Keeping the Connection with REAL Food Alive!

[@jeremyreynolds3434]

We are very excited that our kids want to learn how to process chickens this year. All four of them are in their 20s now. Let's hope and pray this goes well.

[@pamburgess2489]

I love that you’re thinking towards educating your grandkids. I think it’s critical to teach the new generations where food comes from.

[@kaybusby7507]

Your family is so blessed that you are planning for not only your future but for theirs. Thank you for sharing

[@bobbyberry5559]

The American way 😊

[@growingwithgracehomestead]

I am 63 years old.And I have been homesteading for over forty-three years. On my channel, especially the shorts. I like to inspire people to include their grandchildren, where their food came from. He is now 2 years old and helps me collect process our food. It's such a bonding time to look forward to you, two to have with your grandchildren.

[@stephanieg5195]

I truly appreciate how y’all pay attention to making each section of your homestead beautiful as well as productive! Thank you for sharing!

[@Rob-jv1kr]

I watch all the time. I just wanted to say I have really appreciated the last two I have seen. The foraging and berryville . Thanks

[@sherryswift1660]

Drone footage!! How cool! You guys are really stepping it up! 👏 👍😎

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Still learning how to use it but I thought that footage looked pretty cool. Thanks! - Kevin

[@bobbyberry5559]

​@@LivingTraditionsHomestead they are GREAT for checking the property 😀

[@PatriciaHoule-s6q]

Love your channel, watch it all the time. Thank you for your inspiration!

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Thank you!

[@lorimcmichael5846]

City girl here, I know my great grandmother had a “victory “ garden in the city and was the go to person for the neighborhood on how to grow, preserve etc… she was also the one everyone went to for medicinal herb uses.( she was from Ireland originally) I really wish that the subsequent generations would have kept the tradition and knowledge going! In our current environment, political, environmental etc….it so important that you pass your skills on to the next generations so they are not lost! Good for you and your family!

[@jeanniewright2554]

WOWZERS!! First year grapes and berries! What a treat!!

[@jennybateacher]

I just love all the scenic panoramic shots you’ve been doing lately. Great job! Growing and learning every day!

[@barbinokieland4273]

I just love watching you two 😊

[@organicgal7751]

I like Stark Brothers. I have ordered many plants and trees from them. All lived. The grapes and berries look great with the borders

[@HorseyGal4ever]

Kevin and Sarah, are Remarkable Role Models for the Homesteading life style.🥰😇

[@lindapoulin-k7x]

ITS ALWAYS A JOY TO WATCH YOU BOTH

[@jennbidwelledwardson2885]

Good morning! Hard at work as usual. You're also living by example what it means to be good stewards to your kids(I'm sure this has been a life-long lesson), you're creating a legacy for future generations of your family & others in your circle of influence. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@lucieengen7046]

Wow, that looks fantastic! Those plants will be so happy and will reward you next year. Can’t wait to see how well they do. Take care ❤.

[@colleenfrancis5899]

You make it look so easy from the comfort of my air conditioned living room! This video will be sooooo helpful! I really needed to see the pruning and training of grape vines. I have two out of control vines. I really like how you have weed control around them also. Nice job!

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Thank you!

[@januarysdaughter6664]

❤ Southern Illinois here. I love Stark Brothers. Everything I buy from them is fantastic! Also, I bought some Adjvarsky seeds for next spring! I can't wait to try them. ❤

[@ravenmoon1165]

I love this channel! Ty for sharing with us

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Our pleasure!

[@bobcole3852]

When you use weedeater, pay attention to rotation of the "string" so that your cuttings fly away from where you don't want it

[@JmarieD]

It's so neat and tidy! Beautiful. The drone footage was fun too. Congrats on the unexpected berries. Y'all are inspiring

[@carolhamilton5164]

My fall red raspberries produce way more than in the spring. I am still harvesting. I keep thinking they are going to be out of berries, but there are still more. Mine Deffinately need some managing though as lots are on the ground. So glad you posted this. ❤️🙏

[@sueramsey7031]

My concord grapes and blackberries have been gone for quite a while. That looks great, and will make harvesting very easy.

[@btsbwl7264]

What a heartfelt video. I would say more but my heart is currently melting from the love emanating from your genuine words. Well done you guys. This is true success ❤

[@gerrymarmee3054]

My husband and I are in our 70’s and are sure busy with grandkids. Wouldn’t have it any other way. We have the chance to be a positive influence.

[@angiexenodohiarys9360]

You have a beautiful homestead, I love the way you arranged it, so nice and neat, good job guys it looks stunning💖💖💖

[@leekent3325]

Those grapes look delicious! I started 2 small grape plants. I was excited to see 2 bunches but soon as they were almost ready a squirrel or chipmunk got them!

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Time to have squirrel for dinner! lol.

[@leekent3325]

@@LivingTraditionsHomestead 😂

[@anneo3754]

The berry patch is looking great! I'm hoping you made a grapevine wreath for your door with some of those grapevines 😊

[@tennmcclain]

That was a lot of hard work, but a job very well done. I always love your faith based t-shirts, Sarah. Today's your t-shirts is one of my favorites. Start your day with prayer AND coffee😊 God bless!

[@kingscairn]

Our rabbits get grape vine prunings - they love em ( sweet potato vines too )

[@jeanburgin160]

Looks so very good!!!

[@pammcbride9691]

Just plain lovely!!!!

[@marciaolson4878]

Great job you guys! It looks beautiful and very promising for you for next year. I also love Sarah how you comb down your Jersey, calming for you both!❤❤❤❤

[@srg6532]

I absolutely love your ideas with the cattle panels, mesh, and pressure treated lumber. I plan to incorporate my large wagon wheels on top of heavy duty pipe, for posts into mine as well. The wheels are John Deere yellow and the pipe is John Deere green. I already had them made but wanted a good design and now you have given it to me. Thanks!

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

Memories are in the past by definition. Dwelling on memories is to be living in the past. We must always have a goal to work towards.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

We agree.

[@lanaarpin6540]

So happy to hear you discuss coping with your empty nest. I remember being worried about our first vacation without kids. Were we really going to have a good time one on one for a full week, 24/7? One of our best vacations ever. We make a point of doing things together when possible, but it takes thought and deliberation. We’ve been married 53 years.

[@EA28RN]

Looks great! 🎉

[@shirleyb.618]

Looks amazing. Bet you all can't wait to taste those raspberries.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

We ate them for the next few days and they were amazing!

[@mindycollier9087]

Those fruit plants look beautiful and you were very blessed to get some fruit on the first year!! Next year you will have more grapes and berries than you know what to do with!! With blueberries just know that those plants are very picky about the soil!! Love the drone footage and yes the summer is lingering on lol!!

[@randypyatt5649]

It looks very beautiful and neat.

[@Bama_J]

Good morning

[@cynthiastortz585]

Empty nesting is a hard thing at first. Adjusting to cooking and putting up less takes time. You are doing it right! The next generation is more than worth time and effort. God bless!

[@EphemeralProductions]

All the animals are so cute! Good videos of them. :) 😊❤. Especially the curious alert piggie! 🥰

[@cindyrogers4206]

The plants look nice and neat

[@sharongiesbrecht8417]

Everything looks so good. You will have lots of berries for jam. Fantastic

[@marygrott8095]

Those grapes look great!

[@preschoolhomestead]

We got some surprise raspberries off the plants we put in this spring as well.

[@herdis1524]

I love the drone shots!

[@anutk8751]

I hope Sara makes GRAPEVINE WREATHS with those unwanted branches

[@VictoriaPerreault]

LOL! Kevin, I agree with you! Trimming off new growth hurts my heart, even though it is for the betterment of the crop. I work hard just to get new growth; it seems wrong to cut it off.

[@marilynhamilton5374]

Cool drone pics!

[@jeffreymiller1350]

Awesome job you guys!!! Great video as always. Thank you!!!

[@christinerakela1306]

Love this!!!!

[@deborahmallabone1387]

It looks so neat 😊

[@shellycarter155]

Your work looks amazing!!!

[@lajhome65]

Glad to see you are not making the mistake I did with the blackberries . My branches grew to 15 feet, got tangled, and leaned over and pegged into the ground. I have back issues, and discovered I could take the strongest 2 for 3 shoots in each cluster. I clipped them at head height and attached to my wire.. As side shoots got too long, I cut the tips. Then that branch put out side shoots. I trimmed away any lower branches that required me to bend over. The result was a kind of umbrella shape that was loaded with berries this summet.

[@iartistdotme]

Did you put the wood on top of the weed cloth or on the grass next to the weed cloth? I just couldn't tell but kept thinking how will you replace the weed cloth (if/when needed) if you put it on the cloth? It looks so nice AND the plants look like they can breath in lots of fresh air. Sure love watching how you two improve your piece of land every year. Congrats on a job well done.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

It’s on top. If/when the cloth needs to be replaced we will have to remove the logs and put them back down. The cloth should last many years though before that needs to be done.

[@lathambuildinggrouplatham40]

Oh my gosh So nice and tidy! You are so inspiring to so many! Thanks for sharing your ideas with us. PS. I enjoyed the aerial view of the orchard! Blessings from north central Texas! I find it interesting that we have such similar weather patterns. This is just one of the reasons I find your channel so helpful.😉❤️

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@kathleenconte3360]

The thornless blackberry you should not cut the tops off. You must train the stems as they grow the first year. You have the trellis so just bend next years growth to the trellis.

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

The grass at my home would send a rhizome under the weed fabric and send shoots up through every hole. (like around your plants)

[@terryhenderson424]

When the soil is workable, consider running a narrower tined rototiller on the grass side of your wood framed, landscape fabriced, berry and grape runs. The concept is to break-up and disrupt the rooting and riazomes of the grasses. Optionally rake the grass clump with thier roots and riazomes. Try also for a late fall tilling to expose roots and seeds to the cold winter temps. Some people till once a month for the first hear from as eae,y in thenhear as possible to as late in thenhear as possible and then mid winter if you get a dry week or two.

[@wayne2091]

I have learned you get grapes on second year vine. and you cut off the producing branch and grow a new branch for next years crop.

[@monicajans8651]

Looks so nice. By the way, I do enjoy both of your t -shirts!

[@benjo9703]

Could you take a leaf blower and blow off the "soil" on your fabric??

[@joyces.9021]

Sarah and Kevin, do you ever use grape leaves in your pickles? I heard they are rich in tannins which help keep pickles crisp. Or am I wrong about that?

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

We have heard that also but haven’t tried it. Maybe next year we will. Cucumbers are all done for this year.

[@cyclemaster46]

France had bug that destroyed the vineyards. Missouri grapes reestablish the vineyards. VINO!

[@ravenmoon1165]

I love makin dolmades and that requires grape leaves that are brined. Are you planning on saving them? I'm already commenting on this as you're trimming the grape please. I'm having my way to the end. I'm too eager so maybe you will answer that but I don't want to lose that train of thought. Great. Please are so wonderful.

[@dieag8273]

In 1980, I was given two 100 year old concord grapes. They were the seeded type. I never pruned them. They grew over e everything. One of the harvests , I didn't pick every cluster, I got over 40 pounds of grapes. Makes the best jellies and juice. I know everyone is different but I cringe at pruning. Best wishes

[@karentrokey3852]

How many wells have you dug for your farm?

[@terryhenderson424]

Do consider some pruning propagation of both your grapes and all of your berry vines. If nothing else, some of those rocky areas on other parts of your property could probably support at least the grapes; traditional grapes grow well in rocky places with poor soil. Certainly many types of black berries grow well in less than hospitable conditions. But, consider trying if you can get some of them to naturalize untended else where on your property for human amd critter foraging. PS - i don't know about the legalities of it but maybe grape and berry starts would sell with the seedlings at the Farmer's Market as well.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

Great ideas!

[@terryhenderson424]

Look into grapes from the world of wine making or viners. In the world of wine making therenis a premium put on grapes that make it to the first frost or so; it changes the sugar structure and sweetness. Old school Concorde grapes and grape juice (juice, not wine unless something happened to the seal) makers also swore by the grapes that could make it to first frost. - I have no idea how expensive they are, do know some are much less costly than others, but you might want to check into the sugar testers for grapes still on the vine.

[@kathybiddle9006]

Can you please tell me where you got your original large red cherry seeds? I tried them this year and like you I got small tomatoes that cracked bad. I have learned so much from y’all. I have grown ajvarski peppers for 3 years now. Also emerald giants. And ozark red peppers. Thank you!!

[@z144000]

Wonderful. Thank you Kevin & Sarah. This world is about to go down hill. Good news is that the Rapture is also soon to happen. ( between October 16th & November 20th. Have courage & Trust Christ for everything. God is good. God Bless you all in Love. Maranatha ! ( shared to f/b )

[@dianewebb738]

How many usable acres do you guys have there...cattle and gardens and fruit trees and bushes ? Would love to setup a property here in WV like yours and curious how many acres I need to look for.

[@suedavis9571]

Wondering if you still raise rabbits? Haven’t seen them for a long time.

[@LivingTraditionsHomestead]

We have taken a little break from rabbits but are scheduled to get some new ones in just a couple weeks!

[@deltorres2100]

We are Empty nesters and I actually don’t have farm animals But I have a large garden .. having a garden is a lot of work. It’s in itself but I enjoy it. I tried to figure out what task I’m going to do. I have a front yard garden and a backyard and it’s pretty big in the back and I’m in the process of making two more beds, but my grandbaby that’s two years old is always with me in the back and she loves it hoping that she’ll get that from me.. we’ve been eating a lot that we grow. I got a lot of melons coming and we went through potatoes already. We do the asparagus yard long green beans, cucumbers I can 29 cans of pickles. I am really busy and I do my own preserves as much as I can I’m planning trees to give me fruit. I have a pear tree for 20 years and I get about 200 pounds. Could you not a fruit from that and I process a lot of it into preserves jelly and jam.. I just planted my onions and also all the cold collards cabbage all kinds of stuff. I have peppers like crazy and I freeze a lot of them but I cook with a lot of peppers so it’s coming along. I enjoy it. Keep me busy if I’m at home, we are gonna be going on a trip Husband.,just to get away

[@icie1504]

I absolutely loved this video! 💘 Questions: do you fertilize your berries & grapes? And if so, how, when, and with what since you have landscape fabric down? Also, I have a grapevine along my farm fence, didn't realize the weight but hoping pruning & posts will help. They have fruited & ripened very dark this year but the hundreds of clusters are tiny like peas. Is that normal? I think they're concords. Loving you guys since the big C year, keep on keeping on❤

[@bobcole3852]

I would think that two branches each way would double harvest?

[@kathybolger3939]

Grapes look great but I always thought it was only gm grapes didn't have seeds? Can you please explain

[@roxanneheusdens8051]

Which direction do your rows go; eat/west or north/ south?

[@victorenecahill9840]

I would like to ask you a question. Why would you get seedless grapes? I thought the idea was to grow for the future? Would it not be better to plant seeded grapes so that you can use the seeds to grow more in the future or to give to other people so that they can grow for their futures? I have watched you now for many years and you have helped me to do things in a workable way that I could afford. Thank you for all you do. Blessings to you and all yours.

[@CassieDavis613]

Usually done by cuttings or grafting.

[@pammohler3253]

🌸🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌸

[@kathybiddle9006]

You never answered the last video about where you got your original large red cherry seeds .could you please let us know. What I got were very little and split awful. They said large red cherry.

[@marycountry]

👍🏻😊❤️

[@danhandke5012]

👍👏🏻❤️🙏💪👍

[@gerrymarmee3054]

Perhaps, other area children can come see “real” food. You never know what God has in store for you.

[@mekay235]

🍇🍇🍇🍇🍷🍷💗💗

[@wallaceloper637]

Maybe they be on a different planet. just saying

[@catj6034]

People believe Jesus is Coming Back Soon.