It’s Like Deja Vu

[@Junkinsally]

Not every family who makes videos touches our hearts, unfortunately however you guys are special! I think I can speak for all who follow you when I say “We care about you! You’re like family to us.” Blessed be.

[@marionward5958]

I agree 100%

[@dianegentile9460]

@@marionward5958 ABSOLUTELY🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@nancyhodge8247]

@@dianegentile9460 I agree. Love you all

[@HilltopFarmHomestead]

Couldn't have said it better myself. I've been watching since they lived in California and I never get sick of them and they never bore me.

[@candidegunn3624]

Yep, too many homesteaders that I started out watching turned into negative Nancys, drama llamas, or preachy Pauls... or people who never actually do anything, they just sit in front of the camera and "tell" you what to do. The Hollars are very refreshing.

[@dks1140]

I realize it must be extremely difficult to create vlogs every day...but being selfish PLEASE DON'T STOP! THANK YOU!!!

[@stephaniewilson3955]

It is just so nice to watch a real family supporting and helping each other.

[@jessicah2345]

Loved the montage between megs calm indoor project and the more frantic time lapse of the shop clean up that was cool...

[@CreatorInTrng]

Yes, this was just simply a wonderful video to watch and experience. (they just keep getting better at this...)

[@alystodola]

@@CreatorInTrng totally agree!

[@samanthawoodman2428]

So cool that you are doing a welding class for your boys and the Rhodes boys!!!

[@nightlee11]

I’m 37 and just recently learned the basics of MIG enough to “get a job done”. I can’t wait to see your lesson footage! I know I’m not the only man kinda jealous of the opportunity you are providing these youngsters. Start ASAP y’all! One Love!

[@darlenesgardenandhome]

Girls can learn to weld too.. FYI. Your class will be great fun for all the boys though.

[@heatherk8931]

@@darlenesgardenandhome absolutely! I learned to solder, plum, electrical, wood things, rewired my house and all that entailed in my late 20s, early 30s!

[@kimcritchfield5796]

@@darlenesgardenandhome I thought Lilly and Penelope could learn too!!! 🥰

[@joycemariepopp1311]

You guys did a great job last month. I enjoyed seeing your day to day project, life and routines. Keep up the great work!!

[@elainegelina477]

Hopefully, you can keep the videos coming. Love the way Meg is editing the kitchen/cooking segments into the outside segments.

[@judifarrington9461]

I loved that too! Very well done, Meg! ❤

[@TobyCatVA]

Gives the feel of being the curious cousin over for a visit wandering about during the day.

[@betsystone5733]

I look forward to every single one of your videos! You both amaze me with the amount of skills you each have. Many blessings to you!

[@marionward5958]

I agree you are living the life I always wanted. Unfortunately my husband didnt, so we followed his dream. It never squashed my love of that way of life

[@donnalong4218]

I totally agree! This family is sooo loved! I wish someone had taught me all this great stuff when I was growing up! I'm still learning from these young whipper-snappers! LOL! GOD BLESS!

[@dawn3979]

Roommate picks on me about watching so many homesteading videos but NEVER EVER about the Hollars. Ya'll are reserved for prime time! He even named a blackbird who visits his car on lunch break Hollar. Go on, beautiful people!

[@ryanchaloux360]

Love seeing that Lincoln welder in there. I work at Lincoln headquarters in the R&D department. There is a sense of pride that comes with seeing our products on a homestead.

[@jerrybrady9103]

Love all The Hollars, but little Mini Meg is the cutest thing waving at us! How does she know 🤔

[@marionward5958]

And I bet you wave back, right?? I know I do

[@jamjar5716]

I believe little bug is growing up with mom and dad holding and talking to the camera like they hold and talk to her. She doesn't know yet that her parents are talking to someone she doesn't see. She is just following their example! Cute as can be. And yes, I do wave back!

[@janh519]

Dad is teaching the boys and their friends wielding and sweet baby girl is learning many skills from Mama! All are learning about raising raising vegetables, which is great! There’s the cow to milk and to feed, the hogs to feed, and lots more chores! Learning all about these things mean they will not starve! They will have the skills to know how to take care of all these things if that’s what they choose to do.

[@RedHotFiat]

Teaching all those boys welding is such a great gift. I know they will all get something out of it, even if it's that they don't want to do it right now. I so much wanted to learn to weld when I was about 12 but my family's background was hotels and restaurants, not make it fix it stuff. I'm looking forward to the video!

[@MrJcalvino]

It’s a really useful skill and nowdays it pays really well !

[@dianecharles881]

I watched every video you had up in the month of March, THANK YOU ! I’m excited about the welding class. I live in Eastern NC and you would be surprised how many welders are needed. In 3 counties , I only know of one guy maybe your age. It’s a great knowledge to have and is desperately needed !

[@lattelolly6925]

We were being snowbirds in the SouthWest for the last 2 months with no internet. After getting home a few days ago I got to binge watch your videos from all those weeks. Put many smiles of my face. Especially little Buggy, she already has learned when you are going to sign off and she starts waving. Soooo adorable. Thank you for sharing your family with us.

[@batteriesnotrequiredtoysth7271]

just an 'old lady' observation from years of making lefse - when slicing your bacon, might be beneficial to just take out the one you are working on, leave the rest in the fridge/freezer. That prevents them from getting too warm to slice nicely - as I am eating a late lunch of my farmer friend's 'real' bacon :)

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Very good advice. 🥰

[@rhodajay7020]

She has been doing that. A last week video showed that.

[@alicecowan3499]

Meg, not only do I love watching all that your family does, but it really warms my heart to see all the wonderful meals you prepare and all the things you make for your family! Younger kids today just don’t have a clue how to do things like they should for survival. Way to go mom!

[@corenacrawford9545]

I love how you guys show how to do thinkings on your homestead. I showed my husband the video on the double dig garden beds and said to him this is what I want to do in our vegetable garden patch. Plus I would love to learn how to make cheese and soap so I can do it for my family. I just love watching your family and how you all work together as a unit.

[@cassityart7001]

So cool Ben teaching welding! 🥓🧀🍞🔥. 30 days of Hollarin’. ❤️🌱

[@stephenkorz8563]

Once there was a video, about a family from California super excited to go see some KZbin Celebrities on a farm. Then they became friends. Today there is a video, on how you guys will be teaching that same family. Incredible. Friends, Families, Strangers. Nothing is impossible if you keep working hard. Super proud and inspiring Hollars

[@marygessner5108]

Love the way you're creating community, aka "family"...and I appreciate the hard work all of you do. Amazing family! You've encouraged my husband and me to launch out and find our own adventure in homesteading, at 83 and 74...just as soon as he retires as a Civil Engineer. God bless!

[@denisewilson8367]

I hope all your homesteading dreams come true!

[@TobyCatVA]

The Ben Hollar Trade School and the Meg Hollar Culinary Academy, graduate from both and be better prepared for life than any college graduate. This channel is worth watching for Buggy's mastery of the outros alone. 10/10

[@marciaskillern6889]

Thanks for sharing your family journey with us.!!

[@TXNLaurenMcN]

A welding class! What a great idea. Not only will your own boys benefit from the instruction, but the Rhodes Bros will soak it up like sponges. I'd even like to be there for that.

[@JeanneDee-zz5th]

K Thoroughly enjoyed your company last month. Hope you can continue. Every time I turned on KZbin....there you were. Your channel blew up my feed. Yes!

[@denisegaskin3049]

Yes, we just love hearing from you guys !!!

[@urbsoapco5489]

Your new videos are great to watch! Love them. From here in the UK. Your little girl is the same age as our first granddaughter ❤️❤️❤️❤️. The new format is lovely and beautifully edited too. Such skills all round 👏👏👏👏👏

[@hotforit1]

You are all the real deal and it's nice to end my crazy day with this family

[@movinon1242]

If you're going to start holding welding classes, consider putting up an old video monitor in your workshop (or creating a stand where you can easily put/ remove said monitor). Use the GoPro to film the in-close welding shots, and send the output directly to the monitor so those not wearing the helmet can see _something_ as you explain to the welders.

[@Smacsek]

No, thank you for taking the time to make these videos. I'm in my waiting room as Jess from Roots and Refuge says, and your videos help in the waiting room stage. And I was waving to Buggy before I realized what I was doing, she's adorable!

[@marionward5958]

I waved too.!!

[@TobyCatVA]

@@marionward5958 I do as well, but then everytime they say good morning beautiful people I say "Hey, what are you up too." or similar just to enhance the illusion I have popped over for a visit.

[@joolzmac1]

It’s always a pleasure to see what you’re all up to. Meg, you have sparked an interest in me to give simple cheese making a go and Ben, how cool that the boys will be learning how to weld! ☺️

[@reneebrown9391]

Lady Buggie looks more and more like Daddy every day! Love watching you guys!

[@lisaarbour6784]

You guys never cease to amaze me! Meg, I can't think of a good enough word to describe how awesome you are!😊 Slicing and storing bacon, making cheese and baking sourdough bread...all at once! Impressive! And running a household, caring for 5 kids, and helping out with farm chores..OMG!!! Teaching all of your boys and the Rhodes boys how to weld is a wonderful gift! Your baby girl is absolutely adorable! You are all blessed and we appreciate your willingness to share a snippet of your everyday lives with us each day. I really look forward to viewing your videos at the end of my day...makes me smile😊❤

[@jangrahame4891]

Your 5 day a week vlog in March, helped me get thru those "When is spring ever going to get here?" Blues. Seeing everything green up and the garden get tilled, gave me hope that eventually spring would finally arrive. As it did this week. Thank you for that massive effort you put forth, for all that great content.

[@twohomesteads6512]

This is a great comment .

[@ncberli]

So happy to hear you’re growing your channel, so well deserved!

[@kimcwhite6509]

What a great idea with the welding class! I would have taken it when I was a teenager. Girls can weld too. Thank you for the class and month of vlogging, I love y'all. Buggy, I love your 👋. Grandma Kim💗

[@lindakluth5611]

Love watching you enjoy your life. That's awesome having beau's boys over. When I grew up they used to teach kids how to build things fix things. Not a lot of people do that now. That's why they don't know how to survive everyday life.

[@patriciahusk3428]

The juxtaposition of your two different jobs going was absolutely great💜! The welding class looks like fun….do you take grandmas in your classes?

[@SithMarketing]

Meg, we caught that subtle detail! Low music and it getting louder when the head phone went in. Wife caught it and we replayed it. That was cool.

[@tinamincheski2195]

I am sure I am not alone in saying ....it was wonderful to have you posting 5 times a week for the month of March..!! MORE is a good thing when it comes to keeping tabs on what is happening at the Hollar Homestead . : )

[@margaretbedwell3211]

I bet those boys are excited about learning to weld. Jason has a welders mask you might could borrow for one of your boys for the lesson. Meg is such a great homemaker. She can do so many things with her cheese making, sour dough bread, canning, jam making etc. Thanks for sharing and have a Blessed day. OOPS...won't help borrowing a mask from Jason...you have already done the class.

[@kelliwebb2870]

I never miss a Holler Homestead episode! 🥰

[@rebeccawoodbixler9536]

Ben, y’all’s March vlog was fabulous! Meg, your editing is the best out there! I’ve been following y’all from the beginning and there is so much to love about y’all. Family is obviously so important to y’all as well as your land, of course. I’m so impressed with how y’all use what’s there and it works. You’re growing your channel just right. Loved how you shared the everyday things, new things and LOVED the cooking! Y’all have some pretty neat children, too! Keep it up! 😀

[@shawnakobelka4483]

Awesome idea to teach welding! That’s a very helpful skill on any homestead. Btw has anyone else noticed how much the boys look like Meg and sweet little Buggy looks like her Papa!! Cute💕

[@jenkupfer3236]

I would love to see a “day in the life” focused entirely on Meg ❤️

[@mmurphy2317]

Have a strange feeling...Meg's normal activity will seem like a double speed time lapse to many🤔😳

[@clipsfromcherie]

So glad to see your channel growing. You deserve to be paid for your hard work, hang in there. It's coming. 😊

[@carolbeard3024]

I enjoyed your every day vlogs. It's actually helped me get my head around my projects on our new tiny property. :)

[@domesti-city]

I required my son learn welding in our homeschool program; it helped that my husband could weld anything including stainless steel. Who knew then that it would be an important skill in the career he chose and thrives in today? My kids learned everything we could teach them, and we swapped with other homeschool families to share skills by teaching classes (biology, chemistry, sewing, gardening) like you are doing with the Rhodes. My daughter went on to earn a Masters degree in her field, and my son skipped college to pursue a more exciting but grueling career that he loves. My daughter didn't learn welding, not because she's a girl, but because she was dangerous in her lack of proficiency in some things, but she excelled in others where we encouraged her gifts. As a lover of learning, I believe you should teach them at every opportunity. I love watching them all grow.

[@patz780]

Always teaching. You are giving your boys, the Rhodes boys, and us such a wealth of knowledge. It is always a pleasure to share your lives.

[@judifarrington9461]

This has got to be your best video ever! Welding School for Future Homesteaders of America ... Wow! You both are amazing and talented! I love your videos!

[@janh519]

I watch all your videos...many of them I’ve watched twice! I think, perhaps, your land reminds me of the farm I grew up on, which gave us so much food. We planted in all kinds of spaces and got huge yields! Also, I LOVE your family, everyone of you! When I grew up, we were sufficient enough we didn’t have to buy much at the grocery, especially during the summer. Dad helped my mother with canning each summer and we gave lots of jars of food away. You guys are doing splendid! You have pigs to butcher, chickens, lots of veggies, too! You’ll never be hungry! I love each of you!!! Nana

[@kennithompson2398]

I think it is great that you are going to teach the boys to weld!! I learned in VoAg in high school. Wish you could have seen my mom's face when I told her I needed coveralls and welding gloves. She was sure I was going to ask for a prom dress!! LOL! Yes, girls weld too!! Love all the videos that you have been putting out! Blessings!!

[@aryanahartwell3801]

I've been watching you for years and I thought the daily vlog was a lot of fun and I looked forward to them. It's so refreshing to see what families do when responsible for their own food. Love watching Meg caress the curds and gently fold the sourdough.

[@lisarosebud6404]

I’m an older California lady now but love adventures and the fruit of hard work. I’ve had my chickens and veggie/flower gardens. I always wanted a farm. I have a bunch of sons and last but not least a daughter. Love God and family. Appreciate following what dreams are made of ❤️ Beautiful property and lives you share with us.

[@traceykoivisto4616]

It makes my heart sing to know your going to vlog lots. I so enjoy Meg’s kitchen videos. Am having great success with your bread recipe. Now you need to share the sourdough recipe. I have a starter but need help to continue. Always praying for the Hollar’s. God bless, from Northern British Columbia, Canada

[@alystodola]

I am also having success with the bread recipe! I think she may have linked the recipe she used in the sourdough video she made a couple weeks ago?

[@StoneKathryn]

Meg did an entire video on how she makes sourdough. Maybe search for it on their YT page?

[@bonniebell1104]

I can tell you exactly why you guys get so much support and encouragement from your viewers. It's because you are so likeable and easy to relate to. Also, you are great teachers and you are never condescending. You are respectful of all people and truly want to help others to learn from your experience. It is very much appreciated. Thank you for being real.

[@mylittleruralhomestead]

I enjoyed those videos in March, it was a nice treat! New skills for the boys, I wish I knew how to weld. My Dad was a welder on the oil rigs back in the 70's, sounds dangerous I know. The name of the company was Flint Engineering and I don't think they are around anymore. I would love to learn how to make cheese. In due time. LOVED this video, epic editing skills!! 💞💞💞

[@gwh20man]

Love your family and all you do, you are amazing.

[@ritahanson1619]

so nice that you are teaching the boys to weld. i wish more Dads would teach some basic skills to their children.

[@johnmcqueen4348]

Enjoyed watching every episode last month! Looking forward the future videos!

[@LosingDrea]

Consistency is key and that pretty little cutie Buggy just keeps getting cuter and love all you all are doing. Watching you work on the homestead and prep for a welding class for all the boys yours and the Rhodes and watching Meg make cheese and slice meats. Yum!

[@stknmggs1788]

Passing on welding is such a gift to all the boys. My husband and I are planning to learn welding after we move in a yearish.

[@TerrieAllred2023]

I watched and enjoyed every single video, sometimes twice :) Please don't stop posting often! We love watching you make things, Meg's cooking, and the animals and the garden and ALL THE THINGS! I've been watching you from the beginning and I am "STUPID EXCITED" to see more!!

[@kennethgibbons366]

Not hard to show support to you people... you are just so nice. Really looking forward to seeing you teaching welding (a skill I never learned). Ben I'm sure you will make a good teacher. God bless you all!🙂

[@tinatippin5705]

Thanks go to you and your family. Watching a young couple use the skills that are required to sustain their family is very encouraging. Food doesn't just happen. Your faith shines on your faces. God always has a remnant who remembers. Your example is so important. Oh...and I totally agree with Bacon, Bread, and Cheese. It's a good life indeed. Waving back to your baby girl. 👋

[@judyreynolds305]

I so enjoyed every episode you make! I have been with y’all since y’all left your old home and the trip y’all made exploring for your now forever home! The new viewers should really go back and binge watch your old episodes!! Y’all have grown so much! Thank you for letting us take the journey with y’all!!💕

[@cherylvan4391]

I just really enjoy watching all the things y'all do. When we lived in New Mexico, we raised dairy goats, I would make cheese, butter and attempted to make yogurt. I get a BIG 😊 when the baby waves bye to the camera. I watch all of y'all's shows. I know it's Alot of work doing homesteading, hope y'all all have a great day. God Bless you.👍

[@Kelleena1on1]

We love you all , thanks for vlogging this month

[@lararabb8888]

I think that is why many people like watching. The comforting routine with the animals & chores. A little food or a little build or a touch of gardening.

[@cheryltemple7188]

It's been very nice seeing your family daily. Thank you for sharing so much of yourselves with us...the little one is just a breath of fresh air.. such a joy! Your boys are always the same.. just being boys.

[@hippieginbaker2165]

Yeah truly by all means they make you feel like family, and the homestead makes you feel like your home, we love your family as if it were our own, we loves ya's, keep up the great work, keep teaching me, i love it

[@lisadixon2494]

such a great idea to teach the boys some life learning skills - always a pleasure to be in your company - even all the way over here in the UK. thank you for your patience, your valuable time and your care and consideration of us all. thoughts and prayers to you all, xx

[@paisleyjane9606]

My maternal grandfather taught my father, a farmer, to weld. It was a gift that benefitted our whole neighborhood because other farmers came by to get machinery fixed without having to go to town for repairs.

[@karigould3303]

Personally, I don't need to be thanked for watching your videos - and I watch every one that you post. They're great! Meg is so talented and "Buggy" and the boys are cute as can be. So, thank YOU for vlogging all last month. I loved it!

[@janetwithers7427]

Congratulations on vlogging the month of March. I sure enjoyed it. Good luck and have fun with the welding class. The boys will love it. Great neighborhood project. 💖

[@iranmihanemast7032]

This is what I was always expecting you do to teach the boys welding ,lathe operation, blacksmithing, some mechanical repair such as tractor, lawn mover, chain saw repair , of course there are many good videos in KZbin which can be watched and gain information.

[@OurIntrovertedHomestead]

I love how "Buggie" always seems to know now when you're done recording...she loves to wave to us all! She's beautiful and precious! God bless your family...💙🙏💚

[@heatherd.9390]

I have been going back and watching your videos since you left California. I just passed the one where you were in Death Valley. It is so neat to look at those older videos, even though they're only from a few short years ago, and see how much you've accomplished! On top of that, it now seems odd to not have Julianna in the picture yet! Congratulations on a successful March of full-time videos. I loved every one of them. It's nice to see you on a more frequent basis - you have a lot of friends and "fans" out here who adore your family, your homestead, your mindset and your vision. Thanks for sharing it with us! Heather🇨🇦

[@Lisboooa]

This is a special kind of people. They are genuine, humble, skilled. There's something different. They are a no bs kind of people 😊 The editing is amazing. Has rhythm, honesty, feeling. Just shows you don't need a big fancy production to reach our hearts. You simply are you. No need to push every technique of pulling heartstrings and emotions. You go at your own pace in your land and that's the way to do it. Thank you for that tree orange blossom. I could almost smell it.

[@simoneconsciousobserver3105]

Back when I was in Jr HS we were taught welding. Reckon this is the homeschooling version. Way better! Lilly waving is adorable. Let her know I wave back🖐

[@dschmitt3373]

I enjoy watching your vlogs! You may not understand how interesting your content is to ( us ) me. You are constantly doing so many things in one day. Your family has grown since you began this vlog and that is also great. Your boys are helping you and not complaining, but digging, doing chicken work etc. God Bless Your Family. Keep up the vlogs and I pray that many will subscribe to help with the income much needed today with inflation. Good Job Meg on your part of the vlogs.

[@marinar3772]

Ooo, that bacon...🤤🤤🤤

[@chellagirl3664]

Loved last month. I don't have a lot of time to watch videos, but the slightly shorter videos meant that I could watch a few at a time every couple of days. Never feel like your just filming the same thing over and over, we love it, because we love you all. 🙂

[@sonyagregory5711]

This will surely be exciting! All the guys welding! Cool! Bye! Bye Buggy! You sweet Angel, always waving at everyone! So so sweet! She watches and helps Mommy too!❤❤😊😊🙏🙏

[@mmegraham]

Y'all say thanks and that your viewers are cool ---- y'all are COOL! You're living your values and raising a new generation. Wishing you heaps of blessings and little joys every day.

[@barbarablaauw.]

Here you are , I love it gr from the Netherlands 😘😘😘🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@StoneKathryn]

That Kale is starting to get big. Apple trees are budding out well! You go Meg! Bacon, cheese, and sourdough! Great, Ben teaching his kids and Justin Rhodes' kids how to weld! It's great to see the boys pitch in to help clean up the workshop. Really nice video. Buggy is so cute waving goodbye!

[@jenniferhawes2472]

Awesome that you’re doing a welding class for the boys. My 16 year old daughter loves welding so much that she plans to pursue the trade after high school. Meg, have you tried using the whey from your cheese making as par of the liquid in your sourdough bread? I do that sometimes when I make yogurt and it’s great.

[@rices40acreshomestead92]

What a blessing you two and your family are to this old homesteader- you prove that you can teach an old dog new tricks! Thoroughly enjoy every video you put out!

[@dannybalch5115]

A little dawn and a soft broom works pretty good on trailer siding. I speak from experience.

[@tammyt870]

Your sweet baby girl waving at the end just blesses my heart every time ....

[@jdgibs3446]

The music was really cool and matched with the action going on in the kitchen and the workshop. Thoroughly Enjoyed it. I'm 70 now & in a wheelchair but, had to move and groove and shuk & jive when that action attraction was goin on.💃🕺... Sweet😃

[@anitaponds4930]

I just came across your channel last week and I have been binge watching every episode starting from the beginning! You are such a beautiful family.The knowledge and joy your show has brought me is a huge blessing. Thank you. And may God continue to bless and watch over your family. Watching from Eastern Kentucky

[@margiemistretta8885]

Seeing that little buggy wave everytime you end the video cracks me up. She is seriously a doll...

[@maggidull1952]

Everyone is busy on the homestead! Ben, what a good idea to teach some beginning skills of welding to your boys AND the Rhoades boys, too. And Meg, always busy in the kitchen. I wish I knew how to make cheese! I loved Buggy waving at the end of the video (I waved back to her!)

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi.... Meg and Ben, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

Love your Videos. It's great to see all and the happenings on the Homestead. It's fantastic your teaching Your Boys plus the Rhodes Boys Welding. It's a trade that is very useful and with practice they will become very good at. Thanks for continuing to do more content it's a pleasure to watch especially when Mini Meg is be smiling and waving at the camera. God Bless and Peace from WV

[@tonilouise5065]

I caught myself waving to the lil one. I just love what you are doing with your family

[@annieoakley1587]

Vlogs everyday for the month were amazing. Loving the mixture of all the farm chores, projects and Megs kitchen creations.

[@gailharris8527]

Its' not more of the same...😀 cuz there's no mud today! You are a blessing to the Rhodes and they to you. Such a great relationship! And Meg! ...Doing all the things! Awesome! Hi and Bye Buggy! 😁💕👋👋 Looking forward to your next video every time! Be blessed.

[@cwade1672]

Such a blessing to share the skills you have, and teach your boys as well as Justin's, seeing Buggy last few weeks engaging with the cameras so adorable.