Journey Through Our 42-Acre Homestead | A Glimpse of Rural Living!"

[@larryweaver6171]

This is Laura... My husband and I share an account. Brenda and Don, we just found your channel and love what you have done with your farm. I love gardening, canning, freeze drying, antiques, and my husband raises cattle. We also have purchased several antiques and tools on online auctions in our area. I'll warn you, it's addicting if you look them up, lol. Can't wait to watch more videos. Thank you for sharing and God Bless! 😊

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We're so glad you found us It sounds like we have a lot in common. 🙂 I'm definitely hoping to find more antique pieces to add to our farmhouse. I'm already addicted to canning, so what's one more addiction. 😄 Thanks for watching!

[@whitneybuschkoetter4608]

Beautiful farm! You have such a gem of a place and so close to your family. That’s such a blessing

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We are very thankful for the farm and that our family is close. We try never to take it for granted.

[@deltorres2100]

Ya have done great on ya’s piece of Heaven 🌱🌱

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

I definitely feels like a piece of Heaven on earth. Thanks!

[@KaquolMeliReno]

You have beautiful fall colors! You have a beautiful farm! God bless you always!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Yes, Fall is a beautiful season on the farm. Thanks for watching and the kind words.

[@nursekate6772]

Thank you so much for that tour!! My husband and I dream of doing exactly what you've done. We have been looking for a decent (livable) farm house with about 5 acres of land for a couple of years now. Most of the places we find either have some land and the house is actually condemned, or the house is decent shape, but there is only 1/4 to 1/2 acre of land with it. Keeping our fingers crossed that we find something soon as husband turned 57 last week. Our plan is to fix up the farm house and move my elderly parents in with us as cost of living for them is nearly unmanageable. It is far less expensive for them to live with us, and they would have a better quality of life living away from the city. Planted my first garden this year and it was VERY productive. Started canning and dehydrating this year for the first time as well. First time finding your channel and subscribed immediately. Also shared your channel with my husband and sons.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We wish you the best of luck in finding the perfect place for your family. Before we bought this place we were only looking for 4-5 acres and wound up with a 42 acre farm. It was definitely meant to be. I'm not sure if you've seen it in any of the videos yet, but we have 3 adult children and each of them will most likely be living on the farm. Our daughter has aleady built her house and her siblings are planning to do something similar in the future. It would be amazing if you could find a farmhouse with an in-law addition. Ours actually has that because the previous owners had an elderly parent living with them. It's great that you are already gardening and preserving food. You'll have a good base of knowledge when you do find your new home. Thanks for watching!

[@BrendaWalden-o2x]

Amazing Beautiful !!❤️Thank you for sharing you homeland and farm.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We're glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@nancyseery2213]

I'm green with envy! Don't ever let this wonderful place go. God bless y'all and keep growing.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks! We hope that the farm will stay in our family for many generations.

[@TammyRobb]

I am new to your channel . I am loving your videos. so happy I found you. I about fell off my chair when I read Grandma speed. That would be my speed I would love to just take in that view. I love you guys. you have done a wonderful job on the farm very Beautiful

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thank you SO much. We're so glad you found us...welcome to the farm. We love our farm, that's for sure.

[@janeschultz9951]

You have a beautiful place!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks! We LOVE our homestead.

[@suehogan2408]

Enjoyed the tour - you’ve done so much and I enjoy visiting . Love the grandma speeding around. LOL

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

I still need to drive you around for an in-person tour. (in the golf cart, so it's definitely Grandma speed..haha)

[@JudyH-qq7bs]

Absolutely beautiful. The only thing I see missing is a fishing/swimming pond.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

@@JudyH-qq7bs Yes! We need a pond! I thought about it many times. I love to fish, in fact as I write this I'm at fishing camp in Canada with friends. Yes, we need a pond. Don.

[@almostahomestead]

You two seem to have a lot of wisdom. There are many homesteading type channels that seem to take on too much at once and their chaos detracts from the beauty of their homesteads. Your thoughtful approach adds beauty. It is proper management of land and resources. It is a joy to watch, thank you for sharing

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thank you for the kind words. I think that from just being older we can't do too much at one time. (although we've pushed it pretty far in the last 4 years) We are in a unique position of being older and having more resources than many young people just starting out. We also don't have young children to care for. There have been times where we felt 'over our heads', but for the most part we are enjoying this amazing adventure. Thanks for watching!

[@beadwright]

Amazing fall color. Gorgeous!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks, we both love Fall and we both love our farm.

[@msjuliepoi]

I totally understand your feelings for yourlandand farm, we have a similar project since2009 and are loving it too❤

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

How exciting. Glad you are also on an 'adventure'. There is something that happens when you own land...you fall in love with it.

[@courtneyclark995]

Very nice guys love it.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks so much!

[@iselasmith4526]

Beautiful, just beautiful! We lived in S.E. Pa (Chester county) for 13 years. To this day I believe it is one of the most beautiful places we have ever lived. Fall was my favorite time of year and I dearly miss it. Not much color in the Fla. panhandle.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Yes, the fall colors in PA are hard to beat. I enjoy the change of seasons, but Fall is probably my favorite.

[@SamuelFike-g2p]

Beautiful Farm , Great for your family gatherings

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks! Yes, it's perfect for when our whole family is here. Plenty of room to spread out and lots of fun for the grandkids.

[@aprilmogensen]

I enjoyed seeing the farm & layout (thanks for sharing). It all looks great. You all are such a cute couple!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks so much for the kind words. We're glad you enjoyed the farm tour. Have a very Happy New Year!

[@rosasalas1437]

Nice love your bee s your chinkens too.😊

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

The chickens are definitely my favorite.

[@tammystewart7615]

I love chickems! Would love to have some of my own one day😊

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

I love my 'girls' too. I wanted chickens for a long time and that's one of the reasons we wound up on the farm. Thanks for watching!

[@margaretreid612]

Your farm is absolutely beautiful. You have the life I always dreamed of living.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks for the kind words. We may have got started on this later in life, but we're loving it. Hopefully someday you will be able to live the life you dream of. 💚

[@susiesalazar7360]

Thank you for the tour. You have a beautiful farm/home. My husband and I have been looking and looking and continue to look for the perfect forever home. We currently live in Colorado and hoping to find something either here or in Wyoming. One day…I know that day will come one day. I’m living our dream currently through you. Once again, thank you for sharing.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thank you so much for the kind words. We hope you find your forever home. We are very thankful that we found our farm.

[@shant2885]

Go Grandma go! Lol Great video, yous have a beautiful farm❤

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

This Grandma will have fun driving at any speed. Thanks for watching and for the encouragement.

[@eastsidemuu]

Mashallah (God willed it) ... beautiful ❤

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

It's definitely a blessing from God. Thanks for watching.

[@carolkantner1770]

Beautiful farm.. the porch and fire pit #1

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks! We do love our front porch....and the grandkids love the fire pit because they get to eat smores. 😁

[@carolkantner1770]

@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 oh yes. Hot dogs and smores on mine too

[@geoffoutdoors]

Such a beautiful place, guys! Take care of it! What a blessing :)

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks....we love our farm. We will definitely continue caring for it and hopefully our kids will continue the tradition. Thanks for watching!

[@cherylheffelfinger8421]

So enjoy your videos. Can't wait for the upcoming holiday videos.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Glad you enjoy them. We're looking forward to all of the holiday activities and decorating our old farmhouse. There will most likely be some videos about that.

[@TheSanderson1962]

Beautiful farm! I'd be having that buck in the freezer!!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We're going to set up a trail cam to see if he comes back. We have other farms and woods around us, but we often see deer.

[@tinaprins244]

Hazelnuts! I’ll be excited to see those.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We've never grown nut trees so it will be a bit of a learning experience. (As the last 4 years have been. :) )

[@tinaprins244]

My parents had a small variety of filbert tree in Chester County growing up. It only gave small nuts that were more bitter. But it was so cool to pick and eat them any way.

[@janetgrooms]

Great video ❤

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Glad you liked it!!

[@lakesidehomesteadwithdavea5757]

Lovely...Dave and I moved to our Lake a few years ago. The Lake is Daves dream mine was a farm so I'm getting my fill watching your videos.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Actually Donny would probably LOVE to live on a lake. He enjoys boating and fishing. I guess the perfect life would be a farm on a lake??? Thanks for watching. I'm gonna check out your channel.

[@lakesidehomesteadwithdavea5757]

@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 yes...we talked about looking for a property like that but prices up here are insane...We have plans for our little one acre property here next year. Unfortunately no chickens...people don't want people to have them..Anyways, my daughter has chickens so we are lucky enough to get fresh eggs on occasion. Stay well.

[@talithamartindale2011]

So beautiful and well cared for

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks! We love the farm and have enjoyed improving it.

[@jarr2800]

My dream farm.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We are thrilled that we found this property and are extremely thankful for it.

[@patthomas4549]

I discovered your farm a little over a week ago. I have been binge watching your videos ever since. I really enjoy watching the two of you sharing your beautiful life together. I will soon be done watching all of your past videos and will then have to wait eagerly to watch new ones. Enjoy the fall weather!!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We're so glad you found us and are enjoying our videos. Thanks for the kind words. This Fall weather is WONDERFUL after all of the 90 degree days we had this past summer. Thanks for watching!

[@ryloncross6207]

Cool video of the Lord has blessed you!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We are definitely blessed....and VERY thankful.

[@kokomieko]

Happy fall, Brenda and Don! Beautiful property, and love the Chick Inn 😊

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Happy Fall to you too. We are very thankful for this amazing property.

[@billie-jotravels7731]

What a beautiful place to live. I look forward to watching your video's I am still watching your older ones though as I am a new subscriber. Brenda I love your video's on canning and the one on the homemade granola ♥I have gotten all the ingredients and will be making some this weekend. Thank you for sharing.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

So glad you found us. Thanks for the kind words. You will definitely enjoy the granola. Enjoy!

[@Donnammcnally]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks! We're amazed at how well it all came together.

[@nancycolbert2703]

You can tell a lot about people by how they treat their animals. Well done! What is the “tunnel “ used for? This is not just a farm it is a commercial compound. You both should be proud what you have accomplished in a short time.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks....we do try to give our animals a good life. The chickens are definitely 'pampered'. We use the high tunnel for warm season crops. It's great for tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. It allows us to control the amount of water the plants get, which can prevent tomatoes from cracking. We can also get crops in the ground earlier than in the main garden as well as grow some crops over the winter, ie. spinach, kale and lettuce. It's not heated, but if there is a late or early cold snap, we can heat it during the night to keep temps above freezing. We had to do that this last spring. Here's a video of how we kept things alive through that late freeze : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHaYaXaXlK6sa5Y

[@beadwright]

One cool grandma! (Mine never rode a 4 wheeler!) I love the wildflower meadow with native grasses especially.

[@nancycolbert2703]

@@beadwright bet the bees love it also.

[@greggriffin1]

Great vid, and a really nice farm, lots of hard work for sure and it never stops. We live in n.e.texas on a farm so we know. deer can rub out trees in one season, and wild hogs can chew up the roots, not sure if you all have the hogs like we do, if so only one way of fixing it is traps. Anyway, just came across your vid, and wanted to say something..God bless

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

No, we do not have the wild hogs here, yet. I heard they are very destructive. Deer hunting is becoming more difficult as homes are being built on a neighboring farm that sold. I've been to Dallas a few times...nice big farms and ranches outside of the urban areas. Thanks for watching. Oh....love the BBQ in TX!!

[@lassie7777]

Wow what a great improvement you guys have done!! It looks like a different place now. Looking forward to extending your orchard. Wish we could grow nut trees. We have to have a 8 foot deer fence to keep them out of the garden. I have done an electic fence around the fruit trees.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks!! We actually have a 3-D fence around our garden. The inside fence is 6 ft, but the outer fence is only 3 feet high. They could easily jump it, but apparently they don't have good depth perception so they hit the outside fence and can't tell if the distance between is 1 foot or 10 feet. They are afraid of getting caught in the middle. So far it's worked for 4 years. Fingers crossed that it keeps working.

[@stacihill2528]

Beautiful

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks!!

[@Bealle66]

Very nice place beautiful area, do you put your silage in the silo? Farmers rule 💪🏼👨🏼‍🌾

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks! No, we don't put silage in the silo. We did give the cornstalks to the cows directly and they enjoyed them very much. Yes, farmers rule! 🙂

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

❤ beautiful!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thank you! 😊

[@lisanowakow3688]

Just remind him you are a grandma and you can drive at whatever speed you want. ❤ I imagine from the rubs you have several bucks.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Very true...grandmas can do whatever they want...haha. With the corn coming down there isn't as much cover for the deer so it will be interesting to see if he/they come back.

[@erichowe1954]

This is the best looking homestead! My idea of my future homestead! It’s clear you put a lot of brain power into this. I love it! May I ask what you use the field corn for? Also, ever consider adding additional animals?

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We send roughly 3000 bushels off to market. It then goes into the open corn market for many various uses.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Also, thanks for the kind words. We hope you find your homestead and can enjoy this kind of lifestyle. We love it!

[@stacyk.3402]

Love the property! You guys did a fabulous job laying it all out. We also live in Pa(southeast.) we had to plant our paw paw grove in the shade of other trees(40 year old walnuts) till they are more mature (like 5-10 years old.) the first ones we planted got too much sun and died. Will you build shade shelter for them?

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thanks! We're happy with how it all came together. PA is a beautiful place to live. We're in Mechanicsburg, near Harrisburg. As for the Paw Paws, yes, we'll provide shade for them. Right now I have 5 of them in my 'nursery' in the garden and they have been covered with shade cloth. We'll try to plant larger trees around them to also give them a little shade.

[@christasmicroflowerfarm2695]

You really are an amazing couple and have created a beautiful farm. I wish you all the best for the coming years and enjoy the videos very much down here in Australia.🦘🕊🐨🦜

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Thank you for the kind words. We're glad you enjoy our videos on the other side of the Earth. We're very thankful for our farm. 🙂

[@annaoberhauser3383]

Great video! Always fun to see farms in the Fall 🍁 …..speaking of growing new trees, here in Ohio, the butternut is trying to make a come back. Do you have them in Pennsylvania? Also, what were your jobs before homesteading can I ask? Love your videos 🎃

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We aren't familiar with butternut trees. We have quite a few black walnut trees on the farm. In reading about the butternuts it might be worth getting some to try. Thanks for the idea. Before homesteading Donny was an insurance executive for 35 years and I (Brenda) have had several small businesses over the years. I'm still operating a small handcrafted jewelry business. We're glad you enjoy our videos. We enjoy sharing our 'adventure' with others.

[@dreamagood8321]

I want a farm so bad .

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

We were very lucky/blessed to get this one. We got it right before the pandemic hit and things went crazy. We're VERY thankful for the farm.

[@dreamagood8321]

@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764 yes , you are very blessed , it’s a beautiful place ❤️

[@AlexWaardenburg]

9:48 Getting a little close to those wires!

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Yeah, he tends to forget about the wires.....😳

[@deedavies887]

Can I ask, did you move next door to your daughter, or did both houses get bought together? It’s lovely to see you helping each other out with the kids and the work. Do you just have a daughter, or does she have siblings? I know I’m being nosey but I just love the professional way you present your videos together! Was one of you an IT professional before the farm? Keep up the good work, some of us can only dream of your lifestyle (although we are considering retiring to France to get more land, I miss not having chickens (or chucks as we call them).

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Hi again. When we bought the farm 4 years ago the plan was to divide the 42 acres into 4 sections and then each of our 3 children would purchase one of the lots from us. So far two have done that and the third one is planning on doing it when his daughter graduates from high school. Our daughter built her house 2 years ago. It is absolutely wonderful to have the family close by. Our two sons live close by already, but I think they will all wind up living on the farm at some point. Neither of us were in IT. We've learned by experimenting (and making lots of mistakes) If you watch some of our early videos, they were pretty rough. Donny has an artistic side and is great at photography and I've loved learning how to do the editing. I hope you are able to get more land and get chickens again. We bought the farm 1 year after he retired. Many of our friends think we're a bit crazy, but if we are, I wouldn't change a thing. Thanks for watching and you're not nosy at all. :)

[@briggsyontheridge3598]

You'll have to set up a game camera to see how big that buck is.

[@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764]

Hi there. He's actually hoping to get a trail cam working and try to catch a pic of it. It did a fair amount of damage so had to be a decent size.