Jumpstart The System

Spring will be here before we know it, so it’s time to jumpstart the compost building operation. Ben is building a huge chicken-fueled compost pile use dry and dead stuff we have around the farm.
Today’s music, in order (available through Epidemic Sound bit.ly/2Mt3tXm ):
Intro: Let Me Love You by Loving Caliber
Red Head by Pro Reese
Some Kind Of Animal by Tigerblood Jewel
Storm Is Over by Windshield
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[@lorrainewilliams8232]

Big coat, woolly hat, no shoes 😂 love that little angel 💜

[@dianemcdowell7378]

She cracks me up nearly every recording! She is sooo smart. And I love that she has such a wonderful place to grow up with her brothers and parents ❤️❤️❤️

[@erikas974]

I was just wondering about that too. Isn't she cold? I always thought you get a chill and cold from the feet.😮 Hope not. Tough kids I guess. 😊🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤🫂🫂😳

[@Terri-n6w]

Everyone loves her

[@deecooper1567]

Right 😂. I’m a country gal & understand 😂😂😂👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@JeanneDee-zz5th]

Thank you for letting us see Buggy every day. She is such a ray of sunshine!

[@BirdYoumans]

That's a lot of cow pies lol! If you don't come away from a visit with the Hollars with a smile on you face, your smiler's broken! 😊😊

[@katehopkinsbrent5573]

It certainly can find your broken smile and fix it too 👍. 😊. When Meg talks about what she’s cooking, or gardening , shes just a blessing and knows not all her friends are young and learning but seasoned in the kitchen and garden - there’s some that act like they’re ‘teaching’ and it’s actually quite funny but I rather the down to earth folks - daily living much the same as us all. Up, family, chores, meal prep, house keeping etc etc. I want megs cinnamon bun recipe and it’s a secret,, but they look SO GOOD. She’s just the best cook on you tube 👍♥️

[@leroyjohnsonsr8481]

Compliment to Buggy’s mom and dad, she gets to grow up wise, smart, intuitive, and knowing how to live and life with so much knowledge about life. It’s truly one of the best gifts parents can give to there kids, I know from experience, and it all has served me well, good job !

[@marylefave2933]

It’s not a Hollar Homestead video without that sweet little wave and goodbye at the end. She is too cute for words.

[@oliviafox3605]

Thank you Ben, two "dad jokes" in one video! Meg, PLEEEZE don't take this wrong...your buns are GORGEOUS.

[@sandijammes7761]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cherylmiller2272]

Nice to see you again...all the food looks so good! Buggy just mesmerizes me....the hat, coat, and bare feet...what a combo!! She's such a doll! Love seeing your boys helping with the compost. Love, love your channel!

[@Libby-z4m]

I think it is amazing what Meg creates in the food arena! Maybe a cookbook should be thought about in the near future??!! Everyone always digs in and looks amazing!! The soups especially always look delicious!!😊❤❤

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Dinner always looks amazing because Meg loves to cook, and bake. ❤ Yep, Meg should have your own cooking show😊

[@donnamays24]

And a cook book! She comes up with amazing creative meals. I would be honored to eat at her table anytime!

[@eastafrica1020]

Then Ben will have hardly anything to show on this channel.

[@sharonparker2262]

I second the idea of a Meg cookbook. She always explains and makes it look so easy, but I need written words and pictures to accomplish jobs. I bought a steam canner after watching her. Game changer!

[@patriciahusk3428]

Running a homestead is no walk in the park! Ben, you and your boys work so hard day-in and day-out to keep everything running smoothly and Meg is in the homestead kitchen pumping out all the necessities for great sustenance for the family!! I love y’all for telling it like it is💜💜! Little Buggy just gets cuter and cuter!

[@elainejohnson6866]

Buggies “How many cow pies?” Was very cute!😊😊💜💜🙏

[@emilyboller7588]

I received a very large skillet as a wedding gift. I couldn't even imagine cooking so much food that I would need to use that skillet and it hardly got used for the first 5-10 years of our marriage. Now, three kids later, its the pot I use virtually every time I cook a meal.

[@iamkathyo]

Ben... I THANK YOU for your general education in farming... especially with composting, fertilizing and the steps you need to take to get there... Your boys are sure going to be all around handy in so many ways... just like their mom and dad. I sometimes have to replay what you say, to keep it all straight. And that Millie, my goodness, she loves to slip in, steal your thunder and hustle on out... And then you have Buggy, who is just icing on the cake... She makes me smile... and remember when my young ones were little... Thank You!

[@lillianperry6451]

You all are always crazy busy full of entertainment. I love your videos.

[@caryrhea3974]

❤❤❤ Good evening! It's good to see you. I hope you had a productive weekend. ❤❤❤

[@StoneKathryn]

Twin boys processing deer! I'm so glad your pig butchering classes went so well. Making compost again. Wow, you make your own bone powder too. Calcium to treat blossom end rot on the tomatoes? Nice, lift out spent hay from the pig pen with the tractor. Fresh cow pies. Nice to see Corbin and Brett help get them. Nice of you to help the neighbors. That compost pile looks good. More rolls made by Meg! Scrapple too! Yum, pulled pork rolls! I hope you guys can deal with all the leftover things from all the pig butchering without too much hassle. Thanks for this video Hollar family!

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 Chickens are happy with their new compost pile! "How msny cow pies are you going to pick up?" 😅 Buggie..😅 💚

[@mgtmoffat8411]

There are always jobs to do. Good the older boys are getting new experiences. Bye all. 💕💕🌻🌻

[@heatherk8931]

😮 was surprised to see you still have LOT of little piggies 🤣🤣. Live thise hardworking chickens. Mine just scratch my compost everywhere. Thanks for another great video ❤

[@thelittleenginethat]

There will always be sparky people. They too are broken. If they think not, they are the ones with their heads in the sand. Your doing exactly what. You need to do.❤

[@CharlieNagoo]

An update on the new land and the old house would be most welcomed.

[@deecooper1567]

Oh my , I must have missed that😳. New land ?? Can you explain a little for me plz 🤩. How exciting 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@jackiebarnes418]

Loved seeing the new compost build!

[@joanneganon7157]

Hey Hollers, that's great news that your class went well except for the hoist, at least you have a Tractor now to help👍. That is a naked neck chicken. At least your at the Snapple stage🎉 JO JO IN VT 💞

[@100snyderm]

Came here to say the same. I have 2 naked neck chickens sometimes referred to as turkens. They are super sweet and don't mind chilly weather

[@jerrybrady9103]

Thank You for sharing, again! God Bless The Hollar Homestead ❤

[@JimRGiesel]

Good Day, Hollar Family. Breathe, Love Family, and Enjoy Life. Then follow the next day :)

[@esteeb42]

"That's alot of cow pies, how many copies did you have to pick up?' I bet that was one of the rare times Buggy was glad she wasn't a big boy (girl) like her Brothers.😂

[@lindavandenbussche4352]

I remember my aunt having cows and every 4th of July she'd save the cow pies and use them for bases for the baseball game.

[@deecooper1567]

😂😂😂 repurpose/ reuse 👍. Love it 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@kierstinjones2776]

I was raised in Pennsylvania. Our Mainstay was scrapple and I like scrapple very very much. I also was raised on spam. Good stuff

[@douglasbooker8330]

Well I’ll watch you guys first then STL. Stay blessed family your an awesome example of what a real man should be for his family.

[@DiandBilly]

I grew up on the Eastern Shore of MD and scrapple is a big thing there. Very peppery and so good in a sandwich. Scrapple egg and cheese and scrapple with grape jelly on a sandwich...yum yum

[@herb-n-buckethomestead5874]

Buggie and Boys I have a grandma joke for you. How did the cow win a Blue Ribbon at the State Fair? For it's Cow Pies 😂😂😂 Buggy always makes me just smile "Boy this is a lot of cow pies" Great job with everything you and Meg are doing what wonderful examples you are.

[@DavidDavis-fishing]

Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!

[@belieftransformation]

Life is busy for you folks, too, & is always in progress. Thanks for posting tidbits of your lives. Blessings to all 🤗💗🇨🇦

[@MichelleCouplandHairStudio]

😂😂😂 how many cow pies is that ? 😂😂😂😂. Ahh Buggy love you girl ❤❤❤

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Great video. Thank you. Blessings

[@katel9378]

Can't wait until you dig into the prosciutto!

[@shirleydeeds1268]

I grew up pretty much on the Mason/Dixon line between PA and MD - really close to Amish country. Scrapple was a staple. Now that we live in VA, my oldest daughter wouldn't touch the "stuff" until her husband introduced her to homemade scrapple. Now even she's a convert. ;)

[@steveddavis]

Deer shop as in processing? Cool 👊 Good on them!

[@territn8871]

I'd love to try scrapple sometime. I saw a video the other day that featured Muddy Pond sorghum. One of the owners of Muddy Pond Sorghum (located in TN) was eating fried scrapple and he added a drizzle of sorghum over top. He kept talking about how delicious it was and I was wishing I could try it! I did buy some of the sorghum they sell from their store and it is soooo delicious on toast or biscuits!!! Meg's pulled pork on her homemade buns looks delicious!!!!

[@ritabaker3113]

Buggy must’ve lost something. Or she’s bored. Bless her beautiful little heart

[@highroad3580]

Your house looks like mine does most days. Man outside working and visiting with friends and woman inside canning, preparing and cooking meals. Yesterday we bartered things we had for beef raised by a friend. It’s clean meat, no funny stuff. This sort of thing happens quite a bit. It’s so good to have farming friends!

[@ketoqueenyo2431]

Scrapple sounds absolutely delicious. Love a fried up “breakfast meat”!🤤

[@katehopkinsbrent5573]

Ben,, the mobile skirting looks awesome. It’s like a new home arrived on your farm. 👍

[@sandramapstone5601]

Scrapple, egg and cheese on a roll. . .the best!

[@rayyoung7780]

Nothing like the satisfaction of a job completed!

[@tamitng]

Do you guys watch the Veggie Boys? They also have a little one that plays a significant part in their family videos. 💕 So much fun! 👍

[@kimlund5369]

I am so glad you are back on. I find that I am addicted to your channel and look forward to seeing it. When you are not on I get fits.

[@theunsteadysteader]

Thats alot of cow pies. How many cow pies do you have to pick up? 😂 Buggy cracks me up!

[@gailbrault9251]

I love fried spam and eggs! We had it when I was a kid. I believe I have had scrapple from my grandparents. My grandpa was a butcher.

[@ireneferrante2313]

Love a good scrapple! I was back home in Pa last week and had it every day with breakfast!!!! Thinking I will have to make some.

[@nanny_poppins]

"That's alot of Cow Pies". Oh my goodness. 6am and I'm set for the day. 😂

[@keishamurray2711]

I have such a hard time not preserving everything lol. I would probably try to boil down the stock to a concentrate so I could can it that way and take up less space while still saving it all. Oooooo or use it to soak the chicken feed. I bet they would love that.

[@christinedehn3257]

A few jars of lovely gelatinous bone broth would make lovely Christmas gifts for anyone one who cooks, or has joint issues.

[@coppertone711]

Chicken composting is going really well here. It certainly is saving me a lot of work.

[@jacquethirlkel3001]

Idea: do a yearly calendar of Hollar Homestead monthly scenes and quotes from Buggy. December’s holiday abundance with the quote “” That’s a lot of cow pies!”

[@nanny_poppins]

Yes!! What an awesome idea!!

[@camicri4263]

Good to see you beautiful people! Blessings!

[@larryfeeks6620]

Always enjoy your videos, Ben and Meg!

[@southloupriverhomestead4696]

Thanks for the video!

[@daviddonnawilliams4357]

David here. One of the most consistent things my wife and I find anytime we tune into your channel is that you are so real. Not merely spouting the “use it up make do or do without” until you can figure out a new way to do it Easy thing to say but hard to define. Your honesty about your successes and failures and your passion in your pursuits coupled with the reality of what you’re capable of doing and what your priorities (I’ll get back to that but the priority is….) are are a consistent weathervane of exactly what real homesteading is all about. Understand please that this is coming from a couple who have done a lot of been there and done that (or not) in our journeys of 70 and 72 years. Keep on keeping on and make certain that the soil you leave for your family is always rich and deep. Oh and hug the kids and tell bug we love her. Keep those feet firmly planted. Blessings.

[@courtneyclark995]

You guys are living what has been my dream for 10 years ,y'all blessed ,very cool.

[@donnamays24]

Make it a reality! Just start..you won’t regret it!

[@courtneyclark995]

Yes thank you I'm really wanting to and love you guys channel glad I came across it.

[@patriciaherman6499]

Im going to have to make some Scrapple brings back so many memories of my grandparents at breakfast crispy on the outside soft inside and yes scrapple sandwiches yum Blessings to you and your family. 😊🇺🇲

[@denisestott328]

Love how you all work shoulder to shoulder with your children. Psalm 127: 4-5 like arrows on your hand, so are the children of your youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full.

[@SandraNelson063]

An interesting compost pile makes for happy chickens. A real bone fire requires stag antlers. Just sayin'. So good to see you all. I've had a hard week, and visiting with nice people helps.

[@diceportz7107]

I used to live in a city that had a strong Czech immigrant population. The stores in their community would make a lunch meat out of ears and snouts. I believe it was called Jeternice. I'm sure the spell is off but it was good, so good. It was always said when I was growing up that the pork packing plants used everything but the squeal.

[@Sue-e1m]

I’m thinking you are one of those people that have more taste buds than most as you are so descriptive on the taste of food.

[@kath-phlox]

Fried Spam is ace, I serve it with mashed potato and mashed carrots, smothered in butter. I need to buy a tin this week.

[@Fed_Up_]

Happy holidays y’all! Lonnnnng time viewer. Enjoy your day

[@marissashelley2362]

Ben... I think you will be seeing rain by Saturday, so you might be able to skip wetting down the pile until then. 😊

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

great job on the compost lots of help around for you hugsssss

[@thomascallaghan5988]

Great video

[@mandymeyer9426]

Could you walk through how you do your bacon when the belly has been frozen? Thank you!

[@Fawn62312]

Hey! Nice skirting!!! 😅🩵

[@starrcallaway4108]

I hadn't thought about SPAM in 60 years! I wouldn't eat it right out of the can, but sliced and fried...yummy! This family has been a part of my life for so many years, you are literally a part of my life! May God continue to bless each of you!❤❤❤

[@cathykillion6544]

Enjoyed the video

[@brycehess6708]

We use all of our extra stock and pour it over our barrels of spent barley and it basically hits all of the needs of the poultry...great egg booster for free 👍

[@alicegilbert4186]

Thanks for letting us visit

[@pleasantplacesfarm]

With all of that stock you will soon be bouillonaires! -Mike

[@tinatippin5705]

Always a joy. Thank you.

[@ellabright3089]

Love this family.

[@scotthargraves576]

I have been that tractorless neighbor in the past. Always appreciated the generosity of my tractored neighbor. Regarding scrapple, a former neighbor (Pennsylvania Dutch background) taught me to make scrapple using buckwheat flour in addition to cornmeal. Makes a positive difference in taste and texture.

[@foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745]

Gosh, see, my husband got a deer, and we made bone broth! And just this week, after a good rain, we burned brush. I could have burned those bones! Thanks for the knowledge! I'll see we do it next time!

[@gardengrowinmawmaw8642]

Add a little flour into that broth along with the cornmeal, and the taste will be a lot less "cornmealy". I always use 1 part flour to 3 parts cornmeal.

[@donnamays24]

Great tip..I do as well..an older neighbor of mine gave me that tip a few years ago and it made all the difference!

[@jillyd2807]

The house looks so good with the skirting! 🏠

[@terryhenderson424]

Speaking of freezer camp pigs and grinding - I assume you make sausage out of cuts. Have you made a video of turning hog cuts into sausage? something which could be duplicated with grocery store or butcher wrapped pork

[@kristybishop3286]

Is the house warmer now that you finished the skirting? I hope you get the chipper fixed, wood chips are so great for walkways etc.

[@gaylewatkins4685]

I'm glad you don't have a rooster anymore. Your hens look sooo much better now. I have never seen the hens raising chicks so a rooster is not needed and noisy as heck.

[@nancysimpson4246]

Love watching your video like always😊

[@kencornelius9584]

Scrapple, egg (your choice fried or scrambled, I prefer scrambled) and cheese (American or mild cheddar) on a soft Kaiser roll. Slice the scrapple about 3/8" thick, fry it lightly, butter the sliced roll (or toast), stack it up and enjoy!

[@tracyzabelle]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gilliandejong1459]

Meg seems so organized ❤. Loved Buggy's comments. Ben you are a natural teacher

[@janetestis1472]

Hey y’all ❤

[@kar702]

I’m sure you’ve heard this plenty, but dang the trailer looks amazing with the skirting. I think it changes the whole feel of the place.😊

[@DBiggo]

Are family loves a tin of Spam. Just had a thought why don't you do a small cooking class after your pig class. Thay way you can get all the extra help dealing with the leftover. I'm sure people will love to be in Megs cooking class. ❤

[@janetwithers7427]

Bravo on getting the compost pile done. The buns look yummy. I love that you giys have so many uses for stock. Its yhe best. Bravo to the older boys for getting some jobs. Life goes on. La la lala. 🎄💞🎄

[@jacquethirlkel3001]

I love your family videos! Thank you and God bless!

[@mariesheppard3750]

That chicken with no feather on its neck is a bred called nake neck chicken I love them

[@jiggymamason4920]

Will you guys be adding on a room for buggy? She,ll eventually need her own space. ❤

[@ldg2655]

Buggy is the cutest EVER…”That’s a lot of poop! How many poop piles IS that?”

[@rodneygordner865]

Our scrapple has a mix of wheat flour, Buckwheat flour and cornmeal. We also eat it just sliced cold with out frying. This would be more of a Pennslyvania German method.

[@clarencewiles963]

I just noticed your over 150K 155K and moving Congratulations.

[@garysilver718]

I envy neighbors that help neighbors. We live in the suburbs and don’t even talk to our neighbors. Where I grew up neighbors helped neighbors. I guess times have changed.