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We got snow yesterday here in Northern California! This garden season has just been shot from the beginning. I'm over it.
Do you have a link to seeds for the winter tomatoes? Never heard of them.
Do you hae a blueprint for zoning?
Our well was struck by lightning this summer and we were without water for 4 days. We are in the process of having a manual pump installed at the wellhead
You two are awesome!! What a joy to watch/listen to your videos. We're moving from Oregon to Tennessee. Going from 1/8 acre to 1.27 acre. Not much compared to some but I know there is so much to do on that and I can't wait! I got boxes- check, my coffee- check, your video on my phone- check and now I'm ready to pack. I'm actually looking forward to it now so thank YOU TWO! love you guys!
Excellent info !!!
We didn't know about zones when we started out. Unfortunately, our .7 acres is mostly wooded with the house in the middle in the front by the road. The only two sunny spots for gardening are at the far edges of the yard on either side of the house. The important thing is to do the best with what you have. Many of the food plants are wild foods like creasies, mustards, chickweed, and dandelion although we also have root vegetables in and regular greens for baby greens over winter and spring. We already live more like mountain people than prairie/farm folks, so we're aiming the land to work for us that way, taking advantage of the wooded areas for berry bushes, nut trees, ramps, etc. We did get a few dozen eggs from our 4 chickens stored away in the lime as you showed, and we'll start that earlier next spring to have plenty next winter. There's also no shortage of squirrels if things get bad. But you are right, people do need to think through how to have light, heat, food, and water if there's a disruption in services.
My husband I are 3rd generation on his family land. I'm working on were I want to put my berry patch( blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, elderberries to start lol) I have an area over by our orchard that would work not only for space but it is an empty area at this time. I do have space closer to the house where my garden is that I could also use. I have not raised berries on my own before just helped others so I'm not sure exactly how much day to day/ week to week work they truly need. Would it be better( since I have options) to keep the berries closer to the garden or would they be ok to have out by the orchard???
😭😭😭 I just did the big clothing swap this week with 8 kids. But I think we are ready for winter. We only need to buy a few things.
You folks are nothing short of AMAZING! I DON'T understand why you don't have WELL over a million subscribers! I don't know of ANY other homesteaders as completely self sufficient as y'all! God bless you and your family and thank you for the teaching and for sharing your vast amounts of knowledge and wisdom!
Thanks for putting this into words. I had been trying to do things this way but didn't know why, just something was telling me to do it this way.
Live y'all. Blessings, julie
So my husband and I live in an apartment. We started gardening this year with some success (still have a very long way to go and lots to learn haha), we’ve been fermenting, baking our own bread, home milling, making our own remedies etc. Just really trying to do as much in a small space as we can for self-sufficiency. Could you recommend some resources or video if yours to prepare for power outages or weather disturbances? We don’t have a wood stove or fireplace or anything like that to really provide heat or cooking source outside of our electric stove. So I want to be as prepared as we can. Do you have any suggestions?
Love this! We are in the process of setting up our homestead. My husband and I have drawn multiple plans for our farm and edited them. Trying to plan long term is tough but makes sense. Thanks for the tips!
How rural are you? No clothes exchange online type thing? Too bad sometimes even a neighbors stuff seems more "new" than a siblings.
I sympathize, Carolyn! I'm working on the clothing switch while watching this video!! 😅
I would love to see how Josh cares for his orchards. Do you spray your apple and pear trees? Do you fertilize? we have tried organic apple spray routine and didn't have much luck
Lordy…10 kids. Hats off guys. Thats gotta b crazy
Our zones 1/2 contain herbs/medicinal plants, flowers, green house, raised beds, asparagus, chickens / chicken house (patio, generator, fuel, swimming pool – came with the house on the golf course–Our zone 3/4/5 contain grape vines on the fence, fruit trees, berries, compost, other trees ( sassafras, maple, black walnut, winter grapes). We moved from a SE Florida neighborhood to a borough backed up to a mountain (wild animals/ bears and cistern) on a small island in Alaska to a 1.5 acre property on a golf course and highway in Appalachia. Providing food is possible anywhere! As always, your videos are full of great advice! Thank you.
mY mOTHER USED TO BOX RIPEN TOMATOES FOR FREASH WINTER TOMATOES TOO!
When all the disruptions hit in 2020 we were able to go more than a month without going to the grocery store. I was raised to keep food stocked up and my husband was raised to keep fuel and feed stocked. We had a newborn and thanks to cloth diapers and nursing we didn't have to worry about that either. We have increased our preparedness significantly since then.