It's Better To Be Ahead | Homestead Vlog | April 1, 2024

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

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[@Last_Chance.]

You are the perfect woman. I pray that one day I can find a queen like you to love and grow old with. I wish you all the love and happiness that life can bring and I hope you have a beautiful day sweetheart

[@michellerose6721]

You could put a board or books under your tomato tray to lift it closer to the lights. It is easier than trying to figure out how to adjust the lights with different height plants.

[@Cthomas5678]

I use a fork like that too!!

[@dlewis895]

MEGAN LOVE HOW YOU CUT TO THE CHASE WITH EVERYTHING MAKES LIFE MELLOWER FOR CHOCLATE ADD SOME COFFEE IT BRINGS OUT THE CHOCOLATE FLAVOR

[@kathiebumpers1767]

So nice to see you mixing a cake without an electric mixer! Love your videos!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I hate washing that thing 🤣🤣

[@virginiaallisonpeck2517]

Take those little scrap two by fours that are about 2 foot long and fasten over the holes in your pig gate. Just a thought. Love you guys.❤❤❤

[@EdAnastasio]

You folks are really inspiring, thanks

[@gardengrowinmawmaw8642]

Once your seeds break ground, take the heat mat off. Not all plants need a heat mat to germinate.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

yea we know but that room is not heated so we've left it on just to keep them warm at night

[@kennethvaughan8195]

Wow. The energy y’all spend every day ! Having multiple sclerosis I miss working so much. Good news for me is, y’all help me out with burning of restless energy. Watching the vids makes me feel like I been in the gardens and stuff working. Also I don’t know my way around in the kitchen to much but watching the meals being prepped gives me some ideals and them dinners is the kind I’m use to from back in the day. Thank y’all for the videos and bringing back wonderful memories. Hope y’all have a blessed day !😊

[@virginiaallisonpeck2517]

Love, blessings and healing. Prayers to you and yours.❤️✝️🕊🙏🏼

[@kennethvaughan8195]

@@virginiaallisonpeck2517 Thank you for that. One of the most important things I’ve learned in life is prayer works and prayers are something we can’t have to much for. My prayers for you and your family as well 🙏. 😊

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you so much

[@deltorres2100]

Love that ya make use of Everything 🌱🌱🌱

[@donnasaylor2778]

Great day I have watched you both and sweet children precious God bless ❤❤❤❤

[@marieparks5674]

We fed our cows ground up corn when I was young as well. We grew a large field of corn, took it to the mill when we needed some and filled up a crib with the rest. We picked that corn by hand and it was several acres.

[@brendawoods554]

Can't wait to see the pigs, Maggie is a little farm girl. Enjoyed the video.

[@michaelhart-nt2ep]

I just love watching ya-ll ya-ll are addicting.

[@sherryturner4745]

Meagan, my cupcakes are always gigantic too 😂. They sure are yummy though - more to enjoy. I think using the old chicken coop is an awesome idea. Can’t wait to see the veggies it’ll produce.

[@RiverlifeinAlabama]

I have been watching your videos for awhile now. We are from Akron Alabama. We live on the river. Y’all are an inspiration to watch and I have learned so much. I have 20 White longhorn chickens coming.🙆🏼‍♀️everyday I tell my husband about something y’all we’re doing. Now I say My best friend Meghan did this today……I’m fixing to try and master making my own lard. I’ve been canning alot more also. I also have your cookbook and would love to meet yall one day! If your ever in Alabama come for a visit on the river!! I made your cowboy candy pickled eggs today told my family you cannot touch till May 2nd!!!! Love y’all’s channel

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Wow, thank you so much for your kind words!

[@RiverlifeinAlabama]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays Baby chicks came home with me today! White leghorns. So excited

[@stacypotts6341]

Turn a fan on your grow room plants to strengthen their stems.

[@lindabyrne1645]

I am going to try that the next time I cook cupcakes!

[@teresabry]

Y'all have a beautiful homestead.

[@marieparks5674]

Your kids just make me happy to see them.

[@pamp5797]

I love seeing how you work together as man and wife and children. As the Lord ment life to be. I always thought having a split chicken pen grow food in one half one year the next year switch sides. Chickens clean up and eat what is left and fertilize for the next year.

[@johnramsey3306]

Subsoil that pasture it really helps grass and not expensive to do good luck y'all

[@stacypotts6341]

It's easier to clean off a fork than it is a spoon. Do it your way and don't apologize for it.

[@stacypotts6341]

You can make your own cake mixes and place them in jars on the pantry shelf.

[@MarkSullivan-n6e]

About the grow lights maybe to high , what about put something under the tomatoes and raise them up .

[@Rockyridgeheritagehogs]

The piggie are ready to meet yall! ❤ they are gonna be very happy babies!! See ya soon

[@dlewis895]

ARE YOU NOT DOING CHICKENS AN.EGGS ANYMORE ????

[@chrstdvd]

You have the best most entertaining videos.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you so much!

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Great video y'all. Hope y'all had a great Easter.

[@carolynl5362]

I enjoyed your video very much and learned from y’all too!!! Thanks for sharing!!💖

[@donnadoering5125]

Your videos are better than watching a movie 🎥. Love ❤️ from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Wow, thank you!

[@lindaedwards9756]

Following the chicken coop experiment. Those cupcakes look delicious. I do the same things when I use cake mix. It’s funny because people swear they are scratch made and I don’t tell them any different. It’s very rare that I don’t make homemade icing though .

[@deltorres2100]

Hi guys 👋..hope ya had a great Easter 🐣..it was Lovely I also doc up a cake mix box 👍🏽…,I love the carrot cake box …just add a can of pumkin and I also put some golden raisins and pecans and it come out super great …We have it with our coffee ☕️

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Oh I’m going to have to try this!

[@Last_Chance.]

Them cupcakes look delicious

[@909garrap]

Good video with my morning coffee. Hope your family had a wonderful Easter Sunday!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Good morning!

[@Connie-TN]

One thought is to just put something under your tomatoe tray to raise it up closer to the lights, now that they’ve germinated good.Everything is looking great!

[@snarky_farmer]

Was about to suggest same thing. I keep a small piece of ply to lift mine up a bit. Always works great!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Brilliant, we will be doing that, thank you!

[@dlewis895]

FOR. SUBURBS ITS THE GARAGE

[@Rich386a]

best thing bout big cupcakes,,,, lots of icing. Bless yall!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Absolutely!

[@Redstagwsmnp]

Guess I have to try the cake mix change. Thanks

[@chriscrusader5412]

So peaceful there.

[@adventuresinmichiganwlisa9852]

Morning y'all, Happy Easter 🐇🐣🐥🐤🐇❤️ from Michigan

[@jennykiser2627]

Love watching your farming videos. Reminds me of home. We, well my nephew does the same on our farm, with his 10 year old son. Love farm life. By the way cupcakes look yummy, my favorite.

[@dmartin4295]

Enjoyed this video (I enjoy them all 😊) and your cupcakes looked extra yummy, and I bet they were! 🥰

[@stacypotts6341]

Nobody in our entire family ever used treated wood around animals. Structural beams could be used, but they had to be covered with untreated wood. Planks were replaced when needed. Our philosophy was that if you have to wear a mask and goggles to cut treated wood, and you should when cutting treated lumber, you didn't want that around your animals.

[@dlewis895]

ANDY LOVES TO PLAY WITH HIS TRACTORS FOR ANYWAY HE CAN THINK OF. ITS LUCKY YOU CAN AFFORD THEM THEIR NOT CHEAP MAKE WORK EASIER BUT HE ALSO LOVES HIS BIG BOY TOYS DOES YOUR DAD ALSO HAVE LOTS OF TRACTORS...GLAD YOU CAN AFFORD THEM THEY MAKE JOBS EASIER SAVES TIME AN MONEY

[@sharonneal8096]

Good morning Megan and Andy,another fun video following you along the farm chores,looking good. Hope you had a blessed Easter❤

[@lucindasutt7365]

Another sunny day plus Easter Weekend. MONDAY April 1st. Good to use the old chickens spot, close to the house and plant all you can. Your little ones enjoying their work.😊

[@lesterhertel2945]

What about apple sauce for shorten

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Never tried it but maybe

[@stacypotts6341]

Back when folks were first raving about how convenient cake mixes were, I'd always used milk instead of water, because water is just wet, milk will add moisture. Lard or butter instead of vegetable oils will add moisture and flavor. Everybody says add more eggs than the box calls for, and there was a time when some mixes were labeled with an extra egg, but folks that added extra eggs automatically said they weren't good like before, so they stopped labeling it that way. No matter what flavor of boxed cake mixes I've ever used, I always add a splash of real vanilla extract, and just that alone will make folks think it's a homemade cake.

[@jerrystout3032]

Another outstanding job guys 👍!😇!😇!😇!😇!

[@tammielawson6543]

Absolutely enjoyed this one too Papa said the Frost bit our cabbage

[@lesterwicklein717]

Good Morning

[@DebraMorris-q6r]

Good morning, you hard working family, from Oregon!!

[@sararich2026]

Would like to see what your growing in your garden.

[@vikkibyington3066]

You two are so amazingly creative! You are definitely folks I look up to and admire! ❤

[@vicky52557985]

sometimes i add applesauce instead of oil

[@leonsmith1185]

Talking about pastures. Horses eat with both upper and lower teeth. Cows only lower teeth. Horses can literally starve cows. Do you ride or work your Horses? Or, like ours, just field ornaments? Something to think about. Love y'all.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

We used to ride a lot, but both horses are now around 30 and living the retired life. The kids do ride them occasionally but yes just pasture ornaments these days ☺️

[@stacypotts6341]

Do y'all celebrate Passover?

[@randyrejer4219]

Those are dandy cupcakes.

[@Heavyisthecrown]

6:42 actually veg oil can be replaced 1:1 with butter. So 1/2cup of veg oil is 1/2 cup melted butter ! I do the same with the milk for water and an extra egg too! No lad like you but I do farm fresh butter!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I’ve honestly tried that cake ended up a little dryer lol maybe it was just a one time thing but since then I’ve doubled it

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

wow you have a lot of cow chicken sir

[@confusioncircles]

Hey Y'all, I can't to see what you do with the pollinating garden. I have always wanted to grow a purple passion flower on a trellis. If I may, they might add a nice vertical element to your flower bed, and they are good pollinators. If you don't know, it is the state wildflower of Tennessee. Purple cone flowers are nice in a garden. they are native to middle Tennessee. Excuse me but I'm so proud of my states flora. I love to wake up and watch your videos with my morning sweet tea, It helps me start the day off right. Thank y'all so much.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!

[@rockycanyonchorin]

Well done y'all. It's refreshing to watch healthy Christian families thrive in today's craziness. Justvablittle heads up, I have had to re subscribe to your channel several times inbthe last few weeks. We have been binging your videos for a month now and I have had to re subscribe at leat 4 times. Almost like they don't want us to learn how to live right.😢

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Wow!! I have had several folks telling me this lately not sure what in the world is going on, thank you for the support my friend!

[@KarenLevy-e5w]

Love watching you all! Could you put something under your plants to raise them closer to your grow lights? They all look great!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thats a good idea!, but so far i dont think we're going to need it they seem to be doing just fine right now

[@pmartin6759]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@jeremyholland1993]

My wife and I really enjoy your content, it’s real. Just curious about the type of pigs y’all will get? We are planning on getting some for next year.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

they are a hampshire, yourkshire, duroc cross

[@Melissa-pt2ik]

Good morning Meghan

[@dollarsigns5427]

It’s homemade with the help of Betty Crocker….I like Betty

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I like Betty too lol

[@dorothybentley3808]

Those cupcakes look amazing. I like the new mics I can hear you all better.your living the good life I know its hard work but also very rewarding at the end.Happy Easter 💐🐝💐🐝💐🐝💐🐝💐 Love you guys💓💓💓💓

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job everyone, lots of work around there accomplished today and some great looking cupcakes for later. More planting areas readied too. Thanks for sharing all with us. Knowing you all had a great Easter get together with your families. Stay safe and keep up the fun. Fred.

[@bkj2508]

Good morning !! G-ma from Kansas here. ❤ Happy Easter!!!! God bless you all!!!

[@trebor66n2]

Do you ring your hogs so they don’t nose shovel under the fence . ? We enjoy you content.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

No we keep the hot wire just about 4-6 inches from the ground so that helps keep them from rooting out

[@lesterwatson8519]

You might just try water proofing the wood, treated lumber is through the roof in price right now. Even just using used motor oil will work it just it has to be reapplied ever so often. Or hang the door so it opens inward instead of outward. Love your channel it reminds me of my youth. God speed.!!

[@duncand5148]

Good morning Andy and Meagan. Thanks once again for keeping it REALLY real. Trash and junk accumulation is real on the homestead. At least it is on mine. And time is valuable. So using a box cake mix or preprocessed anything is realistic. Replacing the toxic vegetable oil with lard makes a huge difference.. Cant wait to see how the crops do in the chicken run. Perfect set up and idea. Love you guys.❤

[@txsjohnny]

Do y’all grow any ramps? I love them! 😍

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

we dont have any growing wild here, at least we haven't found them yet if they do

[@WandaGrimmett]

My.

[@preparedmemaw7569]

Good morning and Happy Easter! ✝️🐣🐥🐇🐰🌼😇💛

[@elt.214]

Good morning. Hope you had a wonderful Easter. God bless.

[@pamelaclayton-vg9me]

The new mics are better sounding

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Great!! We are trying them out to hopefully have better sound for everyone, thank you for your feedback!

[@sidedish4279]

Once you milk do you have to strain it? Just pour it up and drink? Does it taste like whole milk?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes I strain it through a stainless steel coffee filter, and if you scrape the cream off I’d say that would be comparable to whole milk, when I still has the cream in it I call that EXTRA whole milk 🤣 Jersey milk is divine though

[@sidedish4279]

City girl here😂 how long does it last in frig, what do you clean cows teats with, does this prevent bacteria, and how much milk does 2 cows produce and what do you do all extra milk😊

[@pentre33]

♥️✝️🇺🇸

[@samfinn487]

😊👍✝ PS: Turnbuckles are a great idea!.👍

[@kathleensnellenberger6321]

Love your channel. Would like to see if you render your own lard, and if you do could you show us how!

[@dorothybentley3808]

She has a video on rendering her own lard.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

we have a video from while back, I can't remember right off the name of it

[@cindym7234]

Hey, why not let your goat get in there and eat that nice cover crop? Just a thought. That soil you gathered was like black gold! Nice! Love from Texas ❤

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Oh he and the calves have been on it 3 or 4 times! We definitely let them graze it occasionally through the winter

[@cindym7234]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays Oh, got it. I'm kinda new to your channel, so I missed that, but I am Loving it!!!😍

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Welcome!

[@CatheyJenkins]

You’re seeds are growing great 👍 ❤❤xx

[@rhondaburnaman1019]

Ah, man! I didn’t know that was a problem! I just thought that was part of the homesteading plan 😅

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Glad it ain’t just us 😅😅😅

[@capt.philcarty7109]

Good lifestyle

[@meloniedevries8477]

When my mother occasionally used a box mix she would do similar to what you did and call it “doctoring it up” 😊 nothin wrong with that! Really enjoy your channel ❤️

[@brandynash1409]

LOL! We say that! “I had to doctor that up a little bit, but it turned out ok”

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Absolutely!

[@backwoodshomestead482]

I always add an instant pudding to cake mixes. Gives them a great texture and taste!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I have never tried this, I’ll definitely give it a go! Do you just buy the flavor pudding of whatever kind of cake you are making?

[@backwoodshomestead482]

@@TrueGritAppalachianWays yes, i have used slightly different flavor in some yellow or white mixes. No need to add extra milk or water. I put in a little heavy cream or sour cream, whichever I have. I also nearly always add a little vanilla extract. I love that stuff!

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thanks! I’m going to give it a try!