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[@jamesking1033]

As a homesteader that is currently growing/butchering/canning/freezing/preserving/etc around 70% of their food yearly, I 100% agree with your sentiments on this video.

[@NadesikoRose]

I am a country girl living in the city whose goal is to escape the city and move back to the country. If your area has community gardens, check them out as you can probably get a plot there for a garden. It’s what I have been doing since I moved to the city, plus gardening is one of my stress-relievers after a hard day.

[@kellijomo]

Brilliant breakdown! I'm not a big meat eater, but am using this same method in other areas of homesteading, like making food from scratch, gardening, and canning. You broke this down beautifully!

[@tnicole902]

I have a friend that had to sell the farm and move because of a family emergency. I was able to trade for their chicken tractor by doing their move out clean of their house before they listed it. We also have another friend that was able to borrow a plucker for us from a farm they work at. Making friends with farmers is definitely key to getting started.

[@itsthebonster]

Our library has a seed library where seeds are donated and you can take some if you need and donate some if you can. This year I’m learning about seed saving so I can stop buying new seeds every year.

[@stevescuba1978]

Take the best fruits from your healthier plants, and save those seeds. After a few seasons, you will have adapted that variety to your specific climate.

[@fredthegreg]

Also check around your area for empty lots, you may be able to rent one for little to nothing and would be perfect to start some gardening or chickens, or even bees. Something to get your feet wet

[@YouCanFarm]

I am listening to this and laughing at your stunningly accurate instructions for how to approach a farmer - basically treat us like we are feral cats, lol! We just don't have time for nonsense, so building a trusting relationship is important. This is such a brilliantly insightful psychological analysis of farmers, I hope more people take your advise!

[@Homesteadyshow]

Can you tell I’ve been interviewing farmers for the last 10 years 😂

[@YouCanFarm]

@@Homesteadyshow yes, yes I can!

[@noonespecial5517]

I think this is great but caution on free animals. I’ve had that go good and bad. Got a few good animals but more than often they ended up having issues that I had to fix which was very costly and time wasting. Know what your looking at and the questions to ask before just accepting something “free”

[@xannay]

Exactly. Even free young hens can be a problem. And even if you know your source a bit, you always need to ask some questions to understand what to expect.

[@meowth900]

Yeh esp if it’s horse/cattle

[@RemRoseHomestead]

This is very good advice!

[@kingglizzer]

People can go to farmer's markets to see where an existing product can be made different or better, or if there's a product missing that they could make and sell.

[@dakollar]

Found your channel the other day. Very impressed with your knowledge and desire to share

[@PrairieDawnC]

I grew up watching Little House on the Prairie and all my grandparents had mini farms, so of course I've always wanted to be a homesteader. At 55 now and an empty nester, I wonder if I have the energy for it. Thank you for tips about building relationships with local farmers. I need to reach out to friends of friends and see how good I am at helping them before taking the dive with Hubby. In the meantime, my own garden is expanding. I've already mastered sourdough and chickens.

[@HalaluYAH_Homestead]

My great uncle did it to 97. It will give you more energy and help you live longer

[@stevescuba1978]

Use your sourdough starter castoffs as a garden soil amendment. Tomatoes love it! Chickens love it too. I also use whey from raw milk into my garden. Start a giant compost pile. It is magic sauce for your garden, but can take some time to get established. Look into food forests....lots of return for little energy.

[@stevescuba1978]

I have boughg things from farm swaps, and turned around and gave them away to neighbors. I bought them to "pay" for the free consultation with the grower, and earned some goodwill by donating them to others. For a very small cost, I get two big benefits.

[@_-Sweets-_]

This is absolutely the best,most useful information that I have come across in years!!

[@salemthorup9536]

This is yet another great video made by one of my favorite channels. ❤

[@JustAverageJeff]

I was able to aquire 40 acres in northern NV for $20k, owner financed $230 a month for 10 years @ 7% but NV doesn't let you haul water and you need a well and septic before you can stay longer than 30 days a year. I was able to deal with not being able to haul water and needing a well & septic because I was only going to get 0.5 to 2 acres for double the price I paid literally anywhere else even states around me like AZ and Idaho/OR because you can haul water the land is worth much more. I plan to farm so I didn't want to settle with just 1-2 acres I would settle with 5 but even those undeveloped lots were crazy expensive. I almost lost my lot another cash buyer was interested so I was looking at a plot 2 lots down and he wanted over double what I ended up paying and he sold it.

[@yesheryudah401]

This is a really smart method to wean yourself into homesteading. I’m definitely saving this video!

[@Eaeaea11111]

You guys are super inspiring man thank you for this great insight - God bless you guys!

[@ravenbloodommo]

We have a neighbor with a trailer to get the imaginary barn here on the 5 acres. In my imagination, it is only big enough for 2 mini cows, 1 a Minie male and 1 a Minie milk cow. The small barn is all I need, and I can afford the used equipment to milk and daily care such as feed and shots and tests I know how to administer through study. the knowledge does not serve me because I actually need a barn and the 2 mini cows. On a seriously small income, I can afford the feed and equipment and essentials. But not the small barn or the cows. So, I just tuck away the cow essential equipment along with the careful daily written budget papers with all the calculations or daily care in a drawer and in the back room because there is no way to afford the actual cow or small barn. I always think there might be a way to swing it but I been through all the options over and over. I know it's an unsettling story though I'm just sharing my reality of it. Thanks for reading on my homestead or lack thereof journey.

[@RemRoseHomestead]

I hope your dream comes true one day. Don't give up hope.

[@jenniferw1138]

I definitely rewinded this about 5 times with so many little ones but this is a very good plan

[@kylelouer4323]

I literally just maybe a month ago got that same edition with the frugal homesteading. It arrived the week after hurricane helene came thru western nc where I live, I said shit I could have used that a couple months ago. Luckily my .5 acre homestead provides well enough for me and the Mrs. Love the content

[@JenniferSaxin]

What an incredibly helpful video! Thank you. I've got a tiny garden and started applying these principals this year. I've grown kilos of tomatoes from 12 plants and will learn to make tomato sauce, ketchup, etc! 😊

[@BradleyDanielson]

Best advice I've ever got!

[@NorthernCoveCreations]

I make soaps from scratch however no one wants to pay the money for natural soaps when they can get soap at Walmart for like $1

[@NadesikoRose]

@@NorthernCoveCreations - I would, but haven’t because I don’t want to add shipping to the product cost.

[@spiromiller7495]

My mother had success with decorating the soap and using cupcake and candy molds to make it into miniature sculptures. People were willing to pay more because they weren't just getting soap, they were getting a work of art. Another thing that worked well was dying the soap in the patterns of local sports teams and school colors, and holiday theme designs. You're targeting the gift market there. Finally, you can target people who are already looking for specialty soaps: vegan, dye free scent free, organic, etc.

[@spiromiller7495]

Another anvenue would be to make soap base and sell craft kits with dyes, scents, molds, and instructions.

[@NorthlandSLC]

@@spiromiller7495also pets. I’ve seen Walmart people spend on their pets. Bug repellent, deodorant, or allergy free dog soaps etc.

[@ALWilde-LibertyTree]

I've wanted to homestead since before I knew it was called homesteading since probably 3yrs old I thought it was weird that people didn't live like that from the get go

[@xannay]

Great episode! I would also recommend foraging. You get in touch with nature around you and start to get things together and understand your local climate more and you can later make better decisions on what to plant. Oh, and you get free food, of course. :D Also, you can go out and find some wildflowers, berries, very young trees and bushes and you can dig them out and bring them to your garden. (Or at least you can do it where I am from.) We have now full flower bed of "wild forest strawberries" (sorry, I don't know the correct English term). We only digged a few bushes and they multiply quite happily. We brought home some yarrow, mint, heather...

[@sheilafade2016]

You on point! Thanks for the ideas

[@spiromiller7495]

Other free resources: municipal mulch and/or municipal compost (depending on what your community has) can really help establishing gardens, seed libraries where you can get free seeds, library and park diatrict programs (these are typically free or low cost and provide you with all the supplies you need, often including ones you can keep), community gardens (typically low cost compared to land cost in your area, some provide free plots to low income residents), seed swaps (some require you to bring some seeds to trade but others will give out free seeds, either way you get a lot more variety for a lot less coat), botanical gardens and other public access gardens (free or low cost classes, educational tours, or volunteer opportunities, some will rent equipmentat low cost or allow you to check out our for free), shelters and animal rescues (volunteer opportunities to learn animal care). Communities provide a lot more free and less cost resources for learning homesteading skills that a lot of people realize.

[@RemRoseHomestead]

What an informative comment!

[@ellenspn]

Ramsey Solutions is amazing! Getting out of debt is totally doable! Emergency fund enable us to replace our roof without going into debt!

[@caprahomestead8449]

If you want start homesteading with no money ... step 1, get money! If you don't have a handle on your life you're not ready for a homestead and specially taking care of a bunch of animals.

[@NorthlandSLC]

Also your health. Homesteading is hard physical work. If you have limited physical abilities it may not be the best lifestyle for you or the animals you will have a hard time caring for. Unless you only do rabbits in cages, they are very easy to care for.

[@brokenhull]

Agreed. Proper animal care isn’t cheap. Animals get sick and need a vet sometimes. If you don’t have the money to provide proper care, don’t get animals.

[@denisewilson8367]

This is great if you are in your 20's. If you are older with a lot of homesteading experience from childhood up. But due to divorce and bad luck you have nothing. No money, no land anymore, and limited physical abilities. Your chances of getting your own homestead again is almost zero.

[@Livingfreewithpaleo]

We sold what we had and found a place to rent, that had a yard. We raised chickens, had a garden and my husband hunted on state land for vennison. We built the coop from pallets. After 5 years we were able to buy the property out right and money was taken off from what we paid for rent,so we got it cheaper as we saved. Then we sold it and eventually we found land that a family was getting rid of after parents had passed and family didn't want to keep. The soil is horrible, we are living in a camper as we build. We are working on the soil and getting animals in the spring to further help animals. I hope this inspires you, because we lost everything and we ended up with more, doing a little at a time.

[@brokenhull]

I had a lady and her daughter who wanted to “help”. I reluctantly agreed. Basically they wanted to pet the animals and have me entertain the spoiled child, not actually help. After a few visits I had enough.

[@RemRoseHomestead]

You guys used to live in CT? That's cool. I used to live in MA & we just moved to TN on 22 acres to start our homestead. I have some knowledge, but there's so much more to learn!

[@stevescuba1978]

Another great resource might be your local college. I moved to central florida, and used the last of my GI Bill to take agribusiness classes. College of Central Florida costs around $400 to take a semester-long class. I received classroom and field instruction, got hands-on experience, and networked into a job at a large commercial farm. My homestead has been set aside temporarily, while I learn. Meanwhile, I am putting in irrigation systems, food forests, and planning future garden plots. For minimal expenditure, I got a wealth of knowledge, a professor on speed-dial, a job, and tons of great experience. I also made my first and best friend in class, and we have really helped each other plan for our future homesteads. He also has family that grows sugar cane, cows, hogs, and hay. I have been lucky enough to be invited to process sugarcane and hogs, and came away with great experience, a half gallon of amazing cane syrup, and a whole hog for the freezer. They gave me cane to plant, I bought them a fancy hone, and gave them sourdough culture, homemade chili sauce, and taught them how to make sauerkraut.

[@RemRoseHomestead]

That is really interesting! Good for you & thanks for sharing this helpful info!

[@katiethulin5223]

Great video!

[@mish2575]

Great info

[@hannesbesendorfer6477]

Hello, can you make a full video about milking your cows with the milking machine❤

[@meowth900]

Wouldn’t anyone need a car for a lot of these things? Would be great if more farms were able to help out with city kids/teens/young adults who can’t afford a car.

[@franzb69]

in my part of the world, noone would ever away an animal away. it's always going to be for sale or nothing at all. you guys are lucky.

[@ravenbloodommo]

Here's My issues, I've studied, I Know what it takes to keep a cow healthy and safe. All the knowledge going to waste. My area of study includes the mini cows. My interest lies there. a small income means we don't have the proper shelter. The barn it requires isn't feasible.

[@miriamkrantz1800]

Please help connect us with an elderly couple in the northeast Tennessee area. We are serious about helping out an elderly couple with land so we can start homesteading and helping out a couple or person who maybe doesn’t want to leave their home. I would love to connect.

[@zacharystephens4133]

I literally learned to process hogs by watching KZbin. It's not difficult. I can now process 2 hogs a day except curing hams and bacon

[@Boogman123]

sorry guys, you will have to spend money. also it wont be fast. if your poor like me start looking at companies that do owner financing, find the land you want and put down the down payment and start paying on your land. DO NOT move onto the land yet stay in your current living situation and keep you current job now that you have the land start investing in infrastructure. dont plan on it being fast expect it to take atleast five years of you investing into the land untill you can even think about living there full time.

[@yourmybeans]

What you're suggesting is not homesteading. What people should be focusing on is finding a state that has very friendly agricultural laws. Buy your house there with some land to go with it and start there.

[@ravenbloodommo]

I keep thinking maybe I'm going about this the wrong way, I already have chickens and spending on building their coop every month as of now, they are in a cage next to my bed, and it will only take a couple more months to have it completely built. Maybe the cow Idea is ridiculous since I can't afford it. But I Can afford a kunekune pig shelter and daily care and I will actually be able to save and afford 1 in a couple months of saving. I don't care for pigs or pig meat but maybe I can buy 2 and breed them and sell them? It's something I can afford to do so I had to do research on them and study them and I have a pretty good handle on how to properly care for them. KuneKunes are small but I need to start what I can afford and build my way UP to the mini cow? As you see my comments below is my imaginary Mini cow situation. maybe I should let that go and work with what is feasible to me first. Now I am excited again. Yep, I'm going to let the mini cow idea go and start with what I can afford to obtain, kune kune pigs. I'm more realistic of what I can achieve and now I'm just happy to move forward and save for the kunekunes, I'm so happy I could spit. I have a KZbin channel, but I don't have a camera or a decent phone so that idea is tucked away I can't afford to get a decent video on the phone. and that is too bad because I could be recording building on my coop and growing things in my greenhouse so that is a shame.

[@shernettapratt2925]

Hey ran across this. Thought to send this out . Dr Eric page has this title. "This is Crazy" please if this will help let people know.

[@donnapeitz8737]

I need rabbit colony start can i start oldee rabbitsci have 7 does German giant 2 5 4 months old

[@kimc5048]

Becareful if where you live is hot in summer rabbits dont do well in heat especaily if hitches arent in a building where u can use a large fan found this out the hard way

[@stevescuba1978]

​@@kimc5048really? People here in central Florida seem to do okay with rabbits. I may need to speak with them a bit before I build a hutch

[@leekosub1196]

Austin, are you a pilot?

[@HeatherMunky]

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[@TheCryptoRealm.Decentralized]

I just couldn't, almost ten min in listening to this guy. To slow and to long. Ugh get to the points, actually help. Your to slow.