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Appalachian Mercantile
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 12 พ.ย. 2011
We live on a formerly Amish farm in the Midwest.. Right now, we have chickens, bees. rabbits and quail. Our goal is sustainability. We have 6 adult children and 8 grandchildren. Some of the fondest memories we have as children include farming with our families. We endeavor to create those same memories for our grandchildren and teach them where our food comes from.
Papa Joe blacksmiths, keeps bees and is the rabbit/quail guy. Nana Cynthia is large and in charge of the rest of the animals. She is an avid quilter, with an online quilt shop, gardener, candle maker, soap maker, herbalist and all around explorer. :)
We try to be completely organic and are a registered Monarch Waystation, member of the Pollinator Partnership, member of the National Wildlife Federation and exercise a combination of Back to Eden and permaculture gardening.
We aren't experts by any means. but our ministry is to feed hungry people.
Papa Joe blacksmiths, keeps bees and is the rabbit/quail guy. Nana Cynthia is large and in charge of the rest of the animals. She is an avid quilter, with an online quilt shop, gardener, candle maker, soap maker, herbalist and all around explorer. :)
We try to be completely organic and are a registered Monarch Waystation, member of the Pollinator Partnership, member of the National Wildlife Federation and exercise a combination of Back to Eden and permaculture gardening.
We aren't experts by any means. but our ministry is to feed hungry people.
Did the egg hatch??
The verdict is in! Hubs checked on the egg and we have the results for you. #appalachianmercantile #growyourownfood #almostamish #sustainable
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What our Amish kids did that made me cry!
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I stand by my statement - I live in a Hallmark movie. #appalachianmercantile #AlmostAmish #sustainable #growyourownfood
What are we hatching now??
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This video was done in fun. No eggs were harmed in filming. #appalachianmercantile #sustainable #growyourownfood #AlmostAmish #homesteaders
My Soil is like CONCRETE!
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This farm has so many different kinds of soil - we're taking notes on what we need to have a successful garden in the future. Join me today as I show you what I'm doing in the one area. #appalachianmercantile #growyourownfood #sustainable #gardening #almostamish
Look what happens when you don't mow!
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Spam me with your ideas on how to harvest and prepare - it's going down! #appalachianmercantile #gardening #growyourownfood #sustainable #almostamish
Our Secret Crop
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This is the one crop we haven't shown you yet. It's a collaboration with one of our Amish kids. #appalachianmercantile #growyourownfood #sustainable #almostamish #semioffgrid #gardening
New Additions to the Homestead
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Because we just couldn't help ourselves.... #appalachianmercantile #gardening #sustainable #growyourownfood #almostamish
To till or not to till....
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Hubs loves to till. I do not. I've watched too many videos and studied the effects. But, here we are....in this video I will go over our decision for this small garden in our side yard. HINT: it's full of chickweed! #appalachianmercantile #gardening #sustainable #homesteading #growyourownfood #permaculture
Tour Inside Cluckingham Palace & Misc Garden Info
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We have a lot of the inside done on the new poultry barn. In this video we will show you what we have done and what we have left to do. I'll give you a mini garden tour so you can see what we are doing for some of our plants during this heat spell. #appalachianmercantile #gardening #sustainable #garden #homesteading #growyourownfood #semioffgrid #almostamish #poultrybarn #brassicas
Growing Brussel Sprouts
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A lot of gardeners are intimidated by brussel sprouts. In this video I will give you a couple tips and help you grow bigger brussels. BTW, the chickens, rabbits and turkey loved my goodies from today's video. (Sorry - I forgot to turn the camera sideways.) #appalachianmercantile #gardening #sustainable #homesteading #growyourownfood #almostamish #brusselsprouts #semioffgrid
Quilt Shop Quickie #3
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The quilt shop is going to do a series of quick projects that we will call Quilt Shop Quickies. The third one is a great way to use fabric scraps. For each 4" ball you need: the foam ball, 3-1" strips of fabric (full WOF) and a dollop of glue. Make some to mix and match for different holidays or make them in several sizes. They are kind of addicting! Let us know in the comments if you would lik...
Amish FunFacts and Garden Update
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This video takes you through ALL of the gardens, but we start off with some Fun Facts about the Amish. #appalachianmercantile #sustainable #growyourownfood #semioffgrid #greenliving #almostamish
Amish Barn Raising Finale
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The local Amish told us they were going to put up our poultry barn. :) The barn is 12' x 24'. I couldn't do a constant live video as the Amish do not believe in getting their pics taken/videos. They have been such a blessing to us. In this video, you will see why. They finished their part of it. We'll show you the inside and Hub's plan for finishing. #appalachianmercantile #sustainable #growyou...
Quilt Shop Quickie #2
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The quilt shop is going to do a series of quick projects that we will call Quilt Shop Quickies. The second one is a great way to use fabric scraps and/or jelly rolls. The scrappier the better on this one! Let us know in the comments if you would like to see more videos like this. Shop with us at www.quiltweb.net #appalachianmercantile #quiltshop #quiltshopquickie
Amish Barn Raising Part 2
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The local Amish told us they were going to put up our poultry barn. :) The barn is 12' x 24'. I couldn't do a constant live video as the Amish do not believe in getting their pics taken/videos. They have been such a blessing to us. In this video, you will see why. #appalachianmercantile #sustainable #growyourownfood #semioffgrid #greenliving #earthing #gardenplanning #almostamish
Planting Tomatoes - Let's get this garden party started!
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Planting Tomatoes - Let's get this garden party started!
Mr. Appalachian Planting Blackberries
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Mr. Appalachian Planting Blackberries
Starting Seeds without my High Tunnel
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Starting Seeds without my High Tunnel
Oh…a slammer. I have one on each door. I just love them! Our neighbors…not so much. For windows I use sprayway window cleaner with paper towels and microfiber cloths from Menards. No streaks and a clear view! I have a daughter who sure surprised us with her anger towards us. I pray for her but I can’t carry her baggage. Our son is just the opposite and they were both raised the same way, go figure. I trust God has this because I sure don’t understand it. You have room in your heart for these Amish kids and God took care of the rest!!!:):):)
@@vickiulrich6694 if you only knew!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
What state and city are you located?? I would love to visit your community!
@@peggyowen3386 Jackson county Ohio
I have an Aunt that lives in Columbus, Ohio.
@@peggyowen3386 That's awesome!
That is wonderful and I so agree that there is good and bad in all things. So glad they have welcomed you in.
We love them like they are our own. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awe love that. You are blessed Appalachian. Happy belated birthday 🥳🎈
Thank you and thanks for watching and commenting!
What a blessing! I love the Amish communities. We just visited SUNRISE FARMS in Winchester, the men are fantastic and kind. Great conversations. I canned 26 quarts of tomato sauce, 10 quarts of peaches and 8 - 1/2 pint jars of cowboy candy. I have a plan to visit your shop during the shop, hope to meet you soon!
Can't wait to meet you! Thanks for watching and commenting!
My ardent love for oil lamps and lanterns enabled me to adopt the nature of watching various videos on TH-cam and I stumbled upon your video.....In this era of LEDs and flashlights....I truly cannot describe how much annoyance it creates with its starkness as opposed to the flickering flame which brings a strange sense of tranquility and bliss ....I love to turn off the lights in my room and light up an oil lamp or lantern and bask in the warmth of the flickering flame.... I reckon I am an " unapologetic old soul" ...Your video really provided the much required information about illuminating capacity of a candle...a dead flame oil lamp and an Aladdin lamp....It was really blissful to watch your video.... Warm regards from India 🇮🇳💖....
@DebjaniChatterjee-jp4ye Thank you and thanks for watching and commenting!
@@appalachianmercantile :I gladly subscribed.....
@@DebjaniChatterjee-jp4ye thank you!
I believe someone’s hubbies has lost his shopping alone privileges
He didn't buy it. An Amish friend wants us to hatch it for him. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Oh my, good luck with the ostrich. I acquired 2 juvenile ostrich years ago at a livestock sale... I went to get a feeder calf and came home with two ostriches. All I can say is they don't do well in IN winters but they make mighty fine jerky and burger. 😊
It's NOT staying on our farm. I know my limits. Those birds are mean! I have a friend who turned her back on one of hers, it kicked her until she ended up in the hospital. Nope nope nope! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@appalachianmercantile yeah, I learned pretty quick to NEVER wear earrings...lol. I did try the Robinson Caruso thing... nope you can't ride an ostrich,... but to control them all you have to do is grab their head and their neck is so weak you can drag them anywhere.😊
Great video as always! You are a gardening inspiration! Those carrots are beautiful. Thats one thing i struggle with growing.
Surprisingly, they did well. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting!
Yeah, where I live we have red clay soil, gets all over your clothes and is such a pain to get out of them its like brown pudding all over the ground 😭 My only success with red clay has been composting, it turns red clay into a very rich soil, adding sand into my compost also helped alot
That's our plan once Hubs has time to put our compost area together. For the end of this season, it is chop and drop. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting!
Listen, calm down your gardens look amazing and you truly are as blessed as you are a blessing to others, I appreciate the honesty but you have to realize what so many people are experiencing this year which is discouraging at best,,,
I'm calm. :P Thanks for watching and commenting!
Darker soil? What does that tell you? Higher organic matter. Why? It looks like your soil is washing and eroding, bringing the topsoil to the first area of tillage or low land. Look into soil erosion and sedimentation. You'll have heavy soils in low lands because the eroded soil deposits there and organic matter accumulates in wet areas. Please, learn about soil and management, it's actually really easy and logical and will help you manage your land better. There's also prescribed grazing that improves your forage value. So many easy concepts out there for people to learn and implement
@jenniferhahn2851 it's darker from where there used to be a garden there and horse manure was added on a regular basis. Erosion would have better soil downhill, not the east to west. Where I was pointing is all clay, which I probably didn't make clear. Thanks for watching and commenting.
You must till your soil, that's why you have severe compaction. Try no-tiling. Look into soil health. You'll have weeds when you disturb the soil. Some"weeds" aren't bad, a variety of plants and roots can be beneficial to your soils and vegetables. Till and you will ruin your soil, reduce your production, and increase weeds. Lots of information out there for you to learn
@@jenniferhahn2851 it's our first year here. It's clay soil. As I said in the video, we will eventually be no till. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Beautiful! 💚
I can't wait to try it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Yea, chicory does great here too. I’m about to harvest some and make coffee too. Just dig the roots, clean them up, chop and roast in oven on low. I love foraging in spots like that! I bet you have wild lettuce too!
I should have remembered to ask you! Thanks so much! Thanks, too, for watching and commenting!
I enjoy your short videos! Quick and to the point, no drama and fluff. Have a great weekend!
Thank you - I've wondered if people wanted my videos to be longer. When I do the garden tours, I feel like I'm just droning on and on. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting!
Nice! 💚
Having those cows in that front field really gave them a good place for it. Thanks for watching and commenting!
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They are all excited! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting!
OMG. SOOOOOOO cute !!!!!
and they are huge time suckers! All I want to do is play with them! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@appalachianmercantile how could you not!!! lol I would be with them all day !
My golden retriever was excellent w my chickens. The pups are cute!! 💚
I truly miss my golden. :( I do love these pups, though! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Too cute! Roly Poly fur babies that will grow FAST! Hunny is sporting quite the tan line socks! Thinking maybe he spends a great deal of time out in the sun with all this building up of your homestead. Thanks for sharing your newest family members!!!:):):)
Bless his heart - he's always ready for a fashion show! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting!
I add layers of forest soil, chopped leaves, grass clippings, pine straw, rotted logs, green mimosa leaves etc. If I need a row I get soil from a drainage ravine in the woods where piles of sediment are four feet deep and I use this and a mix of the other stuff to make mounds for melons and squash. I add my green grass clippings to my garden under plants to cover the ground and there`s a lot less weeding to do. My compost is made in the garden constantly. The most "tilling" I do is digging small holes for some transplants or seeds. There are huge earthworms everywhere.
That was what we did at the old farm. We still haven't had time to construct the compost bins and haven't been able to source the same way we could before. Slow and steady wins the race. I do wish we had a woods. I am NOT a proponent of tilling. This year it was done out of necessity - time and funds. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I am currently fighting a very large patch of poison oak in my daughter’s backyard. I am spraying it with 45% vinegar, natural herbicide, then tarping until spring, southwest Ohio. The patch is that bad and she is highly allergic. I hope to make it to your shop someday. I have a king size quilt on my long arm waiting to be quilted today. Stay cool!
It`s everywhere around my yard and it`s eating me alive. It got on my foot, right hand and legs. Covered in scabs. My toe was itching and I scratched it and chunks of the skin came off. I bought "poison ivey/oak killer." It does NOTHING!
I have some poison ivy in the front of the shop. I will be fighting that one alone - Hubs is allergic. *sigh* The shop used to be in Fairborn, so I am familiar with that area. Hope to see you soon! Are you doing the state shop hop?
So what’s the total number of bedrooms? What was on the 3rd floor?
We have 8 bedrooms. Third floor is bonus space. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I like my nesting boxes sort of like yours as well EXCEPT when broody moms start hatching babies … I’m always afraid they’ll fall out. I end up putting a large tote under it filled thickly with shavings to break a fall during hatch days only 😅
That's good to know. These will all be new layers, so it will be interesting to see how many broody types we get. We're also getting chicks from the hatchery late Aug, but those breeds were hand picked rather than barnyard mix. Thanks for watching and commenting!
☕️🙋♀️ looks great!
Thanks! It's a work in progress....evidently I had issues with my 'words' today. I called cucumber beetles cabbage beetles, etc. Ugh! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@appalachianmercantile lol I didn't even notice, don't stress it.
@@gmanana3627 :P
Give yourself lots of grace! You’ve done and learned so much in the past six months. It’s admirable that you even started a garden. Please also remember that weed free gardens sometimes indicate the use of herbicides.
Where are you getting seed for garbanzo beans? Im zone 5B possible that I can’t grow here but I’d be interested in trying.
Oh yeah..been gardening for a long time. We don't use chemicals, so you will see weeds. Lol. Thanks for watching and commenting!
When is the shophop. Where are u located. We live in Oklahoma. Would love to visit your part of our world. Love watching your videos. How do u kerp all that garden space weeded ?
Shop hop is entire month of August and September. I usually go out in the mornings for a few hours and sometimes in the evenings. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Your gardens are going to be beautiful. Here in Montana, we have our first summer flowers starting t bloom, Irises and peonies Soon the others will mature enough and fill in after this fade away. We are struggling with getting our veggie garden planting finished due to the rain, but no complaints as we need the rain. Thanks for the tour
The rain has added to my difficulties this year as well! Are you posting content and tours? If so, I'll pop over and look. I love a good garden tour! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I love your videos. I came to your shop when you were at your previous farm. I can’t wait to visit your new place. Have learned so much from watching your TH-cam channel. Congratulations on not hanging your big girl job. It’s truly amazing. Enjoy!!!
Thank you so much! I've already been keeping myself quite busy! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting. See you soon!
Good grief girl, with move, work on place, quilt shop, etc give yourself a break regarding the gardening. The place looks amazing 😍 I'm green with envy. ☕🙋♀️
Thank you so much, you are too sweet! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Nice barn! Have you raised turkeys previously? Will you be selling poultry or is it just for your own use? Will you process yourself? We have Amish in our area that process for $3.00 per bird. It’s not terribly expensive but when added to the price of the bird and feed it can add up. I. Wondering what type of birds you’ll raise also? Wow, I’ve peppered you with lots of questions there 🙂
I had turkey growing up. We will be selling and eating. We do process ourselves. These birds are a heritage breed called Bronze turkeys. They differ from your grocery store turkey in that all the meat tastes like dark meat. It is more flavorful and not dry like typical breast meat. Once you have eaten a heritage breed turkey, you will never eat another 'grocery store' turkey again. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I love the colors in that table runner. Very nice
Thx!~ Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good morning from MN
Good morning! Thx for watching and commenting!
Thanks for sharing your build and your property! It’s super enjoyable watching your progress! Are you keeping it non electric there? I don’t know if you said in a previous video
@@tracy6144 We are putting in some electric, but will easily be able to go back to non-electric should we need to. (i.e. a tornado went through last week and we lost power for a bit). The quilt shop and blacksmith shop both have power. He has welders. I have the computers, longarm machines, internet hook-up and credit card machine. We put in some in the basement of the main house for the freezers and more recently the grow lights. (High tunnel isn't done yet.) We do have electric in the pantry that runs the fridge and occasionally the toaster. LOL One more outlet in the living room that we use if we want to watch a movie on the TV. (The Amish like to come over occasionally and watch with us.) That's pretty much it for electric. None in the bathrooms, bedrooms, etc. We still use the oil lamps and re-chargeable Miller lights. My stove is propane. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks!!
Good morning 👋😊
Good morning! Thx for watching and commenting!
Awesome. And being next to the pond, they'll eventually be self-watering, I guess.
Grapes don't mind draught conditions and thrive in unfavorable soil conditions. Being on that hill, in our research, should really help them thrive. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very cute, fun project. Love the idea! Would be better video if you condensed your speech. You were 2 min in before you did anything. Your hands look lovely, by the way, well kept. Thank for a cute "quickie"
Thank you for watching and commenting. :)
Love your Martha Stewart days. I’ve had those, haven’t we all
I'm starting to do it a little more....thanks for watching and commenting!
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Morning Sunshine~ Thanks for watching and commenting!
So exciting! 💚
I'm telling you - I feel like I'm living in a Hallmark movie. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good morning Appalachian Mercantile. 👋😊
Morning Sunshine! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I feel like Snow White with the sun shining and the birds singing
It makes working out there so enjoyable. Sitting on that porch looking out over the garden with all that bird noise just checks all the boxes and brings me such joy. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I statrted with one plant that I transplanted now it's everywhere. I roll the leaves then once dried they can be smoked like a cigar.
That was what the Hubs was concerned about, so he was going to plant them up out of the way. Do you store your rolled leaves in a humidor? Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@appalachianmercantile no after they're dry, I put them in a jar.
@@MynewTennesseeHome That's what I was going to do, but Hubs.....well, you know. LOL
Great video! I’d like to know more about the tea. How much herb do you use? How long to steep? How much and how often to dose?
When I am using as a treatment of a condition, I make an infusion in a glass quart jar. This one is 1 part coltsfoot leaf, 1 part march mallow leaf and flower, 1 part mullein leaf. Put them in the jar and pour boiling water over them to the rim. Let steep for 1/2 hour or so. Obviously the longer you steep, the stronger the tea. Strain it and drink about 1/2 cup as often as needed until the cough goes away. Store unused tea in the fridge. I will sometimes add a little chamomile for sweetness. It's just another great reason to store each herb separately rather than all together. You will get to know your body and what works for you, so you will add a little of this and less of that as you go along. I like to add a little peppermint to this one just for flavor. The marsh mallow flower adds a bit of sweetness. Just remember if you add honey to any tea to make it more palatable/sweeter, the tea needs to be cooled off some. Otherwise, you will lose the antibiotic properties of the honey. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Beautiful rooster!
Thank you! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Beautiful place, you are really blessed
Thanks! We agree. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Beautiful 👊
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Definitely beautiful there 🙌
Thank you so much. We certainly enjoy it. Thanks for watching and commenting!