Red Clay to Beautiful Soil

Ben is out in the beautiful sunshine today preparing the next large garden bed for growing our corn this year. We parked the chickens in this spot 6 months ago so they could fertilize and till in compost for us. Also, Meg is getting a bunch done in the kitchen today.
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[@2L82Sk8Bye]

One sure thing I know - the Hollars are one well fed family. Meg, your skills in the kitchen are amazing. The soil in the gardens is looking so rich. That compost method is incredible.

[@kathycortez232]

Buggy is so beautiful and she is her mother’s daughter and she looks just like her daddy yall have some amazing children ❤

[@Diana-ze8wu]

That baby brightens my day EVERY time! What a doll! 🥰

[@tommathews3964]

Meg, you're an amazing person! Life skills galore! Ben, you'll never hear me pass judgement on tilling! Nobody knows your situation like you do! We do what we have to do! Y'all have made a huge positive impact on that place in a fairly short amount of time!

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚That soil you were tilling is looking SO good. How wonderful to see the fruits of your soil-regenerating efforts over the past 4 years! Glad you got to sit, knit and watch 'Simple Living Alaska', Meg. I love watching their Vlogs too! 💚

[@stokely418]

You, Meg and the boys are hard workers. I enjoy seeing what you all will be doing next. Buggy is a joy to watch. Thanks for recording her saying bye! Sooo sweet!

[@nickivanaltena923]

Oh my gosh I totally LOVE Simple Living Alaska!!!

[@TheHollarHomestead]

Me too!

[@heidiclarke2333]

Me too, I've just watched their epic road trip, as an English person it is unfathomable.

[@robertazapfe7585]

Love Simply Living Alaska! E and A remind me of you two! Nothing stops them as nothing stops you!

[@sararussell6182]

They were living just a few minutes up the road from us but are now moving further into the interior. They are a lot of fun to watch.

[@JamysOnJericho]

Love the steadfast determination that both of you exhibit. Can't successfully homestead or parent well without it. Good on ya.

[@02271953me]

Great busy video. Life is so good! Glad to see Little Miss has recovered from her sore foot. God's continued blessings to all!!

[@StoneKathryn]

How did I miss this? Nice job getting the corn bed ready. I saw the planting but somehow I missed this prep video! The chickens did a good job getting it ready. Pulled pork, cheese, and rice as a burrito for lunch! Yum! It was cute that Buggy was stealing Daddy's cheese! Buns and bread made. Yogurt and cheese too! Meg, you are awesome! Enjoy your knitting Meg! Wow, barbeque beef sandwiches for dinner! Nice, big oak tree wood rescued from the neighboring property! Thanks for this video Hollar family!

[@alicegilbert4186]

Thanks for having all of us over

[@bluecreek6036]

No wonder you guys are so fantastic you're watching other fantastic KZbinrs we love y'all

[@Mama_Nells_Garden]

Good for you Meg, Nothing like a quiet afternoon to knit and watch Eric & Arielle over at Simple living Alaska. Their journey, along with yours, sure is inspiring! Happy Gardening Hollar family!

[@jessicah2345]

Ben n Meg??!

[@Mama_Nells_Garden]

@@jessicah2345 No, I was referring to the part of the video when Meg said she was going to sit down, knit and watch Simple Living Alaska (Eric and Arielle). It's another great channel. Just like Meg and Ben, Eric and Arielle love making food from scratch.

[@jessicah2345]

@@Mama_Nells_Garden yea I was reading comments while watching and hadn't gotten to that part yet but just the way it was worded originally it seemed like you were talking to the wrong channel 🤣 I watch SLA also

[@Cherie5353]

When your children grow up and leave home, there may be a lot of things they forget but they will never forget holding hands and saying grace. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@lillianperry6451]

You all are a lot of fun to watch and listen too.

[@dellaB22]

That babys cuteness is killing me.

[@bonniealtizer2542]

Just love to watch your videos and admire your family. Meg is amazing in processing food and being a mother teacher wife and helper on farm. You two are so talented. Thank you and keep it going

[@donnabennett1256]

1. Buggy is adorable! I love listening to her talk. 2. Meg needs to show us how to make ricotta and share her bread recipe. I searched for a video on her ricotta making and couldn’t find one. 3. I’ve been following you guys for a long time-while you guys were traveling around looking for your forever homestead and way before you settled here in NC. 4th & finally-I love your channel. I love how we get to see all the outdoor farm work and all the great looking meals Meg is making. I’d like to see some how-to’s in the kitchen, too!

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Y'all have been busy working in tje garden, on garden beds, and in the kitchen baking, and cooking. Life is good!

[@goddesstc]

Your channel and Simple Living Alaska are two that I never miss a video!

[@patriciahusk3428]

Watching little Buggy stealing cheese from Dad’s burrito was the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time😘! Meg all those things you were cooking up looked so good….there’s nothing like a fresh slice of bread with butter. So glad y’all got that wood to use on your homestead! I love how our God provides!

[@heatherk8931]

I'm with you on the weather. Its sitting very pretty at 65-70, sunny, tiny breeze. Enjoy before the coming crazy HEAT of summer. From, lol "it never rains in California". Or snows for that matter. 237% of normal has changed it up

[@lakesideof.grateful]

I love to watch Simple living Alaska too !! So exciting on their new move !!

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Meg and Ben nice to see you love watching your videos homestead Beautiful good job 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐈🐄🐖🌱🌺🌹🌻🌼🌸🌷🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@vivianzuniga8814]

I think if a vote were to be taken across all the video folks We all watch, Buggy would definitely be the favorite little human; across the board! Y’all did good!

[@joanneganon7157]

I'm so glad all your hard work has paid off in those garden beds Guys! Meg the food making machine is at it again, good woman ❤. JO JO IN VT 💞

[@AZJH8374]

MEG, GET ONE OF THOSE ICE TEA GALLON JARS & PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE. YOU CAN OPEN UP THE SPIGOT & SEPARATE THE CREAM EASILY.

[@debrezo58]

Love watching your family💖

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Thank you. Blessings

[@josh200714]

Love Simple Living Alaska!

[@lisastabfurth5448]

Same. I admire them for living in the snow… cause I wouldn’t. Lol

[@GardeningwithPurpose329]

I just love watching you guy's doing multiple things especially Meg's baking and cooking. I love Simple Living Alaska!

[@srqlisa7881]

OMG I busted a gut yesterday watching the parking on SLA. Goodness the weather is just here in NC, enjoy.

[@shamancarmichael5305]

Few things more beautiful than the look and smell of freshly dug soil, just brimming with possibilities! 🌱🌱🌱

[@user-is6gn2lw5t]

Simple living Alaska. Great couple, fun to watch. My second favorite couple of course. 😁😁

[@bonniealtizer2542]

Your kids are so helpful and love little Buggy

[@bigdaddy741098]

I love watching you guys work together as a team to provide for your whole family. I wish the whole world could see it and stop thinking that men and women are fighting against each other. Sorry, that made more sense in my head lol.

[@suehorner9023]

Buggy is so funny. What are you doing with that dirt dad asked? Carrying it she replied. Like duh dad! Too funny. She is so sweet.

[@allonesame6467]

Direct Experience is Best Teacher. Your children are receiving an A-1 Education under your loving kindness and guidance. = You can feel the heat from the thermophilic microbial activity in the compost! Blessings Abound

[@Thisisit120]

Ben you are so right about the Garden soil. Every time we put in a new garden we always Rototill it for the first time. Some of the hard clay is just impossible for vegetables to grow in if you don’t.

[@DIVINEHAZEL]

💜THANK YOU BEAUTIFUL HOLLAR FAMILY*TY FOR CLOSED CAPTION TOO*LOVE YOU💜

[@dtmc4509]

Hard working family and always work together. So wonderful

[@pamelam1500]

Love, also, watching Simple Living Alaska!!! You guys are one of my faves!!!

[@rubytrotter3766]

Buggy is a sweet little girl. So happy to see her living her best life with your wonderful family. Really enjoy your vlogs

[@mgtmoffat8411]

Your gardens get easier to work every season. You are making so much difference to your homestead. Good score with the oak tree. Fire Fridays coming up. 💕💕🌻🌻

[@lattelolly6925]

We watch Simple Living Alaska also. They do a wonderful job of filming their adventures and the beautiful land up there. Yay for planting time again!! We Love watching y'all.

[@barbarabrand190]

The garden dirt looks so much better. You are an inspiration.

[@marilynclayton3430]

As it snows today. I’m able to watch and be inspired by watching you plant your garden. Thank you for sharing. It is a good day💚 I’m in Alaska. Funny you mention simple living alaska. Lol

[@charmainemrtnz]

What is the name of the bread mixer? Love me some Hollar Homestead!

[@betsyoman7173]

Meg, you work so hard! First, I hope those boys appreciate all you do for them. Second, I hope those boys are learning to do all that both of their parents know how to do! They will need all of it in the future. Third, I hope those boys do their share of the work for both of you! I hope they do the dishes! Trust me, I've done a lot of the kitchen stuff that you do Meg, and I know that there's energy for either the productive part OR the dishwashing and clean up, but not both!

[@TheHollarHomestead]

They handle the dishes and I’m thankful for it! 🙌🏻

[@joannmahaffey1068]

I have seen at least one of the boys doing dishes several times.

[@kendallricker9633]

Seeing the flowers and green growing bits on your land...heals the soul. Fire storm warnings were I am at...thanks for sharing.

[@belieftransformation]

Praying that you are spared from the fire storms🤗💜🇨🇦

[@memecats5698]

I enjoy your videos so much, I learn…not that I do but I learn and then I pass it onto my daughter who tries to garden. You both also make me laugh and we could use a lot more laughter in this world. God bless your family, farm and of course the farm animals because we can never have too many animals in our life. ❤🙏🏻

[@gailasgreatdanesandmanes1042]

Lady... you have some nice kitchen gadgets! I love watching you in the kitchen... My children are all raised... I wish I had spent more time in my kitchen instead of at work away from home. The good news is granny lives in the garden now. I can share my food with grandchildren!

[@ssfoste]

OH yeah Meg, Eric and Ariel at Simple Livomg Alaska! The are Awesome and just amazing.

[@camicri4263]

Buggie🥰😍🙏❤️ she stills the show every time. If I could I would have another one just because of her. God bless you all and keep you healthy and safe 🙏❤️

[@Li_lwichhomestead]

“Any day I get to spend in the garden doing garden things, is a good day” literally my motto

[@margiebrown7436]

Buggy is so cute! 🥰

[@mariowickel456]

Meg ,Simple Living Alaska . I follow them also. I couldn't believe the size of celery they grew, Eric and Ariel explained they get used hops n grains from a brewery for the compost pile and Reindeer poop

[@AZJH8374]

I absolutely love your vids!!❤❤❤ I'd like to see you & Meg on that hammock for a while 😊

[@jskiifreeze]

You have an absolutely amazing family and I love the way you gave us a view of the homestead as you gave the break down of the bed prep.

[@bluebirdhomestead]

We have hard red clay that is very rocky where we live in Virginia as well. Thankfully our farm used to be cow fields so there is a good layer of topsoil, otherwise it would be rock solid. -Ryan & Cara

[@clint4472]

Your family will love viewing all these episodes when they are grown 😊, memories in living color!

[@idahohoosier8989]

Y'all are the best family ever Blessings, julie

[@SdW.8]

💖you guys!!!

[@kg1478]

I love Simple Living Alaska such a great channel !! Love to see KZbinrs watching other KZbinrs!!

[@kimgraham7359]

I love me some simply living Alaska, almost as much as I love me some Hollar Homestead

[@lynnb7511]

Bread looks so good!! Your daughter is so beautiful, and I cannot believe how tall the the boys are getting!

[@estrogenacres801]

Buggy is so flipping cute!!!

[@TheScintillady]

I started watching "simple living Alaska" when I started my homesteading video addiction. Now I watch you every day. If I was younger I would aspire to do exactly what you are doing. Good work and amazing family. What great role models you are! Your channel is my favorite by far.

[@strawberries1411]

That little cheese muncher... it's so sweet to hear her talk..she speaks very well

[@bigbarnlittlehouse7013]

Hollar Homestead and Simple Living Alaska are my two favorite channels. I love how both channels simply show us what you are doing, while saying "Hey! This works for us but is not the only way to do it!". Two hard working families!

[@belieftransformation]

Great vlog; thanks for sharing! Great progress again! I also watch Simple Living Alaska; adventuresome young couple. I like that you have children because they are what makes a grandma’s heart happy! Blessings to all 🤗💜🇨🇦

[@mtnlindama8146]

I am so excited to see that you have a ladle for scooping the cream off the milk❤

[@chrisburch8020]

looks like alot of shade for the herb garden and trees will need to be limbed up. don't forget to open greenhouse daily, may need a chicken fence for the doors as screen door from kittys to use as litter box or chicken that gets loose.

[@honiebird3789]

I always enjoy hearing buggy say "Byeee" at the end! Your food always looks amazing Meg ♥

[@terresiagregg9326]

I love watching Buggy she is so precious love her little heart she loves being outside with Dad n the boys and Mom too

[@magster3813]

O my goodness, simple Alaska is one of my favorite too! Only if we had veggies like theirs. I watch your channel every day. Love your bread, and your hubby is very hard at his work. God bless.

[@auntiepam5649]

I love Simple living Alaska. Looking forward to the new property they will have.

[@jodytempleton-jackson1377]

You might like smelling the new tilled beds. But I bet Meg cooking smells so much better 😋 😊

[@marinaroper6922]

I really enjoy watching your boys help in the garden and around the house. It’s the best way of learning about life. 👍🏻😁

[@crystalshell3253]

Buggy is growing up so fast! Such a sweety too. You all have GREAT kids. You both have done an amazing job raising such mature, helpful, just overall great children. Much love from KY.

[@SalLeeHolland]

You all work so hard, but let me tell you without your skills in the kitchen you sure wouldn't have to grow very much. Meg you are so inspiring! It's nice to see your watching Simple Living Alaska. I have watched them since they left to move there. An amazing couple. I have made a lot of things that they make in cooking, canning, and other things too. Although I am not doing my own garden anymore, I still do canning etc. Your kids will never forget the food and growing things. It isn't the same as going out for meals, it's so much better! Do you teach the boys how to cook? That would be fun to watch them cooking to learn those skills. They have learned so much outside. I am 76 this year, and when I went to school the boys also had to take classes in the kitchen, and also sewing! They made what you would call back packs these days, where the girls made cloths. Basic things had to be learned by all students. Many people don't know how to do any of that these days. I hope it's a trend that is back to learning things again. One day they will be on their own, and can cook great meals I bet. Your such a good cook, baker, and crafter of many things. I just don't know how you fit it all in! Ben the garden looks so good and rich soil. You've worked so hard getting it ready since you moved there. I am sure the boys could take a lot of it over if they had to, but helping is what it is all about. Sending love from Western, N.Y.

[@michellebarringer]

I have seen the boys make ice-cream cookies brownies apple crisp and they have also cooked meat I have seen them make a lot of things

[@danielneukomm4097]

Today is the last day of the week of Unleavened Bread for our household... and BOY does that bread look good!! 😀

[@evethompson5498]

Yup about fixing the dirt and turning it into soil. We live on the western side of the mountain in NE Tennessee. Tilling up the corn patch last year was crazy filled with rocks and clay soil. We still got a good dent corn harvest. So then we put a ton of leaves and grass cuttings on the field and covered it with black plastic. A few days ago hubby tilled it up wow beautiful soil. And tons of worms. The chickens are loving all the goodies out there. Can’t wait to plant

[@diannemiller4754]

Life, gardening, making cheese, bread, lunch, dinner, and then back outside again. Daily life is such a chore, but the joy out weights the chore.

[@laurielyon1892]

I love watching your little one's expressions. Watching her stealing the cheese lol. Meg...that bread and buns looked amazing! I have made homemade buns not too long ago and I was amazing surprised how easy they were to make. I'm still working on getting the texture a little bit softer like I want. I'll have to look through some of your previous videos because you probably have your bread recipe in one of them.

[@lindapearson2376]

Your videos are always such a joy to watch. Thanks for sharing!

[@margiemurray2147]

Meg, you're amazing! I could see myself only getting one of those things done in a day. I can't even imagine how you get all of that done in one day! Can you bottle up some of that energy and send it to Central Florida we appreciate it. Hope you and the family have fun this weekend at the homesteading events. The Nanas from Central Florida

[@victoriaduvall6922]

Always Looking forward for your Blessed Videos

[@dianadriverasbury9130]

Yay, for the tree. Corn bed is looking good. And dinner looks wonderful, as usual.

[@anchorageprepper9008]

The team on Simple Living Alaska have some good content and they shoot GREAT B-roll footage. They really highlight the beauty of our State 👍

[@bethsands7665]

Beautiful orange soil ! Yes, we must till the soil to make it richer. Wow !, lovely fluffy soil of compost !!

[@kimrafferty7170]

You are both such an inspiration to me, for the first time in 10 years I now have a postage stamp size garden but I can actually garden in it, the long term goal is to have built raised beds as I am confined to a wheelchair but for now I have found a biodegradable grow bag that will give me enough space to grow the veg I like and I am so looking forward to getting up and growing. Like Meg I cooked everyday for the family from the age of 8 years old, fast food for me was fish fingers and chips as I cooked from scratch with fresh everything and I used to love baking, now when I see Megs dough it looks amazing so my next goal is to get baking again and if it turns out looking half as nice as Megs I will be happy 😊 Love to you all as usual xxxx

[@pathoward5721]

What vegetables do you like…..to grow!?

[@kimrafferty7170]

@@pathoward5721 Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, parsnips, beetroot, tomatoes and strawberries. The tomatoes and strawberries will be in separate spaces but I just can't wait to get to grow food that my family can enjoy and my granddaughter will love, she has just turned 1 and her favourite vegetable is broccoli, she loves blueberries and raspberries as well so hopefully I will be able to grow a couple of bushes of each. I literally moved into my new bungalow 1 month ago and I have enjoyed seeing the flowers blooming that were already here and I can plant the blueberries and raspberries in with the small flower beds that are already here. I had huge gardens in the past that had some amazing trees but my favourite was the apple and elderberry but the garden I have now is tiny, hopefully I will be able to have raised beds either side of the path so I can have my winter veg on one side and the summer crops on the other side. It is just so exciting being at the start of growing things again, over the last 10 years I grew one chilli plant but I can't eat them, I grew them for my son, I saved a couple for the seeds so hopefully they will germinate and he can have some chilli's to make hot sauce of his own, he also has his very first garden and it is at least 8 times the size of my garden so between us we will be able to grow some lovely fresh vegetables, in a couple years both gardens will be totally different to what they are now.

[@Jamaicanarsenalfan]

Holler homestead is my daily obsession I like how you guys are always getting things done

[@johnguidry2558]

Man,those rolls ( bread) looked picture perfect,4-5 star Meg!!!

[@karionhawkins3091]

Love the smell of fresh bread❤. Your garden bed looks great😃

[@plurmingo1]

Meg: get you one of those water bottle for the fridge that has a spout at the bottom for separating your cream. That would be so much faster and easier for you.

[@shannonjones6094]

Those breads are BEAUTIFUL!!

[@Gardendreamsforme]

I love Simple Living Alaska!!! I’ve been subbed since they only had 36 subs.

[@renitahebner3084]

Meg, I love when you show your skills in the kitchen. It brings back so many wonderful memories of my grandmother. By all means, that is a compliment. I loved my gma. By the way, she was in NC, from birth to death.

[@craigcanfield5474]

Love your family & your homestead! I've also followed Simple Living Alaska for about as long as they've been there! I feel like EVERYBODY'S my family now. Thanks for sharing your lives! ♥♥~ Mrs. C. ~ Los Alamos, NM