The perfect compost - Meet the pigs

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Simeon & Alex - formerly Swedish Homestead

Simeon & Alex - formerly Swedish Homestead

Күн бұрын

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@ksstg581
@ksstg581 8 жыл бұрын
Its fascinating to watch someone work with the land and with the animals & nature instead of paving every damn thing. All the best to you & your family!
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@ecnalted1
@ecnalted1 8 жыл бұрын
we also use a cheap broom to rub their bellies, they lay down on their side and get up to follow you for more scratching. The grandchildren have a blast making a 150 to 200 lb pig lay down for them.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
I know. That is funny. Pigs are very social.
@lissee212
@lissee212 8 жыл бұрын
Hi, I just stumbled upon your channel. :) I love seeing what you're doing on your homestead and look forward to more videos on your pastured pigs and the lessons you've learned from implementing the Back to Eden garden method.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Hi there. Glad you found us. There will be lots more coming... but we have a long winter here in Sweden so it might take a little while.
@jonnyknuckles7942
@jonnyknuckles7942 7 жыл бұрын
God bless you and your family, Simeon. Thank you so much for your wonderfully informative videos, your work is much appreciated and very helpful for those of us who are new to sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry. I'm so happy and grateful to be one of your many subscribers. Cheers :D
@1armedguy4
@1armedguy4 8 жыл бұрын
A great sustainable way to have a garden without using fuel to run a machine !!
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@chrispascoe8116
@chrispascoe8116 6 жыл бұрын
Pigs........ the kings & queens of compost making lol
@edadpops1709
@edadpops1709 8 жыл бұрын
Left overs into ham,,,,priceless.
@catcook3324
@catcook3324 6 жыл бұрын
Great system! I really am learning alot from your videos. Thank you.
@cornerstone403
@cornerstone403 5 жыл бұрын
I've never, before, seen a pig with a long, straight tail.
@danielwilson6314
@danielwilson6314 8 жыл бұрын
my grandfather used to let our cows In the garden when everything was harvested and In the spring we'd till and plant it we always had a great garden
@mishman
@mishman 6 жыл бұрын
amazing stuff the no-till soil is gorgeous!
@flouflout
@flouflout 8 жыл бұрын
Thank You for sharing your expertise!
@charlesloveday9208
@charlesloveday9208 8 жыл бұрын
Most people r amazed at what moving one animal & another around will do for the ground. Chickens do a great job but hogs really cultivate the ground. Thanks for the info & information about the hogs.
@stevenbates7790
@stevenbates7790 8 жыл бұрын
Could you address how you motivate the pigs to do your tilling for you? You did leave some rotten potatoes, you mentioned, but overall how do you do it? In my experience pigs do root a lot, but I've never seen it done evenly and everywhere as you've shown. I'm missing something, please fill us in. Thanks.
@raymondcline5193
@raymondcline5193 8 жыл бұрын
I need to a wood chipper. you are showing me that it will do more than just chip wood for mulch!
@donalegrand3553
@donalegrand3553 5 жыл бұрын
I have perennial grass & weeds that I have fraught for over 20 years, no spray because I am A organic gardener. I am going to use pigs to clean out my garden plot, any turning or compost will be a plus, I just want weed control. Nice video.
@holaamigos4771
@holaamigos4771 6 жыл бұрын
Love it Simeon !!!!!
@bobputman5947
@bobputman5947 8 жыл бұрын
hello Simeon, i love your videos and am learning so much, i hope you had a wonderful Sabbath, i hope your doing well, after i saw this i had the urge to pig out on some good food, my wife noticed and said, man your hogging out, and i said yep good ole Simeon showed this video that got me into a ravenous mood....lol...., have you ever tried pigs in a blanket, if not let me know and i will send you the recipe...God bless brother.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Hi Robert. That is funny. No, I have never tried that recipe. I would if you could sent it to me.
@oldtimeengineer26
@oldtimeengineer26 8 жыл бұрын
I love the way you things from back in my younger years. That is what we did when I was a child my dad would move the pigs into our garden about 1 month before winter and it was cleaned off and ready for us the next year. Oh yea we also ate some of the pigs in winter. Do you cure your own hams?
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
We haven't slaughtered pigs in a while but when we do we sent them to a butcher. Afterwards we get the meat back and make our own ham, sausage, ect...
@Flexaret
@Flexaret 8 жыл бұрын
I'd be really interested in hearing how you go about making your garden from the start, I don't have any livestock but can get plenty of manure locally and I also have compost.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Ok. There will be a video about that.
@Markam248
@Markam248 8 жыл бұрын
What breed are your pigs? have a good Thanksgiving with your family. Mark
@ladybugkitty
@ladybugkitty 8 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so enjoyable. Your pigs and cattle...all your animals are beautiful and well taken care of. Congratulations to all your family! I wish we had KZbin and blogs when I was growing up. My Dad was a fantastic farmer. He was organic and raised pasture feed cattle and pigs before it was the "in" thing to do. We raised Hampshire Duroc cross pigs and Hereford cattle. Our pigs were gorgeous animals. Digging new potatoes was something I looked forward to every Spring. When you see the first bloom on the potato vine wait for it to die. You can go dig around the edge of the plant and find new potatoes. Steam them whole and serve with fresh butter, salt and some black pepper. Yummy stuff. See you tomorrow!
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
There are so many wonderful memories that are made daily on a farm. Thanks for sharing yours.
@MrArtbyart
@MrArtbyart 6 жыл бұрын
Is the boundary chord electrical? if not, how do you contain them? Thanks
@krissycus
@krissycus 3 жыл бұрын
Hello! How long do need to wait to plant edibles into areas where pigs have tilled and pooped? I've heard pig poop should never be used in an edible garden, but I am having a hard time believing that. Thanks!
@cordelldutoit5236
@cordelldutoit5236 8 жыл бұрын
nice videos... what breed of pigs? (forgive me if this has been asked before).
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
It is an old Swedish breed called 'Linderödssvin'.
@Theorimlig
@Theorimlig 8 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff. Turn the pigs onto that garden for a while and you won't have a weed problem anymore. :P It might not count as no-till, though. Are they Linderödssvin?
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@Jason-bt2lo
@Jason-bt2lo 8 жыл бұрын
What are you plans for protection from predators for your livestock?
@karltree1
@karltree1 8 жыл бұрын
What breed of pig do you have? Cheers Karl
@donrad
@donrad 8 жыл бұрын
Where do you get the wood chips? Do you have a chipper?
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Yes. Check out our videos. We have one about our wood chipper.
@ecnalted1
@ecnalted1 8 жыл бұрын
Tip about the pigs: I start when they are young and I give them pieces of bread. We get discount bread from the local stores. Pigs get out and I don't like to chase them and try to corner them. I use the bread and they follow me where ever I go. Back to the pen. Once a pig gets out and gets a taste of freedom they like it, Like Sally the cow. Easy training no chasing. This works for chickens also.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks. We do the same, just not with bread because it is not available for us.
@melovescoffee
@melovescoffee 8 жыл бұрын
You're so good with animals. I wish i lived closer to where i garden, then i could have a few and give them the attention they deserve. Right now i just have a leftover rabbit that didn't get sold from the pet shop. A very disturbed, unsocialized animal. She mows my grass. :D I don't mind taking in weird animals. I have 2 cats too that would have ended up euthanized. They're a totally weird slapstick trio.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
You should get some chickens.
@melovescoffee
@melovescoffee 8 жыл бұрын
I know! I love chickens. I live in a micro appartement, 20 kilometers from my garden. I can not always go there every day, especially in winter and with a lot of back issues. They need steady daily attention. Especially in winter with the water. I will be looking for a new appartement or even just a room close to there soon. I just cook, sleep and shower here anyway. :D I am not someone who will neglect animals, ever.
@jordanmunoz1813
@jordanmunoz1813 8 жыл бұрын
excited to see your video on the back to eden garden
@Ruger41mag
@Ruger41mag 8 жыл бұрын
The feral hogs here in Central Florida do the same thing to the forest bottoms and pasture lands. They are a nuisance when they do that to agricultural crops. Very powerful and smart animals.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
They are very smart.
@charlesingalls2705
@charlesingalls2705 8 жыл бұрын
hello, you have electric fence for the pig?
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Yes. One wire is enough to keep them in place.
@seanjtobin
@seanjtobin 8 жыл бұрын
What's that word you're using, "silage"? I'm not familiar with that term. What does that mean?
@keiboman
@keiboman 8 жыл бұрын
Google it.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Harvested gras that is stored in an oxygen free environment where the same process takes place like in sauerkraut for example. It is fed to the animal afterwards. So basically you don't have to dehydrate the gras as much before storying it like hay.
@seanjtobin
@seanjtobin 8 жыл бұрын
Mike Stone I didn't think in a million years I was spelling it anywhere near correctly, so I didn't bother.
@florianpierredumont4775
@florianpierredumont4775 6 жыл бұрын
All my life I have been told that pig poop is bad and toxic for the soil, so thanks for this video. =)
@scottfoster2487
@scottfoster2487 8 жыл бұрын
Looks good. Better to use the old ways. Animal waste mixed into fallowed land and then letting it heal is smart to improve pasture lands.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@emilkvicktube
@emilkvicktube 8 жыл бұрын
inspirerande, jätte bra kanal,
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Tack.
@martynelson8858
@martynelson8858 7 жыл бұрын
piggies,,,,piggies ..... cute, sweet and delicious......
@phillipwashburn2424
@phillipwashburn2424 8 жыл бұрын
We here in the USA have big problems with wild hogs destroying crops etc.,Texas,Florida and others to name a few! Tens of thousands of hogs .
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
They are coming here too.
@estebancorral5151
@estebancorral5151 8 жыл бұрын
grow mangel beets for the pigs. they will like them better than potatoes.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip. We didn't grow the potatoes for the pigs though. They were for us. The pigs just got the once that were left over and were bad.
@danfraser7479
@danfraser7479 8 жыл бұрын
4200 subs. That's great.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
I know. Thanks.
@danfraser7479
@danfraser7479 8 жыл бұрын
I am praying God increases your subs so the channel can generate some income for you.
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks. That would be nice.
@welshharlequin7722
@welshharlequin7722 8 жыл бұрын
pigness of the pigs! :)
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@mikecox3659
@mikecox3659 8 жыл бұрын
Makes me want to brough my neighbors pig, great job!
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Haha. Go for it.
@charlymaher3361
@charlymaher3361 7 жыл бұрын
Another source of income is renting the pigs out to till people's gardens
@thelankyjim
@thelankyjim 8 жыл бұрын
That's grass surely not weeds?
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
Well, it all depends on the meaning and use of the term. Every plant has a reason and purpose for existing, even though we call them weeds. ;) If gras is in my garden I consider it weeds there. ;)
@ZWATER1
@ZWATER1 6 жыл бұрын
👍
@joycejudd5109
@joycejudd5109 8 жыл бұрын
put the chickens in this area....the weeds would be gone quickly! :-)
@simeonandalex
@simeonandalex 8 жыл бұрын
I will in the spring.
@johnredhd
@johnredhd 7 жыл бұрын
I bet that large rock in your potato garden is a glacial erratic....dropped by the last glacier through there.
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