The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Arranging flowers seems easy, till you go to do it and realize that what you have made just doesn’t have the look you were imagining. There are so many reasons this could have gone wrong, perhaps you are missing a critical element such as filler flowers, or you cut the stems too short leaving yourself…
Our big goal for our first year farming was to reach 10k in sales so we would be eligible for farm status. We thought that it would take till the fall, but this Sunday we hit our number. Join us to celebrate, and get an update on how our first year farming is going. __________…
Farmers markets are competitive, and it can be hard to be the new person trying to establish yourself, but follow these 5 tips to get a strong start, or to re-evaluate your current effort at the market. You may even realize that other vendors are not putting in much effort towards the retail side of…
__ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS feel that every small change can make a big difference to the world we live in. Every garden planted leads to a better future. We hope to inspire and motivate others to make positive changes in their lives…
Come hang out and get our latest gossip. __________ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __________ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS feel that every small change can make a big difference to the world we live in. Every garden planted leads to a better future. We hope to inspire and motivate…
Its summer time and the farm is doing great. We love to show it off so check out this tour as we show you whats going on in all the different areas of the farm, from the flowers to the veggies to the greenhouse. Also Bo is caught on film doing the super bad thing…
In this most awesome Battle of the Sexes, we attempt to finally answer the age old question “who pick garlic better?”. You have to watch to the end to find out if you are on the winning side, or if you are one of the losers. There are so many massive garlics plucked from their…
We have been growing so much stuff on the farm that we can’t keep up. Come and join us for a chat. __________ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __________ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS feel that every small change can make a big difference to the world we live in.…
Ever had a week where it feels like you get nothing done. That was me, this week. Every time I tried to do something more complicated then cleaning the house, I ran into problems I couldnt easily fix. Once Thursday hits its all hands on deck for our Friday market, so by the end of…
Our garlic scapes are ready, so let us quickly share with you how to harvest garlic scapes, and the reasons that we love them so much. Quick tips! __ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS feel that every small change can make a big difference…
Come and join us as we pick strawberries out of our organic strawberry parch. The strawberries are going crazy, and we hope you enjoy this soothing strawberry patch harvest. __ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS feel that every small change can make a big…
We have a lot of less then perfect strawberries around our house during strawberry season, and this recipe is one of our favorite way to use them up. This healthy strawberry milkshake recipe tastes exactly like a milkshake but without all the extra stuff that comes along with ice cream. Fast, easy and kid friendly,…
The garden is going crazy. We have had lots of nice hot weather this spring, and the garden really like it, you could even say the garden has exploded. So join us on this June garden tour and check out how the veggie gardens, flowers, and farm are doing. __ Check out out new channel:…
Serina started too many tomatoes, so Ian had to build a 3rd greenhouse. Join us as we set it up and plant it full of tomatoes, peppers and eggplants. We can’t wait till it fills in. This is a caterpillar tunnel kit from Farmers Friend that we picked up used. __ Check out out new…
We finally made it, all the work and build up to our first farmers market. Okay, it isn’t actually that big a deal for us, because its only the first of many farmers markets to come, not the end of the journey. Still though, it was a fun experience and we learned about our customers…
Ian has been building me a new greenhouse. Come and check it out and join us for a live tour of the farm and veggie garden. Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __________ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS feel that every small change can make a big difference to the world…
There is only a week left to go till our first market, this Friday. Are we ready? Come and check out how the farm is doing. What projects we have been up to. And Serina is sick? Oh no… __ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE…
It’s crunch time! And everything is chaos. We have 2 weeks till our first farmers market, and we are not as organized as we hoped to be. Lots has been getting done, but we still have some major infrastructure that we need to complete this year. Ian thinks we will only have radishes. Serina thinks…
It is the May long weekend here, in Kelowna, Brititsh Columbia, Canada, and the perfect time to give you the complete spring garden tour of our zone 5 gardens and farm. Ian and Serina tour you around our entire property, and give you all the updates of what we have been growing and planning for…
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It was a job bigger then I guessed, but I’m officially finished potting up my 1800 tomato babies into their paper pots. Come celebrate with us, and join us for a live chat. __________ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __________ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS feel that every small change…
It’s 6 weeks till our first farmers market, and we still have so much to get done. We have been busy for the last 2 months trying to get everything ready, but we still have lots of infrastructure to build, like a walk in cooler and a washing station. We are making some progress though;…
The weather is beautiful. Flowers are starting to bloom. Trees are getting an early haze of green. And it’s 6 weeks till our first farmers market. We are still crazy busy and struggling to find any extra time. But nothing is better then spending all dy in the garden, so we can’t complain too much.…
We are busy in the garden, working away on getting the farm ready, while the children play in the yard. The Okanagan is always a beautiful place, but it was feeling extra pastoral this spring afternoon on the family farm. __ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT…
So, it’s been a really really long time since we made a video. We aren’t dead. And we haven’t given up on YouTube, but as some of you warned us, farming is hard. We have a million tiny tasks to get ready for the beginning of our farming season, and it just hasn’t left very…
The apple cider vinegar is finished and nicely sour, so it is time to empty out our continous brew crock and refill it up with some more rot pot juice. Come and chat fermenting and farming updates, as well as any gardening questions you have. __________ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __________ Ian and…
Check out Goldshaw Farms new podcast, and the episode that I was on https://goldshawfarm.podbean.com/e/you-cant-eat-the-grass-but-you-can-start-a-farm/ __________ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __________ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS feel that every small change can make a big difference to the world we live in. Every garden planted leads to a better future.…
Well, we aren’t quite sure what we are going to talk about today, but come and join us for a chat anyways! We have some garden updates, and I’m also stressing about getting the farm planted in time. __________ Check out out new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVPazS0vD2STPc3yitbegA?&ab_channel=YouCan%27tEatTheGrass __________ Ian and Serina of YOU CANT EAT THE GRASS…
This workshop covers fundamentals of permaculture design for people developing self-sufficiency with the land. We will cover zones, useful plants, and water, among many other principles of permaculture. This workshop will help you develop a design plan for your own homestead in harmony with the land and natural elements surrounding you.
We have finished the greenhouse that we started in the middle of winter. The race was on to get this DIY custom poly tunnel completed before the seedlings outgrew their indoor space. Serina and Ian work together to stretch the greenhouse plastic on tight, and in the end, the greenhouse is perfect. Now we just…
