Preparing For The Possible Worst

We are watching the weather, and we have a feeling that it’s going to be a rough summer. So we are doing what we can well ahead of time to prepare our crops.
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[@angeliquemcniff3076]

Between Ben’s moving the camera to show angles closer to where he’s working and Meg’s editing of the montages to the 8 count of the song, it shows how much work goes into making lovely videos. Thank you!

[@marthasullivan7521]

SUGGESTION: You will have weeds if you use hay. They are full of seed heads. Using straw which does not have seed heads will cut down on weeds. Always a pleasure to share a few minutes with you!

[@OvcharkaShepherd]

He probably had hay on hand as animal feed.

[@daviddeininger2938]

Straw bales can have weed seeds & seeds from the oats or whatever are thrashed also. Use what you have for mulching the garlic. Lorraine

[@irmibullinger1421]

Wow, 4 years and you have accomplished so much! And I have watched it all! I pray everyone gets well soon. ❤

[@kc0rdf]

❤

[@brendaferrier8132]

We use one of those tables for our summer kitchen and we do all our canning outside. We also have a gas stove out there so it helps keep the heat out of the house in the summer. Good score

[@beckybox2596]

I always think Corbin is your shadow. He’s always eager to work beside you. 😊

[@kcrot2566]

Corbin is a great boy

[@tommychavis550]

love watching you do whatever it is and not trying to make up content

[@Steve-od6hi]

Loved the seat at the end of the garlic rows so you can just sit there and watch it grow. (LOL) Praying for Meg and the kids for a speedy recovery.

[@kathrync5640]

I'm jealous. I cant bend lift or twist due to spinal injuries, so watching your family do anything is a pleasure

[@tjeanvlogs9894]

Just to let you know, this can be done with a spinal cord injury. I'm a C6 high functioning incomplete. Lots of front loading, system set up, and prepping for when things go pear shaped. Cannot do the same thing the same way, but I get it done. Best tool is a pair of water resistant pants, because I spend a lot of time transferred from my chair to the ground and bum shuffling. My movable chicken coop is built on a bike trailer frame, and with a gorilla cart, can be towed behind my ultralight wheelchair. Got straps on my hand tools, have a no knead sourdough bread, can, do all the things, but my set up makes it really hard for the ambulatory. Things are too short, too narrow, too wide for those steady on their feet and otherwise set up for me the wheelchair user. And these ambulatory can seriously mess up my day by moving my tools, parking things in my path, and otherwise not understand why I've got things set up a particular way.

[@deecooper1567]

@@tjeanvlogs9894 You go my dear 🤩. I’m the same way with my tools also yet not for the same reason. I recently fell & got a compression fracture on L3 & found I’d gotten a previous fracture lol. I had made raised beds 24” high & it still gets my back. Yet I can’t wait to get my hands & feet in soil🤭 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@deecooper1567]

😢🥴. 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@faithrada]

I LOVES how REAL you guys are. Weed away, mulch, and all that so called mundane stuff that makes life LIFE. Much appreciated how you bring us along... through the thick & the thin. 👍

[@tammysarrazin7078]

im the same way metal rods in the back and neck but i still plant on my patio i do what i can hugssss

[@TheEmbrio]

Corben can be proud all year ( with almost every meal that he was instrumental in getting garlic growing for the family !

[@stephaniewilson3955]

No-one ever suffered for preparing for a disaster that never happened. I really hope Meg and the boys are soon over their lurgy.

[@sarameitner6770]

Wishing those ill "Gute Besserung" (Get well soon, German style). Ben...anything you guys share with us is a joy. Thank you!

[@evalinawarne1337]

LIEBE und DANKE. SARA. GOD BLESS YOU 🀄🀄🀄🛐🛐🛐🤟 ICH LIEBE DISH 🇩🇪 🇺🇸. Sara Meitner.

[@ourwayfarm]

Ha. I 100% relate to your statement of having a list of favorite fast food before we moved to your property. We are exactly the same way. We used to eat out 4-3x a week. Now we MAY eat out 1x a month. I've become a food snob when it comes to restaurants because I like our food. & it's so much better & we are much healthier.

[@TheHollarHomestead]

We are that way too! Nothing tastes as good as home anymore 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@leeannosaurus]

Garden weeding time-lapse videos are like a moment of Zen. Forget the haters, I personally love seeing them.

[@gelwood99]

What a good husband for not putting a camera on your sick wife! Praying for a healthier tomorrow for everyone!

[@shirleyhall1924]

There is nothing like the feeling you get when you look at your plate and realize you grew EVERYTHING on that plate.

[@beverleyspugsandhomestead.]

We have four freezers full of beef, lamb and now pork. Three hams on the go and just about to make sausages, I’m proud of my efforts, too. It’s not bragging it’s damn hard work. But worth it. 😊❤

[@joannschultz-4972]

Yep, nice to be eleven again. I was cracking up at Corbin all over the hay and tractor, reminded me of my kiddos when they were young. God bless you and your family. Hope your garlic grows well Ben.

[@rubytrotter3766]

Even with the remaining weeds, your garlic looks great. Your yearly improving soil is making a big difference. Sorry family members are ill .Hoping no one else gets sick

[@CarrieNita]

I wonder if you could sow clover in the Fall when you plant your garlic? Good nitrogen fixer, might come up and suppress the other weeds. Is Millie pregnant?

[@wendyweaver8749]

@@CarrieNita - Because one of her ears looks clipped, I assume Millie has been spayed.

[@elainehinton2860]

I appreciate how real you guys keep it. Breaking a mundane chore up over two days and feeling a under the weather is about as real as gardening gets 🥰 🙏

[@beetee3272]

I’ll watch weeding all day long, the garlic bed looks superb! I paused the video just to gaze at the “after!” You got several chores done at the same time, weeded the garlic, cleaned up other areas in the yard & built some compost. Well done!

[@Slassetter]

Prayers for you all! ✝️🙏🏼

[@mainemagic4968]

Ben, Save your back...sit on an upside down bucket...easier to reach the weeds too...I have an ice fishing bucket seat I use, it is super cushioned, turns easily and I use it fishing on the jetty during summer...got it at Walmart but probably can get it at Amazon too...Cheers from Maine.

[@marylefave2933]

Corbin is getting so big. Your boys will be grown up before you know it! Buggy is going to give you a run for your money, little cutie that she is.

[@debrezo58]

Yes you guys have done so much in 4 years! It's amazing how much has transformed on your property! It looks great💖

[@jesusislord2457]

Get well soon Sweet Lady! Big hugs for each of you. I hope your precious children feel better soon also! ☮️💖🙏🇺🇲🇮🇱✝️✌️🤜

[@susiearviso3032]

Love to the Hollars from the heart!

[@debragonser745]

Thanks for letting us see the piggies!!!!

[@susiearviso3032]

They are sooo cute.

[@bethhubbs9937]

What a wonderful system - you pull weeds, feed them to the chickens (no waste and free food for them) and they turn it into compost that feeds the soil to grow what you really want to eat. Love it.

[@cliftonwhitchurch5309]

A man after my own heart! "The possibilities are endless." You folks, your family prove this every day, so it seems, about EVERYTHING! More power to ya!! Love it!

[@TerrieAllred2023]

Prayers for your family for a quick recovery! Congratulations on your 4 years! Hard to think I've watched every video since you began posting in California!

[@archaprice3372]

Me too

[@christinalemarr]

Happy landiversary! It’ll be three years on ours this Friday. Here’s to many more!🎉

[@billkrueger7549]

Get well all. Warm wishes to everyone. That cat thinks she is a dog, most days just has to be around. Take care.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Meg and Ben, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐈🐄🐖🌱🌺🌹🌻🌼🌸🌷🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@markmorris3579]

Here's an idea.A local strawberry farm welded 2 mountain bikes together to fit between rows.They also have a seat between them.Much easier on the back.

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Thank you for good videos even when you all are not feeling great.

[@jerrybrady9103]

Ben, I would rather watch you pull weeds than watch some of the other channels made up fake content. The Hollars are honest down-to-earth folks and that's why we love you ❤ 😊

[@alexcarrn28]

I'm praying all of you start feeling better soon. ❤

[@alexcarrn28]

@Ken Hartman Michigan-One of the weirdest weather states, this year.

[@beezhomestead6576]

You guys should be sooo proud of yourselves. As you have learned you have helped thousands along the way. Blessings, 😊💕🙏🏻🇨🇦

[@terryhenderson424]

The garlic is set up for sluice watering under the hay. Put end boards to stop the water, half pipes to direct the excess water, or full pipes tomtra sport it to another bed.

[@sandyc6569]

I hope everyone get's to feeling better!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@hivolco151]

The garlic is looking amazing! I wish I had gotten busy and planted more... Seems like we always use more Garlic than we think we will :) So delicious on EVERYTHING! I love watching the progress of weeding my own or yours! something VERY satisfying about weeding!

[@southloupriverhomestead4696]

Ben, You love compost so much! I wish you owned a compost company and would make it for all of us! I,m proud of you guys!What you have accomplished is amazing! Hope you all feel better soon!

[@stanleygallman7800]

I can say as a long time viewer of the channel that it has truly been an amazing journey and I truly appreciate everything that you and your family have been willing to share with the public. I for one am really proud of the process that all of you have endured in finding your rhythm and what works for in this process of becoming small farmers in the homestead community. Thanks so much to all of you and it is my opinion that you have tremendously enriched so many lives in so many positive ways by sharing your journey 👏👏👏

[@cassityart7001]

🐖 Thanks for the link! Just talked with some people today who bought feeder pigs and were really excited about pork freezer camp but didn’t have the processing summed up. I sent them here today. 🙂🌱❤️

[@kimkramarski-smith774]

Praying that everyone recovers quickly ! You scored a fabulous butchering & potting table !!!

[@BlueW0lf68]

Oh my gosh! Why are piglets so cute!? Just can't get enough of seeing those precious little bacon seeds! The garlic garden looks great. And that score from the restaurant is priceless. So many possibilities with both items. Absolutely love watching your journey.

[@roxannegray2796]

I made Meg's basic bread recipe today, and it's a keeper!

[@barbaramix1683]

Wow the posibilities for your stainless steel cabinets really are endless. What a find. I am praying for your family's health. God is our healer.

[@shirleymurphy1958]

One mans trash is another mans treasure ! I bet you will make a great butcher table . Supplying all your own needs would be done in a perfect world . But being self motivated is worth more then gold.

[@opperman818]

Maybe Meg will want part of a table for soap making or future outdoor kitchen. The endless possibilities 👍

[@oliviafox3605]

I am such a dork, I would pay you to let me weed your garden beds. So relaxing, and the result is so satisfying.

[@Kathy-ny4pu]

Ben, congratulations on the table & cabinet you received! With your skill I know you will put them to good use. It is hard to believe you have been on your property for 4 years. And yes you all have grown & learned a lot. But you have also shared & taught others a lot. It is also nice to see all the skills the "boys" (they have grown so much) have learned. Thank you all.

[@belieftransformation]

Great accomplishments in 4 years; thanks for sharing tidbits of your lives for encouragement! May your family recover quickly. Blessings to all 🤗💜🇨🇦

[@adelbertlundberg7411]

Praying for recovery from this sickness.

[@slimrosco]

Nice score on the table/bench with the sink in it. So much room for activities.. 😊👍🏼 Especially now that you are the butchering bad boy, I’m sure you will make great use of that.

[@Libhater-PP4PM]

Sending healing prayers for the whole family 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💕

[@StoneKathryn]

I think it's a good idea to mulch a lot to make sure you can get through a drought! I love that cobra head weeder! The one you made is great too! It's so nice that you have Corbin's help mulching the garlic! I dare a weed to grow through that! I like that sun swing at the end of the garlic patch! Nice score of the restaurant fixtures! Nice potting bench! That will be great for your butchering set-up! Piglets look great! You guys have done so much in 4 years! Thanks for another great video Hollar family!

[@2L82Sk8Bye]

Congratulations on all you have accomplished as a family in the last four years. I watched that video where you walked the property. All of the outbuildings it came with were such a plus. Watching you rebuild the mobile home. All the sweat equity you put into it. You guys have learned and done so much. I am never disappointed when I tune in to your family adventures. 🌻

[@lararabb8888]

Plant 4 extra zuke plants. Instant summer pig feed. Same with a cuke. Will they eat the kudzu? Where ever you can squeeze in stuff 4 pigs. Keep a row of reddish in production at all times. All the 'fresh food' along with the pig feed might help put the weight on them.

[@veragamsky1734]

You mentioned not eating out and not even wanting to. Well, with Meg making all the foods she does there is no reason to eat anywheres elde. Not only that but you have no worries about food poisoning. Meg is one fantastic cook. You raise the food and Meg will make it taste good.

[@jessicapabon2105]

One of the wonderful thing is you can definitely have enough room for hard corn which is not sweet corn but it's hard corn and you could grind that down for tortillas or polenta.... you can also grow amaranth and its gorgeous but it is deer resistant and drought resistant and be grounded to make bread an Amarynth comes in a variety of different colors and its absolutely stunning to begin with... that is one of the things my sister plans on doing is to grow and eat what you grow Weatherby your meet your fruit trees or your vegetables as well as herbs and medicinal herbs

[@janninehaslam9204]

Ben the homestead looks amazing. I hope everyone gets well soon. Keeping you all in my prayers. Good bless you all xjx

[@GrandmaKarenHasAFarm]

It's nice to see that my garden isn't the only one that has weeds!

[@joyceruffcorn1595]

Love your videos! They are so well edited! Thanks! 😊

[@cherylvan4391]

Wishing all of you that are sick I really hope y'all get better soon. Being sick just wears you out fast. Your piggies look so good. Ours are 2 1/2 weeks old now and forging on the greens I throw to them, and starting to eat with mom. Your garden looks good, I wish I could do what your doing but my old body sets it limits. Love watching the shows.

[@LissiJs508]

Those garlic plants are looking much better! Growing up, we always had a garden and as a kid I loved it!

[@CityWideGardens]

Pull alll the weeds and film alllll of it! The true Hollararians will appreciate it and enjoy it! Its called gardening for the uninformed…… hey Hollars!!! You garden the way that benefits all of your homestead purposes…. Each patch of dirt is yours to make soil out of what you want!

[@deecooper1567]

Oh my Ben, to be younger again 🥴 however I enjoy seeing young people & families working like in the old days 🤩 I can’t believe it’s been 4 years 😮 I’ve with you since Bakersfield , Ca… all the decisions, road trips… great education for the kiddos also. So much has changed since you found your piece of heaven😍. Very proud of you & all the family has accomplished 👍 Hugs to Meg & kids & you take care also 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@brachashighhopeshomestead226]

and it's so wonderful to have people in your community who are nearby, caring and skilled!! must be such a secure feeling having others who are on a similar journey of building their Homestead farms too!!

[@Coastal.Redwood.Homestead]

We love watching you pull weeds and everything you and Meg share with us

[@jenthrasher5056]

Ben, build Meg an outdoor covered canning kitchen off the back of house. So she can get outside more in the summer canning season. Will also be useful for the smoker and eating outside in the summer

[@sandrasouza5983]

I love the song you played when you were mulching the garlic beds.😊

[@kellytunney-samson7776]

the Ol' Canadian EH!!!! love it...Ontario Canada subscriber love your family

[@gretaknebel8495]

Great score on the restaurant equipment. I’m sure you will find many uses.

[@tinagutierrez1226]

Get better, Meg! Thank you for including from farm to table. Ben, I really enjoy your content on working on the farm. Your children are amazing, and ending your videos with Meg in the kitchen just brings it all together. Enjoy your leftovers, and I'm glad that Meg can rest a bit. You all work so hard, and you inspire many to do the same. God bless!

[@terresiagregg9326]

Good afternoon Ben take care as you are pulling weeds i was pulling big weeds out of the tobacco patch when i was 15 yrs old pulled my back out man did it hurt still bothers me to this day im 73 yrs old now

[@bettyadkisson1681]

You are right and yes I always save my rain water and much with grass clippings. You are so blessed too have your children too help you with chores. And hope they know how much they are helping with the load of chores each day.

[@denisewilson8367]

I am sending well wishes to Meg and the boys for a speedy recovery. Free finds are worth thier weight in gold. Especially stainless steel equipment.

[@Jo-zz9ib]

WOW! I've been watching you guys for 4 years?! You

[@Katydidit]

Praying everyone is feeling 100% well very soon! I see a covered outdoor kitchen processing center in your future. So happy you were gifted such a find!

[@acornhomestead3575]

4 years!? Oh my. I remember Meg finding that place even before it went live (think she called the realtor and he said he didn't know about it) I can't believe it's been 4 years. That means I've been following you for more than 5 years?? Where has the time gone?

[@kiprussell6102]

Ben a scounger after my own heart 💜 😂. My wife has gotten tired of my finds over the years but I love to find stuff and reuse it for my good. Those are some awesome tables you got and will be very useful on the farm. Keep up the good work and God bless you all

[@CathyZak-r7n]

feel better soon to my FAVORITE homesteaders. you have motivated me to get going on my garden and cook from home as it is healthier.

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 Garlic looking Good! Great score on the restaurant tables and piglets lookin good! 💚

[@katehopkinsbrent5573]

Garlic looks great Ben... hope the family all is feeling better soon,, Miss Meg's beautiful smile and Buggy, I think she's become everybody's buggy girl : ) I've heard lots of our local farmers say the same thing for the growing season coming here, we definately will get wind ! Can always count on the Fundy shore lol

[@bethhubbs9937]

I"m totally fascinated by the soil building and compost building.

[@shellyholdren6120]

Oh and do I remember you walking that property! Simply amazing what you have done! We had just bought our property when we found you and have learned so much!! I keep telling my husband I want to come to one of your classes JUST TO EAT MEGS FOOD!!

[@Hobocreekfarm]

Those are some nice gifts. I can imagine how smooth that could make chicken processing.

[@patriciaherman6499]

I've said it before you, Meg and the boys have come along way in improving your homestead and gaining knowledge in meat processing and land improvement. So I don't mind you pulling weeds, discussing enrichment of your soil. Hear that you might get a nasty storm within the next few days be safe. Praying everyone starts feeling better soon. Blessings to you all. 😊🇺🇲

[@christajennings3828]

Considering how much rain we're getting in California this winter, somewhere else has to be short. I got similar (though smaller) stainless steel restaurant fixtures for free a decade or so ago. I too was thrilled!

[@tracyzabelle]

I love living vicariously through your family..I just love farm life

[@paperchaser9565]

I'm praying everyone gets well, too much to get done in this season.

[@sharonholley6517]

Love to watch your young family, brings back so many wonderful memories

[@aubieal0878]

Beautiful shiny black piggies! ♥️🥰

[@kerlyn3582]

Ben I dont know if you have ever heard of the MORINGA tree...I live in South Africa and have one growing on my property but it is an amazing food source not only for humans but can be used for a wide variety of animals. This is what I copied off the internet ...(In recent years, Moringa leaves have been widely used as substitutes for traditional protein feeds for monogastric animals (e.g., pig, rabbit, chicken), ruminants (e.g., cattle and sheep))...I have no idea if it would grow in your climate but this tree is such a blessing - they also call it the miracle tree.

[@evalinawarne1337]

I remember following you in CA, traveling the State's, moving here. Doesn't seem the year's have gone by so quickly. I am BLESSED because GOD HAS BLESSED YOU BEN AND MEG AND FAMILY WITH SO MUCH❗❤️🤟🤟👍👍🛐🛐👍. I am thankful, truly thankful. LOVE and prayers FROM S E MICHIGAN 🀄🥀🌹❤️✝️✝️❤️🌹🥀🀄

[@davidhawley3663]

All your RAIN is falling in CALIFORNA and the clouds are to dry to rain in N.C.

[@lanyrogers5707]

I hope ya'll start feeling better! Congrats on your score Ben, I'm sure you will make good use of it. Give Meg and the young'uns some loving and we miss their faces. ❤️

[@gaylewatkins4685]

I enjoyed the weeding. It is very therapeutic and the before and after pictures are very amazing and motivating. I hope Meg and children are feeling better soon. Love the channel. 🥰👏😊

[@lesashbourne7984]

We had a gardening TV program in Australia that had a unique idea. Plant your Garlic as you normally would, then plant quick grow seedlings in a row between the rows of garlic. for example Radishes. The reason is that whatever you plant has to be quick grow and something that does dot remove all the soil goodness in your quick grow rows. You should be able to get a few crops before the Garlic need to come out. It also makes weeding easier. Also, do not plant a seedling that will compete with the garlic. for example, do not plant onions or spring onions as your "fill in" crop.

[@tinatippin5705]

There is just something noble about a weeded row in the garden. Loving the swing seat at the end of the garlic bed. Rest the best you can and be well soon.

[@gailbrault9251]

Take care, Ben and Meg and family!