June 26, 2024

Tag: back to basics

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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: How to Make Garlic Powder (from fresh garlic)

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NEW! Consider supporting our channel on Patreon, to help us create more frequent videos. https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality After a couple years of planting, growing, harvesting, and curing garlic on this channel, last time we finally showed you one of the ways we actually USE garlic, in the form of garlic salt. But a few of you had…

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VIDEO: Eggs, Rocks, and Embracing January | VLOG | Roots and Refuge

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Here is the rock tumbler we have: https://amzn.to/2S31NY1 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 Smithhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw …………………………………… Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173Greenstalk Planter: This is an affiliate link, use…

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VIDEO: Anticipation | VLOG | Roots and Refuge Farm

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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 Smithhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw …………………………………… Email Us: rootsandrefuge@yahoo.com To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 If you would like to financially support our channel and farm, you can shop through…

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VIDEO: Planting 1500 Garlic Cloves in our new Flipped-Sod Raised Beds

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Help support our channel: https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality Now that we’ve doubled our growing area, it’s time to plant our garlic. Also: Crop rotations, our homemade hole poker thing, lessons learned, etc. Plant Hardiness Zones, Annual Rainfall, and Other Important Information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrAJbE0ZTA8 Instant Raised Garden Beds by Flipping Sod: Expanding our Garlic Patch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tay9Mi7XM4U No Dig Garlic: Planting,…

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VIDEO: Making Music on Our New Instruments | VLOG | Roots and Refuge Farm

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Our family and friends are here for Thanksgiving weekend and Daniel and I got some early gifts. Sit on the back porch with us while we make up songs. Follow our friend Daniel (who makes all the music for our channel) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My…

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VIDEO: Experiment: Mini "Root Cellar" from broken freezer (for storing potatoes)

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UPDATE: Mini Root Cellar Experiment (after 3 months of potato storage) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrlLpaZER7I — Help support our channel: https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality After successfully harvesting 337 lbs of potatoes, we only had one problem: Where to store them?! Since we don’t have a root cellar, I came up with another idea using an old broken chest freezer and some…

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VIDEO: The Things I'd Rather Hide | Trying to Save Our Sick Goat's Life | Roots and Refuge Farm

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Wholesome Roots: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRFL-VU0wM9JZDCulQPDp4g 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 Smithhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvBpcMe9OjXGnjLgPuLGQPw We love happy mail! To drop us a line: PO Box 850 Vilonia, AR 72173 If you would like to financially support our channel and farm, you…

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VIDEO: 337 lbs of Potatoes! NO digging, NO watering, and VERY LITTLE work!

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UPDATE: Here’s how we ended up storing them all: Mini “Root Cellar” from broken freezer (for storing potatoes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evM7taps76s Where We Get FREE Garden Mulch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww34XwhdeZ4 — After our first attempt at growing potatoes last year, it was pretty obvious that we’d need to increase the size of our crop if we’d ever hoped to…

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VIDEO: An Introduction to Canning | Part One | Preserving the Harvest | Roots and Refuge

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Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: 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 You can check out our Amazon Wishlist: http://a.co/3LqNuiu…

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VIDEO: A Family Affair | VLOG | Roots and Refuge Farm

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My favorite days are ones full of family and farm! Today is just a regular day at Roots and Refuge! 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 Mentioned in this video: My friend Lauren who will be…

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VIDEO: This Little Farm Boy Always Steals the Show | VLOG | Roots and Refuge Farm

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It’s just another day on the farm! Come and take a walk around with our homesteading family. Ben sure is keeping me on my toes today. This farm kid is a ham! 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…

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VIDEO: Experiment: Preserving fresh tomatoes in wood ash for up to 6 months?

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Help support our channel: https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality At the end of last season, we decided to test a method of tomato preservation that we discovered in the following article: http://wire.farmradio.fm/en/farmer-stories/2016/11/burundi-farmer-finds-new-technique-for-preserving-tomatoes-15454 The article claims that the tomatoes, packed in wood ash, were preserved for up to six months without any negative effects. This video documents our experiment, as…

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VIDEO: Results from our first-year Back to Eden garden: Corn, Beans, and Squash (Three Sisters Method)

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Help support our channel: https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality The results (and lessons learned) from our first attempt at companion planting corn, bean, and squash (Three Sisters Method) using a first-year Back to Eden garden. The “Back to Eden” Method of Permaculture Gardening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1aJOz3mEHI The Ruth Stout Method of Permaculture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfi-n0Oq38E Companion Planting Carrots, Radishes and Onions in a…

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VIDEO: Results from our NO DIG and NO WATER potato experiment (Ruth Stout Method)

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Last spring, we planted seed potatoes using the Ruth Stout Method. Here are our results (from planting to harvesting) without any digging, fertilizing, watering, or weeding! The Ruth Stout Method of Permaculture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfi-n0Oq38E Planting Potatoes in a Ruth Stout Permaculture Garden (QUICK and EASY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dexx9kKVWeo Did You Know That Potato Plants Have Fruit?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k00q6bhIwfg

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VIDEO: Companion Planting Carrots, Radishes and Onions in a Ruth Stout (HAY-ONLY) Garden

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We continue our Ruth Stout permaculture experiments by companion planting carrots, radishes, and onions. The Ruth Stout Method of Permaculture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfi-n0Oq38E&t=3s Planting Garlic in a Modified Ruth Stout Permaculture Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1TXfeq9wdc&t=34s Winter Ruth Stout Permaculture Update and a Bit of Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-A1gNNjen0&t=1s Spring Garden Update: Hugelkultur, Ruth Stout, and Garlic Sprouts! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t1FCsF-iAI Planting Potatoes…

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VIDEO: The "Back to Eden" Method of Permaculture Gardening

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In our continuing quest to experiment with a multitude of permaculture techniques, this time we decided to construct a Back to Eden style garden bed… and in doing so, also prevented desertification! Back to Eden Film: http://www.backtoedenfilm.com Our past videos… Constructing Our Hugelkultur Vegetable Garden : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7wMao-PxI Planting our Hiugelkultur vegetable garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gm69Cqs-tw Hugelkultur Vegetable…