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VIDEO: IMPORTANT Message From Self Sufficient Me

March 23, 201829

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme 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 Shop for plants on eBay Australia: https://bit.ly/2BPCykb Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to find info on certain subjects) Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SelfSufficie… Twitter: https://twitter.com/SufficientMe Subscribe to my…

VIDEO: 5 Reasons to GROW Your Own Food NOW! Prepping via Gardening

March 17, 2018November 19, 202127

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: Sprouting Jar & Fermenting Kit Review Plus Making an Alfalfa Sandwich

March 10, 201828

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: Homestead TOUR Food Garden Walk Around Fruit Trees Vegetable Growing VLog

February 6, 201828

In this video, I take you on a walk around our self-sufficient property/homestead and show you elements of our food garden and poultry enclosure. Thanks for your ongoing support of my channel 🙂 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 Shop for plants…

VIDEO: Rise of the Food Fermenters | Literal VBlog From Self Sufficient Me

January 13, 201828

This is a literal VBlog taken from my Website about how food fermenting is rising in popularity as people are beginning to understand the importance of inner health, especially in the gut/stomach. Fermenting gear on eBay Australia: https://bit.ly/2CWDNLF Fermenting gear on Amazon USA: https://bit.ly/2DchuoI Fermenting gear on Amazon UK: https://bit.ly/2CUFl8R Online Australian retailer mentioned in…

VIDEO: Optimistic Excited Apprehensive Resilient for the Self Sufficient Year Ahead

January 4, 201828

Feel free to watch the whole video or skip forward to the following discussion topics… 1:14 – Optimism: I start by showing our corn crop and chat about why I’m feeling optimistic for the new year and why we (gardeners/self-sufficient people are often optimists) & so we should be. Show climbing spinach and Jerusalem artichokes.…

VIDEO: Self Sufficiency is NOT Just Gardening its a Lifestyle

December 10, 201725

This video is about explaining self-sufficiency and how it relates to this channel and also me… I respond to a comment that questions why I don’t just do gardening videos and I explain the reasons for why the channel content is how it is. Cheers 🙂 Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from…

VIDEO: Failure Often Leads to Success Avocado & Dragon Fruit Example

December 4, 201728

We love to share our success stories but often we neglect to detail the important failures along the way that has helped shape the overall achievement/s. 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 Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to…

VIDEO: They Didn't COME UP! Corn Replanting Seedlings

November 19, 201728

When my corn or other crops fail to germinate I usually transplant and that’s why I always oversow seed! If the extra plants are not required then I can simply thin them out but if some seed fails to germinate I can always fill the gaps with the extras. Cheers 🙂 P.S Thank you for…

VIDEO: Diversity Unusual & Rare Food Plants Mixed with Ornamentals

November 9, 201726

I like collecting rare and unusual food plants but I don’t just do it as a hobby rather it’s a way to diversify and strengthen the environment around our home so that there’s always something to eat. I start this video off in the vegetable garden planting corn and then we move onto fruiting trees…

VIDEO: 5 Top Tips How to Grow a Ton of Dwarf Beans in a Small Raised Garden Bed or Container

October 28, 201726

In this video, I give my five top tips on how to grow dwarf beans in containers or raised garden beds. Dwarf beans, bush beans, french beans or whatever small varieties of beans you want to grow can all be done using the method explained in the video. Thanks for watching and also thanks for…

VIDEO: OPERATION Fruit Tree Rescue (with my Bluetooth Earmuffs) lol…

October 19, 201728

Our fruit trees were crushed under a large fallen branch from a huge fig and my mission was to remove the debris and save the fruit trees – I named it “Operation Fruit Tree Rescue…” Bluetooth earmuffs I use are sold on eBay Australia: http://bit.ly/2gkyaNE I also recommend the rechargeable battery: https://bit.ly/2gnzY8l For my USA…

VIDEO: Fruit Trees Crushed by HUGE Ornamental Fig – Love Chair & Scooter Survives!

October 14, 201728

On the back of my previous video about Ornamentals for the Food Gardener https://youtu.be/lFUAmXD5ons it’s kind of ironic that I make this one next due to an ornamental tree dropping a huge branch and crashing down flattening several of our beloved fruit trees 🙁 Amazon Gardening: https://bit.ly/2xB63Ef Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my…

VIDEO: Ornamental Plants for the Food Gardener – Why Grow them & What to Look for

October 12, 201726

This video shows how growing ornamental plants in the garden can be beneficial for food crops by firstly outlining how they can be good and also the characteristics one should look for when choosing ornamentals for their property. Amazon Gardening: https://bit.ly/2xB63Ef Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://bit.ly/2zxrwPA Blog:…

VIDEO: Two DIFFERENT Tomato Fruit on SAME Plant!

October 7, 201728

This is a really interesting find – a tomato plant that is producing two different types/shaped fruit! One fruit looks similar to an oxheart variety and the other is pleated like a beefsteak. Amazon Gardening: https://bit.ly/2xB63Ef Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://bit.ly/2zxrwPA Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar…

VIDEO: Bad Dog Scooter Native Wildlife Adventure Time

October 2, 201729

This video details one of the wildlife adventures our dog Scooter recently went on when I found him down the back excitedly harassing a native Australian animal – not very happy! Thanks for your support! Amazon Gardening: https://bit.ly/2xB63Ef Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to find info on certain subjects) Forum: http://www.selfsufficientculture.com…

VIDEO: Skylight project

September 25, 20175

Replaced a skylight this week. Building methods are a bit different than I know but got it worked out. Saved a bunch of money doing it myself.

VIDEO: September Garden Update

September 25, 201714

Garden update for the month of September!

VIDEO: Snake & Dragons Plus Chipping & Feeding Quail Chickens Ducks

September 24, 201728

Another busy week and one of the signs that spring is here is our first encounter with a snake this season! Also, we chat about mulberry growing, chipping, pruning fruit trees and more. Buy dragon fruit on Amazon: https://bit.ly/2h9HYK8 Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to find info on certain subjects) Forum:…

VIDEO: 5 Tips How to grow a ton of dragon fruit

September 17, 2017November 19, 202124

This video is all about how to grow a lot of dragon fruit (pitaya) in just one container. This method is what I call the hang or grow down method where the plant is placed upon a stand or in my case a stump and left to drape down instead of being trained up a…

VIDEO: Asparagus Citrus Tomatoes Eggplant Cucumber Beans Pruning Duck

September 8, 20170

It’s all happening here on our lifestyle acreage homestead property! In this video, I show you guys a bunch of stuff that’s been going on such as growing tomatoes, eggplant, asparagus, the citrus orchard flowering, pruning, zucchini, and even ducks sitting on her nest of eggs. Lots to get through and plenty of action to…

VIDEO: Asparagus Citrus Tomatoes Eggplant Cucumber Beans Pruning Duck

September 8, 201728

It’s all happening here on our lifestyle acreage homestead property! In this video, I show you guys a bunch of stuff that’s been going on such as growing tomatoes, eggplant, asparagus, the citrus orchard flowering, pruning, zucchini, and even ducks sitting on her nest of eggs. Lots to get through and plenty of action to…

VIDEO: HOMESTEADING RANT: MOVING TOO FAR FROM THE CITY

September 5, 20170

We like to have discussions about homesteading, and this rant video deals with one frequent issue for new homesteaders, buying land too far from work because its all you can afford and the consequences of that decision.

VIDEO: Post vacation garden walk through

September 2, 20174

Got back from Vacation yesterday evening. Spent a week in Mallorca Spain. Now to see what has happened with the garden in my absence.

VIDEO: How to Espalier a Tomato Plant Using Mini Trellis Made From Reo Mesh

August 31, 201724

This video shows how I typically espalier single tomato plants that have self-seeded in the garden by making a simple mini trellis from reo mesh and a star picket. Thank you for your ongoing support! Tomato trellis and cages on Amazon: https://bit.ly/2eGvdXc Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my website to find info on…

VIDEO: THE FUTURE OF HOMESTEADING

August 26, 20170

There are 7 billion people in the world, not everyone can live on an off grid large land homestead. Instead, Ian and Serina offer some ideas on how urban homesteading can provide the answer to creating more livable and sustainable cities. Join us as we talk about some of our ideas on why you should…

VIDEO: Pot belly okra and bit more

August 21, 20175

Just a little of whats going on. Shots of a little of what we have harvested so far. Eaten loads more.

VIDEO: Vegetable Garden Dinner Idea – Eggplant Antipasto Preserve How to Recipe

August 20, 2017November 19, 202126

Here’s a backyard fresh dinner idea using eggplant (Aubergine) as a side antipasto style. This is very easy to do, it tastes great, and is a top way to preserve an excess of eggplant grown in the backyard vegetable garden. Thank you for your ongoing support! I really mean it! 🙂 Amazon Garden shop online:…

VIDEO: 5 Vegetables that are too EASY to GROW in the Garden

August 16, 201727

These are my five top vegetables that I believe are just too easy to grow! Great for beginners who ask the question, what should I grow in my vegetable garden? Amazon Garden shop online: https://bit.ly/2uOBOEW Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://bit.ly/2zxrwPA Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on…

VIDEO: Fermenting or Pickling Zucchini in My Outdoor Kitchen – How to

August 10, 201727

Here’s how I lacto ferment or pickle zucchini all home grown organically and demonstrated in our outdoor makeshift kitchen. Thank you for watching and supporting my vids! 🙂 Pickle pipes on Amazon: https://bit.ly/2uraoVG Weck jars on Amazon: https://bit.ly/2urnVfK My article on Pickle Pipes (includes where to buy in Oz and UK): http://bit.ly/2urok1K Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use…