Reviving the Independent Farmstead with Shawn & Beth Dougherty

[@nunofyourbizness5975]

Seriously, the most helpful, informative, condensed for a layperson, well presented, thoughtful, intelligent series ive seen ANYWHERE on responsible and sustainable farming. Thank you so much!!

[@spoolsandbobbins]

So well said!! Agree.

[@EducationOptions]

Thanks for uploading this!

[@delaterrealavie8634]

"If you want to do something nice for me, haul some manure." Amen! (Laughed so hard at that bit, i had to press pause!)

[@spoolsandbobbins]

I totally agree!!

[@thingformob]

Great talk, really enjoyed it. Clearly communicated. Thanks!

[@dominicwalker9947]

Very informative, thank you for being so forthcoming with your wisdom.

[@huismanshomestead8746]

Our ruminate of choice is the East Friesian sheep. Great milk and easy going personalities. Easier to keep in than goats too!

[@spoolsandbobbins]

Yes!

[@johnpwright7832]

Love this video. I'm onthe third watch this year

[@tracygarns9611]

We have managed goats with zero problems using Premier 1 electric net fencing and they have helped tremendously in clearing locust saplings and multiflora roses.

[@jackfanning7952]

I love the way you talk about using surplus and scraps to produce useful food or fuel on the farm. It reminds me of Joel Salatin's statement that they don't need to lock their vehicles at night except in August, to keep their neighbors from filling up the backseats with extra zucchini.

[@windyrhodes3453]

Thanks for the book source, easy to access, lots of material...FREE!

[@ruffledfeatherfarm7626]

Absolutely 100% yes I'm three years in and its coming together.

[@ruffledfeatherfarm7626]

So glad my experiences are matching yours

[@krustysurfer]

Priceless Observations! Thank you for sharing your personal lives and perspectives! Thank you again

[@craigcharlestone]

WARNING: off farm hay is very iffy… make sure it has not been sprayed or the pesticides can destroy land for years afterwards. These kind folks are amazing with their hard won insights.

[@judymiller323]

David the Good rented land in AL and FL and built food forests for his family. If you can't own, renting can be an option.

[@hopeisorange]

Thank you for this great information! I love your book too! We’re about to get our first sheep. Praying for wisdom from the good shepherd and researching as much as I can from people like you. Excited to find out about the Cornell online library (My Alma Mater), I totally forgot about it! My student job was working on the online catalog in the library. Our farm is in Northern VA.

[@spoolsandbobbins]

We started with sheep and chickens here in Nova Scotia. It’s a lot of fun!

[@argentvixen]

Bought the book. I found it an interesting blend of reference and lyrical anecdote. I admit there were one or two topics I skipped over while reading through because I did not feel they were relevant to me at the time but I feel comfortable referring to back to this particular book if they become so.

[@AngusBeef0]

47:45 we also had chestnuts in appalachia which was a staple for the animals and people

[@halfacrefarmsbell5674]

Awesome info! Can’t wait to see part 2!

[@RusticReel]

The book is on the top of my wish list! I was wondering if it covers balancing the farmstead, homeschooling, with young children. If not do you have a blog where you talk about it? Loved this video series and hope to pursue this life with our children.

[@spoolsandbobbins]

We’re doing the same and our curriculum has turned into hands on real life. Our kids are learning so much more being on a homestead than they ever did in school or from curriculum.

[@HugSkaltuDeila]

Thanks for this!

[@wudangmtn]

Very informative presentation. Attractive mature woman also. :)

[@krustysurfer]

Were 9 years remediation here in west Michigan on our urban homestead, composting vermiposting have enabled us to turn sand into 7.5% organic matter topsoil, much higher in the garden areas and containers.were fungal dominated winter spring and fall, summer it goes bacterial when the heat drought and pH control the situation, everything browns out because the wrong organisms take over, too much short lawn really heats that top soil up, city water at 9.0pH kills biology with chloramine fluoride and aluminum in high ppm amounts killing most biology. We have started spraying compost tea and companion planting to drive everything fungal and keep it that way so we can do a no weed no till no water urban farmscape that helps to feed us, and the local impoverished community. Enrichment for our household and the community simply by growing organic food.Your work and observations will enable us to upscale jump into a larger farm situation when the time is right.Thank you again for your insight, looking forward to getting back to nature and symbiosis - Freedom from dependence on a unsustainable system! Love wins aloha and Mahalo!

[@eBizStcom]

Part 2 Please!!!!!!

[@christopherdugan6169]

Where can I find more information on stock grazing?

[@franklingomez5311]

Beth is beautiful

[@FreeRange1234]

What was that Cornell U site for the old farming books?

[@startrek12341]

I read your book "The Independent Farmstead" and continue to love it more and more each day. The only problem I'm having is finding a very well built scythe!? Amazon has some cheap, break easy options, but I was hoping you guys would know where to look. Thanks for your help!

[@diannamc367]

There is a "Living Web Farm" video about quality farm tools. It includes what to look for and some sources. It's called "Hands on tools and Equipment".

[@TheHonestPeanut]

1 this is great thank you! 2 what's with her "L"? Not all but most seem to come from the back of her throat instead of the tongue. I've never heard that accent.

[@johnndamascene]

Dude. The PLAHHHNT

[@nathankopfmann8659]

Am I catching the faintest hint of a german accent from the wife?