Setting yearly goals for developing our Homestead. We didn't do very good last year.
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Evan, if 2023 was a failure, go ahead and sign me up for that. You had a fantastic year with all you got accomplished. A piece of advise for you in 2024, put that bookshelf at the top of the list and once it's complete the rest is all downhill. Really have enjoyed watching this farm come together going all the way back to when you were cleaning out the bottom of the bank barn. Happy New Year
The bookshelves can be at the top of REBECCA'S list. She should be able to get the materials needed and the use of tools thast are needed, and then she can build 'em. It seems that GRAVITY has been doing the job so far.
@@SeattlePioneer Happy wife Happy life
Yeah, make those bookshelves #1 sir. Don't let us down.
Sorry, the days of female privilege ought to be LONG gone.
Besides, there are PLENTY of higher priority tasks to do. Since Rebecca wants new bookshelves, a plain luxury, why shouldn't she build them herself?
In my view, the FIRST priority is completing the new pasture before spring time.
Evan, you heard the old saying happy wife, happy life, so that bookcase might be higher on that list than you think.
You’ve actually accomplished a lot in 23, stay focused and remember, you’re living your dream!
I had a 1956 JD crawler that underwent a complete restoration. It was in my shop for 10 years! Between work, taking care of horses, haying etc, etc, etc...life happens.
You are both working full time and only have weekend and evening so don't knock yourself too much you can only do what time allows
The tractor is the hole up on a lot of moving forward, don't set yourself up for failure. Look back on what you got done. You do have a job to go to every day. Enjoy your farm and don't make it a job of dread, you both do a great job.
Rebekah's library will be a nice addition to the cabin. Will be nice to see Evan's wood working skills.
I think you should make a root cellar with a hobbit door. Rebecca would probably appreciate that!
My way of thinking is, I didn't see any snow on the ground so I'd be working on the fence row now and getting that done as much as possible until the snow comes. Then while snow is there, I'd be inside working on the tractor.
This isn't me telling you what to do, just the way my mind thinks. Happy New Year
You will love having a library- we have two of them! One is my husbands, with computer books, and ham radio, and mine is in the guest room. It’s midwifery, gardening, homesteading, homeschooling, travel, cooking and medicinal/health.
The fuel storage and refuelling station should be on the 2024 need list! Especially if you are buying road-diesel to run your tractors. The sooner you can use off-road fuel the sooner your operating costs will reduce.
You all did a great job in 2023. There are only so many hours in the day. It has been enjoyable watching your channel over the last few years.
Yep I concour with few others. "A happy Wife, is a Happy Life" Can you say Bookshelf! ECF
Don't beat yourself up too bad, if I had a dollar for every time I have heard a homesteader say "that took longer than I thought it would" or "that was a lot harder than I thought it would be" I'd have a considerable amount of money. Having been raised on a farm and having had several farms myself, I usually don't set goals, I just know what needs to be done, set priorities and just do it. You have done a great job and have nothing to be ashamed of 👌👏👍💪
I've learned to not focus on goals. They are important to give yourself a direction, but they pale in comparison to discipline. You and Rebecca obviously already have the discipline it takes to be successful. Keep pressing forward and only use your goals to prioritize your efforts. You had a VERY successful 2023! 😁👍
You are not a failure. You did a lot of things around your farm and still you are Both working full time. There is only so much you can do.
Goals are objectives dont class them as Failures you have succeeded with a lot this year well done
Your shortcomings are not a result of goal failure but rather scheduling failure. Good ranch managers have a year long calendar that schedules the required work at the appropriate time.ie. Spread fertilizer, anticipate baling hay. Working the animals…et, etc. put those items on the calendar and then you can commit other work to the goals you have. You know generally when you’re going to need to be in your garden, Prep for winter… then schedule your indoor work during the appropriate months. Ie. Commit one day to shop finish out or whatever else you want to work on. And try to stay on schedule realizing that wrecks happen. Breaking it all down and scheduling the work will allow you to be more productive and efficient
You where really busy this last year and you got a lot done you work full time
Rebecca’s Library sounds like a great idea!! Get ‘er done!❣️☮️🇨🇦
Root Cellar:- check out Shawn James, My Self Reliance (in Muskoka Ontario Canada) for how he built his root cellar into the bottom of his log cabin. It is a wonderful way to do it correctly so as to not get issues later on down the line.🇨🇦
The 12 acre field might be better split into 4 x 3 acres for rotational grazing, if this is your long term goal one thing you could do is place a field shelter in the middle of the pasture, fence in the four smaller pastures, add barn doors on the field shelter that you can open/close so no matter which 3 acre plot animals are in they can enter the shelter.
Happy New Year
12 acres cut up that way is too small. You need at least 3 acres PER cow, and about 4 sheep per acre. So he needs about 4 twelve acre lots, to really do rotational grazing without overgrazing. He only has about 45 acres total.
@@cathiwimcow per acre is entirely dependent on where you live, and you can graze more on less if you do rotational.
Its not a bad idea but it would make mowing for hay a lot more difficult, and rotation can be achieved by other fields once they recover.
Happy wife….Happy life! The snow will be falling so now is a good time to get the Allis tractor done and out the door so you can get your wood working equipment set up. You’re doing a great job! Happy New Year!
I love how Rebecca looks at you. How can you say no to that smile? 😊
Regardless, you two got a lot accomplished this year. Working full-time and keeping your property neat and orderly cannot be said to many living this life-style. 💕💕🎶🎶
of course many of these projects are also TH-cam content, i seen where 340 k watched you make a anvil. Whatever you do please remain loyal to your tractor sponsor, they have helped you create a lot of content and deserve your support
You both got a lot accomplished. More than non-homesteaders. Be proud of the things you have accomplished. Happy New Year.
Ok Evan, now you’re just showing off. 😂 You’re a master electrician, heavy equipment mechanic, and now we find out you can do beautiful carpentry work too. Congratulations! You win the Man of the Year award already. 😂 Happy New Year!
I am glad you guys are restoring your farm. Not many folks want to take on a job like that. I congratulate yinz for that . I hope you guys do not lose your dreams!!!
Evan you forget how much you did get done and accomplished that wasn't on your goal list. It might have not been on the list but that is just how it goes on a farm or homestead. For instance broken feed lines and imediate repair work can crush a list but still be a very productive year.
Evan, I think you should sub-divide your goals by winter (inside) and summer (outside) goals, with fall and spring work happening as available. 🇨🇦❤️
You did Great in 2023! You made PROGRESS on Your Farm!
You've done a great job since the start.
You mention storing your bales next season. Get a grabber that you can rotate vertically to stack your bales. They're cheap if you don't already have one. Stacking them vertically will eliminate deformity, taking the strain off the walls of your shed to hold the bales and enabling taller stacks as you expand.
As air penatrates the sides of the bale, the top and bottom while in the chamber, air is able to move more freely up through the bale to keep them dry as a bone. I find less loss this way.
Put down a stone base in the shed with a permeable sheet over the top as the base to allow water to move into the ground, and air to move moisture up and out-of the stack.
Your fifth goal should be your first. Happy wife happy home.
Love the wood shed. Please keep it braced up and making short videos from there. 🙂
What a great picture that would make….. where you are talking about the new book shelf.
And that smile that lights up Rebekah’s face.
Come on Evan, she deserves it ! And she might fill it with recipe books.
Evan, great job this year! Take a page out of the wise Pete’s book (just a few acres farm) and set up your 12 acres into rotational plots. Leaving the field wide open all summer will lead to extreme waste and a less healthy field. Keep on with the great work! Looking forward to all 2024 has to offer for you all.
I really enjoy your channel been watching for several years now, watched how the channel has grown, an everything you all have accomplished on the homestead. I know you both work full time off the farm and it does take a big chunk of your time. Why not hire someone to clean out the fence lines for you all, and you build the fences to your standards. You do amazing work when it comes to fencing and building things on the homestead. That would really get you a jump start on that goal for new year. Rebecca is such amazing person and she has such a passion for the homestead as you do. I always hear this saying “ Happy wife, Happy life”” you got to keep her happy. Excited to see the new book shelves you are going to build for her
We enjoy watching you and all that you do. You have done so much on your farm.
I would bet on you accomplishing all your 2024 goals.
But you did get a lot done this year.
You both seem to be enjoying the “journey”. You are both so industrious that you may never reach a “destination”. Count your blessings and be happy!!! Suggest bookcase build be classified “Top Priority- Special Attention” 😊😊
Hardly a failure. They are goals you'll get to em as time permits their priority!
Have you watched Captain Kleeman on you tube? He built a bridge across a dry creek bed. It did encompass a good amount of work, but it works and seems well built.
Good planning. Wish you both the best. Thank you for sharing.🐂🐂
I agree with other comments that it is a mistake to label last year's achievements a "failure." You got a lot done, and if that didn't get a lot of those goals finished, no big deal, really.
After listening to your five goals for 2024, I identified only ONE goal that needs to be done: getting the additional acreage into pasture, and doing that BEFORE spring if that can be done in winter weather.
One way or another, you will manage to load up the animals and move them to shelter when they need it. So those things are of secondary importance.
And I would certainly give Rebecca support for building her book shelves by making materials and tool available for her to complete that task. But again, gravity seems to be doing that job now, and it can continue to do the job until Rebecca completes the book shelves she wants.
So I'd go after the pasture as the main goal for the YEAR. When that is completed, you can go back and identify another goal or two for the remainder of the year.
First things FIRST, though. And the additional pasture seems to me to be much the most important project, and one that needs to be completed before spring arrives, weather permitting.
I think you’re amazing to even get all that done when you work full time as well
that vase is absolutely beautiful! Such talent! Happy New Year!!
For two people with full time jobs it is amazing what you have accomplished for 2023.
it takes a lifetime. but the journey is where the joy is.
Just remember Happy Wife Happy Life
You did do work on the firewood shed! You may not have completed work on it, but you cleared around it and beefed up the structural integrity a bit.
My two cents: Use January, February and part of March to fix Allis and build some bookshelves. Hire a contractor to build a simple storage shed for your round bales and maybe another contractor to build that bridge you need. Then, you should be able to focus on your 12 acre field. Next winter, maybe you can finish off your workshop. Good luck.
Would agree with some others. I’d say the bookshelf is top priority. Going to try and focus more on my wife’s needs/wants this year more so than my own. Thanks for all the great content Evan!!
Book shelves are an excellent idea. I had to move recently and my books filled loads of boxes but unpacked into a couple of bookcases.
Only one suggestion: Spend 30 minutes to install an electric tank heater on your 730 Case. It will start like summertime and be much easier on the engine.
Evan and Rebeccah you two got an awful lot accomplished in 2023. You'll both have a better year this 2024. Stay safe and enjoy the year ahead. Fred.
Great job keep up the good work love your wood work love your videos thank you yes she needs book shelves
Beautiful Vase. I am a turner also. Looking forward to seeing the bookshelves you are going to build for Rebecca.
With both of you working, I think that you are accomplishing a great deal. Keep working at it!
I would go for the chalmers first and then the bookshelf, perfect winter projects. Great to be organised, love your channel!❤
I always enjoy your videos so much. There is a big difference between the “ need to” and “want to” goals. You got 25% of a “want to “ goal done? That’s great! And it seems to me all projects turn into what I call “boat work.” To get one simple thing done you have to accomplish something else, which requires something else to be done, which first means something else…
You gave a classic example: in order to get the shelves made you need to straighten the work shop which means… Please video Rebecca’s response when you tell her that in order to make her book shelves you have to work on the tractor!
Evan, when I saw that vase you made, I involuntarily, gasped. Literally. Wow, absolutely gorgeous. 💖💖💖💖💖💖
Happy New year….Life has lots of twists and turns in itself is all about not keeping focus on a goal. There is never a failure but added challenges for today and going forward.
That wooden vase is beautiful. I can’t wait to see the book shelves. I’m trying to get into a bit of woodworking myself this year.
Goal # 1. Set priorities!
Good luck. Will say a prayer for you. Jim80
Do not take what did not get done as failure. Look at what you did get done, with two people working full time jobs and working their butts off you did great. Your goal list does not include the feeding, cleaning, the garden, and other daily chores that take a great deal of time. You guys did great.
Happy New Year!!❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
PLEASE build Rebecca's bookshelves. She has been waiting very patiently. She deserves them. Yes, get Alice working and out of your workshop. I love your channel. You always put a smile on my face and warm my 72 y.o. heart. Love you both. ❤❤❤❤❤
Hindsight is 20/20… but when you built the shed, you hauled in a lot of fill to level the ground on the pond side…. You could’ve easily incorporated a basement into the foundation of the building for a root cellar (a tornado shelter as well)… something to think about for anyone else doing similar builds.
Evan, you and Rebekah had a terrific year! It's been wonderful watching you make such good progress on your homestead. Best wishes to even more in 2024!
Rebekah's right! She needs bookshelves. As a voracious reader myself, I've built my own bookshelves for our house. Since my "to-be-read pile" has grown since retirement, I've got to build some more bookshelves!!!
Evan, I think I'm seeing mahogany and maple burl bookshelves in your future...
Wishing you and Rebecca a happy new years 😊😊
I certainly don’t see any failures. You and Rebecca both working full time jobs and yet you still accomplished more than most people ever could. Most enjoyable to watch your progress. Onward and upward. Wishing you both a very happy and fruitful new year.
I think you will accomplish all the 2024 goals. You are doing a great job!!! Keep the videos coming! Oh yeah, soon to be future goal would be to go full time homesteading for both of you!!! 😉
Going full time is a huge commitment. The money doesn’t flow as when they’re working. Trust me, I heard this from a little bird.
Happy wife, happy life.
Don't consider your goals a failure. You had great goals and then priorities changed and took longer than expected. It happens. You didn't fail. You adjusted your goals.
The well was a let down, how were you supposed to know that it was that shallow? Besides that the previous owners ran multiple houses off of it... It made sense to think it could work for your farm needs. I would say that this goal was 2 fold: irrigation and water for the animals. The well didn't work out but remember that you got a pump set up to irrigate the pasture, so you should give yourself credit for that. Goals sometimes need to be adjusted based on the circumstances.
For your list: make a list of long term goals. Put them on the board on one side. Items like: more pasture, barn modification, fuel station, root cellar, etc.
Then base your goals on those and what you can achieve to work towards those long term goals.
Because you are working towards long term goals... You can't really fail unless you do nothing.
Just because you didn’t complete everything on the list, does not make it a failure, you still accomplished a lot! Happy New Year and looking forward to 2024 projects 👏🥳👍
Oh new woodworking machines and tools.
This is the video I wait for every year. Great idea with your goals. I have the same issue. Most are wish lists that don’t get done, and the “have to dos” take precedent. I then felt like I didn’t meet any goals. I’ll be taking the same approach. Thanks again. Looking forward to another great year of content.
I built a wall in my 50'x40' shop and broke it into a 20' mechanic side and 30' woodworking side. But I do a good bit of woodworking so, if you did it, you might want to dedicate the bigger space to what I call the mechanic type work. 🤷♂
Thanks for all the hard work you guys put into taking us along with you on your journey to build your dream. Take care.
When you’re a farmer, homesteader couple, most things take longer than expected. I know that’s how it works with us. You’re doing well as far as how long it takes, you just have higher hopes. Keep on you’ll be fine. We have 11 1/2 acres and I’m still working on outbuildings fence and grounds. We been here almost eight years and I’m hoping to start working on the house this year. Good luck buddies!
Hay may be able to store in an open air shed with a roof, or a lean to in an existing barn
Too bad your new big barn can’t house some of this hay.
Cole the Cornstar, has a fuel trailer they use to fuel their tractors. It can be pulled to where they need it. Maybe that idea would work for you.
One day at a time (pray)
love the next years goals. They will be fun to watch. I know there was a big list of things that happened this year that took away time towards your 2023 wish list. It would be interesting to see a list of all of those. I know there was the PTO generator and the propane tank and numerous machinery fixes that happened along the way. it is fun to list those because at the end of the year, it is truely amazing what gets accomplished. OR.. keep a running list starting now of all the projects that did happen along the way this coming year for the 2024 year end video.
Sounds like you've got a great plan moving forward! Good luck with the 2024 goals! Looking forward to following along!
I like the strategy, I wish you all the best in achieving your goals!
Plans are great until life gets in the way… you have accomplished a heck of a lot, be proud of what you have done. Plans are a flexible list of priorities that change constantly
I think you did great
Videos for 2023 have been awesome! Looking forward to 2024! Happy New Year ❣ 💝💖🙏🙏🙏
You have backup power, which is a survivor goal for you and your family. The books shelves are a survivor goal for YOU. LOL!
Happy New Year!!! You tackled some really big jobs last year IMO! I try to set goals by seasons, so right now I am working on the barn inside ( hopefully no snakes or spiders!), and repairing fence lines. Since my son has torn his rotator cuff again, cutting wood is not possible, so Jan I plan to get the furnace repaired. Feb I want to finish repairing the plumbing, March get the dishwasher and frig repaired. Outside, Feb work on cleaning the garden, and vineyard, March get chicks and start planting in the greenhouse. All if contigent on finances and weather!!! LOL!!!
Most of these items are one and done. So i would give you a much higher grade than you give yourself! Happy New Year to you and Rebekah! I give you a B+! You are farther ahead in your goals than I am in mine!
Failure is giving up and quitting something you and Rebecca will never do. At least you have goals.
Happy New Year!!!!!
Have a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year
Evan, Rebecca- love you two and absolutely admire what you achieve. 2023 was full of achievements for you. Be proud 😊and I look forward to following you in 2024. Slàinte mhath (that Scottish for “your good health “ Happy New Year
PS. I’m not Scottish but it’s a whisky toast even to us sassenach English
Don't forget there are always unplanned repair work that always pops up that gets put ahead of all else. Good goals go for it. Keep up the good work.
#1 Build the bookshelf/library for the wife.
Some of the goals are big projects and take time, break them down into smaller parts so you can see your progress and you can add needed/emergency goals, things that pop up that needed to be done asap, then when you look back, you can see what you accomplished.
Happy New Year.
Happy wife happy life
I’m thinking the #1 project will be the book shelf need, probably Jane 1 would be a good start date…… You both a absolutely great, working your jobs as well as running a farm and constantly improving your property and presently thoughtful and fun videos, you have made so much progress on your land it has been great to watch thanx for sharing , Happy New Year
I think you did good this year and life on the farm can change with out notice 😊😊 and remember happy wife happy life 😊😊
And the allis is something when weather gets nasty out in my opinion