Exposing OFF-GRID LIES: Should YOU go Off-Grid?

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Homesteading Family

Homesteading Family

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@natalee1638
@natalee1638 2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciated the conversation about homesteading being a state of mind. I live on a 1/10 of an acre lot in a 900sqft house in the middle of a city, but have spent several years learning to garden, cook from scratch, sew/mend, tend our dogs and chickens, preserve food, and make small home repairs. It is absolutely about lifestyle and producing more than you’re consuming.
@HaseebAhmad-nz3it
@HaseebAhmad-nz3it 2 жыл бұрын
Good luck Natalee, hope it's working well for you.
@cheesygal
@cheesygal 2 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! Work with what you have. We have to be resourceful!
@natalee1638
@natalee1638 2 жыл бұрын
@@cheesygal thanks! That’s exactly it :)
@nancymoore4992
@nancymoore4992 2 жыл бұрын
Yes absolutely!!! Doing what each person can do will help even society. It's not being a loner it's also helping each other. We have no idea what tomorrow will bring, but will be pretty close to what the day before was. So, even being able to have enough food for a few days is really great. Get that down then add more. I love that Carolyn and Josh teach this. I've learned a lot from them just in a mental attitude 🤗🤗
@christineperez7562
@christineperez7562 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds wonderful
@andy38andrews96
@andy38andrews96 2 жыл бұрын
I am an 83 year old homesteader who lives on the grid with my utilities and the internet. At my age, I have neither the expertise nor the interest in going completely “off grid”. My interest lies more in what foods I can grow and what animals I can raise that will contribute to my self-sufficiency, although I am having to cut back on the animals as I can no longer care for them as they deserve. I also became completely debt free some years ago. I really appreciate your channel.
@Kathleen67.
@Kathleen67. 2 жыл бұрын
Quail are small, they might be easy for eggs and meat.
@MrGoatlady
@MrGoatlady 2 жыл бұрын
My husband and I are in our mid 70's. We raise geese for meat, goats for milk, and chickens for eggs. Our garden now consists of several 3x8 water troughs that are 2 feet high. Fruit trees are nice and what foods you grow depends on what you enjoy eating and what your climate is. Where we live winter squash, potatoes, beans, peas, beets, various greens, tomatoes and cabbage. works for us.
@morpro4u
@morpro4u 2 жыл бұрын
Hats off to you and your homestead! Proud of your!
@jimmiegrann5822
@jimmiegrann5822 6 ай бұрын
I am 81 and have been trying to be more self-reliant. I did take the first season of your Traditional Skills. It was great but most were beyond my ability, space or need. I love your site and your overall good attitudes & traditional values! I always enjoy your obvious respect for each 12:09 other. Your gardens are always so beautifully laid out. I love seeing the children helping & learning. You appear to be authentic!
@kathleenredick275
@kathleenredick275 5 ай бұрын
To the OP, rabbits. Lpts of protein grown fairly inexpensively. Small animals. I'm 74 and can see how even goats could be a physical challenge. ❤
@lynnec.4392
@lynnec.4392 2 жыл бұрын
When I was a young girl at the end of WW2, in the UK we were living on rations and everything you can think of was in short supply. If the local grocer had a delivery of soap, there would be a queue around the block. Self-sufficiency was a way of life, whether you were rich or poor. When I hear people saying they are going to be self-sufficient or go off grid, I always smile and think, "good luck with that". Try doing without a dentist when you're in pain, or doing without antibiotics if you have blood poisoning. The goal is not to go back to the Stone Age but to live a less dependent life and the benefit of that is better health, less debt, more confidence, a feeling of achievement and improved spiritual health. There is nothing as joyful as cooking a meal and knowing that you produced everything on the plate. I love your channel, it's pure common sense and always joyfully presented.
@pamelaremme38
@pamelaremme38 2 жыл бұрын
Anti biotics=anti life (definition) The key is to live healthy so you don't get "blood poisoning." What is blood poisoning anyway? Colloidal silver is a natural "antibiotic" That is why they put silver coins on infants navels back in the day.
@cherylcook1942
@cherylcook1942 2 жыл бұрын
@@pamelaremme38 no, they put the coins on to ensure an "inny", as an "outy" was considered less attractive
@pamelaremme38
@pamelaremme38 2 жыл бұрын
@@cherylcook1942 No you are not correct on that one. Simple tape would have prevented an "inny" or an "outy" Silver has natural healing abilities. They knew that back then. That is why colloidal silver is such an amazing substitute for antibiotics.
@Mejiaelis
@Mejiaelis 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Lynne C! I agree 💯 with everything you said 👍🏽 everyone will have their opinions but you hit the nail on the head
@morpro4u
@morpro4u 2 жыл бұрын
@@pamelaremme38 colloidal silver is awesome! I started myself on ivermectin horse paste a few weeks ago and Iam not even sick but I started taking it daily because I know that I have had parasites inside my body and Iam definitely noticing a difference in how I feel over all and although I have had more fatigue spells since taking it ...I know that is my body healing and detoxing!
@annabarber9426
@annabarber9426 2 жыл бұрын
Here's what I did to get ready for living off grid. 1. Turn off your power to the house for 6 hrs. See if you can figure out how to cook and do laundry during that time. If you did well then try longer hrs or even days next. Keep testing yourself that way. Remember sometimes you may need to start slowly. Good luck!
@baddog9320
@baddog9320 Жыл бұрын
Lol. I just jumped out of the boat one day. On December 26 2011. But I've always been doing some type of homesteading my whole life. Looking back, I wish I'd gone off grid a lot sooner. My Electric has been on a lot more since I went off grid then anytime I've been on grid. And yes to those that think off grid means no internet. YOU ARE WRONG. You just lack the knowledge to have off grid internet. ( For a few years I didn't have internet either. Until I found how to tap satellites for internet.) now my internet is slower then most people's. For those old like me. remember 14.4k 28k, 54k dial ups . well at first I was at about 14.4k I've worked up to about 126k. Really I don't have a choose. even if I wanted to be on grid here. I couldn't. People don't understand. Nearest electric is 20 miles away @ $1 million a mile. Phone is almost the same. The only internet that can reach me. Charges like $100 a month is metered and by others people's story. Is less reliable then what I learned to do. Mines free once I built the equipment. Oh BTW don't try what I did in the city. You will get a knock on your door and a fine.
@Plrbear98
@Plrbear98 2 жыл бұрын
I love your train of thought... I no longer want to be "off-grid". I want to be self-sufficient and resilient.
@Ang.0910
@Ang.0910 2 жыл бұрын
How are you going to be self sufficient if you rely on a power company
@meadowandthelake2287
@meadowandthelake2287 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ang.0910 That's quite a overstatement. Self sufficient is a mindset of producing more than you're consuming. You can't start off by immediately trying to supply yourself with power. It's a process of continual growth.
@Pop-zb3wr
@Pop-zb3wr 2 жыл бұрын
@@meadowandthelake2287 I don't think it's an overstatement... And really, self-sufficiency needs to be more than a mind-set. But yes, it can be done incrementally/partially instead of 100% self-sufficiency. I do think if you want to be self-sufficient and resilient you shouldn't completely knock the idea of having alternative power options just because some people don't consider it their priority.
@kathleenredick275
@kathleenredick275 5 ай бұрын
Self sufficient and resiliant includes garden & animals. You do not need to be off grid, but plan for contingencies - water catchment, candles or battery LED lights, I have a Little Buddy heater that is safe to use for warmth in a structure, alternate ways to cook food...
@juliewright2134
@juliewright2134 2 жыл бұрын
We have gone of the electrical grid, the water grid, the education grid, and we are partially off the food grid. It is A lot! My passion was the garden and animals. I didn't care so much about power. My husband on the other hand has always wanted to be energy independent since he was a kid. So he has the knowledge and ability to set up our solar and windmill, our water catchment and purification. He is putting in our geothermal system now. I have homeschooled for a while now so we have made strides to be well rounded. I am a nurse but not working as one anymore. (was let go when I decided I didn't want certain things in my body) this has allowed me more time to explore medicinal herbs and given me time to educate myself. Homesteading is hard no matter what grids you are on or off. God bless you all. You are so much more organized than I!
@pamelaremme38
@pamelaremme38 2 жыл бұрын
GOD BLESS you for getting out of that eugenics system that makes people more sick and on more medications. As a gal (64) with asthma, crohns, eczema I came to realize that childhood vaccinations is what destroys gut flora, gut flora is what keeps us healthy. I eat all organic. Organic applecider vinegar and fermented foods are what keeps my crohns basically GONE. Eczema is gone (fermented foods) Asthma....different story. Trying different teas etc but still on inhalers. Geoengineering atmospheric spraying with the heavy metals we breath in...I feel it is a losing battle. I still keep trying. Thank God you made the brave stand and left your job. You have MANY people who support people like yourself who went through so much schooling and to have to make such a horrible decision. I do think that the medical field's curtain is being pulled back though and people are starting to realize they aren't what we think they are. There is a common denominator as to WHO and WHAT are at the top of every hospital as CEO's and Medical directors. If you want support to show you are not alone....Wardo Rants Bitchute channel has tons of doctors and virologists speaking the truth. Also if you want to go even deeper down the rabbit hole....From the trenches world report dot com Once on the site click on Patriot Broadcast Archives then click on any date. 1/11/22 is a good date to listen to. Caution though....he is one ticked off red blooded American and his language is absolutely AWEFUL But PLEASE listen to what he is saying. You will learn a lot. It is a podcast. God Bless you my dear. Thank you for standing strong and against this tyranny!
@juliewright2134
@juliewright2134 2 жыл бұрын
@@pamelaremme38 thank you! Hospitals in particular are a money making machine. Unfortunately there are so many mechanisms in place now that make it hard for a nurse to educate their patients with any real meaning. For example we had to be so customer service focused that the hospital wouldn't get paid for certain services if they have bad scores in customer satisfaction. Instead of nurses being focused on educating their patients on how they can do better with their disease process at home, we would spend our time making sure the patient had three extra pillows and a turkey sandwich.The patients have gotten conditioned to expect the world. They don't want to hear that they needed to change some of their habits. Instead everyone wants to lean on big pharma and quick fixes... I took an oath to do no harm. I don't feel in the world's present condition that I am able to do that without interference. Part of my oath was that I would not knowingly give any medication that I felt was not safe. How could I possibly administer medication that I don't believe is safe? How could I continue to ignore what needs to be done for the patient? I am glad I am out of that mess. 2020 and 2021 we're rough to say the least. I saw things in a very different light during the latter part of that time. I saw who had my back and who did not. But I am glad God gave me that extra bit of knowledge. God bless you too, stay encouraged and look up
@pamelaremme38
@pamelaremme38 2 жыл бұрын
@@juliewright2134 You are a TRUE hero Julie!!! I hope more and more Dr's and Nurses wake up. Evil hates exposure and if everyone walks it will stop. I was also in a professional role in a hospital clinic and saw first hand the pharmaceutical reps come in and drug push and give the doctors all the perks to poison the populace and the doctors blindly follow and trust. People ARE starting to see it though. I have been awake for over 20 years. This stuff goes very very deep. EVERYTHING we have been told is a LIE. EVERYTHING. TV's brainwash and social engineer people and people don't even realize it. Same with movies....ie: Contagion, The Plague etc....they instill fear deep in subconcious and when confronted with it in real life it is more believable. Peoples COMMON SENSE goes right out the window. Ex: Why aren't all the animals dead. ALL ANIMALS including BIRDS??? It mutated from a bat in a cave to a rat in a soup kitchen right? I mean think about how rediculous that is. They are LAUGHING at us. Then they got people wearing MUZZLES that protect you from NOTHING. Nurses and Doctors wear them for short amounts of time to keep spit or sneeze or whatever going into an open wound. Not meant to DEPRIVE us of oxygen and breath in our own body waste (carbon dioxide) Disease cannot survive in an oxygen rich environment. Besides....viruses can be caught via the EYES. Any mucous membrane. To me it is so obvious. Anyway....God Bless you dear. Thank you for YOUR bravery and being a TRUE Patriot.
@LivingtheHightLife
@LivingtheHightLife 2 жыл бұрын
As someone who actually lives off grid, I find your take on it to be very interesting. We went straight to off grid before we became homesteaders, and I wouldn't change it. It take stress off of us in so many ways. The other day a winter storm come through. Ice pulled trees down and knocked out power. We were able to focus on caring for the animals and cleaning up the damage, because we knew we were ok. We still had heat. We could still drink clean water. We could still cook food. Off grid isn't always easy, but it is so worth it. And no, we don't have one of those massive solar systems. We have enough to power the fridge, computers, and some lights.
@suburbanfarmandforge3377
@suburbanfarmandforge3377 2 жыл бұрын
Its interesting to think of things as separate grids. Medical, food supply, etc. great perspective. So much to think about!
@hvp6218
@hvp6218 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed I hadn't even considered all the grids we partake in.
@cmhighway6215
@cmhighway6215 2 жыл бұрын
Finally people that tell the reality-based truth of living a homestead life. It's real work. Not controlled be the social norm. Thanks folks.
@mariaallevato6121
@mariaallevato6121 2 жыл бұрын
I just love you guys! I live in an HOA neighborhood where I can't have chickens, a greenhouse, or even a shed, and I have no desire to go "off grid". But until I find a better property in our town, I've expanded my garden and we make kombucha, sourdough and some cheese. Baby steps to eating healthier and developing just a bit of resiliency. My friends call me a homesteader! Lol!
@Ang.0910
@Ang.0910 2 жыл бұрын
Get out of that hoa now while interest rates are low!
@wandaarnt234
@wandaarnt234 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers from Pennsylvania 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏
@enaid54
@enaid54 2 жыл бұрын
For the cast iron question, I take a little lard( store bought) and wipe it on the pan before I cook every time! It takes care of black stain. This only happens to cast iron that I fry in! I use the same pan for corn bread and don't cook anything else in it! That keeps the pan shiny, slick and makes the bread slide out easily!
@lucylu530
@lucylu530 2 жыл бұрын
So glad to know I'm a homesteader in a small way. I ferment, I cook, I bake, I sew, I grow a lot of our vegetables, and make our own jams. I wish we had the room for animals but we don't.
@satanhunter6092
@satanhunter6092 2 жыл бұрын
It still amazes me how many people that think there is nobody left who was raised in the DEEP rural areas where running water and electricity doesn't exist. I only entered this modern tech world within the last 12 years. Still haven't gotten used to this whole living on the grid with big tech. It's only hard to live without tech if you grew up with it.
@jamlynmusic
@jamlynmusic 2 жыл бұрын
Preach! I so appreciate your outright statement that you don't strive from self-sufficiency but resiliency in community. So carefully and thoughtfully stated. Thank you!
@nancy5721
@nancy5721 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent program today! I felt very encouraged over the small steps my hubby and me have taken now in our 50s and 60s. We live in a dumpy, old trailer but all the essentials work on one and a half acres in Tennessee. We moved from Florida and everybody thought we were nuts to go. But, we OWN our dump and our land and are moving forward very slowly. It looks so foolish to most other people the choices that we've made. I am so thankful because we just got three chickens several days ago! I had been praying and longing for chickens for 3 years now and we thought it would never happen. God is so good always! Many blessings to your family!
@GOTTshua
@GOTTshua 2 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with a paid-off trailer on the land you steward in your lifetime. Jesus bless you.
@wandaarnt234
@wandaarnt234 2 жыл бұрын
Blessings cheers from Pennsylvania 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏
@loriosborne5569
@loriosborne5569 5 ай бұрын
Way to go!! Hang in there!!
@nancy5721
@nancy5721 5 ай бұрын
@@loriosborne5569 thanks!
@andrewgoldman1710
@andrewgoldman1710 5 ай бұрын
How do you feed the chickens? Do you grow their food?
@brooklinndalton829
@brooklinndalton829 2 жыл бұрын
You’re touching my soapbox here, Community Resiliency over Self-Sufficiency. There’s no way to actually be self-sufficient in this life. We all must rely on the Creator and hopefully some other people we can trust. I’m all about individuals and families being as self- sufficient and resourceful stewards as possible, but somewhere they’ll see the end of their abilities and find themselves in need (which is actually healthy in itself).
@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY
@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY 2 жыл бұрын
We are the exception to the rule lol a lot of people posting videos on KZbin about living Off Grid just shoot vids and go home to the grid lol its the truth.... we started with NO POWER and moved forward and still actually have no solar just a Gen for here and there.... always enjoyed your vids ✌
@cocomochalatte5937
@cocomochalatte5937 2 жыл бұрын
You guys are the real deal...I watch your content and really appreciate your sharing the knowledge you have and experiences...you're definitely the exception
@ExitBabylon2023
@ExitBabylon2023 2 жыл бұрын
You were one of the first people I found when we started looking to move off grid. It's going to happen this year finially, kinda scared but mostly excited for our new adventure! Thanks for showing it can be done successfully!
@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY
@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY 2 жыл бұрын
@@cocomochalatte5937 thanks guys
@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY
@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY 2 жыл бұрын
@@ExitBabylon2023 thanks Alesha
@HomesteadingFamily
@HomesteadingFamily 2 жыл бұрын
And you guys LIVE it everyday! You 2 are the real off grid deal! Love it! ❤️
@victorialg1270
@victorialg1270 2 жыл бұрын
Please do a series of all the homesteading grids and moving off of them. What did you choose first and why?
@KDJ4Jesus
@KDJ4Jesus 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent idea! I agree that would be another wonderful series.
@tb8909
@tb8909 2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful discussion! We are empty nesters (have been for many years…yes…we are senior citizens!) and are looking for ways to build more, as you put it, “ resiliency” into our lives. Your perspective on “grid(s)” was very educational and makes a great deal of sense. So very thankful I just “happened” to find your channel. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.
@tb8909
@tb8909 2 жыл бұрын
I agree! I just recently started following their channel and have found it not only fascinating, but so informative and practical.
@nancyj721
@nancyj721 2 жыл бұрын
We too are "seniors" and empty nesters...but we want to be self reliant/sufficient. We are suburban homesteaders for now and look forward to learning from this great couple. They are full of knowledge and we are blessed they are willing to share with all of us.
@trnqwl
@trnqwl 2 жыл бұрын
Has it it occurred to anyone that the choice to go off grid may not be within our power to control? In a perfect world we could slowly transition, as this family is doing but I would argue that at this point in time it may not be an option to gradually transition.
@marybetholson5485
@marybetholson5485 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent points on what "off grid" really means. 👏
@MySuewho
@MySuewho 6 ай бұрын
Loved that. You said being a homesteader is a state of minds and wanting to be a producer instead of just a consumer.❤
@dianehall5345
@dianehall5345 2 жыл бұрын
Great talk about about living off grid! Like you, we are taking advantage of electricity while it is affordable and convenient. We build our 988 sq. ft. cottage to take advantage of the sun's path. It is a well insulated house with two wood stoves, a kitchen wood stove and a large air tight in the basement. We also have propane back up. The main farm has gravity feed water, but we can install a deep well hand pump if necessary. We can also utilize solar or a wind generator. Everything was planned in advance to be done in steps. We are all in our 70s and want to make life as easy as possible, including being independent from the grid if it comes to that point.
@rhealamb8606
@rhealamb8606 2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by deep well hand pump? We have a deep well and didn’t think there was a possibility of having a hand pump. Thank you for any information you could share.
@pobo6113
@pobo6113 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I am a homesteader on a small piece of land. I get flack all the time because I do not have solar. I have 400 sq. ft. home. It would cost way more to go solar then to stay with electric power. I collect rain water and I do not have a septic. That alone has saved me over $20,000 install fees and $500 yearly fees. This has put me in a steep learning curve because I knew nothing about these systems. I researched for 2 years to get ready for this, but you don’t know what you don’t know until something stops working. I am now prepared for outages and have had to rely on stored food for a long term. Your point of being self reliant is an excellent point because I have no one but myself to rely on. So thank you for this video. Hopefully this will help others to achieve their goal. 👍🏻
@adelheidsnel5171
@adelheidsnel5171 2 жыл бұрын
Perfectly de-bunked the myth of Off Grid, good informative video. Self resilience is a better and realistic way of taking on your goals. Thanks so much you guys! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
@pamelaremme38
@pamelaremme38 2 жыл бұрын
Off grid is no myth. Doug and Stacy on you tube is as close as it comes and so is My Self Reliance and a few others. Doug and Stacy ruined it by all the solar panels. Solar panels still need batteries. You can be off grid by heating home with wood, gravity fed water or hand pump, composting toilet.
@happygrandma5637
@happygrandma5637 Жыл бұрын
I know I'm coming late to this but this, but I loved it. They covered so much and put things in such an easy to understand way. I know they couldn't list all of the grids but there are several that I thought of while they were talking. Clothing grid is an important one. I haven't watched a lot of their episodes but one thing that stand out a mile is their energy. How Caroline does it is simply amazing. Not to take away from Josh in any way, but....home schooling, utubing and all that goes with that, gardening, putting up food, cleaning, meal planning, laundry etc etc etc. Yes, some of the children are getting of the age to help but still I think that one has to look at one's energy level and be truthful with the commitment. If you're doing this as a couple are you both committed to the same goals. I love that they evidently have been working on this for many years, studying permaculture, Josh being a builder, those skills are an incredible plus when doing homesteading to the degree they are.
@Lee-mmg
@Lee-mmg 11 ай бұрын
My grandma lived completely off grid. No electricity. A well (hand dug) that had the old metal sleeve that dropped in and you pulled it up, pulled a handle to let water fall into a bucket. She used a wood stove for years - before finally getting a propane stove, for cooking. She didn't have all of the "things" we now depend so much on until I was in my 30's. I am now nearly 74. They had a two hole out house - and yes, they used sears catalogues for toilet paper. LOL I know - I used it!!! They had two huge round tubs (like thick steel or like a skillet is made?? One was for washing one was for rinsing clothes. They sat them over fires in the yard. She knew how to put food up from their big garden - done with horse and plow. They had a foot tub for bathing on the porch in summer, in the front room floor in the winter. The ole house had NO insulation. There were 3 adults and 11 kids (all different ages). The older ones would lead the plow horses with all the younger kids lined up on the backs of the horses, to school. (no saddle) They had a milk cow, a few for beef, chickens - a huge garden. And still a lot of times, they did without. It was tough, but they did it. I promise it was definitely not a walk in the park. Grandma lived to nearly 100. Grandpa died in his early 60's. HIs brother died before he did (his brother was the third adult that lived out there). He was totally blind before his 50's if I'm right. He died at home. HE would not go to a hospital. They would take a wagon to town and buy a bag of flour (a BIG bag) sugar (if they had some money or something to trade) nothing extra I promise. I like how you think and talk about homesteading. And working on one "grid" at a time. Get one in order, then go on to the next one. The old homesteaders did without - and a lot of them died young. A lot of them, from childbirth. Others from pneumonia - measles - no medication for those things. Grandma used vinegar a lot for ailments. I'm sure she had other things she used that I was not aware of. Sorry for being so long winded. You really got me to thinking. Thanks much.
@livingintoday06
@livingintoday06 2 жыл бұрын
This has been a very insightful conversation. I really appreciate and aspire to your families level of sophistication in sustainability. Thank you for such thought provoking content this morning.
@lvoss2534
@lvoss2534 2 жыл бұрын
One of the things I enjoy most about your channel is the gentle guidance without the hype or pressure! There is so much pressure right now that many God-fearing families are suddenly waking to find they want no part of any grid! This breakdown of “different” grids is simply brilliant. We started homeschooling over ten years ago, and struggle still-it is difficult with one foot in the world and one foot in self-sufficiency-but guilt and stress don’t advance us! So watching your channel is helping me see they gray shades of self sufficiency and how to shift focus to include new home things without throwing away all to get there! I’m in Florida, and it is good and bad-the crowding is becoming outrageous and eventually we must leave-finding a homestead start where we can move into someone else’s beginnings now makes more sense-break it out by grids of dependence-so grateful to you. God bless you, and keep up your great teaching. I’d love to learn more about networking. I’m an introverted engineer-it’s hard to make friends-but a social network helps bridge across folks at different levels in their off-grid goals. I’m not sure how to be better at that, and wonder if you have tips? I know what I could do, but awkward introductions to neighbors by stuttering introverts likely won’t create fast friends!
@AC-hy1xd
@AC-hy1xd 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! This was grounding. The goals can get so overwhelming when we try to become self sufficient. I love your comments on resiliency and the different ways we become “off-grid”. I now realize how much more off grid my family has already become. I am encouraged.
@homesanctuaryliving
@homesanctuaryliving 2 жыл бұрын
🌱This is one of the best pantry chats. I love to watch Homestead Rescue but I wouldn’t want to live like that. 💙 you descriptions of a homesteader. One step at a time and building that infrastructure gradually. 🌱
@carysmith6458
@carysmith6458 2 жыл бұрын
Love your thoughts on subjects. I have found that getting to know the long time residents or residents that go back generations in the area can help us gain knowledge of what grows bountifully. For example in the area I live generations of residents have grown what they call Greasy Beans. They would even give to young couple as a wedding gift a bag of greasy seed beans so they could start in their own garden. I tried them in my garden several years ago and was amazed on how abundant they grew for the little time I put into them. On top of it they were one of the best beans to can. The wisdom of the families that have lived in an area can be invaluable.
@missjennemeg1
@missjennemeg1 6 ай бұрын
This is the best conversation about going off grid.
@nancyhjort5348
@nancyhjort5348 7 ай бұрын
Well thought out and communicated plan that addresses many types of grids and priorities. I have grown an organic garden for 2 years now and I believe the key is making my own organic compost, the plants are so healthy. I saw one squash bug and 1 preying mantis and several ladybugs last year. I have been learning all kinds of food preservation skills, and you're right, organizing it in a shrinking space is a challenge. I was an RN for 40+ years, but I have been dependent on the monitoring systems and computer access and feel a little lost without technology and ready supplies. I am now learning to suture wounds. I hope to fit in an advanced first aid class for a situation when services are not available. I always enjoy you and your videos. You are both amazing. Thanks so much!
@stephaniewilbur9748
@stephaniewilbur9748 2 жыл бұрын
Such a great discussion! As humans we are all interdépendant. Yes to building resiliency, skills and community!
@thefarmersmarketcanner9924
@thefarmersmarketcanner9924 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Because I do the same. I am Homesteading. Living in the Suburbs. Growing my fruits and Vegetables and Stocking my Preper Pantry. Becoming day by day Growing food and Pressure canning and water bath canning foods I grow or Buy at the farmers market. So many ways to Homestead. Until you are totally or semi- totally off the grid. Very good talk Thank you.
@monagriggs6352
@monagriggs6352 11 ай бұрын
Hello,I'm Mona Griggs & I watched the video you & Stacy was doing in Utah at Redmond Real Salt Company ,decided to watch this video & I'm glad I did,ya'll have a good idea on the different kind of grids, never thought of it that way, thank ya'll very much 🥰
@HomesteadingFamily
@HomesteadingFamily 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@user-gf6zi8xs7x
@user-gf6zi8xs7x Жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm a single woman with 2 dogs. I went off grid last May. Just a solar light and water tank with an 8x12 cabin in the Chihuahua desert. Now I have a small solar set up for freezer and internet, an additional 10x20 building, and soon plumbing. Back-up parts for solar and plumbing are essential. I also have a good start on a garden. But, if I only have water, shelter, and propane, I can survive. I still need to figure out how to store preserves safely due to temperature fluctuations.
@susancotten6520
@susancotten6520 Жыл бұрын
I like having power. I agree to homesteading, gardening and using the grocery stores as little as possible . Also focusing on paying off debts.
@tammybyrd1054
@tammybyrd1054 2 жыл бұрын
This is great! I'm prepping for retirement and hopefully early. I am "off grid" for consumer debt, gardening like a crazy woman, "prepping/stockpiling" in bulk, learning all the skills I can and "experimenting" with things now while I have the luxury to do so and moving step by step and learning what's next. I won't ever truly be "off grid" but taking the next steps to learn more about holistic medicine/herbs, etc., expand my canning/dehydrating/freezing skills, expand my homemaker skills-soap making, etc., and looking at, when the time comes, having a home with a well and a water source above ground, wind/solar and the instant hot water heater with maybe propane as back up. I can still be "on grid" and have solar and sell it back and have a 10.00 bill versus a 200-300 bill. Goals......thanks guys. One step at a time! :) How encouraging.
@tinnerste2507
@tinnerste2507 2 жыл бұрын
I bought a 350 year old house that was never connected to the power grid, but had sewer and a telephone line and we'll water. After one and a half years I got solar power, but it was not so crazy, probably because the house was built before power. The windows are placed so they get the low winter light but not summer sun and a handpump for the well, a cold underground cellar that works like a fridge. I think starting from scratch without power is rough. Once I had power I could use the telephone line for internet and so on, now I have a tiny clothes wash machine etc. We use forklift batteries because they can be locally refurbished and purchased but the rest of the system is from China. We need a generator every few days in winter too. Fuel is not cheap, firewood is also a lot of time or money. It's basically trading a full time job for full time homemaking plus full time property management. My garden is very slowly coming along too, cause I live in a somewhat marginal climate, as I suppose most small parcel lands would be.
@DC-rd2rv
@DC-rd2rv 2 жыл бұрын
I'd like more info on the placement of windows please! We are adding on and this is something I want to do, but not sure how to find out best places to put them.
@tinnerste2507
@tinnerste2507 2 жыл бұрын
@@DC-rd2rv I put them over the plants like an A frame, with the windows on the north and south sides so they are open East and west. If you get a cold snap after they start growing you can block the open sides. I don't water them at all and the ground seems moist enough without my help. I get mine from eBay classifieds and occasionally from the side of the road set out for trash. I put them on in early November or before the first frost and take them off in early June, or untill the nights are warm. I coat them in boiled flaxseed oil once a year to keep the wood frames from rotting and stack the windows in a shed for summer.
@tinnerste2507
@tinnerste2507 2 жыл бұрын
@@DC-rd2rv oh sorry, wrong reply! The windows are small and near the roof with an overhang of about six inches. Cause the sun is lower in winter, the sun only shines into the house Oct to march, when the sun is higher, it hits the middle of the wall below the windows.
@sarahborntreger6313
@sarahborntreger6313 2 жыл бұрын
Very good topic, I grew up as an amish girl totally off grid and yes even the outhouse ,yes its a Lot more work and everything is set up differently to function properly, no I don't choose to live that way, by I'm thankful for the knowledge and so we are working on setting up things on a more modern level of off grid, this was a excellent way of explaining it.❣
@sherrylewis6402
@sherrylewis6402 2 жыл бұрын
What a delightful couple with a wealth of onfo.
@cathyasbury4526
@cathyasbury4526 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for speaking so clearly and unjumbling what has been bouncing around in my head for so long! We aren't at the level you are in homesteading, but our family of four could live for at least 6 months on what we have stored, though the menus might get a bit repetitive. This year our focus will be on getting healthier, and gardening will be a key part of getting enough fresh air and exercise.
@sandideak4125
@sandideak4125 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys for such an awesome presentation!! I had never thought of other systems as grids. In fact, I was feeling like somehow we were failing because we are not off grid in terms of power. I appreciate how you shared your process and how you prioritize. It definitely gives me a game plan for this year. Great information!🙏💕
@BlessedStacy
@BlessedStacy 2 жыл бұрын
Great topic and great answers. I’v been building my skills for the last five years. Don’t ever plan on disconnecting from the grid, but worried about governmental collapse or war. God bless you
@richardbidinger2577
@richardbidinger2577 2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the way you guys have defined "Homesteading". It sounds more doable the way you explain it. I'm disabled so there are things I can't do anymore by myself.
@MorePranaGardens
@MorePranaGardens 2 жыл бұрын
While I'm working on the food system our household has been pushed into backing up electricity because we live in Texas. The state is simultaneously attempting to assure us that the grid has been repaired (but presenting no evidence to back up the claim) while encouraging us to prepare emergency kits in case we have another extended winter outage. It's alarming. Going solar was an eventual goal that got quickly accelerated. Yikes.
@TrixieScalf05
@TrixieScalf05 2 жыл бұрын
As a fellow Texan, if you go solar you must add batteries to your system or it won’t help you if the grid goes down. We have solar panels, but if our grid had gone down it wouldn’t have mattered. That is OUR next step. And of course there is the issue of “What if the sun doesn’t shine, or the wind doesn’t blow?” (If you have windmills.). What hurt some areas so much was an OVER dependence on wind and solar. Solar got iced over, sun didn’t shine, and the windmill blades froze in place. The point is diversity of energy sources is a good thing. Hope you are doing well in your spot in the Lone Star State!
@MorePranaGardens
@MorePranaGardens 2 жыл бұрын
@@TrixieScalf05 We started with batteries. Our panels aren't even tied in yet but we can go three or four days with no power (no water heater or central air) from the battery backup alone. The solar panels and wind turbines froze because they weren't prepped for winter. The primary problem was that gas froze and couldn't be moved because many of the plants failed to put themselves on the emergency list and they got shut down in the first round of rolling blackouts. Once they were down it all came undone.
@BrazosEyrie
@BrazosEyrie 2 жыл бұрын
@@MorePranaGardens It takes more planning in TX -- those ice storms you get are nasty! Where i live we have mostly snow, which is easier to manage. Also, higher heat means your panels are not as efficient -- so allow for more panels in hot locations like TX. I'd put more money in more panels and backup systems than to mess with wind. You just don't get the financial return most of the year with wind.
@PeterLawton
@PeterLawton 9 ай бұрын
I don't see it as alarming to encourage preparing emergency kits in addition to repairing the grid. That seems like the smart thing to do, and taking some responsibility for self and family. Redundancy is a good thing. I lived in Texas for 12 years and love that mindset -- it's far from a nanny state, on purpose.
@MorePranaGardens
@MorePranaGardens 9 ай бұрын
@@PeterLawton No, that part isn't alarming. The instability of the grid is.
@susanbrungard8891
@susanbrungard8891 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the talks today. That is what we are doing at our age (71 an 75) my husband still works. I take care of my 90 year old mother with Dementia issues. I can an bake as much as I can.
@idahoplantlady
@idahoplantlady 2 жыл бұрын
Love the off grid in many areas first. That was such a good topic. So many good thinking points for the day. Love you guys. God bless you and the family.
@jessicaalonsonorton7366
@jessicaalonsonorton7366 2 жыл бұрын
What I love about you two is that you bring practical information to the table so to speak. You give suggestions and give information that other channels don't. I find that I find calm where there is chaos in many homesteading channels. My take away from many of your pantry chats is this: build the skills, have a plan, understand what your doing, don't try to do it all at once. You haven't changed that message since I found you during 2020 when things were so crazy. I like that you are real and that you admit you are not perfect. It makes you relateable! I don't know if what I said makes any sense. But I just appreciate your calm and practical advice/thinking! Thank you!!
@Spry011
@Spry011 2 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal chat! Thank you for sharing. I love the mindset of resiliency!! ❤
@nfnnln8049
@nfnnln8049 2 жыл бұрын
Quality information. Extremely well presented. This is the first homesteaders program I have seen that set the priorities in a realistic manner for our Century. I am so thankful for the statement you made that our HEALTH is the MOST valuable asset. Concur 100%. Without good/excellent sustained health - we are crippled. If we are a couple on the land, it is guaranteed from time to time one of us will have to carry the load for the other (i.e. spouse sickness, spouse injury, etc). Lastly, we need to be prepared to carry all the load as a homesteader when our spouse passes from this world to the next. God Bless you Both for this discussion. This is the bread and butter! Great JOB!
@bellyacres3jillyandkerry281
@bellyacres3jillyandkerry281 2 жыл бұрын
GREAT video! I'm seeing young folk getting overwhelmed as they try to achieve too much too fast and totally unprepared for everything.
@lauramonahan9343
@lauramonahan9343 2 жыл бұрын
This was an excellent vlog. I asked myself, if one is using a petroleum/propane powered generator, is one really off the power grid? In my opinion, we're not off the power grid unless we're generating one's own power through a renewable source such as wind, solar, water, biofuel, or geothermal. And even then, as you pointed out, you still need parts.
@galinarou
@galinarou Жыл бұрын
Just because our civilizations have evolved by people coming together and working together, exchanging goods and skills, doesn't mean that we should forget how to do things for ourselves, become completely helpless like newborn babies and only know how to do one thing for a career. And the opposite of that would be to be completely off-grid and become self-sufficient. I believe you have to find the golden middle-ground and a good balance.
@janinejackson9477
@janinejackson9477 2 жыл бұрын
Yes great conversation. It's individual, what works for you. Different for everyone. Totally agree with you. Cheers
@k.p.1139
@k.p.1139 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video!!! I think the title of "homesteader", now days, has gotten blown out of proportion. I like to think of it as going back to basic's. Cutting more ties with our dependency on the others. Doing the things that we can and should do. I don't have the room to "homestead" where I live. I do have room to grow some better tomatoes than the garbage in the stores. So, I decided to grow my own! That, in itself takes some learning. So, if we can only do one thing, today. Do that one thing!
@teresaday-fickel5876
@teresaday-fickel5876 2 жыл бұрын
I got here to your channel because of a random KZbin suggestion on preserving limes. I just watched this video and I have to say I love the common sense that you imparted here. I am going to be binge watching your videos since we are stuck in the house due to cold, icy weather here in N. Texas. Thanks!
@ashleyporter9330
@ashleyporter9330 6 ай бұрын
This is fantastic! Thank you!
@pamtippett1589
@pamtippett1589 Жыл бұрын
Great perspective on what it means to be self-sufficient and/or off grid(s). Thank you!
@Sunnyday069
@Sunnyday069 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. New to your channel and just getting started. I’m in the “pay off debt” camp, but single mom of 3, new house on my own and I’m soooo excited to build my independence. I’ll be following!
@mickybearden9641
@mickybearden9641 2 жыл бұрын
Really Great & Interesting way to "think" about actually living Off Grid.....several Grid Systems. Wonderful Conversation!!
@wandaarnt234
@wandaarnt234 2 жыл бұрын
We are retired in our 70’s always did as much as possible ourselves ( and still do) raise our 4 children to do same the younger generation will learn thank you for sharing your knowledge enjoy your content cheers from Pennsylvania 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏
@cheesygal
@cheesygal 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree! We started leaving various grids in our desert neighborhood years before moving to our ten non-desert acres. Lots to learn, failure is part of learning. I’d hate to have relied on my gardening for food! We have successes too. We are giving ourselves on/off grid options of all the grids. 😂
@GossMania
@GossMania 2 жыл бұрын
Hi I’m a homesteading, homeschooling mana of 7. I try to make time to stock our pantry. We don’t have a pantry so I do have the heavy dirt metal shelves in my kitchen/ dinning are. I do wish one day we can go off grid someday. Much love and many blessings.
@daleneroot5079
@daleneroot5079 2 жыл бұрын
Hello excellent article. We have been off grid in Idaho since we moved into our 1100 sq ft cabin in 2007 and for the most part we love it! Yes there are some cons and there has been times when repairs have to be made and you just have to take up the challenge and take care of it. We actually enjoyed figuring out how to get the power we needed to live there year round. We run our system using two banks of 8 deep cycle 6 volt golf cart batteries. We have 4 12 volt solar panels and an 8500 Watt Kohler propane generator. These are all tied into the system via a Inverter making the 48 V DC converting to 120 V for use in the house. The battery life is approximately 10 yrs so we have had to replace one of the banks costing quite a bit. We have 500 gallon propane tanks that runs the cooking stove, the on demand tankless water heater, a Crystal cold refrigerator, and a gas clothes dryer. Our heat is supplied by a Quadrafire wood stove. Besides the batteries we had a problem with the generator blowing a cylinder. That was exciting as it happened in the winter nd the only way out of the property is via a snowmobile or our Polaris Ranger 4x4 tracked vehicle. We attached a sled to that vehicle and pulled that 8 miles out to where ore truck was parked. Anyway to make a long story shorter, we had to take it to a repair shop in Pocatello ID so we were without full power for a few weeks and used our little backup generator to keep our house batteries charged. Unfortunately we do not spend our winters there any more for health reasons but still have beautiful summers in our peaceful little place in the woods.
@Honeybadger429
@Honeybadger429 2 жыл бұрын
This was such a great talk! Definately makes me rethink on my perspective and goals! Thank yall so much for all you do!
@stevienicks1269
@stevienicks1269 2 жыл бұрын
My husband and I push snow too. It is absolutely a planning game. And you learn fast that there are a lot of layers to keep a place open and functional
@Synistercrayon
@Synistercrayon 2 жыл бұрын
I have not heard this cliche in quite some time.... couldn't tell you the last time that I heard it. BUT, I have heard "keep your head on a swivel" several times in just the past couple of days. It is as if I am being yelled at. I am taking this VERY seriously. Good luck! Much love to all!! May the Father, our creator, bless you and be with you!!
@Mimi4UEyesNotBlue
@Mimi4UEyesNotBlue 4 ай бұрын
This is good. Resiliency!
@catherinecunningham7126
@catherinecunningham7126 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, I’ve always admired you for your transparency on your journey of homesteading. I’ve always felt that we could ask you any questions and they would always get answered in one way or another. Never have I felt that you were cheating us! Sheesh. You guys have checked off so many things on your list that you’ve said you wanted to do. It’s always a learning experience watching any content that you put out. Thank you for sharing your journey with us! ❤️
@happiestawayoffgrid7633
@happiestawayoffgrid7633 2 жыл бұрын
A great discussion! What I appreciate so much about your channel is your authenticity. You are honest about where you are self sufficient and where you rely on community. To many channels sell themselves as “off-grid” and it would appear what happens off camera is the opposite.thanks for the honesty!
@marypatten9655
@marypatten9655 2 жыл бұрын
Inportant to have things functional. You are right about organization.
@user-ki2eg8hy7n
@user-ki2eg8hy7n 7 ай бұрын
This helped a lot being someone who just started researching the topic! I think that defining what I want which is making my cost of living more manageable is the answer for me and there are many possibilities for that.
@Bittagrit
@Bittagrit 2 жыл бұрын
Here in FL we have to be ready for grids to go down every Hurricane Season. There’s Gas generator and solar generator prep, cash for when atms are down. Power can be out for weeks. Canned meals to cook on sterno, a camp stove, or fireplace and wood for the fire are essential. Medicinal herbs dehydrated. During the 2 planting seasons of the year, grow lots of food for humans and animals. Every milk jug and liter bottle is thoroughly cleaned after use and water stored in it. We downsized to a smaller place a few years ago and have regretted it since. We make what we have work for us. Thanks for the videos.
@EliMacalikova
@EliMacalikova 2 жыл бұрын
That was such a nice chat to have. As someone who at this point of life just dreaming about homesteading (and who is trying to grow as much as possible on window in tiny apartment) its really great to listen to these real informations. Homesteading is often very romanticized and while there is nothing wrong with that, its also important to realize just how hard it can be. Blessings from Czech Republic! :)
@renamaemcdonald2075
@renamaemcdonald2075 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Lots of great information & thought provoking conversation. Thanks for this.
@nancyj721
@nancyj721 2 жыл бұрын
I am 52-years old and my hubs is 57...we are too old to go completely off grid (any grid)...but what we decided last year was to learn the skills to be more self-sufficient (less reliant on the things that keep failing us). Some of those are canning, scratch bread making, using all the pieces and parts for all the projects. My mom and dad are growing the garden and I am teaching my mom to can food! For example using all the pieces of the chicken that we don't typically eat for canning dog food for our pets. We are not homesteaders, not self-sufficient....however, we are learning! We are enjoying the ways to think beyond office hours, grocery store runs etc....we are actually planning things we NEVER thought we would need to plan at our age. We would love a small splotch of land to call our own to be as self-reliant as we possibly can. In the meantime, we work on the things we can control...our health, our choices and our abilities. I wish there were a community near me to help guide us along the way...without you all and some other folks on youtube...we would have never been brave enough to take that first step. This was my absolute favorite chat with you all. More real, more honest and always encouraging people to make their own choices. Love you all, may 2022 and beyond bring you the .
@nancyj721
@nancyj721 2 жыл бұрын
it cut me off LOL to finish: riches you want and the blessings you deserve.
@lindsaysanderson6853
@lindsaysanderson6853 2 жыл бұрын
You guys are so down to earth & realistic- I love it! Thanks for this topic!
@Kristian-Benton
@Kristian-Benton 2 жыл бұрын
We were off grid with no running water and no power at all 2021 Spring through Fall. It was very difficult keeping certain foods cold without a fridge, had to hand crank and hand mix a lot of homemade foods, we hauled water in 6 gallon containers x5 every few days, couldn’t charge tools, used oil lamps and candles for extra lighting (which can burn surprisingly fast depending on the candles you choose), we used our fire pit when burning was allowed (we were in the middle of nowhere woods), laundry was interesting, we also had to deal with a lot of wild animals in this learning process, and had to haul trash out when we could... but we did figure it all out eventually! It was more than worth it to gain that bit of knowledge! With that said though, it’s best to do little bits here and there instead of all at once, because it really is a lot to learn, and you have to learn it sooooo fast.
@mvblitzyo
@mvblitzyo Жыл бұрын
so informative we just bought an one acre of land, and so wanted to self reliant. with not know anything, your sharing .. thanks for sharing your life journey . its ok to learn and grow with less suffering, one step at a time. its ok to grow a small garden we don't need a farm with that we know nothing about that will not work for us. we are re-learning what our creator gave us, the right to choose our own path grow our own food and to know where it came from. its ok to choose to a market for what we want . thanks for be awesome Joe n Christina ..
@takteneheritagefarm3654
@takteneheritagefarm3654 2 жыл бұрын
Josh, in the very first video of yours I saw, you made the statement "be a producer not a consumer"..... I love this statement and apply it to everything I do. My wife and I both grew up in very self-sufficient families on farms and ranches providing for a lot of our daily needs. This is something we have been talking about and preparing to do for a few years now. I am 62 yo and had to take an early retirement and we just bought 80 acres of bareground and are preparing to make the move to being as little dependent on any grids as we can. Yes we will be doing/building all from scratch and the same time.... just as you recommended people not do.... But, the big difference we see is that we have spent all our lives raising livestock, growing gardens, canning, freezing and have both live without "normal" grid supplied power and water.... I say normal because we will build our own electric grid via solar and generator back up, for us we also feel that having normal grid power is fine and something we planned on, but, with the extreme high cost to have power ran just the simple 3/4 mile to our property ($35,000+) we are going to opt for building our own for less than half that. I love this video as it shines reality and realism onto a subject so many speak about but truly know nothing about. We are so dependant on "grids" and most people just don't understand that concept. We love your channel, keep up the good work!!
@reesysorganicworld1989
@reesysorganicworld1989 2 жыл бұрын
Shalom and Blessings! Always a joy to catch your vlogs. Thank you for sharing this great topic.
@MC-pl3vs
@MC-pl3vs 2 жыл бұрын
Josh and Caroline thank you so much for your wisdom and encouragement. I live in northeast Florida and have decided to start home gardening. I can garden year round and am going to take advantage of this blessing. My first little garden was an experiment using Josh's instruction on a quick start bed. It worked! I got several varieties of lettuce, kale, spinach, carrots, broccoli, bush beans, parsley and finally peas this fall season. I planted a little late but will plant in August instead of September this year.
@nancylouthen1752
@nancylouthen1752 7 ай бұрын
Love this prospective! Thanks for sharing!
@HomesteadingFamily
@HomesteadingFamily 7 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@marypatten9655
@marypatten9655 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. It is important to inderstand what you will be required to do to survive off grid. Not everything is going to be easy. Lol. My husband said he is not wanting to go back to hauling water again. So many things to know. Thank you again. God bless
@billycarter1911
@billycarter1911 2 жыл бұрын
Great Video thanks guys !
@w.k.adkins4241
@w.k.adkins4241 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thought provoking discussion. Wisdom! Makes total sense. Great help!
@thisslightlysweetlife3402
@thisslightlysweetlife3402 2 жыл бұрын
I so love this channel. Thank you guys for all the amazing information!
@carolschedler3832
@carolschedler3832 Жыл бұрын
This really unpacked a lot of great info. Thank you❤
@HomesteadingFamily
@HomesteadingFamily Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@jeremyseverson3326
@jeremyseverson3326 2 жыл бұрын
You guys are awesome! I love watching your videos and all of the valuable info you share. Thank you
@juliefowler4660
@juliefowler4660 2 жыл бұрын
I love listening to you both have a discussion on any topic. I have recommended your site to people who want to homestead!
@Oredraven
@Oredraven 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! The perspective offered in this video was so helpful and reassuring. While I'd like to eventually relocate to a larger, more rural property, if not totally off-grid, I've had to face the reality that it isn't possible right now. I'm single, have some health issues I need to sort out, finances are unpredictable right now, and I'm still just learning how to garden and preserve. I basically reached the conclusion you mentioned - staying on-grid and in my current home for now, but working on being more self-sufficient and gaining skills. I'll be expanding my garden and learning more about food preservation, putting in a generator, etc. But I've been feeling guilty about that reality, like it's a poor compromise or doesn't count. It's really nice to hear that isn't the case and homesteading or building resiliency doesn't have to be this all-or-nothing dive into the unknown overnight. I really needed to hear that message. Thank you so much.
@daneenparish3025
@daneenparish3025 2 жыл бұрын
Great chat! So many good points made. Thank you.
@antoniaschiffer4958
@antoniaschiffer4958 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. It all makes a lot of sense.
@Honeybadger429
@Honeybadger429 2 жыл бұрын
I love the way yall think!! I wish more people evaluated the systems in their lives and the strengths and weaknesses of such systems
@helenamerciermenachemoff3583
@helenamerciermenachemoff3583 2 жыл бұрын
I just loved this chat ! I also keep thinking there is so much pride, arrogance and vanity to believe that one can live without other people... grid can also just mean community, society, living with other humans and building solidarity. Is it really so fantastic to live by one's self ? Is it so ideal to not depend on anyone ? Is it only possible ? Finally, sharing work, food, emotions, knowledge, power, water, essential needs, with other humans, is a wonderful project !
@ourlongwayaround9583
@ourlongwayaround9583 2 жыл бұрын
Great info & eye-opening perspective! Thanks so much!
@dionnejohnson9393
@dionnejohnson9393 2 жыл бұрын
This was a great, informational video!! Thank you!! Love and Blessings!!
@mrwiggiewoo
@mrwiggiewoo 2 жыл бұрын
Besides being knowledgeable on all things homesteading, You're also so wise in your approach regarding community and resiliency. Love it 🥰
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