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[@Anamericanhomestead]

People ask me...don't you ever want to take a vacation? No, I'm on vacation! My homestead is my resort!

[@DeepSouthHomestead]

Zach there are so many that spend most of there money on fine homes. Only to say I can't wait to get away from here and go somewhere else. Good to see you have found your place of peace and joy. Many told me I would have to leave here when my wife passed here. But it made it that much more a place of refuge. Thanks my friend.

[@vickylineberry7788]

I agree. I Love Being Home. It's my happy place, my safe place. There is no place on Earth I'd rather be than right here at home with my Husband. I believe it's the way God Intended it.

[@diannamc367]

The thought of spending money on a vacation gives me anxiety. I would much rather stay on my property and spend time making it home!

[@kd5499]

@@vickylineberry7788 I tell my husband why would we want to leave? this is a beautiful place, and we spend so much time, and money, and heart into this. He always wants to bug out, I just want more time with him, here.

[@320homestead9]

Same here. We bought our land in 2017 late and moved in 2018. Bare land. 15 acres. We LOVE it out here. Its our sanctuary

[@junkinjodi]

Danny when I was a little girl my dad worked a full-time job and and come home and worked the farm. I can remember many an evening looking out across the fields and I could see my mom waiting with the supper plate. My dad would circle around the field stop and they would sit together until he had finished his meal, then my dad would get back on the tractor. I was usually already in bed when my dad would come in. There are very few men like that left in this world.

[@marilynnickelson7024]

Same here. My Dad worked at a factory with a lot of double shifts. worked at a funeral home when they needed him on his days off. Took care of the garden and his Mothers garden, helped butcher at his parents and brothers. Cut wood when he could, picked berries, and still spent time with his family. we didn't live in a fancy show house, we lived in a loving home. Once a year, he would drive 2 and a half hours to visit great grandparents and maybe an amusement park in Pittsburgh or museums in D.C.. Life was good.

[@kd5499]

@@marilynnickelson7024 nowadays we are confronted with everybody's latest vacation or car or purchase, it's like a disease of envy, trying to keep up with the Joneses.

[@kd5499]

Facebook makes it absolutely Insidious. I shun that like the plague

[@anitasampson1982]

Beautiful comment

[@carola.6990]

Oh how this world needs men like your father....

[@karilods1593]

I am a stay at home homeschooling mama. I still bring my husbands plate to him do all his laundry and pick up after him. Not because he cannot do these things, he can. I do it because it’s my way to support him. He financially supports us and helps when I need it. He jumps up and washes dishes on multiple occasions. I love our way of life. I wouldn’t change any of it. He helps around the homestead when needed and also helps me preserve food. All this while operating a construction business. Love this talk Danny ❤️

[@tngardener231]

Our life is the same and we love the way it works. Except my husband has no interest in doing the outside garden stuff but he will help with laundry and dishes and cooking on his days off. I started the garden years ago and he wasn’t interested then or now lol He works 60 hrs a week in the heat so I get it. Me bringing him his plate and taking care of him is a show of love and respect for him and what he does for our family just like him tackling those dishes is his way of showing his appreciation for me. ❤️

[@karilods1593]

TN Gardener exactly! They sacrifice so much for us. I look at it as my sacrifice for him. I sort of think of it as my job. I can’t financially contribute to our family right now but I can grow a garden and preserve it. That saves us money.

[@SuperLovetolisten]

Kari Lods ... me too Kari. You described our life to a T. I love knowing there’s another mama doing what I do. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ God bless you dear sister.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

@@tngardener231 We love the homesteading, homeschooling wife...but it is a lot of work. My husband works many hours a week, for not a lot of money, so 99% of the work around here, is on me to do. It’s a struggle some days with my neck injury, but we push through. Our dream is to be able to make enough money from home, for him to get to quit his job and be stay at home parents and full time homesteaders. Maybe someday it will all work out. We enjoy our homesteading life very much.❤️❤️❤️

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

@@karilods1593 yes...same here.

[@justacountrygirl8750]

Well said Danny. I’ve been saying this for several years now. We only have an half acre homestead but God has blessed and I’m able to produce 75-80 percent of our vegetables and 100% of our eggs.

[@attleheideann1469]

Hallelujah, Beloved Sister: Mary Ann! In agreeance with you, about this very important Porch Talk, this mornin'. (These truths are a blessing & confirmation to many.) Thank you for sayin' so. (From a Beloved Sister in: Central OK.)

[@danielleterry180]

Amen it’s all on how hard you want to work to make it happen I also only have .68 of an acre and working hard to get where you are 😁

[@Sctronic209]

Prayers for your father.

[@nathanrittenhouse3589]

Hey Mr Danny do y’all go to church?

[@MsLippy]

A man with respect, A man with sound knowledge, A man with honest passion for his beliefs, and A man who Im blessed to call my friend.. thank you Sir for being you.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Love it! ❤️ I don’t personally know them, but I’ve watched their channel for so long, I feel like I know them. 😊 My 5 yr old son says, “Does Deep South have a new video out yet?” Lol

[@prairiegirlcowboyhomestead5876]

Cowboy is 70 and I'm 58 and we work together everyday trying to take care of our selves.. Some days the aches pains and arthritis get us but we keep going. Love you and Wanda..God bless..

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Love it❤️ I have a neck injury that can literally put me in bed for the day, but I still get the chickens,rabbits,ducks,goats,cows,dogs,and cats taken care of first. Work thru the pain to get things done.

[@fawn1785]

I live in a rural upscale vacation neighborhood. I bought the cheapest house with a small lot. I have put in raised beds, raise chickens, and have bees. My neighbor asked for eggs. I gave him dozens of free range brown eggs for free. Turns out he was feeding them to his dogs. From then on I asked $4.00 a dozen. He declined. People are lazy and want home grown products for free.

[@donaldatkinson7937]

People are crazy about dogs aren't they?

[@jumpoffa5011]

I know, Right!!! I had a bumper crop of lemons, tangerines, cucumbers, zucchini, peas, tomatoes. I offered them to my neighbors and friends and they would turn their nose up at it. They would rather pay high prices at the grocery store than get free food. That is when I learned to can my surplus vegetables and let my neighbors come to me if they wish free food.

[@piahess9738]

@@jumpoffa5011 hello,I would be soo greatful to receive home grown vegetables,and lemons are expensive in the stores these day's.Keep on enjoying growing you own food.♡

[@SuperLovetolisten]

fawn 17 😳 oh my goodness!!! He gave the free range eggs to his dogs?!?!?? Wow!

[@donaldatkinson7937]

@@SuperLovetolisten you don't understand how obsessed people are in this country with dogs, they will take a dog to the vet while a child loses his,her hearing from chronic ear infections. Watched a TV program on training dogs lady had couple of large vicious dogs one bit her small child, she said she started to get rid of dog but thought about it and said dog was just as much a member of the family as her children and if child got mauled a chance she would have to take. People line up to adopt dogs, in my area they have to pay about $900.00 a month to get people to foster children.

[@margaretsteiner1314]

I have raised a garden for many years and have canned it. My husband passed away in 2016. I have a new partner who does the things you said He asks, Why do you spend your whole time in the garden! He sits on the computer. It drives me nuts that he doesn't understand why I spend my whole time in the garden. asking him to help snap beans or peel something is uncomfortable for me. As I get slack for it. I'm ready to set him free and find a more suitable partner, With what's coming in the near future I need all the help I can get to get ready. I've watched you and your new wife Miss Wanda work together and its a real pleasure that you found each other. I enjoy watching your channel emencely.

[@rebeccazody1278]

I have a man who is dead weight too. He is going/gone soon. I do better by myself.

[@donnaoberlin1505]

Yes, It is time to set him free! If he is not willing to assist at this time he will be of no use at the time you most need him. This is his trial period.

[@HomesteadHopefulTara]

Wow, I feel so fortunate to have a man who not only works hard to bring in money, but also works to help me with whatever I need around the house and garden, too. Now, don’t get me wrong. We love video games and movies and such. But when something needs to be done, he’s even more motivated than I am and he keeps me grounded. I’m so sorry that not everyone has that. Marriage is supposed to be a partnership and it makes me really sad to know that not everyone is blessed with that.

[@farmgirl9994]

“The Bible says....” and that’s when I hit the subscribe button.

[@sherettasharif1358]

Okay!!!🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿👑💯

[@christiebetts4970]

Praying that if its your Dads time, the Lord will take him home peacefully and heal your hearts

[@attleheideann1469]

Prayin' in agreeance w/ Beloved Sister: Christie. God Bless You.

[@jackiemonhollen6221]

I agree with you. I can do the veggies ibut i cant kill anything. Hope your dad gets better

[@janetalten8011]

No apologies necessary - this needed to be said. Prayers for you and Wanda and your father. May the Lord's will be done.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Agree. It was a wonderful porch time.

[@mariannefifield3826]

What a beautiful message. I'm a newly retired individual, with 4 acres. Planted a huge garden this Spring for the first time. Picked Acorn Squash before the sun came up, now sitting here cleaning and chopping to can this afternoon, loving listening to this heartfelt message, it's renewing my waning garden energy. What a blessing to me this morning. Thank you so much.

[@lisalancework7999]

I am 64 and do the same -it’s hard but truly rewarding! I show some of my garden on my channel -I want to help all women be more self sufficient blessings!

[@sherrysousley1495]

I am 68 and living this lifestyle, homesteading, and we just started about a year ago. Don't apologize because you were talking right to me and my husband. We want and need things that we say we can't afford BUT there is fat in our budget that can be trimmed. Thank you for today's porch time. Prayers for your Dad, you and your family.

[@magnoliaridgephotography3719]

I learned years ago that I could not handle the field style planting like my parents on the farm so on my small acreage I do extensive raised beds and grow quite a bit of food! We are extending every year, adding more, and building a greenhouse this year plus adding meat chickens. Everything is a learning and growing experience no matter how old you are and where you started from. Just do one step at a time. Thank you for being honest with people Danny! People need to hear honesty, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Prayers for your dad.

[@SuperPenguin5495]

You see people's lives on youtube and homesteading and it seems so glamorous. When you find out or experience the work that's necessary first hand it becomes more of a 'f this" mentality and one just moves on. Never realizing that the joy is in the journey not the end because there really is no end on a homestead

[@heatherreis7839]

I cant tell you how often i hear "why would you wanna raise chicken" "it takes to long to grow a garden" "just go to the store and buy your meat" ive been told im disgusting for wanting hunt, fish, raise quail and meat birds just to butcher them to put in my freezer. Its a dream of mine to do. But whats really funny is when i get put down by so many (friends and family members) but then hear "oh do you have any of this or this that i can take home" uhhhh no no i dont 😆 it blows my mind that people feel like they can say whatever to you. It doesnt get me down cause i dont live my life for others. I do what i can and do what im able to provide nothing but the best for my babies, my husband and myself and i know one day my hard work will pay off. My father in law sounds like your mother in law. Hes that kinda man to rely on tv dinners and say that frozen fruits and veggies are healthier then fresh picked haha. Again it all blows my mind

[@SuperLovetolisten]

Heather Reis ... I hear ya. I get the naysayers too. But, I believe that the work put in is worth the reward you get back out. Clean healthy food and life as God designed it. 🙂 if you’re in VA come homestead & garden with me.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

We have friends and family that can’t believe we would rather grow our food and raise and butcher our own meat for the freezer, than to buy it from a store. They say it’s too much work. But when covid hit, the only things we needed from the store, was animal feed. 😂 Do what you love and what you feel is right for your family. You’ve got this! ❤️

[@heatherreis7839]

@@NorthnSouthHomestead thank you! to me its to much work to go to the store and get stuff vs going right in my back yard for it. Plus the prices! We're a family of 5 and for a full week of food we spend around 100 to 150 and to be honest thats not really getting much. Rice beans meats and some fruits and veggies. When we try and do a week of veggies fruits and meats we'll spend 100 alone on produce thats not nearly as good as what i can grow lol. It takes time to grow stuff but its all worth it in the end 😄

[@heatherreis7839]

@@SuperLovetolisten haha i actually live in FL.

[@320homestead9]

@@heatherreis7839 i look at it as "DANG! Do ya know how much i could GROW for 100 bucks?!

[@cammiemurray6423]

Some people don't want to hear the truth. They don't want to have that mirror put in their face. Continue to speak the truth. I going to start calling you papa danny you are a good dad to a lot of us younger folks.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Love it. ❤️❤️❤️

[@320homestead9]

Yes...i had no father in my life.

[@lindasmith6202]

I had a friend''s daughter tell me the other day that she can't afford to take her 6 year old to the dentist. A few minutes later she showed me her new phone that I know for a fact costs $1200. WHAT?

[@lbarnes8207]

same with my neighbors. their roof leaks like crazy. always needing eggs or veggies from me or help with things around their place, i have my own plate full! but every single one of them has a new iphone. plus they have cable on top of that. and a new car! my ride is a 1993 chevy truck.

[@walkyourdog6584]

Yes. I gave free math tutoring to a family because their kids needed help but could not afford it. Then I learned they were spending more money on getting all their nails done weekly than it would have cost to hire a tutor to help the kids. It is all about priorities.

[@ewanmee9877]

@@walkyourdog6584 I had my nails done for for my daughters wedding. First time in my life, not since though.

[@danielleterry180]

Prime example me first attitude...forgetting that child watches all Momma does . I get mad at the ones who have nice coats and kid has nothing to keep warm

[@danielleterry180]

L Barnes stop enabling

[@charlottedouglass1054]

I so appreciate your wisdom today. God bless you for all honesty. I have always wanted to live on a homestead, but I’m now 77 years old. I don’t belong there any more. I live through someone else’s life! My husband passed 11 years years ago, & I lost my very best friend. I admire you & Wanda.

[@kristylynn8400]

That is so true. I had to dispatch a skunk last night that got into the chicken coop. I still have no clue how he got in. But now he in skunk heaven. I'm 32 now and I understand that living on a homestead means that you have to be ok with life and death and the whole circle of life. If you have a lot of animals its just something you HAVE to be Ok with. When we first started our stead I cried my eyes out everytime something had to be dispatched or put out of their misery. But now, tho its still heartbreaking, I understand that theres some things that just have to be done

[@sulphate3348]

The Lord shall provide and shows mercy to those who obey his commands.

[@AngiesPantry58]

Amen

[@sulphate3348]

@Liberty4awl We all are on a journey. Believe what you want. We have all been born with free will. I only feel the need to seek purity and self sacrifice in my spirit. In the flesh, I most often desire hedonism and selfishness.

[@sulphate3348]

@Liberty4awl Peace be with you. I struggle daily with my sins and admit it. I need the Spirit sent by Jesus Christ.

[@sulphate3348]

@Liberty4awl Thank you for your insight, but please look to what the definition of sin is. I believe it to be a transgression against divine law.

[@marthaadams8326]

Danny, This is truth. I am almost 80 and disabled, but have found a young man to help me when he can. With some help, yes, my garden needs weeding and I can only do so much. But, I have discovered ground cloth and other modern things that help me to do my little garden on my 28 acres. I only use a few acres. I have chickens with modern technology helping me to do it - not totally, but enough to make it. And, if I can find a way to do it, I will get two goats with new babies and be able to have milk. I live on mostly plant based food with some protein, hoping my friend gets a deer on the back 20 acres this fall, and I have my service dog to feed (lots of protein for her). So, with goats, I would have milk and if need be milk for cheese and lots of other things. There are some things I can just not raise where I live and the locals know this. Appalachia is what my dad called dirt farming - clay and rocks!!! So, they focus on the crops they can grow and don't waste time on those that do not grow here. If anyone moves to an area to 'homestead' (Do they mean farm?), and they do not know the land - big learning curve and you have to be a person who is prepared to not have all of the beautiful Mother Earth News pictures. It can be done with a body that says no when the mind and heart say have to do it. And, barter what you can do for what you can't do. That was the reason for the original little towns out in the wild west (which started out as what is now the midwest). Some can make shoes, some can quilt, etc etc.

[@joyreardon1898]

I’ve missed you two. I got over the corona virus 👍💕

[@lookup8297]

Praise the LORD!!!

[@danielleterry180]

Yeay glad your better

[@LawandaFinch]

It’s very beatable! I have several friends that have had it and recovered fine!

[@lakesidehomesteadwithdavea5757]

Prayers for you Dad... my Dad was 88 when he passed.... and yes we all need to wake up... nobody’s going to take care of you except you!!!

[@lovenotes5299]

Some people are in love with the idea of being self sufficient but don't have any kind of work ethic of doing the actual work everyday. It's dirty hard work and it's not pretty .I stopped raising and having dogs because it's hard when they have to leave here.I can raise food for myself, kids are grown and living their lives . I hear people constantly complaining about how they need other people to help build it, maintain it- those people they are counting on doing all the work .My family ridiculed me for yrs for growing my food, i'm healthy ,no meds, yet they all have health problems.

[@JojoCrazyCat]

Yes, growing your own food is good for your health. If you don't add poisons on the food. I so many that are to lazy to do the work to even make a small garden. Many people raised in the city just wont get how hard farming is. They think throwing seeds in the ground is all there is to farming. If they decide to add animals, they will have to deal with the animals everyday, or the animals will die. Feeding, cleaning, medicine, keeping critters from attacking and killing their animals. Many things destroy gardens, Bugs, Weeds, Underground animals, Ground animals, Birds, mold, disease, to much heat, to much rain, cold, no sun, no rain. And thieving people who want free food. So many things to deal with when trying to run a farm. But, its still worth it, if people are willing to do the work.

[@jennyhackenberg3790]

@@JojoCrazyCat yep I agree about animals getting in your garden. we have chipmunks eating our tomatoes right now. I just try and pick them before the chipmunks get them and if they do get one then the chickens get them lol.

[@jumpoffa5011]

I'm glad that you didn't listen to them. I have the same problem. My family has no problem reaping what I have sowed; but, heaven forbid they lend a hand to help out and do some of the work. All I hear is their complaints and ridicule. I have learned to tune them out and go forward without their help. I put faith in myself and the Lord my God. :-)

[@brendaz3644]

Same here, family don't want to help me with the garden or canning. But they have no problem asking for some.... I just don't understand this younger generation. If something would happen where my kids (grown adults with there own kids) had not stored up food for the day when food will be hard to come by. They will be at my house eating what I myself canned and froze, because they didn't listen to me when I told them to start buying food and storing it because there's a day coming soon where we may not be able to buy it..

[@jumpoffa5011]

@@brendaz3644 Well, it happened to me during this pandemic. I had to move all the food and food stores that were first to go. You know all the sweet stuff first. I had to put a lock on the door and a chain around the freezer to keep them out. I had to ration what they could take out and eat. My wife believed that it was Thanksgiving every day of the week until I put a stop to it. They were still wasting food. People running to the food banks and pantries while she and my son were pigging out on my hard earned work. really pissed me off. People are really addicted to sugar.

[@RobynG70]

Danny you’re 100% right. My husband and I have had a garden the last two years and we realized this year that due to our health we are just not people to have a garden in the ground. We also aren’t people who have the ability to process animals so we are looking into getting a couple green houses that will be much easier for us to tend too. We just haven’t been able to find any that we can afford that will stand up to heavy winds. I pray you’re dad comes through quickly and better than anyone expects.

[@marithag2319]

Hi Danny and Wanda! This was a great porch moment. I've wanted to do this my whole life, bought 5 acres of land in N. Tx 15 years ago and it laid fallow cuz I worked 4 part time jobs. Now my son has realized the necessity and has taken to Homesteading hook, line and tractor...lol. he is 32 and loves to watch you guys. We just purchased a high hoop green house because of y'all's influence. Thank for the Deep South Homestead discount!!! I can't wait to get it here. And we already know, because of your videos, that it will take a lot of work to get it up and running. We are so thankful for all your hard research, cut our search to easy level! And your pumpkins are all coming up too. This is the best year of gardening we have ever had! As a long term single mom, you can't imagine my level of relief to see my son finally bloom in this direction. You'll never know just how much you've changed the world for the good by the sharing your knowledge. Bless you, your fine marriage and you bountious land!

[@heatherhernandez6360]

I will keep your dad and your family in my prayer

[@carlvanmeter2486]

I have watched your channel for a while and always thought you pandered to these pseudo homesteader KZbin types. Everyone pretends that they can be self sustaining on a few tomatoes and a chicken. Having been a homesteader for 30+ years we (wife and I) know different. I was glad to see you lay it out there that raising your own food and having a farm/homestead is a lot of work. We have had chickens (eggs), goats (milk), hogs (meat), sheep (wool), and even ostrich (meat) at various times. We raise a very extensive garden also. And as you mentioned we are not close to being self sufficient because we have to have salt, flour, and at various times baking powder, cornmeal etc. These KZbin wannabes make me laugh, but what's scary is that there are actually people out there who believe what these pretenders are preaching. I ,for one, was happy that you did this video. I am also very disappointed in life today. Instead of using common sense and letting others live tbeir life everyone tries to force their lifestyle on us. I don't care that someone is a vegetarian, but I'm not. I don't need to know if you're LGBTQ, because it doesn't matter to me one way or the other. The same way you don't need to know which, if any, church I attend. (People in the South will get this) Thanks for doing this video.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

It certainly is a lot of hard work. But so very rewarding. I enjoyed the video also. All true.

[@sallyellis4361]

I grow what I can in my back yard and utilize every space, but I do go to stores and buy in bulk to can and dehydrate and freeze, I make what I can, wish I had land , my husbands family live in the country in Virgina, we cut wood to stay warm ect, I don’t say much to people about what I do anymore because they just don’t get it. You have to do what’s best for you and you’re family, plain and simple.

[@jumpoffa5011]

Sound advice Sally Ellis. :-)

[@jacquelynfales4661]

Sally Ellis: same here. Pantry looking good

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Love it ❤️ Do what you can, with what you’ve got.❤️

[@flyfishing1776]

My mother's family from Lee and Wise county VA.👍

[@sallyellis4361]

fly fishing my husbands family from spotslvania county and Charlettsville

[@billhunt892]

Morning Y'all , vey good porch time! It's like going to Church with steel toed boots on , I love having the Pastor step on my toes once in a while ! Talks like this helps me ! Discipline out weighs desire !! Without Discipline it's just a dream ! Thank You Danny !!!

[@abundantlyblessed3686]

My Grandmother was 94 went into a nursing home after a fall and died within two weeks just as the first wave of covid was hitting here and the facility was locked down. I am blessed she went home to the Lord and didn't suffer through this. You have all of my prayers for your father and family. 🙏

[@jewelseasterman8328]

I feel the same about my 88 year old mom who passed at home in April. God spared this woman who loved to fellowship an eat in restaurants as well.

[@robloxisbest6415]

Look Danny I have been watching you for 2 years; You have been spot on ; on everything; Everyone please listen to him !! Kim

[@heidifrog7894]

Praying for your dad. Thanks for always being authentic and speaking your truth Mr Danny. You & Wanda inspire me everyday & are a true blessing in my life.

[@marystevenson3310]

Thank you wonderful porch time, God Bless you and Wanda, the comments you made of your dad and mom was so beautiful, I was raised by my grandparents and that's how papaw and Nanny where, if my grandfather wasn't working on a job site and was home he was still working in the garden, Nanny did all the cooking and anything else that went with the house, I am so blessed to have been raised with good old fashioned values and even more blessed to have found a wonderful man with those same values, this is one of my favorite porch times you hit a lot on the nail, thank you and my God Bless you and Wanda, you both have wonderful souls and a love your videos, I'm sending up prayers your dad. Stay save and God Bless

[@livilou5075]

Danny my 90 yr old Mom passed away two days before they shut the nursing home down due to this virus, she had Dementia they kept her so drugged I kept telling them she was going to fall, well she did two times in one day the last fall she busted her face open, I was bringing her home because of the nursing home not allowing me to no longer sit with her, I watched her suffer so bad I went and signed her out I was bringing her home, the ambulance was there to pick her up, she passed before I got back home, the reason I am telling you this her aids keep in touch with me they are short handed so many have quit because of the virus they are telling me they are over worked said the patients are laying in their own body waste, I loved my Mom with all my heart she was my best friend but I thank God he took her out of her suffering and she is not having to go through this, Danny if it’s God’s will to take your Dad, he will be in a much better place, no more pain!

[@MyTNMtnHome]

Livi Lou I am so sorry your mom had to go through that and I am sorry you lost her so terribly. I miss my own Momma so much but find comfort knowing there’s no more pain for her anymore, no more fear, or confusion. God called our mothers home and we are blessed that they have been spared anymore suffering. I’m so sorry.

[@livilou5075]

Kelly Crystal ❤️

[@Fishgill1]

The self sustaining / homesteading lifestyle in not for the person afraid of work.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Lol I hear ya! I am wore out most days. 😂😂😂But I also feel blessed and accomplished with my daily work to help provide my family with quality,plentiful bounties of food. ❤️

[@vivianyerton7937]

Danny I'm so sorry, prayers for him and your family, may he ease pain and suffering.

[@fayegibson1729]

Lifting your father up in prayer! I am 61 years of age and have been working the fields since I was 7. I love the process of growing, harvesting, and processing my own food. I know what's in my food and more importantly what's not in it and the reward of seeing my pantry full on a cold winter’s day warms my heart. Sending love and hugs from Tennessee ❤️🤗

[@2Quacks5ClucksFarm]

AMEN!!! This vlog has been one of the best vlogs I’ve ever watched! The words spoken needed to be told, all truth. Got to have that passion! Homesteading by far is one of the toughest lifestyles. We are living it, still new to it, 2 years in. Made some bad decisions, made some great ones. Learn something new everyday. That’s the keyword, “learn”, learning takes time, effort etc.. Such a good vlog! A vlog I’ll play several times as a reminder. Thank you!

[@TheLeisamarie]

Keeping you and your family in my prayers. I'm one of those mismatched people who don't have a partner interested in sustainability, but I plant it anyway and we eat it anyway. I prep it anyway. You and Ms Wanda are a wonderful gift to me and so many other people.

[@bonniewatson178]

I asked God for the same thing, I don’t want too end up in a nursing home for me death would be better free from all this. And pray for god’s mercy for your father. 💯 % correct we plant 2.5 acres and it’s work but it gives us so much joy.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

There is such joy in the garden ❤️

[@dawnports6896]

Praying for your Dad. What you said is so true. I wanted a homestead all my life. When I was younger I worked three jobs and raised a huge garden. Did all the canning and freezing and putting everything up that I could. And yes it was hard, but it was worth doing. Now, being disabled for the past twenty years has been terrible. I still have the wanting but not the ability. I'm still going to try to put in a small fall garden (zone 9a). I have tried for a couple of months to get a little area ready. I even started some seeds and most everything has died 😭 I couldn't get help and I put my back out trying to do it myself. I'm going to try again now that my back is feeling mostly better. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Danny, you and Wanda have a beautiful home and life together. I will keep you both in my prayers.

[@itstheblessing]

Praying for you . Blessing's , Linda

[@FairieChele]

If you have a college or university in your area, why not post for help with gardening. My local college has an agricultural department and grow a huge garden to help feed the needy in the area. If yours has something similar, maybe you can hire someone for a few bucks to give you a hand. Or check with your church or any local churches for help. They should have at least a few folks willing to lend a hand.

[@robintaylor1084]

Danny, I’m praying for your dad to have a peaceful passing. That the Lord will be merciful. Those that comment hateful things are usually jealous and just don’t want to put in any kind of commitment to getting to that lifestyle themselves. What you said is so true. If you want to live the self sufficiency lifestyle, it is no cakewalk. It is hard work and requires dedication and commitment. But the rewards are awesome. I can only container garden right now at my rental home. Due to physical limitations I don’t have the ability to do full blown gardening, but when God provides me with my forever home this coming year I plan on raised bed gardens as much as I can handle and will can or dehydrate what I grow. Keep your information coming Danny, those of us that are sincere really appreciate it.

[@bradvaughan3658]

I personally think that the leading contributor to our problems today is that no one will admit when they are wrong and spite themselves to try to make you agree with them. Great discussion Danny I really enjoyed it and took a lot away from it. Praying for your dad.

[@Constitutionalapologist]

" Now do Ms. Wanda and I live an exciting life?" I said yes and then you said "no" "we don't go on vacations, etc." I laughed. I wake up and work all day in the north florida heat and love it. I think you guys have a wonderfully exciting life. God bless and keep up the Good work.

[@ewanmee9877]

You wrote that for me. I get excited over a radish.

[@Constitutionalapologist]

@@ewanmee9877 radishes are fun to grow. God bless you Dale:)

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Love it. I find our homestead to be the best. I get excited about the animals, the first strawberry of the year, and tomatoes. Hunting down tomato horn worms is like a night game of hide n seek 😆 life on the homestead is very exciting and interesting to me...others may think I live a pretty boring life though...lol

[@mikelow4734]

My garden provides about 1/2 to 2/3 of our vegetables and we are trying to make it be that way all year. I also garden because for the first time in my life I’ve found something I see artistry in. Thanks for the porch time. May your Dad go easy...Amen.

[@jumpoffa5011]

Thanks Danny, I needed to hear this. I have several people in my family that decided to take what I had worked all my life to save and keep and spend it as if it was a windfall. They also decided to go through my pantry as if it was their own personal grocery store. I put my foot down and there is friction within the family to the point of talking about divorce. I said fine, there's the door. Don't let the door knob hit ya where the good Lord split ya. Now with the pandemic and the shortages in my area my family are thankful that I did save and stored my food stuff. But they still harbor a ill feeling that I was right and they were wrong. Time will tell if we stay together; but, I'm not holding my breath nor will I care if they go. I am tired of dragging dead weight around to make ends meet. I am going to continue doing what I can for the future and they can go where they damn well please. Sounds hard and harsh, but, not everyone can see the writing on the wall. When I put effort into a project my family should respect me enough to appreciate what I am doing for them. If they can't then they can shuffle on down the road and find their own way in life.

[@ewanmee9877]

@macks Smith Ditto

[@kathryngagne5813]

Guess they didn't read The Little Red Hen when they were kids. Maybe you should gift them a copy? Entitlement is a disease!

[@jumpoffa5011]

@@kathryngagne5813 I guess I'll have to read that too. LOL LOL :-)

[@kathryngagne5813]

@@jumpoffa5011 you might even find a video of the book on KZbin. Are you Canadian? Just asking because of your handle. We are near Amqui Quebec.

[@jumpoffa5011]

@@kathryngagne5813 Sorry, no. RED, White, and Blue all the way. :-) I'll see if I can find it on line. :-)

[@livesoutdoors1708]

Our family has farmed and ranched since they emigrated and they were timber farmers in Norway before that. We’ve known deprivation and hunger. We know hard work. And we’re in our 60’s now. So we’re as ready as we know we can be mentally even if we may not have all the niceties we do know we’re capable of survival because we have starved and actually had to live off what we grew. Almost no one we know now has done that. I gave up horses for the same reason you gave up dogs, after 50 solid years of training and loving them. I was responsible for putting them down, and it’s to the point now where I can’t even talk about it to other horsemen cause none of them do that! They hire a vet! I have no compunction about dispatching a critter for food, most folks have never done that. Danny you and Wanda are so much like us and we so appreciate your sharing your passion for this life, it makes us happy to know there’s a shared dedication. I lost my dear Father last year and it was hard but he taught me where I fit in and how to survive, and he had suffered enough through leukemia and it was hard but I’m glad he’s gone and isn’t suffering through the isolation and loneliness of this COVID thing. He lived to be social. God bless you and your family and your Dad.❤️

[@willyjimmy8881]

Because of your channel, and others, i started gardening this year for the first time. Its only 1000 square feet at the community garden but I'm having a great time even though I'm not very good at it. We had our first full meal the other day where all of the vegetable ingredients came out of our garden. It was incredibly satisfying.

[@culdesacgrocerygarden]

Truth. You forgot one thing though. KZbin is a job too! Creating content and monitoring your channel is very time consuming. You and Wanda are so industrious and faithful. Your father is a good man. What a great blessing his legacy is. Praying for a peaceful end for him.

[@shannoncook9915]

I started a garden a couple of years ago as I honestly felt the Lord telling me I needed to....no kidding. I have learned everything from books & you tube. I appreciate channels like yours. My husband was against me doing it as I am a girly girl, Lol I have to say that I love it!! My husband has started to change his mind after he has seen me working hard & bringing in beautiful bounties of food. I pray over my veggies, herbs & fruits daily and thank the Lord for all he has/will do before the dreadful famine I do believe is coming. God bless you both & praying that your dad doesn't suffer as he is ushered into our fathers arms swiftly. 🙏

[@Emy-Emz]

I hear you 100%. This year I felt compelled to start my garden, and to buy hulless oats and wheat seeds to grow over the fall and winter. I am trying to figure out now what I can grow in the fall and winter to keep the garden going. I had to hunt down a pressure canner and canning jars bc they are sold out everywhere. But I just feel this need to do this. We do not have a large property, but it will be ok for the 3 of us. I also knit, crochet and do needlepoint. I have been called to learn these skills, and I believe that I will find out why soon enough. My husband still isn't 100% on board with everything I am doing, but he helps when I need him to. I hope your garden works out well for you and that you have a large bounty.

[@shannoncook9915]

@@Emy-Emz thank you & I pray the same for you!

[@onedazinn998]

Shannon, what a wonderful reminder to us that we need to pray over our efforts to grow. Thank you - I needed to be reminded of that. :)

[@jumpoffa5011]

Praying over your husband wouldn't hurt either. :-) I find growing my own fruits and vegetables help supplement that which my wife purchases from the store. It has really cut down on her vegetable bill. :-)

[@shannoncook9915]

@@jumpoffa5011yes, I pray over him daily & sometimes all day on & off. Lol In all seriousness, he is a lost soul but he was brought up believing so I stand on the word that he will fully return back to God.

[@melinaz3385]

I love the honesty of what was shared today. For me, the lesson I learned is that I need to actively save the money and get the fencing material I need for the yard. This is to secure the back 1/2 acre from javelina and other things so that when we do need to plant food, we have better defense.

[@rhondalandry5146]

I love your comment on people “unequally yoked”. My daughter raised a 4H team of working steer and I have never heard that term used on people. It made me chuckle! Thanks for the great porch time!! So true. My ex husband has 90 acres and doesn’t do a thing with it. Doesn’t even grow a thing. I have 3 acres here in Maine and raise 75% of my food on it. I guess we were unequally yoked as a couple. 😂

[@donaldatkinson7937]

That is a very much used verse from the bible describing a believer married to a nonbeliever.

[@ewanmee9877]

@@donaldatkinson7937 Alas, it is, but we don't know at the beginning. I didn't.

[@donaldatkinson7937]

@@ewanmee9877 you will have that from time to time.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

It happens. But congrats on your accomplishments ❤️

[@mariaw593]

Praying for your Dad. My Mama is 89 in nursing home. I've not been allowed in to visit her for almost 5 months so I have visited her almost daily at her window and have taken her food and snacks she likes eah time I go, that I hand to nurse at the front door of her nursing home for her. She and I talk over nursing home phone they take to her when I visit her on other side of her window, as we look at each other through the window glass and talk to each other. She has lost the ability to use a personal cellphone, so they take her a phone each day I visit her for her to talk to me on. We miss giving each other hugs and my taking her out on the porch for fresh air, which she is bedridden and has not been outside in almost 5 months since the last time I saw her in March and I took her outside for some fresh air and we had a very happy visit that day. I sure do miss spending time with her inside the nursing home and having the privilege to help her into her wheel chair and wheel her outside for fresh air, but the nursing home has been on lockdown all this time. Please keep her in your prayers, too. Thank you for your very informative videos. I have really tried this year to grow vegetables. Has not worked out well but I have learned a few things that Lord willing, I plan to try next year and see if they do better as I am new at vegetable gardening. Your videos are encouraging and inspiring. I have replanted seeds after plants were drowned by flooding. When they still didn't make, I have replanted again. We got a few vegetables that we enjoyed eating, but not much, but we thank the Lord for what we did get. We still may get a few more...squash, that is...and we have one bell pepper that if something doesn't steal it before it is big enough to pick we will get that and maybe a couple more tomatoes, too. We do have chickens and thank the Lord, plenty of eggs from them. We wish you and Wanda a happy day. Thanks again to both of you for your prayers and videos.

[@steph6337]

I'm praying that God will help me to live out who He ordained me to be! I'm feeling strongly driven to homestead and be self sufficient... without the help and support of my husband. It's hard, I feel like a salmon swimming up stream. I just need ENERGY because this porch talk gave me the motivation! God bless you.

[@rickyblackwell8985]

Hey Mr Dan.. this is to say GOD BLESS YOUR DAD AND YOUR HEART you said in your video what needed to be said.. it is all true.. i am a 57 year old man.. and i have walked in your shoes in more ways than one..

[@rickyblackwell8985]

God bless you and yours. Keep on doing what you are doing

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

Can I get a "AMEN"

[@jeannetteforbes6376]

Amen

[@ironleatherwood1357]

My wife and I are from Tennessee, we are in our fiftys. We are beginning homesteaders, I have been hurt several times, this lifestyle is not for most. God bless

[@virginiadulin2323]

I have tryrd year after year. I've got back issues. Real bad and a hip and knee problem too. Noone really wants to help so I can't do it I have to face that.

[@onedazinn998]

@@virginiadulin2323 Yeah Virginia perhaps there is someone else in your family that can do the hard work of the garden, but you should be one that has backup pantry from the stores or long term storage foods. I'll be praying for you and may God bless you & provide for exactly what you need. PS: check the comment from Billy Bob - you just might find neighbors who might share if you give them resources to grow for you. :)

[@briannemorna4268]

We are from East TN also, in our fifties and been at this along time. Danny is absolutely right. We love the life of homesteading but it is life consuming.

[@briannemorna4268]

Jennifer R. Near Spring City.

[@bookbagps]

I’m in Southwest Mississippi and whatever I can’t get from my garden I buy. I’m up at 3 or 4 am dehydrating, canning, making herbal remedies. My father was in the military and I was raised that you do what you gotta do regardless of your feelings. I hated it at the time, but now I realize I was blessed to be raised with that mindset.

[@teresajohnson9045]

I got 18 pints of store bought milk canned last night and 8 pints of carrots long night today going to pick tomatoes and start on them . I'm doing the best I can I'm 66 some what disabled ,I just take a lot of breaked but I get what I started done and love it

[@ellenfisher6341]

Well said, Danny . Those of us with our eyes open, know what's coming . People really need to think about how they will survive & what their limitations are . Thank you, as always for your words of wisdom. May GOD continue to bless you & Wanda in everything you put your minds, hearts & hands to !

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Completely agree

[@paulette8610]

I'm so happy you made this video. Thank you Jesus, you are so so right everybody is not cut out for homesteading. I pray nobody is offended by because this needed to be said. I usually just watch and enjoy but this time I had to say something. Please the ponds are a EXTRA SPECIAL DELIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN

[@cindyhagan4069]

Had a big garden, so much work, having a drought here in Iowa. Watered everyday, in 90's, got a little produce, then got sprayed with Decamba, things just died. Shrubs, trees, flowers all effective. My motto, "never give up." Still hard at it, do what you can with what you have. Blessings, keep at it!

[@lorib7065]

Sorry you got sprayed. It happened to us too, but thankfully I guess we got a low dose. Many of my plants bounced back. I will have a better plan next year.

[@ElderMidwife]

Prayers for your Daddy and you. I appreciate your porch times. My lifework is Midwifery by God's design. I am married to a retired crane operator-construction worker/disabled wonderful husband. BTW he doesn't enjoy gardening :). With that said. I love gardening, goats, and chickens. I use my 13 acre farm to the best of my ability. I won't ever be the farmer my Daddy was. But my Preppie side does what I can. Home is my favorite place. Thanks Danny.

[@seanburke5815]

Very true in the hard work it takes to Homestead. I've been working on it for a long time. Paying off the land Building A 14 by 14 cabin after a divorce and struggles in life. But it's made me a better man. God bless everybody. Follow your dreams.

[@RiverBirchFarm]

This has been the most realistic porch time I have heard. I have no problem with taking the life of any of my farm animals. I have raised them with my own blood, sweat, tears and love. My problem is we have plenty of land but too many trees to clear. Those stumps are a major problem for me. I do use 2 acres that are cleared for my chickens, ducks, turkeys, guineas and garden. LOL, yep 5 to 6 hours sleep here too! Using woven weed cloth for the fall garden this year to help save some time. Got to go and get to work, sending prayers for your father. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and the truth.

[@HOMESTEAD_AUS]

We never take offence of you and Wanda..Prayers to you all..🙏 Good to hear the sugar is off and you really speaking your heart...Take care all of you in USA... No farming or homesteading isn’t for everybody...but simply doing a garden is what everyone in history had to rely on in tough times...that’s why seeds were treasured so much ...now we see they are more valuable than any time in history . BUT if you don’t have the land to grow one stock up now that’s all you can do👍

[@brandyweems8326]

I have and am learning so much from y'all....i am very grateful for y'all....we are just starting out,with gardening, it wasnt super...but,it was amazing to us...we've been putting up,and eating out of it from the very beginning ☺....but,it has been an experience, its hard,the weeding,watering, tending....its s full time job...but it is definitely a learning experience.....folks need to know that....its sweaty, back hurting work...cutting and splitting our own wood,we got a chainsaw and a splitter...its already paid for itself....you gotta start somewhere, but,know.....your working 💪....God bless y'all 💜💜😘

[@wmluna381]

That banker's statement about people paying for their recreation first is a very insightful one.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

Yes it is. And so true also. Ppl put play over responsibilities.

[@flyfishing1776]

@@NorthnSouthHomestead doesn't Bible say "last days "men will be lovers of themselves

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

@@flyfishing1776 why yes it does.

[@denisemeyer2204]

And very true!!!

[@DragonPrepper]

I'm disabled but I still have a container garden on the porch, half barrels in the side yard and a raised bed in the back yard full of sweet potatoes. I use storage totes, five gallon buckets and many other containers to keep me in cucumbers, bell peppers, bok choy, kale, tomatoes, herbs, bunching onions and chives. I have sand cherries and blueberries in the half barrels. You can get quite a lot of veggies from container gardening. It's the best part of my day, working with my plants. 😊

[@oldmanpatriot1490]

There isnt anything glamorous about homesteading.. People get these fantasies in their head that they are going to walk onto a property and its going to be some kind of well manicured garden of eden and they will walk around with pick-nick baskets picking flowers and skipping to the loo while birds and all the forest creatures come out to sing... Then they get here and its shoveling manure out of the pens, cleaning pasty chicken butts,, catching a 400 pound ram that got something in his hoof and working from sun up to sun down... The problem is, most people dont want to work that hard. I love my homestead. I love to have meals that are from dirt to dinner plate and I can take pride when someone comments how good the food is,, I can honestly say ""I grew that or raised that."" People dont understand how flavorless their food is until they have one of my tomatoes or a bite of my green beans.. And like you said,, they definitely dont know how poisonous their food is.. I wish I could be 100% self sufficient,, But its nearly impossible on my 6 acres.. But I am extremely thankful for those 6 acres.. We are a lot better off than most and soon,, the dollar is going to crash,, then people will really be in trouble.. Anyway,,,,, te problem is,, no one wants to take responsibility for their own lives. They want to push it onto the goober-ment and be nanny'd like the children they are and if we arent careful,, it will get to a point where a foreign country will be able to waltz right in and take over cause there will be to many wussies that dont know what gender they are and dont know how to fight back unless its on call of duty.. So I take offense to the statement ""thats when men were men"" cause I dont know what you call yourself but I am as man as man can be... Now its time for me to go pick some green beans.. The plants are loaded this year.. Be safe, be well and God bless...

[@life-rethought]

I had an acre with horses and chickens. and in my deepest depression and very hard times, I came to find my center at midnight shoveling manure. I called it my meditation on manure. it came to me as I flung it the God would turn this into black gold and nourish my plants. so I stood on faith that God would take the misery and shame in my life and also turn it into gold in his time. now establishing a "farm" in s. cal desert

[@reneebrown2968]

I've only got a half acre. I know i probably will never be totally food self sufficient but i will do my best to grow as much food as i can. My biggest problem is my health, I'm in a wheelchair so i can't get outside when it's wet. But I've got quail in my incubator that will be housed on my back porch with my rabbits. That is as much as i can do as far as meats. I've got 4 3×12 3ft deep raised beds and a 10×20×7 ft tall greenhouse so i try to grow as much as i can as far as veggies. Now I'm fairly self sufficient in fruits. I have more than a dozen fruit trees.

[@kathyh606]

They laughed at Noah, look what happened. You can't save people who don't want to save themselves. Unfortunately it's been this way throughput history.

[@NorthnSouthHomestead]

So true

[@cin4195]

Truth and there are harsh realities coming for us all. Most of us aren't ready for them. I wish you and Wanda and your loved ones 'enough', always. Thank you for all you do for us❤ Stay safe and well!

[@jennyhackenberg3790]

I want you to know you made me cry when you talked about not wanting your dad to suffer. I work in a nursing home and I see so many families that want their family member to live even though you can tell they are suffering. sometimes I will look at that resident and tears will fall down my face and my coworkers will ask what is wrong and I say look at him or her look how she is suffering and for what so that the family could have one more day. instead of remembering what the resident used to do before they went down hill and could no longer do for themselves. I started a garden 6 years ago and I learn every year something that I should have done differently. but the last 2 years through you tube videos a listening to other folks I have had so many tomatoes I didn't know what to do with. next year I am gonna work on my pepper plants. gonna do some research and hopefully I have so many peppers I don't know what to do with lol. I do know I learned that my main garden is gonna be all tomato plants and my 4x8 raised bed will be my pepper plants. like I said I have made mistakes but I am learning every year. I am out in the garden every morning tending to my plants and I will admit the weeds have taken over some areas but I do what I can and I just keep trying to do better. but I do hit the farmers market for things that I haven't learned how to grow yet. keep safe and keep on keeping on. I love your channel and will continue to watch.

[@Laurie_Tinsley]

I work in a nursing home too. We lost a beautiful woman last night on my shift. I sat and held her hand while reading her bible to her the last hour of her life. It is hard to watch a resident that is suffering, but I make it my duty to make them as comfortable as they can be while they are waiting for the Lord to take them home. Thank you for the hard work and passionate care you give to the elderly. It's a hard job, but extremely rewarding. We get to meet wonderful people and care for them during the last days of their lives. God bless you for that.

[@jennyhackenberg3790]

@@Laurie_Tinsley thank you too for what you do too. it is the most rewarding job and you do meet the most interesting people even if it is a heart breaking job.

[@MyTNMtnHome]

Bless you for your compassion. Also, don’t forget your cilantro and basil. Try onion starts too. Snug them in between your plants to confuse the bugs and make salsa :)

[@MyTNMtnHome]

Laura T Bless you for your dedication and kindness. The compassion of many nurses and hospice workers have stuck with me over the years. God shows his love for us through people with hearts like yours. 😢

[@ethelnygaard7788]

So sorry about your father. Praying God will take him peacefully. I just lost a very dear 80 year old friend to COVID. I really enjoy porch time. You and Wanda are so blessed to have each other.

[@StringfieldRidgeFarm]

I tell my kids to at least grow some of their own things. Growing some is better than none at all even if they just grow their own salad. We do the best we can, and it’s better than doing nothing!

[@triciasklodowske5653]

Thank you !! I keep hearing your words in my head - you get out of it what you put in to it !! Weeding was never a favorite thing to do, but if you do it every day when your in your garden there's never much to pull. I'm going to be 61 in Sept. and this year I put in the biggest garden ever ! 70 by 120. I pray nightly for God to protect it from bug's, disease , critters and me. I pray for the strength to get done what I need to do and to do it right. I'm looking at all the canning and dehydrating that's coming and I pray even more. I home school my 14 yr. daughter that has challenge's , plus I watch my 2 1/2 yr granddaughter every day. So I do most of my gardening in the evening and weekend's. But I know that if thing's go the way they look like they will, we need all that I can grow! I will need to go the farmer's market's end of this month and next for thing's that I don't grow, mainly fruit.My hubby help's when he's home but we heat with wood so he's got all that to block, split and stack, I help with that also. We don't take vacation's cause thing's have gotten just to expensive and we have pet's and wont ask others to take care of them. We're trying to get a greenhouse built by mid Sept. Your right that not everyone is cut out for this life style, so they need to stock up on food some other way. Thank's for all the great info/talk. Prayers for your dad. Stay safe and healthy. God bless.

[@glendavertner8906]

Praying for your Father and your Family. 🙏🇺🇸

[@BamaGirl978]

Thanks Danny and Wanda! We love and appreciate y’all more than you know! God’s will be done in your Dad’s life. Blessings from Bama!

[@countrydarlin8212]

I do love the idea of what y'all do, and admire you both for it. Sadly, my husband and I aren't physically able to do that. I wish we could!

[@mzabs1871]

Do you have land to do it? If so, why not see if you can find someone who wants to homestead but doesnt have land. Have them come out, take care of the land and share it with you. Just a thought.

[@tedbryer2512]

Prayers for your dad - Danny. I love the way you keep things honest. Plain and simple. Its too late to start homesteading but I have a garden, Do a bit of canning, love to build things and be up front with my neighbours. Try to make a new friend every day. Walk the dog every day and Love Michele like the devil when I get back home! Life is good. Best wishes from Perth Ontario Canada.

[@shadowridgedownsouth8117]

I wish I could give this 100 likes! God bless you both!

[@thewildingslanding]

Mr. Danny... you speak the truth once again. We moved to our off grid property 3 weeks ago. I have small gardens now, compared to what we will have. Today, I will be out hoing a new plot, by hand, raking it out by hand, because we don't own a tiller. This is work, for many, many hours a day... but, yesterday, when I picked my first successful corn...the pride I have in it is worth doing it. My husband still works full time, 6 days a week, 12-15 hours a day. I meet his work on our land. My husband doesn't have to cook, I pack lunches, cook breakfast, cook dinner. I do for my husband as your mom did for your dad. That's what I was taught. Thank you again. Your family and your dad will be in our prayers.

[@cottonflannigan3671]

Father, In the name of Jesus, I lift up Danny's dad to you. Comfort and bless him, Lord. Give him peace. Dispatch ministering angels to be with him. Give his doctors and nurses your wisdom to care for him. If it be your will, Lord Jesus, take him quickly so he will not suffer. Satan, I bind you in Jesus' name. The blood of Jesus is upon you. Father, give Danny your peace and hold him close to your heart. Thank you, Lord. In Jesus' name, Amen.

[@joeyhardin1288]

Amen

[@jodysappington7008]

​Amen

[@lorvin5673]

Amen

[@Ugottabekiddinme]

Amen

[@rockymeadow7311]

Amen

[@stanmashek3085]

YOU ARE RIGHT DANNY HARD TIMES ARE COMING. I AM ALLOT LIKEYOU IN MANY WAYS WHEN I WAS YOUNG I WORKED TWO JOBS AND HAD BIG GARDENS AND RAISED HOGS. NOW I AM OLD AND DISABLE BUT STILL RAISE TOMATOES SQUASH PEPPERS AND HAD TO MOVE MY GARDEN VERY CLOSE TO MY HOME CANT WALK FAR, GOD BLESS YOU.YOUNF PEOPLE TODAY ARE JUST LAZY IN SO MANY WAYS

[@pondholloworchards]

I'm growing 2 acres of blackberries and blueberries I live in the area that has a lot of farmers though I can trade and barter

[@lisagarrett2920]

The best dog I ever had Rottweiler- guard dog and best friend- broke my heart when he passed. Took me 4 yrs to get another dog. Got a working dog - Blue Healer- such a perfect animal and my heart was broken again after 10 yrs with him. I now raise my son's dogs- but use some distance for attachment.

[@ellenfisher6341]

Praying for your Father, Danny. Like you said, it would be blessing if he wasn't here for what is coming.

[@roberttombrella6764]

Debbie-Texas. Thank you. Praying for your dear dad. Just thoughts. Our dog died a month ago. She was 12 yrs old farm dog well trained. Got bit by a rattler difnt make it. Protecting me. Vet couldnt do anything, offered to put her down. Robert said. No, shes ours ill do it. Dont know that we can get another dog. :( but we are blest. My husband is 68, im 65 this month. We are about 75-80% sufficient, yes up early, work late, but we love it. Yes we hurt and know someday we cant do all the ingrou d gardening we do. So we are making plans, still expanding the frit trees and bramble berries. We have chickens few goats for milk etc rabbits. And we work withmy sister to have a beef calf ready. We provide veggies and some feed for our couple of cows inexchange. But our kids showed up to help put the garden in, helped some with the growing and harvesting. They understand now. My husband is a blessing i had a violent migraine the other day and couldnt get to the garden, and it was loaded but " you stay in try to rest and well put stuff up together. . Ill get it picked and he did. So people need to be quiet when i bring him a cup of coffee or his plate. Its not for everyone and some day we wont be able but until then we will work together pray for guidance, and keep walking. Thank you.

[@jg1552g]

Will keep you, your family, and your father in my prayers 🙏❤🇺🇲

[@wandaweber6613]

You know Danny, you said that most people don't want to take the time to say what is needed; but, most people any more don't want to take the time to listen. Bless you and Wanda. Thank you for your time you give to us.

[@prairiegirlcowboyhomestead5876]

Prayers Danny. We just lost Larry's 92 year young momma. Buried her Friday. She is with the good Lord now..

[@chomama1628]

I’m part of your generation but my husband and I have worked together just as your parents with the exception that which ever one of us is overwhelmed with a job the other will pitch in till the job is finished. A happy life for sure. Bless you, Wanda and your dad.

[@hmorgan8387]

Amen Danny. Praying for Gods mercy for your father and y’all.

[@darlenechaney6989]

I started watching this episode the other day and stopped because I got bored. Well I'm back and I'm glad I watched to the end. I'm so depressed about how my life has come to a stand still, I can't move from Ga. To MO were I have property because I'm taking care of Mother ,85 w/dementia, she needs the care of a nursing home but even the nice ones have CV cases. We've had 3 deaths in the family and now my sister in a nursing home has been diagnosed with CV. YOU HAVE BEEN A BLESSING IN MY LIFE, THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH. Been retired since March and I HATE IT,social security don't pay crap!

[@Cindyscrossstitch]

It is hard work but the rewards are amazing. It is not for everyone. Prayers for your dad 🌻🌻

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

You get very attached to companion animals and it hurts deeply to lose one. I had to put down two over the past year and a half and it was like losing a close loved one. I'm in the situation where I like to grow my own vegetables and keep a backyard flock, but the son I live with has the grocery store mentality. However this pandemic has sort of opened his eyes to a few things. He's still not asking me to teach him what I've learned from childhood gardening and throughout raising my family and even now in a small town on a small lot. Out of my three sons, only one of them inherited the desire to garden and keep and harvest his own animals. He's the only one who hunts and fishes. My Danny likes to fish a couple of times a year and James doesn't fish. You are right Danny, you do have to love it to keep doing it. I worked a full time job and milked 4 dairy goats morning and night, plus tended a garden. It's hard work but the benefits are so worth it.

[@witness1449]

Amen Brother Danny! I totally admire you and Wanda. Your porch time always brightens my day. We moved to our homestead over 4 years ago. It's been a tremendous amount of work and dedication to achieve success in raising and storing our garden produce. We are having a very successful year with the new NO TILL GARDEN. Our cucumbers are unbelievable. 14 plants on arched cattle panels and we have picked well over 300 cucumbers and still picking. We have canned 120 quarts of green beans. Fall beans looking good. Harvested 300 onions. Digging potatoes today. Zucchini are still producing. Winter and summer squash are numerous. Sweet potatoes should be a bumper crop. 300 ears of sweet corn 🌽 will be ready next week. Tomatoes 30 plants absolutely loaded and canning salsa, paste and sauce. Everyday I spend time in the garden our pantry is overflowing and we are sharing our garden with family and friends. My wife retired this year and everyday has been Canning something. Today she said I'm not canning anything today! We still have 400 jars that need filled and will probably end up buying more. God has blessed us with good health and prosperity. We're 69 and it's hard to keep up with everything but we enjoy it and our to grand daughters that we are raising help us and have learned the value of hard work. We now have laying hens and they're about ready to start laying. We will never achieve the level of self sufficient lifestyle that we want to but we have reached a new level that will at least keep us from starving when everything collapses. We love the HOMESTEADING life and it's rewards are a blessing to our whole family. It keeps us grounded in what's important in life and keeps close to the Father creator. PEACE BROTHERS AND SISTERS 🙏💙 Bless you Danny and Wanda, just telling it like it is.