November 1, 2024

Category: Roots and Refuge Farm

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A big family on a small farm in Central Arkansas.

P.O. Box 850
Vilonia, AR 72173

Location: United States

Roots and Refuge Farm

VIDEO: Turdilizer (and Happy Anniversary to us!) | VLOG

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Deep South Homestead’s Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DeepSouthHomestead?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=485908438#shop-info-banner Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our…

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VIDEO: Full Garden Tour Week 1 | 2020 | Overview of ALL Gardens

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Welcome back to my garden! We are homesteading in Central Arkansas, Zone 7B and will be conducting weekly garden tours to share progress from now until late fall! Greenstalk Planter: This is an affiliate link, use the code ROOTS10 to receive $10 off: http://lddy.no/6xhd Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com…

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VIDEO: Prepare and Plant my IN-GROUND Garden with Me! | VLOG

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…

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VIDEO: ANOTHER Bee Swarm?! And ANOTHER Garden!? | VLOG

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Our Beekeeper friends that know their stuff: The Honeystead: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB2BKzY2HgpTEgYeba78KHA VW Family Farms: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vw+family+farm Sweet Potato Videos: Deep South Homestead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_YZ2OGEY-s&t=207s Self Sufficient Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2x17TwQ-is Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To…

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VIDEO: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS | Goat Kidding/New Baby on the Farm

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Pesky’s kidding video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0qqkIYnW6M Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon…

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VIDEO: Why These Cottage Garden Plants are SPECIAL (and a door to make chicken keeping easier) | VLOG

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Our automatic door came from Omlet: https://www.omlet.us/?aid=ZVZUKLMF Coupon code ROOTS This Coupon will work for the US, UK, Australia, and Ireland Omlet Websites! Our favorite garden ninja Hori Hori tool: https://amzn.to/3brTN9M Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel…

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VIDEO: Thats a LOT of Garden! The HighTunnel Project BEGINS | VLOG

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We are putting up a hightunnel kit from Growers Solutions: https://www.growerssolution.com/page/GS/CTGY/highsidekit The More You Grow video about food security: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WlbFIBSpPQ&t=949s Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO…

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VIDEO: Full Greenhouse Tour | Spring Garden Started Plants

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Today I’m sharing what’s growing in my greenhouse. We garden naturally in Central Arkansas, zone 7b. Greenhouse Timelapse and tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LpSlmvnLf4&t=340s Step by step greenhouse build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Ojnoz54uk&t=1761s Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us:…

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VIDEO: Loss on the Farm | I hate making this vlog.

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Greenstalk Planter: This is an affiliate link, use the code ROOTS10 to receive $10 off: http://lddy.no/6xhd Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR…

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VIDEO: Planted Too Soon? | Protecting the Garden from FROST

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…

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VIDEO: Hurry! The Sun is Shining! | VLOG

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Our Egg Skelter: https://amzn.to/2K34XFS Whole Food Cooking Everyday cookbook: https://amzn.to/2V4OUNZ Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent…

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VIDEO: Finishing the Garden Irrigation System ( GAME CHANGER )

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…

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VIDEO: Take my evening farm walk with me. | VLOG

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…

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VIDEO: The BEST Way to Trellis a Lot of Tomatoes (and other things) | VERTICAL GARDENING

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Today I’m showing you how we put up our trellis walls made of cattle panels. Mentioned videos: Arched Trellis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXOX1nzCnaQ How to plant tomatoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLEGZH4sPz4&t=11s Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To…

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VIDEO: Choosing Flowers and the Grocery Dress | Bonus VLOG

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Rise and Shine t-shirt designed by my brother Drew Wilson: https://www.b-unlimited.com/collections/alliance-collection/products/roots-and-refuge-alliance-collection-t-shirt Shop at Thred Up! Use this link and get $10 off: http://www.thredup.com/r/A4GCXQ Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us…

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VIDEO: Cook with me! Tips and tricks in cooking this basic, staple meal (Bean soup)

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…

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VIDEO: First Time Gardener, I'm PROUD of you! | VLOG

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Follow our friends The Family Flips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvKoNaWxOwhAHpC1tw-Odg Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house…

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VIDEO: I'm out of space (And I'm starting Microgreens) | VLOG

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Bootstrap Farmer microgreen trays: https://shrsl.com/27983 Bootstrap Farmer bottom trays: https://shrsl.com/26zqh Hoss Seeds: https://shrsl.com/26zq1 Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have…

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VIDEO: Planting the Cottage Garden (And a NEW ANIMAL's Perfect NAME) | VLOG

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…

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VIDEO: Rise and Shine and Plant a Garden | A gardener's response to troubled times

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https://www.b-unlimited.com/collections/alliance-collection/products/roots-and-refuge-alliance-collection-t-shirt Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________…

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VIDEO: The tragic ignorance of treats (And the power of a list) | VLOG

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The board games mentioned in this video: Settlers of Catan (This is what my older boys were playing. It is currently sold out on Amazon): https://www.target.com/p/settlers-of-catan-board-game/-/A-10979101 Settlers of Catan Junior (young elementary age): https://amzn.to/2Unt7kf Frankies Food Truck board game: https://amzn.to/2Jhf75e Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do…

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VIDEO: How to PLANT & GROW with Cattle Panel Arched Trellises | Vertical Gardening Help

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Today I’m answering some questions about gardening vertically on arched cattle panel trellises. How to Build an Arched Trellis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXOX1nzCnaQ&t=570s The Citystead video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBMxUNZgc80&feature=youtu.be Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop…

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VIDEO: Sharing refuge (and planting the potato garden) | VLOG

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Bootstrap Farmer Landscape Fabric: https://shrsl.com/26jzh Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our…

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VIDEO: The Importance of Seed Saving | HOW TO Save Seeds for New Gardeners

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Homesteaders of America HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN FOOD Series Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9NkdcT-FPc My old seed saving video that SHOWS a lot of the methods hands on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ipi14eLVfc&t=1455s Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us:…

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VIDEO: Milking First Freshener TINY GOATS | Home Dairy | VLOG

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…

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VIDEO: Fast-Growing Food Options | Growing food to feed your family

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Here are the videos mentioned in this video: Mike Dickson- The Fit Farmer – How to Grow Microgreens- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSlx5VqMUdg&t=349s Growing lettuce in soil bags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IXn2t8GLh0&t=10s Growing in a kiddie pool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxnPK4ZsFK0&t=114s At the time of posting, Hoss Tools is still shipping seeds: https://shrsl.com/26cla and Murray Mcmurray is still shipping birds: https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our…

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VIDEO: Did I Panic Buy a HERD OF TINY GOATS? | VLOG

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…

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VIDEO: This cottage garden is changing FAST | VLOG

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…

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VIDEO: That's Not the Shepherd | DEVOTIONAL

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Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music is by our friend Daniel Smith https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 To have a gift sent to our house from our Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/SFA0IZHZRCOZ?ref_=wl_share ______________________________________________________ Want…