The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Scott Hebert of Flavorful Farms was so generous and allowed us to come and pick his brain about being a professional farmer, and we want to share it with you. Join us for a farm tour of his 1/4 acre farm. And don’t forget to check out Scott’s channel https://www.youtube.com/c/scotthebert604
We are getting firewood for the winter. We didn’t have time to get firewood and season it ourselves, so this year we are buying firewood from someone local. We are buying 3 cords for the winter. Ian’s in charge of picking it up, and Serina is in charge of stacking firewood. We are excited for…
It’s quince season again, and I have baskets and baskets of the stuff. Last year I experimented with some new recipes, which I really enjoyed. But this year, I’m starting to process my quince with one of my favorite ways to enjoy it – homemade quince syrup! It’s a great way to enjoy the quince…
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My dad came by to help out Ian. We are framing the new wall, and Ian wasn’t completely sure how to sandwich it into an already built roof and floor. The answer we learn is just do it, lol. The kids come out and help nail the walls into place, and I annoy Ian with…
I can’t promise you will learn much FROM Ian, but you can learn chain link fencing with Ian, lol. Stick around to the end to get all his HOT TIPS. Hope you enjoy this fencing vlog! __________ Subscribe and JOIN OUR JOURNEY! https://www.youtube.com/c/YouCantEatTheGrass?sub_confirmation=1. __________ SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/you.cant.eat.the.grass/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/you.cant.eat.the.grass/ Google+ | https://plus.google.com/u/0/+YouCantEatTheGrass…
We have to get our new trees into the ground, so today we are planting the backyard orchard. The plan with the trees is to continue them along the fence line with our orchardist neighbours to match the current trees on the property. Being beside a cherry orchard means our property is exposed to a…
In this episode we sow our fall plantings of garlic for next year’s harvest. This year I’m changing things up a bit. In years past I have always sown my garlic traditionally in a soil garden bed. This year I am using the amazing power of straw gardening so we can compare results and see…
Ian called and let me know he is bringing home a surprise for the new farm! It is a cool and windy day, so the kids and Serina are excited to see what it is. Join us for a slow day on the farm, in this family vlog. And get excited about all the fruit…
Are we getting wood chips? Look at those piles! Lots of people struggle with the back to eden gardening technique and we feel they are missing one important component – time! So today we are revealing the secret, and talking about our wood chips plan. __________ Subscribe and JOIN OUR JOURNEY! https://www.youtube.com/c/YouCantEatTheGrass?sub_confirmation=1. __________ SOCIAL MEDIA…
We need to put in a chain link fence to keep the kids in a safe yard space away from the dangerous shop and future farm area. We are doing something a little different with this fence, because it is also going to function as a grape trellis. But I make a few design changes,…
This is a complete Earthway Seeder Review, covering everything from unboxing, assembly, using the seeder, and how well it seeded in the later germination that I show. I discuss my initial impressions on this seeder completely unbiased and tell you the good and the bad. This was my first time using a seeder, and overall…
We are nearing the completion of Step 1 – pouring the concrete floor. This job was way outside our skill set, so we brought in the professionals, to give us a nice clean fancy smooth shop floor. While we wait, we are working on getting the freshly weeded garden ready for planting a fall garden.…
After spending 2 months of moving stuff and plants, and cleaning and fixing our old home, we are more then ready to be done with selling it. Money is tight owning both homes, and the faster everything sells and gets cleared up, the quicker we can get to mortgage free, saving us money. After being…
The rush is on because we have a crew coming in tomorrow to pour our new concrete floor in our barn reno. Ian is so tired, and is ready for a break, but he has to jackhammer all night to get the old footings out in time. Once it’s done he can get a bit…
We are pouring the concrete footings for the exterior wall of our barn reno today. 100 bags of concrete later and we have footings! It is busy, and we have a tight timeline with the concrete company coming on Monday. But we are making progress. Plus, check out how good the garden looks all weeded.
I haven’t weeded my garden at all this summer, and now I have a big mess on my hands. So before I tackle removing 2 months of weeds cleared, I bought myself some fancy new tools. And I think they might be the best hoe ever. I purchased my hoe at Lee Valley Tools, but…
In this episode we check to see how well our potatoes did in our used straw garden. The results were a bit surprising to say the least. Check it out! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up for Ebates…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Autumn brings us an abundance of juicy apples – but what to do with them all? Many varieties can be stored to enjoy over winter, while all apples may be processed into truly tasty treats. In this short video we show you how to store apples safely…
It’s time to start the big job, and the biggest job that we have at the new farm is to finish up our barn. The old owners had started to convert half of it into a living space, but there is still lots of work to get done. The siding had started to get ripped…
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Full disclosure: the seller told Ian that the tractor had hydrolic leaks, but Ian was excited about all the time he could save by not going and looking at the tractor because the seller would drop it off. I invite you to join me in not feeling sorry for Ian, because you should never buy…
There isn’t many things wrong with our new house, but our steps to the kitchen are rotten, and need to be replaced right away for our insurance. So my dad is over today, helping us replace our rotten steps. But of course, nothing is ever easy, so we hit some hiccups along the way. We…
In this video, I show you how I clean out two summer raised garden beds and completely replant them all within about a half hour using Lasagna Gardening and No Till farming methods.
In this episode we take a look at the straw bale gardens and containers as we slide into late summer and prepare for fall. All-in-all everything looks pretty good and the harvest is steady. Kick back, relax and take a stroll through the Brew City Garden. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/…
We have 3 full sized apricot trees that are loaded with fruit. These monsters must produce 1000’s of lbs yearly. So today we are harvesting apricots and have a huge haul for preserving in the freezer. Join Serina, Lia and Sam as we pick some of the tree, pit the apricots, and try out a…
There was no way that we were leaving our monster rhubarb behind at the old house, but finding a way to transplant it was easier said than done. This ended up being our craziest transplant yet This rhubarb plant is over 20 years old, and this is the second time that we have transplanted. It…
What happened to all my flowers in the new flower garden?! I thought everything was going to be okay, but it looks like my garden is completely dead. And even worse, we have a bunch of plants that have been waiting overnight to get planted, and now I don’t know if they will survive. Join…
The transplanting continues, and Serina and Ian take some time to investigate how well the plants have been adjusting so far. A lot of plants look dead from the less then friendly way we have been transplanting our plants, but there is hope! Things will bounce back, and hopefully, we will have a lush garden…
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