Thank you for being so great and having us out! Your place is so beautiful that we had to talk ourselves into continuing to travel and not buying a farm right now!
My favorite channel…. You show honesty everything you do …. You tell the truth…… and not make up stuff….. shows real life ….. traditions !! Love seeing the whole family working together too !!! They let their kids be kids …. But their children help because they want to !!! So enjoyable!! Educational!!! Thank you !
Y'all have to know y'all are my favorite channel (my favorite you tube family). You are so honest and real. I so appreciate that you don't put the fear of this world on your videos, and that you leave out the politics. I've actually stopped watching some channels that I have watched for years for going down the "gloom and doom" road, and it breaks my heart, because I come to you tube to get away from that. I've had gardens, pigs, chickens, bees and rabbits for years, and watching channels like yours teaches me knew things with each video you post. Thank you so much for that, and I adore you guys!
A wealth of knowledge is for sure! And like they said, it just takes one generation to loose it all. I love that they are really keeping traditions alive and sharing them!
They are truly inspiring! We were very blessed to meet them on this journey across the US. We know they are teaching a lot of people how to farm and the importance of farming and we found that so profound!
Love them they are tops I rather wear out than rust out my granny always said this she was precious loved I stopped at 82 in fields but I am still here Pray for me I had very bad fall broke bones and got holes in some in my back year a go bad shape but I laid it all down to the most best and only one my sweet my precious Lord the greatest hallelujah thank you love Andy meagan those sweet children great parents they work out side home God bless they are precious every thing so neat and their farm and fields are beautiful they live their animals and love them dearly ❤🌽
I have to say I envy you. I was raised on food that we grew and when I see your videos, it makes me want to be there. I enjoy it so much. I’m happy for you. I just hope that you continue to make the videos.
I found Megan and Andy about a year ago, by accident, and they are now my favorite channel. I watched 7 or 8 of their videos yesterday-some I had previously viewed. I live in NC and grew up with my daddy growing a huge garden and giving away food to friends. We always had chickens (and eggs, of course). We didn’t can much but we stored enough potatoes for the whole winter and froze about 300 ears of corn every year. We even had a few hogs when I was a teen. I always helped harvest but wish I had paid more attention to planting and caring for the food. I learn from Megan & Andy. Thanks for featuring them. (One note: they seldom , if ever, ask for a like & subscribe. And still, their channel is growing. They deserve it!) I just subscribed to your channel. Keep finding the good ones!
They were so great to us! They are inspirational to us to want to farm again! Their passion for helping people learn to grow food is incredible! We found out afterwards that they were our 50th farm done! It has been a whirlwind and we can’t wait to get to 100 visits done! We have learned so much already!
We love watching Meghan and Andy. They are real ppl. They don’t put on a show, they put themselves out there and we just love their honestly. No fakeness. It’s a breath of fresh air to see their journey and to hear them tell their successes and failures. 😊❤. Maybe someday we will get to meet them.
Two special people that are honest , caring & down to earth people , amazing talent , this brings back memories for us back in the 60's & 70' s , thank you !
Well said! We felt that they are inspiring and teaching the next generation or the generation that got separated from farm life! We learned so much by being there! They were so great they almost had us convinced to farm again on that day!
I discovered True Grit back in January of this year. I fell in love with these folks. And I became excited knowing that they are in a local familiar place to me. I love how they are raising their children, and yes, they do keep it real!
Andy and Megan are so sweet, humble, and down to earth. They have a beautiful family. I love watching their day to day activities and how they never seem to let things get them down. They pull up their boot straps and off they go. 😊
I just recently found Megan & Andy. I have binge watched their past videos since finding them. I grew up doing the life they are living. I do what I can now. We only have 3 1/2 acres and not all of it is usable. We are getting chickens this spring and I always garden. But, the soil here is poor and I have had to do it in raised beds. But seeing how they have improved their soil using the chickens gives me hope. I have to do it all on my own because my husband is not able to because of his health conditions. He will be 61 in July and I will turn 56 in June. I love this couple because they are so genuine and down to earth.
We are fans of theirs as well! They are just very real which seems like an odd thing to say, but we know not everyone on the internet can keep to their true selves. Chickens will improve the soil drastically! When we farmed for 6 years, chickens was the biggest factor to improving our soil! We appreciate you watching and hope your garden and chickens all do well this year!
I watch Megan and Andy because they are real.....True Grit for sure! They are able to live the lifestyle that I would love to live, but I can't so I watch them and they encourage me to do what I can, as much as can on my little (big) half acre. Yall remind me of my Maw and Paw. I'm 62 this year, and yall bring me so much joy to watch. ❤ I would love to come help you dress your chickens out so I can learn how to do it...maybe some day. I live in North Georgia, a little town called Chickamauga. You might have heard about it from the Civil War times. Yall keep on , keeping on and enjoying your little family and farm and I'll keep watching and being blessed by yall!❤❤❤❤
Meghan and Andy seem to be just down to earth people that are doing for themselves and their children. In this day and time that is the way to go. Do for yourselves and then help the neighbors so when you need help they will be there for you.
As a german watching your videos it is just interesting to hear all the different accents or dialects. Really interesting to learn about the US. And see normal people. Besides the farming stories.
The reason I like your videos is because it reminds me of the old times. The hog killings and people looked forward to em. I remember pressing the cooking the cracklings making lard. Just how much better the food was back then. We took it for granted. I asked my Grandma one time why did she can and put up when she didn’t have to any more. She was very religious and she told me the first year her and my Granddaddy got married they had a bad crop and it was during the depression and she told me she almost starved that winter and she made deal with the good lord if he would give her the strength she would never be hungry again. That really touched me. She told me her Daddy lost two farms during the depression and had the money to pay the taxes but the bank wouldn’t give it to them and he never got over it. He was a bitter man the rest of his life.
Megan and Andy I am so happy and blessed to have found your channel my husband and I lived and raised our family pretty much like you are it was a wonderful life for the most part unfortunately my husband passed from pancreas cancer almost two years ago I still miss him terribly we were married for over fifty three years your videos of your life bring back many memories I will be a subscriber for as long as you have a you tube channel God bless yall
You are so blessed to live the life you live. I know you know that. I know the life you live because I was born into a family that lived the way you do. I don't, but fortunately I was taught the life somewhat. I don't live it but know I could if I had to. I do have a garden and I have chickens and live in a rural area in N. Georgia. I sure would love to do it all though.
They not lying! I went to gardening and canning/preserving our food. We still buy our meats but we buy our meats in bulk several 40 boxes through the year when its cheaper. I keep our pantry stocked full and our freezers too. HOWEVER, we are moving over 700 miles away so we decided to eat through our stock and not garden this year cause we had so much going on and house showings and such. With that being said, we are just now having to start buying things from the grocery store. It floored me that it costed me over $15 to buy butter, bottle of oil, and small bag of flour. Then this week we had to buy 2 wks worth of meat to get us buy till we close on the house and head on to Tennessee....flabbergasted at the cost! Cant wait to get our new place up and running as we will be adding livestock too. Plus will have farmers to buy from too.
I feel you on that!! We are getting ready to settle down and find a farm of our own and some of that decision is the price of groceries! We just cannot afford to pay these prices much longer!!
I’ve followed these folks for over a year. Not only are they wonderful people with great kids, their farm is beautiful. Thank you, I am really enjoying your channel!
I've been watching True Grit for a few months now and it is one of my favorite past times. I feel that they are genuine. Our family growing up were small farmers and I love it. I am 72. I have now subscribed to YOUR channel!
MANY HANDS MAKE THE WORK LIGHT. THATS HOW TH-cam IS OPENING UP FOR THE WORLD SHARING CARING LEARNING HELPING ALL AGES ESPECIALLY IN TODAYS WORLD RIGHT NOW THIS IS HOW AMERICA STAYS FREE SAFE AND STRONG. GLOBALLY IM FINDING WALES UK HOW THEY GROW FOOD BACK TO THE LAND ALLOTMENTS LIVE IN LONDON BUT HAVE PLOT TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. ITS AWESOME
What a blessing to live in a tight knit community. I have to say I do enjoy hearing a grown man referring to his Daddy. Their channel makes me feel young again. Vicariously of course. Andy and Megan are such a sweet couple. Theirs is the best channel I watch. And all this said I want to say you do make a good informative video.
I love Megan and Andy. You should interview his sister. Also, I’m enjoying your videos. I hope you have more gardening interviews. Also, Megan and Andy live close to the Farming Pastors Wife which would make popular content. Just saying.
Oh fun!! Thank you for mentioning the other people! Unfortunately, we are already to our next destination. We only stay in one place for about a month and are about a month behind schedule. But we will keep them in mind if we get back that way one day!
You asked them how they built their channel so I was thinking if you interviewed more TH-camrs this would build your channel. I subscribed to you because they mentioned that you had interviewed them. I’m from Garner, NC and love watching down to earth people. If you come back also consider Holar Homestead and Whippoorwill Hollar. Your great so grow your channel though other channels. The Farming Pastors Wife channel blow up overnight when Collard Valley Cooks mention one of her recipes.
I grew up country in the Pacific Northwest. We did have electricity most of the time but in addition to the wood stove for heat in the living room we also had a small trash urner in the kitchen for cooking when there was a power outage. When the power went out it was short if it lasted less than 24 hours with a 2-3 week long outage happening a couple times per year. We had water in the house but were one of the few in our area that still had to depend on an outhouse. I grew up eating things like kidney stew, head cheese and tongue sandwiches, beef cheeks, liver fried in bacon grease with onion and wild mushroom gravy, green beans cooked up with tomatoes, onions, garlic with a chunk of bacon end, dandelion greens sprinkled with vinegar and on and on. Was in third grade when i first tasted store bought bread and i was in middle school when tasted a store bought marshmallow for the first time. Had lye soap, a wringer washing machine and a clothesline for a dryer. We grew/raised or foraged almost all of the food we ate. We did buy a gallon of mustard a year but grandma made ketchup, mayonnaise and butter and mom did all the canning. In addition to tradditional farm meats the brothers hunted so we had venison and an occassional bear as well as some squirrel and frog legs from them sneaking down to Schmidt's pond at night. I married a city boy and at first marveled on the instant life city provided. But when i had kids they had no understanding of that lifestyle and with encouragement from their father made fun of the backwards life i came from. They have never tasted mist of the foods i grew up with and when i did make lye soap they referred to it as "mom's" soap and would only use the store bought version. By the time i realized what they were missing out on they had bought into the belief that that lifestyle was too backwards for them. Lost to a generation.
Oh wow. Thank you so much for sharing!! It’s crazy how easy it is to change just one generation. I’m sorry they looked at your life a little differently, I hope that all children can experience a garden and dirt on their feet. ❤️❤️
Megn and Andy, I really enjoy watching ya'll. It's like watching a movie about family and also informative about life on a homestead. Megan you are an inspiration and I really admire all you do with taking care of your children and the animals and your skill at canning. God bless you and Andy
Loved listening to this ! I listen to your videos while I work in veg garden , can food and housework. I loved to hear how you decided to give produce away instead of focusing on money. I know homesteading is expensive especially for older couple like us who are just getting started. So far we are focusing on fruits and veg. Maybe meat birds next year. Don’t want to get overwhelmed. Thanks for all your wisdom and kindness
❤️❤️ going slowly is the best way! It’s too easy to want to do it all at the same time but it ends up being a hindrance. Love that you’re making it work for you!!
Love your videos & the pig butchering one! I've been wanting to raise piglets for butchering & want to butcher my own. After watching your hog butcher, I actually went on FB Marketplace & found a scalding vat in KY, they said they would even haul it 300 miles to me, in MO! I don't know that I'll be able to get it, I may go another route and do a barrel type for scalding, but it was cool finding it. I love the old ways, and keeping those old traditions alive. We were homesteaders in the 70's, raised all our own food, pretty much, like y'all do. It wasn't the cool thing to do back then, like it is now, lol. It was hard but I've realized that I learned so much from all that, and it's helped to start my own little homestead a couple years ago. Thank y'all & God bless!
I am enjoying your tours of other farms. This couple is great I have been watching for a while now and that's how I was raised sitting on the porch shelling peas Now I am growing a good bit of my vegetables and I am retiring in a few months to grow as much of my own food as I can. thanks for sharing.
I am 52 and did not have indoor plumbing until I was 8 years old . I am in yadkin county . And growing food does help a lot . The tobacco for us went away in the 80,s dad got enough of that . Cows and grain after that .
I’m in the UK and I LOVE your lifestyle, it’s been a dream of mine for time, I worked a dairy farm as a kid but life and work got in the way, you guys are awesome! Thank you for sharing its inspirational 🤘🏻
eating your own grown food, you know what is in your food and no added ingredients and you are healthier by doing that. We are trying to do that here in WI I grew up in the country and my relatives live longer by canning there own food.
Ya'all got plenty of people with down south roots that live up north (or wherever now) that love the content you put out. My family came from Tazwell area and I love learning about all the old ways our kin processed and thrived down there. Hopefully I can implement some of it up here up north.
I think this is one of my favorite videos ya'll have made. Kind of sums up your life philosophy. I grew up on a family farm until I was 12. I'm 75 now and would love to be back there now. Keep up the great work!😊😊❤❤
You could save up and buy a freeze dryer. You can freeze dry eggs and milk just to name a couple plus all your herbs. You should check out some TH-cam channels. I was amazed at the things you can freeze dry. Going to be moving to North Carolina next year after our house is built and that is one of the first things I am going to buy.
Two down to earth (salt of the earth) people that love homesteading and want to pass on knowledge and show the world the value of homegrown food/lifestyle. Thanks for the interview.
I enjoyed getting to know ya’ll a little bit because our life styles are so much alike. I understand wanting to live away from the worldly world. I don’t want the outside coming into our little world. By the way we live in Smithville Oklahoma in the mountains. But not far from here is a place that tourism has taken over and it saddens my heart because it was so beautiful but is nothing but a tourist area now and is slowly creeping into our area. We always lived so far behind everyone else and we love it that way especially in such a fast paced world that we live in. Thank you for sharing.
This was a beautiful family video. The Lawson family is a treasure. It amazes me how they have a modern life with the stable ways of past. I admire how they plan and grow their farm. Even when things don't turn out as they thought, they simply say lesson learned, we'll do different next year. Thank you for sharing this family with us.
Megan and😢 Andy. You and them beautiful children take me back to a happier time and place in my life. We have a 89. acre farm. We have raised tobacco,wheat ,corn,soy bean and hay.We've always raised a garden and canned our vegetables put our corn oakra squash in the freezer. You two remind me so much of me and my husband of 38 years. We worked side by side in the fields and log woods for many years with our children right alone with us laughing ,running and playing being kids. But they wasnt laughing when it came time to dig and pick them potatoes up lol😅 They sure hated that job. I want to Thank you for bringing back such beautiful memories and sharing your life's with us .Yall are great parents and hardworking people. We need more like ya in the world..
My grandparents had qunnies they raised them with there chickens.there good watch dogs I loved the little brown eggs mamaw would fry me there eggs and back when your young it made me feel like a princess.when papaw would hear that certain noise they would make like you were talking about in your video he would get his shotgun and sit on the porch looking for buzzards or hawks.so many good memories of growing up at my grandparents.we would come in and spend the whole summer with them.love your channel your just down home country people like me.❤️🐝❤️🐝❤️
I'm not sure how y'all popped up on TH-cam for my viewing, but I'm sure glad you did. You guys are the real deal with true hearts for sharing. Y'all are blessed to have had the raising of homesteading and the passion to share. I was hoping you lived close to me but y'all are about 2.5 hrs away. I live in the upstate of SC. God bless y'all and your family. Take care.
Thank you so much! Andy and Meagan are absolutely amazing to meet and share their story! We are lucky to travel and meet so many great farmers around the country!
I’m in California, I have 8 chickens, 4 too many for what I’m supposed to have per city ordnance, I raise my own potatoes, onions, strawberries, tomatoes, quash, and herbs. My daddy grew up during the depression in Idaho. Unfortunately, California has limited what we can have in our yards and the noisy newborns complain and we get fined.
I WANNA LIVE NEXT TO YOU GUYS TOO!!! ME AND HUBBY IN OUR 70'S WOULD BE IN GLORY LAND, WE'RE DOWN TO GREENHOUSE AND DECK FARMING, WITH OUR RABBITS AND FOUL GROUP! :) WE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! WE ALREADY LOVE WATCHING YOUR BABIES, LIKE WE DO OUR 5- GREAT GRANDBABIES... GOD BLESS YOU HUGS!!!
I absolutely love this vlog!!!! I feel like my husband and I are like this couple and it's a wonderful feeling. So glAd you interviewed them!!! You led me to their channel and I'm so grateful!!
I watch TGAW all the time now im older and cant do much of that anymore, Andy and Megan's channel has really made me feel better any many ways and have learned a few things gonna try a few raised beds now and Megan's cooking and canning
Hey yall, I really really really enjoyed the interview about your why, when, where Awesome, I learned so much and yall are really true grit. Keep doing what you're doing and continue to be who you are. I love learning from yall, 😊❤🙏 Ms. Ruby
First. Thank you for showing me/us this couple on TH-cam. I'm from New Zealand, living on rural land right alongside the Pacific Ocean. Our altitude and seasons are totally different. It is so interesting to see how other lifestyle people live in other countries. Like & Subscribe
I live in Surry County in a little town called Devotion on 86 acres of land and getting ready to start a small farm! I have been watching Megan and Andys youtube channel for about 2 years and have learned so much.. i have cooked several of her recipes and even processed my own wild turkey from watching her process her game birds by herself. They both are so inspiring and down to earth and authentic! Yall have i spired me to buy a few calves this spring/summer and carry on my homesteading dream! Thank yall for everything that you do and please dont ever quit this youtube channel May God Bless You
CONSISTENCY AN TIMING THE WORLD AN AMERICA ARE GOING THRU STORMS PRICES TOO HIGH PEOPLE ARE NEEDING AN WANTING TO GETTING BACK TO THE LAND ......SO FOR YALL IT HELPS YOU HELP US YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING PEACE SAFE SELF SUSTAINING LIVES BRAAAVOOO
Megan and Andy ….. feel like family…. You can see they care …. Love it !!! Favorite channel! Thank you …. You truly teach me and everyone else so much !!!
This is a wonderful video, I wish I lived close to you all!! I could learn more and buy fresh meat!! Your Ham looks amazing... I haven't eaten a ham like that since I was a child!! Many great blessings to you all!!!!
They gave us some to try and it was the best ham we have tasted! Which we used to raise our own animals! They are truly one of a kind and we are blessed to have had the opportunity to have met them!
You did a great job on this video with some fantastic people including their children. All of them you'll find on the TOP SHELF , top of the line REAL DEAL, down to earth and showing on their channel how to be happy for the rest of your life by taking notice of how things grow strong with proper nurturing ,love and teaching and proper care. We do appreciate all that Andy and Megan share with us and always look forward to their videos. Thanks for sharing this video for all to see. Fred.
Oh my word I’m in Mt. Airy and I would luvvvv to buy ur eggs!! I share a milk cow w a friend in Westfield!! We all have to do our best to take care of ourselves y’all !!
I love you guys, my daddy grew up during the depression in Idaho on a potatoes farm, no power, had well water, wood burning stoves. He raised me and my brother to survive….well I thought. He left me his cabin and my brother lives there. The power went out for two weeks and my brother was crying because he couldn’t cook and make coffee. I asked him how we were raised in the same house, I’m like you have a cast iron skillet, Dutch oven, you got chili, chicken and dumplings, cherry pie, peach cobbler, and so much more. ,
Thank you for posting your videos,I just love watching you guys,I love to garden as well,and use what space I have,but people don’t live this way,keep up the good work,love you guys and Bless your family and farm.
What a great interview.. this couple works hard and loves what they do. I really like their channel .
Yes! Absolutely!! Their channel is great!!
You all seem so happy. That is worth so much.
Yes it is!! ❤️
I cried when you made the comment about giving an elderly person tomatoes. That's food and a blessing not just tomatoes.
That’s how it should be! ❤️
It was so great to meet y’all! Thank you for allowing us to tell folks about our tiny corner of the world ❤😊
Thank you for being so great and having us out! Your place is so beautiful that we had to talk ourselves into continuing to travel and not buying a farm right now!
My favorite channel…. You show honesty everything you do …. You tell the truth…… and not make up stuff…..
shows real life …..
traditions !! Love seeing the whole family working together too !!! They let their kids be kids …. But their children help because they want to !!! So enjoyable!! Educational!!! Thank you !
Y'all have to know y'all are my favorite channel (my favorite you tube family). You are so honest and real. I so appreciate that you don't put the fear of this world on your videos, and that you leave out the politics. I've actually stopped watching some channels that I have watched for years for going down the "gloom and doom" road, and it breaks my heart, because I come to you tube to get away from that. I've had gardens, pigs, chickens, bees and rabbits for years, and watching channels like yours teaches me knew things with each video you post. Thank you so much for that, and I adore you guys!
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Thanks for making us all tempted 😝🤣
Especially in the spring, it’s been hard to not just got find a farm today 😅
This couple is wise beyond their years!
They really are great!
I love living vicariously through this couple.
They are great people! So lucky to spend time with them! They have so much knowledge!!
I love this about southerners. This s just everyday life for them. nothin special. But they have a wealth of common sense. love it!
A wealth of knowledge is for sure! And like they said, it just takes one generation to loose it all. I love that they are really keeping traditions alive and sharing them!
You built the base by being honest and genuine people. All positive and no negativity.
Love Andy and Megan! They're the real deal...true Appalachian homesteaders. God bless them.
We were so lucky to meet them! They are such incredible people! Make us want to stop on this adventure and start to farm again!
Such a down to earth couple sharing their life and teaching others while doing it!
They are truly inspiring! We were very blessed to meet them on this journey across the US. We know they are teaching a lot of people how to farm and the importance of farming and we found that so profound!
Love them they are tops I rather wear out than rust out my granny always said this she was precious loved I stopped at 82 in fields but I am still here
Pray for me I had very bad fall broke bones and got holes in some in my back year a go bad shape but I laid it all down to the most best and only one my sweet my precious Lord the greatest hallelujah thank you love Andy meagan those sweet children great parents they work out side home God bless
they are precious every thing so neat and their farm and fields are beautiful they live their animals and love them dearly ❤🌽
True grit is my favorite channel!! So happy to see this recognition.
It was such an honor to be able to meet them and have a conversation about farming with them!
I have to say I envy you. I was raised on food that we grew and when I see your videos, it makes me want to be there. I enjoy it so much. I’m happy for you. I just hope that you continue to make the videos.
I found Megan and Andy about a year ago, by accident, and they are now my favorite channel. I watched 7 or 8 of their videos yesterday-some I had previously viewed. I live in NC and grew up with my daddy growing a huge garden and giving away food to friends. We always had chickens (and eggs, of course). We didn’t can much but we stored enough potatoes for the whole winter and froze about 300 ears of corn every year. We even had a few hogs when I was a teen. I always helped harvest but wish I had paid more attention to planting and caring for the food. I learn from Megan & Andy. Thanks for featuring them. (One note: they seldom , if ever, ask for a like & subscribe. And still, their channel is growing. They deserve it!) I just subscribed to your channel. Keep finding the good ones!
They were so great to us! They are inspirational to us to want to farm again! Their passion for helping people learn to grow food is incredible! We found out afterwards that they were our 50th farm done! It has been a whirlwind and we can’t wait to get to 100 visits done! We have learned so much already!
Beautiful video with real people! This encourages me with my small garden in Pennsylvania. God bless you for sharing this 🙏
Thank you so much!!! I’m so excited for you!! I hope you enjoy your garden space!
We love watching Meghan and Andy. They are real ppl. They don’t put on a show, they put themselves out there and we just love their honestly. No fakeness. It’s a breath of fresh air to see their journey and to hear them tell their successes and failures. 😊❤. Maybe someday we will get to meet them.
Absolutely!!! They are some amazing people! We were so fortunate to have met them and to do this video!
Two special people that are honest , caring & down to earth people , amazing talent , this brings back memories for us back in the 60's & 70' s , thank you !
Well said! We felt that they are inspiring and teaching the next generation or the generation that got separated from farm life! We learned so much by being there! They were so great they almost had us convinced to farm again on that day!
I discovered True Grit back in January of this year. I fell in love with these folks. And I became excited knowing that they are in a local familiar place to me. I love how they are raising their children, and yes, they do keep it real!
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Andy and Megan are so sweet, humble, and down to earth. They have a beautiful family. I love watching their day to day activities and how they never seem to let things get them down. They pull up their boot straps and off they go. 😊
Absolutely!! They are the sweetest people!! We are grateful to have met them!!
I just recently found Megan & Andy. I have binge watched their past videos since finding them. I grew up doing the life they are living. I do what I can now. We only have 3 1/2 acres and not all of it is usable. We are getting chickens this spring and I always garden. But, the soil here is poor and I have had to do it in raised beds. But seeing how they have improved their soil using the chickens gives me hope. I have to do it all on my own because my husband is not able to because of his health conditions. He will be 61 in July and I will turn 56 in June. I love this couple because they are so genuine and down to earth.
We are fans of theirs as well! They are just very real which seems like an odd thing to say, but we know not everyone on the internet can keep to their true selves. Chickens will improve the soil drastically! When we farmed for 6 years, chickens was the biggest factor to improving our soil! We appreciate you watching and hope your garden and chickens all do well this year!
Me too❗️They are GREAT WHOLESOME & REAL 💞
I watch Megan and Andy because they are real.....True Grit for sure!
They are able to live the lifestyle that I would love to live, but I can't so I watch them and they encourage me to do what I can, as much as can on my little (big) half acre.
Yall remind me of my Maw and Paw. I'm 62 this year, and yall bring me so much joy to watch. ❤
I would love to come help you dress your chickens out so I can learn how to do it...maybe some day. I live in North Georgia, a little town called Chickamauga. You might have heard about it from the Civil War times.
Yall keep on , keeping on and enjoying your little family and farm and I'll keep watching and being blessed by yall!❤❤❤❤
They were incredible to meet and we loved their story with trying to show people their lifestyle and help others to do it!
And you are making a difference too 💯
Thank you!
Really enjoy True Grit. Down to earth loving people.
They really are such amazing people! So much so they got us convinced to move near them! 😅😂
I watch you all alot. I'm relaxed at the lifestyle. Too old for such a huge operation but miss the small outdoor growing. Thank you for everything.
I love Andy and Megan channel. We have always lived like that . We raise almost everything we eat . And I look forward to all their videos.
Absolutely!! We really enjoy their videos too!!!
Meghan and Andy seem to be just down to earth people that are doing for themselves and their children. In this day and time that is the way to go. Do for yourselves and then help the neighbors so when you need help they will be there for you.
Yes!! They really are great! We are so grateful to have met them!!
I could sit by that creek for hrs...
Yes!!! ❤️
Great interview. That's my son❤ and his family I am Soooo proud of them❤
Thank you so much!! We feel so grateful to have met your son and daughter in law! They are such great people!!!
Love these folks watch all time. Im 52 trying start homestead. Keeps me driven
Wow!! So glad you get to do that!!
Awesome couple and videos. we are 81 & 83 YEARS OLD AND LOVE IT.
As a german watching your videos it is just interesting to hear all the different accents or dialects. Really interesting to learn about the US. And see normal people. Besides the farming stories.
That is very true! We have gotten comments on our accents as we travel to new areas and can hear the distinct accents in every area!
The reason I like your videos is because it reminds me of the old times. The hog killings and people looked forward to em. I remember pressing the cooking the cracklings making lard. Just how much better the food was back then. We took it for granted. I asked my Grandma one time why did she can and put up when she didn’t have to any more. She was very religious and she told me the first year her and my Granddaddy got married they had a bad crop and it was during the depression and she told me she almost starved that winter and she made deal with the good lord if he would give her the strength she would never be hungry again. That really touched me. She told me her Daddy lost two farms during the depression and had the money to pay the taxes but the bank wouldn’t give it to them and he never got over it. He was a bitter man the rest of his life.
Megan and Andy I am so happy and blessed to have found your channel my husband and I lived and raised our family pretty much like you are it was a wonderful life for the most part unfortunately my husband passed from pancreas cancer almost two years ago I still miss him terribly we were married for over fifty three years your videos of your life bring back many memories I will be a subscriber for as long as you have a you tube channel God bless yall
You are so blessed to live the life you live. I know you know that. I know the life you live because I was born into a family that lived the way you do. I don't, but fortunately I was taught the life somewhat. I don't live it but know I could if I had to. I do have a garden and I have chickens and live in a rural area in N. Georgia. I sure would love to do it all though.
They not lying! I went to gardening and canning/preserving our food. We still buy our meats but we buy our meats in bulk several 40 boxes through the year when its cheaper. I keep our pantry stocked full and our freezers too. HOWEVER, we are moving over 700 miles away so we decided to eat through our stock and not garden this year cause we had so much going on and house showings and such. With that being said, we are just now having to start buying things from the grocery store. It floored me that it costed me over $15 to buy butter, bottle of oil, and small bag of flour. Then this week we had to buy 2 wks worth of meat to get us buy till we close on the house and head on to Tennessee....flabbergasted at the cost! Cant wait to get our new place up and running as we will be adding livestock too. Plus will have farmers to buy from too.
I feel you on that!! We are getting ready to settle down and find a farm of our own and some of that decision is the price of groceries! We just cannot afford to pay these prices much longer!!
I’ve followed these folks for over a year. Not only are they wonderful people with great kids, their farm is beautiful. Thank you, I am really enjoying your channel!
Thank you so much!! We loved meeting Meagan and Andy! And we love their channel too!!
I've been watching True Grit for a few months now and it is one of my favorite past times. I feel that they are genuine. Our family growing up were small farmers and I love it. I am 72. I have now subscribed to YOUR channel!
Thank you so much!!! They are amazing and we are grateful to have had the opportunity to meet them!!
Yay! I love seeing this! True Grit is my newest obsession! 😂 These people are real and truly feel like salt of the earth people!
They really are!! I’m glad you are enjoying them too!
So happy to see Andy & Megan great video thank you for sharing
Thank you so much! They are so great!
I love Meghan and Andy. I have learned so much from them on gardening and really like the down to earth cooking.
Same!!! They were so great to meet!
MANY HANDS MAKE THE WORK LIGHT. THATS HOW TH-cam IS OPENING UP FOR THE WORLD SHARING CARING LEARNING HELPING ALL AGES ESPECIALLY IN TODAYS WORLD RIGHT NOW THIS IS HOW AMERICA STAYS FREE SAFE AND STRONG. GLOBALLY IM FINDING WALES UK HOW THEY GROW FOOD BACK TO THE LAND ALLOTMENTS LIVE IN LONDON BUT HAVE PLOT TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. ITS AWESOME
What a blessing to live in a tight knit community. I have to say I do enjoy hearing a grown man referring to his Daddy. Their channel makes me feel young again. Vicariously of course. Andy and Megan are such a sweet couple. Theirs is the best channel I watch. And all this said I want to say you do make a good informative video.
Thank you so very much!! We loved meeting them and are really enjoying the journey we are on!
Sounds so community minded. I wish id been raised like this lovely couple. Hard working, capable family.
❤️ they are great people! I think we can create this communities where we are by fostering the idea of just helping each other.
I love Megan and Andy. You should interview his sister. Also, I’m enjoying your videos. I hope you have more gardening interviews. Also, Megan and Andy live close to the Farming Pastors Wife which would make popular content. Just saying.
Oh fun!! Thank you for mentioning the other people! Unfortunately, we are already to our next destination. We only stay in one place for about a month and are about a month behind schedule. But we will keep them in mind if we get back that way one day!
You asked them how they built their channel so I was thinking if you interviewed more TH-camrs this would build your channel. I subscribed to you because they mentioned that you had interviewed them. I’m from Garner, NC and love watching down to earth people. If you come back also consider Holar Homestead and Whippoorwill Hollar. Your great so grow your channel though other channels. The Farming Pastors Wife channel blow up overnight when Collard Valley Cooks mention one of her recipes.
Oh yeah! We are always open to more farms! Thank you!!
WHAT ARE GUINNEYS ?????
BREAKING EVEN IS HOW THEY LIVE .ENOUGH TO COVER THEIR FEED AN CARE FOR THEIR FOOD
NO GREED DO UNTO OTHERS IS HOW THEY LIVE
I grew up country in the Pacific Northwest. We did have electricity most of the time but in addition to the wood stove for heat in the living room we also had a small trash urner in the kitchen for cooking when there was a power outage. When the power went out it was short if it lasted less than 24 hours with a 2-3 week long outage happening a couple times per year.
We had water in the house but were one of the few in our area that still had to depend on an outhouse.
I grew up eating things like kidney stew, head cheese and tongue sandwiches, beef cheeks, liver fried in bacon grease with onion and wild mushroom gravy, green beans cooked up with tomatoes, onions, garlic with a chunk of bacon end, dandelion greens sprinkled with vinegar and on and on. Was in third grade when i first tasted store bought bread and i was in middle school when tasted a store bought marshmallow for the first time.
Had lye soap, a wringer washing machine and a clothesline for a dryer. We grew/raised or foraged almost all of the food we ate. We did buy a gallon of mustard a year but grandma made ketchup, mayonnaise and butter and mom did all the canning. In addition to tradditional farm meats the brothers hunted so we had venison and an occassional bear as well as some squirrel and frog legs from them sneaking down to Schmidt's pond at night.
I married a city boy and at first marveled on the instant life city provided. But when i had kids they had no understanding of that lifestyle and with encouragement from their father made fun of the backwards life i came from. They have never tasted mist of the foods i grew up with and when i did make lye soap they referred to it as "mom's" soap and would only use the store bought version. By the time i realized what they were missing out on they had bought into the belief that that lifestyle was too backwards for them. Lost to a generation.
Oh wow. Thank you so much for sharing!! It’s crazy how easy it is to change just one generation. I’m sorry they looked at your life a little differently, I hope that all children can experience a garden and dirt on their feet. ❤️❤️
I love watching homestead videos. It does inspire me to dream of doing it myself. I am learning
That’s great!! Everyone starts somewhere!
So nice to listen to real people
Yes!! ❤️❤️
First time viewer here, and new subscriber. I just love the relationship between you two and your ease with each other. You're living my dream !!
Megn and Andy, I really enjoy watching ya'll. It's like watching a movie about family
and also informative about life on a homestead.
Megan you are an inspiration and I really admire all you do with taking care of your children and the animals and your skill at canning. God bless you and Andy
Loved listening to this ! I listen to your videos while I work in veg garden , can food and housework. I loved to hear how you decided to give produce away instead of focusing on money. I know homesteading is expensive especially for older couple like us who are just getting started. So far we are focusing on fruits and veg. Maybe meat birds next year. Don’t want to get overwhelmed. Thanks for all your wisdom and kindness
❤️❤️ going slowly is the best way! It’s too easy to want to do it all at the same time but it ends up being a hindrance. Love that you’re making it work for you!!
Because of Sow the Land, I am a new subscriber to your channel. Just a backyard wanna-be-homesteader here creating an art project 😁
That’s awesome!!! Thank you so much!! I’m so glad to have you here and hope you enjoy our other videos ❤️
I love your vidios and really glad you have stuck with it so far. Thank you
Thank you so much!! ❤️
I found Megan on True Grit looking for ways to identify mullien, and I watched her identify some other weeds for foraging
That’s awesome!!
True Grit sent me! They're the best!!❤xo
That they are! We are so lucky to have talked to them about farming!
Love your videos & the pig butchering one! I've been wanting to raise piglets for butchering & want to butcher my own. After watching your hog butcher, I actually went on FB Marketplace & found a scalding vat in KY, they said they would even haul it 300 miles to me, in MO! I don't know that I'll be able to get it, I may go another route and do a barrel type for scalding, but it was cool finding it. I love the old ways, and keeping those old traditions alive. We were homesteaders in the 70's, raised all our own food, pretty much, like y'all do. It wasn't the cool thing to do back then, like it is now, lol. It was hard but I've realized that I learned so much from all that, and it's helped to start my own little homestead a couple years ago. Thank y'all & God bless!
I am enjoying your tours of other farms. This couple is great I have been watching for a while now and that's how I was raised sitting on the porch shelling peas Now I am growing a good bit of my vegetables and I am retiring in a few months to grow as much of my own food as I can. thanks for sharing.
Thank you so so much!! Meagan and Andy are amazing people! We are really enjoying meeting so many new and amazing people! ❤️
I am 52 and did not have indoor plumbing until I was 8 years old . I am in yadkin county . And growing food does help a lot . The tobacco for us went away in the 80,s dad got enough of that . Cows and grain after that .
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing some of your story!!
I'm so happy that y'all are living your dream. And that's what matters .
Such a heartwarming video… So many channels are more like wanna be movie stars, I’m thankful that I found Andy and Megan’s channel.. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
Thank you so much!!! We feel quite lucky to have met them too!! Such kind people!!
I watch you because I feel so comfortable watching you and I learn so much. If we lived closer I feel like you could be friends.
That's so great ! Thank you for sharing, wish you good health and success.
Thank you so much!!
Oh, I love watching Megan & Andy & Mags & Jacob!! Been watching them for like two or three years!
I’m in the UK and I LOVE your lifestyle, it’s been a dream of mine for time, I worked a dairy farm as a kid but life and work got in the way, you guys are awesome! Thank you for sharing its inspirational 🤘🏻
Thank you so much!! It’s never too late to go for it! Glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️
eating your own grown food, you know what is in your food and no added ingredients and you are healthier by doing that. We are trying to do that here in WI I grew up in the country and my relatives live longer by canning there own food.
That’s awesome!! ❤️❤️
Ya'all got plenty of people with down south roots that live up north (or wherever now) that love the content you put out. My family came from Tazwell area and I love learning about all the old ways our kin processed and thrived down there. Hopefully I can implement some of it up here up north.
I think this is one of my favorite videos ya'll have made. Kind of sums up your life philosophy. I grew up on a family farm until I was 12. I'm 75 now and would love to be back there now. Keep up the great work!😊😊❤❤
Thank you so much! Andy and Meagan were great to meet and their story is amazing! Truly inspiring!
That area is beautiful
Yes it is!!
You could save up and buy a freeze dryer. You can freeze dry eggs and milk just to name a couple plus all your herbs. You should check out some TH-cam channels. I was amazed at the things you can freeze dry. Going to be moving to North Carolina next year after our house is built and that is one of the first things I am going to buy.
That’s a great idea!!
Two down to earth (salt of the earth) people that love homesteading and want to pass on knowledge and show the world the value of homegrown food/lifestyle. Thanks for the interview.
That they are! Just an absolute amazing family! We learned so much and glad they are teaching others!
Hello... There's only one word for your channel. Captivating. Keep on going.
Thank you!!
I love watching y'all. I just started my vegetable garden and thinking of an orchard. You really inspire my hubby and I. Subscribed to both channels ❤
Thank you so much!! ❤️ we loved meeting Megan and Andy and have so many more great people to visit!!
I enjoyed getting to know ya’ll a little bit because our life styles are so much alike. I understand wanting to live away from the worldly world. I don’t want the outside coming into our little world. By the way we live in Smithville Oklahoma in the mountains. But not far from here is a place that tourism has taken over and it saddens my heart because it was so beautiful but is nothing but a tourist area now and is slowly creeping into our area. We always lived so far behind everyone else and we love it that way especially in such a fast paced world that we live in. Thank you for sharing.
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This was a beautiful family video. The Lawson family is a treasure. It amazes me how they have a modern life with the stable ways of past. I admire how they plan and grow their farm. Even when things don't turn out as they thought, they simply say lesson learned, we'll do different next year. Thank you for sharing this family with us.
Yes!!! They are great people!! We loved meeting them!
Y'all are living the life I always wanted. However, it didn't work out like I wanted. I'm so happy for y'all. May God bless y'all abundantly.
Thank you so much ❤️
Megan and😢 Andy. You and them beautiful children take me back to a happier time and place in my life. We have a 89. acre farm. We have raised
tobacco,wheat ,corn,soy bean and hay.We've always raised a garden and canned our vegetables put our corn oakra squash in the freezer. You two remind me so much of me and my husband of 38 years. We worked side by side in the fields and log woods for many years with our children right alone with us laughing ,running and playing being kids. But they wasnt laughing when it came time to dig and pick them potatoes up lol😅 They sure hated that job. I want to Thank you for bringing back such beautiful memories and sharing your life's with us .Yall are great parents and hardworking people. We need more like ya in the world..
My grandparents had qunnies they raised them with there chickens.there good watch dogs I loved the little brown eggs mamaw would fry me there eggs and back when your young it made me feel like a princess.when papaw would hear that certain noise they would make like you were talking about in your video he would get his shotgun and sit on the porch looking for buzzards or hawks.so many good memories of growing up at my grandparents.we would come in and spend the whole summer with them.love your channel your just down home country people like me.❤️🐝❤️🐝❤️
Always Enjoyed watching!
I'm not sure how y'all popped up on TH-cam for my viewing, but I'm sure glad you did. You guys are the real deal with true hearts for sharing. Y'all are blessed to have had the raising of homesteading and the passion to share. I was hoping you lived close to me but y'all are about 2.5 hrs away. I live in the upstate of SC. God bless y'all and your family. Take care.
Thank you so much! Andy and Meagan are absolutely amazing to meet and share their story! We are lucky to travel and meet so many great farmers around the country!
Same here… just popped up… I LOVE THEM! I can’t live that way but I love to watch!
Your a lucky man
I’m in California, I have 8 chickens, 4 too many for what I’m supposed to have per city ordnance, I raise my own potatoes, onions, strawberries, tomatoes, quash, and herbs. My daddy grew up during the depression in Idaho. Unfortunately, California has limited what we can have in our yards and the noisy newborns complain and we get fined.
That is so crazy!! At least you’re able to grow a few things!
I WANNA LIVE NEXT TO YOU GUYS TOO!!! ME AND HUBBY IN OUR 70'S WOULD BE IN GLORY LAND, WE'RE DOWN TO GREENHOUSE AND DECK FARMING, WITH OUR RABBITS AND FOUL GROUP! :) WE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! WE ALREADY LOVE WATCHING YOUR BABIES, LIKE WE DO OUR 5- GREAT GRANDBABIES... GOD BLESS YOU HUGS!!!
I absolutely love this vlog!!!! I feel like my husband and I are like this couple and it's a wonderful feeling. So glAd you interviewed them!!! You led me to their channel and I'm so grateful!!
Oh thank you!! Megan and Andy are awesome!! And we too love their channel so much!!
I watch TGAW all the time now im older and cant do much of that anymore, Andy and Megan's channel has really made me feel better any many ways and have learned a few things gonna try a few raised beds now and Megan's cooking and canning
They are just the best people! We learn so much from their channel and learned so much by meeting them! They are doing something amazing!
Me too!
Hey yall, I really really really enjoyed the interview about your why, when, where
Awesome, I learned so much and yall are really true grit.
Keep doing what you're doing and continue to be who you are.
I love learning from yall, 😊❤🙏
Ms. Ruby
First.
Thank you for showing me/us this couple on TH-cam.
I'm from New Zealand, living on rural land right alongside the Pacific Ocean.
Our altitude and seasons are totally different.
It is so interesting to see how other lifestyle people live in other countries.
Like & Subscribe
Well done interviewing this couple.
Also subscribed to your channel
once again, I appreciate
Your time and energy .
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you enjoyed their video!! They are some great people and we love their channel!
Y’all keep on keeping on!
Thank you!! ❤️
I live in Surry County in a little town called Devotion on 86 acres of land and getting ready to start a small farm! I have been watching Megan and Andys youtube channel for about 2 years and have learned so much.. i have cooked several of her recipes and even processed my own wild turkey from watching her process her game birds by herself. They both are so inspiring and down to earth and authentic! Yall have i spired me to buy a few calves this spring/summer and carry on my homesteading dream! Thank yall for everything that you do and please dont ever quit this youtube channel May God Bless You
Wow!! That’s awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing your great journey!
CONSISTENCY AN TIMING THE WORLD AN AMERICA ARE GOING THRU STORMS PRICES TOO HIGH PEOPLE ARE NEEDING AN WANTING TO GETTING BACK TO THE LAND ......SO FOR YALL IT HELPS YOU HELP US YOUNG PEOPLE SEEKING PEACE SAFE SELF SUSTAINING LIVES BRAAAVOOO
Megan and Andy ….. feel like family…. You can see they care …. Love it !!! Favorite channel! Thank you …. You truly teach me and everyone else so much !!!
Really enjoyed meeting these folks ! What a piece of Heaven they have stewardship of. Thanks for the video !
Thank you!! They sure are great!! We loved meeting them as well!
Clear blue skies and no Airplanes vapor trails................................ so nice.
This is a wonderful video, I wish I lived close to you all!! I could learn more and buy fresh meat!! Your Ham looks amazing... I haven't eaten a ham like that since I was a child!! Many great blessings to you all!!!!
They gave us some to try and it was the best ham we have tasted! Which we used to raise our own animals! They are truly one of a kind and we are blessed to have had the opportunity to have met them!
You did a great job on this video with some fantastic people including their children. All of them you'll find on the TOP SHELF , top of the line REAL DEAL, down to earth and showing on their channel how to be happy for the rest of your life by taking notice of how things grow strong with proper nurturing ,love and teaching and proper care. We do appreciate all that Andy and Megan share with us and always look forward to their videos. Thanks for sharing this video for all to see. Fred.
Hi Fred! Thank you! We are enjoying our travels and meeting wonderful people like Megan and Andy! ❤️
You asked some great questions. Thank you!
So much wisdom, God bless!
Oh my word I’m in Mt. Airy and I would luvvvv to buy ur eggs!! I share a milk cow w a friend in Westfield!! We all have to do our best to take care of ourselves y’all !!
I love Megan and Andy.. I’ve even gotten my hubs into their channel. They make this world a better place! ❤
They really do! They just want to help people and that message was very clear when talking to them!
I love you guys, my daddy grew up during the depression in Idaho on a potatoes farm, no power, had well water, wood burning stoves. He raised me and my brother to survive….well I thought. He left me his cabin and my brother lives there. The power went out for two weeks and my brother was crying because he couldn’t cook and make coffee. I asked him how we were raised in the same house, I’m like you have a cast iron skillet, Dutch oven, you got chili, chicken and dumplings, cherry pie, peach cobbler, and so much more. ,
One of my favorite channels! ❤
Us too! They are such amazing people to learn from!
Thank you for posting your videos,I just love watching you guys,I love to garden as well,and use what space I have,but people don’t live this way,keep up the good work,love you guys and Bless your family and farm.
I truly enjoyed this!! God bless!
Thank you!! ❤️
Oh I love this family so much ❤️❤️❤️
They are an incredible group! So lucky to have to have met them and talk farming with them!