I don’t understand why you have to defend yourself against people who criticize your hard work I love 💕 your videos thanks for sharing your family life
Same here! We should be privileged that they share some of their life with us! I feel so happy and lucky there is a CogHill 😊 Jason, Brooke & MC, you be you!
Jason and Brooke, I don’t see what it is anyone’s business to criticize you…you are both awesome and adventurous. I love this entire homestead and all you folks are doing. You are awesome…wish I could do what you’re doing, but one I’m too old and my MS won’t let me do any farming or gardening. Love you folks!💕🙋🏼♀️🙏🏻
Agree! Jason, Brooke and MaryCarl would be heartbroken if anything happened as a result. They are doing what is best for THEIR animals and doing an awesome job at it!
If Nugget needs more room to run, he can run in his next door neighbors paddock when it get built. Hehe, can you imagine him running circles around a full grown steer and half grown cow. Sheriff nugget on round up.
Not being scared of Moody, but being aware of his size and behavior is something else - called wisdom. You have to be careful around a rambunctious animal that size. Wouldn’t live without him, but be aware.
It's not fear. When it comes to animals it is called healthy respect. Jason realizes that the long term effects of being stepped on is not worth the risk. It's better to take precautions than to be crippled or laid up for a couple of months.
Absolutely! I had a heifer accidentally step & turn with her hoof on my foot Thankfully we were in soft sand. Even so I felt like my foot was broken. Accidents can come from SO many things, especially around animals or heavy tools & equipment. As the saying goes, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
I don’t understand for those that have watched you for anytime ask these questions. You research everything and care for your animals just like children. And I don’t see you cutting cost for anything that can benefit your investment. I can only applaud you guys and send many hugs for the entire family, pets too.
Just saying, as someone with a couple of exotic college degrees, the number 108 has the most divisors of any number I know of, and in Asia (especially China and Tibet) it's considered to be a really lucky number. Congratulations on making it to 108!
Jason and Brooke, I love the idea of the trellis on your farm. but living here in Arizona I would not do that. I love that you introduce us to new ideas. Keep doing you. I simply love ya'll.
@@janmilos5975 Hi Jan, I’m just joining the conversation. I live in northern Az, Pinetop/Showlow, and Prescott. So not all areas are sweltering hot 🥵, so I think there would be different plants for different areas. I had Morning Glories in Prescott. Don’t remember what I had in Pinetop. I just wanted to clear of the misconception that all of Arizona is hot and dry. I do like the “ Dry Heat “ so much better than humidity, any day !! 👍🦂🦎🌞💚💞☃️❄️🌲🌳
@Liz Regan - Trellising & heavy pruning are better suited to humid regions, which helps keep fruit from being overshadowed by leaves, & prone to get mold, fungi, blight, bacteria, & insect infestation. And the hot bright sunlight, & dryness, would damage the fruit.
@@lizregan1949 the sun is so intense even the bark on the trees gets damaged and splits unless it gets whitewashed or shaded. The fruit would get burnt and split. Here in Tucson we don't prune tomato plants and expose the fruit to the sun like people do in other areas. The skin gets leathery and tough and splits. So we leave the leaves on and shade the plants if possible. Because we don't have much humidity we don't have many problems with diseases caused by that.
This you tube channel is so great they should have millions of viewers! Hello everyone! 👋🏻. Excellent on the fly situation. I definitely looked up Jason’s custard pie, his bread, need your cheesecake recipe!
Every area is different, do what you need to do for yourselves. Some people are trying to help but some are not. You all are doing a great job on your beautiful property. I hear you about the fridge...
No need to explain Y'all do what's best for Y'all. Looks like Y'all are doing a great job of fixing up the "40". Take care and stay safe out there. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
i wondered if they would be safe for bees as well and sooo glad they won't be an issue. If we could all do this great using nature to fix issues without drama/chemicals/regrets, that would be so great!
@@mainenanabear9746 Yup. There are a lot of options now, and some great research going on to develop new ones. This has been something I've been using and learning about for 40+ years. I've been using the fly-predator wasps for 15 or more years now, they totally work if the directions are followed.
I had concrete stained floors in New Mexico. They are warmer that tile. If you are going to stain make sure you acid stain, it goes deep into the cement. Love your talk time, your guys are always interesting.
I agree with others, you have no reason to defend yourselves! These people are just pot stirrers and looking to make trouble and create chaos! Ignore them and don’t waist your time on them! I love everything you all stand for and appreciate what I learn from you and also the entertainment factor! Your way works for you! Enough said!! 🤗💕🦆🦃🐄🐐🐈⬛🐓🦢🐖🦮🦚💕
Speaking of letting Nugget out, the one I think about is your girl 🍑 Peaches. She used to love wandering up the drive and back while simultaneously foraging. Are you gonna let her wander a bit? BTW, I know once the construction is finished a lot of these questions will answer themselves but I was just thinking of sweet Peaches. ❤️
Oh my I made that cornbread today and that crust was so delicious. I’ll never ever make it any other way. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes with me.
Tie a rope to the garage door until you get the electricity hooked up. If I remember right goats can have cow salt and mineral blocks but goat mineral blocks have cooper and selenium that the cattle blocks don't have. Can't swear to it it's been a few years since I worked with cattle and goats.
Now I've heard that some good insects should not be used in the wrong part of the country. Like I bought ladybugs from someone online and released them in my backyard. I found out later that you only should only buy ladybugs from your own part of the country. I had never heard of this before. But maybe it's like reintroducing a foreign critter.....might do more harm than good. I know nothing more than what I've heard but I think a 100 ladybugs probably won't do too much damage. They didn't even stay on my property when I turned them loose. Lol! Have not heard of the fly eating bugs....sounds good! We just put those fly catching bags out but that stinks.😊
We used them for years, both in New Orleans for keeping chickens, and then on our farm on acreage in southwest Mississippi (both in a climate that promote flies). The only time we had a fly problem was when I stopped the fly-eliminator shipments a couple of times because "we didn't have a fly problem". Yeah, they REALLY work. Folks just need to be sure to order the size that's big enough for their property and number of animals, and know that it's a monthly thing, and sometimes every 3 weeks at the height of fly season. In the winter of course they aren't needed.
@@joanneriley3899 Well, first, you need to release them in the evening, when it's almost dark or later. The company I buy from says it can be early morning as well, but I think evening is safest. The idea is that it's dark, they can't see anything else, so they stay put and then that's where they now live. On a farm property, it's generally large enough that they aren't going off elsewhere, and certainly as long as there are flies and fly-producing environments they have no need to leave. In the city, I followed the same protocol, and maybe the fly-predators visited the neighboring properties, but that only helps me more if the surrounding properties are benefiting. In any case, as I mentioned, you generally sign up for an ongoing program. The company I buy from, you can pay for the full season at once, or each shipment they will debit a card on record. In heavily fly-endemic areas like places that have hot days, warm nights, and lots of rain, combined with animals, animal bedding, and perhaps compost piles or stacks of hay or straw, they recommend a shipment every 3 weeks at the height of the season. But either way, every 3-4 weeks you are replenishing (I don't know how long their lifespan is but it's probably not very long) the supply. Just to add-- it's really important to follow the directions.
Laura from Garden Answer has a BIG garden and she picks up vases from thrift stores to make flower arrangements to take to nursing homes and shut ins. People just love to get fresh flowers, it makes them happy. Just plop some blooms in a vase and give someone some flowers!
About 2 years ago we had a tree come down, take out the light pole 2" from and strapped to the house's facia board but miss the house and roof, kill a car, and change the shape of a truck bed without damaging the frame. It had a lot of green branches, bad heart wood, likely spun off branches before approaching the house roof althiugh by definition we don't have tornados, and left a hope in a groip of other trees. We had "the tree guy" come over and we decided to drop 2 more trees and got them dropped less than 48 hours before another, unannounced wind storm. Since then we've "had some wind" including quite a bit on and off this past week. - We are so glad we addressed our increasing winds preemptively.
Are you guys getting close to needing to have another gift opening? At this time I can only contribute by watching and liking your videos, but I so enjoy seeing the blessings you receive from others💜
I lived where it got over 110 in the summer. We slept in the basement on the concrete floor with just a sheet wrapped around us to keep cool. Back before air conditioning. That cool floor felt so good.
Trellising will keep your fruit trees from breaking and splitting in high winds. You are doing the smart thing. That's in addition to helping save your fruit.
Nugget was protected in that gully you lived in at little Cog, plus the property was surrounded by forests on almost all sides that worked as a natural barrier. I agree that's there's really no need to let him loose at the 40.....it's asking for a headache or ever danger for him.
I "LOVE" putting on your Podcast, minimizing the window and listening to the both of you as I'm working on my eBay inventory! Love watching the Cog Hill Farm videos!! Annette from Kentucky
Ok you two, I'm just hungry now, peach cobbler, blackberry cobbler, and vanilla ice cream. And then cornbread. What time is supper. Yall have a beautiful week.
My dad used to make the best cornbread! He would fry up a lot of cut up pieces of bacon in a cast iron skillet, show me how to mix up the cornmeal with buttermilk, egg, and oil, pour that onto the bacon pieces in that hot skillet for one minute, then bake it in the oven....oh my goodness, turned out on a big plate all brown and crispy on the outside, tender in the inside......then slice it in wedges. Butter and strawberry jam made it memorable! Gosh, I want some now! lol
With April 23rd being Earth Day the city of Framingham Massachusetts is having a lot of events one of which is Shred Fest so I've been going through my house and just getting rid of all my old paperwork putting them in bags in the back seat of my car and then getting ready for that event and it feels so good my office has never looked better.
Can you show a picture of a muscidine fruit ( I'm sure I didn't spell it right). I'm from ILLINOIS and never heard of these before you all talked about it. Thank you.
Love your podcasts and videos. I found you all by accident a couple of months ago and I sat there and watched podcasts and videos for days. Never a dull moment on a farm. I love all animals. You have an aurora around each one of you that gives people a relaxed feeling and are the epitome of great role models for anyone who watches your family. Thank you for giving us your time. I tell everyone I know about your family and the feedback I get is that they get hooked like I did. Prayers for you all.
Since I moved to Australia the one thing I have missed most is cornbread. You can not find cornmeal here anywhere. I did find a U.S. store in Melbourne which is two and a half hours away that has Jiffy cornbread mix and I think they do have corn meal but that is a little far to drive just for cornbread lol
The cake is called Scotch Chocolate in NC, in Texas of course Texas sheet cake or Mexican Chocolate cake. Homemade chocolate cake with homemade icing that is put on a warm cake that you have poked holes in it. I just made one...had it for breakfast with bacon even---lol don't judge-=-hahhaaha Enjoyed the show today!
Muskadines will have to be cut in half and the seed removed before freeze drying. The seeds will not dry and will keep the machine running for days. Also the skin on grapes keeps them holding the moisture so that is why you cut them in half. Anything with a high sugar content will have the sugar bubble up and form a sugar shell on tb9e outside of the fruit.
Thank you so much for all the information! I have learned SO MUCH!! Love your family, praying for you all and safety for your land, may it continue to prosper and flourish!!!
Goodness, I don’t get why some are so critical about what you are doing. Nugget is safe where he is, with plenty of room, an emu is easily spooked & would take off. Sweet Moody could accidentally crush Jason’s foot which could take 2 months or even more to heal, meanwhile there is a lot of chores & projects to be done. Putting up a trellis in part of the fruit orchard has a lot of good points, I’ve seen a local farmer maintaining & harvesting one, so easy. Flower farm, what a wonderful idea, many of our local shops have them & they always sell out, plus events are still using flowers for decorations. Brooke, we need to make your “Clean Out Your Fridge Day” “International Clean Out Your Fridge Day”🤣😊 Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
We had 4 days of wind here in iowa too . Our temps went from high 30s to mid 70s in 3 days . So glad you've gotten through without damage. We've been blessed here . Our 5 acre dream is becoming a reality. We just took in a 7 month old blue heeler here that had been neglected and shes doing better. Im in process of planning out my gardens here . Brooke i feel your pain with the limited cooking in a camper . Im living in my 38ft camper and im hopeful for that time when i can have a big kitchen again.
Luckily they have improved weather reporting so much that they can give us an alert for our section of the counties. They also plot out the trajectory of the storm movement and say in you live in any of these places go to your shelter immediately. It is on the radio and on TV.
I think the wasp idea is really interesting. I, too, have always heard wasps will kill bees so I’m glad you asked, because I learned something new too!
Years ago (early 1980s ) in Florida a country vet sold us "SPOT ON" for cattle for our white german shephard. The flies had been biting his back side above his tail. He told us how much to put on his back and it worked great and his back side cleared up.
In Living Traditions Homestead’s drip video, they did mention that it was important to them that they noticed immediately if a drip got blocked. Not just if there was a leak. Works for ‘them’ that way. I’d do same in the UK. X
hi there i have been watching your videos for about a year and all i can say is amazing what you have done , good weather, bad weather it never gets you down .you have the most amazing family and friends there and your willing to help out anyone that needs a hand or advice , but i will say 1 thing its amazing how Mary Carl can remeber everything about her birds , so keep up the good work and hope all ur ideas come good . from a Scottish fan
Brooke you were making me hungry. I've been living in my motorhome for over 8 years. The oven is broke so no cornbread, banana bread, blueberry or cherry pie and no brownies all this time. I have no momma, so I can't even borrow her oven. But I understand your cooking/baking desires. I'm about ready to light up a campfire. When my kids were young we camped a lot and I baked while camping. My mouth was drooling. 😆 I enjoyed this podcast catching up and clarifying all those "I wonder" topics.
I don’t understand why you have to defend yourself against people who criticize your hard work I love 💕 your videos thanks for sharing your family life
Same here! We should be privileged that they share some of their life with us! I feel so happy and lucky there is a CogHill 😊 Jason, Brooke & MC, you be you!
They don't have to defend themselves. They can tell people if they are going to criticize them that they shouldn't watch it.
Yup I'm with u its crazy 3 me how anyone could have any negative thoughts to this family I cant make sense of it
Hey, I'm too busy celebrating Palm Sunday to sit and pick at anybody. Love Y'all !
Jason and Brooke, I don’t see what it is anyone’s business to criticize you…you are both awesome and adventurous. I love this entire homestead and all you folks are doing. You are awesome…wish I could do what you’re doing, but one I’m too old and my MS won’t let me do any farming or gardening. Love you folks!💕🙋🏼♀️🙏🏻
There's NO reason to risk Nugget's life by letting him out, while he's perfectly content in the huge space he's in right now.
Agree! Jason, Brooke and MaryCarl would be heartbroken if anything happened as a result. They are doing what is best for THEIR animals and doing an awesome job at it!
If Nugget needs more room to run, he can run in his next door neighbors paddock when it get built. Hehe, can you imagine him running circles around a full grown steer and half grown cow. Sheriff nugget on round up.
Daddy loved cracklin cornbread in buttermilk. I'll eat cornbread however you want to make it as long as there is butter to melt on it 😛🥰
Not being scared of Moody, but being aware of his size and behavior is something else - called wisdom. You have to be careful around a rambunctious animal that size. Wouldn’t live without him, but be aware.
It's not fear. When it comes to animals it is called healthy respect. Jason realizes that the long term effects of being stepped on is not worth the risk. It's better to take precautions than to be crippled or laid up for a couple of months.
Healthy respect is the perfect way to describe it!
Absolutely! I had a heifer accidentally step & turn with her hoof on my foot Thankfully we were in soft sand. Even so I felt like my foot was broken.
Accidents can come from SO many things, especially around animals or heavy tools & equipment.
As the saying goes, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Haha I thaught Jason was going to tell us that the wind blew so hard that one of the hens layed the same egg three times. LOL. God Bless you all.
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So funny!
Howdy everyone!
I don’t understand for those that have watched you for anytime ask these questions. You research everything and care for your animals just like children. And I don’t see you cutting cost for anything that can benefit your investment. I can only applaud you guys and send many hugs for the entire family, pets too.
Miss Brooke, when Jason turns 60 you can put him in the big O’s bucket and lift him up to pick fruit! 🤣🤣🤣🍎🍑🍊🍈🍐🥭🫐
Miss Shari Hopkins, that is funny you made me laugh.
@@vickimiller537 Can’t you just see Miss Brooke doing that? They have got to be the sweetest couple you could ever meet! 😀
Awesome idea, Shari Hopkins! 😄😄
I remember Nugget liking that muskadine too.
Good afternoon CogHill and CogSquad 😊
Just saying, as someone with a couple of exotic college degrees, the number 108 has the most divisors of any number I know of, and in Asia (especially China and Tibet) it's considered to be a really lucky number. Congratulations on making it to 108!
I get so excited when I see y’all have a podcast or a video out😁😁😁 YAY!!!! God Bless Y’all!♥️ and thank you!
Me too !!! 😃👍🙏🏼🙏🏼
Your farm. You do what you want your way. There are always know-it-alls to tell you what you need to do or not to do. Love your show.
I ask a lot of questions which I hope it's not upsetting to them. It is there farm which they will make into the continued cog hill farm
Brooke GMTA - I did the same thing on April 10th - a clean fridge is a good thing. 🙂
Concerning the flower garden it will be beautiful!
Good Afternoon to my favorite family!
How’s everyone one Cog Family & Squad? Have a lovely day!
Jason and Brooke, I love the idea of the trellis on your farm. but living here in Arizona I would not do that. I love that you introduce us to new ideas. Keep doing you. I simply love ya'll.
Why would it not work in AZ, I lived there for 3 years the heat was unbearable but I don't know why it wouldn't work.
Cant remeber the plant, but my dad lived in AZ and he had the dark green shiny leave with orange berries like that along his back brick wall.
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Hi Jan, I’m just joining the conversation. I live in northern Az, Pinetop/Showlow, and Prescott. So not all areas are sweltering hot 🥵, so I think there would be different plants for different areas. I had Morning Glories in Prescott. Don’t remember what I had in Pinetop. I just wanted to clear of the misconception that all of Arizona is hot and dry. I do like the “ Dry Heat “ so much better than humidity, any day !! 👍🦂🦎🌞💚💞☃️❄️🌲🌳
@Liz Regan - Trellising & heavy pruning are better suited to humid regions, which helps keep fruit from being overshadowed by leaves, & prone to get mold, fungi, blight, bacteria, & insect infestation. And the hot bright sunlight, & dryness, would damage the fruit.
@@lizregan1949 the sun is so intense even the bark on the trees gets damaged and splits unless it gets whitewashed or shaded. The fruit would get burnt and split. Here in Tucson we don't prune tomato plants and expose the fruit to the sun like people do in other areas. The skin gets leathery and tough and splits. So we leave the leaves on and shade the plants if possible. Because we don't have much humidity we don't have many problems with diseases caused by that.
HAPPY PALM SUNDAY, May the rest of the Year Be Safe Healthy and Prosperous! EARLY HAPPY EASTER!
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This you tube channel is so great they should have millions of viewers! Hello everyone! 👋🏻. Excellent on the fly situation. I definitely looked up Jason’s custard pie, his bread, need your cheesecake recipe!
Me too on the cheesecake 🧀 recipe. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Every area is different, do what you need to do for yourselves. Some people are trying to help but some are not. You all are doing a great job on your beautiful property. I hear you about the fridge...
No need to explain Y'all do what's best for Y'all. Looks like Y'all are doing a great job of fixing up the "40". Take care and stay safe out there. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
Amazing news about the wasps. Flies are so irritating. I know Moody appreciates all your help whether he knows it or not.
i wondered if they would be safe for bees as well and sooo glad they won't be an issue. If we could all do this great using nature to fix issues without drama/chemicals/regrets, that would be so great!
@@mainenanabear9746 Yup. There are a lot of options now, and some great research going on to develop new ones. This has been something I've been using and learning about for 40+ years. I've been using the fly-predator wasps for 15 or more years now, they totally work if the directions are followed.
In this high stress time, the gift of beauty is even more appreciated. It lift spirits and reminds us that God still blesses us.
I had concrete stained floors in New Mexico. They are warmer that tile. If you are going to stain make sure you acid stain, it goes deep into the cement. Love your talk time, your guys are always interesting.
I work in a garden center and trust me, people are still buying flowers lol
Midwest has been crazy windy here too.
We do left over nights on Wednesday and Sunday. That's our clean out the fridge day. Haha!!
I agree with others, you have no reason to defend yourselves! These people are just pot stirrers and looking to make trouble and create chaos! Ignore them and don’t waist your time on them! I love everything you all stand for and appreciate what I learn from you and also the entertainment factor! Your way works for you! Enough said!! 🤗💕🦆🦃🐄🐐🐈⬛🐓🦢🐖🦮🦚💕
Speaking of letting Nugget out, the one I think about is your girl 🍑 Peaches. She used to love wandering up the drive and back while simultaneously foraging. Are you gonna let her wander a bit? BTW, I know once the construction is finished a lot of these questions will answer themselves but I was just thinking of sweet Peaches. ❤️
Oh my I made that cornbread today and that crust was so delicious. I’ll never ever make it any other way. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes with me.
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Hidden Heights used Redmond Salt for his goats to help control the flies and ticks. They love it! Good luck!
They use the one with garlic in it,for the fly control.
Redmond salt with garlic
@@sjcben1105 they use the mineral block with garlic. I wasn't aware the salt has it! I've been buying their salt for years. Love it!
Tie a rope to the garage door until you get the electricity hooked up. If I remember right goats can have cow salt and mineral blocks but goat mineral blocks have cooper and selenium that the cattle blocks don't have. Can't swear to it it's been a few years since I worked with cattle and goats.
The orchard is taking shape.Good job!!
My clean out your refrigerator day is Thursday evening before garbage day on Friday.
I am glad your hand is on the mend, Brooke ❤️. No doubt that hurt like the dickens!
Now I've heard that some good insects should not be used in the wrong part of the country. Like I bought ladybugs from someone online and released them in my backyard. I found out later that you only should only buy ladybugs from your own part of the country. I had never heard of this before. But maybe it's like reintroducing a foreign critter.....might do more harm than good. I know nothing more than what I've heard but I think a 100 ladybugs probably won't do too much damage. They didn't even stay on my property when I turned them loose. Lol! Have not heard of the fly eating bugs....sounds good! We just put those fly catching bags out but that stinks.😊
All Mondays are clean out refridgerater day!! Because trash day is on tuesday!!
Moody a 1600 lbs puppy dog. 🤣 Nugget is an awsome addition to the farm.
I have never seen a steer with such long legs & so big that looks like a big baby that romps around.
Vivian Howard is from North Carolina. Her shows are excellent for learning history of people and cooking. I love to rewatch her programs.
We use the fly assassin wasps on our 325 acre homestead and I LOVE them! ❤️
We used them for years, both in New Orleans for keeping chickens, and then on our farm on acreage in southwest Mississippi (both in a climate that promote flies). The only time we had a fly problem was when I stopped the fly-eliminator shipments a couple of times because "we didn't have a fly problem". Yeah, they REALLY work. Folks just need to be sure to order the size that's big enough for their property and number of animals, and know that it's a monthly thing, and sometimes every 3 weeks at the height of fly season. In the winter of course they aren't needed.
@@victoriabaker4400 how or why do they stay at your property? I’m intrigued 😀
@@joanneriley3899 Well, first, you need to release them in the evening, when it's almost dark or later. The company I buy from says it can be early morning as well, but I think evening is safest. The idea is that it's dark, they can't see anything else, so they stay put and then that's where they now live. On a farm property, it's generally large enough that they aren't going off elsewhere, and certainly as long as there are flies and fly-producing environments they have no need to leave. In the city, I followed the same protocol, and maybe the fly-predators visited the neighboring properties, but that only helps me more if the surrounding properties are benefiting. In any case, as I mentioned, you generally sign up for an ongoing program. The company I buy from, you can pay for the full season at once, or each shipment they will debit a card on record.
In heavily fly-endemic areas like places that have hot days, warm nights, and lots of rain, combined with animals, animal bedding, and perhaps compost piles or stacks of hay or straw, they recommend a shipment every 3 weeks at the height of the season. But either way, every 3-4 weeks you are replenishing (I don't know how long their lifespan is but it's probably not very long) the supply.
Just to add-- it's really important to follow the directions.
Laura from Garden Answer has a BIG garden and she picks up vases from thrift stores to make flower arrangements to take to nursing homes and shut ins. People just love to get fresh flowers, it makes them happy. Just plop some blooms in a vase and give someone some flowers!
Flowers make me Happy! 🌺🌻💐❤️
About 2 years ago we had a tree come down, take out the light pole 2" from and strapped to the house's facia board but miss the house and roof, kill a car, and change the shape of a truck bed without damaging the frame. It had a lot of green branches, bad heart wood, likely spun off branches before approaching the house roof althiugh by definition we don't have tornados, and left a hope in a groip of other trees. We had "the tree guy" come over and we decided to drop 2 more trees and got them dropped less than 48 hours before another, unannounced wind storm. Since then we've "had some wind" including quite a bit on and off this past week. - We are so glad we addressed our increasing winds preemptively.
I have a ShelterLogic shed for my lawnmower & other stuff & it has stood up against a hurricane & other severe rain storms. They are really durable.
COG HILL, YA’all are awesome! Love all you have going on and seeing your amazing home and property!
All your animals are fine right where they are.
Good afternoon!!
I live in Northern Indiana and we have had some Windy days here also.
I like my cornbread thin too! I have to cook my pintos, fried pork chops, onions and cornbread. With a cold glass of buttermilk! Yum
Are you guys getting close to needing to have another gift opening? At this time I can only contribute by watching and liking your videos, but I so enjoy seeing the blessings you receive from others💜
I lived where it got over 110 in the summer. We slept in the basement on the concrete floor with just a sheet wrapped around us to keep cool. Back before air conditioning. That cool floor felt so good.
Trellising will keep your fruit trees from breaking and splitting in high winds. You are doing the smart thing. That's in addition to helping save your fruit.
So glad your fingers are healing, Brooke🥰❣️🥰
Nugget was protected in that gully you lived in at little Cog, plus the property was surrounded by forests on almost all sides that worked as a natural barrier. I agree that's there's really no need to let him loose at the 40.....it's asking for a headache or ever danger for him.
Good afternoon, it's sogood to see y"all.
I "LOVE" putting on your Podcast, minimizing the window and listening to the both of you as I'm working on my eBay inventory! Love watching the Cog Hill Farm videos!! Annette from Kentucky
Kevin at Hidden Heights talks about a mineral block from Redmon with garlic in it that helps flies.
Ok you two, I'm just hungry now, peach cobbler, blackberry cobbler, and vanilla ice cream. And then cornbread. What time is supper. Yall have a beautiful week.
Brooke - 60 is young! I'm a 71 year old woman and was using the chain saw last week - to cut down a tree and cut it up!
My dad used to make the best cornbread!
He would fry up a lot of cut up pieces of bacon in a cast iron skillet, show me how to mix up the cornmeal with buttermilk, egg, and oil, pour that onto the bacon pieces in that hot skillet for one minute, then bake it in the oven....oh my goodness, turned out on a big plate all brown and crispy on the outside, tender in the inside......then slice it in wedges.
Butter and strawberry jam made it memorable! Gosh, I want some now! lol
Funny thing I cleaned out my refrigerator today. I wonder how many other subscribers did the same thing.????
Salt blocks are good for goats also. Minerals, vitamins. Loose salts or blocks ok.
With April 23rd being Earth Day the city of Framingham Massachusetts is having a lot of events one of which is Shred Fest so I've been going through my house and just getting rid of all my old paperwork putting them in bags in the back seat of my car and then getting ready for that event and it feels so good my office has never looked better.
I would probably love being an animal living on your farm. Y'all take such good care of your animals. I just love y'all.
Can you show a picture of a muscidine fruit ( I'm sure I didn't spell it right). I'm from ILLINOIS and never heard of these before you all talked about it. Thank you.
Love your podcasts and videos. I found you all by accident a couple of months ago and I sat there and watched podcasts and videos for days. Never a dull moment on a farm. I love all animals. You have an aurora around each one of you that gives people a relaxed feeling and are the epitome of great role models for anyone who watches your family. Thank you for giving us your time. I tell everyone I know about your family and the feedback I get is that they get hooked like I did. Prayers for you all.
And people need flowers in this day and time. Flowers feed the soul.
Since I moved to Australia the one thing I have missed most is cornbread. You can not find cornmeal here anywhere. I did find a U.S. store in Melbourne which is two and a half hours away that has Jiffy cornbread mix and I think they do have corn meal but that is a little far to drive just for cornbread lol
Maybe family or friends back in the USA could send you some?
The cake is called Scotch Chocolate in NC, in Texas of course Texas sheet cake or Mexican Chocolate cake. Homemade chocolate cake with homemade icing that is put on a warm cake that you have poked holes in it. I just made one...had it for breakfast with bacon even---lol don't judge-=-hahhaaha Enjoyed the show today!
Love this family!
Vivian Howard is from Kinston, North Carolina. Just east of where I live.
Another Awesome Podcast!! Love You Guys!! God Bless and have a Wonderful Week!! 😊💕⚘
I am not a farmer, or even much of a gardener anymore, but it is wonderful to watch your dream coming true.
Hello from Vancouver BC 🇨🇦
Brook you look great! Your happiness and satisfaction in a well lived life shines through you. Inspiration
I clean 1 shelf or drawer in my refrigerator every day after dinner clean up.
Muskadines will have to be cut in half and the seed removed before freeze drying. The seeds will not dry and will keep the machine running for days. Also the skin on grapes keeps them holding the moisture so that is why you cut them in half. Anything with a high sugar content will have the sugar bubble up and form a sugar shell on tb9e outside of the fruit.
Is perty windy here in NY. Rochester. Grey sky's.
Thank you so much for all the information! I have learned SO MUCH!! Love your family, praying for you all and safety for your land, may it continue to prosper and flourish!!!
Vivian Howard is from Kinston, N.C. Couple hours from us.She was raised in the country.
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Goodness, I don’t get why some are so critical about what you are doing. Nugget is safe where he is, with plenty of room, an emu is easily spooked & would take off. Sweet Moody could accidentally crush Jason’s foot which could take 2 months or even more to heal, meanwhile there is a lot of chores & projects to be done. Putting up a trellis in part of the fruit orchard has a lot of good points, I’ve seen a local farmer maintaining & harvesting one, so easy. Flower farm, what a wonderful idea, many of our local shops have them & they always sell out, plus events are still using flowers for decorations. Brooke, we need to make your “Clean Out Your Fridge Day” “International Clean Out Your Fridge Day”🤣😊 Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
We had 4 days of wind here in iowa too .
Our temps went from high 30s to mid 70s in 3 days . So glad you've gotten through without damage. We've been blessed here . Our 5 acre dream is becoming a reality. We just took in a 7 month old blue heeler here that had been neglected and shes doing better.
Im in process of planning out my gardens here .
Brooke i feel your pain with the limited cooking in a camper . Im living in my 38ft camper and im hopeful for that time when i can have a big kitchen again.
I am Glad that You all are safe! 😊👍😊 Hello from Melvindale, Michigan.
Hi Helen,. I am 45 minutes from you. Auburn Hills. Hi neighbor. GOD BLESS YOU 🌹🀄
I think the fruit trees are gonna look so beautiful with the trellis.
There were tornado watches and warning’s across the south east yesterday as well as the last few days. I worry about ya all!!
Luckily they have improved weather reporting so much that they can give us an alert for our section of the counties. They also plot out the trajectory of the storm movement and say in you live in any of these places go to your shelter immediately. It is on the radio and on TV.
I think the wasp idea is really interesting. I, too, have always heard wasps will kill bees so I’m glad you asked, because I learned something new too!
Years ago (early 1980s ) in Florida a country vet sold us "SPOT ON" for cattle for our white german shephard. The flies had been biting his back side above his tail. He told us how much to put on his back and it worked great and his back side cleared up.
Hi kids, just got a notice, storm forming across the USA to the east coast, looked large, keep the baby's warm, out of the wind,
That's so funny, Brooke...I cleaned out my fridge on Friday on a whim! It's spring. We're all getting"the bug" to clean.
It was soo windy yesterday…Indianapolis was blown clear to Ohio😂🤣😂
Moody is like a big kid who didn't know how strong he is great podcast
Wondering if those geese you let into the pond have they wandered back to it yet??
In Living Traditions Homestead’s drip video, they did mention that it was important to them that they noticed immediately if a drip got blocked. Not just if there was a leak.
Works for ‘them’ that way. I’d do same in the UK. X
Also good to clean it out to make room for all the food for Easter Sunday!
hi there i have been watching your videos for about a year and all i can say is amazing what you have done , good weather, bad weather it never gets you down .you have the most amazing family and friends there and your willing to help out anyone that needs a hand or advice , but i will say 1 thing its amazing how Mary Carl can remeber everything about her birds , so keep up the good work and hope all ur ideas come good . from a Scottish fan
Yes! Love yall! We all excited on this journey with you. Yall do you!
So glad to see you here in France love your talks
Brooke you were making me hungry. I've been living in my motorhome for over 8 years. The oven is broke so no cornbread, banana bread, blueberry or cherry pie and no brownies all this time. I have no momma, so I can't even borrow her oven. But I understand your cooking/baking desires. I'm about ready to light up a campfire. When my kids were young we camped a lot and I baked while camping. My mouth was drooling. 😆
I enjoyed this podcast catching up and clarifying all those "I wonder" topics.
It's your farm , you do things the way YOU want.