downer is actually pretty refreshing. What's going on is something we can't ignore but I appreciate and pulled out of what you said the solutions in your message. Helping yourself and each other. I don't sit and watch the news every waking moment because it's mostly the negative message with no solution offered. You're very right about what s shame it was to fill in your garden to sell the house. I wish you and your family the best always. Stay safe through this time and keep the solutions coming. Gardening and "Self Reliance" may be an old thing coming back to be the normal way of life. Healthier and more cost effective. And in abundance being able to help others.

[@elizabethmunroe3676]

Don't forget to breathe. You have all that lovely fresh air around you. Calli is definitely thriving. The whole time you were talking, she was going back and forth behind you, tackling that serious business of chipmunk chasing.

[@danacarey4918]

Good Message Shawn, i have always appreciated your being upfront and honest to all your viewers. We are all in this together, but being as self sufficient as possible is the way to go..Thanks for always sharing your thoughts. We are doing our best on the Bruce Peninsula at Red Bay. Take care, be safe

[@ruthiewrangler9864]

Well Shawn, I have a tendency to think it's all gonna work out. I needed this reality check. You speak the truth....but with hope in your tone. So thank you for that. I'm blessed to have land, so I better start doing something with it.

[@miked9277]

Hi Shawn, I don’t comment often, but unfortunately you’re right. You’re not being negative, or glum, and you’re doing exactly what you should be doing. It’s amazing how many people do not understand how the economy works, and the daisy chain of effects. Although I feel I’ve started late, I’ve also gone into a security mode... lots of canning, and prepping for turkey season and now crops.

[@maryannanaya905]

My granddaughter is a nurse in Tucson caring for patients with the virus I pray everyday for our medical teams.

[@NetstaOz]

Aussie here, huge respect for your Granddaughter, she's a hero, all our medical & associated workers are.

[@retiredyeti5555]

I am a retired nurse, did it for 47 years. Worked through a lot of seasons of influenza and other public illnesses, but never something like this. At 76 and now High Risk, I will not be returning to the front lines to assist. But have many friends who are still out there everyday, putting their own health on the line, doing what we were trained to do.

[@henrietta9206]

Mary, I read it is respiratory...and when infection clears, your gdaughter's patient has a strong chance. I hope she helps patients tide through the infection, and then Body regulates again. It *_IS_* about *care.* And she is privileged to work in such a setting and I hope she is in this work not for the obscene amount of money Healthcare workers get, but truly to be worth what she is paid for - and that is saving lives. We are at their mercy. We are truly at their mercy...it is about nursing, about tending. I hope the Healthcare workers stays honest all the way through

[@thomasarbec7242]

It's all a lie

[@laurakelso9652]

@@thomasarbec7242 it's DEFINATELY being used to further other agendas!! Too many people are controlled with Mainstream Media's Propaganda and Fearmongering! This virus is being used to extremes for further changes in life as we have known it before all this !! Critical thinking skills are lost with all the Gaslighting, Propaganda filled "journalism", Fearmongering, etc !! Many agendas are in place to control the masses, keep the people down and out begging for crumbs, Cashless society which adds to more Big Brother Survellience (probably spelled wrong), Biometric ID''s embedded in your body , how much food each family is allowed to buy, and many more excuses to be used in order to strip people of their rights and freedoms----to control the masses!! We are all seeing red flags right in front of our faces but many people will not see until it's too late!!!

[@GettingItDoneRepairs]

You are very correct Shawn. I hope it's ok, I share your talk on my playlist. Thanks and keep it coming. People need to understand what's ahead. Take care 😊🇨🇦

[@tiagoleite9327]

Perfect my friend. The most important thing is to value isolation and help others. Big hug

[@teddygingerbear1372]

Thanks Sean for your words of encouragement. Our local grocers are really changing rules to protect workers. We stocked our pantry a month ago as we had pared down with our house on the market. Few months ago, we bought a home out west near Lake Tahoe. Already started salad greens and shopping only every 3-4 weeks at our local orchard to support a five generation local business. They take orders and load your trunk-many people are truly amazing during times like this. So glad for many, their humanity shines during challenging times. Thank you for your “ kindness to humanity”. If we can only sell our east coast home during the pandemic, we have raised beds on our half acre with irrigation already in place in our new to us home and the area has average 275 sunshine days!

[@bobobrien8968]

Living in the burbs for most of my adult life, I have never gone a year without growing some veggies. I have a load of dirt coming today for my ( oversized) raised garden I built in the fall. Can’t Waite. Most of my neighbours are lawn fanatics. Just my wife and I here and all we want is to hug out kids and grandkids.

[@suzannetodaro5494]

Keep growing you sound organised, you can face time them and soon you'll be bale to see your little ones again.

[@melsmith3143]

Watching this Oct 2021 even more relevant now, yet people still in denial as gas prices sore...grocery store shelves becoming bare. I've had a garden as long as I can remember. This year I returned to canning...people very soon who have not prepared are in big trouble.

[@brandenstangle320]

It cracks me up seeing Calli in the background running around. Such a happy girl.

[@jamesbockenstette4332]

Cali will brighten anyone’s day. She is a delight.

[@DG-nv3nn]

Cali lives the good life, she is such a beautiful dog with a great nature, a home isn't the same without a dog, no quarantine for her.

[@cmccarreiro]

Thanks Shawn for still taking the time to making videos and sharing your feelings. We're all in this together and you know, everything is going to be fine.

[@jyarf]

I really appreciate these types of videos right now. I can't speak for anyone else, but they brighten my day in the midst of all this uncertainty.

[@lottaholmstrom-kurki9291]

Thank you Shawn. Glad you and your family are safe. Pls stay that way ❤️

[@TheDawnalindley]

I'm in my cabin in oklahoma I love your channel n have been watching my self reliance from the start..I'm doing a small garden in pots on my deck. My land is solid rock..but I'm tring

[@suzannetodaro5494]

Great effort well done but you could build bigger raised beds made from reclaimed pallet wood if all you have is solid rock. Keep trying at least you have a foundation to start from. Good luck.

[@dk-nj3je]

I found your comment about planting in pots on deck because of rocky land cute, therefore i would suggest that you try hugelkultur.. I can plant anywhere and i promise you it will work.. ;)

[@deesa3500]

Well we have heavy clay, live near a river in which I'm sure at some point this area was marsh land so this is all silt. To top that off bind weed, it grows so thick it's... anyway ive been planting in 2' deep galvanized tubs , it works but it took A LOT of soil, but easier to maintain. Good luck

[@LoriSkees]

Start a compost pile. I made some great soil out of our clay by making and adding compost!

[@deesa3500]

@@LoriSkees hi there, you know I actually made a crude bowl, and had it fired in a kiln, it actually worked, the kiln owner glazed and refired, she actually wants to take some soil, that crazy bowl looks pretty good😀 it's gonna a lot of leaves, time and work, clay is a dense nutrient material I'm just lazy I guess

[@waltereldridge9447]

Times are going to be tough for alot of is in the days and even months ahead but hopefully this will make people a little more optimistic that they'll have to do more to take care of themselves instead of relying on the government. Shawn don't go kicking yourself, you're doing a fine job of making a life out there. We enjoy watching what you're doing that many of us can't do. As long as you're trying and not giving up, you're giving us hope that things can and will eventually begin to get better.

[@slymanbry]

I’ve been growing a garden since we moved into our house 11 years ago. It’s expanded about every year since. This year I’m adding chickens. I was telling a friend, I’d probably add a couple hogs and a milk cow and steer if I was allowed to as well. It makes no sense to me why we ever got away from having small farms on our properties. It makes even less sense why people are punished for doing so. Lawn is great open space for kids to run and play, but it’s high maintenance and costs a lot to keep watered for very little return. This video speaks to me, Shawn. Thank you.

[@svetlanikolova7673]

Sly, get goats. they are cheaper and easier to handle not to mention they don't stink like cows do

[@lindsaylittle6535]

We plan for the worst and hope for the best, Shawn. Keep your cash close and trust nothing to luck. Getting ready in the woods for firewood for next year once the snow goes away. Garden is next. You speak from the heart. Thanks much!!

[@myoutdoorlife3833]

I feel the same.. NEVER expected this would happen, but here we are! Luckily I've been providing the majority of my food for my family through gardening/livestock/ hunting/fishing for many, many years. On the flip side however, my job is considered "essential" so I still have to go to work. I'm taking all the precautions I can so I can only hope not to catch that darn virus. Stay safe everyone!!!✌️

[@suzannetodaro5494]

Thank you for your hard work and sacrifice.

[@MB4729]

i wish you don't get the influenza, the swineflu, the birdflu or the corona virus. There are many viruses and one protection, it is called a health immune system. Don't worry ;-)

[@LuckyNinjaX]

Shawn, you aren't a "downer". You are keeping it real. Thank you for your perspective. Another great benefit of the victory garden is the reduced impact on our environment. If we all grow a little bit of our own food, it reduces the demand of commercial farming and therefor reduces commercial farming pollution. I have been watching you channels for a few years now and have learned a lot. I start my self reliance journey this fall when I retire from the US Navy after serving 21 years. You have inspired me. I bought 20 acres in rural Missouri and will build my own homestead.

[@robertweldon7909]

For many years I have advocated being ready for an emergency, having equipment and supplies to last a minimum of 90 days. Many I know blew me off. I was right, unfortunately, but I was expecting something other than basically biological warfare. If this world wide situation does not improve we are going to no longer be talking about SHTF, but living it. At that point each family group will be on their own against the rest of the world trying to live just to see the next sunrise. Folks like you do more than just give us info, you also provide us with a calming influence, that helps to reduce the panic rising up in peoples minds. That panic is what will trigger the SHTF. Keep it up Shawn, you provide a solid touch stone of reassurance for us all. Old Muttly gives you a double snappy salute. ;-)

[@lakemichigan6598]

Your family alone cannot keep the wolves at bay in a SHTF situation. You'll need to band (and bond) with neighbors and friends, sharing along the way, because group protection will be the only way to make it through. Humanity has always chosen this method as its means of survival - and it has stood us very well.

[@robertweldon7909]

I agree with all comments made here about what I said, but eventually a decision must be made as to self preservation, do I and my family eat today or the association group. When SHTF happens, then resources are limited. The bigger the group the more thinly the resources are spread. This is why our hunter gatherer ancestors where always small in group numbers, and had conflict with other such groups. If a group gets along well, it is because they all know each other VERY well. If not, trouble will soon follow. It is also just our nature. Be ready to go it alone and hope you never have to. Thanks for so many thumbs up, it is the largest I have ever had on a subject.

[@randomlyfunny2657]

You guys are all tripping, we are told to stay home a month or two and all ya act like it's the end of the world. Get over it, it will be over soon and all you dooms day people can go back to your hectic going no where lives. People need to learn to slow down any how

[@lakemichigan6598]

@@randomlyfunny2657 Most people didn't think what we're going through now would ever happen - until it did. You're probably right and things will return to at least relatively normal in a couple months - but what if you're not? History has taught us unusual events of serious magnitude can lead to other dangerous events unforeseen that, in turn, have led to unmitigated life threatening disasters. A little prepping for these kinds of outlying possibilities just makes sense.

[@Brett.D]

@@randomlyfunny2657 Nope, this is a global reset at every level...the old normal is long gone...

[@lucas.treichler]

Your Videos are still like a little bit of sunshine in many rainy days. Greetings from Switzerland, where the whole country stands still. Luc

[@MJ-lz1km]

I wish I could help you with planting your vegetable garden, my country ( South Africa) has taken lockdown to a whole new level. We are not allowed to go for a walk with our dogs and the drinkers are not allowed to buy alcohol or the smokers cigarettes. You and your family are so lucky to have wide-open spaces and be able to DO something. I enjoy all your videos because I am not a tv person, thanks!

[@MJ-lz1km]

@Bobby Brady huhuh, not the same!

[@stumccabe]

It's very easy to feel pessimistic and depressed - it doesn't help. I heard (on the radio) on oldish man today who has just returned home after being in intensive care and on a ventilator - he was so happy and positive, talking about how wonderful it was to see some sunshine and hear the birds singing and how excited he was to eat toast and marmalade. Let's keep things in perspective and be positive.

[@murrayandru7527]

We are ALL in this together important to respect each other and the over all well being of one another. Take care and Stay well .

[@marcellahicks3984]

Today is the Feast Day of St Joseph the Worker. I have been amazed by your ability to work with your hands. St Joseph was a woodworker and Carpenter. It is a year later from the time you made this video. You were preparing for this many years before and showing us how it is done. You are blessed. Thanks

[@normagrayston7931]

You might need a green house to start young seedlings. That way they get a head start for spring.

[@cherylcarlson3315]

Consider earth shelter greenhouse

[@cse104]

Fairly new to your channel Shawn and I LOVE IT!!! I’m a single Midwest American suburbanite living in Reading, OH which is just north of Cincinnati. Your work around your property has inspired me so much to work on my home interior and tiny parcel of land. A small garden is in the works. Hope to see a short film lesson on composting and canning someday. God bless you and your family brother and be safe up there! Looking forward to seeing you at the cabin next time.

[@wyrdwildman1689]

One would imagine, an established garden would be a selling point.

[@anamariafernandez7209]

Maravilloso

[@joydebra1954]

Yep. Lots of moodiness going around. This is going to get much worse before/if it gets better. Luckily, I was watching this come our way. I was somewhat prepared, but wishing I had started sooner. Haven't been out to the stores, I'm hearing the stories, tho. This morning here in Texas there are cancellations trickling out for May. I'm getting my garden started. Be safe everyone. Prep, pray, and stay out of the way.

[@ireneburke1732]

Shawn, I'm an American. And since January, I've been witnessing the death of my country. The u.s. will never be the same. Millions of small businesses will never again open their doors. All of the employees of these businesses will be out of work and competing with millions of others who have lost their job. The few farmers we have left will be hard pressed to feed the country. We will be trillions of dollars in debt from the stimulas package. Not so much the money given to the people, but the millions of dollars given to plan Parenthood etc., That has nothing to do with the pandemic. Right now all the doubting Thomas's are trying to play catch up or they are still burying their head in the sand. I'm afraid...of the pandemic and the aftermath it will have on myself and my beloved country. Stay safe and healthy.

[@henrietta9206]

Irene, you HAVE to recover. US, HAS to recover, the world is rooting for ya. The alternative is letting the country who started the virus swoop in and hurt everyone else. Remember, the world if rooting for YOU and not that other concentration of people..remember !

[@Freaysclaw56]

Irene I to am American. They cut the planned parenthood. Hope you feel better. But they then gave the money to rich hedge funds to stay rich. The rich then whined that middle and working poor who are laid of will get more then $255-600 a week unemployment. Those numbers a determined by state and amount of pay some one makes. So a state that maxes at $255 might give most workers less than $100. A week and a few white collar middle class that make $30-55 thousand a year will get $255. Rejoice!

[@jlishappy8811]

@@henrietta9206 that "other" concentration of people? You people are the reason America's in the place it is!! All you people and your beliefs are reaping the seeds you've sowed for hundreds of years.... the other concentration of people are just once again the unfair beneficiaries of your actions.

[@ZE308AC]

Go checkout peggy hall on KZbin

[@sunshinepatsoph4219]

America is been attacked. The media, is number one helper of socialists. We need to refuse to be destroyed.

[@tennysoneffie6943]

I so admire your way of living Sean. As you speak I’m thinking,” You choose to live this way”, it’s a totally different scenario if it’s thrust upon you.....and one doesn’t have the time the money or the kudos to make mistakes......that’s why it’s so important for us all to have a mentor like you. For us to have the insightfulness to trust in YOUR wisdom, even if it’s only a kitchen garden, we don’t have to live in the wild to enjoy home grown veggies. If it’s as simple as patching a pair of jeans, repairing a pair of boots or learning how to make bread.....you are breaking ground here and all for the better. You are one smart guy!

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

I'll bet that the people who bought your house are wishing they had that garden now. 😒

[@JAMAICANGOLD567]

Anyone in their right mind is wishing they had that garden.

[@Robocop4Ever]

Nah, they're too worried about toilet paper.

[@Princess-fl9vp]

@@Robocop4Ever haha so true

[@suzannetodaro5494]

They could try to eat their super new lawn lol make a smoothie ;)

[@Nofretari]

Suzanne Todaro technically you can eat grass but yuck

[@carriageofnoreturn.1881]

The house I moved into two years ago came with a large veg garden... last year I nearly grassed over half of it, but I’m so glad that I didn’t! I’m currently planting as much as I can, and raising seedlings aplenty in my greenhouse.

[@ginnicolee2502]

Thanks Shawn. Always great, life lessons and educated knowledge shared. It is similar in Australia with the farmers and all the back-packers that come to work on farms. They're in quarantine and unable to work. I'm in Townsville, Far North Queensland which is a very high tourism reliant area. It's sad to think so many businesses will not survive this. It is a wake up call, which I've said from the start, that people are living well above their means. We all should stop and think...'is it a need or want' with everything.. food, clothing, cars. Wake up people, don't be a robot, don't be a sheep. I'm moving towns soon to be with my boyfriend, and we are going to look for a home out of town in a farming community. I CAN NOT WAIT to get my hands into the dirt, have chickens again, maybe a cow. Take care of each other Shawn

[@CHRISCHILES1959]

Ginni Colee I use to live on Saunders Beach while working for CSR

[@ginnicolee2502]

Wow what a small world! Saunders Beach is a beautiful place!

[@MikeLuong]

Thank you for the videos and wishing the best for you and your family

[@peterthrupp3133]

Australia has a similar problem where foreign backpackers harvest a lot of food, but because caravan and camping places are closed on account of the virus they have limited places to stay. The knock on effect of business closures is endless. Love your videos, it’s dry and hot in South Australia so seeing lots of snow and how to live off grid is interesting. It rarely gets below zero centigrade in winter in Adelaide.

[@Freaysclaw56]

America isn’t letting them into USA. Government Telling farmers to just plow the crops under.

[@chowmikki]

Back in 2011, I joined various groups associated with the occupy movement. Quite an eye-opener. The 1% was dispised. Squalor, misery, poverty, pollution all was discussed. People were growing their own food similar to the hippy movement in the mid 60's. At the end of last summer, I found a pretty 6 acres near Barry's Bay. Partially cleared of trees. Mostly mixed trees, some bush and evergreens My son and I drove to meet the realtor and look at the property. I have lived in the Ottawa valley in the late 60's and had an idea what to look for. Within 5 minutes I put in an offer. The mobile home is high and dry. The driveway is firm. The soil is firm only at the edges a bit of a swampy area. Maybe half an acre. It came with a trail. The lot has a septic and a dug well. Enough for an old lady like me. I won't be living there but heading up soon for a spring cleanup and will be staying there till Nov. I consider myself very fortunate to have found a place away from the city. Especially now with that pandemic. The poor non-conformists predicted it back in 2011. Its so sad that those living in the city will be faced with food shortages and the community gardens are not allowed to be used this year.

[@michaelpalosaari9460]

Realizing that we are responsible for ourselves and acting accordingly pays off.

[@mollypadilla5734]

I agree. Well said 👍🙏

[@dsop66]

Every time I watch I absorb more and more and realize that what you have done and what you are doing makes so much sense. You have been preparing for such a time as this and you are years ahead of the rest of us in experiencing what is coming. Much respect Shawn. Much respect

[@retiredyeti5555]

I am retired with a steady income, at least until the US government decides to eliminate it. For the first time in several decades, I am going to plant a small garden this year, mainly for salads. Have to start somewhere! Have been preparing for some type of emergency for about a decade, by putting away food stores and filling a freezer - all used and restocked regularly. Have enough that I was able to donate some to a neighbor down on their luck financially, thank to not being able to work for the past 3 weeks. But family comes first in the overall scheme of things. Keep them close, and tell them you love them - - - everyday!

[@osazuwaogbeide1540]

Amerikaa is colasping bit by bit

[@peterdebad1]

Being upfront and not downplaying the seriousness of the current situation is not being a downer. Thank you for your straight forward talk on this matter. Stay safe. Peace!

[@denniswhite166]

Being a Senior the loss of a Summer is especially disheartening knowing that our summers are numbered as it is.

[@henrietta9206]

Please stay strong, Dennis. I tell my Mom everyday I love her, even as we have lost Dad. She is cheerful each day, even knowing seasons are numbered. I live in a dream world and wish I have 30 more years with her. I need her. Sometimes our kins dont tell us enough. If yours do not tell you, please still know you are valued, and your days are valuable. Did you watch ET when it came out? Benhur? Star Wars..did you hear of the Beatles when they were around. not being mean, more like - proving a point: you ARE valued. please DONT be disheartened. You are very, very, very important

[@denniswhite166]

@@henrietta9206, God Bless you May/ Thank you for those encouraging words. I wish you many more years of being able to tell your Mom you love her.

[@ef57]

Thank you for your words Shawn. Be safe and you have a beautiful place to stay during this horrible time. I don't think it's gonna be over so soon and it can happen again. The loss of our jobs, freedom and future impact our lives emotionally and physically.

[@Mulberrysmile]

I’m a hermit by nature, so the interruption to social interactions aspect of this is not an issue for me, but my hubby is different and he really needs to mix with people for his emotional well being and this is very very hard for him. I actually find his needs are a pressure on me...I feel it as such, which makes me feel bad, too. And I also share the very significant concerns for society as a whole and for the people who were not set up to deal with even a small emergency in the first place.

[@bonitawilcox2909]

You are so right I live In Tennessee and My parents have always raised a garden and had chickens even at times had livestock.... my mom cans and freezes everything she can.... I’m moving next door to them I’m working on my house now and I too want to have a garden and learn from them... Thank you for sharing and yes I believe times will call for more self reliance!!

[@n3xsq870]

So typical that a subdivision would insist a homeowner “hide” their garden pre-sale. Yet another reason why I hate those stupid overpriced types of neighborhoods.

[@freedomliberty9866]

I hear that 😁👍

[@laurakelso9652]

It's not the neighborhoods you should be concerned about! It's the much bigger picture of strpping our Rights and Freedoms away which are sitting right in front of our faces! Soon to come will be cashless society turning into chips embedded in our bodies, being told how much each family can have for food , internet limitations with firewalls installed like places such as China has , limiting connections and information availability, and many other ways to suppress and control the masses

[@swanlilly100]

It may change now. People may want to but houses WITH gardens

[@marthaadams8326]

Shawn, you are always uplifting. Don't let the draggers drag you down - Spring does that enough with sun and then cold and overcast. Once anyone tastes food right out of the garden, they really do not appreciate the store stuff any more. Bet your house with garden would bring in huge amount now or soon. Shame about turning over such a beautiful garden. Have a sunny day in your heart.

[@JokingAtheist]

Hi shawn , I thank you for your vids .. The Lockdown here in South Africa is extreme , We have moved into an almost fully collapsed society and economy and your vids are seriously helping me rethink my situation and my families future... You are an inspiration to so many THANK YOU

[@valerieschoof4813]

Stay strong Chad, I hope the best for you and your family

[@TheDipset1233]

Leave South Africa asap

[@christamare6040]

Hi I'am also from South Africa and I do not find it head. I agree with you I enjoy these video's.

[@JokingAtheist]

@@christamare6040 no idea what you you just said except for the last part...

[@christamare6040]

@@JokingAtheist then you can ignore the part that you do not know what I am talking about.

[@sharyng.8650]

I so appreciate that you shared whats going on in your life and preparing for the future. I am 74 years 'young'. I put in a small garden when all this Covid hit and have enjoyed tending to it. I am enjoying the fruits of my labor and sharing it with my family. I am planning next years garden and am really excited. That being said, I am in the dark as to what to plant and how to store it all for winter. Tomatoes, potatoes, onions are easy. Not sure what to do with the rest. It helps to see what you did with zucchini and a few other veggies. I will can the beans but what about cauliflower, broccoli? Thank you so much for all the help you share. I Love it!!!

[@dianadavies6679]

Everyone who has space to grow is doing so over here in Wales,my daughter and son- in - law turn over and weeded their garden,I could not help unfortunately being disabled,they are planting very soon,you and your family stay safe,we are under lockdown,but hey it’s saving lives 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@guyazbell7437]

Baaaaaaaaa, baaaaaa! Baaa baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

[@steenbrlling1079]

I really believe you are right Shawn. I don't think this world will return to what we have been used to in the next many months. Maybe never really. I do hope we learn from this experience, and I do hope we can see how quick the environment is turning better by the minute - so we can focus on something else than economy in the future. I'm living in Denmark by the way, where I guess we are proud of our government acting as quick as they did. We are definitely not out of the bushfire yet, but schools are opening up very slowly next week...

[@kan-zee]

If you have 3 months of food in the pantry....best to Quatriple that (4x) or more...5 yrs or more is best. If you have TP, better stock that up or find alternative ways to keep yourself clean if you have soaps, better learn to make soap. If you have Water harvesting, better stock up on filtration systems If you have fuel (propane / wood ) ..best to get it triple stocked. If you have a garden...best to increase it, use up all the space, vertical space as well Learn about the natural edible and medicinal plants Look at Venezuela , and learn from their changes in living.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Forget About it

[@swanlilly100]

That's extreme. Venezuela is a very different economy. It collapsed a while ago and had nothing to do with Coronavirus.

[@jewels7832]

I live in town in a duplex. Thankfully tho earlier this year I planted a container veggie garden in my personal space! It has been plentiful & wonderful even enough to share with a few friends. I hope your garden will be plentiful Shawn!

[@carolinadaily6190]

We call these kind of days “dreich” in scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I love these kind of days. It’s a day for cosy food, KZbin and blankets 😊

[@annalogs5334]

Great advice, this is a message that needs to be said. Gardening, canning, preserving.. embracing the old ways.

[@bobsmithers]

2008 crash made a new life swing for me as well. Lost an engineering job never to return. I sit in my cabin to weather this storm but see I must make a move before the next one. People have moved into my area in the last 2 years and want to chop most trees and plant grass as well as complain about my chickens that the Municipality now says I cannot have. These people are on a death wish that I will not partake. Looking forward to "Sunny Ways" and looking for the move in a couple years..we will be locked down for a while.

[@mauricejackson8433]

Bob lookup ratification of commencement. They really need to do all of that stuff before they mess with you.

[@markpashia7067]

Bob, they may change their minds in a few months when food is scarce. Be magnanimous and help them start their own gardens and chickens. They will need someone with knowledge. Also ask for advice about 'grandfathering" under the law in your area. Your chickens were there first. They have no grounds for complaints.

[@barbibutton9619]

Wow, that's too bad. Some are not happy until they destroy everything around them including others peace of mind

[@Brett.D]

Hope it works out well for you! 2008 was also a big wakeup for me...continued working until end of last year..but no debt at all and savings/investments for many years...getting ready to move out of semi rural area into the wilderness this year...

[@jrobin853]

Just today we tilled up part of our yard for a victory garden. I’ve also cleaned out flower beds to grow more vegetables. Where there’s an open spot in our yard, I’m planting a seed or putting something in a container. I totally agree with you. I have been trying to prepare my grown children about the possibility of food shortages because of this pandemic. It is our responsibility to help with food production no matter the amount. The point is to do something. We must all learn how to contribute more to our family’s food sources and self sufficiency. Relying on government is the worst possible scenario. Keep filming and teaching as much as you can! There are many out here who ARE paying attention! Best of luck from Lubbock Texas!🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️

[@dougLinker]

Not being your age I don’t remember the victory gardens but funny enough I was just talking to my wife about them yesterday

[@garthwunsch]

Victory gardens were actually before Shawn... and i were born... 1944 for me. But he knows his history.

[@LadyDewinter]

Victory gardens came out of like world war two, when Hilter cut off shipping and people started to have to do without food they normally got elsewhere. So to combat that people started Victory Gardens. In a way it was a small victory against Hilter, cause they were still eating despite his efforts to starve them out. Some did it to supplement their food coupons too...

[@patriciabarnes7034]

You taking the Mick, Doug... 😂

[@wzars]

I had quintuple heart bypass surgery 7 years ago and started cooking all are own meals. Always cooked a lot but turned healthy. Grass fed beef, Berkshire pork, chickens all locally pasture raised by farmers whose forefathers used to farm along side mine. We would be at our north woods log cabin and 13 acres but my wife is supporting her mother in her 90’s. We paid off all our debts and are making it through this pandemic fairly well aside from raw hands due to excessive washing. Keep doing and inspiring others to keep their families safe. Thank you. Take that naysayers.

[@BurtonsAttic]

One positive out of this is the improvement in air quality...

[@barbibutton9619]

Yes, it's been wonderful

[@annrhodes3544]

Burton’s Attic. Except for the people breathing wood smoke.

[@timhawley1068]

i have been having a garden for over 43 years here in Vermont we can beans and have fresh vegies all summer long my wife and i have been doing this for the last 41 years so if the people that were looking at your house did not like the garden that is there bad luck I am glad that you are doing what you are doing keep it up . good for you. Timothy A. Hawley

[@prestongilbert4199]

I guess if a person lives long enough, the racking up of years puts enough awful (and good) things in your memory to enable you to endure whatever comes down the road and " keep on keepin on" with an attitude that this too will pass. In 4 weeks it will be the 50th anniversary of the Kent State Massacre, or the murder of unarmed college students by a scared national guard. I was a 19 year old college student who felt like I had a bulls eye on my back while my brother was fighting in Vietnam. I felt like my brother (the army) was shooting at me (in effect). That was followed a few years later by two gas shortages and subsequent rationing. One was so bad there was literally no gas available for anyone. During the first (worst one) I lived in far Northern Maine. I couldn't work, or go anywhere because my life and job depended on my car; I couldn't go home to Vermont for Christmas because of gasoline insecurity. Several years after that two of my 3 kids were born with life threatening conditions that had them in the hospital several times before they were 1. I wasn't sure if one of them would make it through, she did thankfully. I know that this pandemic is awful, I am not minimizing it. I am just trying to keep it in perspective. In its wake, my job is to lay low and read some books, do some writing, bake my own bread, spend time with my wife and work in my shop and on my silver bench. I can deal with that happily. Obviously I am concerned for my neighbors, friends and family but we can all be safe if we just slow down and use the time in a positive way. Maybe in a twisted way, the lousy situation in the world might make us a little more mindful and grateful for what it is asking us to do. We may come out of this better people.

[@Barbarra63297]

Preston Gilbert Amen Preston, time and life experiences teach patience, at 66 I’m keepin’ on too.

[@prestongilbert4199]

@@Barbarra63297 thanks for the thanks. I realized after I posted that that I omitted that 15 years ago I had open heart surgery to reconstruct my mitral valve; they threw in a double by pass as long as my heart was open. One person dies every 37 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. About 647,000 Americans die from heart disease each year-that's 1 in every 4 deaths. Again not minimizing, just putting the virus in perspective.

[@henrietta9206]

@Just think I cheer US and UK on....may it always stay strong, afloat and ahead, this is the way forward...and not the country that attacked. If I reveal where I am from, it may shock, but lets just put it this way - POW of US or UK...or 'that country', I will choose US, UK lifetimes over lifetimes..over lifetimes. that country seek to move forward by undermining while other countries tries to move forward by being better. Why are we still buying things from them and indirectly condoning them to become 'superpower'?

[@Brett.D]

@@prestongilbert4199 All American crises, this is the first global crisis...to put the virus itself into perspective though, and to rationalise what is really going on, over 4,5 million people die PER MONTH globally...and we are shaking in fear over 100 thousand odd over 3,5 months...4 500 000 vs 35 000 per month...

[@cherylpietrok5962]

Thank you for your comforting words!

[@mompuff6857]

I agree with you!! Here in the USA in Kentucky my friends & we are growing a garden more seriously this year!! You have done great!!

[@ena2424]

Shawn you’re an inspiration and love what you’re doing. As for “the virus” I wish people took time to go down the rabbit hole and analyze for themselves that this is “the means to an end result “, it’s definitely not what they’re telling us. Now more than ever we need to dissect information being fed to us and not operate through a paradigm of fear. Prepare now or be a victim of circumstance.

[@AlphaOmeg-y3h]

Amen to that! God is still in control and he will win.

[@l.adodg3r70]

Look up 5G

[@lakemichigan6598]

@@AlphaOmeg-y3h So all this, all this suffering & dying, is God's doing? I don't think so.

[@AlphaOmeg-y3h]

Lake Michigan yeah it is. Unless you’ve picked up the Bible and read it, don’t respond based on your feelings. I’m so sick of you Godless arrogant people blaming God for the wicked actions of man. With all that’s happening in the world and the judgments on America you people still open your mouth in pride against God. May God have mercy on your soul, because whether you believe it or not, you WILL stand before him on the day of judgment and will give an account for everything you’ve said and done in your in your body.

[@dlspiritdancer9548]

@@AlphaOmeg-y3h ive often wondered myself why these ppl who gripe & complain always like to blame everything on God. Then i remember Scripture speaking about their spiritual eyes & ears not opened, so they cant understand. God gives us over to our desires when we refuse to believe in Him. Because He will never Make us do anything we are unwilling/willing to do. Yashua gives us free will. The path to freedom from sin is so simple, somehow ppl cant understand b/c of the simplicity of it. Their eyes & ears are blinded. God bless.

[@Madspusher]

Thank you for all that you create for yourself and family, Thank you for all the hope you've given and the inspiration to many. Please reach out to me when the workshops and self reliance camps come into play.

[@tonygryboski8593]

I have a cabin with 80 acres but it is 6 1/2 hours away and in another state. It's driving me nuts that I can't go there. We are in a virus hotspot about an hour west of Detroit and I don't want to be the guy that spreads it to the area where my cabin is, which is mostly virus free.

[@curtisep5885]

No reason u can't gas up & go. Just self isolate once your there 4 awhile. Outta the city would be safer 4 u & your family. God Bless b safe!

[@sannroth7298]

I feel the same way... have a small cabin on 10 acres in the U.P. of Michigan... can't travel there without quarantining for 2 weeks...

[@Tyler_WI]

Don’t feel guilty, if you want to go, go. This is still supposedly a free country

[@mickthealcoholicbear8311]

take a month of food with you and go to your cabin, dont leave your land for a month, then you will be all clear to go out to the store there

[@tonygryboski8593]

@@curtisep5885 The other thing I won't have the self control to not visit my family while I am there. My dad is on the north side of 80 and I am not going to bring it to him.

[@thepeacestreetshowwithyour7044]

Thank you very much for speaking about the hard truth. Personally, i take great encouragement from you towards upgrading our gardens this spring. Looking forward to seeing and hearing how you get even more self reliant. Please continue to share with us, even about tough matters.

[@ssumner9757]

When I was stationed in Stuttgart in the 70s I noticed that very few people had a "lawn". Any bit of ground was planted with veggies& of course flowers ( they do love flowers). At the time I thought it odd but now that lm older I understand they went through tough times coming out of ww2. I agree with the other comments that I bet whoever bought your house wished they had that prepped garden. 😊

[@clindsay8362]

Thanks for sharing Shawn, and many of us are thinking the same thoughts. Go well and happy gardening!

[@grizzlyadams4390]

I have access to plenty of elk, deer, bear, fish, birds etc....staples are the issue and I will be ordering packaged food to keep at our cabin. On another note, at least here in the states, the beer delivery guys are saying every week has been like the fourth of July. Who would have thunk it, beer and TP.

[@Daleyeah8]

I've been watching your videos for almost two years now. Thank you for producing these videos, last summer I was inspired to start a vegetable and berry garden and now that its been carried over to this year it has been so rewarding. I live in rural Ohio and in my area all local vegetables and even egg farms are all reliant on migrant workers, so locally there is not as much product as normal. With everyone panic buying our smaller grocery stores are bare, especially when people from the larger towns flood in to panic buy too. Having our own fresh fruit and vegetables to eat has been so rewarding. I have also fallen in love with basic woodworking/carpentry projects. I wish the zoning in my area wasn't so strict so I could start my life debt free. Pretty much every square inch of the lower 48 is incorporated with the strict laws, so an affordable debt-free homestead is not much of an option for most, especially for an eager 19 year old that wants to find my way in the world, building/buying a minimum 1,000sq-ft home with septic/electric/well is not an option. I have been in contact with local township leaders trying to see how affordable homesteading/off-grid living could be possible, thanks for the inspiration Shawn!

[@WhiteDragon689]

Doing it is one thing, holding onto it ios another. When things get desperate, people will flock to the woods trying to get away from it. I hope you have a plan for that.

[@heiditobin4341]

Fabulous! Thank you for sharing your feelings. During this difficult time, I appreciate that you are growing your own food and you are self-sustainable!