Quitting Your Job To Farm on a Quarter Acre In Your Backyard?

[@epicgardening]

1:47 - Overview of Plot 6:55 - Chicken Coop Design 11:14 - Chicken Feed and Watering 13:58 - Compost & Fertility 16:29 - Black Soldier Fly Larvae Production 19:25 - Vermicomposting 22:25 - Carrot Tips and Row Planting 27:07 - Post Processing Station 31:12 - Final Thoughts!

[@bballantyne3]

0:00 to 31:12 Every second worth watching. Thank you for this! It's helping me overcome my fear of jumping into this full time.

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

That's so awesome to hear!! You can do it, little by little we get better everyday.

[@Bair994]

Theres a bunch of automatic soldier fly larvae dispensers on youtube that you could use for your chickens, it uses a ramp to for the larvae to fall into a bucket.

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Ya the biopod is cool but very expensive. I'm trying to build my own with my own design I came up with so I can show others how to just build one out of wood. I'm gonna crack the code on the BSF this year I can feel it ;)

[@punkswithaloha]

And what does he earn? The most important part.....

[@susanm9078]

Thrilling to see young people learning farming and creating new methods. I've been gardening my whole 60 years, still learning and changing my methods. Thanks for sharing.

[@Plethorality]

That is so encouraging to heat, thank you.

[@Hi-sc1zs]

That’s nice

[@TheSword2212]

No shit, we're apes

[@owengratzer2366]

@@TheSword2212 LOL

[@z88eddy]

Just added like no 404. Error.

[@Peyday2]

I’m sad that nobody took the time to acknowledge the amazing “chick inn” sign on the coop

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Thanks Peyton! My Mom got it for me off of Etsy for Christmas!

[@jakobtrahey846]

@@NaturesAlwaysRight You totally need to get verified!

[@cryzz0n]

I LOVED this video. This is the first person I've seen REALLY talking about efficiency in gardening and taking a hobby and making it a career in SO LITTLE SPACE. So awesome, so inspiring

[@NubaaaZen]

Love this guys passion for farming. He’s also really educated and knows what he’s doing.

[@McNottagoose]

Whats up Zack

[@derekthayer5897]

Love this guy's passion for eyebrows

[@desamecyra1]

@ Umiizack, I’m thinking the same, and his results demo that.

[@nibblesd.biscuits4270]

Eye was Browsing KZbin and came across this gem.

[@sallopez5071]

BRO

[@user-lq1dk6gr3p]

LOL!!

[@s10belowu]

What fertilizer is he using on the black caterpillars

[@MrMoses86]

oh gosh I was going to say something but ill leave it here

[@NubaaaZen]

LOLOL

[@alloounou6900]

As someone with a lower back injury, this guy's focus on his own health in the work is super nice to see.

[@christykendall3913]

I LOVED this video. This is the first person I've seen REALLY talking about efficiency in gardening and taking a hobby and making it a career in SO LITTLE SPACE. So awesome, so inspiring

[@vibewithhope1905]

Christy Kendall I agree!! So much good information

[@lisakukla459]

I just made an offer on a little quarter acre spot and this has me feeling so energized! I don't plan to do a market garden, just a micro homestead, but this demonstrates to me that I could definitely feed myself and share a lot with others just from my little place. And have a few side hustles probably, too. Go! Go! Go!!

[@williamlehmaniv7460]

Any updates on that?

[@captainreadingabook]

I'd like to hear updates as well! 😁

[@lisakukla459]

@@williamlehmaniv7460 Well, the seller accepted my offer, then got all weird, like not wanting to move his belongings out and saying he was going to do a rent to own contract, rather than a land contract, and I was like whoa whoa whoa, buddy, I'm not signing a friggin rental contract on a place I'm going to have to put thousands into before I can even park my camper there, let alone finish building out a tiny house! I think he was trying to get me in a situation that would allow him to profit twice, but I wasn't falling for it. So I tried my best to find a note buyer, just to get him paid off and out of the picture as quickly as possible, but nobody would bite. I didn't know what else to do, but I couldn't get it out of the back of my mind. Now, almost a year later, I've recently found some folks thru mutual friends, without even looking - just fell in my lap - who are starting an agricultural co-op and have the capital to offer the seller all cash! Then I will just make monthly payments to the co-op and it'll be mine, free and clear, AND I'll be part of a network of like minded small scale growers, which has kinda been the dream since the beginning of this homesteading journey. I've been working on building a collection of good "mother plants" to propagate fruit trees, berry bushes and interesting succulents from for a small hobby-scale nursery side-hustle, and have been accumulating some great customers for vegetable plant starts as well. Once I have a little room to spread out, I think I'll be off to a good start. I feel really good about this. Just had a discussion with the co-op person, and we decided we've crossed the t's and dotted the i's on our side of things and we're ready to approach the seller with an offer. And I did verify with County Land Records that the property has not changed hands since I last spoke with him, so that will likely work in our favor too, given the crazy real estate boom we're currently in, not to mention the inflation. I think this guy will have a hard time turning down cash up front right now. Fingers crossed! 🤞

[@williamlehmaniv7460]

@@lisakukla459 Wow. Wish you the best of luck with it.

[@sophiandethiu2721]

Its a year later! Did you go?🔥💕🤗

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

I can totally appreciate the planning, design and hard work that went into this, what a great use of the space.

[@noneya5370]

well informed man, zero ego. very interesting

[@epicgardening]

Thank you!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Thanks brotha glad you enjoyed!

[@TheChadPad]

Big up man! I subbed. Dad and I will be cleaning up our old chicken pen soon, and I'll be taking plenty of pointers from this

[@InfiniteWonderz2]

thats what i appreciated, no ego, straight up bloke. i cannot watch the bigger backyard producer[s] that have an ego through the roof, really puts me off

[@MorningMindfulness]

I’ve been finding that a lot of the farming you tubers I’ve been finally finding seem really chill and humble

[@guillermone1]

I'm am going to be honest. I had my doubts when I first started to watch this video, almost started to laugh, but now the laugh is on me. I never invest more then 10 maybe 15 minutes looking at any You tube videos, but after the first 5 minutes you caught my attention. I finish seeing the whole thing from start to finish, at the end I was humbled. Very impressed with what you did. Congratulations to you and wish you many years of future success.

[@epicgardening]

Thanks, these are the type of comments I love to get!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Wow thanks so much my friend. I'm glad we were able to turn your opinion around and you enjoyed the video :)

[@RisherTNgarden]

Wow his farm was amazing. I watched both episodes just now. And then went to his channel and realized he’s now in Tennessee! My husband and I are also from Southern California and move to Tennessee three years ago. I have my backyard garden going. So now I’m really catching up on what he’s doing and subscribed to his channel. So glad you shared this!

[@gracegivenbygod]

I loved every minute of this video, from the salvaging of an old roof for the chicken coop to the design of the farm and Steve's gorgeous eyes didn't hurt the cause at all! Good luck and thanks for sharing!

[@epicgardening]

So glad to hear this! Thank you for sharing :)

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Haha aww aren't you sweet. Glad you enjoyed! Thanks so much for supporting :)

[@alexandersong72]

That's an amazing setup! As great as everything is I think my favorite thing is the worm bin setup with the main container to collect the worm tea/leachate using smaller bins. He's really thinking about long term applications and preserving his own physical health while doing that. Way to go Steven!

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Alexander Smithson I agree.

[@cherylsxavier2975]

My uncle used to get ALL the leaves in the neighborhood! Everyone brought him bags and bags and bags of leaves for his garden. He tilled the leaves and chicken poop from his brother chicken farm into the garden area and planted about 1/8th of an acre of land. He had tomatoes corn yellow squash onions collard greens mustard greens carrots okra green beans eggplant zucchini cucumber. Fig trees plumb trees pecan trees. It was a wonderful garden. 🙂

[@karla4799]

Amazing how much he's getting done in a small piece of land. Loved this video

[@epicgardening]

Glad to hear that!

[@Dad-lu1oi]

That is not small at all especially since its california

[@svetlanikolova7673]

Karla, go visit Paul Gauchi in WA

[@diegomelendez2001]

Would be lucky to have a 8,000 sqft lot. 1/4 is huge in most of socal

[@lho10101]

I love how intentional you are about space/time utilization and ergonomics. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@desamecyra1]

I really admire his drive and determination, again proving that it’s not what’s on your head, - but what’s in it. I’m finding this video inspiring, as I’m just beginning our family’s regenerative urban homestead, on a small corner lot, in drought- stricken Central CA, Thank You so much!

[@prizantsproducts4u]

I love farming. I am getting into it now at an old age of 60. I have always loved harvesting (pickin'), and this summer 2018 picked blueberries for a farmer out in Pungo, Va Beach, VA. Love it! Thanks for your show, I am learning. G-d bless!

[@epicgardening]

Love hearing that!

[@adventureguy4119]

Hey spend your later life doing what you want retirement is super close to!

[@TheMrRudemeister]

When u do pick as a living it’s not as fun.

[@pegsbarton6353]

He's achieved so much in such a short time, very impressive. I shall be looking at his channel in the next few days t see where he's at now. Loved all the ideas for worms, compost, recycling etc, all great stuff. Thanks for sharing this Eric. And congratulations Natures Always Right for getting from start up to market is such a short time.

[@Da_VINE_Ruach]

I look at this guys set up and think oh no its so overwhelming! But he may have started a little by little and built up. Passion is a must to be able to maintain the continuity leading up to having the set up, especially if you're always looking out for bargains to do things another way... its a farmers life.❤

[@sujaysukumar123]

You guys give out such "good people" kind of positive vibes even through the video. Nature bless you 🙏

[@epicgardening]

Doing our part!

[@mightyminifarm]

Nature bless you? What kinda liberal turdology is that? Only God can give blessings.

[@sujaysukumar123]

@@mightyminifarm - God? What kind of medieval superstition is that? Nature is the only true provider. Has this so called God of yours given you anything thats unnatural?

[@judyives1832]

Zach Huff Nature actually exists though.

[@adrilazzaro]

@@mightyminifarm i too used to believe in ancient fairy tales

[@edsong1003]

You guys are blessed with a market structure that supports small farm, there are many parts of the world where the market is controlled by middle-men that will mess up small farm operations. Keep up the good work, it will keep us other small farm operators to move forward,... one step at a time

[@EmpoweredWithPiper]

My two favorite gardening KZbinrs, and I had no idea they made a video together!!! I’m more excited about this than is probably acceptable. 😂❤️

[@Laflamablanca969]

Epic eyebrows lol

[@epicgardening]

The most epic!

[@Laflamablanca969]

I subbed to both of you. Great stuff and keep it up

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Thank you!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Super epic haha!

[@TheBushdoctor68]

Caterpillars entering his garden are like "Nope, I'm gone. Too much competition".

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

Market farming on such a small plot of land seems really challenging. Hats off to this man! 🍻

[@mehtabali3467]

Right.

[@PeerensClement]

No way he can make an actual living this way. Come on. If 2 people had to survive off of everything he grows on this plot, you would starve.

[@lilliecunningham7933]

I'm proud of you, for the insight to do this, you probably could have a class teaching other young school age kids, best of luck in everything you do.

[@sonyagriffy]

Love men that can grow stuff ♥️. Says alot about a person when their plants are happy and healthy. Thank you for sharing.

[@davidmcmanus4751]

Yup. A fresh, organic garden, a healthy relationship with Yahshua, and a motorcycle. It's all a man needs!

[@sonyagriffy]

@@davidmcmanus4751 I agree.

[@jokemartin3915]

Brilliant. I am living in South Africa and have more or les the same idea. 40 chickens, 100 banana trees 30 papya trees grapes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, chilli, wild tomatoes, brinjal and african potato as a sustainably ( survival) garden on a 800 metre square semi tropical coastal property.

[@Flimflamed]

This is amazing. I am super lucky to have a large garden during lockdown and your videos are not only saving my sanity but they may be changing my actual life. This stuff is unbelievably inspiring and I really admire the fact you are giving this knowledge that all human beings should know, but for free!!!!

[@tubbyzvimba1292]

Thanks guy's another brilliant show, I'm a brand new gardener since lockdown, both your channels along with Mark at Self Sufficient me are helping me so much, even though I'm in U.K., very inspiring, I'm hooked on growing your own.

[@creativewoodworker4300]

Love it. I have been gardening for about 15 years now as a home gardener and I learn something new every time I spend time gardening. I do know microbes in your soil is everything. With out the great Microbes you lose so much. Active microbes should I say. I started my peas off this year with active microbes and sprayed them on with a garden sprayer. It is the best peas I have had in a long time now. I spray new active microbes every 2 weeks. It gives the garden such a boost.

[@PSPSMITH2022]

This is amazing! To think that so many Americans (and many other countries) spend so much time trying to get "perfect" lawns, when we could instead grow enough vegetables on a quarter acre to feed several families. I took half my backyard, ripped out that annoying grass, and covered that half with raised beds and automated drip watering systems. I had to keep some lawn for the kids to run around...when they're older, I'll convert the rest, and my plan is to split the new garden area evenly between the kids and let them grow whatever they want. Whatever they decide to study of pick for a career, at least I'll know that I taught them all I know about growing better produce than they'll find in the grocery store, maybe they'll enjoy working the land, and hopefully they'll appreciate how thirty minutes of weeding and harvesting in the garden beats the socks off of mowing/spraying/patching/fertilizing/edging/aerating/watering a non-edible crop such as grass. Interestingly, my mulched garden half of the yard uses only one eighth the water that the lawn half needs (and I'm pretty stingy with the water I give that grass.) In my opinion, instead of requiring special permits and inspections to have food-growing operations in our backyards, they should require proof that a person/family will actually USE and NEED a backyard full of lawn before they can get a permit to fill that space with grass.

[@epicgardening]

I know, right? The lawn thing has never made sense to me. Well done on the conversion of your lawn. Would love to see a video if you have one...and people are SHOCKED to find out that it also costs less water as well. Love your permit idea too...we can dream...

[@adrianamorales818]

PSPSMITH202 funny we have to abide by every regulation...of course,not q bad thing...but most corps hqve broken almost all of them...so what'll it hurt if whqt or hoe we do is not to perfection...I'd say it beats whqt they have because of the fact they're trying to feed wo many even machinery can't keep up ,well the space provided to keep then animals qll in atleast...good job on teaching the kids,qnd remind them to teach their children...q tradition of making sure to reach it to the next...just in case...

[@hodl4lambo455]

Good luck trying to convince my HOA

[@bradleymcewen4654]

You are so right... why the fuck even have grass in the backyard anyways, somewhere for the pests to hide! Lol

[@classicrocklover5615]

@@epicgardening lawns are a historical brag left over from royalty in days gone by. A large lawn bragged that the property owners were so rich, they did not NEED to use all their land to grow food. Check out the grounds surrounding castles, etc. Having large open expanses was also a bit of a security issue, since it allowed you to see attacking hordes from a greater distance. Still, that surrounding expanse could have been planted in food and given to the poor of the village, etc. But the rich have never been too concerned of the poor.

[@Gamingguy-my4wn]

Let’s appreciate the fact he’s still hearting comments to this day

[@CrazyShores]

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[@paperish22]

@@CrazyShores for those of you who don't know, Ecosia is a search engine that uses all of its revenue to plant trees. Approximately 45 searches are required for each tree

[@dannydevito7000]

@@paperish22 which does essentially nothing to offset our greenhouse gas emissions.

[@paperish22]

@@dannydevito7000 better than nothing

[@bobjob3632]

No he stopped.

[@donnaduhamel6004]

Great stuff, love seeing the ideas come to life, keep going, its the forever way to live.. Organic market foods, cannot get better. I am 67 yrs young and wish I was 28 to get back into it all... been veggie and organic gardener for 50 yrs.. all good, I like the No Dig routine.. keep on... love it... thanks for the reminder that the world will carry on regardless... xxxx

[@LizzieDeanMakes]

Everything is so well thought through and efficient - he is really maximising on every asset he has - ways to make use of every scrap of household and farming waste - I have about 300 square feet to work with so most of my urban kitchen garden is vertical and container based - but I am taking a lot of ideas from this for better use of my limited resources! (In the Cotswolds in England)

[@epicgardening]

EXACTLY Lizzie. This is what struck me the most about Steven's farm as well. I took a lot of inspiration back to my own garden!

[@eazydraw4681]

Hi all, I'm in the UK too this is really inspiring thanks Epic & Natures Always Right subscribed to both

[@lindsaynorman9323]

i know this is an older video, but i wanted to say that these types of videos bring me such inspiration and hope for the amount you can grow in a small space living in the city very creative systems

[@fancythat5136]

Hey, I’m a 68 yr old Gardner and I just learned a lot from you. Love you guys!

[@HelpBeyondChurch1]

Wow! This is so cool! We are prepping for a 1/4 acre garden right now. I love to see people repurposing things! I do that so much! Your ideas and techniques are amazing! I’ve learned so much from this short video! Thank you so much for sharing!! God Bless!! KarolAnn

[@Agrinihan]

Thank you for sharing your story. Very inspiring. Very informative and very helpful for us to build our own backyard farm. With that im inspired to improve my channel to promote bayanihan Filipino culture. Helping our local farming by sharing my knowledge gain from different people. Thank you for inspiring me to do more.

[@Vahris0]

My man spent all his points into Farming and Eye brows. Awesome content 👍

[@starwizardmanonthestarwiza2469]

You guys inspired me to pause the KZbin video and go out and start building my garden. Thank you so much for your time and effort.

[@CassieAStone]

Love all the tips. My little garden will never compete, but mass props! Can’t wait to see the updates sine I’m just now finding these channels!

[@stephengigimason8372]

wealth of information here. Thanks for introducing me to Natures always right, this is exactly what i have been looking for - as an engineer who grew up in an urban environment and suddenly found myself living in the middle of the woods on a mountaintop in GA. I want to try all of this!

[@kevinc6805]

You should make a harness or platform on 4 wheels so that you can lay belly towards the ground above the plants. That way you wont have to bend over as much.

[@40ny]

Very good idea. I don't know why this hasn't been suggested on any of the other videos of this type of production I have watched. Now that you've said it, it seems pretty obvious.

[@cindymarshall4449]

Steven's basic principle is...work smarter not harder! He is awesome!

[@Schoenmann3]

Thank you both so much for I am just beginning my journey! The information has phenomenal and the additional links and resources were great!

[@marianastevenson1778]

Steve, what you are doing is great. I hope you inspire other young people to follow your steps. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and ideas.

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Besides the love of the work, THAT is my #1 goal in doing this. I truly believe small ag can change the world and especially our country. We just need 100,000s of new young farmers and consumers ready to make the shift to eating REAL LOCAL ORGANIC FOOD and boom the old world dies and a new one rises stronger and freer than ever. Cheers!

[@epicgardening]

Thanks for stopping by Mariana!

[@marianastevenson1778]

I hope you continue on doing videos about innovating ways to help the environment.

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Designing and experimenting are my favorite things to do. I don't think I will ever stop :)

[@MorningMindfulness]

Inspired young person here 🙋‍♂️ lol

[@kevinketchum7030]

With my dreams, I will never be able to do this. But I enjoyed the video! Gardening is fun and rewarding, and the garden doesn't gripe or stress you out!

[@XGaming1]

What are your dreams?

[@Imyourmoose]

You think owning a garden always gos good and evreything without trouble? 😂

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Kevin Ketchum Unless you must live off the proceeds. Then a crop loss can be stressful.

[@aezzil3536]

You could always go with a small home garden

[@skyangel6336]

My carrots have come up good and I'm in south zone 8 but the difference is probably the humidity more moisture here but we also deal all the time with fungal issues on a lot of things like grapes aren't so easy here so we grow muscadines a lot more! Love the video Love all the thought put into his space to make it efficient in a small area! Impressed! Love the motto Nature knows best cause that's the Truth!

[@yeahthisismeonyoutub]

Dude. This is awesome. I've been a pro KZbin watcher on Curtis-like stuff for years now :), and your set up is pretty dang amazing. I'm jealous, really. I love that you've done things in the most effective and efficient ways -- super smart every step of the process.

[@epicgardening]

Steven's a genius!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Thanks so much man it's a real honor to be mentioned with a person like Curits, he's the man! I've got a long way to go!

[@mayb2395]

Your beating him 100% Curtis is the darkside. Your philosophy is one to watch. I WILL NEVER WATCH OR RECOMMEND HIS CHANNEL. Please DON'T change!!!!

[@shaajenkins736]

Love this so much!! Thank you both for being such stand out human beings! Advocating natures ultimate power and organic ability to provide and protect us

[@curtisfoster540]

Both of you guys, just amazing. And the willingness to collaborate is inspiring. I LOVE it! Keep it coming!

[@slapkills]

Dude, guy in red shirt, i mean this in the most loving way, you could be an eyebrow model! Those are better then my mustache!

[@epicgardening]

He's getting a love of love for the brows!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Haha hook me up with a gig!

[@freshlove7926]

Jason Herrick - hey are you from Napa?

[@shirleymccoombes9153]

The chicken coop design is awesome, I live in Australia the weather is a little different but I am going to try and incorporate some of your ideas. I have an acre block so thank you for your tips so far keep posting. Thank you

[@MrEunderwood]

I found Steven's channel before yours actually. I was looking for a more efficient way to house and feed my chickens and now I've built pretty much his setup, without the soldier fly lemming station. Both of you have helped me immensely in my gardening/farming endeavors.

[@jp34604]

Hi Suggestion. Think about a "dolly" you could lay down on your stomach above the bed with your arm dangling to work. Also a 12 volt winch for a truck with a wireless remote control mounted at the end of the bed to pull you back. Think bicycle parts -- 4 front forks and 20 inch fat tires allowing for a bit of stearing, perhaps a welded angle iron frame with a mesh fabric to lie on with a makeshift paper pot dispenser mechanism mounted above think sandwich /sun shade and trays on the side or a bin on wheels in front of you to place the harvest when picking and replant in 1 go. Also think under car "Creaper" in reverse Regards , a City Boy!

[@jameshearne828]

dude your very inspiring, i live on three acres and i garden for our family. i never thought you could make a living on small property. Regards from Australia

[@epicgardening]

Regards James - start small, 3 acres is a ton. Section off a smaller part and see if you can make it work!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Thanks James. That's so great you are growing food for your family, that is such an honorable thing to do! Yes, on 3 acres you could make an insane amount. There are many types of small ag business models making $100,000 per acre. Here's a guy killing it in your neck of the woods, kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4Wraal8a91ko5o. Also you need to know about your fellow countrymen Geoff Lawton and Darren Doherty, there are many more, but what those guys are doing is really next level regenerative ag.

[@athenamorales7321]

Dude 3 acres man I would have a 🐄, 🐑s, 🐔s, and maybe a 🐖. Since doing my research on raising farm animals in an urban area. Found out you could raise a found out you could have variety of farm animals on just 1 acre of land that I never thought you could have on just one acre of land plus look into food forest system would increase your plant base food production and increase the health of your soil. Plus letting the animals forage in the food forest you could improve the quality of 🍖 you produce for your family and neighbors use. Don't forget your neighbors would be your best customers so listen to them when the start asking for certain fruits and vegetables to help you plan your crops for your next planting.

[@staplesgarden8900]

I'm so glad I stumbled upon this video. Good luck to all gardeners.

[@brandonjoafu]

So im watching this in the Pandemic and im in love, i wanna recreate most of this at home. Thank you so much for the knowledge.

[@codegreen5213]

Man put some of that special fertilizer on his eyebrows, god dang those things are county fair winners!

[@flytrapYTP]

Those eyebrows don't need fertilizer.

[@Lewiss7423]

Red shirts' face gives me an uncanny valley vibe.

[@paperm2023]

Lewiss Stevens no

[@GamingLoadown101]

They are for scarying the caterpillars off

[@CrazyShores]

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[@leonmatthews3532]

What a smart guy and cool little farm! This gets me really stoked on learning more about gardening and what all you can do in a small space!

[@richardbrophy9123]

did I just hear you say some dude makes 350 grande a year on an acre and a half ? Yeah yeah, I'll subscribe !

[@zsomborsimon6630]

Probably growing some exquisite Californian pot in the backyard.

[@ryuugureen4969]

Acre and a half is huge. Around 1000m2.

[@Jelk1986]

@@ryuugureen4969 6078.28 square meters to be exact

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

I call bullshit.

[@elcidbob]

@@ryuugureen4969 lol, no friend, an acre and a half is basically nothing.

[@TheExtreamkids]

You need to stop talking over your guest. He had a lot of wisdom to share and that is the exact reason you had him on your channel but you talked over him and I feel as if we missed a bunch of information.

[@epicgardening]

Thanks - I've improved since this vid. That was my 1st interview

[@aimeesedgwick2709]

I agree. Also you need to give him a mic!

[@mandogarcia3789]

Perfectly said

[@beautifuldayzee5942]

@@epicgardening - NICE RESPONSE ! And we all learn from our 'first times' don't we? Live and grow - in all definitions of the word 'grow' ;- ) - peace!

[@ruburtoe1]

You did well, and have your own helpful input, but an interviewer just needs to remember they're interviewing their guest and not themself. But again, still a great interview!

[@epicgardening]

Hey everyone, Steven and I just filmed a two year update of his farm! See how far he's come: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKHRYqJ9oLalqMk

[@SlyDz420]

I was sighing at a 33 min video but glad I watched. Very enjoyable.

[@pelicancovebeach2873]

It’s well done.

[@ahnaahna7278]

Thks. Gardening in pots is so nurturing to me. This fall...(Atlanta/ga) I am growing kale, lettuces among other things. Thks for your inspiration! Ahna

[@eestidraamateater]

You can also use the space on your fence

[@diegom8375]

"You can even do this position, like this" "OH, I like that" No further context needed.

[@sciencewizard2861]

o-0

[@ameliagraham92]

Thank so much for this content. After 6 years in an apartment in the city we are moving back to the country on a couple acres. I am ready to garden again. I will definitely check out some of Steven's videos. You two looked like kids in a candy store talking about this stuff. Thanks again. Happy Growing!

[@kriscrom]

I can’t stop watching the chickens in the background peck around. They’re so cute! 😻

[@supercooled]

That’s dinner! Don’t get too attached. Their limbs won’t be for much longer.

[@Flippin_Crazy]

Me too. And no fence! They are happy girls!

[@Zarujar]

@@supercooled or just don’t eat sentient beings

[@skyangel6336]

@@supercooled Some people just have them for egg and fertilizer which is some of the best to use for gardening!

[@skyangel6336]

@@supercooled I might get some for eggs and fertilizer but sadly I was reading they don't do very well aka get more sickly after they stop producting eggs so there's that to think about Don't want them to suffer

[@meyou9651]

Many times when Steven had his hat on, he looked like a young Jerry Seinfeld ...at least to me.

[@classicrocklover5615]

...not that there's anything wrong with that...

[@meyou9651]

@@classicrocklover5615 not at all...do you see the resemblance too?

[@YouCanNOTvoteOutFascism]

Now I see it! 😂

[@thesimpsons2010]

He looks like the guy from meet the fackers and plays the voice of alex the lion in Madagascar.

[@supercooled]

living in Wonderland Ben stiller. That guy is a chameleon. He can look like jerry or Tom cruise.

[@melissahope5796]

Loving your garden tours! I watched to the end! I love listening while cleaning/folding laundry!

[@rlportillo]

I used black plastic for 6 days after planting my carrots this year and had fantastic germination (North Georgia).

[@epicgardening]

Good idea! I"ll give that a try myself.

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Nice idea!!

[@princefrancis909]

Portillo Family 9

[@PaintAThousandWords]

This is amazing! I know I can't ever do this (since I live in an apartment and most people from my country live in apartments rather than properties with gardens). I've learnt quite a fair bit from this video to improve my mini planter boxes.

[@epicgardening]

There's a lot you can do in an apartment! I suggest microgreens

[@FarmScapeChronicles]

Loved how you explainedat 4:15. So informative and easy to follow. Kudos to you! 🚜

[@coetzeeandre2414]

Great work sir, you are doing what other people are dreaming, stay humble best regards

[@deaconhairco5015]

Living the dream. Amazing farm.

[@Sharkdog11b]

“Why should I wake up at six am” My farming grandpa* “what kind of farmer would ever sleep so late” 😂

[@reowhite4862]

That dude be growing his eyebrows as good as his gardens. Dammit man!

[@keepinitsk8a516]

I would work for free on a farm like this just so I can learn and do it myself.

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

I think internships and apprenticeships are the future. Why go into 60k in debt at college and develop 0 skills, when you can get a real education for free :)

[@shabutir1820]

Alot of farmers will offer internships. At least here in the midwest.

[@scaryguppy1071]

@keepinitsk8a look into WWOOFing

[@AJ-ox8xy]

That is what I did. Went to a farm close to me after highschool and asked if they would house me and feed me for work. After two years of that I went on to many different trades, but on that farm I learned so much and developed so many skills. I now not only run my own ranch, but have a great carpentry business where I make custom furniture or wood work for anyone that needs it. I make enough from carpentry to fund the necessary aspects of the ranch and produce all that I eat or about 80% of the products I need from my ranch.

[@lepidlover0557]

You can learn and get paid at the same time. Lol

[@henkiespeklap591]

Happy to see Ben Stiller Became a farmer/Garderner :D

[@billybareblu]

It's very nice to see someone coming up with and utilizing these sorts of systems in real life. I have a lot of similar ideas....I just wish I had faith in my abilities when I was in my 20s. now I'm in my 50s and it is a daunting prospect. Still, I am determined to make the break and do it.

[@epicgardening]

You can do it Billy!

[@billybareblu]

Thanks!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

It's never too late! You might want to have different planting strategies and crops to just be a little gentler on your body as time goes on, plan for the future. Like planting more perennials and fruit that you only have to plant once and are easier to harvest than in ground veggies. But with the new tools like the paper pot transplanter, tilther, greens harvest, it's wayyyy easier on time and body. Gary Vee gets me fired up I watch one little talk from him everyday to get motivated kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpbGc4mbhLmXaaMm31s

[@MellowMikesMind]

Nature is always right... I am nature, which means I am always right!!

[@nalevario]

My GOOT-NESS!!!! Great Job Mang! Was cruisin' around YT and came accross this video. Thx for opening another door in my BRAINS.

[@AJ-ox8xy]

Amazing accomplishment with what you have. Honestly, I have 40 acres of my own land with only 5 acres developed and you produce more greens and garden products then I do. I will continue to watch your videos so I can learn to better till and care my gardens. Also, I am surprised your city and state allows this. In my State of Arizona and the town I live in; gardening, ranch work with livestock, and other farm or homesteading related activities are very regulated. I think it is mostly because of water, but for me that is not as big of a deal because I have three of my own wells and own the mineral rights to all of them, so all the permits I have to get are just so dumb as I use my own water not the town's water.

[@HebrewsChapter11]

First time watching your channel. Loved this video. Minimum fluff with lots of valuable data. Great video!

[@epicgardening]

Thanks for the kind words! Make sure to subscribe, doing more farm tours!

[@lee-annguy3663]

You can make pesto from your carrot tops the green parts instead of pine nuts use cashes nuts 😊

[@mrlauro9150]

Dude..... its Rock lee from the village hidden in the leaves, and today we are gardening!

[@kijoule]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😜🤣🤣🤣brought back memories Sensei😌

[@jcm5404984]

lol, I just quit my desk job to do this. Not sure what the future holds, fingers crossed

[@jcm5404984]

@@CaraCreations1000 thank you for asking. I tried hydroponics at the start but is unsuccessful. Now am trying the old way of using dirt and land, was able to grow bitter-gourd, kale and string beans. I plan to plant more in the coming months. This has given me sanity amidst COVID-19

[@matttorres7038]

Hey man you got free fertilizer too.. you got chicken poop and you can use the eggshells.. good set up man.. hope everything works out. God bless.

[@jessicamcneice5791]

Hm, I use rounded roosts because I thought that they do have the tendon locking mechanism... I would have to take your word for it. Since its natural I'm sure it's alright but now I have to rethink and re-research.

[@elcidbob]

Rounded off 2x2 has always been what I've used and seen used.

[@GreenerGarden]

Yes, very epic eyebrow! Besides that, I love this video. Very informative. I will try doing that for my next garden set up.

[@jessicapinto3817]

A man who can grow those eyebrows can only be a natural at growing food. Kudos to your farm, it's amazing! Will follow the channel :)

[@aquariumusic7304]

sweet farm man. love the work. been farming in Hillcrest, glad to see there's more of us in San Diego!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Sweeet! Hey link me to your instagram or something. I'd like to get in touch, trying to meet the other small farmers around SD :)

[@epicgardening]

No way? I'm in Hillcrest too! Email me and let's meet up and exchange ideas! [e-mail]

[@aquariumusic7304]

lindforsfarms

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Adding you now..

[@TiredGang_]

one dude looks like a character creation with the widest possible set eyes and one looks like a character creation with the most narrow set eyes possible lol

[@datboiya8942]

I clicked in just to quickly check the setup, but it ended up being incredibly interesting. Love how much thoughts gone behind it to keep it as simple and cheap, but efficient as possible

[@ejackson9511]

He forgot to show us his weed plants!

[@XGaming1]

Weed is soooo cute

[@staggerindan16]

people get ulterior motifs. you cant share all your valuables with the world, because someone is always waiting and lurking for the opportunity to rob you. weed farmer rule number one is dont show the public how to access your plants.. unless you want them stolen. harsh reality :(

[@dallashill23]

If he was smoking weed he'd be too lazy to grow something actually productive.

[@silvergarcia9897]

@@dallashill23 Ok? There are tons of people that use that herb and are still productive. Some people even get MORE productive when using that herb.

[@dallashill23]

@@silvergarcia9897 oh nice right on bro, thanks for the proven scientific research you just provided well done.

[@TimeNowAndThen]

This is it people! Future!

[@epicgardening]

+TimeNow AndThen truer words have never been spoken

[@TimeNowAndThen]

Epic Gardening thank you i appreciate your kindness! Peace