I'm eating my words (I said I'd never have them again) | VLOG
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2024
- Hey ya'll, I'm Jess from Roots & Refuge Farm
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There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door. In watching it unfold, a new dream was formed in my heart - to share this beautiful life with others and teach them the lessons we've learned along the way. Welcome to our journey, friend. I am so glad you're here.
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Goats ARE your "Roots" and Refuge". You're just going home, Jess. Thx for always sharing your faith-filled authentic lifestyle. You're a wealth of wisdom, that I genuinely respect and appreciate. God bless you and yours too. ✌🏽
Beautiful message.
God is good all the time.Jess and Miah are awesome to learn from and God has blessed them.
Yes!!
Yes. I just love this for you, Jess 💛💛
As soon as I saw the title I said “she’s totally going to get goats again!”. So exciting 🙃
Me too! I thought "goats!?"
Me too!
Me too haha!
I did too! That was my first thought when I saw the thumbnail pop up!
Yeah, right!!
I think wanting your own little goat pen is like the gardeners who manage the gardens on large English estates and go home to their cottages where they have roses rambling up the cottage walls, sweet peas climbing fences and scattered hollyhocks swaying in the breeze. The Gardner’s love what they are doing and find gardening on a private , carefree scale restful and rejuvenating.......enjoy your little goat oasis Jess🙂
I'm thrilled to hear that you can drink goat's milk & that you're getting goats again!! Your goat videos were a go-to resource for me before & after I welcomed my Nigerian dwarfs. I have to admit, I was pretty bummed when you rehomed your herd, but I'm excited to see what's next!! 🐐❤🥛
Go for it girl. God will send you on the path for your goats
Having a partner that supports your dreams is so wonderful. I have talked for years about getting chickens because I love them and we could use the eggs. Then one day my husband decided that we should also do turkeys and I thought it would be productive to do geese. Then one day I asked him if I should give up on the chicken idea due to the other types of birds being more productive. He said no, because my enjoyment of what we are doing is important. It made me feel so loved. Can't wait to see your new goats!
IF you’re not aware, Heather at Sage and Stone is a huge fan of yours, and has a beautiful, healthy herd you might consider - several breeds. She is so knowledgeable, and takes wonderful care of them!!
I’m thrilled that you’ve found dairy that your body can tolerate!!
Jess’s personal journal/diary goats. It’s sweet. I’m glad you are wanting to do something small just for you. Love it.
Your decision makes so much sense! You all went from a little homestead to a fairly big one so quickly. Yearning for the closeness of your own goats brings you back to your "small" dream. Love your channel.
Oh my gosh, Jess. I feel so validated.
These last 4 years have been so hard for our family. So much to surmount and overcome. And I'm drained and overwhelmed, and I feel so inept.
We've owned our land for 3 years. We've set one pre-built shed but not managed to run electricity to it. We've dug a footer trench for the combination wellhouse and storm shelter. It's sat there through so many storms that it needs redigging and squaring up before we pour concrete. Three years,, and that's all we have to show for it! We're still debating on where to put the house!
I ran into an old friend in Aldi yesterday. She said, Is your farm still a work in progress? I said, Well, it's a work; I don't know about the progress.
I literally sobbed during this video. I watch other channels and feel like "normal" people would roll their eyes at the glacial speed that we cannot seem to get away from. You are the first person that has made me feel better about this. Thank you.
Same story over here, and I feel this so much.
Its always ok to love your neighbor as yourself just dont forget to also love yourself im so happy you decided to do something for you ❤.
Jess, it sounds like a blessed plan. It's mentally and physically healthy to have a place that's "your space". The scripture says "come aside and rest awhile". "Your space" is where you can find that. Thank you for sharing, it's encouraging to others.🙏❤️
Ok, I just sat down with my first cup of Beulah Coffee from Guatemala and I open YT and play this video. OMGosh, what a delightful pairing of Jess with her vision of having goats again and sipping this wonderful coffee! I thank you Jess for your visions! ❤
I just got my first bag, can't wait to try it! But I'm getting a pour over setup before I try it.
@@steveegbert7429 I only do pour over and you will not be disappointed. Enjoy
Part of the life you lead is having the freedom to choose your own path. It also means you get to change your mind…. A person’s prerogative 😊
You sharing your heart always brings tears to my eyes. You are such a beautiful person. Those that get to have you in their lives are so blessed. I’m glad to know goats are coming back to the farm since we will all benefit once again from your interaction with them as well as the care you give them! I bless you as well!
Hey Jess,
Have you considered sheep milk? It has a very mild taste like cows milk but is usually tolerated by those with lactose intolerance. If you are getting a ram for you sheep it may be worth exploring. We have been milking one of our meat sheep as a trial.
Life has its seasons, and the season for goats has come around again. I’m so happy you are in a place where you are less overwhelmed. Moving, getting a new house set up, and starting a much larger farm are all individually overwhelming. Doing all of that with health issues is just impossible. You were wise to re-home the goats when you did. Now that things have settled, and you are healthier, it makes perfect sense to return to raising goats. I’m glad to hear you can tolerate goat’s milk. That alone is a good enough reason for keeping a small herd!
Jess, thanks for dreaming out loud with us about something special that is just for you. I hope that goat’s milk remains tolerable for you and that this happens in a way that fulfills you and gives you that special solitude that feels joyful ❤
I’ve always admired how you and your family are able to scale-up everything you do. It can be so difficult and overwhelming, and that’s coming from someone who’s operations don’t even compare to what you guys are doing! I’m so happy to hear you are doing something simple for yourself that you find enjoyable. You deserve to have some peaceful milking time for yourself and get back to some of the simple roots of roots and refuge! Much love! ❤
No eye roll here, Sis. God's timing in everything and if there's one thing I have learned (older than you) never say never. God bless your plans & changes in direction and being real!
I'm not surprised you feel this way about your garden. I enjoy creating content about gardening and cooking but there is something healing that happens when you do those things disconnected from a phone, laptop, what have you. I breathe deeper, pray and just enjoy. But, sharing what I'm doing brings me joy too. It's all a balance and I love that you're acknowledging your struggle. Hope the goats bring you a sense of connection and joy ❤
I’m so glad to hear you’re going to have goats again! I know how much you loved them and, more importantly, you’ll have milk!
Yay for new goats! Your goat happiness was always so bright. I'm proud of you for claiming a small project expressly for the purpose of feeding your soul.
I am now an old mom of adults for years -I learned that it's important to do things for you that's just you! Something that fits into who you - that fills your heart - that raises your sole. Your well of who you are needs to be filled by you on a regular basis. you can only give to others when you heart is filled by you for you.
I agree. I think it is not just farms or homesteads, either. I think it is every person - people who do not have their own thing or their own space in their homes I think start to feel left out or removed from their house or families. Everybody needs their own thing, their own time, their own space. It can be something small - a bath ritual, a gaming ritual - and maybe just once a week or so, but definitely everybody needs something that is theirs to calm their mind and spirit.
Ugh, “romantic” farming. So good! So dreamy. I struggle to keep up with everyone’s new videos, blogs, Instagrams, etc., but I swear every time I take a minute to watch you or read Slowdown Farmstead’s essays, it feels like my soul’s being hugged. Thank yooou. 💚
Hi Ms. Jessica. As we age (gracefully) we also age ideologically. When my wife and I built our home we needed 4 bedrooms. ( four kids, 2 adults.) After Danielle lost her sight and the kids were already older we changed to 3 bedrooms and a beautiful, emergency out, patio, just in case of a fire and because Danielle was blind, she could find her way outside and to a safe place'. Our visions change and grow. God only knows what the future holds for our dreams. As a side note, I always loved your goats. btw: I was raised on goat's milk because I was allergic to all the other milks back in 1954, who knew? God bless your family.
Just making my morning to get to enjoy my coffee and a visit with you. You are such a treasure! 😊🥰
Isn’t it so nice you feel like you have a true girlfriend and you might not even ever get to hug her physically. Thanks for sharing your life with us, Jess.
I love this and can relate SO much! I can relate to this so much. I gave up a lot when we had our 3rd baby two years ago because I just didn't have the bandwidth. We still have a few of our goats, but haven't bred or milked them in two years. The other day while doing chores I realized how much I miss that "me time" I get with my goats when I milk. It's so meditative. I talked with my husband and we decided to breed a couple of our girls so I can go back to milking this spring. I'm so excited! I can't wait to see you guys build the infrastructure and get your goats when you're ready. ❤❤
I'm watching this before I have to clock in at work. (Thanks for the video to start my Monday, btw, Jess...it's a nice way to ease into the work week). and I am patiently waiting to find out what Jess is going to be eating her words over. I'm thinking I know. I'm pretty sure that I know. And then you say it.....goats. And I slap my desk, and I say "I knew it!" I am happy for you. Going back to your roots is a good thing. I love it!
Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy! I'm so glad you are wanting goats again!! I had already seen that in you that you felt out of touch with your farm. The goats will give you that grounded feeling again. Can't wait to see what breeds you get and all the possibilities with it!! I will say, I'm team Lamancha though!! However, I am adding one Nigerian dwarf female to my herd this spring simply for the extra milk fat.
I started with 12 baby chicks years ago and now I have about 50 plus 8 guineas. We have bottle calves almost every year. I get what you mean about disconnected. I liked having 12 chickens because I knew which was which and were more like pets. I don’t help with cattle except the occasional twin or orphan. It’s nice to have your own piece of the farm! Almost like that walk in the garden with a cup of coffee.
You know what thought kept occurring to me listening to last week's podcast? How much I felt you missed your sweet little pink garden gate. This "news" you're sharing today is really an extension of that podcast, Jess. You ARE "a garden enclosed." You NEED to place a chair in it to rest and survey that protected lovely place within. A sanctuary to birth new dreams.
Just like a bustling restaurant, the front of the house is where all the action, merchandising and business takes place. But the backyard is for respite. It's for hanging clothes on a line. It's for sitting with a cuppa, your journal and listening for the still small voice among the rustling leaves and morning bird song. I'm glad for you to see that sweet personal dream resurrected in the very midst of the much bigger corporate dream. May it richly bless you. ❤
I think you just identified for me what has endeared myself to our landscape even more this year: just for me elements. Thank you Jess! A gorgeous stone pot for flowers at the edge of a new fruit guild? Fall flower decor outside on a patio I can see from our kitchen sink (with dried flora from our garden)? Adding flowers to raised garden beds, more than needed for companion purposes? A whimsically painted birdhouse and beads dangling from macrame plant hangers? Bringing home 2 gorgeous stone pots from a nursery in the same area as a medical trip? God is so good and I am grateful for leading me to these touchpoints from Him, just for me. Thank you my Lord Jesus!
I absolutely love this! I love this even more than the big decisions, more than the big dreams and watching the business grow. This takes me back to the way I felt when I first watched your videos, and it makes my heart sing 💜
It’s good that you’re feeling the need to have something to keep you, you. You’re following God’s prompting for balance, and being practical. God bless you and keep you forever Jess. There’s millions of entrepreneurs but there’s only one telling us to let our waiting room be our classroom. Not that I feel your hard work to share with the world is insignificant , but I don’t want you to lose you in the process.
This makes me happy! Jess coming full circle back to her roots!
I'm glad the goats milk works well for you and your dream is waking up in you fervently . It makes me smile for you with a joyous heart.
I had nubians when I was much younger and when i gave them up, because life got too busy, I regretted it for years. I couldnt even go into our barn without the heavy sadness. 10 years later and me in my 50s my hubby purchased 4 nigerian dwarf doe babies for my birthday. Im now in my 60s and I love their small size and your video helped me fall in love with them all over again. They are just for me and I hope to keep my barn and pasture a happy place for them and me for many more years.
I'm happy for you. I have missed the simple. I love the little farm Jess because we see your joy and happiness more in that.
Nobody knows yourself as well as you do and you are very tuned into yourself. You know what Your Body, Heart and Soul are needing. Everything you said makes perfect sense and good for you.👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.
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Jess you give so much of yourself to others I am so glad to hear that you are checking in with yourself. I first started watching your channel when you had goats so happy to hear that you can tolerate goats milk 🙏🤗🇨🇦
If this teaches us anything, it teaches us that we are allowed to change our minds ❤
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Hey Jess, I totally get how you can miss the trees for the forest. I always wanted to have a small farm! After not having it for most of my life (46 years) I got it! But as I was working full time to support our family and keep our insurance benefits I focused on just getting the family settled! Time got away from me and life did too! Recently I found myself looking around and saying hey wait, is it too late at almost 65? My plate is more full than ever! So I have laid it before the Lord and asked Him to go before all the days of my life! And I have not given up my dream and am thankful for the Tasha Tudor’s in my life that still sprinkle their romantic lives and wisdom my way so that I still know it is possible, Lord willing! Thanks for the sprinkle! 😉💖
I love how you are so concerned to paint the right picture!! Showing us the real homesteading life!! As a mom we tend to put our needs and wants on the back burner. Praying the Lord blesses you with your hearts desires and everything comes together smoothly ❤️❤️
I also have done carnivore to heal and every time I try a little organic cream in my coffee my stomach says NO! Tried goat milk with no problems! Yea goats! Lol!❤ love goats!❤ Blessings!❤
Good for you, Jess 🙌🏼
They say that women are much more inclined to get autoimmune conditions because of how we tend to put others first (Gabor Maté).
I have recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune condition (Hashimoto’s) and have also had to learn how to look after myself properly physically, spiritually and emotionally.
Enjoy your new goats when they arrive! 🐐
I bless you! ☺️
Oh Jess. I felt that when you said you felt a little out of touch with your farm. I think the goats will be soo good for you in more than one way. I love my goatie girls. ❤
Oh my goodness! My heart leaped with joy with your announcement! We have a small farm. I had to run and tell my husband that you are getting goats again! We have a small heard. That I love dearly! Some don’t understand, but oh I do! We have a lot of the same health issues. Goats milk and products I’m good with. Not any dairy. I look forward to seeing your little heard! Thank you for making my day!
Hi Jess! I hope you see this! I look up to you and appreciate you a lot!
I have to agree. Goats are such sweet hands on animals. They 100% say family farm to me.
I am excited for you Jess to get goats. I know you don't know me but I have really appreciated your videos over the years you have taught me a great deal. I also appreciate you showing how homestead decisions can seem online to happen quickly. However in real life it takes a lot of thought and time to not lower your standards and get the best fit for the homestead. ❤ I look up to you Jess your one incredible example to so many.
You bring JOY to so many. Jesus, Others and Yourself. Love seeing you pursuing something for yourself.
I feel you, totally. I started out with a handful of Nubians, quickly turned into a full herd, then came soap making. I ramped up and made a business. While I am thankful for the way of life now, I long for those first days of the small dreams of Honey Springs Farm. Thanks for all you do Jess.
So excited for you! Please share ALL the details. We have a little blue mason jar that we are slowly saving all of our extra pennies in. I’ve read all the goat books and were collecting repurposed materials to revamp our old barn, but someday we will get the goats I’ve been dreaming of. For now I’ll live vicariously through you! 💞
I had Nubians for years and I’ll NEVER have goats again. I felt like my life was a full time job of preventing them from dying 😂. Worming etc was a lot. But when you explained why you want goats I totally get it. You’re obviously aware of their needs and you’re putting a lot of thought into this. Good for you!!!
"We live in the country"...that deadpan look just busted me up! We have a shooting range about a mile away, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays we have an hour or so of gunfire. Freaks our visitors out, but we barely notice it. Can't wait to watch your new goat adventure! My little flock of hens are my special thing. They always cheer me! Blessings, Marie
It’s so great that you are listening to your needs. Whatever they are, big or small, they are your needs. You are a caregiver and an advocate, therefore you must care for yourself first so as to have a full well from which to give to others. If your well is dry then everyone feels it. So, good for you, Jess❣️
So happy to hear. I always associated Roots & Refuge with goats!
Goats are so amazing and I love to just simp on a cup of coffee and watch them.
I don't know the science behind it but I do know that a lot of people who can't drink cow's milk can tolerate goat milk. My Mama was born premature in 1950 when babies didn't have as great a chance for survival as they do now. I come from a very long line of farmers and when the doctors told my Grandparents and great grandparents that my Mom wouldn't survive my Great Grandfather refuse to give up and took her home and fed her goats milk. Not only did she live (obviously :) but she thrived and became a very robust and healthy child. I'm so glad you're able to enjoy dairy again and I'm so excited for you to have goats again. I absolutely adore mine!
Morning Jess and all
Just got to be first to like the video and have YOUR COFFEE ☕ thanks so much for sharing your story. Been watching for years every morning. I miss 😸 George. Bless all be safe.
Run to it Jess! When your heart sings for this space, God is bringing you to it. I'm so happy for you!! ❤
It's always good to have something that is just for you! I find myself letting my dream slip away, but have to realize things take time to build and when the time is right I will have my dream! We were going to try and build everything at one time, but started realizing it could get overwhelming, so we slowed down and are making sure we have everything in a good place and have the knowledge before we move on to the next thing.
Squealing with excitement right now as I’m getting ready for work!! I found your videos before I got my goats 3 years ago while I was researching how to care for them. Before I knew it I am chasing after the homesteading dream because you have greatly inspired me with both your lifestyle and your faith. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! My goats are my babies and I milked them for the first time this year! I am so excited for you and I cannot wait to follow along this journey. ❤
I had a feeling it was goats before you even said it. I can't wait to see what you get and I'm glad you're gonna have something you feel close to and find peace in it.
Thank you for sharing the decision process part of your beautiful journey. I’m at a big crossroad and had to stop your video halfway through to cry. It felt so validating to see another mom going through the balance challenge for self, family, and community. (p.s. sorry about the weird name stamp. I haven’t figured out what’s causing it. Blessings, Jennifer)
I am SO EXCITED For you!! I connect so much with wanting to feel connected because it moves me, bring on the goats!
My grandparents were country florists with greenhouses in Simsbury CT and while I spent all my summers there... the smell of the greenhouses in the winter time was heavenly and a noted memory of childhood..
ThIs heartfelt vlog that brings you back to the origins of your dreams makes my heart glad. And I doing so, it brings healing to your body as well as your soul. I’m happy for you, Jess.
I have been one of your silent cheerleaders for years now. We bought our San Diego ranch in 2014 and you have been such a beacon of light and wisdom! This year I whittled down my horse boarding and made room for 4 milk Ewes. I bought them as lambs and am brand new to dairy animals. I am looking forward to your content on the facility and milking, I am a girl that loves details! Thank You for all the sacrifices and dedication to your calling to educate. I am so thankful for you!
I think it's a great idea to keep something small just for you! I'm sure it is difficult to feel connected to everything on the farm when it is expanding so rapidly. I really appreciate that you do your best to show realistic timelines and decisions foe us 5o understand more. Nobody here will complain about some more goat content, haha.
I totally understand that earthy, alive, greenhouse smell. One of the best smells there is. Thanks for sharing! I always love hearing your perspective. Until next time!
Goats are so lovely and funny. Good on you for following your heart .
Yes! I thought goats too! It makes my heart happy. I love it. We have dairy goats, and I love watching other people with their goats. I'm so excited Jess!! ❤️🙏❤️🙏
I love that you take care of your needs and telling us about it. To live well you can't only focus on having new, bigger and more extrordinary things and projects to show your audience. Taking a step back and listening to yourself is essential to be abe to give others as much as you do. ❤🌻
Oh, Jess! This makes me so happy for you. There shouldn't be any eye rolling. I think what you're feeling is like many successful people who've climbed the ladder and reached the top, so to speak, and then realize they miss why doing the actual thing that was the reason why they got into thatvline of work or started that business. You go girl...and get those goats, if that's what you need to do to feel "rooted" again! 😊❤🤗
Awwee I'm SO excited, I had a feeling that you were going to be getting goats again, it's just part of who you are and I'm so excited for you to have something that is yours!
Go for it Jess! It is necessary for our health and well being to follow our hearts as closely as possible❤️
Your high tunnel is amazing , follow your dreams & have fun , stay safe !
I'm so happy you're doing something just for you!!! You're so generous with everything. It's important to pour into yourself too!!
Boy did I need this video today ❤ Had a really rough day with lots of ache in my body and in a lousy mood... But as soon as I heard your first giggle I lighten up ❤ Thank you for making my day brighter ❤
Jess, I think that sounds wonderful. 😊
I literally Laughed Out Loud with joy at you getting goats again!! So many homesteaders I follow have a thing against goats.
Joel says use them to clear brush then get them off your farm asap
Justin calls them “ devil eyes”
Even Shawn Dougherty made a comment about them at HOA.
Yes, my goats drive me insane sometimes, but they still have value on the homestead. I look forward to learn to make soap with you!
I see the same thing with pages I follow. I love my goats. They're Nigerian Dwarfs and so sweet. I love the milk, my grandsons switched to it after breastfeeding, I make soap with it. They definitely serve a purpose on our farm.
You have to listen to your heart voice. The connection with goats & routine of their care & milking is very grounding . Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the journey ❤
Things change. Life changes!! Get goats again sounds like a good plan now. Glad you can drink their milk 😍
😂 I’ve had to eat my words many a time, but I’m sure everyone’s hearts jumped a beat of joy to think you could have a spotted black/white baby goat as a birthday present. I’ve recently had 4 pets pass (age related illnesses) and still have a number of animals on the homestead, but with all I do I know that God has something planned in the future. I’m doing the kitchen stuff, herbalism stuff, working full time, gardening year round, homestead barn critters, but what’s on the plan for 2024 is the anticipation. My husband and I are heading out on a 4 day road trip and I can’t help but feel like I should bring a carrier. 😂
Sometimes you have to reassess what you want and sometimes you realize what is important after it is gone. I’m looking forward to the return of the goats to Roots and Refuge Farm.
I dont know how you can bring me to tears so easily, just casually talking to everyone. I find myself feeling so much of my younger self in so much of the things you say, only you've done life on a much bigger, wonderfully grandiose scale than I have, which is just awesome. Watching your videos the past several years has helped me through some really tough times. That being said, I am familiar with putting everyone else before yourself and I know its done unselfishly and with much love for those people. So, good for you taking something just for you! Its good for your soul and I dont know of many people who deserve that more than you do. Bless yourself. You bless so many people with so much of yourself, its your turn. ❤❤❤
I'm so thrilled you are returning to goats! This is why I first started watching you was to learn about goats. We are hoping to be ready to add goats to our homestead this coming spring, also. Soon as we can get our fencing and shelter done.
So happy that you shared. I hope you get wonderful goats and a beautiful goat yard. I know it will be a challenge for Sweet Mia to keep the goat yard simple because he will want to make it a beautiful functional space for you to rest and enjoy. ❤
In the middle of winter, when the days are dreary and cold and I'm feeling dreary and cold, I will visit our local garden center and walk through the greenhouse. The smell, the warmth, the aliveness all help me to remember how the cycle of the year will come around again.
It is fine to change your mind!!! So glad you can tolerate goat’s milk!!! Always love your thoughtful ponderings💖 Have fun with this new project!!!
I looove the smell of the greenhouse!! That gives me summer in the winter! It is meditation in itself to me. ❤
Totally get what you are saying. It's great that you are tolerating the goat's milk - you will be caring for both your physical and mental/emotional health with the goats, and that is important. It is possible to have more than one vision at a time and it is ok for them to evolve as you go along in your journey. I love that you are doing all this research - that is me as well which can sometimes lead to analysis paralysis, but has also allowed me to avoid what would have been some pretty big mistakes.
Well Jess, I know you didn't ask, but you have my permission and heartfelt blessing. I think this will be good for you.🐐 It's been a while but If I remember right we did keep our bucks with the rams. We had Angora goats and Shetland sheep so both were smaller breeds and similar in size.
If goats give you your bliss moments, Jess…
regardless of their practicality… if you have room, can provide a safe, loving and healthy environment,
DO IT! 😊
P.S. I enjoy watching your YT Channel, I have learned so much…. Thank you 💕
LOTS of thanks to you, your family and friends for all the hard work involved in making this content happen.
…xx♥️xx… 🇦🇺
Every tiny creative heart needs its sweet satisfaction, too. Go for it.
So happy for you! I can't wait! I am going through the same thought process with chickens. We have under a half acre and 2 large crazy (non-farm) dogs. We are not handy people and don't have the woodworking tools to be handy. But there is a farm not too far (3 hours) away that builds movable coops. I trying to see what that would look like and how to go about it on my suburban land. Reading your homesteading book I downloaded from the library to get me started. Thank you for all the inspiration. I can do it! 😅
🙂Just popping in to say hello and catch up on the last week or so of videos. In Maryland I just put my raised beds to "bed" for the winter and wanted to also say that I just received my Drink Coffee , Grow a Garden T and I love it. Can't wait to get my Tea and coffee. Have a wonderful week Jess.
This is one of my favorite videos in almost two years. I'm so happy you're going to go back to something small just for you. I have felt a little disconnected from some of the content because it's so much bigger than my own dreams. I had just gotten my goats when you stopped talking about yours, and as much as I LOVE your beautiful farm, and the Jerseys, I miss the smaller scale videos from a couple of years ago. Can't wait to see how this comes together for you. I'm throwing in my vote for LaManchas, because I LOVE them so much. Looking forward to seeing what you decide on, and hearing your decision making process.
Your baby goats made me smile. Hope you get them back. 😊I vote for goats with pajamas 😊
Oh my gosh, I needed this video today. My little heart is doing a happy dance right now. I had a rough day here on my little farm. Some hard decisions have to be made. I want goats so very much. One day God will give me my dream. Meantime I am in the classroom learning. No better teacher than you. God created all kinds of seasons. Sometimes its hard to wait for that season, but when its right he will plant that seed in our hearts and help us nurture it into his glory in his time. if that makes sense. Thank you Jess and Miah for who you two are. Real honest loving nurturing God loving young couple. By the way I loved the day date picture that popped up on FB today. I was twice blessed today by you two.
your words, as always, are clear and make it easy to understand. Goats bring you to your 'roots' embrace it! Enjoy it!