Oh my gosh, your humbleness is SO REFRESHING! I love that you're so honest and authentic. I subscribed to your channel because I appreciate that so much! Thanks for the great video!
I was raised with gardening and canning, sewing and dress making. These skills used to be in every household except the "very rich" in the inter mountain West. It makes me feel sad that my children didn't get this opportunity as I divorced and suddenly was a single parent either in University studies or later teaching school. We did can peaches during the summer though which my kids found disgusting. It was wonderful to have 3/4 acres, wood stove, fruit room which was a cool big pantry room in the basement. I felt so secure. The rasberry patch kept me busy picking and canning. The garden kept us in frozen corn, canned green beans, beets, squash, berries, chard and carrots. Irrigating day was swimming in the ditch day for my four little ones and lots of laundry and cleaning up mud everywhere. I miss those days but wouldn't trade my education for the world. It broadened my life and encouraged my children to move in the same direction. Education opens unbelievable doors and opportunities. Now though the old skills are going to be needed for survival. That and location. Head for the mountains if things get unsafe in the cities and farms. God bless America and it's families. Pray like crazy. That is what the Pilgrims did and they survived.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. What an amazing way to live life and teach your children valuable skills and hard work. I grew up in the suburbs and we had the tiniest of gardens, but I did learn to sew. I'm thankful to learn these other things later in life and able to share them with my children. They are so excited to grow our own food and really value good food.
We have been doing a ton of research, We have a half acre yard in Houston and since the spring we are raising, Chickens, ducks, quail and rabbits, A garden and are in the material collection phase of raising catfish and tilapia. Thank you for all the information you share on your channel. Been a lot of help.
Omg this video is AMAZING I am a single mom who is new to homeschooling my 8 year old. I am wanting to incorporate hands on back to the basics and homesteading hits all the core points. Your video has been so very I formative for my stage in skill and ability!! Thank you SOOO. Much. I can not wait to watch all your videos!
Just found you today. Love it and your content was fresh and interesting. You have a no excuses mindset and ideas. Really can’t understand any thumbs down. Stay strong with your passion for a self sufficient life.
I think the urban homesteading if gaining momentum, especially during this pandemic. My family's homestead is located on 1/8 of an acre, 10 minutes from downtown San Diego.
Yes, I totally agree. There was a surge of the "victory garden" this year with the pandemic. I hope this new trend sticks around. Nothing like growing our own food. That sounds like a lovely homestead.
Just discovered you. What a lovely personality you have and positivity. Have you done a video on the homemade & presumably healthy-nontoxic) cleaning products you make? I'd love to see that, how to create them and what sorts of uses will they work for. Thanks for the encouraging video.
I just found your channel researching how to homestead on a little land, and I LOVE your channel! Your personality and your asthenic is beautiful! Are you planning on doing an updated homestead tour? I’d love to see!
Thank you so much! That is the sweetest comment!. I should definitely do an update. We've been working on more indoor projects at the moment which I will share soon.
Hi, I just found your channel and I'm now a subbie. I trying some urban gardening i our tiny town house garden in the middle of the city. Going from a luxury shopper to a more minimalistic and sustaiable lifestyle.So happy I found you. xx Linda
I'm so glad I came across your channel. I feel like I can relate so much with you. I have a small city lot but it's amazing all the stuff you can grow if you add gardens where the sun is. Learning new skills is so much fun and rewarding. Oh and don't let that canned salsa deter you from canning. I've had trouble canning salsa too.
This sounds just like us. We are still in a big city in a little over a 1/4 acre. I was so excite when we moved as before we were in a little apt. You can definitely start even if its small. We have quail and chickens and a few pheasants with lots of plants and now some veggies. Such a great video thank you for sharing your experience. Look forward to learning from you guys.
This video was great! Keep posting cause you are super easy to watch and you actually teach me 😂 we have .75 acre and I'm starting from complete scratch with a 1 year old and a 3 year old, lord help me lol.
I want to do bees , I’m extending my garden bed that was here when we moved in . I have had a water bath canner for three years still haven’t tried it I’m scared . I don’t know how to sew on a button but want to learn . We are starting to work on a budget and I’m in the simple living mindset now and decluttering !!! Now how to you get your “worldly children and husband” on board ? I’m homeschooling my youngest!!! He is on kindergarten! I went with a speed queen washer /dryer that a lot of homesteaders have !!!
I 100% agree! We are starting our homestead on an half acre! I would love to have fruit trees!! Have you considered taking any of the trees out? Excited to follow along with you as well! All of your recipes look so good. I miss my CSA too!
That is awesome! We have take out one tree and I would love to take out more, but they are huge and would be very expensive. We are actually planning on buying a larger homestead in the nearish future.
Largely underestimating the amount food you consume in a year so this is more like a hobby HOWEVER I find those tips really valuable to adapt a more simple/sustainable/natural lifestyle even if you live in the city.
@@AmyKABlossomingLife me to. I can't believe how expensive canning jars are. If you find ways to combat that id be really interested in how you do that.
@@Hs-tu2sl I've been keeping my eyes peeled at the store whenever they have them. There is currently a nationwide shortage. So on a rare occasion I can find a box or two, I snatch them up. I've also been looking at thrift stores. My friend found 50 jars on FB marketplace for like $30 the other day. Weird times. Have to get creative.
In an urban setting, would you recommend putting a couple beehives in a combined chicken and rabbit yard that is roughly 120m2 and has a 50m2 unused garage. Is it a good idea or all the poop and urine in their immediate "neighborhood" would make the bees ill?
HUNdAntae In an urban setting, the bees might be hurt by nearby pesticides, I don’t know if that would be a concern for you. (I don’t know much about this subject, I’m just saying what I think.)
Bees are not interested in animal areas. They go out and forage in a 3 mile range around their hive. It's the pesticides that are an issue. We are in the suburbs just outside of Philadelphia and have not had a problem although their are some people within that area that have very manicured yards. So I don't actually know what they use. They keep bees on roof tops in urban settings. Read read read 🐝♥️
TH-cam recommended your channel in my feed. Great tips for a small space homesteader. I have subscribed to follow along with your channel. If you get a chance, check out our small family farm channel and consider subscribing. Thanks!!
Agreed! Our quarter acre wasn't very useful since it was all shade and laid out oddly. We could grow more and do more on our previous lot that was only .10 of an acre.
Thank you for these tips! I just got my first indoor herb-growing kit for my apartment, and I'm already thinking about all the veggies I want to grow on my patio, lol. Then I want to try making my own soaps. So excited :)
I loved this! These are all great tips! We live on a quarter acre as well and have been interested in homesteading for a while now. We already do some of the things you mentioned like drying clothes on the line, wood cook stove, big garden. We even have enough space to grow a bunch of corn. We're also doing rain catchment for watering the garden. It's so fun and really gives us a sense of accomplishment.
Soooo incredibly encouraging that your generation is spreading this word and living this life!!
Oh my gosh, your humbleness is SO REFRESHING! I love that you're so honest and authentic. I subscribed to your channel because I appreciate that so much! Thanks for the great video!
Oh my goodness, thank you for such a compliment 🤗. Thank you for subscribing.
I live on a corner lot in a small city. Been growing food in raised beds for eight years now.
I was raised with gardening and canning, sewing and dress making. These skills used to be in every household except the "very rich" in the inter mountain West. It makes me feel sad that my children didn't get this opportunity as I divorced and suddenly was a single parent either in University studies or later teaching school. We did can peaches during the summer though which my kids found disgusting. It was wonderful to have 3/4 acres, wood stove, fruit room which was a cool big pantry room in the basement. I felt so secure. The rasberry patch kept me busy picking and canning. The garden kept us in frozen corn, canned green beans, beets, squash, berries, chard and carrots. Irrigating day was swimming in the ditch day for my four little ones and lots of laundry and cleaning up mud everywhere. I miss those days but wouldn't trade my education for the world. It broadened my life and encouraged my children to move in the same direction. Education opens unbelievable doors and opportunities. Now though the old skills are going to be needed for survival. That and location. Head for the mountains if things get unsafe in the cities and farms. God bless America and it's families. Pray like crazy. That is what the Pilgrims did and they survived.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. What an amazing way to live life and teach your children valuable skills and hard work. I grew up in the suburbs and we had the tiniest of gardens, but I did learn to sew. I'm thankful to learn these other things later in life and able to share them with my children. They are so excited to grow our own food and really value good food.
We have been doing a ton of research, We have a half acre yard in Houston and since the spring we are raising, Chickens, ducks, quail and rabbits, A garden and are in the material collection phase of raising catfish and tilapia. Thank you for all the information you share on your channel. Been a lot of help.
That is awesome! Sounds like so much fun. Good luck!
Omg this video is AMAZING I am a single mom who is new to homeschooling my 8 year old. I am wanting to incorporate hands on back to the basics and homesteading hits all the core points. Your video has been so very I formative for my stage in skill and ability!! Thank you SOOO. Much. I can not wait to watch all your videos!
Country Girl Grit watching from Myrtle Beach S.C.
We love our urban farm!!! Carter's tiny homestead is lush and lively
I love the trade and barter idea!
Just found you today. Love it and your content was fresh and interesting. You have a no excuses mindset and ideas. Really can’t understand any thumbs down. Stay strong with your passion for a self sufficient life.
Excellent 👍
This channel is such an inspiring discovery!
I don’t have time for doing projects or this scale like this but it sure looks fun! 😆
I think the urban homesteading if gaining momentum, especially during this pandemic. My family's homestead is located on 1/8 of an acre, 10 minutes from downtown San Diego.
Yes, I totally agree. There was a surge of the "victory garden" this year with the pandemic. I hope this new trend sticks around. Nothing like growing our own food. That sounds like a lovely homestead.
Just discovered you. What a lovely personality you have and positivity. Have you done a video on the homemade & presumably healthy-nontoxic) cleaning products you make? I'd love to see that, how to create them and what sorts of uses will they work for. Thanks for the encouraging video.
Lovely video
I just found your channel researching how to homestead on a little land, and I LOVE your channel! Your personality and your asthenic is beautiful! Are you planning on doing an updated homestead tour? I’d love to see!
Thank you so much! That is the sweetest comment!. I should definitely do an update. We've been working on more indoor projects at the moment which I will share soon.
A Blossoming Life I’ll look forward to seeing it ☺️
Hi, I just found your channel and I'm now a subbie. I trying some urban gardening i our tiny town house garden in the middle of the city. Going from a luxury shopper to a more minimalistic and sustaiable lifestyle.So happy I found you. xx Linda
I'm so glad I came across your channel. I feel like I can relate so much with you. I have a small city lot but it's amazing all the stuff you can grow if you add gardens where the sun is. Learning new skills is so much fun and rewarding. Oh and don't let that canned salsa deter you from canning. I've had trouble canning salsa too.
Thanks for coming by! Learning skills is great and I'm glad I'm not the only one.
This sounds just like us. We are still in a big city in a little over a 1/4 acre. I was so excite when we moved as before we were in a little apt. You can definitely start even if its small. We have quail and chickens and a few pheasants with lots of plants and now some veggies. Such a great video thank you for sharing your experience. Look forward to learning from you guys.
We live in zone 9b in central Florida. I love being able to grow food in raised beds all year.
New subscriber! I can’t have chickens here unfortunately or hang clothes anymore . We had to give that up to move where we are
I’m in st . Louis (south county ) mo
lovely video with helpful tips. Thank you
I think this was a great video - love it.
This video was great! Keep posting cause you are super easy to watch and you actually teach me 😂 we have .75 acre and I'm starting from complete scratch with a 1 year old and a 3 year old, lord help me lol.
I want to do bees , I’m extending my garden bed that was here when we moved in . I have had a water bath canner for three years still haven’t tried it I’m scared . I don’t know how to sew on a button but want to learn . We are starting to work on a budget and I’m in the simple living mindset now and decluttering !!! Now how to you get your “worldly children and husband” on board ? I’m homeschooling my youngest!!! He is on kindergarten! I went with a speed queen washer /dryer that a lot of homesteaders have !!!
Love this video!! I totally agree that it's possible without owning a bunch of land. I'm just getting started and it's so rewarding!!
I 100% agree! We are starting our homestead on an half acre! I would love to have fruit trees!! Have you considered taking any of the trees out? Excited to follow along with you as well! All of your recipes look so good. I miss my CSA too!
That is awesome! We have take out one tree and I would love to take out more, but they are huge and would be very expensive. We are actually planning on buying a larger homestead in the nearish future.
Liked, sub'd, Bell and saved the vid lol really helpful thank you 😊 xx
I hope you come back soon. I hope to do a urban homestead without land in the city.
Largely underestimating the amount food you consume in a year so this is more like a hobby HOWEVER I find those tips really valuable to adapt a more simple/sustainable/natural lifestyle even if you live in the city.
Did you start the bees? I've had an interest in bee keeping but I have 1/4 acre to work on
Canning is my weaknesses
I can't wait to learn how to do it! This is the year.
@@AmyKABlossomingLife me to. I can't believe how expensive canning jars are. If you find ways to combat that id be really interested in how you do that.
@@Hs-tu2sl I've been keeping my eyes peeled at the store whenever they have them. There is currently a nationwide shortage. So on a rare occasion I can find a box or two, I snatch them up. I've also been looking at thrift stores. My friend found 50 jars on FB marketplace for like $30 the other day. Weird times. Have to get creative.
@@AmyKABlossomingLife yes I noticed the shortage of that and seeds. But hopefully thing normalize soon .good luck to you on your canning journey !
In an urban setting, would you recommend putting a couple beehives in a combined chicken and rabbit yard that is roughly 120m2 and has a 50m2 unused garage. Is it a good idea or all the poop and urine in their immediate "neighborhood" would make the bees ill?
HUNdAntae In an urban setting, the bees might be hurt by nearby pesticides, I don’t know if that would be a concern for you.
(I don’t know much about this subject, I’m just saying what I think.)
Bees are not interested in animal areas. They go out and forage in a 3 mile range around their hive. It's the pesticides that are an issue. We are in the suburbs just outside of Philadelphia and have not had a problem although their are some people within that area that have very manicured yards. So I don't actually know what they use. They keep bees on roof tops in urban settings. Read read read 🐝♥️
I love your video and I subscribed but don't get meat rabbits please
1/2acre is a lot of land.
We only had 1/4 at the time. We used to only have 1/10 and we could grow a lot more then.
TH-cam recommended your channel in my feed. Great tips for a small space homesteader. I have subscribed to follow along with your channel. If you get a chance, check out our small family farm channel and consider subscribing. Thanks!!
A quarter acre is a lot of land to most people 🙃
Agreed! Our quarter acre wasn't very useful since it was all shade and laid out oddly. We could grow more and do more on our previous lot that was only .10 of an acre.
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Pictures would have been better rather than looking at someone just talking to the camera all the time - boring !!!!
Thank you for these tips! I just got my first indoor herb-growing kit for my apartment, and I'm already thinking about all the veggies I want to grow on my patio, lol. Then I want to try making my own soaps. So excited :)
I loved this! These are all great tips! We live on a quarter acre as well and have been interested in homesteading for a while now. We already do some of the things you mentioned like drying clothes on the line, wood cook stove, big garden. We even have enough space to grow a bunch of corn. We're also doing rain catchment for watering the garden. It's so fun and really gives us a sense of accomplishment.
I live on 1 and a half acre and I want a little hobby farm but my parents can’t afford a farm and we just finished building our house
@@thefavourite3603 It's enough land for growing plenty of food and having a few goats and chickens!