The Urgency to Grow Food (and Audacious Hope)

[@kaesch2770]

You are so good with words. “You don’t have to worship my God to sit at my table.” My heart just felt the love of Jesus in your words.

[@janw491]

It really struck a chord in my heart. It’s the perfect way of thinking in my opinion. I love the way Jess expresses herself

[@jujube2407]

Amen!!!

[@MommabearOfThree]

Amen, I felt his presence when Jess spoke those words.

[@Thankful_.]

✝️💡 YESSS!!!! Same, girl, same! 🙌🏽

[@fullofgracehomestead]

Jesus was always with the lost and not the self righteous. Je set those bound free!

[@klong0001]

I am an atheist. I appreciate the place at your table and never feel like you PUSH your beliefs on anyone. You are entitled to believe what you want, just as I am, and I appreciate the perspectives you share. Thank you for making a place for everyone.

[@8thcelisabeth]

I feel you. I am so drawn to Jess and her mission, which is both surprising and lovely as our beliefs are so vastly different.

[@letsgrowtexas7391]

same. Im atheist but am so like Jess. I am 1 day older than she and our families are so similar.. frost tender flower, same dreams, etc... lol. but love their family and can relate so much, just not the religious part, but that's 100% completely fine. ❤❤

[@angimurphy1139]

Agreed!!

[@ramonasurprenant2122]

Same

[@The_Reading_Gardener]

I agree as well. I respect Christian beliefs. But I would love to see homesteading without the backdrop of religion.

[@ColleenEMoody]

I am agnostic and I watch even your devotionals. Jess, the messages you speak may be tied to your faith, but they have so much value even without that. I have lost count of the number of times you have made me cry. I value you even though we differ. A lot of that is because you value us ALL as well. Watching you has given me the courage to dream big. Thank you!

[@gabriellec5962]

I am agnostic as well and feel the same exact way! Jess radiates love and light, something this world always needs a little more of :)

[@fletchma92]

Me too! I listened to this as i drove home and teared up many times. Then wandered off looking for land for sale lol

[@heatherdonohue9572]

Agreed 💝

[@christinagonzalez1743]

Agree 💯 she reaches everybody

[@bipslone8880]

@@gabriellec5962 We are all agnostic, some people don't understand.

[@sitara68]

I am not a Christian, but I never feel offended or left out of your videos. I take the wisdom you share. Brilliantly stated.

[@rebeccamarkey2760]

To think that God prepared you so that you could prepare me...makes me well up with tears! Thank you, Jess! You're my absolute favorite.

[@grinstaspinsta]

"I'm going to talk to you about food shortages ... and I'm planting flowers." ❤️🌻 If that's not peace in the storm, I don't know what is.

[@sheryltoy7606]

I thought the same thing! Glad you posted!

[@deewinston5651]

It was like old times Jess, seeing you sitting in your greenhouse, planting seeds, and speaking your heart. Thank you for your wise words. There is a big difference in being prepared and being panicked. The Bible says that “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.” Thank you also for saying that anyone would be welcome at your table too. As a Christian, we are suppose to be Christ-like, and He welcomes everyone and so should we. I love your heart my friend.❤️✝️🌹

[@TravelinMama73]

☝️💓🙏

[@GrFkDsGnR]

“There are rooted people out there creating refuge.” Man, the fruition of a KZbin channel name has never been so poignant and perfect.

[@juliejames917]

What a beautiful truth.

[@aileenbell6750]

I appreciate her poetry…no need for her to apologize. 🥰👩🏻‍🌾

[@lisagilchrist5055]

Favorite quote!

[@buckbeaksgarden761]

That's my desire for my own life

[@lanalovesjesus6133]

So true

[@marisagonzalez6873]

You said that so well...... "The sense of urgency doesn't have to be fear....."

[@elizaC3024]

Over 33 years ago I knocked on the door of a farmer and asked if he would allow me to pick up the apples that have fallen off of his orchards trees, so I could make applesauce and apple juice for my 3 toddlers. My mother in law thought me crazy, but not only did he say yes, but he said that I could come anytime and pick up any and all fallen apples for free, just no picking from the trees. I did that 3 Saturdays in a row, filling my canning jars and freezer with apple products for my family. I took 3 laundry baskets and a hamper and my 3 little ones pitched in. A cherished memory, and it gave me hope that the world is kind and generous, sometimes we just have to ask.

[@jackcsaffell5641]

Wow Ms. Jessica beautifully, succinctly said. You led me to remember after my wife and I moved to our new home I was 39 years old with 4 kids when I planted a Fuji apple tree in our new beautiful backyard. While watering in the tree I suddenly realized, "Oh.....my.....God, one day my grandchildren might be eating apples from this tree." Now, near 30 years later, all four of my grandchildren have eaten, in abundance, from this magnificent Fuji apple tree. May God Bless your farm.

[@halfcenturyfarm607]

❤

[@maryclemens1046]

Beautiful!!! 💙⚡💙

[@popuphomesteadlivingoffgri8606]

💗💗💗💗

[@MissBetsyLu]

Wow. Just plain wow. Many blessings everyone.

[@lesliesmith7312]

And maybe don't give up guys! I live with my parents, and when I asked to put in a small garden (all I could afford) and showed them some videos, they actually got really excited! Now they're paying to build a deer fence and put in a garden four times the size I could've done myself, and an Orchard! I'm so excited to plant fruit trees that we can eat off of in a few years!

[@kertmelinda]

That's so cool! My mum is not against it, but she always nags me about seedlings being in the sunniest room, about soil on the floor (we live in an apartment), etc. But my dad is a gardener as well, so he is happy that he managed to pass on the greenthumb to me :D

[@the1plantguy]

Awesomeness!

[@sandee2782]

Oh...this is so exciting 🙏❤

[@eternal_nomad]

Really happy for you 😀 When people see this lifestyle a lot of the time it can captivate them with it's beauty and make them want to join in.. ☺️

[@isobelmunoffilm5694]

That’s awesome!!! ❤️

[@emptynestgardens9057]

"We don't have to agree with people to find value in their story." 💯 I as a non Christian person, find value in you and your family everytime I watch your channel. You are the best Jess. Thanks for always keeping it real and respectful.

[@yedidyah-jedshlomoh1533]

I am a Christian. To me, that means I follow in the footsteps of Christ and the wisdom of Soloman. You are welcome at my table. Because of this, I can find wisdom in anything anywhere. Good luck. Please grow plenty and stay fed.

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

Same. I’m a non Christian as well and I appreciate how she is respectful of all of us. Inclusivity.

[@Mel-vu9ss]

What a kind statement. ❤️

[@emptynestgardens9057]

Love to all. Jess, you are going to need a bigger table ☺️✌🏻

[@tinasmith9998]

Same, thank you for this post.

[@jericasymonds8567]

“God designed us to be in the garden”. I’ve been a Christian for many years now and I’ve never heard it put this way. Thank you for all you share!

[@Heidi-ri1qf]

Since I started my garden, it has been the most peaceful, precious time with God, that I have ever got. I love my Jesus and worship our God. Praise God.

[@cindyd.5507]

Back on track sitting in a greenhouse planting seeds and telling stories . You were born for this.

[@debbiec1442]

Thank you, Jess. Even though I don't identify as Christian your kindness and caring comes through with your beautiful words. Your channel was the first "homesteading" channel that I started watching several years ago and I've learned so much since then. Keep on doing your good work in the garden and the world.

[@milissaleatherwood6837]

Same. I'll never go back to a church but Jess and Miah are who Christians are supposed to be. Kind loving humans. I love sharing my knowledge about gardening with people and in this day and age being able to find things in common with people as different as me and Jess is very much needed.

[@betharechiga6858]

Yes!! I am so excited to see another vlog from you because what you say resonates with my heart passion as well!!

[@daniellebroomfield4352]

I could have rightened this comment 😁❤from 🇨🇦

[@MissBetsyLu]

@@helenvoss3435 congratulations on gardening success. Blessings everyone.

[@alilmetimespaservices5250]

I had to take a break from cleaning out my pantry while watching and crying because you have hit the nail on the head. I was called to start gardening in 2019. I found your channel not too long after and my goodness I have looked for a video everyday since then and if I don’t find one I’m going back to your older videos. You have helped me soooo much over the last couple years and I THANK YOU. I went from killing everything I planted to growing some from seed now. And while I’m not an expert by no means it just gets better. Sorry for the long post but MY GOD what a powerful video. 🥰💯

[@Thankful_.]

PtL ✝️💚

[@tx.beekeepinglady5274]

I 100% agree.

[@MistelANDOliviaRose]

Same.

[@amomto4]

Amen!

[@mackenzieboersen]

Girl, I teared up too!

[@marysiap17]

Thank you Jess for all you have done :) Because of your encouragement, I'm just starting my third year as a gardener, here where I am, in my tiny space, without fear about what can go wrong :) Plants what to grow, don't they? :) On the other hand, I live in Poland and there is WAR in Ukraine, our neighbor. There are countless fundraisings and collections of things that are needed for refugees and for people who stayed in Ukraine. But one priest got the info that people who stayed have no chance to buy seeds so he call on facebook: "guys, we need seeds to send them to people in Ukraine, so they can feed themselves". The reaction was overwhelming. After a few days, he has over 10000 packages of seeds, and it is not the end. Seeds companies are "in", one is sending two pellets of seeds. This week all these treasures will be sent to Ukraine. It is so strong remainder how important it is to know how to grow food. And to save seeds (thank you Jess for teaching how to!). Good bless you :*

[@freegedankenzurbaukunst5613]

Ukraine is one of the world's largest agricultural producers and exporters . Have a feeling , you , Poles, going to sell all that stuff to 3rd world countries , China , India ......

[@tibbs4000]

@@freegedankenzurbaukunst5613 That's a unfair statement. Perhaps the seeds are for the many areas of the Ukraine where people can barely leave the shelter of their home let alone get to a nearby farm or store. People do need seeds in the Ukraine as one woman on facebook said the people were buying them in the stores in Kyiv. The people in the small towns and villages need them. Also, India and China have thousands of years producing and storing their own seeds- they don't need them.

[@MissBetsyLu]

@@freegedankenzurbaukunst5613 no. Russia is going to take it all.

[@morgarrison]

Jess, this is one of my favorite videos!!! My husband and I can't have children and always knew we were going to adopt. I felt the heart sick and the urgency over children that I didn't even know if they existed in the world. From 2018 to 2019 I kept telling my husband that our children were out there and something was wrong and I could feel it. In the summer of 2019 we took in three little girls (ages 1.5, 4, & 5), their circumstances were unimaginably horrible. The foster/adoption process was terrifying I didn't know if at some point I would have to give these children back into the situation that they came from. I was living in so much fear and I felt broken. I turned to God because I had done what I knew to do and it didn't feel like enough. I also found your videos it helped get me through some of the hard times and dive more into my interests of having a homestead. I've always wanted a homestead but all of it is new to me. For the first time last year I started a garden and I listened(read) through the Bible mostly while I tend to the garden. This year I am reading through the Bible again but this time with a little more study focused. I'm doubling the size of my garden this year! Best of all we adopted the girls 3 days before Christmas last year!!! We get the honor of raising these little ones in a lifestyle that is going to give them the space to work through their past trauma and to grow abundantly in God's grace. Thank you for your dedication to your lifestyle and to God! You have helped me in the garden but you have also helped me bring faithfulness to God and peace into our lives.

[@nancyschwartz5665]

Morgan, I love your story. Your kiddos have empty places that only Jesus can fill. If you try to fill it you will be left empty. Trust Him and walk closely with Him and you will have plenty to pour out. I remember the day when I came to the realization that I could never be enough for our adopted children. It broke my heart and healed it at the same time. I couldn't fill the place that was left empty by their mothers. I wasn't designed to do that. But, I could keep them safe, fed and warm and that is where healing can begin. Bless you. "Some weird lady on the internet who thinks she knows what you need and is likely wrong."

[@billyannecrews6651]

Congratulations

[@patriciafisher1170]

Congratulations on the adoption of your beautiful little family. My parents fostered many years ago. They ended up with four children they adopted as well as their own biological children. These four kids had been through pretty bad situations. But all of them ended up growing into beautiful people who went on to have good lives and families. One of these children was my favourite and as adults we had a lot to do with each other until she died suddenly in her sleep. She was only in her 50s and I still miss her every day. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that children who have been through a dreadful start will never get to be normal. Your love and attention will give them the adult life that they deserve God bless You

[@Heather-xm9ul]

God didn't give us the power to create babies either. We're in the process of adopting a brother (11) and sister (7) now. There were a lot of horrible foster stories that we heard, but these two... their biological parents could be a whole series of Criminal Minds, including a disgusting delusion by the father that he's Jesus and can do whatever he wants. We were very pleased when we took them to church for the first time, and their history DIDN'T make them uncomfortable hearing others talk about Jesus.

[@yennyjen5742]

WhAt a Beautiful story.. hope you are doing good. Blessings ❤️❤️

[@CookingChronicles]

When you said that we were made for the garden, I shouted! 🙌🏾 That REALLY resonated with me. God put us here first to tend the garden of Eden. We were literally made for this! 💪🏾 Thank you for sharing!

[@karendonaldson2346]

Yes!!! I shouted too!!!

[@nadiar.7788]

That's right. He didn't put is in a crowded, polluted city, living one atop another. He told Adam to tend the garden. It was only after Cain's sin entered, after he left, that the first city and all its vices were created. When you go to Revelation, it tells us we'll once again be tending our own gardens in heaven, so His plan never changed. God is consistent.

[@liliyoniak7712]

I read your comment just as she was saying this! Serendipity or maybe a nudge from God.

[@graftedbranchhomestead]

He made us for it 😀

[@gabybop]

We are stewards of the Earth, His creation that so greatly exceeds us.

[@mariettawilliford3987]

Girl I’m crying like a baby, I’m so blessed by your words of encouragement and wisdom. I love to hear your testimony. The garden is sacred to me, it’s where I meet with the LORD, it’s were life began and I too feel the urgency to grow food, like we all should. Imagine no more hunger. My idea of heaven is the garden

[@ashleilarman2096]

feel it girl! ❤😊

[@heatherk8931]

I wholeheartedly agree. My recovery from cancer was in my garden, blessings are where we look to see how God loves us. 10 years later, I marvel at the sounds of my yard, get lost in watching my garden grow. (Watching plants grow is v e r y slow, lol) Yesterday I realized my " bathroom sill" tomato has a flower! It's been outside a month. What joy! So many things are simple. BE BLESSED 👑🌟❣

[@josieweishaar9489]

My sentiments exactly! I too feel closest to the Lord in my garden. And I imagine heaven is a garden. Love how Jess approached the topic...not from a place of fear but a place of hope. God Bless.

[@popuphomesteadlivingoffgri8606]

Your not alone, I'm crying here also.

[@cbeyett1]

“YOU CAN DO WHAT I CANNOT DO. I CAN DO WHAT YOU CANNOT DO. TOGETHER WE CAN DO GREAT THINGS.” - MOTHER TERESA I just shared this the other day. Let's show up for one another. Let's show up for ourselves. Let's learn from and help one another. Let's take care of eachother better than ever.

[@nancydb1390]

"WE CANNOT DO GREAT THINGS: ONLY SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE." - MOTHER TERESA One of my favorite quotes. Just thought I'd share.

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

AMEN!

[@pamelamason4011]

March 2020 started my own “victory garden”. My father told me, during World War II that’s what the people called their gardens in his community. I dream about urban gardens, canning, root cellars, fermentation preservation, aquaponics, chicken farming, water harvesting. Back to sustainable practices.

[@Engwadur]

When you said there are three year people rooted and growing I got goose bumps all over. this is my third year of growing food, i've learned to raise chickens, can food, ferment, and compost; all from a classroom like yours Jess and from other youtubers with that energy.

[@Vastmystry]

Seeing many other comments from folks that are also agnostic/atheist loving to hear from you! I’m another! I love your smart and well spoken candor. Thankful for what I’m learning from you, thank you! ❤️

[@EvelynJoy]

30:00 Urgency doesn't mean you have to fear, it means it's time to act.

[@finaganfishhouse]

Profess Jess, I cry when I watch videos, like this one, of yours. Not because I’m sad, but because you give me hope in achieving my own farm dreams. You are truly an inspiration. More recently, I’ve been having that heartache feeling bc I feel I have so much potential but no way to possibly achieve my dreams in this very moment. I’m currently where you were at in 2014 on bookstore dates. I’m broke but use every single resource I possibly have to turn my waiting room into a classroom to learn as much as I can to be an environmental engineer focused on sustainable agriculture. I do not identify as a Christian but I love every devotional & spiritual conversation you share because it gives me hope beyond what is physically in front of me. Thank you for all your teachings- academic, spiritual & life lessons that have influenced more than I could’ve ever imagined 🙏❤️

[@mysticmom616]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Fanniegene9951]

My sincerest hope goes out to you.

[@diannamc367]

Now I'm crying! And praying for you. 💖

[@lovelight9164]

You should watch Jess' video abundantly more. I watched that video over and over and it made me tear up every time. She was in a black dress with sunflowers on it. It was several years ago. I went back and watched it just a couple of days ago. Blessings to you❣️

[@sandrainontario6710]

@@lovelight9164 I watch all her devotionals over and over!

[@Cecibug1]

My mother's favorite jam to make is apricot jam. When I was a kid we would drive around town looking to see who had apricot trees in their yard and she would ask if we could pick apricots to make jam and that we would give them jam in exchange. One year the house that we found belonged to an elderly man, his wife had passed away and he was overjoyed with the jam saying how special it was because his wife used to make it.

[@joannenemecek3608]

What a lovely memory.

[@ramonasurprenant2122]

Gorgeous

[@bethheerten1132]

What a blessing to both your family and the older gentleman. How kind.

[@nikkig5699]

This has got to be my favorite Roots and Refuge video! "I'm not going to fear lack, but create abundance". I am in my third year of gardening, and now I will plant extra.

[@TheLadyofChive]

Ditto. I will use the containers I HAVE, even if they are not ideal. 🙌

[@terristeiner]

I too, am in my third year of gardening- and we are adding more beds this year. What Grace

[@andreas6878]

I am in my third year of gardening and have come to that understanding. I've started extra to share with friends and family. The whole neighborhood is going to be overrun with purple sweet potatoes that I started from one small sweet potato I bought at whole foods. And an abundance of basil and tomatoes.

[@donnarodriguez4755]

@@andreas6878 Bless your harvest, Andrea. What a wonderful heart you have.

[@cjr21624]

Jess. This video spoke to my soul. I felt like you were taking the words out of my mouth. I've been blogging about our homesteading journey & hoping that I too, can inspire some self sufficient abundance in others. Thanks for putting yourself out there ❤️

[@kacyf.9197]

While we likely differ WILDLY on religious/ political fronts, I always appreciate and find peace in your perspectives. Life should always allow us to feel hopeful enough to plant flowers, despite any ancillary "noise". I've been a long time subscriber, and your videos always inspire my own homesteading journey. Belated welcome to the Carolinas, neighbor!

[@ameliakat9982]

Even during the great depression my grandmother's mother planted flowers. She sowed beauty even in the midst of that crisis

[@reddog40]

@@ameliakat9982 same here,it gave them respite.

[@jamiewood1911]

Micro farm for sale $140k If anyone is looking 12ac MO 2 tiny homes well water/solar/etc Jacks Fork Farmstead Hwy 137 Willow Springs MO it won't let me send the link but maybe it will show on Zillow doesn't qual for loan cash only option. Good luck and Godspeed!

[@beckysmuck8771]

Vegetables are for your tummy. Flowers are for your soul. Much 💕

[@bloomandwiltgardens]

When my garden failed in 2019 because I was so busy with work and couldn't care for it I resolved that there would be no garden in 2020. It wasn't worth the stress. Imagine my delight when God said "no, you will garden" and I was temporarily laid off because of Covid shutdowns from March-June 2020. Guess what I did.. I started all the seeds I had and built an amazing garden. A week after everything was planted I got called back to work. The success I had that year sparked my joy for the garden again and now I can't imagine not having one, no matter how difficult or busy life gets. The garden must be made a priority. The sense of urgency is strong and real. This is the time we will grow, not only food, but in our faith and our community with each other. Thank you Jess for always being authentic and bold.

[@laurenmkay]

Whew Jess, the lord is using you today. I love hearing about the story of how you got started and I’ve always wanted to talk to you about. In 2019, I believe God put it in my heart to start a farm. I went out and got some chicks and started a garden. As Covid started and things got worse, it was made more apparent that this was God’s will and not my own. I didn’t understand why he wanted me to do this. How does this serve your kingdom? I’m not ministering, I’m not singing on the worship team, etc. How is starting a farm doing your work? Watching your videos helped me see the how; how growing food can grow his kingdom and create a community and share his love. This year, my stepdad came to me about starting his own garden and I feel so honored. I can’t wait to share what I know and teach others. Bless you, Jess. God was definitely speaking through you today and I hope you share more of that because it’s so encouraging and I can feel his presence.

[@mcclx4183]

I have almost the same exact experience. I went from eating McDonalds every day to wanting a garden and now we have hens too. I heard His voice loud and clear last July. I was led to do a lot of study and prayer. It was shown to me the Most High God is marking His people before the prophesies that are written in the Bible are fulfilled. Ezekiel 9:4 and Rev 9:4 As in the days of Noah so shall the final days be. I believe with all my heart this is where we are at now. I’m not even a subscriber to this channel. My wife has been for a while and told me Jess is basically saying the same thing I’ve been telling her I’m feeling. This “pull”... I beg anyone listening to ask in the name of Yeshua Hamaschiach and pray for guidance from the Most High God, YHWH. Get into the ark before the door is closed by His hand as it was long ago.

[@the1plantguy]

Yep. Im not there yet but I want to be. God not only preached to the masses, but he fed them as well; even when there was not enough food.

[@SkylarWhitmire]

I love that you talked about anxiety in the grocery store. I thought it was just me. Since I’ve transitioned to shopping 80% locally it has calmed down because it’s going to a farm, or going to our small local grocery store.

[@jenisetaylor1906]

I will be 71 years old on April 27th and I have Never heard more positive and encouraging words than I've heard today. I just love you and your family. GOD BLESS YOU😘

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Thank you and happy birthday!

[@MissBetsyLu]

Happy next birthday too.

[@clarapappas1829]

I am so glad you are talking about this. Thank you. It is kind of funny my neighbor’s granddaughter (13) came to say hello yesterday and the conversation carried over to grow a garden. She said am no good at growing vegetables. I said you can and we will come with a plan. Pick a sunny location. We will make a little plot and fence it to keep the creeters out. Nothing fancy 4 pallets together is all you need. I ask her to pick 3 vegetables she liked. She picked tomatoes, cucumbers and corn. So I told her I was growing those veggies from seeds and that I will give her the plants to plant and she will take care of them and nurture them so that she can harvest and enjoy her hard work.

[@Snappypantsdance]

Oh my goodness! If more people would do what you are doing with her!

[@clarapappas1829]

Thank you. Am just paying it forward. If it wasn’t for Jess and all her encouragement and knowledge I might not have ever taken the step to grow my own garden. Now I even planted a mini orchard. It seems my garden grows and grows so I must share and maybe one day her garden will take off too. Bless you. 🙏☺️

[@bethheerten1132]

That young girl will remember you the rest if her life for taking time to introduce her to and encourage her to garden.

[@clarapappas1829]

@@bethheerten1132 thank you. I hope she does enjoy it and learns to be self sustaining. When She was younger she would come over and help me plant the corn seeds. So now the fact that she comes by just to hang out with an old woman and introduce me to her friends I hope am doing right by her.

[@bethheerten1132]

@@clarapappas1829 How delightful for you both...and her friends.

[@Suzie_Q1989]

Thank you. My bosses (husband and wife) are from Ukraine. Normally, they have a vegetable garden every year that they start from seed. They have been under so much stress that they haven’t been able to. This is my second year growing from seed… I’ve learned so much! And as long as all goes well, a lot of my transplants will be going to them.

[@AmandainGeorgia]

Darn it, now you’ve got me crying. What a beautiful thing to do. 🇺🇦🌻🌱

[@marieburton6127]

I just discovered my Ukrainian friend and her family have been living in a subway tunnel for two weeks now since the bombing of their home…..the pictures she finally posted are heartbreaking. I feel that following Jess’ words to garden in the now is truly amazing and blessed advice. Svetlana can’t face the air raid sirens and thinks they will go out to family in the country so I am sending her ALL my seeds so she can feed the two little ones and everyone around her. I sincerely hope god watches over the men in her family as they stay to fight for their lives and their freedom. We are so isolated here….it took me forever to realize I hadn’t heard from her and something might be wrong. I bless you Jess for your encouraging words…..don’t stop teaching/inspiring us.

[@mostuniquemary]

@@marieburton6127 I'm sorry to hear about your friend and commend you for wanting to send her your seeds to help out. However, please read up on the import rules/laws so your seeds aren't thrown out after your ship them. I am planning on planting a whole bed of sunflowers to honor Ukraine.

[@amywootz3250]

Dang Jess you've got me tearing up all over the seeds I'm trying to start and I am NOT a crier. Thank you for sharing your heart with us. Urgency is not an emergency simply a call to action and a call to thrive. ❤❤❤

[@cyndijones1454]

Jess, this literally brought tears to my eyes... My mother passed away this past Christmas. She was a Christian, I am an atheist. We agreed to disagree on that topic! But, something you said made my heart skip a beat, my mother used to always say "Everyone is welcome at my table"! I almost fell off the couch when you said that. By the way, my family has owned a 200 acre wholesale nursery for 4 generations and after watching one of your garden tour videos I looked at my son and said , "dude, we need to step it up"! Keep up the good work! You're doing great!

[@gendecoro]

Love you girl!! Sing it sister!! Fear doesn't solve challenges, peaceful actions do. And challenges are just a way that God pushes you to grow because if you're not growing, you're dying. Because energy is never stagnant. Love, peace, and blessings to you all 😊🙏💙

[@justinez6857]

I just discovered your channel today, while I am trying to start a small food garden on my patio in cold Stockholm climate. Thank you for being so thorough in your videos, I get so much out of them as opposed to many other channels. I dream of having a farm one day too. All the best from Sweden!

[@ellenfisher6341]

Justine, bless you & welcome from central Virginia, USA . I am 73, an avid gardener , farmer & lover of nature , & am always inspired & blessed by Roots & Refuge's videos . NEVER LET GO OF THAT DREAM !!!

[@trinahume773]

If you just found her today believe me when I say you will become addicted lol I’ve gone back and watched every video after I found her! Welcome 🤗

[@pamwebb8336]

I'm with you, I'm 70 and still grow garden and raise chickens,,sometimes it's hard but I keep going on. I think like she is saying, you need to find peace in the garden, don't let it become a chore.

[@jdcollins5248]

You're my hero!

[@katiebeth8825]

I love that you pointed out how you can do even small things, like keeping quail. I think people look at the current industrial food system, overwhelmed, and think that there's no way backyard gardens can replace it. But that shouldn't be the goal! We must dream bigger and more creative than that! I want to grow and eat food while repairing the soil biome. I want to grow flowers for the bugs and pollinators and birds. I want to be in community so that my instinct will always be to share food rather than hoard it. I will not grow food in a fear mindset, I will grow food in an abundance mindset. I believe another food system is possible.

[@racheltalbott]

I resonate so deeply with your words. ❤

[@caitlinsavage9363]

“Preparing Refuge and Getting Rooted” needs to be in the next sticker/ tshirt design phase. I never get tired of listening to Jess talk about the garden. Thank you for what you do here!

[@minecraftingmum5574]

Sounds like a good idea, but 'getting rooted' has another meaning where I'm from, and therefore it wouldn't be the sort of shirt you'd wear to grandma's house.

[@jujube2407]

I love you so much jes! There have been other Christian channel influencers that are sooo "the rapture is coming" "this is the end of times" "you'd better grt ready, grt your guns and ammo and your water purification tablets" etc videos and that was NEVER was their channel before...every day is a video about doom and gloom! Teaching sustainability is wayyyy different than doom and gloom! You are amazing! And you don't have to worship my Jesus like me to have room at my table is absolutely 100% soooo spot on eloquent! ❤️thankyou jes! Till next time I BLESS YOU!!!! 🙌

[@ninnescahhomestead]

“Lack does and will exist, but carve out places where that lack doesn’t touch. Therein lies the freedom.” Jessica, you are amazing! I really needed to hear this today. ❤❤❤

[@MichaelMorris-eq1hn]

As I listen to this video I'm starting my very first set of seeds for my very first garden. I didn't start out of fear. I started for my own independence from the grocery stores. I say challenge your neighbors and family members to start a garden. Start out by giving them a potted plant or two and help them to succeed. START THE CONVERSATION!!!!!

[@helenvander-heyden2383]

Good luck Michael, take any failures as a learning experience and all your successes as a job well done, welcome to the gardening community

[@sassynsouthern1913]

I’m literally sitting here in an unused portion of my yard putting together my first raised beds because I have just been led recently to grow…grow something…grow anything. Just grow! Thank you for your positive message! Believers or nonbelievers we all sit at the same table. Bless you and your sweet family!

[@michellearmstrong3126]

Well said! God told me around 20 years ago that I would be feeding people. That times were going to be difficult. I started canning, growing, prepping and wore myself out. Finally I asked how much? I was reminded that all he needs is the seed and he can multiply. Needless to say I found joy in my growing and preserving again and trust him to guide the way.

[@SimpleMandy]

Thank you so much for this. After the pull for me to start homesteading your channel was the first I found, and it has helped change my life. I started with a couple of buckets for flowers and now I am in year 3 with 8 raised bed, a greenstalk, and growing food for my entire family. You mentioned a broken health system and that is actually the direction I have been lead since I was little. It especially became apparent after I began working in the healthcare system and questioning what community and patient first healthcare looked like. My dream is to have a healing center that teaches people how to reconnect to the earth, provide healing and medicines that are preventative and holistic. I remember this dream hitting me and breaking down in tears from the sheer force of "I know" coming from my heart.

[@cherihabegger9856]

I actually showed this video at our Wednesday night Bible study. I tried to tell them that it didn't relate just to gardening but I really did not need to. They got it. Each person seemed to get something different from it so to me that is a successful video. Thank you.

[@nicolesobol936]

Urgency doesn’t mean fear, I LOVE this. I have had the urgency starting October 2020. Some days I do struggle with that urgency changing to fear. I will remember this statement when that feeling tries to creep in.

[@catherineelise8903]

Great message. I am in my 9th year as an urban homesteader. I live in an apartment and have a 20x20 plot at a community garden. The fulfillment is on so many levels growing as much of my own food, medicinal plants, flowers (attract pollinators!), herbs-- canning, drying, freezing, medicine making, etc, as possible. Includes bartering, sharing, gifting. The beauty and abundance of mother earth, from gardens, and from community of other gardeners is such an abundant and beautiful way to live. Yes. Come live in abundance! Love your message

[@janinegarfinkel4901]

I just found you, and loved this message. Solomon said “The wise man plans ahead, but the fool goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.” ‘Glad you found His plan while you’re still so young! (67 yr old homesteading near Travelers Rest, SC)

[@paulawagstaff686]

Thank you Janine I didn't know this scripture. Blessings very appropiate.

[@stacysmom2748]

Reminds me of the childhood story of the ant and the grasshopper Jess is definitely the Ant 😉❤

[@Chelseacoastmaine]

I’ve been following you for years. This is the most powerful, most articulate video I’ve seen you make and especially important regarding the past two years. Our story is so similar it’s amazing and Inspiring to me! I love how you’re addressing the new viewers because I know from my own experience how people see you “now” and feel disconnected because of where they are. It’s so important for people to see where you come from. Like you - I came from an apartment and a dream also in 2014/2015 and now to a farmhouse with animals, gardens etc. with a ton of work and faith. What you’re doing is so important in the world right now please keep making videos and thank you!

[@Krista-marieT]

Jess I just want you to know how much you've inspired me over the years. Both in the garden and in my faith. I learn so much from you and it touches so many aspects of my life. I hope you continue to share your experiences. Thank you

[@marygrott8095]

Jess, this was, without a doubt, one of your best videos! I have listened to other homesteaders on KZbin who have definitely relayed messages of fear. I stopped watching two of those channels. You are stressing the urgency and teaching/empowering people. That is truly a gift, and I consider you to be a true blessing! May God continue to bless you and your family!

[@ramonasurprenant2122]

Exactly!

[@sonyagoodner1628]

I almost cried when I listened to this post! I have been feeling urgency and fear. I am a sister in Christ, older than you and i was foundering. You reflected the light of hope to lead me back to the path again! Thank God for this gift He has given you! Thank you for listening and sharing!!!!

[@alihuebner9086]

My grandma always told me part of loving someone is honoring their free will. She always had a welcome mat at her front door. She meant it, anyone was welcome in her house too, Jess. Wisest woman I've ever known. I never did see her unhappy...not a single day.

[@deborahshaw2212]

Thank you for this video! just a year ago I started gardening. I am 65 years old with a bad back, but, with a little help we put in raised beds and I can sit on my little garden bench and plant and tend. I am hoping for more food this year. I have also been canning. it is a blessing to put up food that I planted and some that I purchased from local farmers. we live on 1/3 acre in town and I find that it is plenty of room for vegetables and flowers. You have been an inspiration to me Jess! Since I retired, 2 years ago, I feel empowered to grow and I am loving it!

[@WMHhomestead]

I feel like this is one of your best videos. I love how while you do steer around "fear" topics, this is such a topic heavy on people's hearts. You have turned into a leader in this homestead/gardening world and your thoughts are so valued by many

[@karendonaldson2346]

Agreed!! Excellent video!!

[@greatestchampion]

Yes! My husband and I feel it and have gone from a 500 square foot appartment with no outdoor space to 111 achers on a farm with old peach trees and cattle! Basco Family Farm (our farm) is just one testimony to God's provision and shift in culture.

[@WhatAlexThinksAbout]

Inspiring as always- love your attitude all around. Your videos and wisdom have taken so much stress out of gardening for me

[@renamiller3276]

I’ve learned so much from you over the years and I’ve never said thank you. So today I say thank you. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your wins and even your fails. I’ve learned through it all.

[@deborahmcsweeney1650]

Beautiful talk sister! I heard the message back in 2017. I always follow the inner voice, the flow of the heart not the head. As a Native woman, many, many of my Elders from around the world have seen the same. I remind people what this country did during WWII. The Victory Garden campaign worked. Yes it takes work to make a garden, but the joy in seeing your food pop up around you is not something you can ever buy. No matter how much money you have. Prayers up for everyone and I already decided my extra garden plants will go to those who need them for free. Creator brought me the money for everything to grow them, so it is easy for me to share. Hold each other tight, reach out to people around you. Help each other through this. No one is or ever can be an island by themselves and survive. It takes community. You have a beautiful heart sister, and funny enough planting flowers was important for me this year too. We need some joy smiling back at us! Prayers up!

[@talkandeattv]

ive been dreaming up a farm my entire life and absolutely LONG for the day i can afford land. im a single 26 year old professionally trained chef. my struggle is remaining patient and just being grateful for where i am. one of my coping mechanisms is learning as much as i can now and my extensive seed collection i have stored in my refrigerator

[@highroad3580]

It would e ideal if you could start today, in the house, in wherever, family and friends yards, whatever. May your farm find you soon!

[@robinwhitlatch4497]

I don’t know where you are located but.. if you are a reasonable distance from any land or farms, drive the areas, look for land and farms that appear that they are not being used. Find out who owns the land / farm, talk to them, introduce yourself and who you are, what you do and what you are looking for. Propose a lease situation for 1 to 2 acres of the farm / land to start with for a food plot garden. If accepted clear out brush and overgrowth, make the area nice, keep it clean and nice and give the owner some vegetables. Who knows, could lead to a lifetime lease situation and better yet possibly first right of refusal to buy the farm if and when the owner decides to sell.

[@brendacasey]

Start where you are, no matter how small. There are so many hacks for gardening in small spaces...just do it and grow as you go!!

[@talkandeattv]

@@brendacasey im in an apartment with cats. i have nowhere to put anything unfortunately.

[@talkandeattv]

@@robinwhitlatch4497 thank you, this is great advice !

[@little_jester]

"The big bad wolf can't knock on my door because I live in abundance" Amazing Quote, Jess!!

[@garyandcandy]

I have watched thousands of KZbin videos and I have never commented before but I want you to know that this video went straight to my heart! I know exactly what you're talking about and ironically enough I was struck with the same urgency to be prepared and start a homestead back around 2014. For me it still hasn't come together as an option, "I'm still in the books store" so to speak "thinking it's impossible" but it hasn't gone away and I don't think it will. I told my daughter this morning "I'm torturing myself watching Jess build my dream life" and then this video came up. I'm spiritual, not specifically Christian, but I think you are an angel, and I think you may have just delivered a message from god. Thank you Jess! Thank you for all that you are doing.

[@PilarGuillot]

Amazing Jess - much love from the Caribbean! To me, you are grace and integrity incarnate. God Bless you. Everyone can tell that you are REAL and authentic in your word. And F*$& fear. lol. That is what they want. They won't win. God wins, (whatever you conceive that to be), but it IS true. You are a connector and a light for all who have the blessing to know you and yours. Cheers, Love and Light from Utila, Honduras. xoxo

[@jweber1538]

You are such a great resource for so many things ❤ thank you for using your faith as a tool for positive change. For people like myself who aren't necessarily religious, I SO APPRECIATE the way you share your faith so gently and free from judgement. It's just so great! Thank you so much. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@RootboundHomestead]

❤️ I cannot beging to tell you how you've shaped our family. Not by your awesome content and knowledge, but by your grace. Your humility. Your candid but stern talks when people start shenanigans. I have stolen more than one saying from you and they literally kick my proverbial butt into gear when I start to feel sorry for myself. You are a freaking joy. Thank you for standing tall and strong when it's not always popular, or even "safe", to do so. This is why I had you sign that rock years ago. You are a part of our foundation, and many many many others lives too. We are listening.. most of us. ❤️ 😂

[@maryclemens1046]

She IS a freaking joy!!! 💙⚡💙

[@lanak.fromnewmexico1143]

How wonderfully said @Rootbound Homestead!🤗🤗❤️❤️🙏🙏. .

[@shandysgarden]

Well said❤️ Thanks Jess. I am always afraid to be honest about being a non Christian. I don't want to lose people I love, but I'm also never looking to be "fixed." I accept everyone for who they are and what they believe and all I want in return is the same. Thank you!

[@paulahughes6031]

Beautifully put

[@megwilson4433]

I am not religious, but your videos bring me a comfort that I have yet to find with other channels. You are a deeply empathetic and kind person and that is apparent in the content you create. I love that you share your beliefs in such a way that it still feels supportive of those with other beliefs, and it gives this feeling of true community.

[@sophialee9156]

Hello, Jess! I am a college student from Kazakhstan, and I have been watching your channel for a while now. I also experience it in my gut that people need to learn how to grow food. No one in my family was a grower, but I feel like God directed my heart towards agriculture. I wish I could learn from you and your family more and I am sure many more people. Thank you for sharing the message of encouragement! I will pray that He expands your vision, gives you strength and the resources. “I will be the Refuge in the lack.” Amen!! 🪴

[@fairytale_after_dark6696]

SINCERELY Thank you so much Jess. I never thought this feeling I am getting, deep in my gut, could be the Holy Spirit speaking to me. I have known there is something telling me something, "get ready, go get those things you are thinking about, plant the garden, get connected with the earth, get your chickens", but you see the news here in the UK and think it will all be OK.... but it won't. I'm going today to get some shelf stable items and begin my pantry. Starting, is the first step in obedience to God's wishes. All my best for you, Jeremiah and the boys. Keep doing God's work and so will I. 🙏❤

[@nadiar.7788]

He speaks to you in a small, still voice. Congrats on taking the first step and walking in obedience.

[@irmibullinger1421]

I love when you talk about your past and journey. It gives us a lot of insight into who you are! It is you that is the reason that I am growing as much food as I can. I am not young enough to have an in ground garden so I grow in containers. I have always grown tomatoes and bell peppers but now I grow a lot of different things. I started BP, tomatoes, lots of lettuce, marigolds jalapenos indoors, and a few days ago I seeded radishes, red kale and carrots outside, and there is more to come. I have enough land to have an in ground garden, but being 81 that is not an option. I just don't have the strength to dig. I wish I would find someone who is young, doesn't have land, and wants to garden. I would so partnership with them. God bless you!

[@diannamc367]

God bless you. I pray you find someone to garden with you and learn from your wisdom.

[@lauriesickles5393]

Wish we lived near you Irmi!

[@kayhelton701]

Gosh Jess what an eye opener. I feel like I’ve been to church and heard a great sermon. Thank you 🙏

[@LisaJButler]

Wow. What a powerful and loving statement you've made in this video, Jess. I'm a'townie' dreaming of moving to the country and living a life of thriving, sufficiency and sustainability. I'm binge watching your videos and being so inspired by you and your message. You are an Earth Angel and such a blessing. Thank you!

[@perfectlessons]

I'm only 9 minutes in and I feel like you are adding voice to my feelings!! Thank you for the hope. We are at the surrender because there's nothing we can do. The only way it'll happen is with His hand! Again, thank you for the hope!

[@mainenanabear9746]

Thank you for taking a positive yet grounded approach to the conversation. I watch MANY other vlogs, a few that are hell bent on setting everyone into a tizzy and just pushing fear and a sense of urgency and insecurity that will make people so afraid they won't be able to function. We need to be proactive and supportive of others. Prepare YES but panic NO! Panic will only set a bad domino effect into play. We all need to take up for ourselves and help those around us that we can. We need to check in on our elderly and disabled and get back to the community-based approach on things. The phrase "it takes a village" will be for so many aspects of our lives. Pray, believe in the Lord and ourselves. We will get through things together as long as people stop their negative agendas and get back to basics and community. We can survive like our great grandparent and grandparents did by knowing how to take care of ourselves by growing our own food, sharing with others and believe we can and will get through this!

[@amaz21]

This is exactly the message that so many people need! Unfortunately, it will probably end up buried under the massive haul videos being put out left and right on other channels...

[@gabriellegermain3266]

I love that you respectfully take everyone with you in that beautiful journey and share your message and knowledge. I am not a Christian, I don't believe in any God, and yet, we share the same values and motivation to thrive. I love your content. Never stop, that's what you are supposed to do!

[@earthrootshomestead]

“Took me out of the man made world” wow. I relate to that so much. Jess, you are meant to teach us to live how life was always meant to live. I hope you never stop!

[@juliehilton1701]

I love this comment so true ❤️

[@kelseypounders1246]

I appreciate you sharing y’all’s backstory. I’ve been following you for a little over a year now and you have been a great encouragement and almost like a mentor to me. I am the person trying to homestead in a house in a neighborhood with a small fenced backyard. A lot of where you came from, I see in my own life in either things we’ve also lived through or the season we’re currently in. You’ve taught me to turn my waiting room into a classroom. I think I might’ve gotten discouraged and given up until we can have more land if I would not have had your videos and the encouragement you speak.

[@Simply_Eden]

Dear young lady, you are a very enlightened girl. You are doing a great thing. I’m so happy I found your channel. Your words really resonate with me! I can’t take my religion off at the door either but I love, feed, and support all. This is my first visit to your channel and I’m grateful for your courage because it seems there’s a lot of hate towards Christians lately. I have been prepping for 25 years but in the last 2 years I’ve taken it to the next step to grow my own food because food storage runs out and I have felt/heard the Holy Spirit move in my heart to tell me I need to get growing. I LOVE being out in my little garden, being in the soil and compost. Planting, creating life. I love it! It’s imperative to grow our own food and have enough in storage to last at least until the next crop. I have felt the urgency too. I want to actually get a farm, and not just have my small suburban plot around my house that is severely limited by the HOA. I want animals and more space to grow. I have such respect for homesteaders and long for it. I’m 55 years old. My kids are all adults and they don’t want it, so it’ll all be up to me which is not great because I have health issues. I’ll need to buy a farm that is already established so there’s less work for me to do to get started. Right now I’m using containers only, even though they’re very large home built wood containers, they aren’t big enough. It’s incredible what you’re saying because this is me! I too can’t make it happen alone. I’m not going to be able to take care of all of it on my own. God put this dream on my heart so I know He’ll take care of it. He’s going to have to figure this out and do this for me because He wants me doing it. He told me to be open and prepared mentally because when the day comes that He says it’s time, I gotta be mentally prepared to go. I am. I’m ready. I’m just waiting on God now. May his will be done. P.S. I am single. I’m honestly hoping a husband falls out of the sky and lands on my porch who wants to do this with me and we can be farmin’ partners and do it together. God bless you!

[@gracefilipe1234]

I understand all too well how you felt. I am still in the waiting. I'm hoping and praying and believing that God will bless me with my farm. It is so much apart of who I am. I have to grow. I try to grow as much as i can wherever I can. I live with a friend who had an extra room when I needed a place to live. I have a dream of a very special farm for many to enjoy and ve blessed by. There are days when I get so depressed because after so many years of waiting hopelessness creeps in. Your story increases my hope that God can still bring my blessing of my farm. It will be called Place of Grace not only because of my own name but that it will be through the grace of God that this farm exists. It will also be a place of Grace for many people. Love you guys. Blessings onto you.

[@pearljamin]

As much as I love the skills I already have in making my own food I’m focusing a lot on learning to harvest things from nature. There are a lot of “weeds” growing everywhere containing more nutrition than some of the vegetables that frequent the American table. That way if I cannot afford to grow I can still harvest. Just as our bodies are designed to survive the earth is designed to provide and thrive. We are amazing beings on a plentiful planet. I hope to live to see the day we nurture ourselves, each other, and our planet. It would be a glorious day

[@bluegirl777]

Yes! Would love it if R&R produced an episode on foraging for food. Maybe even just a light intro to food foraging would be great!

[@sharonbos3507]

Spirituality looks different to and for everyone! Homesteading life can be for anyone who wants to live it. The world needs more people like you who are inclusive! Bless you.

[@lilyandrosehomestead3979]

My epiphany happened in 2015 when I watched a 10 minute documentary on the Dervaes family from the urban homestead. Something in my brain just clicked. It was like seeing the world with new eyes, I can't explain it. I love hearing other peoples stories on how they came to this life. We have a suburban homestead for now, but I dream of a day when we can have a few acres!

[@Bunchof8]

Thank you Jess, for sharing your heart and your wisdom! I first found your videos in the February/March of 2020 when we were on the verge of being thrown into lockdown here in Australia! I, too, felt that still small voice press on me to 'Grow', so, with my 2 teens, we transformed our 1/4 acre dirt back yard, into food and flowers! Now more than ever, I feel to share this space with others. I started with what I had and with faith, God has led me each step of the way! Blessings!!💐💗

[@marygeorge9688]

“Do what you can where you are…” wise words. Thank you for sharing this word of hope.

[@raisingarrowshomestead291]

Thank you for being REAL & who God called you to be & not swaying from that through all of this.❤️ You are light for His Kingdom!

[@polofreak1689]

I have watched most of your videos since 2019. I've always been intrigued by most of the content you cover, gardening, permaculture, cooking and a slower pace of life. What I've found over time is that I pick up and drop other content producers but I always keep coming back to roots and refuge. Not just because you have great teachings, but mostly because of what this video is about. The sense of kindness, peace and refuge that you provide. There is a light in you that shines so brightly, and that light is your care and blessing for everyone else. It gives others strength and plants the seeds of hope in them. Making you a gardener of the soil and of the heart. I don't believe the way you do, but I know in my knower that this is what was intended for you.

[@bluegirl777]

"..making you {Jess} a gardener of the soil and of the heart." No truer words were spoken. ❤❤

[@marieholt9547]

I couldn't have said this any better. Her beautiful spirit shines through!

[@isobelmunoffilm5694]

Well said!

[@eaglegirl9939]

Jess, great message. I can sit and listen to you "ramble" because you always have something meaningful to say and you say it so well. I'm starting my second year of trying to have a little garden because of you. Last year was definitely a fail, but you have made me dust my pants and get back on that horse. Hopefully things go better this year. Thanks for your time, encouragement, and caring.

[@Thingys-Jill]

Last year was a weird year in many gardens all over so don't feel bad. You didn't fail, you learned something not to do in this next garden season!

[@JazzieJayme]

Thank you!! This was the most heart-felt message. I appreciate you and consider the words you spoke Divine Guidance, which I desperately needed to hear. Thank you Jess!!

[@cstre2091]

The wisdom of your message strikes a deep chord in me because for 10 years I've had this desire to learn about herbs and medicinal oils not knowing why it was such an urgent call in my heart. I've ALWAYS loved growing plants whether they are flowers or vegetables and now that we are able to get back into gardening that rhythm is bringing us great joy and hope!! Thank you so much for vocalizing & clarifying what has been going thru our minds. Our table is open to all, those who worship Jesus or who don't...we want to be the lights that God has called us to be and so we will continue to see what God is doing, trusting His awesome power!! Great video to a world that is living without alot of hope and may God continue to open doors for your channel and your family....Connie

[@amypage8141]

I really appreciate that both you and Jeremiah have discussed mental health and healing. 💚🌱💚🍅💚🌱💚

[@christycoalson36]

I just have to say. Jess I love you. I love how you teach people. I love how you inspire people I love your love of the garden. Your enthusiasm and love for all the things is infectious. Thank you for all your kindness and love. Bless you Sweet Jess 💞💕

[@sarahclark2979]

Thank you Jess 🖤 I’ve been praying and praying to get out of this dark slump I’ve been in! This video you made, is everything I needed to hear. God really shines his light through you. Sometimes I don’t even think you realize it. I’ve felt this tug on me since 2019. And since then, I’ve been truly blessed. Me and my husband bought our first mini homestead the week before quarantine in March of 2020. Since then I’ve been taking it slow with gardening and chickens and food preservation. Also finding joy in teaching my two little girls while I’m learning as well. It is so hard to see god and his blessings in dark times like these. I always catch my self dwelling on the bad and being so sucked into fear I can’t even properly function on normal tasks. But with this video, it really opened my eyes and helped me reflect on everything I’ve been blessed with these past few years. You and your family truly have been an inspiration to me, I’ve been watching y’all for three years now and I feel like it’s went by so quick! Lol. Thank you again🖤

[@marimaynard1435]

My hubby and I just moved to our 2 acres in December. We too felt the urgency and the leading of the Spirit. We are so much further along than we thought would be possible by now. We have 9 garden beds ready for planting, canner purchased, a chicken coop built from the ground up, fencing for garden and coop are almost completed, Mason bee houses up, bees arrived today and chicks will be here in 2 days. All of this accomplished while working full time jobs, moving across country, and rising costs. God came to give us an abundant life and we feel beyond blessed!! ❤️💜 thank you for this video and all the beautiful comments that contributed to it.

[@ThroughHisEyes444]

This story came in my feed- I’m the same❣️🌱 These desires were given to me and I’m hearing stories of others who were given the desire and blueprints. Which land to buy..what to grow. Needed the backstory- I’m thrilled 🙌🏼

[@jamiewood1911]

Micro farm for sale $140k If anyone is looking 12ac MO 2 tiny homes well water/solar/etc Jacks Fork Farmstead Hwy 137 Willow Springs MO it won't let me send the link but maybe it will show on Zillow doesn't qual for loan cash only option. Good luck and Godspeed!