Changing the Greenhouse Plans (and Congrats to my friend) | VLOG

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Hey ya'll, I'm Jess from Roots & Refuge Farm
Welcome to a place that feels like home. A small farm with a big family. We hope you'll pull up a chair, grab some coffee and visit awhile.
There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door. In watching it unfold, a new dream was formed in my heart - to share this beautiful life with others and teach them the lessons we've learned along the way. Welcome to our journey, friend. I am so glad you're here.
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[@GrFkDsGnR]

Not a single person you have referred has ever been a disappointment. From Whispering Willow to the Honeystead to MIGardener and beyond, the company you keep enriches so many lives and creates a community that you may never actually get to see all at once. We’re like mycelium Lol Thanks for all the beauty. Proud to be a Roots and Refuge Mushroom 🤣🥰

[@GrFkDsGnR]

I left off sunflower Steve and Will and goodness knows who else Lol

[@doulacoach6801]

Oh yes, yes, yes. Love that. A R&R mushroom! LOL!

[@Fatimasroots]

This should be a sticker inspiration! The roots and refuge mushroom

[@heatherpfeil2939]

So true! The dark network 😂

[@JenniferEmme81]

100% agree!!!! Absolutely love all those companies!

[@sarahmiranda7130]

TIP FOR WATERGLASSING EGGS: Use a flashlight to check for invisible micro fractures. You will be surprised at how many have tiny cracks and are not good to use waterglassing. Hope that helps someone. I used my eggs 1 year after doing them and they were perfectly fine.

[@RenePrice]

Thanks for this tip!! I waterglassed quite a few of my excess eggs last year and when we went to use them the whites were really watery. I'm wondering if those eggs had those tiny cracks and that is what caused the watery whites. My personal favorite for long term storage is freeze drying the eggs but I know that not everyone has access to a freezer dryer.

[@sarahmiranda7130]

@@RenePrice they do start breaking down over time. Weaker yokes, more watery white. But by checking for cracks you wont have a stinky jar with rotten eggs busted in there.

[@trishapomeroy9251]

@@RenePrice from everything I've seen, that is perfectly normal for the whites to be watery.

[@msdebbiep]

Just because the trend is reels and shorts doesn’t mean that that is what we want or need …. You were right in your thoughts about digging deeper into a subject and giving us a bigger picture, not just 60 seconds of entertainment Thank you

[@bethheerten1132]

Agreed. A couple channels I follow have gone to mostly 30 to 60 second clip, reportedly because KZbin encouraged it. Takes me longer to pull it up than to watch it, so I usually bypass those. That said, I don't have an hour to watch one vid.

[@daphnemarch7040]

Jess a SHOWER RECESS BASE would make a great wet tray for SEEDLINGS. They are usually fibreglass and come in different sizes. Mounted on a sturdy timber oops LUMBER frame, with legs at working height, and maybe tough wheels so you can move it around if needed. Pull the plug and empty into a bucket or plumb it into a drain. Several of them, unplumbed, would mean you could move them to whatever spot the light is best. Stationary ones with plumbing wouldn’t need the wheels. A shelf underneath for bits and bobs and seedling trays might be handy. X

[@Faye_vr]

Lol I love when my husband responds to me saying "I just came to look at ya" you know they love us so much if they take a break just to come see what we are up to 😍

[@Fl-Mamabear]

I like that you're long winded because I learn so much from you and could listen to you for hours daily.

[@missourigirl4101]

Ok first off….my heart fluttered when he walked in and said,,” I just came to look at ya” and walked away. Awwww that was so sweet. Go kiss that man Jess! And that Marine salute? Made me smile. He’s a sweetie for a sweetie. Love you guys. Lol

[@WhisperingWillowFarm]

Gosh! Love you friend! Thank you!

[@tamararoberts9307]

Congratulations Jill 🎊 👏 💐 woohoo!

[@julescaru8591]

Good job Jill , looks great I’ll be ordering mine soon ! 🎉😊

[@sorchafarmstead]

Some of us much prefer the long-form over the 15-second clips that throw your attention all over the place. Thank you for throwing it back! 😊

[@HealthierRoots]

Best channel on the internet! Thanks, Jess for what you do! With all the negativity out there, this channel of encouragement and life-giving content is so welcomed! I bless you, until next time! 🙏

[@maryellenwilson6075]

❤ I agree with you! Jess has the best group on social media! Blessing us all.

[@shannonrice1543]

Accuse me Nana but Nana’s don’t just yap. Every single one of Nana’s words are perfect 😂 full of wisdom and a treasure. 😊

[@shannonrice1543]

Well thank you autocorrect for yet again making me look silly. That was supposed to say “excuse” but here we are 😂.

[@darleneburroughs6426]

Your devotional meant so much to me personally this morning as I’m seeking the Lord deeply in what we are to do next. I have seen the hand of God vividly throughout this past year as hardship and disability has brought us down to basics. My daughter who is now 26 has always had this dream to homestead. She is smart and capable and loved working with animals and gardening is a passion of hers. 6 years ago she began to lose abilities and this past year the answers came in a diagnosis of severe connective tissue disease. It rattled our family a bit deeply because she is now using a power wheelchair and she has had to let go of So MANY dreams. Yet, the Lord provided through our community a way to build her a wheelchair accessible apartment on the rear of our old house. I came home to work as her caregiver and help other families also with special needs. So the long and short of it is- the deep desire to homestead is still there. So what is in our hand? We’ve gleaned and made our waiting room a classroom. The Lord is leading and we hope to begin building her a gardening area outside the back door where she can garden from her wheelchair. I’m not sure how we will accomplish it, but we plan to follow the Lord one step at a time. Someday, we would LOVE to hop into our wheelchair van and take a road trip to visit you. You’ve inspired us in the deep times of despair as we grieved what’s been lost but hope for the future. Thank you, Jessica and Miah.

[@katrinalikethehurricane1]

I, for one, love your "long windedness"! And I guarantee, I am not the only one. The longer the vlog/podcast, the better! (In my opinion 😉💛)

[@summrrain7]

Farm kid photos are the best! Looking back 20-30 years at our farm kids photos are awesome. A child asleep with a baby pig, another with friends suntanning on round bales. Homeschooling in a stall with a new horse. Farm life is the best!!! 🥰 God bless y'all 🙏

[@pamelapruitt2558]

I have the silver version of those shelves for my indoor seed starting and I have been very happy with them. Grow lights are easy to hang from them also. My husband can commiserate with Miah. I design and he does the hard work. He says I work him like a mule. LOL But I feed him really well. 🤣🥰

[@kele1264]

CONGRATULATIONS JILL !!! 🎊🎉🥂🍾👏🎈

[@whateverworksrailroad7471]

A cheap diy flood table can be as simple as 2+4 or 6 or upright to form a basin lined with sheet plastic or pond liner that you can get from Amazon cheap . Can be built to any size . Simple and cheap to build and to plumb.

[@karunald]

I'd paint the inside white which would look fabulous with that floor. What a happy place

[@wrapsbyrachel5571]

super entertained by the digging up of a cow skeleton (COOL!!!!) and then using it like armor!!! WOW, what a neat memory they will always have... and maybe inspire future geology or paleontology work

[@tinatippin5705]

Your website, newsletters, blogs and vlogs are my favorites. I also really like the podcasts! I can sit and stitch and not get distracted by all the pretty pictures. I appreciate your style very much. Really looking forward to another inspirational. Doing it right, Jess. You truly are a blessing. And I thank you.

[@angelasmith4286]

Try keeping the floors dry of they will rot. I love my pic..of Miah sitting in garden sanctuary yall built all the beautiful windows were behind him. You never sat down. Love it do high tunnels water the grown in there under plants.

[@collywoowoo]

Jill’s book brought me so much joy on a rough day when it arrived! I am so thankful you introduced me to her. 🎉

[@nickilyddane3473]

Congratulations to Jill! Man, I have not watched in a few days and seeing this vlog today , I thought to myself, I really missed you guys! Now I have to catch up! Thanks for always sharing your life with us. You bring me such Joy and inspiration!

[@joannlangecollins2709]

I love that your kids play with what they find! It's so much fun!

[@edenridgefarms]

I just got my copy of Jill’s book today and it is absolutely wonderful!! We’re in the process of turning our farm into a market farm and I can tell this is going to make a HUGE difference for us getting started. ❤️

[@zuzauramek9850]

Another KZbinr many years ago made awesome garden tables. The KZbinr is Garden Answer and the title of that video was How We Build Our Greenhouse Tables!

[@susieclark1498]

Anxious to see your mosaic table; I miss the "white" greenhouse, it was light and bright and happy. The shelving is nice, it will allow light in. Thanks for another great vlog.

[@janemiddleton9509]

For your flood tables, look for industrial or large size water heater trays. They are 2 or so inches deep, and have a drain plug. I love mine.

[@valeriepavlik3269]

You should revamp a big dining table with the mosaic tiles with the glass and then the chairs. It would be so freaking cute!

[@arkrosebud1540]

I am excited to hear a devotional from you sweet girl. Love you guys.

[@sherm033]

Excellent idea for your green house tub😁 You can turn it into a couch😊 I see them on Pinterest and they look great! Would be beautiful and unique in your wonderful green house 😁 Love your videos can’t wait for your devotional! 🥰 Many blessing to you Jess and your family ❤️🌷

[@TheTinkerersWife]

So cool seeing Jill getting her first book published. Such a sweet smart woman and generous. So good to see Nanna!

[@Libhater-PP4PM]

So happy Nana's there (I'm a nana too) hope she paints some sunflowers for you... Love and light everyone 🥰🙏💕

[@rebeccagrimsley7260]

Good people are happy when good things happen to other people.

[@lindaedwards9756]

I am so envious of your windows greenhouse. It’s such a happy place. We have a large high tunnel greenhouse but totally different feel. I have a very small but sweet kit built greenhouse that is my happy place except mid summer in SC. Just something magical about those spaces. Everyone needs one even if it is small. ❤

[@ashwyld]

Miah 😅 with that mug, talking about being egg rich. I love it! 🌄💜🥚

[@jessicabennett852]

Just got Jill’s book delivered today! My husband is up in that area now for work. They invited him out if he had free time! Hoping he can run by and chat for a bit.

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

I can't wait to see if Nana paints something special at this farm too!!

[@xmissfury8743]

"i just came to look at ya" hahahaha love hubby vibes today!!!

[@paperchaser9565]

Miah’s build of the greenhouse is extremely beautiful. The greenhouse is beautiful.

[@pparker5113]

So much wonderful about this video, supporting friends and peer, Miah saying sweet things, family, and greenhouse planning!!!

[@CristieRoach]

Look at the 2’ x 4’ boot tray to use as a flood pan. They work really well!

[@kimmiechandler517]

HEY JESS! BOOT TRAYS.. You know when you come in the house to store your boots. I use them for a flooding plane.😉✌

[@bebepoppy1604]

So check out Patera’s video today . She just pulled out some water glasses eggs and scrambled them. Her household all liked the scrambled eggs. She did have one jar of eggs go bad. I am going to try mine pretty soon, especially because my hens are laying again.

[@sydneybrooks7419]

Great to see Nana!!! So glad she’s in SC!!

[@mommiecat]

I would put that shelving on wheels so you can move to sweep under them and rearrange easily when needed. And I use boot trays for my version of a flood table. 😁

[@maryclemens1046]

Its cheaper & easier to use pond liner when making your own flood tables. Very effective too 🌱 So grateful for the day i found r & r. 👀🌱💚🎉

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

A great tip!!! Thank you!!!

[@twochickshomestead3439]

If you want to create your own flood pans look into refrigerator drain pans for industrial appliances. They come in various sizes and depths. And some of them already have a drain pipe.

[@christinebrydges645]

Yeah Nana!!! 💞💞

[@margaretsofocleous1999]

What a beautiful greenhouse teaching space

[@tibbs4000]

As a shorty myself, I greatly appreciate that you were considerate to opt for chairs instead of bar stools! You guys just rock as human beings.

[@heatherpfeil2939]

“Just came to look at you.” -Miah 😂😂😂❤❤

[@dancnluc1]

Good to see Nana! I just got Jill's book in today. Love the board and batten technique on the tree house. We did the same for our chicken coops as well as the cabin.

[@ManagingMarcee]

You and Jill add so much to our lives! Her laughter is genuine and so stinking lovely! Congrats Jill!! And Nana!! Love ❤️

[@jkq9717]

Nana!! Hello!! We are so pleased to see you again!! ❤️ Everyone needs a Nana!

[@Jay25-w8z]

She is right to say you inspired her. You are an inspiration to many Jess.

[@cherylmoran5134]

Your so lucky to come up with ideas and he builds it. All I get are eye rolls from my ideas…lol

[@HiveCreekFarm]

Yes!!! That holiday tea is the greatest! I had the caffeinated version and I bought a huge bag of decaf directly from them. Delicious!

[@hazelbellefarm476]

So excited for Jill! ❤

[@barbaralopez7921]

Sweet Nana, so nice to see you again !!!

[@choirmom78]

Did you say devotional coming soon? Great...can't wait...they are always a huge blessing.

[@ChrisCalmtheCrazy]

I got the exact same shelving! Great for water (no rust). 1020 flats works great on them. Lots of light gets thru them. Plus, if you put rollers on them, you can roll them around, harden off outside, etc. Overall great purchase for us. You will love them!

[@shannoncook9915]

I still say that tub would make a beautiful fountain! 😀

[@theIAMofME]

I was thinking having it outside. All full of different colors and textures of flowers, herbs and ivy. But a fountain would be lovely also. So many things you can do with that bath tub! WANT!

[@shannoncook9915]

@@theIAMofME oh yes, that would be pretty as well! She could always put water flowers in the tub too with a fountain ..

[@vonniemerriam974]

Ah! You had me at Devotional!!!

[@DreamingBigSC]

I water glass eggs every spring but never get around to using them since my chickens never stop laying. I blame this coastal weather. 😂 But I am still glad I do it because those buckets end up blessing families we know. Especially this year with a lot of people struggling to afford groceries and eggs being ridiculously expensive. *Word of warning-you can not hard boil water glassed eggs. 🙂

[@Estertje93]

Why can't you hard boil them?

[@DreamingBigSC]

@@Estertje93 glassing them seals all of the pores and the egg can't expland. So when they get hot they just break open.

[@Estertje93]

@@DreamingBigSC so interesting! Thanks ☺️

[@gelwood99]

Thank you so much for allowing the podcasts to be accessed from your newsletter. I do not like listening from my phone since I am on my computer more than my phone, old school I guess, but thanks! I will have to check out those shelves to find ones that fit my soon-to-be plant room which was my grown son's childhood game room. Chang is good. I can't wait to see how the greenhouse comes together!

[@lindacano437]

Love the black shelving for the greenhouse, the treeehouse looks really good, too. Congrats to Jill!

[@sallywatts6514]

I love that your FREE GIFT was the same bag as the one I chose. You’ll love it! Girls that shop ULINE. hilarious!!!

[@jeshurunfarm]

The pod cast rock guys. Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[@maydaygarden]

Jess, I'm sipping on some loose leaf Jasmine Jazz from The Republic of Tea. My favorite fragrance and the perfect sip to watch your video on a cold wintery AZ day.

[@never2muchcoffee]

My daughter LOVES Harney and Sons teas! She gets a gift certificate for them every Christmas :)

[@vickiblizzard1001]

I so prefer longer vlogs over the short ones. I can see why people who might not have a lot of time like the shorter reels, but I'll take the longer ones any day. Becky from Acre Homestead frequently has vlogs that last anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour, and I love sitting down with my tea and whatever project I'm working on to watch and listen. Same with yours and any other gardeners/ homesteaders I watch - I'm always excited the closer they get to a half hour or longer! And I like to read beautiful words, so I'm always happy to see new blog posts! I haven't checked out your podcasts yet, but I will soon!

[@Scipiogirl]

You could probably make some flood tray/tables using Plexiglas. You cut the pieces to size and glue with epoxy and seal with silicone. Hobby stores may carry the blades needed for your saws you already own.

[@curiousmoonlithaven]

The way I giggled when I saw you had the same garden chair/table set with the roses as we do!! We've really been loving the podcast, and the Patreon week-early access has been super worth it! I'm also more long winded so I definitely appreciate the deeper dives into some of your and Miah's plans and thoughts.

[@mamat5264]

We got a foot of snow here in NH yesterday. I’m extremely envious of your bare ground.

[@patriotmama]

The cow skeleton cracked me up. My husband got a huge turtle a long time ago when our kids were little. Our youngest son had his Dad drill some small ones in or and they put rawhide shoestrings on it. He wore that turtle shell around for several months as “armor”. We still laugh about it. He looked like one of the Ninja Turtles. 😀

[@terriwhite3316]

Harney and Son's tea is AWESOME! I like the Hot Cinnamon Spice.

[@Smacsek]

Hi Nana! And Jess, as someone who works in the Uline warehouse where we use those shelves for our own storage, they are very heavy duty in regards to how much they can hold weight wise. If I had picked that order that you placed, I probably would've left you a note, but you're in a different shipping region

[@lindaeggers8048]

When we built our deep water culture bed we used pond liner and it worked great. That may be something to look into if you wanted to build flood tables.

[@PartTimePermies]

I love, love, love harney and son's tea. Made me a bit of a tea snob about 10 years ago. Paris, Hot Cinnamon Spice, English Breakfast, an Japaanese Sencha are my favorites and my daughter loves their Egyptian Cammomile.

[@kathylane5934]

Jess Its going to be beautiful there this spring. Little spring lizards they call them here will be yelping there soon. They are really little 🐸 spring peepers

[@carrierangel9573]

I'm so excited about the devotional!!

[@BrittanyDanPeck]

yay! so glad you are doing devotional videos. I would like to see more of this along with your already wonderful garden and farm videos. thank you! YHWH bless you

[@ShelleyBain]

After watching this video and you mentioning how you would like to have some type of flood shelf/tray but they were cost prohibitive - I thought what a neat idea. Then I remembered that last week when we had a new heat pump put in, we saved the old one to use the scrap metal - and I remembered that on the trailer of the old unit was a really big galvanized tray thing, so I asked my husband about it. He went an got it for me and took the screws out of the sides. It's about 3 foot by 5 foot with 4 inch sides. I filled the screw holes with silicone. It has a bigger hole for a hose - it was the drip tray for the condenser on the old unit hubby says! When I put it in my greenhouse I will attach the hose from my rain barrel to it so I just have to open the valve on the barrel and water. Right now I have that hole plugged and I'm just pouring water into it -- It works so great!!! I would have never thought about doing this if I hadn't watched your last video!

[@rachelmcnew2101]

The length of your videos is perfect. Listening to your voice and the day to day sharing you do brings me a peaceful moment and a blessing that I look forward to every day. Love from your sister in Christ, Rachel 🥰

[@sugarandpennythepooh1211]

Bought her book, to add it to my Jessica Sowards books.🥰 Love the tree house! 😊❤️🙏

[@trinitydrury6434]

Harney & sons also makes one of my favorite teas!! Hot cinnamon sunset. It is amazing!!!

[@WickedAwesomeGardening]

I use those same shelves for starting my seeds! They are super useful

[@starlingwarrior]

I heard you say devotional and I got excited. I'm looking forward to that.

[@rockymeadow7311]

So glad to see Nana. She is such a joy.

[@billiejopaul8125]

Had a thought on the tree house. Enclose the bottom in with a window or two and a floating floor or just use the ground and have a 2 lvl tree house. Do like a firemans pole next to it so you can get the bottom floor quickly. Just a thought!

[@mfarmer2112]

Jess you make my day, I like your plans for the greenhouse 🌱.Hi Nana I'm glad your getting to visit your loves and their new home. Blessings to all 🕊🕊

[@carolnelsongerontologist]

Seeing Nana makes me realize how much I miss mine. So much knowledge and just so sweet. Thank you for sharing her with us.

[@sharonreidinger1247]

I have loved following your family and your dreams...❤

[@donnamartindale4121]

Yay Nanna! I hope she gets to stay awhile.

[@kimsampleshall7137]

Hey Jess and MIa, an idea from me, lol, put a solar fountain in the bathtub and put some floating plants in it, love the vlog, God Bless

[@sowingthesanctuary]

I just love your channel, Jess AND ALL that you stand for! You have given me such encouragement at a time when I needed it the most. I started diligently watching your channel about two years ago, and you have helped with my mental health issues by restoring the idea of dreaming big and giving value to creating hobbies and filling my time with things that are important to me. I have been able to fill my mind with those things instead of negativity. I have found a true love myself in gardening and all the "beautiful things!" I have even started my own channel. I THANK YOU more than you will ever know. Hope to meet you when I come to visit your store front one day!!

[@jb11026]

Love Nana

[@Fernandvinepottery]

Hooray!!!! a devotional video!!!!!!

[@sandraharvey3274]

Greenhouse is going to really look nice. Glad to see Nana is doing well. Love your videos.