We Bought an old 17 ACRE HOMESTEAD from the 1850s

Today we closed on a piece of land that has a lot of potential. I see us building and restoring this old homestead to a fully fuctioning new one. Thogh it may take time it is all worth it.

[@kimberlybrown6875]

Falling Star Ranch is a perfect name👍😇

[@littleredhen]

"Eat it up wear it out make it do or do without". That is the mantra that my mother raised me on. I'm just a country girl from West Virginia and I actually have that saying painted on a homemade plaque hanging in my living room, I kid you not! 😄🤣 I am a new subscriber to your channel just for that statement alone.🥰👍👍👍 I found your link through Adler Farms.🐐🧔 You know how videos come up on the bar at the bottom of the screen on your phone after you've seen the video? Well, yours came up in the algorithm and I started seeing this video. And when you said this statement, I'm like, I'm hooked! I got to see what these guys are up to. 🥰🇺🇸🤓

[@kmw4359]

I love that saying; “use it up, wear it out; make it do or do without.”

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Me too. It’s a good mentality to have.

[@charleschidester6767]

This saying, reminds me of my childhood. Very poor coal miners. Six generations back.

[@terrywright1513]

Never heard the whole of that...... like it more. And how true

[@christineschutten8101]

My grandmother used to say that. Brings back memories.😊

[@bdoyle9881]

I wouldn't tear that down, you need to bring some Amish builder's to look at it and see if they can restore.. etc. That house would be beautiful restored..

[@edwardwillis8197]

I agree and hope they do that.

[@SCLARK2112]

That old wood in the barn is worth a small fortune now!

[@crowznest438]

"It needs a little work." That is where the fun begins!

[@dianesnow9806]

Falling Star Ranch sounds like a great name 👍

[@rileyhogan8248]

Just found this channel, and I am glad that I did. I wonder if the people that built this thought that someone would be interested in their homestead 170 years later...

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you. I wonder the same thing. I look forward to growing our channel with all you. We are hoping to restore it to so it safe to live in.

[@sharonltroutt5455]

Love the name " Fallin Star Ranch"!💖

[@backachershomestead]

Congratulations ! Looks like you have plenty to do for 2021. 👍👍 You are absolutely right about making do with what you have on a homestead. So many are trying to keep up with the "Jones". This is gonna be a great place to build from!

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Yes we do. So many things and I don’t know where to start. I’m thinking of a composting toilet build first.

[@JayLand1973]

I like your Dad's excitement

[@johnbutchc.jenkinsii8910]

You have a lot of work to do...I see a nice mid-sized tractor, with at a minimum of a bush hog, box blade, and tiller attachment in your near future!

[@darellsunderlin4670]

I think you had some squatters making shine . Sugar bags , corn coming up , water , probably find some mash bags to !!! Besutiful spot .

[@fallingstarranch9633]

I think so too. We keep finding more clues to prove the fact.

[@AdamBogan]

Aw man! You guys found my grow op. I was secretly growing tomatoes there, for decades! What will I ever do without my tomato profits!!?!?!?! sigh

[@cynthiacriss4022]

Sure hope you can save that house.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

We are definitely going to try.

[@josefizquierdo6139]

That little home has withstood the test of time because it's made of real wood, unlike many of today's manufactured homes.

[@susiegray8968]

I'm from Fl. and down here a ''liter knot'' is a knot that grows on a pine tree caused by an accumulation of excess sap. It is used as a fire starter. So I would think that the original building was probably built as a wood shed to store wood for all those fireplaces and the doors were put on later to turn it into storage room..

[@sighberscamp1]

Yep, and also fat lighter. I have a bunch on my property. The previous owner left a huge pile of it behind the woodshed. He planned on splitting it up and selling it, bit never got around to it. We use it 8n the winter to start a fire in the wood stove. We once made the mistake of using a big chunk in there. It got so hot it ran us right out of the cabin, lol. We will never do that again, hahaha! 🔥

[@raymondparsley7442]

Pretty ambitious project.... lots of work but it is a nice piece of property. A real adventure for the young and young at heart. Thanks for sharing.

[@meladytwo]

Looks like a beautiful peace of property!

[@sharonltroutt5455]

Looks like it was an AWESOME house at one time!💖Love the sound of the water!

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Me too. The creeks have a lot of potential for power we worked on one earlier and got it flowing better.

[@bridiecormican9352]

Falling Star Ranch sounds great ,this is my first time seeing your channel ,we are piggy backing on your dreams.Fascinating to watch,the churn was too far away to see.If there was a churn there had to have been cows to milk to turn the cream into butter.The possibilities are endless and exciting.More hard graft than money needed.

[@jimmyandkathyharrell]

Love the place. Looks like there might have been a still by the creek

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you. And I believe so.

[@uhohmomo7685]

Take a metal detector around the property. They may have buried money back in the day. 🤗

[@patriciarussell7487]

I find this exciting,to walk thru ,finding things, ...

[@vernareed5534]

Love your new homestead!! It is beautiful! There were a lot of good meals cooked & enjoyed there,nourishing the spirit & body! Nice cool evening & morning on the porches,& good cup of coffee & iced tea! Watching sun come up,& going down. Nice gardens,milk cow,chickens & eggs,maybe even some pigs. That little shed looks like where they sold stuff-like produce or something.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you. I can’t wait to make it to its fullest potential. Animals are a sure thing and can’t wait for all the good nourishing food to come.

[@vernareed5534]

@@fallingstarranch9633 so right! And the music from the creeks soothing constantly! My sister & husband had an artesian well on their property in southern Oklahoma,& can't remember how many gallons a minute from it! And so hard to grasp that is every minute every hour every day,7 days week 52 weeks year! Forever!! Crystal clear cold water!

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Yes it is. It can smooth you to sleep. We found about three springs so far on the property. One of them is the one they used a long time ago. They made a structure around it and it is still flowing today.

[@vernareed5534]

@@fallingstarranch9633 wow! That's great! Amazing! Such a God find!

[@boathead22000]

@@fallingstarranch9633 what area of the country is this property ?

[@nibhakunnath9488]

Very good place just wanted to see it all done up

[@jennyandrews1671]

Make sure it perks, before you buy anything, just land. Of course right- of - ways.

[@raynonabohrer5624]

I believe you could make this beautiful Homestead. If you do a KZbin will help you out by watching the advertisements. God-bless you and keep you safe and warm.

[@onemorchatykathy]

I love the shed with all the doors!

[@fallingstarranch9633]

I do too. I still need to clean it out some more. Once I do I’m gonna fix it back up.

[@debbiejohnson5550]

I can tell y'all are going to make this property beautiful again. Love the new name. It suits the land.

[@miraclefarm1927]

That homestead is amazing!! If you could have seen the log cabin our channel is filming you would be amazed at what yours could look like if you restore it. Please don't tear it down. Remember that cabin has been standing 170 years! Nothing you could build now would last that long. My video I'm doing is with Bro Kevin Thomas the Log Whisperer on Facebook and Instagram and it won't be too long before we put out the series of his restoration on our KZbin channel. That home and property is a treasure! Congratulations! Blessings

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you. Just subscribed to your channel. Can’t wait to see your progress in your coming videos. We are gonna fix ours back up and I’m gonna live in it. It may take a while but it will all be worth it in the long run.

[@miraclefarm1927]

@@fallingstarranch9633 that is great news!! I haven't posted mine yet, maybe next month when it's closer to being done. I see you might have found your property in NC. If so whish region? We are in the Piedmont area. Blessings

[@fallingstarranch9633]

It’s in the Brushy mountains of Taylorsville. So foothills I think.

[@terribishop5313]

Beautiful!! Would be my dream come true. I hope you guys don't tear that home down. White milk glass in that storage shed. Pan for gold lol now you're talking!!!

[@barrettabney]

Nice video. Found myself wishing you had a steadycam Jr. and a Windex wipe.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you. I noticed the shakiness too and the flare on the screen while I was editing. I will try to keep the lenses clean and I just ordered a camera stabilizer today. A friend is letting me borrow hers for now.

[@barrettabney]

@@fallingstarranch9633 You will be so excited to work with stable framing. It's so much more rewarding when the shots flow smoothly and easily into the frontal cortex of the mind.

[@ta2gypsy]

Fy Nyth (way up north) has some real good organic off grid ideas

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Will check them out soon.

[@glendavertner8906]

That homestead is beautiful and it has to have an amazing history. If the house is impossible to be restored, maybe you could reclaim the wood and use it on the walls. indoors. The chimney and foundation stones could certainly be reused as they were originally. All of those plastic totes could be used as raised garden beds. Just drill some drainage holes in the bottom. Quick garden while you continue restoring the rest of the property. Sorry my dreams of the property are certainly not your's. I know you will bring it back to life and it will be beautiful again.i can't wait to see what you do with it. I just saw your channel today and Subscribed to it. Love the name. Have a blessed day, stay safe and healthy 🙏🥰👍👌🙏🦅🔔🗽🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏

[@theresacoy9881]

My aunt restored hers in the Ozarks of Missouri , it was from the 1800's, was a home, then a barn for horses & chicken.. we were taken aback at it condition, the had to reset foundation, refill all the crack between wood beams, was very nice when they got done.

[@glendavertner8906]

@@theresacoy9881 When my Uncle Warren and his WWII war bride, Aunt Edna returned from England, they lived in a very small house, formerly a neighbor's chicken coop. My grandparents gave them a small section of their 6 acre farm to them for a house. It was like an old fashioned barn raising. Neighbors both black and white came together got it all built, dried in and rooms framed inside, no dry wall. My Aunt and Uncle hung sheets to divide the rooms. As they earned the money they completed the house. Other than my grandparents house their's was the most loving home I've ever been in.i miss these precious people in my life.

[@reesekolcow6136]

Subscribed- hey - maybe think about making the shed with doors into a volunteer/guest/student/air b&b housing? There are plenty of people looking for learning experiences. And when you get to processing meat & or veggies - you’ll need a place for them to stay. Mossy Bottom has some good videos about setting up volunteer experiences. Good luck with this - we’ll be looking forward to seeing you develop this channel and property.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

That’s an amazing idea. Thank you. And thanks for the sub. I had a couple people at where I work ask how we process certain foods and veggies. With that suggestion we could show them first hand so they can learn hands on. Love that suggestion and thank you again. 😁

[@Cfc2025]

I love your videos, Im in California , living in an old RV and your solar set up was very interesting, please show more about this set up it will really help me out. Thank you, good luck with the homestead.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you. I did a past video where I go into more detail about putting the system together. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHqskpiJe7Npgdk This is the link to it. I can talk more about it in a later video if that would be better?

[@yolodiy7236]

Awesome property! If I was you I would take the whole house down beam by beam and rebuild it with all that you could salvage from it.

[@mcfly4207]

Good luck post more videos. Cool old place

[@josefizquierdo6139]

I always wanted to move out from where I live, "a four-acre family estate," because I have "bad neighbors"...but now, I don't want to move out because I've discovered that our property is a dumpsite full of Native American artifacts.🗿

[@fallingstarranch9633]

How many have you found?

[@natevanlandingham1945]

Are you planning on living there!!!😳 It would be cheaper and more effecient almost to build a while new house. Things like insulation will be hard in a log type home. But sure if there is no rot or termites you can strip that down and rebuild that but lots of work.

[@arlenearnold679]

I just found this channel and am going to subscribe! I love this! ❤❤❤❤

[@eloyortega1465]

I hope you Restore this old homestead

[@maryjanelemon2531]

Looks like a beautiful old house. Love the porch areas. The old stone chimney is fabulous. Congratulations and excited to watch your journey !!

[@dollmm23]

Beautiful property. Found your channel today and subscribed. Excited to go in this journey with you guys, and see what you're going to do with this great piece of land. Work will seem overwhelming at times, but at the end you will proudly look at all you've done and you will realize that it was worth your time, money, and effort. Hope to accompany you in your journey until the end. Good luck. God bless.

[@pamswantek9142]

You could put a still in that lean to!

[@debbieschupp7758]

What a Lovely place.

[@hrhdianednum7203]

They should do a side by side comparison video of this and what they have 2 years later and then 4 years later and 6 years later! I know I would love to see it and I remember that I was with you at this point in time and you even put the new name of your video series! Your friend from Wisconsin P.S. I like your hair cut at this time!

[@sharoncruz2249]

The creek has a good run to it a lot of work but it will be worth it I would love to find something like this

[@josefizquierdo6139]

For sure there are Native American artifacts there because of the creek nearby. Native Americans did not only create "arrowheads," carved out from stone; They also created "tools, weapons, pottery, jewelry, toys, effigies, etc."

[@MissSherry]

Congratulations!!

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you.

[@dangol6848]

Nice to see you are pro 2A. Stay safe.

[@juliewareham6772]

All that lumber you can fix it and make it beautiful can’t wait to see you do it

[@MM-jq4pb]

Fatwood is also known as lighter wood, pine knot, lighter knot, or heart pine. Fatwood is the resinous remains of a pine tree that has died. When a pine tree dies, either upright or fallen, the sap settles into the heartwood of the branches and trunk. bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/lighter-knot.171841/

[@fallingstarranch9633]

I did not know that. We found some old receipts from a company inside the cabin. They used that name for their business too. That site was very insightful thank you for referencing it.

[@MM-jq4pb]

@@fallingstarranch9633 Cool :)...subbed your channel. Funny you memorized Justins Dads quote, "Wear it out, make it do....shoot, i can never remember it!

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you for the sub. I watch him a lot. He inspired us to start a channel along with some others.

[@MM-jq4pb]

@@fallingstarranch9633 Yep!...alot of hard work ahead but it'll be worth it!...What's that saying?.." "Life is a journey, not a destination.” 😊

[@lanaecall921]

@@MM-jq4pb the old saying is use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without...

[@lumberhack2002]

I really want to follow your progress. I bought 18 acres in Southern Indiana but was lucky the previous owner built a 30x40 pole barn and had a mobile home on. I want to free range chickens and possible goats.

[@kimberlykelly7280]

Good luck with the new property. Hopefully you find some buried treasure under the house. We had a neighbor around the hill from us we called the hermit as kids. After he died they found a bunch of money under the stairs. The house was covered in vines and the stairs were rickety. He probably could have fixed it up with that money. You just never know. I love that property. So much potential.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you. We found an old wheat penny on the old piano when we were cleaning up. Maybe there’s more around somewhere. 😁

[@kfl611]

yes the old folks didn't believe in banks.......my father in law buried his money in the back yard.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

We’re hoping to find some when we do a property sweep while metal detecting.

[@kimberleyannehollyman1691]

That's a gorgeous bit of property! Congratulations!! Very nice!

[@richardleaving3684]

Sweet, ours is 1865 and never left the family just no one has gone through with it . Until now. Still learning KZbin so only a few videos. I wish you great adventures!

[@laurieschell9275]

Just found your channel! Looking forward to watching your journey! 😊

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you. Look forward to growing with all of you.

[@normandesrosiers3737]

Nice piece of property that's going to be great

[@chrysanthepaxinos2839]

Looks like a lot of work, but it will be unique and a preserved piece of history. Hope you can find who lived there and who built it. Good luck!

[@maryhershey3052]

I like falling star ranch!

[@michaelhucker2417]

Hmm, empty sugar bags, fast flowing water, rubber hose, plastic barrel's, Sounds kinda like yall may have had some Moonshiners on yalls property at one time.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

It seems like it. I hope they have moved on though. Lol.

[@cortevens]

Would love to metal detect a place like that for old coins!!!!!

[@patriciaelizondo7263]

I’m a new subscriber I watched all of your video and what a place you found! Can’t wait for more videos! Congratulations!!

[@donnamays24]

Just found this....I’m so excited to follow along on your journey! ...we are practically neighbors...im in the Hickory area of NC...Gold is not likely where you are but Emeralds are. Lots of options and plenty of work in front of you...but what an awesome adventure. Wishing you much success....Congrats! 🙏🏻💖

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Thank you. I’ll have to keep an eye out for the emeralds. We have so many plans for the property. We are gonna tackle them one project at a time.

[@daveneil3963]

I love that cabin! It has awesome rock work and wood construction, I sure hope you can restore it!!! Thanks for sharing and I hope to see the restoring videos and progress in future videos.

[@gypsierosejane3827]

Love it 💜✌️🥰👋good luck & enjoy the journey & what it brings

[@lisaawild]

It would be interesting to research the history of the property. So cool.

[@allenbuck5589]

Well. Cob rough but don’t stop. Be a great place.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Yeah. It may take some time but it will all be worth it in the long run.

[@kimberlybrown6875]

Lovely spot, love the creeks

[@jeanburgin160]

I hope you save the log potation and feature it ... love the property and has a lot of potential. That is a beautiful chimney.

[@danielleterry180]

Wow you got a gold mine there brother with all that wood build a HEB coup and a meat chick leanto I heard a hawk so make sure hens and meat chicks are protected from predators got plenty of resources you don’t have to spend much money very happy for you

[@tmgetts]

I love the house and chimney! Please tell me your going to try and keep that chimney and porch....that’s beautiful what a great land and homestead find!

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Yes we are gonna try to save both of them.

[@michellehochstedler7809]

Great place to metal detect.

[@brucestmartin777]

Love it..! This is my kind a place!

[@unicorntv1232]

Beautiful place. The wood joinery on the old part of the cabin is amazing. 👍 Subscribed. ❤️

[@outhayvanivong4272]

Very nice property

[@notthereyethomestead8413]

Congratulations on the purchase!! It will be interesting to watch your progress!! Blessings!!

[@edwinleach7401]

Needs "a little work". LOL

[@occamsrazor7939]

So cool. 1850 awesome. I live in an old church. Before it was a church, it was a school. I wanted to restore, but I can't.

[@kathysheppard7963]

I hear you Dad won't be a phrase you can say years from now....enjoy his excitement and never let him apologise for it

[@fallingstarranch9633]

You are right. I enjoy every minute with that man. He was just as excited as I was that day. This is his dream coming true and he’s the person that got me to want to live this lifestyle. He told me to document our journey and see how far we can go with this dream that he has had since he was a young boy. I love him with all my heart and wish one day to be as good a father as he is.

[@matthewburkhart142]

I'm proud to be a coal miners daughter!

[@l.bailey4791]

Congratulations on your land. I wonder why those bags of sugar were there did your daddy get to his jewelry box you all be safe and God bless

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Yes he did but it only had an old note and parts of a bracelet or something.

[@sharoncruz2249]

Thank you so much

[@loycemcvay867]

Looks like a perfect place for a homestead! Blessings to you and your family.

[@devrabiallas1292]

Hope you'll let us tag along for the ride.. just got done watching another homestead grow up from nothing think it's called simple good living I'll go check, they're building everything by hand just the two of them it's really interesting

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Yes. The more the merrier. I’m hoping to have ours up and running by next winter.

[@jeffreycrouse951]

Looking good

[@jbmayretta]

I like Lighter Knot as the name! Lol

[@sharoncruz2249]

Hopefully the house can be salvageable

[@harlanmclain1719]

Set up free power with all that water. Any ways good luck to yea looks like a kool place

[@fallingstarranch9633]

We got this water turbine and a pump we are gonna use in a later video for water and power.

[@johnwilliams294]

Just came across your channel. New subscriber, going to be checking it out. John In WV

[@Bringthenatureinside]

Me to lol

[@fayesheets5509]

Recognized that road at the beginning,drove that many times going to work

[@patriciarussell7487]

Your channel came in my feed.New sub.Love the land and history!

[@Regina-cm8ik]

Lighter knot is fat wood. Pine knots and such for starting a fire.....resinous wood......hey sis go get me one of those lighter knots so I can get this fire started......so maybe they kept wood in that shed .....bags they sugar salt cured meats maybe, , , possibly cane or milo that was planted......enjoyed your video

[@bubbagray6106]

Looks like heaven to me

[@SpringRiverHollar]

Your channel just came across my feed . I'm so excited for you , your homestead is beautiful . Good luck and I'll be following along . I left a big thumbs up, nice comment and subscribed . Hahaha.......Sherry

[@marknaimo4784]

Ya done good boy, damn good.

[@joemorrow7691]

Falling Star Ranch good name 👍👍

[@debbieschupp7758]

Lots of work. But you sure gotta lot of spare wood.

[@fallingstarranch9633]

Yeah. I hope to use most of it.