THE FARMSTEAD (HAWAII) | How To Build A Farm From Scratch | Episode 1 THE LAND

[@GroFilms]

YES YES YES! LOVE IT! Keep it up!

[@kellypila9576]

Thank you!

[@shawnpila]

Duuuude thanks Dom! It was super weird playing host, but I think we did alright LOL

[@GroFilms]

@@shawnpila You folks are excellent! Great presence- wonderful clarity- it is a joy to watch. Excited for the next one.

[@shawnpila]

@@GroFilms Aww dude thanks man!

[@vanessa9937]

This is so inspiring!! Just subscribed and can't wait to watch more of your videos and learn! Just out of curiosity, how did you do your research for finding and buying the land? When did you start looking? What were you two doing before the farm? Did you have any farm experience? Mahalo!!

[@shawnpila]

Aww thank you and thanks for tuning in! As for the property, I actually found it on Zillow. Found a super overgrown lot that was on the market for 283 days. I saw the potential and pitched it to my wife. Then during the pandemic we pulled the trigger 😬 We both work in TV production and my wife now owns a clothing company, Coconut Avenue. I also own a surf school. And no real farming experience but I grew up on a chick and cattle ranch. I also did landscaping and carpentry for a long time before the TV production world. And lastly, check out one of our latest episodes, "We're Back!" It's a recent update of the farm and our progress. Posting more soon. Mahalo, happy holidays!

[@shawnpila]

Aww thank you and thanks for tuning in! As for the property, I actually found it on Zillow. Found a super overgrown lot that was on the market for 283 days. I saw the potential and pitched it to my wife. Then during the pandemic we pulled the trigger 😬 We both work in TV production and my wife now owns a clothing company, Coconut Avenue. I also own a surf school. And no real farming experience but I grew up on a chick and cattle ranch. I also did landscaping and carpentry for a long time before the TV production world. And lastly, check out one of our latest episodes, "We're Back!" It's a recent update of the farm and our progress. Posting more soon. Mahalo, happy holidays!

[@auauhawaii4517]

I’m so stoked for you❤️ miss you two

[@kellypila9576]

Miss you. Thank you 😇

[@shawnpila]

Thanks Chiiii come back already!

[@astrox9097]

@@kellypila9576 Hi

[@alexandrafernandes5265]

Love it! Excited to see the farm come to life 👩🏼‍🌾

[@kellypila9576]

Thank you 🤓

[@shawnpila]

Heheee thank youuuu! Episode 2 (THE GRASS) will be dropping early November, stay tuned!

[@Banjo-lm2wl]

Now following your adventure regards from Australia

[@shawnpila]

Ayyy thanks mate! We’ll be releasing Episode 2 in early November :)

[@kellypila9576]

Mahalo!

[@erinhaley6327]

So excited you did this!!! Congratulations

[@shawnpila]

Thank youuuuu!

[@zachcruz9644]

Awesome job dude! I'll stay tuned

[@shawnpila]

Thanks man! We will be posting Episode 2 (THE GRASS) at the beginning of November!

[@shawnpila]

Hey Zach, we got a new video up. Feel free to check it out!

[@GazeIn1]

AWESOME!

[@shawnpila]

Yeeeeeeheee (double-shaka emoji) !!

[@phillyblizzy7784]

Legit!!! Love you guys, cheeee!!! 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@shawnpila]

Cheeee thanks boss love you guys too, aloha from Hilo!

[@kamandodoma9490]

Will be watching your future video.

[@shawnpila]

Mahaloooo!!

[@ProximoK]

I memba when Shawn and his brother was in the Christine McCan Band, I miss those days.

[@shawnpila]

Ohwhaaaa! Damn I think that was my favorite project so far. Would love to get that going again if she ever decides to move back to Hilo :)

[@abdu_jilani]

Ngl everything was an A+ about your video quality and information and stuff

[@shawnpila]

Thank youuuu!

[@squongyshorts243]

Great video! Congratulations guys! We're very excited for you!

[@kellypila9576]

Thank you so much for the support!!

[@shawnpila]

Thanks Ron, hope to see you folks again soon!

[@paolosealquil9696]

I found this video today ^_^ and I am so excited about part 4 I already watch all of your videos and I love it ^_^

[@shawnpila]

Thanks Paolo! We will actually be posting Episode 4 this week. Stay tuned :)

[@hmmidkjojo]

your channel is already amazing and about 9 mins into the video I could tell that I must subscribe (ohhhhh apparently I am your 400 subscriber nice)

[@shawnpila]

Yaaaaay our 400th subscriber, thank you thank you! We’ll be posting more videos soon so stay tuned 👨🏻‍🌾👩🏼‍🌾🐗

[@melissamurphy3776]

Awesome video! Just subscribed

[@shawnpila]

Thank youuuu!

[@colorizedenhanced-silentmo8434]

Good morning, Shawn Pila. this is fairly appealing video. thank. :)

[@shawnpila]

Good day sir! I'm glad you found our video somewhat appealing, thanks for tuning in :)

[@mikaalzauray950]

Aloha, I love hawaii and people like you to take care better your land. Go ahead, can't wait to see layout shape of your permaculture land.

[@shawnpila]

Thanks Mika, aloha!!

[@almanetworkusa8834]

We are starting building our farm and this is informative 👍

[@shawnpila]

Awesome congrats you guys! Wish you all the best and sending good vibes from Hawaii :)

[@thomasreto2997]

Congratulations

[@shawnpila]

Thanks Thomas!

[@kellypila9576]

Congrats bebe:)

[@shawnpila]

Thanks baby, I love you soooo much!!

[@shawnpila]

Jaaajaaaaa

[@MoonEmpressHawaii]

Enjoyed the content! Love,light, and always ALOHA !🤙🏽🌺🏝🥥🙏🏽

[@shawnpila]

Thank you, just getting started :) ALOHA !!

[@Pinopasta]

Enjoyed alot ... keep on going guy's

[@subashrayamajhi9581]

Aaha ,finally i found the thing i need...thanks a lot guys ...

[@MarktheShark808]

Great video guys! New Ohana here. Hope you have a wonderful day Aloha

[@shawnpila]

Thank youuuuu and welcome to the family! Have a great day too, aloha!

[@ShowTimeDJs]

I love it! I am on the same path cousin! Congratulations

[@shawnpila]

Siiiick man keep crushing it and Happy New Year!

[@ProximoK]

Also I'm pretty sure those are cooking bananas hahaha. ROBBED!

[@boskomijatovic7655]

Hahahahaha 😂the edit when the camera man got hit by the banana tree.. these are great!! We live in SoCal now but plan to settle on the Big Island like you guys have one day. Would love to see a video going over all costs of your guys homestead 😀

[@shawnpila]

LOL the tree falling on Julian was hilarious! Glad he didn't get hurt LOL. And awesome man, feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need reccos here on the island. Aloha Bosko!

[@codydog1700]

Do you plan on eventually going no till?

[@shawnpila]

I think most of our crops will be long term, but once we establish some actual garden space and beds we will most likely go no till. Hoping to get some silage tarps in soon 😀

[@tmackie1694]

Aloha! Yep, hemo those damn invasive African Tulip trees (the worst!), and the “fiberglass grass” (as we call it) - especially because the feral pigs love to hide, nap and build nests in it.

[@brienmacgearailt7801]

Mountain view?

[@shawnpila]

Hamakua :)

[@EmpressiveEdwina]

Hi I wanted to know how many acres is that. Bless

[@shawnpila]

This is an 8.5-acre parcel. Thanks for tuning in:)

[@BigMatt08]

I'd love to have a big farm

[@shawnpila]

Anything is possible my friend, if you truly believe in it and work hard towards that dream. Sending positive vibes and aloha to you and your family. Aloha Big Matt 🤙🏽

[@nesiansoulallstars]

Awesome video! Is this Honoka’a?

[@shawnpila]

Hi there! This is actually in Hakalau, just a little before Honoka'a :)

[@nesiansoulallstars]

Oh nice! Loved going down Hakalau mill when we was kids🤙🏽 by the way your related to Gerard Pila?

[@Jay-gj1rl]

I'm retiring from a job in 3-5 years. Part of that job allowed me to live in Hawaii (Oahu) for a few years and the island changed my life. My dream is to move to the big island and homestead. Really excited to come across the channel, thanks for the content.

[@shawnpila]

Aloha Jay! Thats awesome man, yeah the islands definitely work in magnificent ways. Good luck with everything and hope to see you around the Big Island sometime soon, aloha!

[@YoMamaRice]

which island?

[@kellypila9576]

Big Island, Hamakua Coast :)

[@shawnpila]

Big Island, the one with the volcanoooo!

[@andresamplonius315]

Anybody heard about Musa ingens, the giant banana from New Guinea?

[@shawnpila]

We have not, please fill us in !!

[@andresamplonius315]

@@shawnpila Hi there, well it grows like 30 meters tall and its fruit's large too... There are a couple of videos on KZbin... Just search. New Guinea is where Bananas come from, so logically it's the place with more diversity is found

[@shawnpila]

@@andresamplonius315 Holy cow 30-meters! I'll have to check that out, thanks for sharing :)

[@yanrenezung8365]

What's the total area size of your property?

[@shawnpila]

Aloha Yanren! It’s 8.5-acres. Thanks for tuning in :)

[@yanrenezung8365]

@@shawnpila thankyou sir kuknalim love and regards from Nagaland

[@500ksubscriber5]

give indo subtitle please, this very helpful :)

[@shawnpila]

You mean subtitles in Indonesian..?

[@britneyb8876]

How much was your land?

[@shawnpila]

A LOT :/

[@tombogames]

How much did it cost to build all this?

[@shawnpila]

Hi there! We are taking everything in phases depending on what we have in the budget and so far the tractor services were about $75-100/hour (spent about $1,200 total) and the fencing materials we’re at about $3,200 per acre in materials. Most of the labor we’re doing ourselves but decided to hire out someone to cut the grass first time around because we can’t afford a tractor yet.. thanks for tuning in :)

[@tombogames]

Thanks

[@magicalbymoon]

You forgot to shout timber

[@shawnpila]

😂

[@staceymoniz]

So great to find local farming!! I am a gentle soul, but those Madagascar geckos need to be killed. I loved them and thought they were super cute until I learned that they are literally EATING the mo`o or the native gecko... eating their eggs, and eating other mo`o themselves. Now I have a bludgeoner stick in every corner of my yard to bash them if I see them. I even put a baby one in my slug jug of salt with the snails because I couldn't bash the baby one... I'm loving your channel tho...mahalo

[@shawnpila]

Aw man yeah those little baggahs are everywhere these days.. I very rarely see the tan mo’o on da ceiling anymore and even the big green chameleons ☹️ We will be talking about THE PESTS in episode #5 and I’ll be sure to mention those guys. And mahalo nui for tuning in 🙃

[@laughteraddict1003]

Bummer. I used to hear the geckos clicking all the time at my house at night. Now I hardly ever hear them. Now it those geckos and the other lizards all over

[@junovhs4646]

Step 1. “Get land” (be independently wealthy) >turns off video

[@shawnpila]

Lol you don't need a big piece of property to start a farm. A lot of people lease land of even clear out a small portion of their backyard to start their home garden. It's always best to start small anyway, we're starting to figure that out. Anyhow keep that head up and thanks for tuning in :)

[@barbaranew8637]

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[@Pinopasta]

Enjoyed alot ... keep on going guy's

[@shawnpila]

Thank youuuu and thanks fo tuning in :)