Storm Came through the Farm/ Hurricane Helene

[@catacomb_catholic]

Your pigs love you. They were telling you so much before the storm hit. It was touching!

[@ReRe-kr1ht]

Do you know what he does with KuneKunes? Lord knows I'm a city girl and don't know anything ab homesteading but Ive never seen them used like regular hogs or meat pigs bc they supposedly aren't good food. I'm ab 3 hrs from him in Charlotte.

[@crishertel]

Seeing friends an neighbors helping each other, restores my faith in humanity.

[@lisasykes624]

It's the governments.. not the people 😮😢

[@petebartlett2229]

Glad you are all ok and thank you for update

[@priscab7085]

Hopefully this was the storm to really remind you to invest in generators and radios and different ways of getting information off line - there is so much out there to help you stay in touch and ride out the storm peacefully❤

[@kingscairn]

@@priscab7085 yeah man - cant believe it - was cooking on rocket stove - dawned on me moments ago I HAVE A PROPANE BREW BURNER - DUH !

[@forrestgump9576]

Yes! Glad you are all alright.

[@lisajones918]

We are so happy that your family survived the hurricane. Our son works up near Table Rock at a camp. He said that there are so many downed trees that they can’t get off. He is working at clearing the logging roads to get a path clear. I just can’t imagine being stuck somewhere. They have food and are using the creek for their water source. Prayers go out to all of you.

[@reneequalls5878]

So glad you guys are ok! Thanks for making a post during this time when you didn’t have to.

[@suzanneo1124]

You echoed what I wanted to say. I’ve been worried about my neighbors in W NC.

[@michele7379]

Any word from Justin and Rebecca?​@@suzanneo1124

[@smilebehappy6102]

still pause 27:50 that is the face of Hurricane Helene 2024, LOL

[@rosasalas1437]

I'm so 👧 glad you guys are ok Thk u ❤️ 😊 for let know ok love your family. 😅

[@rosasalas1437]

😊Love u 💓 guys I be praying 🙏

[@ABlueDahlia]

When I heard Asheville was hit really badly, I thought of you and the Hollars. Glad to hear you and your family are safe! Sorry about your gate! Mike seems like a great guy to come help. So kind.

[@t.m.3769]

Doesn’t Justin and the Fit Farmer live in Asheville area as well

[@TYGER0902]

@@t.m.3769fit farmer is in Charlotte area but they di have a pond so that was probably overflowing. Here in Greensboro we just got a day of 100% rain then 50%. I know part of downtown was flooded because itt always flood during a lot of rain.

[@ABlueDahlia]

@@t.m.3769 yes, I hope they are well, too. We thought we were getting hit bad in our area so I wasn’t the most put together in my mind. Sorry for the oversight.

[@EmelinaBloise]

Prayers from Costa Rica.

[@FeliciaFriebel]

My son has lived in Asheville for the past 5 years. I've been able to talk with him briefly; under a minute each time, then we get disconnected. He is shaken up (he's 26) but safe. Like you, no power, or water. His car is good, but with roads closed he can't get out! Praying for him and everyone impacted by this storm!

[@andrewsizemore5883]

I've been praying for those in NC and TN sense I found out how hard they got hit. I'm in the upstate of SC and it was rough here I'm lucky I didn't have any damage and the camper I live in wasn't tipped over.

[@gingram110]

Thank you for making the effort to film a video to let us know you are ok. The devastation is incredible and so sad.

[@selfsufficientsa6740]

So thankful you're all ok and your animals are all ok. I'm so sorry about your gate. I'm thankful that didn't happen while you were driving round checking that area. Keep safe guys we all love you and are praying and rooting for you.

[@mishalea]

It has been such a devastating storm. I'm thankful y'all are safe. ❤

[@mauriceryton]

I had a tree come down on my gate a few years back. I used a bottle jack to straighten it out level by level. It worked fine, not like new but close enough. The good thing is no one is hurt and your animals are fine.

[@EvaVilla-pm5mv]

Thank you for posting your ok. My prayers are continuing to all the victims of Helene. ❤🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@debvandell491]

Been waiting for Justin, Ben and Jason to say their okay. All finally posted. Thank you! Stay safe!!

[@debbiemoore6358]

Where did Justin post?

[@debvandell491]

@@debbiemoore6358 new video came up but not update after storm. Reports coming in that they took damage but are okay.

[@funnyfarmdad9997]

@@debbiemoore6358Justin made a post on Billy’s Abundant Permaculture FB page saying they’re safe but took some pretty severe damage. Their house is fine and they’re running on their generator.

[@susantesar3508]

Of all the U-tube Homesteaders I watch on a regular basis y'all have the nicest, biggest, prettiest, pigs I ever see!

[@AfterTheRains]

Sorry about your damage (especially your lovely gate) but it’s great that all humans and animals are safe and well.

[@nicolemangum5023]

So so sad. I will continue praying for everyone affected by Helene. Hang in there.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

So glad you are all okay, no damage to your home or barn and lost no animals. A big thank you to Mike for his help clearing the fence line. 👏👏 Beware of any widow-maker trees in wooded areas. Take care.

[@lorrainecostanzo9092]

I'm so glad you and your family are ok, we had bad winds here in NE Victoria Australia the other day 125 miles per hour, my back roof started to go as I'm disabled and live on my own rural I was terrified, I ended up getting my plumber to come save the day and screw it all back on phew, it makes you be really grateful for small things

[@TommieJean-l4c]

So happy to see you and you family are safe❤️

[@jrsf222]

Always happy to see friends with you.‼️‼️‼️

[@lynnsorensen503]

When we lose power for an extended period of time we run our generator for an hour in the morning & an hour in the evening (take a shower!). That keeps our freezers frozen. Hope you come through this ok!❤️

[@Donnasplace]

Glad you guys are ok. We got power back up last night. We are in Travelers Rest SC. Praying for all those that didn’t fare as well. What a good friend you have in Mike. May he be blessed.

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

Mike to the rescue now thats a good friend hugssssssss

[@o.smallwood4268]

Thank you for letting us all know your family is safe. Thoughts and prayers to all that have been affected by this storm.

[@cathywoodard1424]

Glad your ok love all our Homesteading families. 🙏🙏

[@KEwV7070]

Yes! Thankfully! But does anyone know how Art and Bri are? I don't do social media so I obviously don't have another way to check on anyone but youtube...

[@patrickdeserisy2634]

Prayers for all affected

[@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead]

That gate gave its life for the water tank.

[@leannekenyoung]

That’s a very good way of looking at it! Although I think it can be repaired might need some help from Ben Hollar though.❤

[@ccrbonline1752]

I'm from the Gulf Coast and have been through many hurricanes in my almost 63 years. The best trick for preserving freezer food is, 2-4 days before the storm, rearrange the freezer and add gallon full jugs of water. If you don't have milk jugs, empty soda bottles will work, but the bigger the better. In addition, put a cup of ice in each freezer. The frozen jugs of water will extend your freezer time and the cup of ice, if melted, will tell you when it's been too long. Praying for you and all those in the path of Helene - and now hurricane Milton.

[@twobearshomestead]

The priority moving forward is to address the basement flooding issue. Very glad to see your video up, and that you're safe. We are in SWFL where Ian hit, so we can relate. This time around, the surge was widespread, and rather unnerving. This is totally an unprecedented in scope storm.

[@Kat-50]

A French drain to divert the water AWAY from the house!! Not hard, had to put one in b4. Sump pump also.

[@TheExtremeRealityPuppetShow]

Meow meow let's Build Back Better, everyone

[@lynngardner8672]

I am in Greenville SC and its not so good. No power and mental health is declining. Please pray for me.

[@kathyschlect4852]

Prayers for you keep strong

[@bethsaritha4390]

🙏🏻💕

[@sweetnsourify]

I am praying for you. I hope you are okay ❤ prayers for everyone - from Michigan

[@blessedbutterfly1111]

This too shall pass

[@MaudeWhite-yc6ji]

ARE U OK 😢

[@johnkoelliker8480]

Good to see y'all are all ok. I live in southern Louisiana and the worst thing besides power outages is lack of news from the outside world.

[@territn8871]

Oh my, you all got hit really hard with all the downed trees. I'm so thankful you guys are safe, your home is safe, and all the animals are safe. I'm 71 yrs old and have never, in my lifetime, seen a hurricane in Florida move so far north and continue to be so destructive. That storm did catastrophic damage in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and southwest Virginia. Where I live in northeast Tennessee, we had some wind, but the rain was the worst for us. Luckily I live on a hill so I didn't have flooding near my house. Hope your power comes back on soon!

[@TheMorganHomestead]

Thank you Lord for watching over this beautiful family. 🙏❤️🙏 God Bless you!

[@karengradzki3808]

So grateful you all are ok.

[@stephaniewilson3955]

4 million without power. That is going to take a lot of sorting out. I am glad you and your animals survived without damage.

[@coletteware1853]

So glad y’all are okay. Thanks for the update!!!

[@amagsino7167]

Good to hear that all of your family are ok like the Hollars. Thank God.. stay safe and God Bless

[@pamelacunningham2681]

Hello from Texas I have been through my share of hurricanes. Glad you were not affected worse. Thank you for taking the time to post this. It helps me so much. I am confined to a wheelchair and I miss being able to work on the farm. Thank you again for taking the time to post and I hope you will post again soon. Your wife canning looked beautiful.

[@jayneward6649]

When the storm has gone, it the great clean up, but at least you can have lots of logs & wood chips, I'm just so pleased all of you & your animals are OK ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TwoGardensHomestead]

Thank God you're all safe. Take care, everyone is here for you whether in the US or around the world watching, UK in my case.

[@imogenethomas1138]

So thankful for your safety!

[@bruceb9515]

Run your electricity into a manual service disconnect switch box before it goes to your breaker panel. That way you can directly hook a generator up to your home easily. When you loose power you pull the switch and disconnect from the power grid and into your waiting generator. Get a big enough generator to run your house, freezers and well. I run a Honda EM5000 SX and it easily takes care of my electricity needs.

[@curiouscat3384]

Wild Wonderful Offgrid has continually upgraded their solar and backup systems. In West Virginia they are the ones to learn from.

[@morrow2100]

When Rita was heading our way, I bought a generator and a window a/c unit. (Wanted ONE cool room to retreat to!) Rigged the generator to plug into the dryer outlet (main breaker OFF beforehand) and it runs the house and the window unit. Have to turn everything off to run the well, but fill up the tank and then shut the well breaker off and turn the rest of the house back on. Get at least 8 five gallon gas cans and fill them prior. Generators are expensive yard decorations without fuel! Will be investing in the switch in the future for safety's sake - the dryer outlet works but it's sketchy AF TBH. (That window unit just crapped out this year, 19 years later)

[@cynthiaarmstronghopefulhom9672]

God Bless your family and your animals that nothing serious happened 🙏

[@j.a.0088]

It looked pretty bad on the news, but it's good to see you and your family are OK . 👍 Hope power will be rerestored soon . 🙏

[@kellyduncan1579]

Appreciate you letting us know you're okay. Take care.🤟

[@patriciaelsberry8360]

Glad to know you and your family are okay. My electrical system just came on. We sure have missed not having it. My heart goes out to those in need. Let's help one another. Blessing to everyone.

[@shermdog6969]

One year i lost about $15000 worth of meat do to a power outage in the summer. 2 weeks later i put in a whole house propane generator and a 6000kw solar. I wanted to be covered.😊

[@margaretbedwell3211]

Very wise decision. I feel very Blessed to have a whole house generator.

[@PLJS2018]

Smart!!

[@higheriam]

That's too much meat. Are you a butcher.?

[@susanmcconnell6041]

Should have canned it out of the freezer.

[@BuiltOnRootsFarm]

​@higheriam we have about that as well 400 birds at average 30+ each in worth is 12,000 (CND) then another 4000-6000 ish in beef for a year and we're already at 16,000 big families and the meat adds up fast.

[@angelahutt4957]

Thank you all for keeping an eye out for each other too. So glad to hear/see you are doing ok and have systems in place to deal with emergencies. Take care (from New Zealand)

[@sshaw9046]

❤glad everyone is safe

[@tracybruring7560]

Work on getting that basement cleared out; mold will grow on anything wet

[@MonicaWilliams-f1f]

Agreed, we got sick from mold in our basement and I’m still sensitive to mold and chemicals. My kids got sick too. Don’t mess with water damage and mold! Be safe.

[@juanitadafler7233]

If he can get a hold of a dehumidifier that will help dry it out further. Treat the floor and walls in your basement with straight vinegar. Vinegar is great in cleaning mold and helping it not to form. You can also go back and treat again with essential oils, clove, tea tree, lavender, citrus and eucalyptus which will help it smell better than vinegar.

[@tracybruring7560]

@@juanitadafler7233 until they remove the boxes full of stuff that dehu won't do anything. they must remove all of those boxes that got wet. mold is already growing he can smell it. it will make them sick. it may cause his auto immune disease flair up

[@leannekenyoung]

SUCH GREAT ADVICE MOLD IS A SILENT KILLER AND IS HORRIBLE!!!! Basement drying out needs to be a HUGE priority NOW!!! Before mold has a chance to grow! After it begins it’s awful to try to get rid of!!!!!❤️🙏🏻

[@kimcissell1905]

Moving air. Cool temps will Hep prevent mold

[@antonianovoa6416]

thank you for keeping us informed. Now you can fill the gaps of what you need to upgrade for future incidents. Stay Safe!

[@guntaweiland3428]

So glad you’re safe and still smiling❤

[@normfromhawaii1173]

Power out: Hawaii had a hurricane once that dropped so many trees that many subdivisions went anywhere from several days without power to up to 3 months. Once a friend's area not far from me suffered 52 inches of rain in less than 5 days. My particular street did exceptionally well having lost power for ONLY 6 days straight. And thanks to the water company having recently installed emergency generators, we had water that whole time. We live together as one human race on this Earth, something that Mother Nature isn't shy about reminding us of. Blessings to you and yours. With Aloha... (2:) The power poles along the street you drove by was a common site in Hawaii too. My heart goes out to you. Thanks to your neighbor helping you out too. With more Aloha...

[@alexcarrn28]

OMG, I'm so very glad that all of you are alright. I'm glad all your animals are alright. TYSM for letting us know that you are alright. God bless you all, and I'm praying that you all stay safe. ❤❤❤

[@hidawayhomestead524]

Amazing the power behind wind and water. Praise our Lord for your safety!

[@TakeTheRide]

I lost my largest trees in upstate SC. 100 ft Japanese White pine. I'd like to make a kitchen counter out of some of that wood. Sad to see it go down but it was leaning towards my cabin in my cabin was saved in the end. Grateful.❤

[@mariettedemarest5173]

So glad you're safe. ❤❤❤❤

[@janfelshaw8217]

I’m so glad that you are safe. It could have been so much worse. Praying for you and your community.

[@sallystingray9927]

Been checking for an update constantly!

[@kebergify]

Glad y'all are good. Water in the basement, get the fans going once power is on...don't want to let mold get a hold. Sorry about your gate! That is a bummer. Glad Mike was able to help you out!

[@lindacarroll3853]

Yes I thank God that you and your home are intact. I I'm glad to hear you have generators. We lost our house to tornadoes in Laura with us in it but through the grace of God we walked out of what was left. We lived on generators for 31 days and my daughter and husband it was 45 days. Praying for the entire area

[@pattyhuxley9509]

Our prayers are with you all during this ordeal. I know there is so much to doting bring things back to the way it was, but God is with you always. He will keep you safe and protected. 🙏

[@DebbieC624]

So glad y’all are ok. Thanks for the update. Thankfully no animals were injured. Sorry about the gate. Brighter side you have lots of fire wood, acorns for the piggies. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@NursemomB853]

Glad you all made it. We had an ice storm about 15 years ago…without power for 10 days in the middle of winter. Luckily I had a generator but it was horrible. Hit the whole town. I can feel your worries….been there and I feel for you all.

[@TXNLaurenMcN]

I'm so glad you're okay! I watched the Hollars' video to make sure they were okay and they are, too. Lots more people and homesteads/animals to put on my prayer list, though.

[@galeharris6696]

First, I'm so glad you're all OK. I'm sorry about your gate and the basement and the other losses, but with you and the animals safe, I bet your family is really relieved to know you're ok. All I could think of was your beautiful new kitchen, and how high up was your house on the land, and on and on. You guys, Ben and Meg of Hollar Homestead, and Jess of Roots and Refuge are all ok, and I love all you guys. We've been through much flooding here in Vermont since July 10, 2023. I'm very sad to hear of the damage to Asheville. ❤‍🩹💖

[@pattimincher4201]

i WAS WORRING ABOUT YOU GLAD YOU CAME OUT OF IT ON THE UP SIDE.

[@marjorieolson5371]

So glad you your family is fine, gates and fences can be replaced. Good neighbors are precious, too.

[@andreacooley9428]

I'm so thankful to see ya'll are ok. I'm so sorry for all the damage, prayers your able to get stuff fixed up quickly🙏🏼🫶🏽

[@FreeFood2]

I am on a well too. I had my well guy wire my pump to have a 220 plug to connect to our generator. It sure nice to have running water when the grid goes down. Glad you all are OK.

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Glad to see that you all are doing well ! Thanks for sharing , always in our prayers !!!!! 😊🙏👍❤️

[@judyhawkins6584]

I'm so sad for all the folk who lost half or all of everything, but I'm glad a lot of people like you made it through mostly unscathed; the news always focuses on just the worst, worst, worst, and that's just not the whole story. And it's really heartening to see all the people turning out to help their neighbors. Also -- you and your friend are two of the few truly most smart guys that I've seen over a lot of videos: ear/eye/body protection around chainsaws. Kudos.

[@terryhenderson424]

When you all moved in, there was puddling and standing water all over the place. Since then, you've done a lot of pasture repair and the ground is generaly more accepting or absorbing of water. Imagine the MESS if you jadnt been working on pasture, soil, a d sjface water repair!

[@dianadriverasbury9130]

Wow, greenhouse looks good. No real damage anywhere except the fence, looks like. I'm so happy.

[@bigmoneycarlos8947]

We had prayers out for your family and Ben’s

[@TheKamakuraGardener]

Good day from Kamakura. Japan 🇯🇵! I’m relieved to see that you all have survived the storm. Stay safe and get some rest. 🙏🏿🤩🐶

[@cynthiahowell7241]

So thankful you are all ok!! ❤ prayers for all this affected by this storm! Here in Clinton TN we didn't get much at all like we thought we would.

[@Bex-rg8pj]

Glad you are all ok! I was worried.

[@kayluster7671]

Ya'll have worked so hard! Glad it was as good as it was for you! Ya'll were in my prayers. Always are!❤

[@anandrew6641]

Thank God you made it through without much damage. Thank you for update.

[@GinasBeautyReviews]

Our front window was pushed into our home just from how strong the wind was blowing. We lost our peacock coop and now have to figure out resources for a new one. Power and water came back on this evening. So thankful to still have a home and our lives. I feel so bad for the families that can’t say the same 🙏

[@brokenmeats5928]

I love ALL Sow the Land videos!

[@gailtripp-th3ef]

GLAD YOU ARE ALL DOING WELL GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL AROUND YOU

[@miriammarquez4061]

That’s the bad thing about relying on freezing, unless you have the ability to operate with emergency backup generators, you will loose all your food and all the hard work.

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 Very glad to see you are all okay. I'm amazed how those high tunnels weathered the storm (At R & R also)! Timing on getting your meat birds and turkeys in to freezer camp was a Blessing! Take care and Blessings to all in affected areas. 💚

[@choirmom78]

Thankful that y'all are fine with little damage...nothing you can't fix. Lord blessed.

[@shaniaa9287]

Out of control destruction. Glad you are all good and not hurt and fowl was processed beforehand ❤

[@joenperkins2138]

So thankful you all are ok

[@ginnysulya9805]

Praying for your power to come on soon and water to last! Our friend who is a lineman for NYSEG Zia heading your way with a huge team of helpers! God bless and keep you all safe! 🙏♥️♥️♥️🙏

[@kayrabey1344]

You should probably use the generator for the freezers.

[@charmainemrtnz]

Yes, the pigs will love it! So glad y’all are safe!

[@rhodalewis2766]

So glad you are all ok. Just saw Ben & Meg are ok. Nothing from the Rhodes though.

[@jeanninewakefield4630]

The Rhodes are safe and well. They lost the turkeys and bees,high tunnel and lower garden. Water came close to the big house but not in. Big Daddy and grandma are ok also h just cut off from Justin and Becky until the road clears.

[@donnamays24]

Rhodes posted on A+…they are ok..lost lower pastures, the turkeys lower garden and high tunnel. Everyone is ok will be weeks for power restoration for them..they are in one of the hardest hit areas❤

[@amandar7719]

@@jeanninewakefield4630 Oh my! Sorry to hear that but it’s a relief to learn they’re ok. Thank you for sharing. They must have some wifi/data connection to be able to post their update on A+ which is reassuring in the event of an LoD emergency. I imagine the boys are utilising their honed skid steer and tractor skills helping to clear downed trees and neighbours. Was concerned about the pond dam. It could have been a catastrophic disaster if it hadn’t held.

[@belieftransformation]

Thanks for sharing & thank God you’re all okay. Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦

[@suedobson6962]

​@donnamays24 thank you for posting about Justin and family.

[@margaretbedwell3211]

Happy to know you did not have any major loss. With all that meat just processed, you are so fortunate to have not lost it. Perhaps some thought for a propane generator to do the fridge, freezer, stove and well. It would be a wise investment. Thanks to your friend Mike coming over and helping clean up the trees from fence line and gate. Those were huge. Y'all take care and have a Blessed day.

[@WithrowUrbanHomestead]

Thanks for the update. Been thinking of you guys.

[@GaryCrumrine]

In the past 35 Years in north central VA. We have lived through several outages. The worst took 11 days to rebuild the whole power grid. I think there were over 100 poles that had to be replaced. Thank you to the power companies that send crews out to help.

[@creative227]

Jason, if you don’t have a chain saw it needs to be your next purchase. Don’t get a cheap one get a Stihl!

[@kalaipaa]

Lorraine's positive attitude is an inspiration. Stay safe Sow the Land Family!!! Aloha from Hawaii!!

[@TonyLeach-airguntech]

Big solar system for you now due. Big battery backup with it. Concentrate that way now. It's not going to get better ;)

[@GladysRWhite]

And gas generators!

[@laurelb1962]

So so very glad to see that y'all made it through okay, all things considered. Infrastructure can be fixed, lives lost can not. Prayers answered 🙏 Many many Blessings to you all, Laurel

[@bernicehoggsfav]

Thanks so much for posting because I have been worried, especially seeing the images out of Ashville.