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We are harvesting from the garden and wow… It was a huge haul. Fall is the best of both seasons. You get spring, and summer in one short season called fall. We do more than, JUST, YouTube! Check more MIgardener below: Start growing! Visit our online store for .99 cent heirloom seeds, custom blend fertilizers…
We did it, For the first time ever we finally grew a watermelon from seed and it was a huge. It is so outstanding what a small seed can produce. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
NEW! Consider supporting our channel on Patreon, to help us create more frequent videos. https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality By now it should come as no surprise that WE LOVE GARLIC. It’s easy to grow, it’s easy to prepare, and it’s easy to preserve. But if only there was an easier way to peel it… Well, now there is!…
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NEW! Consider supporting our channel on Patreon, to help us create more frequent videos. https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality — If you’ve been following our channel for a while now, then you’ll probably agree that we talk a lot about planting, growing, harvesting, and curing garlic. But one thing we’ve never talked about, is how we actually USE the…
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…
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…
Help support our channel: https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality After a long and difficult summer, we’re finally ready to give some garden updates. So let’s start off with the changes we’ve been making to our garlic beds, by flipping sod.
Help support our channel: https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality The weather is getting cooler, and we just harvested a pile of squash. So lets make some fresh Butternut Squash Soup!
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…
Help support our channel: https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality The results (and lessons learned) from our first attempt at companion planting carrots, radishes, and onions using a first-year Ruth Stout Garden. The Ruth Stout Method of Permaculture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfi-n0Oq38E Companion Planting Carrots, Radishes and Onions in a Ruth Stout (HAY-ONLY) Garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMkn5b0jHhE Garden Update: Companion Planting Carrots, Radishes and Onions…
Follow our garlic plants all the way from planting using the Ruth Stout method (hay mulch, no diging or tilling), to harvesting, and drying.
I have been blessed with more grapes than you can shake a stick at! It’s time to can because I can! Here is how I make this beautiful grape juice! Anyone can do it! Thank you for all the love and support! xo Like, Sub, Comment & Share! Ball Complete Guide to Home Preserving: http://amzn.to/2wqIbm1…
We were out in our garden, “hilling” our potato plants with mulch, when we discovered something pretty cool… POTATO FRUIT! Did you know that regular old potato plats sprout little green tomato-looking fruit? Check it out!
Earlier this spring, we companion planted a whole bunch of radishes, carrots, and onions in a former lawn which we covered with hay. A little over a month later, the experiment seem to be successful! (So far, at least)
Our permaculture garden maintained itself quite well during our week-long absence. However, our Broccoli that was ready for harvest when we left, had fully bolted and gone to seed by the time we returned. But all is not lost, this gives us a perfect opportunity to talk about plant life-cycles and self-seeding crops.
ENOUGH is ENOUGH! Ha Ha! 😉 I hope you laughed because I certainly do. It’s time to end all the nonsense and come together! Let’s all laugh, live, and share and really be the homesteading community we CLAIM to be! I can only personally speak for myself and wish ALL of you the best on…
Broccoli Rabe is easy to grow, quick to prepare, and absolutely delicious! This is our first harvest of the year, and so we chose a simple recipe that would allow us to taste the natural flavour. Slightly bitter, a little bit earthy, and 100% natural. Recipe: – Fresh Broccoli Rabe (1 – 2 bunches) -…
What an honor it is to be part of The Great American Farm tour with Abundant Permaculture and The Rhodes Family! We had so much fun and the kids are as sweet as you can imagine! We certainly enjoyed our time together on our Tennessee Mountain Top Farmstead and are so excited to have made…
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…
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…
Though Hugelkultur is a very low maintenance method of permaculture gardening, there are a few things you have to do throughout the year. So right now, as autumn draws to an end, it’s about time we prepared our garden for the winter, using a simple technique called: Chop and Drop!
We were a little late to harvest our corn, but we were able to salvage enough to cook. But instead of peeling the husks and dropping them in a pot of boiling water, we decided to show you our favorite method of cooking corn on the cob… IN THE CAMPFIRE!
We’re finally settling in to our new cabin, and have begun homesteading! One of our first priorities this spring was to construct a vegetable garden. Hoping to work in harmony with nature, we decided to delve into the world of Permaculture, and built our very first Hugelkultur mound! So what’s Hugelkultur? Well, we’ll show you!…
It may be an abnormally warm winter so far, but when we discovered that our dashboard heater was no longer blowing, it quickly became a priority. In this video, Derrick troubleshoots the problem, and eventually makes the necessary repair.
Part 25 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. After leaving Deer Lake, we ended up having some engine trouble. Plus, we continued to see road side gardens and wood piles. We even got up close and personal with a huge moose, and finally made it to the St. John’s Walmart for…
This is the first installment of our video series, “The Homesteaders Guide to Chickens”. Today, we just cover the basics for those thinking about getting started with chicken keeping, discussing things such as housing, choosing between laying hens or chicks, and how many chickens you need. Later, we’ll be going over topics such as breeds,…
Today we look at the meaning of sustainability, where we are as a culture, and what sustainble means to most people. Of course this is a broad topic, and should be followed up in much more depth, but this scratches the surface as to what I believe, and what I think needs to be done…
Preserving the harvest of beans. Learn how to Can Beans- 00:46 Pickle Beans- 14:39 and Freeze Beans 23:56 Three simple and attainable food preservation techniques to be more self sustainable. Click time start or watch full episode. Give them a try! Thumbs of for preserving your harvest! Canning Beans- 00:46 Pickling Beans- 14:39 Freezing Beans…
In order to save your onions for months, the curing and drying process most first take place. In this episode I discuss how to properly cure your onions so they will not rot. Download our Free Tomato E-Book and Blog Posts @ http://www.MIgardener.com Check our gardening community @ Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener View our daily gardening tips…
