Off Grid Life | Mud up to our knees.. Almost

Episode sixteen, in which Mathias goes down south and Tova goes up north
Moses Vlog: / moselaura
The place where Tova has her internship in this vlog: www.svedjanost.se
This is a vlog about our struggles and joys of living off the grid in the forests of Jämtland, Sweden.
If you like what you see and want to support us you can do so here: / talasbuan :)
Come say hi to us on Instagram:
Tova: / tovachr
Mathias: / javrri
Talasbuan: / talasbuan
Blog in Swedish:
www.talasbuan.com

[@shawnaweesner3759]

I think this is the way business should be done - the fabood (sp) way, almost always. When the goal of any business is to grow more and more, and take over the market, this is bad for everyone. It is especially bad for animals. Society is healthiest when we have a bunch of small, well run businesses that meet up with other small businesses and share ideas. If a village has 5 small cheese shops by different families, the variety is astounding, and this is what makes life interesting.

[@pazzmatt]

These videos make me feel so calm. I watch them when I need to find peace. I have a lot of chaos in my life. A lot. Your videos help me cope. Thank you.

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you so much, your words are a big encouragement and makes us very happy. I wish you a beautiful day and that your chaos will calm dow, its not easy being in the eye of an storm. /Tova

[@bhaskar1303]

Same here. These are like therapy sessions.

[@carolexo7269]

I have to say it was a joy to see Matthias laughing with his friends at the Birthday party! And Tova at her cheese school/apprenticeship was VERY interesting. Way to go you two💗

[@eco35758]

✌️♥️ I am new to your vlog, I really enjoy the beauty and the pace. I live in Alabama in USA. I HAVE 6 dairy goats and am learning to make hard cheese. The chèvre is easy and very good. I add lemon and sugar to the whey for a refreshing summer drink. I just became a small patron to support what you do. I am 67 yrs old and homesteading myself. 🙏

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you so much Cynthia, means so much

[@rickgreen9936]

Talent, skills, ambition, vision....you two are carving out a wonderful life. Keep the spirit.

[@Talasbuan]

hmm.. I hardly ever know what I'm doing :) But mostly everything works out in the end /Mathias

[@rickgreen9936]

You don’t have to (or can) know everything about what you are doing, the important thing is “you are doing!” and I agree, everything is working out very well!

[@alfaman4113]

I like how your wife is so motivated to learn all the aspects of farming

[@annapantera8925]

Wow, I didn't know that goat skin is blue from the inside! Thanks for showing us.

[@alfaman4113]

It’s so nice to know that a person can leave everything for 3 days so he can spend time with his best friend for his birthday. I wish I had a friend like you Mathias. Moussa looks like a good mate, I notice from some of your vlogs that he is always around to help you when you need it

[@g.christelbecker6349]

I do want to continue watching. Peaceful and beautiful! Thank you.

[@metroplexchl]

So proud of you both for working towards your dreams.

[@annebyers3742]

You said you needed to build a skateboard ramp among the trees and I couldn’t agree more!!! It’s really important for us to take time to to the things that make us feel alive! It keeps our minds fresh and active and releases dopamine which makes us happy!

[@imaloserdude7227]

You do a great job of showing the challenges of life off grid with animals along side the pleasurable moments and achievements. And, it is cool to see you doing HARD things, learning what it takes and making it happen. So many people won't take such chances because they lack your adventurous spirit, your patient approach, and your attention to detail.

[@darrinmoneer8518]

Thank you two for sharing your life

[@rosielee6390]

Always enjoying watching your videos. Thank you for sharing

[@Mynameisthesenuts49]

You got them skate board skills..killing it.. And Your videography skills and b-roll and editing is amazing

[@summerwood619]

I always look forward to your videos, both of you are so pleasing to watch.

[@scarlettskies100]

great video....ive never seen such chilled out sheep ...just perfect thankyou

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you :)

[@Svernon2k41]

at 24:26 they're called rafters in English. A raft is a flat, open boat. I think it is endearing how you care so much for all of your animals. In English the plural of sheep is just sheep (not Sheeps); and in the word lamb, the b is silent - so it's pronounced lam.

[@TroyFutureExpat]

I just recently found your channel. I really enjoy watching you two. You both are wise beyond your years.

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you so much for your kind words :)

[@Lutra62]

Nice video again. We enjoy your stories and life!

[@cassityart7001]

Thanks for the beautiful video. Vocational studies like making artisan cheese are very rare in the US. There was an attempt of industry to create a mono culture where everyone from everywhere is exactly the same. Americans are rejecting that choosing instead to return to independent craft. Families happily raise and grow foods that are unique and regional. That way we all look forward to visiting and buying from each other. I can see that kind of independence in you creating your own industry even if it is small. Maybe you will create a website to purchase and ship the cheeses you make to the US. 🧀📬! That would be lovely.

[@Talasbuan]

Its such a lovely development and i believe that Sweden also are heading there, slowly but step by step. It would be so nice to have such a website, but I'm not sure about the rules that would apply selling to the US, with the unpasteurised milk and all, i will check into it! Thank you for writing to us and for your kind words, mean the world to us! /Tova

[@leal536]

@@Talasbuan Where I live in the Northwest part of the US, just south of British Columbia Canada, we have a difficult time purchasing raw unpasteurized milk and the local small farmers have been plagued by inspectors and government officials when they want to sell that. The only way around it is for a couple or 3 people to purchase a cow or shares in a cow and keep it at the farmer's farm. Then we can go out and milk and bring our milk home because we "own" the cow. Still not an easy task.

[@Talasbuan]

@@leal536 oh, interesting. It is the first time I've heard about how it is with raw milk in Canada. Here we have some weird rule that the farmer can sell 70 liters (just a made up number) per week directly from the farm, but he/she has to inform you written on paper that it is dangerous and that the buyer has to cook the milk when they come home. Ridiculous. This website is intresting: www.realmilk.com/ These podcasts about real milk are intresting as well: www.westonaprice.org/podcast/151-is-raw-milk-safe/ www.westonaprice.org/podcast/10-raw-milk-one-story/ www.westonaprice.org/podcast/raw-milk-revealed/ www.westonaprice.org/podcast/36-protecting-food-freedom/ www.westonaprice.org/podcast/104-raw-milk-move/

[@leal536]

@@Talasbuan I am actually in the USA just south of Canada though. I would love to be able to get some raw milk for butter, yogurt, cream cheese and other cheeses. But if I can find it, it is too expensive for my budget.

[@pollyanne9973]

I am a new subscriber and came upon your channel by chance. It looks most interesting and I look forward to watching and sharing your journey. Thank you for sharing. Carole England. U.K.

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you for your kind words! We look forward to have you with us here as we share the journey :)

[@pollyanne9973]

It will be a pleasure. It is amazing how you are building your house. I am in awe of your independance and strengths. Good luck to you. :0)

[@MordSid]

amazing how the place changes during the seasons!

[@YaYaLee]

I use wood shavings/saw dust on my chicken coop floors too, smells a lot better in there when you freshen it up

[@greeneyeslima1]

Mathias, your photography is incredible!! you should make a book! I am sure there might be many editors that will love to work with you pictures! I really love them!

[@lorenzoutdoor1066]

Hej! Nice Vlog! I did not expect that you are such a good skater 👍🏻

[@loriflori]

Me, neither! Such a different world than the natural, slow pace serenity of farm life. Was quite the surprise!

[@MoseLaura]

Thanks för coming to my birthday! :) and your vlogs just keeps getting better! 👍

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you for a great couple of days! :)

[@cliveoldfield9904]

So strange to see you out of the forest, it at times almost feels like you were born into the forest. To see you skateboard was so surreal....amazing, you looked very happy too, childlike happy!! You must build a ramp when you have all your projects finished.... ...... ........ 💚🤍🧡🍀

[@dRb33f]

Wow, look how far you've both come since this vlog. Do you ever look back over these and see the accomplishments you both have made 🤩 It's so nice to see you both eager to learn and better yourselves Tova the cheese master and Mathias the master butcher💕

[@alfrednorte2291]

Beautiful video, love to watch your blogs. Thank you for sharing

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you for your kind words! :)

[@artgirlsreality]

It was nice to see your lives outside of the Forest. I am enjoy all the vlogs. I have watched them in order too. Thank you for sharing it all!! Your music choices work well. The new lambs are cutie.

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you so much, im glad you're liking it!

[@Daytona2]

I completely agree with you about not using gravel! :) It was good to see a little of another kind of life, when you went to see Mose

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Thank you for another wonderful video. If you were asking for an English translations, two years later: A) a tanned animal skin with fur/wool/hair still on that is tanned used to be called "pelt" (or "hide", but that may imply just the leather) B) a business that is huge (& successful), perhaps either "commercial" or "capitalistic" might be a good one translation Whether you use words I am used to or not, I appreciate you using English so very much! I also enjoy learning terms/words in your own two languages. More than that, the descriptions you both give, in words and pictures bridge any vocabulary gaps. Throughout it all, you communicate in an/a accessible, wholesome, amenable style.

[@joshlownsbrough8837]

Just come across your videos watching from vlog 1 & I must say you guys are inspirational your English is brilliant. I will be up to date with your videos soon 😃

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you so much Josh!

[@25onething]

Thank you for sharing your life. These videos are wonderful.

[@alfaman4113]

The amount of effort and dedication you and your husband apply to farming you will be very successful in your creamery business

[@janette292]

Love all videos,live the dream!

[@johnmanning4577]

Thank you, Mathias. I enjoyed watching very much. You and Tova are moving your story forward at a beautiful pace...not to fast...not too slow. Here it is February 2021 and I know I could jump to the present. But why? This is a book that cannot be read in any order and be properly savored. Thank you, Tova.

[@asiam7436]

omg everything you both do is brilliant. I've been sharing your outstanding videos on social media. Crazy crazy good. Thank you so much. I always watch them more than once.

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you for your kind words! :) We appreciate it! /Mathias

[@jerrycoleman2610]

Mathias & Tova, Awesome videos, really enjoyed watching and seeing Tova’s internship making cheese and hearing the playing of the piano, thanks for sharing your video.!.!.!.

[@cricketmcclure3458]

Such a love-ly video! Thank you for sharing your enviable life activities!

[@johnblake3863]

I really enjoyed your trip and your friends and discovering your skateboard prowess (skills) Mathias. Thanks for sharing about your schooling, Tova. Cheese making seems to be exciting and have lots of possibilities for you in the future. I have only been to Sweden one time, in 1969 so I enjoy seeing your country.

[@pl4neta229]

hi you both! thank you for every video u share! in this lockdow, folow the beauty (and hard work) in your live help me to keep the mind!

[@martasztahura934]

wow..what a talent..you are..congratulations for the artisan school..you are really amazing

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you so much!

[@franmullins3208]

Another GREAT video...you were really good on that skate board, seven years? You never lost your talent. I'm giving you two thumbs up. Thank you for sharing your time and hard work for viewers like me to enjoy. Looking forward to your next video. Love 🌴Florida, USA

[@Talasbuan]

Well thank you! I spent more time on the board than off it in my teens, so it was frustrating because in my head I could do a lot more than my feet and balance allowed me now :) But I guess it would come back to me quickly. /Mathias

[@annebyers3742]

Had no idea you skateboard! Very cool! Such a change from the everyday at the farm!

[@pautjevandaag]

Hi Mathias and Tova. I lately discovered your vlogs and decided to watch them all, starting from the beginning. I totally admire what your two are doing, and your English is excellent, don't worry. I'm looking forward to see all the developments in time. Very, very good job, you guys are so real and such hard workers!

[@lisalynn1]

You look good on that skate board!

[@themurrrr]

I look forward to seeing the development of your own creamery and Tova’s cheese adventures.

[@kimmurphy6864]

You might can sift the gravel n small rocks from your land to put on the muddy places ..... great idea about putting a ditch in the middle and then covering it up with forest floor.... beautiful

[@davidwear1461]

It’s very interesting seeing how the skateboarder becomes the off grid homesteader!

[@CraigsOverijse]

I know it’s just a quick look in but your coup it is super I used to love taking that thick layer from my hens and adding it to other organic stuff to make very rich soil for growing veg and flowers it can be smelly work but the compost after is so useful

[@arlenenonato9448]

Great vlog. Perfect! Love watching.🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@kimmurphy6864]

You can take beautiful pictures out of books and hang on your walls for artwork 🖼

[@SanIgnacioBCS]

Awesome skateboarding. No wonder you were comfortable working the rafters of the new house.

[@Svernon2k41]

it's nice to see you having fun skate boarding and really enjoying yourself. I think elbow and knee pads are required at skate-board parks here in the USA.

[@paulabowen6077]

Mathias I am sure many will follow your example!You are a great help in this world at the moment.A couple like you does not exist!Who takes care kf Ivar when Your wife attends courses?I would love to knit jumpers for Ivar but we do not know where you live and I understand you want peace and calm!All my love to you and your family!Please keep it up!God bless you!💚☘

[@bluesanc88]

You both are such perfect partners in life! love your vlogs!

[@patriciamasterson4721]

Such a great job you both do with building you beautiful future from day to day in support of each other in love and spirit. 😇

[@bhaskar1303]

Wow Mathias, you must be the most multi - talented guy ever.. Great. Sometimes the whole thing looks unreal. And Tova, whenever you start your own cheese making, I want to intern (only in summers, cant handle so much cold :-) )

[@karolinabudzinska7536]

Honestly, a skatepark in the woods would be sooo unique! I wish you'd do it, you'd probably be the first ever to skate in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by trees! :D

[@richardreimer]

Mathias your a GREAT skateboarder! I skate & surf here in Melbourne, FL.

[@neillawson2578]

Very nice video. I hope Tova learns all of the things she needs to be able to sell her cheese and how to build a market for her products. A stay at home type business is a tremendous goal - I hope you achieve it.

[@marlenereimchen9141]

you did really well for not being on a skateboard for 7 years. Tova that is a great that you are learning how to make cheese. I have tried a few times because people tell me how easy it is to make. I'm sorry but they lie. It definitely is an art. I would love to learn more about it but for now I will just enjoy the cheese I buy in the store. I love spring but I don't like all the mud either as well as all the melting animal poop.

[@sauliusogamas8165]

Mathias, You is like my youngest son twin, it is strange, very similar ; - ), good luck for You and Tova, Tova is smart girl

[@jessicacanfield5408]

Wow you did really good on that skate board reguardless of your falls

[@lindacupps6980]

I always wanted to learn to. Tan rabbit hides, but never got the chance.😒 Found some rabbit hides at a yard sale. Loved them .

[@sandrafarley2966]

How Our Winter Garden Survived -23°F (-31°C) With No Heat I thought this might help you with ideas for your garden. There are homesteaders growing vegetables in cold climates. good luck. it always helps to have friends looking for information.

[@jessicacanfield5408]

That looks like you had a great time

[@hmarc417]

You should be holding your chicken poo and rabbit poo over for a year in a compost. Using it without holding it over may be to "hot" for your plant seeds and seedlings. Hot meaning to potent.

[@Svernon2k41]

just before 10:00 minutes in the stuff on the floor for the animals (hay, wood chips, etc.) we would call 'bedding', more specifically 'animal bedding'.

[@lemonadesour7691]

I show my Son and Daughters your vlog that they learn you example the way to leave.They are working now in Tokyo.Someday, I want them to leave like your lifestyle.Take care yourTalasbuan couple.

[@bitethebullet8213]

interesting to see more of sweden..thks.

[@Dani.Torres]

Before watching this video, I was wondering if you were a skater because of the way you jump and move around the cabin you are building, something in your movements made me think of a skater on his board. I was right! Awesome! I would like to see you building that ramp little by little. Well, I already enjoy seeing you building anything.

[@canyonfiller]

Youre pretty good on skateboard. nice video

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Bark chippings would be an idea to cover the mud. Sawdust would be too easily washed away.

[@mattiasholding8009]

Blev superglad när jag såg att ni börjat filma igen! Inte dåligt skejtat efter 7år några riktigt fina boardslides:)

[@Talasbuan]

De kom tillbaka rätt fort, blev lite förvånad faktiskt :) Men samtidigt frustrerande, när jag tänker hur mycket jag borde kuna göra men benen och fötterna lyder inte.. /Mathias

[@carolgagnon5819]

Thank you for sharing your journey. I noticed in your chicken coop your are using wood shavings, may i suggest that you change your litter to sand, it's much easier to clean with just a litter scoop and it keeps the coop dryer.

[@Talasbuan]

Interesting, haven't thought about sand, will think about it! 😊

[@kimmurphy6864]

WOW 😮 I DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD SKATEBOARD SO GOOD 😊

[@dickybirdsnest]

Spring chicken coop cleaning is the worst...but, the best when it is all done! Edmund is adorable! That is amazing - cheesemaker! Wisconsin, where I live, is full of cheese factories and artisian cheesemaking. I'm watching in order...so, I can't wait to see if you make some of your own cheese...even if you don't ....you did learn a skill and trade .... you can't go wrong with that. Just in case....

[@bowiekt]

Gosh❤️is there anything you can’t do young man? You have my admiration

[@sandrasprinkle9540]

No wonder you can crawl all over your house, you have a lot of coordination!!!

[@rsoubiea]

our local library has a big sale once a year. usually its only a couple bucks for a brown paper grocery bag full. its a goodcway to get cheap books. i buy a lot of used ones on amazon too.

[@DeSwoops]

You are a skateboarder?! Yeaaah!! You should definetely build a skate ramp!

[@dpower02]

Another good video Thanks! for sharing. Goat or animal "hide" has hair still on it. your ditch along in front of the chicken coupe it is always better to have water shed to the side, making a ditch down the middle and filling it with rocks and boulders that is called a "French drain" but the problem with that type of drain it relies on the buried voids to work and over time the voids fill up under the ground especially with all the fines that are in the ground around the chicken coupe a drain off to the side will work and dry the ground up faster with the sun, also wood ashes will dry the ground up and harden it along the pathway, it may make some mess for a spring but will dry in the summer.

[@Talasbuan]

Thanks for the tips! We'll see what we will do. Haven't decided on anything yet.

[@stefshady85]

:D 15:16 So what's gonna get built first: the skate ramp or the sauna? ;-) Great video, as always! Thanx, stef:)

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you! :) The Sauna is higher on the priority list ;) But if I know myself I probably will have a couple of projects going at the same time. /Mathias

[@joannekoloff5676]

Check it out😁u were a skater dude😎. Oh and I thought u were so straight, prim and proper. Old fashion kind of guy lmao. Just goes to show u, u can’t judge a book by its cover. I just love you two, your a hard working beautiful couple. It’s nice to c a happily married couple and your videos r so informative. U looked like u had a lot of fun until u got that phone call or text lmao. Your a smart add too, showing that video of your wife. Bless her heart she’s adorable and didn’t know u would show her video.

[@HaroldReece]

Anytime you can take the time to learn a new skill it will usually be time well spent. Even some subjects that you don't think will be relevant to you at the time, may turn out to be very important to you in the future. I am enjoying watching your journey. I think your command of the English language is very good, and it seems you both are becoming more comfortable with it. When you struggle with a certain word it's okay I'm sure some of the comments here will help you. I believe when you were referring to the animal skins the word you were looking for is "hides".

[@Talasbuan]

I agree with you, always good to learn new skills! we feel more and more secure with the english language, it feels good! Thank you for writing to us! Have a wonderful week!

[@Svernon2k41]

about 6:13 min. in re. your mud river - I'm thinking if you put some weight in your wheel barrow and push it down your path to make an indent in the soft-wet-ground from the wheel. Then drill a bunch of holes around the top and sides (not the bottom) of a pvc pipe and lay the pipe in the indent you made. The water will seep into the pipe from the ground and run down the hill in the pipe resulting in a less muddy path.

[@Talasbuan]

We were thinking about digging a small ditch in the middle and fill it with stones to lead away the water! :)

[@onemorchatykathy]

Another great video.

[@kimmurphy6864]

If you can grow MAMMOTH SUNFLOWERS they will provide millions of seeds for your chickens 🐓

[@padmadave4965]

Awesome video 🙏🏻🇮🇳

[@agnesagnes9540]

You are talented.

[@artvaultcalif]

Wow! You are a natural skateboard guy. You would look like a local in California where I live.

[@mellycc2823]

Another great video! Thank you! The creamery part was so interesting! I'd love to make some kind of internship link this one

[@Talasbuan]

Do you have some small creameries near you? You can also do it from a book at home, try some :D

[@mellycc2823]

@@Talasbuan I will check maybe I will find something near home, I live in Italy so there is a lot of cheese and creamery :D

[@Talasbuan]

@@mellycc2823 visited Parma and parmegiano Reggiano Cheese places, awesome! /Tova

[@mellycc2823]

@@Talasbuan wow great! Parmiggiano is my favorite cheese 😁

[@EvaWright]

Beautiful goat skins. I have always had Nubian milk goats and used to tan deerskins after hunting season. I always had trouble keeping them out of the view (or scent) of predators.

[@paulinebrus7580]

So cool to see your cheese-school Tova :D

[@offgridpirates7400]

Hello from Sunny Sandpoint Idaho USA

[@cindiallain8542]

I’ve so enjoyed this today. I live in Wisconsin, USA. I is supposed to be a cheese captor. I would love to ty some of your cheese and I could send you some from here. It would be fun to taste, I think. What will you do with the skins? Make something? Thank you fo shaing!

[@PaulaSand]

You are good on skates!