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  • @maigematthews5620
    @maigematthews5620 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    20:05
    Awesome Content! 🎉
    If you were starting over… somewhere between already purchased the land (but not yet moved onto it) and still working the 9-to-5, knowing all of the knowledge that you know now, what would you do differently?
    Ex.: Purchasing a storage container and/or large barnyard shed in order to stock away your first few tools, seeds, machines and materials in.
    Thank you so much for sharing! ❤

  • @garyc.foster1132
    @garyc.foster1132 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Grow where you are planted! A surprising amount of food can be produced on a small piece of land. We live in town on a 100x140 ft. lot. We have 4 gardens, a small greenhouse, fruit trees, grape vines on the fenceline, 6 laying hens, elderberry and black raspberry bushes, 3 beehives. We are retired and this is our forever home.

    • @bjcdownunder
      @bjcdownunder หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds very similar to our setup. Every day is exciting.

    • @desamecyra1
      @desamecyra1 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Am in absolute agreement. As a single mid-life adult, working full and often overtime, I still manage a small fruit orchard, garden, which I share with various chickens, rabbits, a pigeon (don’t ask) a duck, dog, and multiple cats. I tend to grow or create a lot of what I need in life, although I still have to outsource some products and animal feed. It’s not what I’d term “ homesteading”, it is a healthier, and happier, way of living.

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's so awesome! You're living proof that you can grow a lot of food in a small space.

  • @davej7458
    @davej7458 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I think modern homesteading is a way of life, not just a location. So how you choose to live is more important than where you are living.

    • @bjcdownunder
      @bjcdownunder หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Couldn't agree more

  • @alamo2211
    @alamo2211 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I just participated in the crash course and it was wonderful! I learned lots of things I need to try, and also decided to try making butter out of my leftover heavy cream! It worked well in the blender and was pretty easy. Although it was store-bought cream, it kept this from being wasted and let me gain some experience in something I haven’t tried before.

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That’s awesome! Butter making is fun to learn.

  • @KitCat3-10
    @KitCat3-10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    We live in a mobile home community and can not do a whole lot. BUT my husbad and I started buying as bare of ingredients as we can so I can learn little by little how to do things. We bought tomatoes for 99cents a pound from a local farmers market and i was able to make about 12 pint size jars of sauce and 4 cans of diced tomatos. And just being able to do that made me giddy. I also started making my own bread and my husband grinds our meat now. We buy cuts from the butcher and grind it. He made 15lbs of his grandpas keilbasa last week. Baby steps. One day we will have land and ill have a better garden and chickens but little by little were learning. 😊

  • @Powerfamilygarden
    @Powerfamilygarden หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’ve loved my journey. I went from container gardening at an apartment to a small 16x16 garden to the 1000 square foot garden with fruit trees. I’m cooking from scratch, canning, making my own bread as of this year. I’m in love with this life and I have just an average suburban home.

  • @BackToTheGoodLife
    @BackToTheGoodLife หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    We're convinced that homesteading is a state of mind! The more you get into it, the more you want to do! We're in the UK so it's a bit more tricky, but there's lots you can do with relatively little space and only a garden 😊 merry Christmas from the UK! 🎄

  • @lindasummer2343
    @lindasummer2343 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Duvet covers are another item to get large amount of fabric with nice designs.
    Such an encouraging Pantry Chat with great advice.

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a great idea for using duvet covers!

  • @reneeclark9903
    @reneeclark9903 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I know what you mean about turning off the lights. Hurricane Helene cut our power for 2 weeks and we loved it. We cooked outside over the fire and did our evening activities by lamp light. It was like life slowed down and everything was more gentle and purposeful.

  • @KokoraLife
    @KokoraLife หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love this question and your thoughts on it. Thanks!

  • @mykindpharm
    @mykindpharm หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:33
    My favorite meal shared with extended family for Christmas was fondue and sushi 🥰

  • @Earthmothernaturelover
    @Earthmothernaturelover หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Homesteading is a mindset, you can take certain aspects and incorporate them anywhere. I’m in the UK suburbs and while a milk cow may be out of the question there are other things I can do - growing, preserving, cooking from scratch etc. I call it Half Homesteading

  • @leighleighskitchen
    @leighleighskitchen หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I just joined VIP! For under $5 AUD, I saw so much value that will help me in the future. While I am not ready to start homesteading now, at my next property, I really do want a manageable small-scale homestead where I can grow as much fruit and vegetables as possible. This course is going to prepare me so much!

  • @hillbillychapel6761
    @hillbillychapel6761 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love that you had enchiladas for Christmas dinner! We have done that in the past and it is an easy, make ahead meal. This year we had 2 different lasagnas. Made things real essy this year because I had a head cold. God bless you and your family in the new year!

  • @user-mc3tp5sd2z
    @user-mc3tp5sd2z หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Enchiladas were always our Christmas Day dinner and we always looked forward to them! For our small family of 4 a turkey was too much and everyone loved enchiladas. As for sewing, mom made all of our clothes. Going to buy fabric and pick out patterns is one of my best childhood memories. You are making memories. 😊

  • @chells2126
    @chells2126 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's so beautiful to hear the conversations happening about homesteading -- I grew up in the late 60's and early 70's, started gardening with my grandfather when I was 7 and haven't stopped (52 years & counting). We always hung our clothes out to dry, tried to eat local and put up food for the winter, we always thought that was just what large families did.
    I remember buying my first homesteading book (after the Foxfire series), The Practical Homesteader in the early 80's and everyone laughed when I said I wanted to buy land and start. Still holding fast to the rural dream -- small sequential steps.
    Well life kicked in -- I went down another path and dedicated my working years to a traveling holistic healing practice while base-camping in suburbia -- still gardening, still hanging clothes, canning food and filling the freezer.
    Thank You for sharing your experiences and bringing this community together. I'm now caring for Mom in her late years and doing mini-homesteading in an 80x120 lot filled with gardens. You Tube keeps me connected to others putting similar value into the world.
    Blessed to watch as my nephews and their families begin their own walk down this path. ✌

  • @elizabeththackery5788
    @elizabeththackery5788 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this chat today! Makes me realize I’ve come ahead in skills in the last 10 years and I see where I’d like to go next. It’s so not an overnight process.

  • @mykindpharm
    @mykindpharm หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love thrifting wool clothes and flannel sheets for sewing and crafts

  • @martinacusack9867
    @martinacusack9867 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved hearing about your startings in LA. Hope new year classes a a big hit for you

  • @leahtruckenbrod1279
    @leahtruckenbrod1279 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Seeking out local homesteaders and asking to spend time helping with their chores to gain experience with animal management especially with harvesting, firewood production etc... I think this would be invaluable for the obvious reasons BUT also see if the dream measures up to reality and how would you like to match or change your vision.

  • @Slowandcozyliving
    @Slowandcozyliving หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Carolyn, thank you so much for this excellent video! I live with my parents currently and am planning on moving to an RV so I really appreciate you talking about homesteading with that. I started really diving deep into homesteading last year and ended up going full force ☺️ but with that I think also became burned out along with life circumstances. Picking back up from where I left off and excited to get started again. Thank you for all your help!

    • @kendabrewster2154
      @kendabrewster2154 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We are full-time RV'rs and do move around. We can make our own bread products and sauces. Due to having cats, we can't do container veggies inside. Just making those few items has really changed our habits. We don't buy boxed, canned, or frozen prepackaged foods. We scratch cook, that is our homesteading way at this point in our lives.

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      We're glad you enjoyed the video and we hope it helps you get started again!

  • @ibislife
    @ibislife หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Carolyn, so excited to join the Homestead everywhere class. I got the VIP package. I have to do the course on my time. I hope you cover gardening in colder climates, and what to grow.

  • @mattspencer9538
    @mattspencer9538 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent, practical advice! This is why I appreciate your videos. While my family doesn't have a full scale "homestead," we started fairly small and try to improve as we go. We have a small flock of egg layers, a fairly large garden, and several fruit trees. This year, we plan to use companion planting to make small "food forests" around our fruit trees. We only have 1 acre. A lot can be accomplished on a small amount of land. One step at a time.

  • @catherinebourdon8258
    @catherinebourdon8258 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was introduced to sewing by a family member who was a seamstress. We were taught to first make outfits for Barbie dolls using scraps of material from the factory. Practiced on them and then graduated to bigger projects along the way. That exposure has turned out to be a really valuable life skill!! I do not look at it now as just fashion. I see cost effective solutions for real life problems. And if power goes out for any reason or length of time, I know I can still make do very well! Even hygiene needs. We've often sourced bed sheets for beautiful dresses, modern and traditional. Sewing & tailoring is indeed a skill Americans and first world countries take for granted.

  • @mykindpharm
    @mykindpharm หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
    Prayers for a quick recovery Josh 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
    🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
    Prayers for Carolyn tending to home and family alone while Josh recovers
    🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @annieg7348
    @annieg7348 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love thrifting for fabric. Especially for quilting.

  • @NorthernLycanthrope
    @NorthernLycanthrope หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Much appreciated! Great channel!

  • @Thomson12345
    @Thomson12345 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wishing Josh a speedy recovery, I remember how unpleasant the recovery from that surgery was in my teens!

  • @Mzpenelopepitstop
    @Mzpenelopepitstop หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks so much Carolyn! I am a member of the School of Traditional Skills as well and would absolutely love it if you might be able to teach some basic sewing skills about how to use dress patterns. You’re such a great teacher and the youtubes I’ve watched to achieve this fail miserably. Thanks for all you do and God bless you guys! 🙋🏼‍♀️❤️

  • @NancyBrooks-Hartz
    @NancyBrooks-Hartz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Ditto onthe oil lamps just bought the cooking lantern and the tabletop with finger hold !!! Love themboth !!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @dancnluc1
    @dancnluc1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I signed up. I cannot make the lives because of work. 😢 I look forward to the classes.
    That is awesome on teaching your girls to sew. My kids are all grown. I bought my daughter her first sewing machine a few years ago and tried teaching her. My granddaughter is 8. I would love to teach her, but I live so far away from her. As a child, I loved watching my grandmother sew on her treadal machine. In school, I took home economics and made a shirt and jacket. Later I made a skirt and I was so proud of myself. My first purchase in high school was my own sewing machine. There was something about making it myself that I loved.

  • @joycekatende2928
    @joycekatende2928 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you

  • @mlee7037
    @mlee7037 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love defining homesteading as a mindset. I watch so many of you and long for the ability to do what you do. I will never be able to do it, but I am working at growing as much as I can on our small property in a small town in central NC. I buy from our state farmers market and from farm stands in our area to fill in the gaps. Most of our eggs are fresh because we have friends with chickens. I have learned to dehydrate and to can. Working on homemade herbal remedies and then to natural products I can make myself. I am cooking more of our meals at home. Still need to work on that.

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's great to hear! We love that you're making progress towards your goals.

  • @SharonGerlach
    @SharonGerlach หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We used to do a full-on turkey dinner much like Thanksgiving but with a few dishes swapped out. Way too much work for such a busy season. We finally decided enough was enough. The last decade or so, we decide as a family on what Christmas dinner will be. One year it was homemade pizza, the next year it was Irish stew, the year after it was prime rib, etc etc etc. This year we got takeout from Texas Roadhouse on Christmas Eve and reheated it for Christmas dinner. It has been such a stress reliever.

  • @Sweet87671
    @Sweet87671 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes. Turning the lights off even the relationships do better! I experienced it back in winter storm 2021 here in Texas.

  • @marshatowns2842
    @marshatowns2842 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great episode!

  • @minigospodarstwoJackaiEwy
    @minigospodarstwoJackaiEwy หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Witam i pozdrawiam z Polski

  • @traci6728
    @traci6728 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lehman's has the oil lamps that I'm saving up for.

  • @Craftytherapybyl
    @Craftytherapybyl หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Signed up. Excited yo learn from you!

  • @stephencameron1709
    @stephencameron1709 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Appreciate you so much, blessings on you and your beautiful family. Happy New Year! ❤️🙏🏻Val C

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much, Val! We wish you a Happy New Year as well!

  • @cherrypico3188
    @cherrypico3188 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Me over here watching this on Jan 26th getting super excited cause i thought i was watching a new video 😅

  • @JoanWakefield
    @JoanWakefield หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beings my 3 children are adults, I give special gifts when I can afford them. I have 1 grandson that is also an adult, same for him.
    I am trying to break the traditional dinners for holidays, enchiladas are a good choice.
    Your little girls might enjoy making doll clothes out of worn out socks. It's really easy and requires little sewing and can be hand sown..
    With such a large family I am amazed at how well you manage. 🎉

    • @JoanWakefield
      @JoanWakefield หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Modern homesteading can start with a flower pot of herbs on a windowsill.

  • @litlebit60
    @litlebit60 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    If I can’t watch one of the crash course episodes can I rewatch?

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, if you register, we will send a replay.

  • @TheJaymarcyhigley
    @TheJaymarcyhigley หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The first thing we bought from Leimans was a hand crank ice cream maker!

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I bet that makes the best ice cream!

    • @TheJaymarcyhigley
      @TheJaymarcyhigley หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For years! Lots of memories with my 6 children and now making more memories with the grandchildren!

  • @robertandrobinmilliken5105
    @robertandrobinmilliken5105 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely and sometimes curtains

  • @faithbuller4086
    @faithbuller4086 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I believe I have had the Homestead Mindset since I was a young kid. I wanted to and did grow veggies and raise rabbits even though we lived in the city. My parents and grandparents came from ranching and farming but moved into the city. I have as an adult produced clothing, supplemented food by fishing, raising chickens, rabbits, sheep and pigs, gardens and fruit trees and bushes. It really is who I am.

  • @kathleenredick275
    @kathleenredick275 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amy at Farmish Kind of Life has changed the 'focus' (not exactly the correct word) to "Lifesteading". 😊

  • @sharonlesley901
    @sharonlesley901 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You were younger, a lot of things that we thought was fun back then really bites now. Lol when I was growing up in the mountains of Appalachia all we had was raw milk or powdered milk when fresh wasn't available it was never tested and I can't remember anyone getting sick from it. If powdered milk doesn't kill you🤢( I hated that stuff) you will probably be ok. But if testing makes you feel better then that's what you need to do.

  • @YeshuaKingMessiah
    @YeshuaKingMessiah หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So no kefir, yogurt, cheese, sour cream, butter for a month? Yikes-we are heavy dairy here lol when they take dairy from us, I will be very sad

    • @grovermartin6874
      @grovermartin6874 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you have refrigeration, those fermented and cultured dairy products should be fine for a month. Some kinds of hard cheese are often ripened for months. (Not soft farmer's or cottage cheese.) The butter can be melted into ghee and kept without refrigeration. Your kefir grains can be dried out and kept for the next time you need it. Only the fresh milk won't work. You can freeze some, so you will have it for cooking.
      Is fresh milk your only source of protein?
      I used to buy Coach Farms goat yogurt when they were still making it. One little 6-oz. container got pushed to the back corner of the bottom shelf of the old refrigerator in our basement. When my back was healed enough to clean it all out, I found the container. The container had no breaks in it, smelled good when I opened it, and it was as delicious as when I bought it new. It was a year old!
      You can do this.

  • @Dee-wg1ni
    @Dee-wg1ni หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👍

  • @mykindpharm
    @mykindpharm หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We stopped doing any gifts because it seemed to take away from the Birth of Christ
    It’s just me and my husband so we did church activities and had a low key dinner

  • @barbararuthsmith2882
    @barbararuthsmith2882 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Carolyn. I live in Sweden and we have a 9 hour time difference from Idaho. How is that going to be for the Live that you are doing. I would really like to be able to see and participate but am a bit worried it will be in the middle of the night here. What are the times you have planned to broadcast it? Happy Holidays from Sweden/Barbara

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is the only times, but if you register, you will receive the replays.

    • @barbararuthsmith2882
      @barbararuthsmith2882 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@HomesteadingFamily thanks Carolyn I will do that!

    • @barbararuthsmith2882
      @barbararuthsmith2882 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@HomesteadingFamily Do I get the replays even if I don't pay the 3$

  • @gingerdietscher1747
    @gingerdietscher1747 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What time of day do you plan on going the live?

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      January 6-10th from 9 am to 1 pm PST. You can sign up here: classes.homesteadingfamily.com/crash-course-2025-fb?fbclid=IwY2xjawHWY6pleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe5zEQRfzejB8jScpy-MKXnbHG77V4PDJSpLD1csn7fkJfT1hDQYGaklww_aem__047Vd0n0PtK_JDkAAjT4A

  • @sangami2122
    @sangami2122 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What source of income do you have to maintain family expenses???

  • @marcus3457
    @marcus3457 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Josh, you and Carolyn have been saying you are not doing a lot of things this year you normally would, such as larger projects, etc. Are you also staying home from the Modern Homesteading Conference, or will you still be speaking? And if you are not speaking, will you still have a booth?

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We will be at the Modern Homesteading Conference. We will not be speaking but, will have a booth. Come by and visit us if you are attending 😊

    • @marcus3457
      @marcus3457 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @HomesteadingFamily Awesome. I will if I can. Thank you so much.

  • @billyangelapressley
    @billyangelapressley หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you have a good salsa recipe? If so would you share it

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      We do have a few: homesteadingfamily.com/sweet-pepper-creamy-salsa/ & homesteadingfamily.com/green-tomato-salsa-recipe/

  • @michelerubinocci4598
    @michelerubinocci4598 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi there , l would like to be a part of the coarse but we are in Europe and the times won’t work for us ! How can we do that ?

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you register, we will send you the replays.

  • @nancyberry1235
    @nancyberry1235 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes half pint😂

  • @Grace-717
    @Grace-717 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello Im concerned about the fact that gov will be testing and possibly forcing farmers to vaxx chickens. How will we know where to buy chickens that havent been tampered with?

  • @kathleenredick275
    @kathleenredick275 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish I could 'participate'. I'll be at work. 😢

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If you register, we will send a replay.

    • @kathleenredick275
      @kathleenredick275 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@HomesteadingFamily
      Thank you. I just registered.

  • @41murphy2
    @41murphy2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👩‍🌾👍🫶❤

  • @desamecyra1
    @desamecyra1 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And of course, I return to work… January 06, 2025, and will be, as always, unable to attend anything “ live”. (sigh).

    • @HomesteadingFamily
      @HomesteadingFamily  หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you register, we will send you a replay.

    • @desamecyra1
      @desamecyra1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@HomesteadingFamily (Thank you!)