VIDEO: Planting White Kennebec Potatoes
We are planting some White Kennebec Potatoes. We have one area in our garden that is dry enough to plant. We will plant more as the garden dries out.
Tag: homesteading
VIDEO: 5 Reasons to GROW Your Own Food NOW! Prepping via Gardening
This video outlines my five most important reasons why I believe you should grow your own food and are my main motivating factors for being as self-sufficient as possible on our small acreage homestead. Homesteading, food gardening, and to some extent prepping is something we should all be considering. Thanks for watching! 🙂 Help support…
VIDEO: Where Should You Start?!
I often get the question where do I start? If you don’t know where to start, maybe this will help. There isn’t anything that doesnt matter, especially when it comes to gardening. Don’t think your spot is to small or your mark is insignificant. I’m not saying go to work, I’m saying lets go to…
VIDEO: February Garden Update
Just a quick update about what we have growing in our garden in late February!
VIDEO: Woodchip is NOT BAD to Mulch Your Fruit Trees Vegetable Patch or Garden
Is woodchip mulch good or bad for fruit trees and vegetable gardens? This video gives my opinion and awesome growing results through the use of woodchip mulch for more than a decade on our acreage property. Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for plants: https://bit.ly/2yRFNGQ…
VIDEO: REBATCHING FAILED SOAP | French Milling, Floating Soap
I have a batch of bad soap that I need to fix, so I am grating it up, adding liquid, and cooking it down. Then I will be whipping it to create a finished soap that floats! Come hang out and chat soap making with me, and get a bit of an update on the…
VIDEO: Making Bio Char on the Farm
On February 24th, Organic Growers School offered a Homestead Tour at the Full Circle Farm with Leon Birstein. He showed us how to make biochar at home. Please be cautious. Fire can be dangerous. Take all precautions. And do not burn on fire-ban or dry days. Thanks to Lyzeth Rojas for the video!
VIDEO: Quail Leg Rings What Size Band Plus More on Breeding
In this video, I demonstrate what size leg ring for quail I use and also chat more about breeding Coturnix quail and how useful leg rings can be when determining ago or bloodline of the flock. Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon USA for quail…
VIDEO: SEEDY SATURDAY | local Kelowna seed swap
Spring is just around the corner, which means that it is a perfect time to be buying all your seeds. So the annual seed swap is happening again in Kelowna. And despite the fact that the last thing I need is more seeds, I go and check it out. Join me for a quick visit…
VIDEO: Raw Milk is Magic~
Raw Milk is Magic! SEE MORE BELOW! ~ As I have added raw milk back into my life, I am losing weight. Nothing else has changed. No diets. No fads. No hitting the gym. I am simply homesteading and making sure I am consuming my raw milk every day and great things are happening! Be…
VIDEO: Sprouting Jar & Fermenting Kit Review Plus Making an Alfalfa Sandwich
Not just a normal sprouts in a jar video I also trial feeding sprouts to our quail and review a sprout kit plus a fermenting kit from Wholesome Supplies. Wholesome Supplies Website: https://www.wholesomesupplies.com.au/ Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://goo.gl/ygrXwU Shop on Amazon for sprouting kits: https://bit.ly/2oVz9sj Shop for…
VIDEO: Results from our first-year Back to Eden garden: Corn, Beans, and Squash (Three Sisters Method)
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…
VIDEO: PROOF WRANGLERSTAR ISN'T A REAL HOMESTEADER | and neither am I
Here’s my 100% undeniable proof that Wranglerstar isn’t a real homesteader, it’s his video, saying this whole thing is just silly https://youtu.be/k_h5AT–AgM I don’t understand why anyone needs to feel the need to come up with a strict definition about what does and does not qualify as “real homesteading”. But even more than that, I…
VIDEO: Building Up Quail Breeding Stock with Borotto Incubator & DIY Brooder
In this video, I show how I build up my quail breeding stock and give an update on how my new Borotto incubator worked. At the same time, I refurbish our quail brooder and explain some features/improvements. Quail brooder more info vid: https://youtu.be/tE_iFxTUMnw Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop:…
VIDEO: How To Finally Start Your First Garden | Overcoming The Biggest Obstacle
Starting a garden is as simple as, just planting something. But I always hear excuses as to why “it just won’t work.” The biggest obstacle to your long term success as a gardener, or any other goal you hope to achieve, is YOU. Until you can change the way you think, and start finding solutions…
VIDEO: THE PERFECT SOAP!?! | bastile swirled cold process soap
I can’t believe how great this soap turned out! It looks better than I could have hoped. And it has me really excited for what I could do with the next couple batches of soap, as I work my way through more complicated soap recipes. I was pretty confident while making this bastile cold process…
VIDEO: 5 Questions | Why We Do What We Do
We got tagged by Life on Beagle Road to answer 5 questions about our YouTube channel. So Serina and a random guy (just joking, it’s Ian) answer the questions from their point of view. Here are the five questions that we were asked to answer: 5 Questions about Why We Do What We Do: 1.)…
VIDEO: Miss Mia! Please Spay & Neuter!
Time to spay Miss Mia & she did great! SEE MORE BELOW! Be sure to check out… ~ Patara’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user ~ The Great Appalachian Homesteading Conference Info: ~ *TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-appalachian-homesteading-conference-tickets-39735848994 ~ Conference Facebook HERE:goo.gl/bGJuqS _____________________________________________ Books I Love! ~ Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens: http://amzn.to/2Ccqk6a ~ The Chicken Health Handbook: http://amzn.to/2DAfwe1 ~ Storey’s…
VIDEO: $500 WEST COAST SEED UNBOXING
Okay, this is stupidly long, but it’s also $500 worth of seeds, so… Also, don’t forget, the gear icon in the lower right corner of the video player gives you the option to watch me at an increased speed, if you actually want to see everything, but don’t have the time, lol. So what am…
VIDEO: This Has Been a Very Rainy February!
This is a very quick update on what is going on here. It has rained every day for about the last two weeks and is supposed to rain every day for the next two weeks too. We are doing as much in the garden as we can, but it is just a wet boggy mess!
VIDEO: IN THE POT SWIRL | castile cold process soap
I’m out of the basics, and on to more complicated soaping decorating techniques. I do an “‘in the pot” swirl with limited success, but overall I am happy with the looks of this soap. I also learn that castile cold process soap is a pain in the butt when you already struggle with soft soap.…
VIDEO: Save the Pine Needles!
Why you should save your pine needles! SEE MORE BELOW~ Be sure to check out… ~ Patara’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user ~ The Great Appalachian Homesteading Conference Info: ~ *TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-appalachian-homesteading-conference-tickets-39735848994 ~ Conference Facebook HERE:goo.gl/bGJuqS _____________________________________________ Books I Love! ~ Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens: http://amzn.to/2Ccqk6a ~ The Chicken Health Handbook: http://amzn.to/2DAfwe1 ~ Storey’s Guide to…
VIDEO: MY RELATIONSHIP TO FOOD AS A GARDENER | salvaging kale
We got a nice enough day for me to get out and take a closer look at my kale that got damaged by a turn from warm early spring like weather, to -15c overnight temperatures. Our Winterbore kale is very cold hardy, and normally wouldn’t have issues with this weather, but we had some die…
VIDEO: never say THIS on YouTube
Holy clickbait batman! But this is the nitty gritty back-end of every video and every channel. I’m breaking all the customer service rules by showing it, but as I tell you in the video, I’m here on YouTube so I don’t have to follow the customer service rules. There are no refunds here, you can”t…
VIDEO: Valentine's Day and Video Games
Help support our channel: https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality This Valentine’s Day, I’d like to take the opportunity to get just a tiny bit sappy… about Video Games.
VIDEO: GARDENER'S SOAP | learning to layer
This was a shocking success! I didn’t spill soap everywhere, the soap hardened and I was able to cut it, and the layers looked nice and clean. Even the colours turned out nice and bright like I wanted. I’m not quite at beautiful soap yet, but with my fifth batch finished I’m at least not…
VIDEO: Planting Candy Onions
We are prepping a bed and planting Candy onions. The soil amendments we used are Blood Meal, Bone Meal, and Black Kow composted cow manure.