Farm Fridays

[@lindakurtz2653]

So glad you are recognizing how important it is to be kind to yourselves. It took me a long time to recognize that I need to plan in a way that allows me to enjoy the journey, not just the destination.

[@laurelb1962]

Your land and everything on it looks real good Richard, I always look so forward to your videos and what is going on in your country. Have a GREAT weekend. God Bless Laurel 👍😁💗

[@carolwilliams5337]

We want the best for you. Take the time you need

[@RasTrismegistus]

Finally made it first to one of your videos, always a pleasure Mr. Richard Perkins... Much love from Ethiopia

[@RasTrismegistus]

I shall not fail for your fuckery @Maximiliano Seth and the other scammer, fire bun Dem

[@DylanLowe]

Simply glad you're taking a step back and offsetting all the mishaps and labour with a bit of well-earned relaxation. Glad Valborg!

[@carolinebrett2634]

Glad you're sounding better....enjoy your weeked

[@jeshurunfarm]

Thanks Richard Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[@flippingize]

great video good to see the weather getting better.

[@codybasinger3443]

Hey Richard! Glad to see the farm is bustling. In regard to your drooping irrigation line; you might consider affixing it to that central beam with some clever means. With the fasteners close together it may greatly reduce slack.

[@CheesexChef]

For your Vole problem try buying a few 5 pound bags of cayenne pepper, throw a handful in each hole, they breathe it in and it's not too pleasant for them. works well with smaller critters and insects as well.

[@bobaloo2012]

I've got about 30 years on. you doing this, and one important lesson I've learned is that life is short and we never know what's going to happen. These. years with a young family are the best years of your life, don't waste the working all the time. Work is great, but your kids are only young once, it will seem like no time at all before they're off to school and families of their own.

[@cpnotill9264]

Would some owl boxes help with the mole/vole issues? Warms my heart to see you and the family take some time for yourselves and to recharge your batteries. Enjoy Richard...👍🌱

[@thetessellater9163]

Those trout will love to eat the tadpoles, maybe fence off the area around the stones. Do you have newts in Sweden; one of my favourite creatures.

[@regenerativeagriculture]

Yup, newts are in some of the still ponds

[@jameshunt2905]

Any juice joints or such places that grow wheat grass in trays? Discovered some years back that the mats created with making wheatgrass and Barley grass for juicing , the birds love the mats.

[@brianwood6817]

Try using trained mink for your critter problem.

[@notforwantoftrying1]

I agree is is a good idea for you to reduce your workload a bit. Watching these videos I always think you have an insane workload, and if you're not careful it will lead to burnout. You have to give yourself moments to sit back and enjoy what you're doing without the constant time pressure to get things done.

[@nityasattva182]

IF it makes you feel better I'm still waiting for the last 20 cm of snow to melt before I can access my beds. But I feel your pain with all those nice pictures showing up way sooner then feasible in the far north.

[@fiendeng]

Richard I have a challenge for you. Since you are at such a northernly climate, what impact on heat retention can ponds have in unheated hoop houses?? If this has been done and the knowledge is already out there I apologize. But when I hear of the heat retention of water versus stone, ponds undercover seem like an amazing passive solution. Thanks ✌️😁

[@chantallachance4905]

Smart guy happy for you

[@matthewj801]

I'm having an explosion of voles at my farm in the PNW this year also

[@MrRocksoil]

It would be interesting if you could find out the reason for the vole population explosion

[@wesleypol1845]

Hello Richard, how many hectares ground do you have? Totaly

[@MrKelley33781]

Unroll those bales across the top of the paddock and let animals spread it around. Gravity and disturbance will spread the fertility and (Seed) down the land.

[@MsCaterific]

💚

[@natemissin3893]

Wait! what’s the difference between a mole and a vole

[@jacintlanczos7279]

Both are digging tunnels that is not helping gardening. Moles diet is focusing on earthworms and larvaes. Voles have vegetarian diet, that makes them in such area more personae non gratae.

[@alt-swe5503]

I looks like the Grand solar minimum cold weather "mini ice age" crowd is more in the right than the global warming guys. Might be something to keep in mind with the potential risk for very late frost, early winter and rare but known anomalies a "year without summer" should they be correct.

[@whisper1736]

Like in the plane... put your oxygen mask first then help others.🖖

[@greenacresorganics7922]

Grand Solar Minimum.

[@annburge291]

If you want to convince young people into farming demonstrate (you don't have to make public your family time) how to manage to have down time... because it's not appealing to work 24/7, deal with weather events and then have the family collapse around so much effort when one can have a cushiwellpaidjob, go cycling and bush walking on the weekends and have next to no responsibility... In reality you make farming appealing to even city slickers....