We live about 20 miles from Ava, “your neck of the woods”. I was deeply touched by your honesty and transparency today. Gardeners and farmers are exhausted … just trying to keep things alive, and harvests are questionable at best. I hope that your farm received some of the rain that came through today. Prayers for you, your family, your gardens, and animals… and all our Farmers!
I wonder if they may be able to tap in an aquifer on their land. Minnesota has great water that's limitless because of that. Check with local geologists at universities!
@@terracotta6294 I'm not too far from them either. Right now in our area, well diggers are booked way out (IF you can find one that answers their phone) and you're talking around 20k just to get it dug, not counting testing, liner, pump, etc. And we're in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains...we got rocks, lots of rocks, lol
@@rwjingo4955 wow that's crazy! I'm in the SC lowcountry. Our well cost us 1300 at 195ft. But we're predominantly sand and our water table is really high.
@@tarantulady8565 That rain is barely anything... woulld need to rain for a week or two straight to make a difference... hope the global warming deniers are watching!
That was one happy cow! Love it. Not to make light of the precarious situation that caused the early feeding. But take joy in the glee of the cow; so cute.
I never realized how much the weather affects farming until we moved to our homestead. Praying for you and all the farmers get through this rough year.
The joy of the cows getting the hay was the most precious thing to watch. My heart goes out to everyone who is having to make such incredibly hard choices. Prayers for all of you. 🙏🏻
2022 has sucked for many people in many different ways. I’m glad you guys are sharing your hardships. People need to see what farmers have to deal with every day. Life is not peaches and cream. Social media makes people get a false sense of reality with things that are faked. I am praying for rain for you. You make my squirrels eating my tomatoes look like a walk in the park.
@@PRDreams You are wasting your time praying to an invisible man in the sky. People have been warning about climate change and global warming and they have been ignored.... YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.... drought will get worse every year no matter how much you pray to your sky God. You have no paradise waiting for you and you only get one life.... your children only get one world and you are screwing it up for them ...SHAME ON YOU
what you should do is apply yourself and call your congress people to do something about climate change instead of selling off farms to corporations for profit.
I actually teared up watching this video. You two were the first channel I subscribed to years ago, (different name). I am seeing so many people struggling this season and it breaks my heart. I pray for you and your family, I pray for us all. 🙏
Prayers & Best Wishes to you & ALL farmers experiencing the drought... Hoping it will all turn around SOON, and you will get all the rain you need!!! ❤
I sure wished I could make things better for you! I have to be honest, I watch your video's, and often they keep my hopes up because, everything that you are going through, we have been there for the last couple of years. So, maybe this is how we encourage each other. Our fall garden last year, and spring garden this year. failed.. What tomatoes I got on the vines were swiftly taken by the critters. I said well, the blessing is that we are here in Florida, and we can start all over. I got my tomatoes restarted and I probably would have put them in the ground this weekend...Except...what the squirrels didn't pull up, the Sandhill Cranes did. And what was left from there, the leaf miners got.. Well, what shall we do, give up? I always remind myself that the rain will return, and even when our grass looked like yours, I thanked God for the rain because I knew He would send it. When God says you are an overcomer, you are. Sometimes I think, when everything has failed, the difference is- we still get up, put on our britches, and go mow the dead grass!
Yes. I am trusting in Psalm 37. "I've never seen the righteous forsaken or seen them begging for bread." May God increase your Harvest in all areas of your life. Keep PRAISING Him!
@@schex9 maybe for other critters. Squirrels however, will pick them when they are only the size of a nickel. They don't care! The farmers almanac says they will wreck a garden simply for the fun of it. I can attest to that!
I remember when Alberta (province that raises pretty much all of Canada’s beef) had a terrible drought in the early 2000s. It was terrible for the farmers and animals alike. Thankfully things rebounded, this too shall pass!
I had a friend a few years ago say, "who farms anymore?" My defensive response was "my entire family!" The family homestead is still being farmed in Iowa and I have a cousin who is homesteading in Cabol. I've started watching the weather in your area praying for rain. Thank you for your transparency and presenting the reality of homesteading.
I'm sorry, but that is such a laughable comment your friend made. Shows the typical ignorance of the masses across many age groups. Sad, but true. They'll find out pretty quick that there WERE lots of people farming. Unbelievable to us old folks and farmers.
Wow, it's a rough year for so many farms and ranches. The boys here are also having to put out hay already. They usually don't do that until November! The last few days, there have been storms around us, but zero rain on this property. 😩😢 Asking the Lord to hear the prayers of His children in this time of need, and praising Him for His goodness and mercy! Texas Deb ❤️
So sorry to see that now you are having all these issues. Over the time I have been watching you I have never seen your place without green grass. My prayers are with you 🙏 🙏🙏 . God be with you in the coming days 🙏
This is true farm life. It’s not always lush, green and perfect. This is why farmers know how to handle adversity. Love your videos, praying for all of us to get rain!
We have been through droughts like this. One year, we had no rain from mid-June until late September. Temps were over 100 every day. Not only did the pastures burn up, the trees were severely damaged. Thank you for bringing these conditions to your TH-cam followers.
Many of our farmers and homesteaders are having so much trouble with heat and lack of rain. My heart goes out to all. Here in Michigan we've had lack of rain, heat and Japanese beetles. I've been watering by hand twice a day, taking 4-5 hours. We finally invested in some soaker hoses that has saved me a lot of time. Our fruit trees are struggling also. When I planned and planted my garden, people told me that the shade from the neighbors pine trees would inhibit growth of my plants. Turned out to be a Godsend. The cabbage and squash love it in this heat. Because we were enlarging the garden and had many setbacks such as snow in May, heat, finances to purchase extra soil etc, I was 3-4 weeks behind getting everything planted. My tomatoes are slowly just coming on. And the Abe Lincolns are absolutely delicious! So are the sweetheart cherry tomatoes. I'm just praying the green bean tunnel plants blossom and produce. I lost most of my onions due to operator error. But I learned what not to do. Thank you for sharing real life on the homestead. We've been dreaming if 5-10 acres, but rethinking that at 70 maybe the acre we have is all we can handle.
I’m in Texas and watched your video a couple of weeks ago. We have been in extreme drought for a full 4 or 5 weeks already. Nothing survived or bore any fruit or vegetables in my garden. All my hundreds of tomato blooms fried in the 108 degree heat! Tons of farmers have had to sell all their herds of cattle. It’s biblical end of times drought and beginning of famines here now! Praying for Gods mercy on all of us especially our farmer and ranchers. I don’t know about you, but I like to eat!
I feel your pain. This year I was so excited and filled with so much promise. I planted and my plants grew so fast and beautiful. Then the heat kicked in and I stared watering early mornings for hours. By the afternoon everything was as if I hadn't watered at all. I have tried to keep it up but it's way bigger than me. I have got to give it up for the year. Everything is dwindling away, and it is too far gone. What makes this so bad is that we know the shortages at the stores are going to be hitting and we needed to have our own food storage. Prayers is all we have now, and we know God will see us through. Lord knows I need to lose weight anyway. I can't help but believe the Government has something to do with all this heat and it's not Global Warming. Take Care sweet people and God bless you all.
I feel your distrust in government, but one thing i do know is this: If FEMA can't predict the weather, rest assured the Fed can't come anywhere near controlling it. Sometimes it's just bad luck with mother nature.
I understand your distrust of the government. But if you think about it the reason WHY the government isn't doing anything about climate change is because they're paid by the coal and oil industries so they can keep making profit while we pump the atmosphere with so much CO2. think about it. how many MILLIONS OF YEARS did it take to make all that coal and oil? Now imagine ALL of those dead bodies (cuz that's what oil is compressed dead organic matter) rotting all at once in 100 years. Its maddening. The government isn't all powerful. The real conspiracy is the corporations. And guess who else is buying up the small farms??? corporations. And guess who's trying to force the population to increase for their endless labor supply (because if you force people to have kids they don't want they end up unable to care for them. Poverty leads to desperation.Desperation leads to crime. Crime leads to prison. And prison is the ONLY legal form of slave labor in the USA). Follow the money. Not the politicians. Not the REd team or Blue team. Follow the MONEY. And then you'll see the truth of capitalists and their earth killing greed. Besides what in nature has endless growth? What? Cancer. That's what.
@@tymbaone1 That's not true. They can and they do control the weather, just not all of it every time. And it goes way back. Just listen to President Johnson and then start doing some research.
@@desertheavens It's been going on a long time & China has big goals and much massive equipment to control the weather! Certainly no need to go way back to LBJ sadly!
Oh man, I so feel for you guys…I do appreciate your sharing the downs as well as the ups. Farming is a hard way of life, no about that! And I love that many like yourselves have stepped in and take. This challenge on. Thank you, may God spare and provide for your needs.
It breaks my heart to see how devastating it is on your homestead with the water shortage. I will certainly be praying for you and all the farmers across this country. I also am sorry to hear about Donna. God will get you through all of this. One day at a time ❤️
THANK YOU! Thank you Kevin and Sara for being real! I am in South Texas and the heat killed my garden 2 months ago. We have nothing to harvest, not 1 squash, bean, corn, melon, etc.. I feel for you and your garden, but you are not alone. Every garden around here is like that. We are praying for rain. All I can do is buy can goods and frozen foods to keep food in our home. I am planning on a fall garden, replanting some foods. We had tomatoes in December last year. I sure do hope everything turns around for you! Blessings!
Thank goodness, after two months of no rain and high temps here on our Ozark mountain top, we've finally gotten some rain and cooler temps. Of course, we can use much more because we're already feeding as well. Part of our herd was recently culled out because of this. Love to you, Ozark neighbors.
Please continue sharing the entire reality of homesteading or farming. You have helped us better save money and choose livestock, etc. that best suit our small property. You are inspiring to us. Any time we have conversations with people interested in this lifestyle, we tell them about you and your channel as examples and explain that you tell the entire facts good or bad. You are a blessing to those of us less able, but equally excited to live the homesteading life. (even just parts of it) Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. You save others much of the issues or at least prepare us for the realities. We are always sorry when you have the issues, and are thrilled when good fortune happens to you (you make it happen with your drive and determination). Thank you!
Thank you for being honest. We're in far SE Kansas, in similar conditions. We strung 2 10'x50' shade cloths over the main garden. While there is very little production, the plants are in decent shape and I hope for (at least) a small harvest if the weather breaks in time. One can hope LOL.
Scks -I've thought about investing in big shade clothes. I have covered tomatoes with sheets some. All over been able to can from my garden is potatoes. We're scared to start the fall garden because we aren't sure seedlings can survive. We only got .5 " it of these weekend storms. That's discouraging.
Thank you for your transparency. We have been struggling on our farm this year, too. Seems like we have been hit from all angles! It is hard losing a breeder. They are the chosen few that we as farmers allow ourselves to get close to and love. Doing the right thing... Well it just plain stinks sometimes other times it is devastating. I feel for you and the hard decision you have been forced to make. I pray you get the rain you need. Take care, my friends.
Appreciate that you posted this information. Farmers are up there with Law Enforcement Officers and other First Responders in my estimation of people we can't live without. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are in my prayers.
30+ yrs of homesteading has taught me that if every year were the same, and every crop could be counted on to produce, it would be so easy that everyone would be doing it. We are in S. Central OK, where we are in exceptional drought, and on day 42 of 100+ temps; the rain just keeps missing us. Not the first year like this, and likely not the last; altho, the number of dead seed we planted this year is perplexing. We use drip irrigation, too, and years like this it runs 12-24 hours, every other day. Tho many crops didn't make at all, the ones we can keep alive, we will, hoping for fall harvests. Meanwhile, we continue to pray for rain and coolers temps for all of us. Good luck!
@@mrbim1954 I'm hearing the same from all over the country, and it doesn't matter where the seed came from, or if it was new seed or some stashed for a few years that had previously been fine. What's up with the soil, is where my mind goes...?
@@mrbim1954 We're situated between Sherman and Bonham (may be neighbors). Do you think it's Grazon or another herbicide? I've heard that stuff is NASTY and lasts for years. Regardless... the seed "anomaly" is so wide-spread... my two guesses... it's either God or Government. Praying for you, praying for Pier Jones... and us all.
@@frodrickfronkensteen9241 Grazon never breaks down unless you plant corn or wheat for a season or two to pull it out and break it down. Time nor sun nor rain will get rid of it. I've read up on it a lot after having two batches of contaminated compost and soil. It's criminal but also in the extended plan for total food production control. No joke. Look into it.
@@frodrickfronkensteen9241 I used potting soil so I do not think that was the problem but great thought as carry over is longer than they lead us to believe. Saving seeds this year in hopes of better results.
Cows are crazy! I just love how excited they get when we do something new or different in their area! New hay bale, scrub the water tank, clean out the shelter, etc. They are so curious, I love it!
Oh gosh... devastating to see after all the hard work you guys have put in! If you can/have access to, get some 50% white shade cloth and put over your garden. It will save the tomatoes & may help some of your other veggies. We have to grow ours like this now as in parts of South Australia as we have summers like you are experiencing now. (Fun fact- South Australia is the driest state on the world's driest inhabited continent) Also we have found mulch around plants keeps the ground much cooler and keeps moisture locked in better. (better than landscape fabric for hot/dry climates) I hope for you guys this is a one off drought and you don't get these again in future. Hoping you get some beautiful steady rain to regenerate all the plants and soil soon!
The cows joy over the hay was so sweet. Sad but true situation you are sharing. So sorry for everyone 's struggles with the droughts. Hoping for rain to ease the situation. Poor sweet Donna.
I know you're in Missouri. (I'm in Missouri too.). I remember 6 or 7 years ago when we had another drought like this that threatened livestock. The governor opened the state's parks for grazing, allowing farmers to move their herds to "greener pastures." I'm just a little bit north of Kansas City. Northern Missouri has been lucky. It's been hot but we had plenty of rain. (It's the Ozarks the burned up this year. The rest of Missouri is green.) Ya'll down in the Ozarks need to petition Gov. Parson for some relief. He'll probably do it since he's a farmer too and has a lot of cattle in Bolivar, MO, that are suffering too. 😀
Praying for rain for you and everyone else in need. Thank you for showing the reality of what is happening, that many are not aware of. Bless both of you.
We prayed for you tonight. Droughts are so hard to go through. We had one here in south eastern WI in 2012. We are dairy farmers and reduced our heard, and still bought hay to get through. God is faithful and we enjoy your channel so much!
Y'all remind me of the farmer who won a million dollar lottery. When asked what he's going to do with his winnings, he answered that he's gonna keep farming till it's all gone. Praying for rainy days soon! 🙏🙏 Love you & your channel. 💕
It seems there’s a drought all over the country this year, and now parts of the country are having floods. It’s a tough year for sooooo many. ☹️ Love & prayers! ❤️🙏🏻❤️
I can't thank you two enough for the work you put in to feed America. I hope God blesses you for your hard work and may you live a very prosperous life and know many of us Americans appreciate you . You are doing God's work.
I'm sorry about Donna. Ill be praying for rain for you guys....I'm in Southern California and we go through droughts all the time, but I'm not growing food. The one thing I loved that you showed.... one of your dairy cows rubbing in the hay like cats do to catnip.... Take care and God Bless.
What a blessing and a joy to have people in our lives to help us with things outside our own skill set. BUT- sad for Donna’s future as a breeding sow, sad for your breeding plan. LOVE your teamwork, LOVE that you portray the realities of your life as homesteaders.
praying for rain for y'all!! I also want to thank you for sharing this. my husband is always saying that you hardly ever see the bad stuff that happens on a homestead and how we have to be a jacks of all trades. we're farmers, veterinarians carpenters, plumber's, Mechanic's and above all we are children of God. we love y'all cause you're truthful. we were in a bad drought ourselves here in Georgia. temps were up to 111 with the humidity, just making it horrible to try and do any of the work needed. but I remembered your words. work in shifts to get things done. I harvested from the garden at 6 pm so I wouldn't feel like I was having heat stroke. we haven't had any zucchini this year yet. we get lots of flowers but then no fruit from the flowering s. believe me I am praying for rain for y'all. I know God will get you through this. might not be exactly how we want it to go, but He will get us through exactly how we need to.
Sorry for your hard times. It is a miracle that God blesses us so regularly and so frequently that when hard times hit, we are surprised and dismayed! Praying for you and your farm.
You have been in my prayers. I am concerned for all the farmers, it hurts to see so many struggling in this weather. We’re in N Mississippi and haven’t had rain since May. Got about an inch yesterday, chance for more over the weekend. Thank you for sharing what’s going on with y’all. Will continue to pray 🙏🏻
It takes courage to share difficult times. This will most likely happen to most of the cattle in our country because what I have heard was that the areas that produce most of the beef are hardest hit by the drought this year. Unfortunately, this will continue into next year because most of the breeding cows will probably have to be processed. Wishing your family the best.
I remember when we had our first home we invested in many apple trees and pears as well. The year of the gypsy moths came and ate the leaves 🍁 and killed many of them as well as our flowering bushes. We also,ended up with a water shortage and we couldn’t use a certain amount of water. We bought buckets and showered each day in order to water outside veggies and the lawn was not a great sight that year. God bless you and I hope you get a lot of rain 🌧 soon.
I will be praying for rain for all of you. The drought is causing so many problems and loss. I enjoy watching all you do on your homestead. I am a past farm girl. God bless you and yours
I'm in Wi. and my tomatoes look the same with tough dry skins. My okra plants are huge but have no pods. I didn't get any winter squash this year. Everyone and everything is hungry and thirsty. Thank the Lord that we have been stocking up. Only He knows what is to come. We all need to pray for each other.
This is so sad...when you showed us the July 14th video, and compared it to now, it was difficult to watch such beauty dry up the way it did in such a short time window. I'm even more saddened for those who aren't prepared for those are the ones who will be desperate once they wake up and realize we have finally hit the fan. I wish you guys the best. Blessings and prayers sent your way. We appreciate you guys sharing your experiences with us...the good, the bad, and the ugly. God bless y'all and your loved ones always...
I hope by now you've received some of the rain. I'm north of you about 150 miles and we've received a couple of good rains. Definitely praying for you and others suffering in the drought. 💜
This extreme drought across the country just breaks my heart. I am so sorry that your area is so badly affected!😔 So sorry to hear about Donna! I appreciate your sharing the realities of farming during drought conditions. Hopefully, you will make it thru 2022 and things will better next year. I will be praying for you guys🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
Appreciate you showing the “Real” lifestyle of homesteading. The struggles are real that we all face daily and you shed a spot light on it. Good job.. sorry bout Donna but she will provide in her own way in the end.
Thank you, for showing the good, the bad, and the ugly. Just because one is a homesteader and strives for self sufficiency there are things that happen that are out of our hands. Life isn't easy nor is anything guaranteed. You will be in my prayers.
I feel your pain. Here in Southern Idaho we've been having heat over 100 going on three weeks now. Everything is burning up and we are in a drought as well. I pray we all survive.
We are in central Oklahoma and had no idea that Missouri was struggling as much as we have. Thank you for helping us not feel so alone in the struggle with this excessive heat and drought.
Not a homesteader or farmer but I really appreciate this video. I was just talking to my husband about the heat and how it's going to raise prices. Lots of prayers from our family to all those out there who are struggling.
Same here....neither a farmer or a homesteader and live on the hot dry dusty drought ridden desert of CA. But I watch these types of videos instead of news....never the news because I get the actual TRUTH from my fellow Americans actually out living real life
We will put you on our daily prayer list. Here in central Texas we are breaking major records with the drought. Day 56 no rain and temps 102 to 108. Our garden was done a couple weeks ago and we are in rest mode. God Bless yawl and we will be praying every day. Mike
Wow! Can we relate, we are in Utah fighting the same things, the heat is literally burning up our garden, we have rust on everything, I think we all are praying for some relief
I had made a type of "hoop coop" for my garden about 2 years ago. This year, about 2 weeks ago, I took an old trampoline "tarp" and covered the hoop with it to give my garden shade from this hot sun! I am so thankful for the rain these last few days! I am also thankful that I didn't cut my grass so short in late June, and that I saved a bit of rain water in Spring. There has been an abundance of grasshoppers / locust and moth caterpillars (that almost wiped out one of my very hardy tomato plants). Shade is just one small step that I knew I could take to help my plants. I don't know if that idea may help you or others as well, but I thought I might share. - God Bless!
I put shade cloths over 90% of my garden and added and extra watering, garden is doing well. and I'm grateful. Shade cloths are not very expensive, and I'm in Fayettevill Arkansas
Love you two and your honesty about farming, and food preservation - My Husband and I started out 44 years ago on a 100 yr. old farmstead on 10 Ac. Like you, we started a greenhouse, sold bedding plants, and sold veggies at the farmers market. We also commercially grew cauliflower and broccoli for two seasons for Control Data. Then we started a small Christmas tree farm on our property and sold trees for nearly 20 years and produced fresh Christmas wreaths, garland (5 1/2 mi.) in our hayday. Did both retail and wholesale for 30 + years. So, when I watch you, I certainly relate to our lives here in MN. My Husband is a landscaper by trade and is still working at age 69 and we work our garden together. So sorry to see the devastation due to the drought. Yes, woodchucks will destroy crops and raspberries. Raccoons have ruined our sweet corn crop this year and I am so disappointed as we don't have corn for the year now. Keep the faith, you will get through these tough times, even when all seems lost. God bless!
Growing up, my dad was a farmer and we basically grew everything we ate, other than the meat dad got from hunting and fishing. It is devastating when there were weather issues that meant a small harvest at most or when animals had accidents or health problems. So much work goes into farming but there are no guarantees of a harvest even when everything looks so good almost to the end. Tornados, hail and floods can wipe it all out in an instant. Folks who don't realize that benefit so much from a video like this one. Your garden looked so beautiful and everything seemed great until you shared todays news. My heart breaks for you and all the farmers around the globe who are having such a difficult time and no relief in sight. Thankfully, we can trust that The Lord knows our needs and will provide. He is the rock we stand on and I pray he will bless you and your family. May he bring rain to all the areas that need it and provide a second harvest. Thank you for sharing your lives with us. You are such a blessing!
Praying for you all! I don't always understand the trials we face, but all I do know is that I can't make it without the Lord! Praying that God sends rain! And if He doesn't, praying for the strength you all need to make it through. Please God Bless!
I’m so sorry for the challenges you’re coping with now. I appreciate you sharing, this reality check is helpful to those who aspire to have a larger homestead. Sending rainy prayers heavenward for you. Keep the faith, there are good things to come.
Good morning Kevin and Sarah thank you for this video you are true homesteaders and awesome 👌 thank you for showing what real life and reality is about I will have you and other homesteaders in my prayers 🙏 🤲 take care stay safe and God bless
I'm glad you keep it real. People need to realize that the weather has been causing smaller yields over the course of the last few years, here and around the world. There are shortages because of this. People really should be growing as much of their food as they can. The farmers are not in the position to do it. You can't fight the weather.
*hugs* to you both. Prayers for a rapid recovery to your farm. May God bless you, as you bless us with all the lessons from your experiences. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your honesty. I have the same pasture/garden issues here in SW Missouri. I have also had some chicken loss. It’s a tough, dry season on so many homesteads. Praying for rain & cooler temperatures.
I find her shirt ---> "Set your mind on things above. Not earthly things", Hypocritical. Climate change and global warming is real and MISSOURI voted against doing anything about it.... now reap what you sow. You have destroyed your children's future.
I live in rural Washington County MO and we finally got some rain but next week is all bk in the upper 90s. I used to raise Donkeys and the hay issue is very hard to come by. I appreciate you guys bring real. Wishing you the best. Johnny Dean
Thank you for sharing the reality of homestead living. Not everything is rainbows and daffodils. Hard decisions must be made. I am praying for ya'll and look forward to watching the next video.
Man that drought sounds rough for you guys! Here in NZ we are having the opposite problem, we just had 5 months worth of rain in the last 3 weeks! Wish it would work to share some with you. Kia Kaha and chin up, God will provide, it will work out for the best xx
Yes, we are soggy here in Tasman/Nelson, but to me wet is sooo much better than drought. We have been through a couple of droughts and they were horrible, feel for those going through it.
Love that you guys are showing the reality, risks and need for preparing for the worst as best you can. Not surprised about the greenhouse thieves, I'm sure food is scarce everywhere even for wildlife with the drought and heat.
Oh darn-so sorry about Donna. That’s really hard when you have had such a hopeful future using her as your brood sow. Gardens just weren’t that great this year-but thank the Lord we got some things. Thank you for sharing “reality!”
I enjoyed watching the intro with the playful dairy cow. Such pretty cows! 😊. Sorry about the heat/drought. I will continue to pray for you and all others suffering from drought and too much rain this year. God is good, keep up the faith!
We live about 20 miles from Ava, “your neck of the woods”. I was deeply touched by your honesty and transparency today. Gardeners and farmers are exhausted … just trying to keep things alive, and harvests are questionable at best. I hope that your farm received some of the rain that came through today. Prayers for you, your family, your gardens, and animals… and all our Farmers!
I wonder if they may be able to tap in an aquifer on their land. Minnesota has great water that's limitless because of that. Check with local geologists at universities!
@@terracotta6294 they're plenty full throughout the country....by what I understand.
@@terracotta6294 I'm not too far from them either. Right now in our area, well diggers are booked way out (IF you can find one that answers their phone) and you're talking around 20k just to get it dug, not counting testing, liner, pump, etc. And we're in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains...we got rocks, lots of rocks, lol
@@rwjingo4955 wow that's crazy! I'm in the SC lowcountry. Our well cost us 1300 at 195ft. But we're predominantly sand and our water table is really high.
This is the perfect time to dig out your ponds so that when it rains, you'll have more water available.
Keeping you in our prayers. Looked like the rain made it to you early this morning.
Hopefully you continue to get more rain in your area as well. Stay safe up there Danny and Wanda and keep on growing 🤠.
Great news. I hope it was a decent amount of rain!🙏
@@tarantulady8565 That rain is barely anything... woulld need to rain for a week or two straight to make a difference... hope the global warming deniers are watching!
@@pesto12601 and the chemtrail deniers that undeniably alter the weather in a man made way.
@@pesto12601 Lol
That was one happy cow! Love it. Not to make light of the precarious situation that caused the early feeding. But take joy in the glee of the cow; so cute.
Yes once the vet said hernia I immediately said time for freezer camp. Stay positive we have known this weather was coming. Take care ❤️🍀
I really appreciate when homesteaders show the difficult things along with the good. Thank you
I never realized how much the weather affects farming until we moved to our homestead. Praying for you and all the farmers get through this rough year.
Nothing fails like prayer.... Climate change and global warming is real
The joy of the cows getting the hay was the most precious thing to watch. My heart goes out to everyone who is having to make such incredibly hard choices. Prayers for all of you. 🙏🏻
2022 has sucked for many people in many different ways. I’m glad you guys are sharing your hardships. People need to see what farmers have to deal with every day. Life is not peaches and cream. Social media makes people get a false sense of reality with things that are faked. I am praying for rain for you. You make my squirrels eating my tomatoes look like a walk in the park.
Same here in Oklahoma. My garden burned up. I’ll try again in the fall
Praying for all the farmers for relief from the drought. Stay Blessed y'all ☺️
Nothing fails like prayer
@@bipslone8880 Amen?
@@PRDreams You are wasting your time praying to an invisible man in the sky. People have been warning about climate change and global warming and they have been ignored.... YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.... drought will get worse every year no matter how much you pray to your sky God. You have no paradise waiting for you and you only get one life.... your children only get one world and you are screwing it up for them ...SHAME ON YOU
what you should do is apply yourself and call your congress people to do something about climate change instead of selling off farms to corporations for profit.
I actually teared up watching this video. You two were the first channel I subscribed to years ago, (different name). I am seeing so many people struggling this season and it breaks my heart. I pray for you and your family, I pray for us all. 🙏
Wow, i was so impressed with the beautiful green fields before. To see them brown in July is heartbreaking. Praying for rain and cloud covering
Its 'them' They influence the weather on earth. It is called GeoEngeneering. Look for patents on weather modification to get more insight.
Oh guys, I'm so sorry about Donna, your trees, hay, garden. That is so hard. Many prayers for your homestead and you.
Thank you for this honest portrayal of real life on the farm. The two of you work so well together and that is such an inspiration
Prayers & Best Wishes to you & ALL farmers experiencing the drought... Hoping it will all turn around SOON, and you will get all the rain you need!!! ❤
It's raining there today! 🙂
@@schex9 Glad to hear it! Get the cows some pool floaties & let it pour!!!
I sure wished I could make things better for you! I have to be honest, I watch your video's, and often they keep my hopes up because, everything that you are going through, we have been there for the last couple of years. So, maybe this is how we encourage each other. Our fall garden last year, and spring garden this year. failed.. What tomatoes I got on the vines were swiftly taken by the critters. I said well, the blessing is that we are here in Florida, and we can start all over. I got my tomatoes restarted and I probably would have put them in the ground this weekend...Except...what the squirrels didn't pull up, the Sandhill Cranes did. And what was left from there, the leaf miners got.. Well, what shall we do, give up? I always remind myself that the rain will return, and even when our grass looked like yours, I thanked God for the rain because I knew He would send it. When God says you are an overcomer, you are. Sometimes I think, when everything has failed, the difference is- we still get up, put on our britches, and go mow the dead grass!
Yes. I am trusting in Psalm 37. "I've never seen the righteous forsaken or seen them begging for bread." May God increase your Harvest in all areas of your life. Keep PRAISING Him!
Amen!
Do you pick the tomatoes when they first blush? Critters aren't interested until they see red fruit.
@@schex9 maybe for other critters. Squirrels however, will pick them when they are only the size of a nickel. They don't care! The farmers almanac says they will wreck a garden simply for the fun of it. I can attest to that!
Absolutely
I remember when Alberta (province that raises pretty much all of Canada’s beef) had a terrible drought in the early 2000s. It was terrible for the farmers and animals alike. Thankfully things rebounded, this too shall pass!
I would invest in shade cloth for the garden
I had a friend a few years ago say, "who farms anymore?" My defensive response was "my entire family!" The family homestead is still being farmed in Iowa and I have a cousin who is homesteading in Cabol.
I've started watching the weather in your area praying for rain. Thank you for your transparency and presenting the reality of homesteading.
Well sure. They get their food from a little phone app. Pure magic.
I'm sorry, but that is such a laughable comment your friend made. Shows the typical ignorance of the masses across many age groups. Sad, but true. They'll find out pretty quick that there WERE lots of people farming. Unbelievable to us old folks and farmers.
Wow, it's a rough year for so many farms and ranches. The boys here are also having to put out hay already. They usually don't do that until November! The last few days, there have been storms around us, but zero rain on this property. 😩😢 Asking the Lord to hear the prayers of His children in this time of need, and praising Him for His goodness and mercy! Texas Deb ❤️
Amen!
So sorry to see that now you are having all these issues. Over the time I have been watching you I have never seen your place without green grass. My prayers are with you 🙏 🙏🙏 . God be with you in the coming days 🙏
Amen.
This is true farm life. It’s not always lush, green and perfect. This is why farmers know how to handle adversity. Love your videos, praying for all of us to get rain!
We have been through droughts like this. One year, we had no rain from mid-June until late September. Temps were over 100 every day. Not only did the pastures burn up, the trees were severely damaged. Thank you for bringing these conditions to your TH-cam followers.
Many of our farmers and homesteaders are having so much trouble with heat and lack of rain. My heart goes out to all. Here in Michigan we've had lack of rain, heat and Japanese beetles. I've been watering by hand twice a day, taking 4-5 hours. We finally invested in some soaker hoses that has saved me a lot of time. Our fruit trees are struggling also. When I planned and planted my garden, people told me that the shade from the neighbors pine trees would inhibit growth of my plants. Turned out to be a Godsend. The cabbage and squash love it in this heat. Because we were enlarging the garden and had many setbacks such as snow in May, heat, finances to purchase extra soil etc, I was 3-4 weeks behind getting everything planted. My tomatoes are slowly just coming on. And the Abe Lincolns are absolutely delicious! So are the sweetheart cherry tomatoes. I'm just praying the green bean tunnel plants blossom and produce. I lost most of my onions due to operator error. But I learned what not to do. Thank you for sharing real life on the homestead. We've been dreaming if 5-10 acres, but rethinking that at 70 maybe the acre we have is all we can handle.
I’m in Texas and watched your video a couple of weeks ago. We have been in extreme drought for a full 4 or 5 weeks already. Nothing survived or bore any fruit or vegetables in my garden. All my hundreds of tomato blooms fried in the 108 degree heat! Tons of farmers have had to sell all their herds of cattle. It’s biblical end of times drought and beginning of famines here now! Praying for Gods mercy on all of us especially our farmer and ranchers. I don’t know about you, but I like to eat!
Nothing fails like prayer.... global warming is real
It is so wonderful that you have prepped for years and will be able to get through this tough year! Definitely a testament to being prepared.
I feel your pain. This year I was so excited and filled with so much promise. I planted and my plants grew so fast and beautiful. Then the heat kicked in and I stared watering early mornings for hours. By the afternoon everything was as if I hadn't watered at all. I have tried to keep it up but it's way bigger than me. I have got to give it up for the year. Everything is dwindling away, and it is too far gone. What makes this so bad is that we know the shortages at the stores are going to be hitting and we needed to have our own food storage. Prayers is all we have now, and we know God will see us through. Lord knows I need to lose weight anyway. I can't help but believe the Government has something to do with all this heat and it's not Global Warming. Take Care sweet people and God bless you all.
I feel your distrust in government, but one thing i do know is this: If FEMA can't predict the weather, rest assured the Fed can't come anywhere near controlling it. Sometimes it's just bad luck with mother nature.
I understand your distrust of the government. But if you think about it the reason WHY the government isn't doing anything about climate change is because they're paid by the coal and oil industries so they can keep making profit while we pump the atmosphere with so much CO2. think about it. how many MILLIONS OF YEARS did it take to make all that coal and oil? Now imagine ALL of those dead bodies (cuz that's what oil is compressed dead organic matter) rotting all at once in 100 years. Its maddening. The government isn't all powerful. The real conspiracy is the corporations. And guess who else is buying up the small farms??? corporations. And guess who's trying to force the population to increase for their endless labor supply (because if you force people to have kids they don't want they end up unable to care for them. Poverty leads to desperation.Desperation leads to crime. Crime leads to prison. And prison is the ONLY legal form of slave labor in the USA). Follow the money. Not the politicians. Not the REd team or Blue team. Follow the MONEY. And then you'll see the truth of capitalists and their earth killing greed.
Besides what in nature has endless growth? What? Cancer. That's what.
@@tymbaone1 That's not true. They can and they do control the weather, just not all of it every time. And it goes way back. Just listen to President Johnson and then start doing some research.
@@desertheavens It's been going on a long time & China has big goals and much massive equipment to control the weather! Certainly no need to go way back to LBJ sadly!
Aww sorry Donna, I truly enjoyed watching her grow. thank you for being real and showing us the harsh reality.
Oh man, I so feel for you guys…I do appreciate your sharing the downs as well as the ups. Farming is a hard way of life, no about that! And I love that many like yourselves have stepped in and take. This challenge on.
Thank you, may God spare and provide for your needs.
It breaks my heart to see how devastating it is on your homestead with the water shortage. I will certainly be praying for you and all the farmers across this country. I also am sorry to hear about Donna. God will get you through all of this. One day at a time ❤️
THANK YOU! Thank you Kevin and Sara for being real! I am in South Texas and the heat killed my garden 2 months ago. We have nothing to harvest, not 1 squash, bean, corn, melon, etc.. I feel for you and your garden, but you are not alone. Every garden around here is like that. We are praying for rain. All I can do is buy can goods and frozen foods to keep food in our home.
I am planning on a fall garden, replanting some foods. We had tomatoes in December last year.
I sure do hope everything turns around for you! Blessings!
My plans as well!
@@scrapykat3028 May all your plans go well.
Prayers for you all !
Thank you. I pray for everyone who is in this situation.
Thank goodness, after two months of no rain and high temps here on our Ozark mountain top, we've finally gotten some rain and cooler temps. Of course, we can use much more because we're already feeding as well. Part of our herd was recently culled out because of this.
Love to you, Ozark neighbors.
So sorry. 😓🙏
I'm in Polk county, still waiting on the rain! Hoping we don't get passed over again! Glad you got some.
@@sarahjames2151 Thank you! We've got more coming down and I hope you're getting some. ❤️
It's here now! Praise the Lord!
@@sarahjames2151 That's awesome! Most certainly praise the Lord! ❤️
Please continue sharing the entire reality of homesteading or farming. You have helped us better save money and choose livestock, etc. that best suit our small property. You are inspiring to us. Any time we have conversations with people interested in this lifestyle, we tell them about you and your channel as examples and explain that you tell the entire facts good or bad. You are a blessing to those of us less able, but equally excited to live the homesteading life. (even just parts of it) Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. You save others much of the issues or at least prepare us for the realities. We are always sorry when you have the issues, and are thrilled when good fortune happens to you (you make it happen with your drive and determination). Thank you!
Great content! 😇😇 This is just life on the Farm! Praying 🙏🏿 for all the Farmers of the world ✝️
Thank you for being honest. We're in far SE Kansas, in similar conditions. We strung 2 10'x50' shade cloths over the main garden. While there is very little production, the plants are in decent shape and I hope for (at least) a small harvest if the weather breaks in time. One can hope LOL.
Scks -I've thought about investing in big shade clothes. I have covered tomatoes with sheets some. All over been able to can from my garden is potatoes. We're scared to start the fall garden because we aren't sure seedlings can survive. We only got .5 " it of these weekend storms. That's discouraging.
Thank you for your transparency. We have been struggling on our farm this year, too. Seems like we have been hit from all angles! It is hard losing a breeder. They are the chosen few that we as farmers allow ourselves to get close to and love. Doing the right thing... Well it just plain stinks sometimes other times it is devastating. I feel for you and the hard decision you have been forced to make. I pray you get the rain you need. Take care, my friends.
Appreciate that you posted this information. Farmers are up there with Law Enforcement Officers and other First Responders in my estimation of people we can't live without. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are in my prayers.
30+ yrs of homesteading has taught me that if every year were the same, and every crop could be counted on to produce, it would be so easy that everyone would be doing it. We are in S. Central OK, where we are in exceptional drought, and on day 42 of 100+ temps; the rain just keeps missing us. Not the first year like this, and likely not the last; altho, the number of dead seed we planted this year is perplexing. We use drip irrigation, too, and years like this it runs 12-24 hours, every other day. Tho many crops didn't make at all, the ones we can keep alive, we will, hoping for fall harvests. Meanwhile, we continue to pray for rain and coolers temps for all of us. Good luck!
We live in North central Texas and had the same problem with dead seeds. 1 out of 5 might sprout.
@@mrbim1954 I'm hearing the same from all over the country, and it doesn't matter where the seed came from, or if it was new seed or some stashed for a few years that had previously been fine. What's up with the soil, is where my mind goes...?
@@mrbim1954 We're situated between Sherman and Bonham (may be neighbors).
Do you think it's Grazon or another herbicide? I've heard that stuff is NASTY and lasts for years.
Regardless... the seed "anomaly" is so wide-spread... my two guesses... it's either God or Government.
Praying for you, praying for Pier Jones... and us all.
@@frodrickfronkensteen9241 Grazon never breaks down unless you plant corn or wheat for a season or two to pull it out and break it down. Time nor sun nor rain will get rid of it. I've read up on it a lot after having two batches of contaminated compost and soil. It's criminal but also in the extended plan for total food production control. No joke. Look into it.
@@frodrickfronkensteen9241 I used potting soil so I do not think that was the problem but great thought as carry over is longer than they lead us to believe. Saving seeds this year in hopes of better results.
Sarah - Your shirt is a wonderful reminder of where our hope and trust are found - and that ain't here!
Cows are crazy! I just love how excited they get when we do something new or different in their area! New hay bale, scrub the water tank, clean out the shelter, etc. They are so curious, I love it!
Oh gosh... devastating to see after all the hard work you guys have put in!
If you can/have access to, get some 50% white shade cloth and put over your garden. It will save the tomatoes & may help some of your other veggies. We have to grow ours like this now as in parts of South Australia as we have summers like you are experiencing now. (Fun fact- South Australia is the driest state on the world's driest inhabited continent) Also we have found mulch around plants keeps the ground much cooler and keeps moisture locked in better. (better than landscape fabric for hot/dry climates)
I hope for you guys this is a one off drought and you don't get these again in future.
Hoping you get some beautiful steady rain to regenerate all the plants and soil soon!
I was thinking of this as well. Tobacco grown for cigar wrappers is often grown under shade cloth.
My freeze dryer will be delivered within a week! Thank you again Kevin and Sarah. Them some beautiful looking cows
We are thinking about freeze dryer!
The cows joy over the hay was so sweet. Sad but true situation you are sharing. So sorry for everyone 's struggles with the droughts. Hoping for rain to ease the situation. Poor sweet Donna.
Thank you for providing a realistic view of hardships that occur on farms, ranches, homesteads. Not everything is perfection.
I know you're in Missouri. (I'm in Missouri too.). I remember 6 or 7 years ago when we had another drought like this that threatened livestock. The governor opened the state's parks for grazing, allowing farmers to move their herds to "greener pastures." I'm just a little bit north of Kansas City. Northern Missouri has been lucky. It's been hot but we had plenty of rain. (It's the Ozarks the burned up this year. The rest of Missouri is green.) Ya'll down in the Ozarks need to petition Gov. Parson for some relief. He'll probably do it since he's a farmer too and has a lot of cattle in Bolivar, MO, that are suffering too. 😀
Having to feed hay this early is never a good sign. Praying for rain for you!
Praying for rain for you and everyone else in need. Thank you for showing the reality of what is happening, that many are not aware of. Bless both of you.
We prayed for you tonight. Droughts are so hard to go through. We had one here in south eastern WI in 2012. We are dairy farmers and reduced our heard, and still bought hay to get through. God is faithful and we enjoy your channel so much!
Y'all remind me of the farmer who won a million dollar lottery. When asked what he's going to do with his winnings, he answered that he's gonna keep farming till it's all gone.
Praying for rainy days soon! 🙏🙏 Love you & your channel. 💕
I love how honest you are. I pray you have lots of rain xx
Its 'them' They influence the weather on earth. It is called GeoEngeneering. Look for patents on weather modification to get more insight.
It seems there’s a drought all over the country this year, and now parts of the country are having floods. It’s a tough year for sooooo many. ☹️ Love & prayers! ❤️🙏🏻❤️
This isn't a drought it's permanent. It will only get worse.
@@deandredunbar9618 I disagree…you’re just being a downer. I never give up and always hope for the best.
I can't thank you two enough for the work you put in to feed America. I hope God blesses you for your hard work and may you live a very prosperous life and know many of us Americans appreciate you . You are doing God's work.
I'm sorry about Donna. Ill be praying for rain for you guys....I'm in Southern California and we go through droughts all the time, but I'm not growing food. The one thing I loved that you showed.... one of your dairy cows rubbing in the hay like cats do to catnip....
Take care and God Bless.
What a blessing and a joy to have people in our lives to help us with things outside our own skill set. BUT- sad for Donna’s future as a breeding sow, sad for your breeding plan. LOVE your teamwork, LOVE that you portray the realities of your life as homesteaders.
praying for rain for y'all!!
I also want to thank you for sharing this. my husband is always saying that you hardly ever see the bad stuff that happens on a homestead and how we have to be a jacks of all trades. we're farmers, veterinarians carpenters, plumber's, Mechanic's and above all we are children of God. we love y'all cause you're truthful. we were in a bad drought ourselves here in Georgia. temps were up to 111 with the humidity, just making it horrible to try and do any of the work needed. but I remembered your words. work in shifts to get things done. I harvested from the garden at 6 pm so I wouldn't feel like I was having heat stroke. we haven't had any zucchini this year yet. we get lots of flowers but then no fruit from the flowering s. believe me I am praying for rain for y'all. I know God will get you through this. might not be exactly how we want it to go, but He will get us through exactly how we need to.
Its 'them' They influence the weather on earth. It is called GeoEngeneering. Look for patents on weather modification to get more insight.
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been so discouraged with issues with my garden and I needed to know that it is not just me. I appreciate the real life view.
Perfectly stated! I thought it was just my little garden suffering.
Keeping all of you effected by this drought in my prayers. Praying for rain where it is needed and no rain for flooded areas 💕🙏🏼🇺🇸
I am so very sorry for what you are all going through with the drought. Praying for rain wherever needed. God's blessings...
Sorry for your hard times. It is a miracle that God blesses us so regularly and so frequently that when hard times hit, we are surprised and dismayed! Praying for you and your farm.
You have been in my prayers. I am concerned for all the farmers, it hurts to see so many struggling in this weather. We’re in N Mississippi and haven’t had rain since May. Got about an inch yesterday, chance for more over the weekend.
Thank you for sharing what’s going on with y’all. Will continue to pray 🙏🏻
It takes courage to share difficult times. This will most likely happen to most of the cattle in our country because what I have heard was that the areas that produce most of the beef are hardest hit by the drought this year. Unfortunately, this will continue into next year because most of the breeding cows will probably have to be processed. Wishing your family the best.
I remember when we had our first home we invested in many apple trees and pears as well. The year of the gypsy moths came and ate the leaves 🍁 and killed many of them as well as our flowering bushes. We also,ended up with a water shortage and we couldn’t use a certain amount of water. We bought buckets and showered each day in order to water outside veggies and the lawn was not a great sight that year. God bless you and I hope you get a lot of rain 🌧 soon.
I will be praying for rain for all of you. The drought is causing so many problems and loss. I enjoy watching all you do on your homestead. I am a past farm girl. God bless you and yours
I'm in Wi. and my tomatoes look the same with tough dry skins. My okra plants are huge but have no pods. I didn't get any winter squash this year. Everyone and everything is hungry and thirsty. Thank the Lord that we have been stocking up. Only He knows what is to come. We all need to pray for each other.
Prayers for you both during this rough patch!
This is so sad...when you showed us the July 14th video, and compared it to now, it was difficult to watch such beauty dry up the way it did in such a short time window. I'm even more saddened for those who aren't prepared for those are the ones who will be desperate once they wake up and realize we have finally hit the fan. I wish you guys the best. Blessings and prayers sent your way. We appreciate you guys sharing your experiences with us...the good, the bad, and the ugly. God bless y'all and your loved ones always...
I hope by now you've received some of the rain. I'm north of you about 150 miles and we've received a couple of good rains. Definitely praying for you and others suffering in the drought. 💜
Prayers and love to you and all farmers.Thanks for being so honest ,❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
This extreme drought across the country just breaks my heart. I am so sorry that your area is so badly affected!😔 So sorry to hear about Donna! I appreciate your sharing the realities of farming during drought conditions. Hopefully, you will make it thru 2022 and things will better next year. I will be praying for you guys🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
Adding you to my prayers as well as other farmers affected by the heat and drought this summer.
Appreciate you showing the “Real” lifestyle of homesteading.
The struggles are real that we all face daily and you shed a spot light on it. Good job.. sorry bout Donna but she will provide in her own way in the end.
Thanks for sharing with everyone Kevin and Sarah. We will be praying for all the farmers and ranchers too. Stay safe and keep up the good work. Fred.
Thank you, for showing the good, the bad, and the ugly. Just because one is a homesteader and strives for self sufficiency there are things that happen that are out of our hands. Life isn't easy nor is anything guaranteed. You will be in my prayers.
I have been sending prayers to all farmers, and homesteaders. 🙏🙏
I feel your pain. Here in Southern Idaho we've been having heat over 100 going on three weeks now. Everything is burning up and we are in a drought as well. I pray we all survive.
We are in central Oklahoma and had no idea that Missouri was struggling as much as we have. Thank you for helping us not feel so alone in the struggle with this excessive heat and drought.
Yay for Oklahoma, I grew up in Edmond ! I live in northern Minnesota now 🥶
Not a homesteader or farmer but I really appreciate this video. I was just talking to my husband about the heat and how it's going to raise prices. Lots of prayers from our family to all those out there who are struggling.
Same here....neither a farmer or a homesteader and live on the hot dry dusty drought ridden desert of CA. But I watch these types of videos instead of news....never the news because I get the actual TRUTH from my fellow Americans actually out living real life
We will put you on our daily prayer list. Here in central Texas we are breaking major records with the drought. Day 56 no rain and temps 102 to 108. Our garden was done a couple weeks ago and we are in rest mode. God Bless yawl and we will be praying every day. Mike
Wow! Can we relate, we are in Utah fighting the same things, the heat is literally burning up our garden, we have rust on everything, I think we all are praying for some relief
I had made a type of "hoop coop" for my garden about 2 years ago. This year, about 2 weeks ago, I took an old trampoline "tarp" and covered the hoop with it to give my garden shade from this hot sun!
I am so thankful for the rain these last few days!
I am also thankful that I didn't cut my grass so short in late June, and that I saved a bit of rain water in Spring.
There has been an abundance of grasshoppers / locust and moth caterpillars (that almost wiped out one of my very hardy tomato plants).
Shade is just one small step that I knew I could take to help my plants.
I don't know if that idea may help you or others as well, but I thought I might share. - God Bless!
I put shade cloths over 90% of my garden and added and extra watering, garden is doing well. and I'm grateful. Shade cloths are not very expensive, and I'm in Fayettevill Arkansas
Love you two and your honesty about farming, and food preservation - My Husband and I started out 44 years ago on a 100 yr. old farmstead on 10 Ac. Like you, we started a greenhouse, sold bedding plants, and sold veggies at the farmers market. We also commercially grew cauliflower and broccoli for two seasons for Control Data. Then we started a small Christmas tree farm on our property and sold trees for nearly 20 years and produced fresh Christmas wreaths, garland (5 1/2 mi.) in our hayday. Did both retail and wholesale for 30 + years. So, when I watch you, I certainly relate to our lives here in MN.
My Husband is a landscaper by trade and is still working at age 69 and we work our garden together. So sorry to see the devastation due to the drought. Yes, woodchucks will destroy crops and raspberries. Raccoons have ruined our sweet corn crop this year and I am so disappointed as we don't have corn for the year now. Keep the faith, you will get through these tough times, even when all seems lost. God bless!
Growing up, my dad was a farmer and we basically grew everything we ate, other than the meat dad got from hunting and fishing. It is devastating when there were weather issues that meant a small harvest at most or when animals had accidents or health problems. So much work goes into farming but there are no guarantees of a harvest even when everything looks so good almost to the end. Tornados, hail and floods can wipe it all out in an instant. Folks who don't realize that benefit so much from a video like this one. Your garden looked so beautiful and everything seemed great until you shared todays news. My heart breaks for you and all the farmers around the globe who are having such a difficult time and no relief in sight. Thankfully, we can trust that The Lord knows our needs and will provide. He is the rock we stand on and I pray he will bless you and your family. May he bring rain to all the areas that need it and provide a second harvest. Thank you for sharing your lives with us. You are such a blessing!
Homesteaders are my favorite people! 💗 Keep up the good work.
Praying for you all! I don't always understand the trials we face, but all I do know is that I can't make it without the Lord! Praying that God sends rain! And if He doesn't, praying for the strength you all need to make it through. Please God Bless!
I’m so sorry for the challenges you’re coping with now. I appreciate you sharing, this reality check is helpful to those who aspire to have a larger homestead. Sending rainy prayers heavenward for you. Keep the faith, there are good things to come.
Good morning Kevin and Sarah thank you for this video you are true homesteaders and awesome 👌 thank you for showing what real life and reality is about I will have you and other homesteaders in my prayers 🙏 🤲 take care stay safe and God bless
I'm glad you keep it real. People need to realize that the weather has been causing smaller yields over the course of the last few years, here and around the world. There are shortages because of this. People really should be growing as much of their food as they can. The farmers are not in the position to do it. You can't fight the weather.
I really feel for people who live in areas that are likely to be even more drought prone and heat blasted in the decades to come.
Praying for you and all the other farmers who need rain to feed your families and your animals.💙
Thank you for sharing. Prayers for your family and the families in Missouri.
*hugs* to you both. Prayers for a rapid recovery to your farm. May God bless you, as you bless us with all the lessons from your experiences. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your honesty. I have the same pasture/garden issues here in SW Missouri. I have also had some chicken loss. It’s a tough, dry season on so many homesteads. Praying for rain & cooler temperatures.
I find her shirt ---> "Set your mind on things above. Not earthly things", Hypocritical. Climate change and global warming is real and MISSOURI voted against doing anything about it.... now reap what you sow. You have destroyed your children's future.
I live in rural Washington County MO and we finally got some rain but next week is all bk in the upper 90s. I used to raise Donkeys and the hay issue is very hard to come by. I appreciate you guys bring real. Wishing you the best. Johnny Dean
Thank you for sharing the reality of homestead living. Not everything is rainbows and daffodils. Hard decisions must be made. I am praying for ya'll and look forward to watching the next video.
Thank you for sharing your struggles. Praying for you & all farmers everywhere. Praying God will bless you with much needed rain.
Man that drought sounds rough for you guys! Here in NZ we are having the opposite problem, we just had 5 months worth of rain in the last 3 weeks! Wish it would work to share some with you. Kia Kaha and chin up, God will provide, it will work out for the best xx
Yes, we are soggy here in Tasman/Nelson, but to me wet is sooo much better than drought. We have been through a couple of droughts and they were horrible, feel for those going through it.
I find her shirt ---> "Set your mind on things above. Not earthly things", Hypocritical
Love that you guys are showing the reality, risks and need for preparing for the worst as best you can. Not surprised about the greenhouse thieves, I'm sure food is scarce everywhere even for wildlife with the drought and heat.
I’m in central Texas and I’m having all the same problem mine started about a month ago. Praying for all of us
Oh darn-so sorry about Donna. That’s really hard when you have had such a hopeful future using her as your brood sow.
Gardens just weren’t that great this year-but thank the Lord we got some things.
Thank you for sharing “reality!”
I enjoyed watching the intro with the playful dairy cow. Such pretty cows! 😊.
Sorry about the heat/drought. I will continue to pray for you and all others suffering from drought and too much rain this year. God is good, keep up the faith!