The New People Living at Our Farm

[@wotan20]

This might be the solution to a farmer, who wants to have a vacation, or just have helpers around to ease the workload, or just have people around to talk to. It's definitely a great give and take for all concerned.

[@brendajolley4808]

Nice different story! I wish these people well.

[@JennyWinters]

I could not live with no roots with kids. I'd have to put down and make the best of it someplace.

[@JamesJansson]

You said you were gonna add goats to the farm, we had no idea you were adding humans too!

[@tracydean3678]

😄😃😁

[@opheliavandergurgleduffen6426]

Paul and Olivia, I hooe you find your forever farm. Oregon and Washington have fertile places with beautiful views, good communities, and friendly folks. The weather’s pretty mild too in comparison. Thanks, Morgan, for being a great host!

[@arglefargle123]

but aren't Oregon and Washington on fire half the year?

[@MaryMaguire01]

I was just going to suggest the same thing! As a transplant from New England I am loving living in Washington State, much milder weather if your on the western side. The Cascades out here make the mountains in Vermont & New Hampshire look like hills.

[@MaryMaguire01]

@@arglefargle123 There are fires but it's not the whole state, and it's usually a few months out of the year. Still a beautiful place to live with a long growing season.

[@TeenDream888]

it's tough to be close to Cali, and Oregon has a ton of crazies

[@exchangestudent2]

Thanks for your hospitality Morgan.

[@bkm2797]

Yeah, I think the chick you were holding may be a rooster. So glad you were able to help Paul and Olivia out, sounds like it's been a good experience for the both of you. I wish for them a place to call their own, that fits well into what they have learned from their travels. Solid interview Morgan, thanks for taking us along.🐕🐕🐷🐓🐄💕👍

[@pamwaldron3504]

Hot tip for sexing chickens durnig the first 7=10 days - a double row of feathers on the wings is female. A single row of feathers is male. NOTE - this does not work on Silkies, sizzles, frizzles or frazzles - any breed with fuzzy wing feathers.. Some chicks can only be ID'ed this way for the first 5-6 days, but 7 days is the average.

[@FarmingDocumentary]

Thanks you

[@needlenutz10]

What a wonderful experience for both families. Morgan, you are very generous. Great video

[@mariesheppard3750]

i wish them Well at finding there forever home, Thanks Morgan great video

[@kellyhurley8094]

That was a great story! Thanks for sharing!

[@susanmacdonald4288]

What an interesting video! Paul and Olivia will find their place, and it will be an amazing journey for them to find it.

[@darienneflint9354]

❤ your visitors are not unlike many here in Australia. Travelling trying to find a spot to feel welcome with good community feel and lifestyle of sustainability

[@RJ-go3sn]

Great people! So glad you met each other, Morgan! So nice to know there are people interested in farming!!!

[@rogiste1]

This was amazing -- I feel this way too -- I think they are just looking for a purpose - Like you said: the gold rush to the west - now the rush to the North. I really enjoy this one.... Please make a disclamer "do not just come to the farm" or you might have an RV park as a new business model....

[@russellhltn1396]

At least they called first.

[@highpsi11]

A very interesting adventure for a young family! They have their land yacht and are cruising from one "port" to another. I hope that they find a place where they're comfortable and that meets their needs for their farm aspirations, for their children's futures and for their participation in the community!

[@Thegrrog]

I think it’s so cool that they are taking the time to see different sides of a professional field. Even if they don’t agree with some of the things. I think that experience makes it worthwhile.

[@Dovietail]

Paul is a sleepy scraper out of dogs' eyes. It's a healthy compulsion. I LOVE HIM! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@25Soupy]

I've been watching and enjoying Paul and Olivia's travels and farm visits for a while now. Like them, I've learned a lot and amazed at all the different styles and ideas people have come up with in the systems. Morgan always says you must enjoy what you're doing and don't take on too much or you'll end up hating it. Olivia and Paul agree as it happened to them. Thanks Morgan for letting the family stay with you.

[@frankkolmann4801]

I love how you subtly communicated with Toby with the sublime hand gestures to say its ok.

[@FarmingDocumentary]

I love hearing from people who are traveling and looking for home !

[@russellyoung8812]

I think Paul and Olivia would love British Columbia.

[@craigk.235]

This video was great. I'd want to do some of those chores. Those people seem nice, I like some of the things that they said. Learning new things is really good.

[@birdsndog5819]

What an ordeal for Paul’s and Olivia’s family. Whew. Courageous. Thanks be to Morgan.

[@roosdad1]

I just sit in amazement, watching people wearing jackets in August......

[@TinaP1234]

Last week it went down to 10*C ( 50*F) at night. I am in Eastern Ontario, which is the same latitude as the northern part of Vermont. I've notice watching Morgan's channel for a couple of years we get similar weather maybe a day apart.

[@Christinasgifts]

I’m in Seattle it’s 63 I went out with a sundress n snuggy. But wished I brought warmer shoes and scarf burr lol

[@PredictableEnigma]

It's uncomfortable but it protects you from the sun better than sunscreen.

[@Shridra]

In the early morning in particular it can be quite chilly when we're not in a heat wave. I used to leave the house at 6:30 every morning and I'd almost always have to carry a sweater with me. I'm in Southern New Brunswick, just a little higher than Vermont in latitude. When the sun comes out and it starts to burn off the evening chill it does warm up fast.

[@jenniferm3572]

😂 me too!

[@tfox285]

I think it is brilliant to visit farms. So many of us learn by the mistakes we make. If they can find the shortcuts and hard earned knowledge from others they will take that with them where they finally land.

[@magstrid4295]

That white goose with the bit of black/gray patterns and dot on her face, is just the prettiest goose I have ever seen. Love it when you have her panned into the video.

[@pocketfieldslittlehomestea3441]

I love hearing from people who are traveling and looking for home. We're getting ready to sell our house and move into our Wanderlodge to do the same thing. We don't know where we're going to end up!

[@nicked_fenyx]

What a cool idea, traveling around to see different farms. I grew up in the farming midwest (first Missouri, then Iowa), so mostly see corn/soybean farms, with cattle/pigs as well. My great grandpa played a crucial role in saving the Iowa Blue Chicken species (every Iowa Blue Chicken alive today has ties back to his flock). I've known so many farmers, and traveling to see how they run their farms (and to hear the endless stories each has to tell) would be so fun. A great experience for the kids, too! I'll definitely be checking out the other videos from this family. Thanks for sharing a bit of their story with us.

[@ronaldlucas5360]

You guys are very nice to let them stay on your farm.

[@thenesthomestead]

Wishing you success in reaching your goals and finding joy in every moment spent on the different farms! Your current journey is inspiring - Dakota & Angela

[@mountaindreamer7883]

Upstate NY has some tremendous deals on property. Good soils and water quality overall. And beautiful landscapes abound. Depending on where you are winters aren’t as bad as many northern states as well. Overall its a farmer friendly state, but its political policies do need a change. Still a great place to get some land at a reasonable price

[@The_ashley23]

It's because they rape you in taxes so the land sits there

[@RoseNZieg]

upstate new york is beautiful.

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

good comrade. the state will welcome your developed property.

[@RuralRootsTV-s6x]

Loved how you explained the planting process at [01:30], so informative

[@jacquelineraines2074]

Very smart young couple. My husband in the day and I were bored Ohioans so we explored possibilities with his training and skills with the power company. We settled in Colorado and it was a great choice in the early 80's. I'm sure that this couple will be satisfied when they do make their decisions. I do have to say that Florida has a lot of unexpected challenges so I understand your decision to discount it.

[@TexasRoast]

I remember when I was in the Navy and participating in field day on board the USS Nebraska. I was up in the rafters and a chief came by and asked me if my duster was featheryer enough. And of course, I had taken the prerequisite check list before setting up for field day and ensured that indeed, my duster was sufficiently feathered...

[@mommashawna707]

Water is such an Intercal part of a farm and you guys have come up with such a great idea. So much of it is backbreaking jobs as it is why not make your water system easier, you’re never going to regret that.

[@meenha1976]

I remember when we used to have new chicks (not incubator chicks), I used to love spending most of my time with them. I'm not a farmer. They were my uncle's hobby. He 2as amazing with, hens n chicks, totally uneducated but so good with hens.

[@janiefox3458]

Paul and Olivia -- Almost Heaven - West Virginia - - I chose it 40 years ago tomorrow - - after 17 years as a military wife and WAC -- Eastern Panhandle is beautiful.

[@snakey319]

Thats where Petroski is too, left a link for them.

[@janiefox3458]

@@snakey319 He is way west of me, I'm on the Maryland border - - his channel is so much fun --wish I could train my dogs like he does.

[@TeenDream888]

they have small kids though, so they might want to go somewhere else first with better opportunities before settling WV. definitely got some beautiful spots and fertile acres!

[@janiefox3458]

@@TeenDream888The eastern panhandle is full of opportunities -- jobs galore, Morgan Co. is a little more sparse of high paying jobs, but 8 miles from MD,close to VA -- Berkeley Co, and Jefferson Co is close enough to live in Morgan and commute. Hagerstown MD is an easy commute and has grown by leaps and bounds -- average wage is between 17 to 20 (or more depending on career path. The new medical school will be opening in 25 - and there is a university level medical facility in Berkeley county.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Hello Morgan, I enjoy your channel. Very nice visitors. I do wish you had hired help though. Your farm is already too big for one person to manage the property well. Just hire some one to keep the property neat and clean around the poultry enclosures closest to the house.

[@mariemcknight9622]

Florida is a wonderful place to have a farm. The growing season is long and we rarely-rarely have snow. It’s actually quite beautiful in the fall and winter. Florida has a large amount of agriculture. The cost of living is also lower than most northern states. We have awesome schools and our colleges are rated highly throughout the country. We don’t pay state income tax. I love my little 3-1/2 acres in NW Florida.

[@Cassiopea525]

So here’s some tips about Missouri for wanderers: people often assume it’s boring cornfields like Kansas. It is not. The Cave state is absolutely gorgeous with a wide range of different mini-biomes. We have forested hills, rocky crags, mini-mountains, swamps, other wetlands, even a dash of desert. One corner of Missouri is completely different from another, and the beauty is surreal at times. That said, gorgeous as it is, with so much to see, it is not always a fun place to live. You have to assure you are either in an elevated land or have extremely good drainage because floods are common. Tornadoes cause power outages. People can be very opinionated about certain topics. But hey, St louis has its own special cheese blend and pizza style, we have a wide range of bbq, a free zoo, an neat science center for kids to learn at, damn good hospitals and surgeons… Just be aware every area has downsides. Missouri: absolutely gorgeous, tons to see and do, but be aware of floods, tornadoes, and really bad heat and humidity each summer. Oh and don’t worry about the legend of the Momo (Missouri Monster) he’s friendly and just might steal your peanut butter.

[@NadarCosainAmber]

But be careful if you have a uterus and want rights. It's a bad state for that one.

[@harpintn]

I have seen some of Missouri from the boot heel to St Louis area, then all the way across the southern portion of the state. The parts I have seen are certainly very different from each other. Maybe on day I will be able to ride across the rest of the state on my motorcycle.

[@cheriekalel9578]

Even Kansas isn't all cornfields. The eastern side has beautiful rolling hills. I happened to be driving from Ohio to AZ one time, and was pleasantly surprised by this, as before, I had only driven through the western and southern areas of Kansas.

[@kellitrevino650]

⁠@@cheriekalel9578You would love Eastern Kansas. Visit Lawrence the next time you’re out that way.

[@FarmingDocumentary]

sure

[@adrianallard4711]

First trip from New Brunswick to Ontario in 40 years and lo and behold there was the sign for Peacham Vermont! You live in a beautiful part of the country.

[@Dovietail]

More squash, melons, pumpkins, berries, and grains in the hoop coop next summer! 🍠🥒🍉🍈🍓🌾🫛

[@jeanicedarling6582]

Check all of New Mexico! Stunning. And very farm friendly

[@kristinb5121]

Speaking for my Indiana farm relatives, beyond the personal qualities of making a big move, like courage to explore the unknown, I think support and economics play a big part. The cost of equipment and land for small farmers is so huge. You need that support group. I don't think non-farmers understand the tight windows of production and the uncertainties that can throw everything off. This couple is in a great position to help further that understanding to those who don't have farm ties. So interesting what they're doing! I'd like to know how many small farmers they've visited that are able to make a living without substantial secondary sources of income.

[@susand8979]

Tell the visitors to check out Baker's Green Acres in Manton, MI, if they haven't already. Great family farming operation with education and network!

[@CynthiaNoelNYC]

I know Olivia was on the 24 hour fundraiser - nice to be introduced to the family.

[@FarmerBrad]

Paul, if you get back to Indiana before it freezes I could show you how I use a ram pump on spring fed pond to water my animals in the back and eventually irrigate a high tunnel!

[@urkiddingme6254]

Now you have me watching videos of how hydraulic ram pumps work.

[@bernadettejeffers7533]

Washington State! Farms with a view! Pacific Northwest,

[@accordionchick]

No…don’t come here….The bad politics are about to get worse. If we could afford to leave WE WOULD!

[@c-jcleaning..4605]

I love this! one day i want to own a smalllpiece of land to retire on but to be honest i doubt will happen...BUT this last week my 9 year old grandson came to visit..what idid we do?!!!Farm hoppinG!!! we had such an amazing time...!! found places we didnt know about..posted on a social media platform in our town to have farm recommendations...took a ferry ..went to military museum.. goat farm alpaca farm ostrich farm..turtle pond..was amazing.. i THINK WE started a new trend in area lol letting others know whats free whats not etc love your vids on Gold shaw farm! Belleville Ontario here !

[@donnalaplante6589]

❤ love Toby dog

[@adenansu]

@12:10 Thought going through Abby's mind: I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sk... at least the top of the fence post?

[@SunDogDeb]

Hey Morgan! I loved the music and clip montage at 12:00! Very artistic, like an outgrowth of the weird chicken moment of zen. I really enjoy it when you reflect on the beauty of what you do!

[@amandajarboe1131]

Greetings fellow Hoosier from Lafayette!

[@ADAtrips]

I am always amazed how different peoples are from me. 😂 I understand and enjoy vicariously farming with you. But to actually looking for a farm to settle down on is so different. I have been around the world and now in Hawaii. I do not plan on leavening anytime soon . Keep on farming and stay golden. Aloha

[@jansmall72]

Baby chickens are happy and enjoying where they are at it is nice where they are at

[@brucealvarez9263]

Paul's observation around 18 minutes is spot on. Moved to Vermont summer of '79 out of college after discovering it wasn't covered with snow and way below freezing 12 months a year. Yeah, winter took some getting used to though had I been a farmer it would have been harder.

[@gloriashambaugh7853]

It's wonderful that what you are doing!! Gives the people yes or no if they would like to farm into that area. It's hot in western Oklahoma. But good for cattle, some vegetables, grain. We don't get much rain. But when we do it 3 inches at times. Wish your friends the best of luck in finding a new farm. If they are interested in Oklahoma, come to Elk City by the way Rt 66 goes thur the middle of town. Good farming.

[@corrinejacobson9232]

I think this is probably one of the best videos you have done. With Paul and Olivia's story, it says a lot about farming.

[@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC]

Virgina is the optimal places to farm and raise cattle....Virgina is best..rollign hills, not too hot, not too cold...just right weather...lots of rain too.

[@logan6675]

That's awesome I love the Breaking New Roots channel! Actually how I found this channel

[@myreasonforlife.9511]

I love this Morgan. Enjoy versatility.

[@tamfur]

Maybe we'll see you around town!

[@lesare6509]

Tennessee or West Virginia have always been 2 of my fav but I got old & stuck in Northern Ca! Beautiful coastal areas are Savanna, Ga & Galveston,Texas, little more expensive living though! Wouldn’t even bother with considering CA, way to expensive here, due to major fires we have lost thousands of beautiful forest land. 😢 Safe travels, hope you find what your searching for.🙏🤗❤️

[@jasonnikolic]

Yo Morgan I'm guessing you know this but for anyone else; fun fact, Maremma are an ancient breed with no known origin, people often mistaken them for Great Pyrenees but they are a cross-breed -- 50% Maremma (Hence the similarities) Maremma itself are one of the purest breeds of dog on the planet. Essentially ancient domesticated roman wolves.

[@Tubylitube]

To you guests, even after looking at all the farms take some time as professional farmsitters in the zone your thinking about. And doing yourself is different than with some one or the climate.

[@wildflowerinn]

Don’t miss Morgan’s interview…..splendid job as always ❤

[@dhand34]

Such a better business model there than out here in the West.

[@TMK-22]

The full time traveling lifestyle is very interesting. Every time I try to picture myself doing it, it gets a bit overwhelming. Good on them for it though.

[@pamelavargas6811]

If you haven't been to Texas, winters and springs are great...July through September is hot hot hot...

[@jansmall72]

Happy ducks are having fun grazing

[@Countrysidevlog]

"Thank you for your video. I wish you success. Your video is really great."

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

Farmer Morgan , this was so nice . Good interview , I would love to know what book he was reading . Come to think of it what books do you recommend . Need links .please too . That few minutes of the Dogg's was nice . Them just doing there job . Are you leaving toby up with the cows. ?? Please film when you let miss duck and her ducklings out . Love to see that . Thankyou . Always a adventure at Goldshaw Farm .

[@fineweaver]

Cool folks, I wish them the best!

[@jeannievee6808]

Morgan you have a beautiful farm.

[@bhami]

I greatly enjoyed both this video and the companion interview over at "Breaking New Roots". My one remaining question is: will you still have individual cow names when your herd is up to 50 head? 😀

[@lizaltieri]

Great story. Thank you!

[@nancyfotis6283]

Nc is a beautiful place to settle down with a forever farm but I would look towards northwest of winston salem. It's zone 7b there and usually stays cooler in the summer with mild winters.

[@abbygibbs8730]

Hi Paul and Olivia!

[@kat369-mine]

If you want to check out West Virginia you should hit up Wild Wonderful Off-Grid. They literally built their place from the ground up. Mainly a little bit of animal husbandry, but the building is what you could use. They've built their house from the ground up. Lived in a small trailer for awhile doing it. They're almost done, and they've never had anyone help them, but maybe they would show you a thing or two.

[@lpettigrew3401]

Awesome! I'm from Indiana too!

[@luce_berries]

that little chick at 3:59 eating and drinking is the cutest thing I've seen in a while 😭

[@maikelmartens5008]

In the moment or now! ❤

[@bethgramkow5225]

I miss Maine so much

[@TheOtherSteel]

Arizona! You are amazing and friendly! Big scratches for you!

[@brie811]

Washington state is really good for farming. North of seattle is pretty much cow country. I think it might be a good hit. Mt. Baker is beautiful.

[@SilverwingStudios]

Yay for farm friends and beer! No, that is not a post covid thing, camping up in the north east is a BIG THING. Every other town or so has some kind of tourism industry related to the wilderness. In my town it's mountain biking. The qualifiers for the Northeast Championships was here last year! Big turnout, loads and loads of RVs and trucks and station wagons covered in bike racks. Every camp site for miles booked months in advance. Actually, I'm pretty sure we're only two hours south of ya, right across the river in New Hampshire! Shoot me a PM if you're ever headed this way, I know all the good trails. ;)

[@paulvcope]

As another Paul from Indiana, hello out there.

[@petgranny194]

Fun video, good conversation.

[@zb2363]

I look forward to their documentary and understand their passion to learn how versions farmers are trying to make a living and keep us all fed. A good friend has a bee farm in Western Mass and climate change is frightening real. Bees and insects are effected, which in turn effects the birds and other small animals, which of course goes up the chain to us. I wish more people understood how scary this is and how we must learn from nature.

[@nikkireigns]

11:09 I used to work on a dairy farm. Occasionally I’d walk with a different gait to round up the cows if they didn’t want to come in. (I’d tame them too much) They’d startle just enough to get them moving. One time I had a knee injury and wasn’t trying to scare them and they freaked out and ran like the herd of wildebeest in the lion king, through the fence and towards the woods 😂

[@erwinj9697]

I work on a small (small for our region) dairy farm for a year now in the mornings to milk them. They are lazy as you can get and don't bat an eye or do a step faster when you round them up for milking. The heifers do get a bit startled and will move faster but the older cows really don't care much. It's an organic farm where right now we milk 46 cows (mostly Groninger Blaarkoppen which is unfortunately a rare breed nowadays). The cheese, milk, icecream and meat of the cows are the best I've ever had, way better than what I can find in the supermarket. I buy most things from local farms and it makes a huge difference. I swear I feel alot healthier too but that might also be because I do farm work now which I love.

[@Lazy_Fish_Keeper]

Maine, Vermont, and North Carolina have phenomenal protections and supports for small, family owned, farm to table set ups. And they are ranked very high for family well being. I was trying to find the name of the family pushing the farm to table sustainable movement in NC, I believe they were covered by Vie Magazine

[@Lazy_Fish_Keeper]

Olivette Riverside Community Farms would be a cool place to check out the moos and views for NC, and they might know the family that I can't remember 😅

[@josephschaumberg4136]

Wonderful show. Very interesting

[@BamBamBigelow..]

Morgan finally got helpers ?!

[@AB-ol5uz]

good timing after the flooding and his 24 hour fundraiser...he got behind on his routine maintenance and special projects.

[@leannemori9688]

Not really

[@liriodendronlasianthus]

I'm actually happy for him

[@wjm1319]

Please invite Paul & Olivia on my behalf down to the Charlottesville area of Virginia. I don't have my 'farm' up and going yet, but they'd be welcome to park on my land anyway. And we have a LOT of 'cows with a view' around here.

[@beefarm88]

I love how this video

[@GoatsNRoses]

What I've found with my experience of raising chicks That once they start to get wing feathers The roosters wing feathers will reach down to their tail, But the hens wing feathers will be a lot shorter and it's very noticeable. Roosters will start to grow tail feathers a lot sooner than hens. But yeah, that's just what I've noticed with raising my checks.

[@sandrastevens9423]

Morgan, with all that rain, I wonder how the bees are doing. Saw a recent post where banana peels are put placed in the boxes. They eat all of it and it’s very nutritional for the bees

[@tabithapangburn9029]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos! Where do you find the water hookups shown in this video? The one Paul attached the hose to when watering the ducks.

[@Autoshyne79]

Vermont Green Rush!

[@CountryKirby.]

My cattle hate new people. And it’s so funny and always been that way 😂😂

[@Libbathegreat]

My grandma used to lease a lot next to her house to a guy who kept a dozen or so cows on it (he and the main herd were in a different part of the county). She and her family cared for the cattle day to day. One day the owner showed up for the first time in over a year and the cattle bolted, destroying part of Memaw's fence in the process 😅

[@kmarks97236]

I am from Indiana. It’s a great place to be from emphasis on from.