Q&A FARMING IN FRANCE

[@georgemorrison6689]

I am not sure if I am doing something wrong but this is the most recent video I can find, it's enjoyable to see how your doing and also how farming is different from Ireland, An Irish man who does not drink now that's a first for me

[@declankeane2113]

Loads of respect for what you've achieved, trying to do that in Ireland would have sent you both to an early grave. Love the videos keep up the good work.👊

[@sylvieneylon2322]

Great interview Emily and declan , congratulations on your great achievements. 👏

[@emilygardiner9711]

Hi Sylvie, Thanks for that. Hope ye are all keeping well in Eyrecourt. Declan & Emily

[@sylvieneylon2322]

@@emilygardiner9711 Yes all good hopefully this year will see the finish to this pandemic. Great to see you and family are doing so well.

[@Dave-jm5yo]

That was very interesting. Retirement at 62 to the south of France sounds like heaven to me.

[@shaneq1932]

Thanks for taking the time to do the video. You are living the life most people can only dream of.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks, they're Living their dream for sure

[@chrisneedham5803]

Thanks for the insight into your lives, it was very honest and informative. France is my favourite country and it's great to learn something from people living there. Pat the dogs for me 🐶🐾🐾🐶 Cheers with the Cider 🍺🍺👍🏼

[@johnhession3352]

Hey Laura and family, greetings from Galway here, brilliant videos and very interesting every time,! yer farm is a credit to ye a lot of hard work gone into it

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thank you 😊

[@gofish1468]

YE are a lovely family folks......so determined and focused your parents are Laura..... pity you are not going to pursue a life like they have but I know only too well how it can be 24/7 365 and that can be daunting.....loved our time spent in the Vendee for our hols and the laid back attitude is always a plus. I'm very much a Declan and would have loved to try it but then that's life.......stay busy and all the best with the herd test..!!!

[@chuckhenry5487]

Wonderful,good example of determination and resilience.hats off to your parents,you should be proud of them.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Sure am, thanks 😊

[@nadiamalone3880]

That was a great Q&A, well done. It was a huge leap to take I'm sure and it's fantastic to know that it was the right move to make for you and your family. I wish you continued success 🙌

[@gerry6420]

Great Q&A. Really enjoyed that.... 👌👌

[@ciaranconroy3738]

Hello gerry

[@nickthomas8400]

well done - hard work our family nearly moved saw lot of farms with SAFER and ADESEA met quite a few expats - the men were fine as they were farming but their ladies wernt so keen - they missed friends and the gossip - all loved the weather and the no rush haymaking! the french used to say there were many british/irish names in the phone directory but not many in the graveyard!

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Yeah well it's not for everyone I suppose, thanks for the comment 😊

[@colmanlong1032]

Brilliant video,so honest,Some achievement what yeve done, incredible really.Cant believe the price difference on land,(2500fr 20000irl).Also very knowledgeable about farming.👍🌞.

[@hanloj1]

Loved the Q&A, the small tractor garage has expanded slightly!

[@PhluterGoode]

Well done to ye all on this interview. Another quality production from you. Loving hearing references to places near me at home, I definitely appreciate the videos

[@gregj7916]

great upload thanks.....1988 was the year joxer went to Stuttgart...

[@sylvestermccarthy6408]

Amazing story all of your success in farming in France, truly is an amazing inside into your life since you arrived and also that you guys made it work and have built up a successful agriculture enterprise with many different income streams and also went onto buy additional Farmland......amazing.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks for the lovely comment, hope you enjoy the videos 😊

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks for the lovely comment, hope you enjoy the videos 😊

[@johncasey1777]

Great to here you're stories,. Really interesting.

[@dandonohill]

Well done,God bless you,,Thankyou for the videos,62 is unbelievible...In America someone 82 works 2 jobs..

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thank you, yes it's quite young :)

[@davidcooke8002]

I'm just amazed at your story. Well done, great team, the more ye talk the more interesting it gets.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks, glad you like it

[@patrickoconnell5180]

What a lovely family! We have moved to Sydney 8 years ago but I always had a gra for the land.

[@patrickoconnell5180]

Your Dad is gas " if you had 40 acres of hay down in Ireland you wouldn't sleep for a week" I miss that sense of humour!

[@MurTransEuro]

Well done on what ye achieved and it was great to hear such honesty. I wish ye all the best for the future.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thank you 😊

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Laura and your Mom and Dad

[@briandolan2685]

Just today came on your channel and was so surprised that it’s the Gardiner family formerly of Eyrecourt and Birr. I know Emily’s sister and brother law . Some years ago I was with my family heading to France for the yearly holiday and was in the company of some of your friends Joe and Betty they were on their way to visit you down there I would love to rent a cottage off you if and when you get them up and running I think you made the great choice and you seem very happy there . France is one of my favorite places and French people are always helpful and friendly .

[@ash9532]

Great video keep them up 👍

[@joeboylan4879]

Well done, love to hear the honesty and success of your story.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@davidwhittredge3416]

Great video, very informative and I love your drinking glasses!

[@SAB_Agri]

Great the hear a bit of your background. Thanks 👍👍

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@josemarie4429]

C est bien d avoir des gens comme vous dans le milieu rural

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Merci 😊

[@joesoap393]

Great video, love listening to your parents stories. Sure you might take the farm over yet🤣

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Hahaha i wouldn't hold my breath 🤣

[@fenlandrob6203]

Fantastic family very friendly well done with your achievements in France. Rob from the 🇬🇧

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks Rob 😊

[@fenlandrob6203]

@@FarmingLifeatLaForge thanks for your reply! Hopefully your not getting all of the bad snowstorm that hitting us today in 🇬🇧

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

@@fenlandrob6203 thankfully not as cold down here yet 😊

[@marcusdaviso]

Haha, when you said they took the light fittings, bulbs and everything, reminds me of when my mate bought his place here in the south of France.Exactly the same. I've been here 16 years now and if I go anywhere outside of a hundred mile radius of Nice they haven't got a clue what I'm saying, judging by your french, you probably have the same problems?

[@wheaty1050]

Hi Declan & Emily Great Q & A Video . I often pop over to France and as a Qualified Agricultural Engineer im always Made Welcome mainly with the Ex Pats and with some Great Friends ,and i love the Slower Pace of Life . But Covid has stopped any Trips at the moment , but hopefully i will be back enjoy the French Way of Life Stay Safe Bonne Nuit

[@murph294]

Hi delan Emily.and Laura I watch your videos all the time I think. You guys are really hard working and salt of the earth people I understand decan and Emily it's your dream life Laura are you going to follow your passion for food and cooking and probably open your own restaurant I'd really love to see you succeed in whatever you do because you certainly are a great person best of luck from m Murphy Co mayo

[@peterwhyte1747]

Hi Laura i am just amazed at your dad and mam great people to be able to farm 1300acres and have such great cattle you can see he has a passion for them , you are a lovely person and and do a great job with the videos and keep up the good work you are so relaxed around animals i am surprised you are not interested in doing it yourself,

[@bobuncle8704]

As a youngster in Ontario Canada I remember winters where the snow at the side of the road was piled 8 - 10 feet high most of the winter. I may just need to learn French and move to France

[@Avemtec]

Great to see interaction with family ..Still have the Irish sarcastic humour

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

yes! thanks :)

[@irishro1]

Brilliant. Great job. Giving me ideas.

[@raymondcoughlan6501]

Wel done great answers giving. Great to sit down and chat and tell yer farm life

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@walterprice8728]

Best farming interview I have ever seen. And thank you for including my question. My wife is very envious of the 62 year retirement provision!. Kind regards from Pembrokeshire.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for your question 😊

[@jameshussey4900]

Great content. Impressive family!

[@DrattedOwnz]

Very good. Funny to hear the difference in your parents French accent and your French accent!

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Yes, well having to speak it a lot more between schooling and work, i should hope it's better 😅

[@dougtheviking6503]

Hello From the United States. 🇺🇸👍 Father & Mother Are very smart , Brave, Hardworking & adventurous! Glad they made it. Hopefully one of you stays around the farm . More of a family legacy than a job you retire from . 🐂 Hard to believe parents not fluent in French after all this time??? Must of been busy . Thank you for the videos ! Got an idea 🤔 .Can you find a Frenchman farmer 👨‍🌾 Then open up a bed and breakfast down the rd with you're degree ? Farm to table ? 🤗🤗 problems solved 🍺👍?

[@ranasadia214]

I am from South Africa. .best of luck

[@yant8777]

Thank you all.Excellent insight

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@paulmorris6694]

Great video and the honest answers.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks, hope you enjoyed it 😊

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks, hope you enjoyed it 😊

[@Danny-hm5qi]

Very interesting I thought Laura you would be the one to take over at least one of the farm. It was sad to see the disappointment on your dad’s face when you said you wouldn’t be taken over either, awh maybe you will change your mind ! Your dad and mam are great people and you as well you lucky to have them! Keep up the great work 😜🇮🇪

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

They've achieved and living their dream, but it's not mine 🤷

[@Danny-hm5qi]

@@FarmingLifeatLaForge thank you very much for taking the time out to reply! Hopefully you will continue on with their dream 😜 thank you 🙏🇮🇪

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

@@Danny-hm5qi i will live my own life 😉 France is not for me 😊

[@Danny-hm5qi]

@@FarmingLifeatLaForge yes most important you have to do what you feel is right for you but in the mean time just keep doing what you’re at because you are good at it!😜

[@johnsheahan7914]

Great video as always keep up the great work

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@ronanoceallaigh7784]

Great interview, can't wait to see you garden project get going.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@noelhickey1684]

Great video again, very informative,interesting they've rules like every where, don't think the truck rules would be respected here

[@vincentmccloskey6555]

Vincent from county Derry been following your move in ifj when you first moved would you ever host a visit from a party of about 20 farmers from here after covid is over we had a very enjoyable visit to farms mart etc in galway mayo and claire in 2019 we visited farms in south Of Franc about 10 years ago

[@jimgannon1917]

Thanks for taking the time great vid

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@jamescounihan3727]

Great to hear that ye have no regrets. Your mam sure know her tractors.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Haha yes she sure does

[@keithguinan9315]

Well done great honest video greetings from kiltormer

[@killian8895]

Great honest video. Such sound people to open up your experience. Where is the best place to research farms for sale?

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Best way would be through an agent I'd say

[@roberto33812]

Great q&a

[@vincentmccloskey6555]

Vincent from county Derry love your videos been following

[@philipoconnor2236]

Fortune favours the brave! 🇨🇮🇨🇮. And it was a very brave move, but if ye never did it ye'd always be wondering and probably regret it! Plenty of red tape and BS in agric in Ireland too!! Best wishes..... Vie lá France!! 🇨🇵.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Every country has good and bad for sure! Thanks for the comment 😊

[@delphzouzou4520]

Nice vidéo. Mommy speaks very good french. Don't be shy Miss.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks, yes her french isn't too bad 😊

[@antonyfarming]

Great q and a Take care stay safe 👌

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thank you 😊

[@melfarrell2308]

Very interesting, enjoyed that.

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@declankeane2113]

If ye ever get yer air bnb up and running and this covid disappears I'd love to spend a week over there. I am farming in Mayo and it looks like a holiday resort compared to the muck and mess farming is here.

[@markryan6578]

Great videos Laura. How do ye manage the mosquitos? Holidayed in the south of France once and got eaten alive.

[@thomassmyth1725]

Great story working hard love the video 👍

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@1fiatman]

great watch thank you

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@williamhussey5918]

Enjoyed your video

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@ethanearle9457]

Very interesting video , would love to rent one of your holiday houses if this Covid ever clears off

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 👍 hopefully 🤞🤞

[@flemmingnielsen5989]

Great Q&A stay safe 🇨🇦

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thank you 😊

[@leogallant1127]

Is fodder something that's popular in France

[@kopenhagenkid]

Hello 👋 from Canada 🇨🇦

[@mikedeman5351]

Very helpful video. Thanks :)

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@eoinmerrins]

Great videos and amazing achievements congratulations to you all. Just wondering do you feel a family could achieve the same if they were to start farming out there now with land prices etc?

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Yes, it would still be hard but land prices are still relatively low

[@eoinmerrins]

We are going to plan a few holidays out there to get a look around when things improve do ye have contact details set up for your houses your planning to rent out? We would definitely be interested.... Sorry I’m not used to msgs on KZbin and I only see this in my emails by accident, thank you....

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

@@eoinmerrins Hi, yes we would love to have you stay. We should have things set up for booking when the first house is ready ☺️

[@leandalynch975]

are you only doing few beef? or milking cows? you seem have lot sheds? how many hectares?

[@deanmagnuson2993]

Good viedo

[@helenryan8775]

Declan,Emily and Laura if an irish couple had 800000 to 1m available to purchase a suckler to beef farm with cattle sheds etc what sort of a set up would you have and would it be viable in 2021?.

[@Mickymaxywonder]

You could purchase a 100 ha farm and full shed setup .

[@ford3cx]

Great video 👍👍

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Thanks 😊

[@thomasforbes8904]

Thanks for the great video, why does none of the children want to farm there

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

We just don't 😊

[@noelwalsh4205]

What mines did declan work in

[@jotk9440]

Breaking stereotypes , an Irishman who doesn't drink. Thanks for the video 🙋

[@dmcg6074]

Laura do you consider France home?

[@Danny-hm5qi]

How many acres was in home farm when yous bought it!

[@irishtony965]

A really honest take on moving to France, is the price of land similar to when ye moved over?

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Land in france is controlled so it stays cheap, all depends on the area 😊

[@FourkidsFarms]

How do they controll the price of land?

[@codeman1522]

-1F in New England next week?

[@ODWYER1626]

I looked for land on the website you bought yours on and the land was expensive, Can you give me information on land for sale near your farm. Thanks in advance. Francis

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Hi Francis, here is the link to the website of agent I'm working with, you can always message me on facebook if you have any other questions :) agriterres.com/a-vendre/immobilier-agricole/1

[@jotk9440]

Interesting.

[@georgedoorley5628]

how much is land over there at the moment .....?

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Depends on where you look, but still pretty low as land price is controlled over here

[@georgedoorley5628]

@@FarmingLifeatLaForge what do you mean by controlled ? good land in your area what price pre ha is it likely to make in todays market .........?

[@tv0562]

I'm a Korean rural KZbinr. Nice to meet you. 👍~ 저희 시골농원 유투버도 놀러오세요.

[@ODWYER1626]

I checked agricultural land prices in France and it’s all making €6000 a hectare. Can you advise me where I would get land at the prices you are talking about €2,500 a hectare

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

it really depends on the area your looking in, northern france is expensive but more towards the centre would be better priced. :)

[@ODWYER1626]

@@FarmingLifeatLaForge Thank you and love your videos

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

@@ODWYER1626 thanks ☺️

[@noelgalagher2712]

How many years there now

[@bertrandbeaulieu9718]

Vos voisins se débrouillent aussi bien en anglais?

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Certains un peut , d'autres non 😊

[@maryoconnor179]

Hi I'm from ireland

[@dandooley2203]

Do yee take in staff for the summer work

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Hi, no not really, we've had a few help-ex, but hiring staff over here can be complicated and very costly

[@paddy294]

When are you doing your herd test

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Video should be up Tuesday 16th if all goes well 😊

[@paddy294]

@@FarmingLifeatLaForge it’s not an easy job. You have good handling facilities which makes it somewhat easier. What do the vets be like as regards as there qualify of English

Irish Whiskey with no e, gas.

[@danialkhan1927]

Farming jion job sent...

[@torgnyljungberg3967]

😃

[@georgedoorley5628]

do you hire any labour or do you do it all yourselves ......?

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

Hi, no we don't hire any labor, we do it ourselves and if we need for certain jobs we have an irish neighbor up the road who comes to help

[@georgedoorley5628]

@@FarmingLifeatLaForge ye must work 24 /7 in that case ..............

[@slickymick]

Hi love watching your channel and would like to have chat with you all ? How can i get in contact for a chat?

[@kierancl]

" ya me" typical Irish man 😁😁

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

He sure is 😂

[@Jdjd12288]

Come to Australia 🇦🇺 if you want hot days and droughts. Haha 😂

[@Leavysfarm]

Why would none of ye want to take over the farm

[@FarmingLifeatLaForge]

It's just not for us 🤷