They Escaped the City & Make Money Homesteading

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

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[@5GreenAcres]

I would love to see a video on your maggot bucket. Would that be possible? Have you had any problems with skunk or coyote's with drawing the preditors in? I have my chicken yard half in the woods and half not and it is fenced about a half acre. Some of the area's of fencing is 5' and most is 4'. I believe Coyotes can jump that easily.

[@dennisf.macintyre117]

I watched a video where a farmer had three gardens around or connected to a chicken house. The farmer watched how the chickens would go to roost at the end of the day ; the time relative to the time of sundown. After studying this for a while, the farmer would release the chickens into the garden 8 minutes before sundown. The chickens would make a bee line into the protean laden garden, eating up only the grubs, then as sundown came would leave the garden to roost, thus not eating the garden produce. Enjoy!

[@blessedabundance6266]

Brilliant

[@scsfulsarahr598]

Wow

[@VK-qo1gm]

Not a very healthy way to keep chickens, if they only get to free-range for such a short period

[@31fourever]

@@VK-qo1gmyou missed the point. Can always feed at other times. This is explaining how to bug your garden and keep the birds from eating what you don’t want them to.

[@TheWayWalker]

That is genius!!

[@JanineMJoi]

It's amazing how much work these people do. What shows me at 70 years old there is no way on this earth that I'm going to be doing all that work.

[@andreahorsch286]

My 3rd grade teacher was a hog farmer and she supervised the kids scraping their trays at the end of every lunch to make sure nothing bad for the piggies got taken home, but all our scraps went straight to pigs the whole time I was in elementary school

[@midwestribeye7820]

I do lunchroom duty. I bring a 5 gallon pail for the kids to put their food waste in every day. What the chickens can't eat goes in my compost bin. Other things I get from the school...shredded paper for lining my Eglu (chicken tractor), gallon cans for putting around my tomatoes and peppers, and cardboard for my garden paths and starting more no till beds. Some of the staff think I'm nuts, others are happy that I help reduce, reuse, recycle. The students think it's cool to help feed my chickens. I always keep some new pictures of them on my phone as quite a few of the students ask to see them. I'm only a para and make little money, so these little 'extra benefits' can really add up to me.

[@andreahorsch286]

@@midwestribeye7820 that's awesome. My husband has a school garden and was composting cafeteria waste on site prior to covid. Hoping to restart

[@midwestribeye7820]

@@andreahorsch286 I hope he can restart, too. It's great that he teaches kids about gardening and compisting! God bless!

[@iJackson007]

I love that so much 🥲

[@julieagain]

I wouldn’t feed hogs what they are feeding our children today in school. Who would have ever thought schools would feed children lunchables as a “ nutritious lunch”. 😡

[@wendyweddell2782]

Welcome to the HOMESTEADING community. I love the reduce, Reuse, recycle lifestyle. My family calls me a hoarder because I save everything, but I don't care. I can find a use for for almost all things. I was raise poor and was taught to reuse everything . It is so nice to meet y'all.

[@ingevankeirsbilck9601]

I'm learning to reuse lots of things because it saves me trips to the store, and I think it's illogical to pay the city council to come and take away perfectly good stuff from me. Whoever invented government was evil and crazy.

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

Homesteading definitely added a level of complexity to my hoarding tendencies. 😅

[@mobious6340]

this couple is the definition of resourcefulness and teamwork. wow. talk about a meaningful life. ❤️

[@juliagavin638]

Totally agree with the "There is no such thing as too many zuchinni."

[@Buttersideup]

You-pick flowers! What a brilliant idea! Why have i never heard of this!

[@JanineMJoi]

There is a lot of that in Virginia

[@sharonyoung8251]

Rabbit poo is the best fertilizer. I moved my rabbit hutch, then planted a small garden. It was fabulous.

[@judyloupis1010]

How is it ok that people think it’s ok for rabbits or any animal is caged up and lives on a wire

[@agreenerme3372]

omg...Missouri....still in city ....full garden....I hear mt neighbors come outside and talk when watching me......I want chickens...but need to find out how many I can have...LOVING THIS

[@sparksfamilyhomestead]

Our tiny homestead is barely on .46 acreage. We are in the process to sell our home and move onto 6 acres right now to expand all we hope to do. This video is incredible and thank you so much for it. So educational and filled with inspiration. We are in North Eastern Tennessee and so much that this video shared is wonderful insight for a family such as ours. God bless and please continue all you do. Wayne

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Thanks wayne that's exciting, congrats!

[@sparksfamilyhomestead]

@@NaturesAlwaysRight our home just sold this past Friday. Our future acreage here in North Eastern Tennessee is now becoming a reality. 🙂 We will still be 100% debt free. Thanks for your nice comment.

[@Ang.0910]

@@sparksfamilyhomestead Hi! congratulations on your homestead dream coming true! I’ve never been to East Tenn. I did see some property for sale in Mountain City (not really a city haha) and around the VA border. How would you describe those areas? Soil type? Water availability? Type of people/community? Humidity levels? Economy? I would like to get property somewhere in East Tenn that’s within 30-40mins of a larger midsized town for shopping/hospitals/farmer’s markets/etc. I’m looking for our homestead property that must have some sort of natural springs, creek, etc. must have natural water and be able to drill a decent well. Thank you for any advice about E.Tenn. and congratulations again on your journey moving forward. So exciting!

[@sparksfamilyhomestead]

@MissAngela007 I can only share on where we currently live. For over 2 years my wife and I were looking for land exactly what you have stated. Since living here in North Eastern Tennessee, I have realized, we are close to North Carolina and Virginia. We currently live near Greeneville Tennessee in Greene county. We moved here from North Texas back on 2019. Thus I had no knowledge of this area but knew I wanted to live here because on the 4 seasons we get and the mountain beauty of everywhere. The land here is very fertile. I'm into gardening and everything in our climate zone of 7a seems to thrive. I haven't fertilized any of our fruit trees and grapes. They all love this rich clay soil. Thus, in my opinion, buy land soon before its too late here. Tennessee is becoming very popular and people are moving here from all over the lower 48. Land is still affordable but for how long? We do not know. If you move to east or north eastern Tennessee, you have decent size big cities such as Knoxville, Kingsport and Johnson City. You easily can find what you are looking for within a 30 minute commute from those cities. Bubbling springs, creeks and ponds are abundant on many parcels of land. I wish you much favor and success in your desire to live here. God Bless, Wayne.

[@haydehabdolahian7691]

Smart and hard working couple 👍👍👍

[@shannonelliott9230]

This is totally remarkable. All that recycling and efficiency. How creative. I'm so impressed by the permacultural aspect of this farm. Thank you so much for this report!

[@rebeccawallace4240]

Guys I've had to put my yearly food on my book shelves in my dining room it can be done

[@ItsNanaImHere]

True Story 😉💭, Agree👍💯❗...

[@JoyceMooreUrbanPatch]

You guys are so on point. I reuse and re-purpose everything I can. I am an advocate of redefining the concept of American consumerism. Thank you for promoting using what you've got¡ ❤

[@andreaoftheland]

The garden starts business is amazing. I wish i had access to something like that locally.

[@ingevankeirsbilck9601]

Maybe you can start one? It sounds wonderful.

[@666bruv]

So homesteading is the new self sufficiency

[@67mysweet]

I think you have a awesome thing going there at your farm. the flowers are beautiful. I learned a lot just watching, and listening. Your canned food pantry is amazing! If only I had that much energy!

[@virginiatibbetts1551]

I’m starting zinnias. First time I heard they have problems with pests and/or disease. I’ll have to research more.

[@andreahorsch286]

Right! And do the problems spread to other plants or just get worse for zinnias the next year?

[@kishoremvs916]

Powdery mildew is most common but that can be taken care of by not watering the leaves. Spraying water mixed with baking soda can prevent that. But worth the effort. They make the garden lively

[@gooseberrybridgefarm]

They can get “leaf spot” bacterial or fungal that can spread all the way to the flower petals - and powdery mildew

[@almafriesen-se5qn]

Adding steeped egg shell water to your plants could give them shiny leaves

[@estanciaperseverancia5840]

Incredible that you can make money from flowers!!! 😮 Here in Argentina it won't be an option. Good for you. Love you system

[@yodheytheway]

I bought 3 female goats and had one bred so I could continue to milk her, and she gave birth to 5 kids! Now we have 8 pet goats and no milk! They are adorable pets and don't give us any trouble but it is not a homesteading project, it's 8 more mouths to feed. We love and enjoy them so at least they bring us joy and that has value. What I did not know is that not all dairy goats are good milk producers. Some are just cute pets. Next time, I'll get a good, proven milker.

[@ItsNanaImHere]

Do you Watch Heather @SageandStoneHomestead if not she's Great along with many others she is into playlists for each animal n "How To" ❤ her too😉💭❗.. I'm So grateful for all the Homesteading n Farmers on here 🌞🌱💖🌱🌞❗

[@SuerteDelMolinoFarm]

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain where we currently live through a drought and we are creating many products to live off the land.

[@rogerbeck5704]

What a wonderful couple!

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

I watched a programme in the uk about a project where you can hire a herd of goats to basically eat all the stuff you need clearing off your property .in return the goats leave you plenty of manure to use in your growing of foods . Diatemaceous earth is great for dealing with bugs on your vegetable crops .you need to get food grade DE but it is innexpensive and you get a huge amount . I watch a few homesteading channels and some of them are marvous at using pigs and chickens to clear large areas and to produce compost. Hollar homesyead with ben and meg The Rhodes with justin and rebecca rhodes I love the method justin uses deep bed litter for his pigs and you just keep applying more layers .i think he throws corn into it to encourage the pigs to root through it all and turn it over . Ben does the same with chickens and a big compost heap he tips vegetable matter kitchen waste ,weeds spent plants into a big pile sprinkled with treats for the chickens and badically they scratch and dig in it and turn it into compost for their raised beds .they feed bugs to their chickens too.im not good at explaining maybe you have already seen their material ?

[@FlamingoFieldsFarm]

The bellowing cows do when in heat is called “bulling”. Enjoyed your tour. We have a small homestead in Michigan and enjoy seeing what others do.

[@danajessop2835]

I enjoyed these 2 videos with this couple so much! Unfortunately, my health won't allow me to homestead, but if I could, I would absolutely drive from east Tennessee to Missouri to learn from this couple. They are obviously well versed in what they're doing on their farm and are obviously excellent teachers. These videos are the most enjoyable homestead videos I've ever seen. Thank you both so very much for sharing your expertise. And thank you to the interviewer. You did a wonderful job. This was so enjoyable.

[@cb6163]

I need that Sunnyside Up t-shirt 👍🏾

[@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq]

Thank you for all the information. Knowing about milk cows,and what kind to look for. One cow would give more than enough milk for the family. Three to five gallons a day. I'm so glad my daughter bought a home with enough land to be efficient for her family. Growing a garden helps out a lot,is more healthy cause you know what you use on your plants. But the chickens,rabbits, turkeys, milk cow, an my daughter keeps a bull for meat. They use to pick out a steer on an organic farm,then the owner had it processed and wrapped. But it's very expensive. They growing their own. She and her husband work. They have gotten the schedules on point. They aren't stressed an even have vacation time,and time for family and friends. They don't do any of this for income,more as supplementing their income.

[@obg7]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 what a great video! I grew up farming and still learned sooooo much! Thank youA. I hope one day to get back to farming life homestead style

[@laurithorssen1198]

I have loved both Art & Bri AND Bri from Scratch! I love the idea of calling the channel Art & Bri from Scratch. Personally, I love the current content but would love to hear more of your spiritual content as well. Don’t have Instagram. All of your family content blesses me to no end. I feel like I know each of you since I’ve been watching from the beginning. Having prayed for Art when he was gone it is a huge blessing to continue to pray for your marriage now. I’ll watch whatever you post, but faith, family and farming take precedence for me!

[@Your.mom.goes.to.college]

Thank you for the very informative video and for the family opening up their homestead to share their knowledge. It was nice to see so many different aspects. Another thing to notice is how respectful and supportive the husband and wife are of each other when talking. Thank you for sharing!

[@jeremyking3986]

I bought a house and 3 acres in East Tennessee, really as a retirement place. But I would love to quit my job and start homesteading. I could do without the income, but the retirement and healthcare keeps me working. So in the meantime I’ll keep watching videos and learn what I can.

[@rebeccagrrrl2699]

What a wonderful life they are leading! Very thorough interview - almost too much because I don’t know how to process it all!! ❤😂. Piglets & Pumpkins!!!!!

[@SuerteDelMolinoFarm]

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain where we currently live through a drought and we are creating swales and lots of fun

[@EBarker1008]

After watching this, I realized we are definitely on the right track❤️ I am learning everything I can while living in the city. I am so excited for what the future holds for me and my family! The only thing that's left to do is find property someday!

[@janetdaniels9139]

Am also doing the same

[@frederickorcutt9112]

Don't be discouraged if it fails. Try and have primary and secondary objectives because a lot of it is more challenging on a day to day level than you may think!

[@ingevankeirsbilck9601]

Same here! In Autumn you can go out early in the morning with a few shopping bags and fill them with fallen leaves to use for compost or so. Just wear gloves. Not everyone picks up after their dogs.

[@7ann7seven13]

Or you can get the leaves and discarded garden stems, leaves and throw them into the chicken cages. Chickens that are caged long for the fresh cut grass in your fields and it disappears in a few minutes. Chickens are fascinating creatures..... lol@@ingevankeirsbilck9601

[@growingskyes5327]

She keeps interrupting him. Makes it hard to listen throughout the video. However, it is still pretty good content.

[@Faust_77]

OMG . She loves to talk! Very interruptive and annoying!

[@Sasa-pm7jc]

​@@Faust_77Not sure I can finish the video. Woman talks OVER her husband constantly.. like she knows/does everything. She is too annoying

[@Zone7garden]

Layering conversations this way, tells me she comes from a big family or a family with ADHD, she would fit in with my family just fine, her husband doesn't seems to mind it....

[@PROAmateur01]

That’s normal when two people are explaining things. Especially a couple that are both very into something together.

[@amymartin7508]

It's just communication, they are fine with their situation. Active communicator, look it up.

[@hcb1982]

I absolutely loved to hear how they do this so sustainably using what they have. Fascinating about all the use of a chicken. Best vid I’ve seen in ages.

[@glow1815]

I love your farm you guys have all animals even turkeys. Look so peaceful and beautiful. I would love to up every morning and see my backyard like yours. Love it!

[@TheFamilyFarmstead]

Watched the video because the pantry caught my eye. Turns out my place is not too far away. I’ll have to stop by some day soon. Lots of great ideas.

[@moonoggin]

Glad to hear the woman talk!! Great video. Pyrenees are great, I miss ours every day

[@pagevpetty]

Nice ~ 44:54 Look at the dog right here, so cute and she acts like she is totally into the conversation.

[@joycehaines2055]

Very good description of how you have learned to be self sufficient and still be a economic teacher for others that want to learn.

[@veronicaziegler63]

Love your farm and how you are doing it

[@busygirl2681]

Great show so informative with lots of details. I could watch them for another hour. They have learned so much and willing to share their knowledge freely. Thanks so much for doing this farm tour with this wonderful family.

[@dertythegrower]

A whole hour, whoa... 🍿 Thank you. Good work lately 🤙

[@dertythegrower]

Thanks, actually have your post scheduled for tomorrow 🍻

[@dertythegrower]

ps2- I upgraded it to today,60 minutes from now 😉

[@dertythegrower]

Go to studio and mentions in the (comments page).. mentions is a new thing, heh..

[@mybelovedchaos]

This is a simple and very clever way to grow. They got a new subscriber in me, I'll be using these ideas a lot in my rocky slope!

[@fitnessfoodflow3785]

I love that you make it a fun challenge! We lived better with nature when we were producers, then we were programmed to be consumers, I'm happy to see more people going back to the way we were. :)

[@826bmp]

Excellent video. I learned so much in just the little details that I hadn't thought of before. ❤

[@alicemccain585]

This is a great show! I just wish I lived closer! Would love to see this homestead! Thanks for bringing this program to folks like me! I am from Brooklyn, NY!

[@sharonyoung8251]

One of my best pets was a mini lop ear rabbit that was litter trained. Quiet. Loved to snuggle too.

[@GreenheartGal]

What a great farm! Thanks for sharing it with us! ❤

[@shaniaa9287]

Wow that was amazing Josh. Another great American made product. Thank you so much ❤👍❣️

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

Good Tuesday morning Nature's Always Right. Just like you I'm escaping the city - and instead have chosen homesteading. 👍

[@Abbysteel3456]

Flower petals could be dried from the trees and used for confetti. Instead of paper, umbrellas can catch the petals.. all the fruit can be done the same way the extra goes to feed the animals..

[@jarredkushnerd13]

Great way to end the day on the jobsite 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@frederickorcutt9112]

This is exactly what my dream was for my kids upbringing. Sadly it didn't work but even urban homesteading is a possibility. No where near as much freedom or variety but you can't give up on trying to be sustainable in any way you can!

[@TapIntoAlignment]

Really wish they wouldn’t talk over each other.

[@diannamcmurraywilson8303]

I wondered if that bothered anyone else 😵‍💫 still very informative

[@NancyMancarious]

Yess, a total turn off while watching.

[@VK-qo1gm]

I didn't want to write it, but yes very distracting & annoying. Understandable, they're excited to relay info about their farm, but we need to actually hear it. One at a time guys! 😊

[@JamesG1126]

This couple gives off some bad body language. I see friction between them.

[@pechoja]

@@VK-qo1gm Taking turns could resolve it. Or agree ahead who will talk about what etc.

[@GardenTours_Network]

you are in a paradise, wish I could visit it too

[@katheyjames8553]

Loved the video and the couple. Want to visit the farm.

[@BeckerFarmsMI]

I used to mulch my entire garden with straw. One year, my husband brought me up a round bale of what was actually oats and not just wheat straw. I didn’t know and he didn’t realize it would matter. The oat straw was full of seeds. By midsummer, my whole garden was growing oats like your cover crop rows. 😭😭😭 It was a nightmare! They’re so hard to get rid of.

[@jenniferpackard6558]

This is such an informative and excellent video. Thanks for educating us so well!!

[@nvrgvup9813]

Just stumbled onto your channel and WOW! You guys are inspiring - SO MUCH going on!! 😮 love love love ya’ll - thanks for showing the way

[@lcostantino7931]

really smart farming......thanks

[@OldManListening]

Very impressive! I have the acreage but I’m to weak to do all the work.

[@kathleenmead9259]

Excellent thank you

[@shortbean1886]

Wow 👏🏻you guy’s have a great set up 🤩😀

[@MegaKg9]

Gorgeous turkeys.

[@sgrvtl7183]

What a beautiful homestead. Love, Love the idea of selling 'cut your own' flowers! A Happy Place for people to visit. Thoroughly enjoyed the video~!

[@carriefisher2644]

I love this video. Thank you for the thorough tour of your farm and operation. We are in the process of buying 62 acres with a house on it, and want to do something similar. I didn't catch in the video how much land you are working with here?

[@gooseberrybridgefarm]

Just under 12 acres 🥰

[@carriefisher2644]

@@gooseberrybridgefarm wow you guys are amazing doing so much with 12 acres, props to y'all!

[@alalmaoui5212]

Very inspiring!

[@christinahuffman7071]

Great interview. They are so forthcoming with what they do, how and why. They are very inspirational.

[@lleestimer2547]

this is, without a doubt, the best video I have seen on homesteading. Thank you so much.

[@tinataylor2698]

Awsome video thanks

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

Your chickens are so beautiful, and they play a big part in the garden:)

[@InsuringUrFuture]

My biggest thing that has stopped me is not knowing which items get what. Great video

[@jefferyshall]

So awesome. For the Square system you can just get a battery and a small inverter. Or even better pretty sure the 110plug is going into a DC converter so you can set it up to run right off the battery with a voltage regulator. Then you can put it wherever you want.

[@BeautynBrains75]

I'm going to watch this again and again and take notes!!! Thank you you guys!! I needed this so much! I'd love to know how long it took for you to get this going.

[@vivianzuniga8814]

I can attest to the fact that Jersey A2 milk is great for the digestion.

[@maryreynolds379]

God Bless your family for what you are doing. I pray for your continued success and God's blessings going forward. I am so happy to see the younger generation using the earth as it was intended and your family working and enjoying the process of tending and working it. I am nearly 70 years old and it warms my heart to see it. I have farmed and trained horses and tended to all kinds of animals until my health failed me. This video was a blessing to my day.

[@bellephoenixgroup]

This is AMAZING❣️ I would LOVE to do this is Mississippi.

[@ms.rickie]

Love to see a video of how you accumulate and grew all those beautiful flowers behind you😊

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

15:20 There are goats that are bred to give love. 🥰

[@katiez5660]

We had a farm that had a garden that had been used decades in SW MO. it was the Rock Nursery of Missouri.

[@daiquiri_dan]

That's a great video. So much Info 👍

[@Buckeye2Orange]

Great Inspiration and educational video. Interested in the freeze drier. This sounds so much better than canning. Especially pressure canning. 💯% love it. Thank you so much

[@user-wv5fq8di2m]

Excellent video - Thanks!

[@augyannafacey7616]

I love what you’re doing , and I learned a lot from you guys. Have you ever thought of starting a KZbin channel?

[@ingevankeirsbilck9601]

I think they have one. It was mentioned in the beginning of the video (I think, it's so chock-full of information I'll have to listen to it again a few times!)

[@genacollins4447]

Love The Video !!!! A lot of good information. We live in Northern Louisiana and we have grown vegetable gardens for over 20 years and raised chickens. Love Your Flower Idea !!!! Can ya'll make a video on the construction of the chicken tractor. Light Weight !!! Good Idea !!!! Keep Up The Good Work !!!

[@joyworthen]

Such a brilliant model. This was a very inspiring watch - mind blown. Thank you!

[@mrspogadaeus]

I've got chickens and they produce enough for our family and a couple of neighbors, and a small garden. I'd *LIKE* to be able to make *extra money* to at least cover feed and seeds. What are the top 3 things recommended to grow for sale? I've had a pretty good luck growing green beans, cherry tomatoes, summer squash, and several herbs, but everything else is kind of a struggle. My garden is TINY, just four little boxes. I'm planning on remodeling my garden setup to make my boxes more narrow (to make everything much easier to reach!) but increase the number and location of the boxes. I think I can grow up more this way by putting long, narrow boxes along my garden fence (which is about 5 feet tall and chicken wire) so this may help a LOT with production.

[@billbow6440]

Great video, especially to see the financial side of things

[@janew5351]

I think the most informative interview with helpful tips you have ever done!

[@Abbysteel3456]

Beautiful looks like your set to have some fun.. is there a spa built in for you to escape and have fun like floats and lights at night with the music pumping and a dance floor to invite the neighbors to eat the fresh food? 😂😂😂 I heard the homestead men are really good at it Blake Sheldon said its a mans job.. how lucky Gwen gets to go have fun! ❤❤❤ Cara your so lucky Markus knows all the hard stuff.. more time to look beautiful and spend time on being beautiful. Can you take the rooster in the bathtub does it bite.. ? 😂😂😂

[@midwestribeye7820]

Fantastic interview! So much information! Gave me lots of ideas for my micro homestead.

[@loriliedel9111]

A-mazing!!! I appreciate the sharing about utilizing natures resources.

[@barbarakarman8427]

This is the best video I have watched on gardening and farming. Great advice. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@traciebecker6669]

I see many lovely pollinators, which is so critical on a homestead or farm.

[@jennhanna8126]

wow!, you guys have great offerings on your farm and csa, i wish i lived closer to you so i could learn from you, u r doing exactly what we want to do!

[@worksmith5223]

some great ideas in this interview. Love the 'how do we do this without spending money?' framing start for projects.

[@moonsharn]

It’s interesting what you were saying about the dairy cows designed to over produce. I barter, and do not run dairy cows, but trade my produce with people who do. Lately I’ve been bartering with a commercial dairy farmer who owns cattle bred this way. The milk straight from the vat is watery… badly. It doesn’t have that rich creamy, sweetness that fresh milk always has. It tastes a lot like the stuff you’d buy from the supermarket already, before processing. Very odd

[@villanella]

they are lovely! thanks for this video