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- The world might be crazy, but there's always a reason and ways to stay positive and improve your situation.
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I shared with a young mother in our church yesterday that about 30 years ago after a hurricane came through and temporarily changed our ‘normal’ drastically, how we coped. I will always consider this event as one of the greatest blessings in my life. We had no electricity and no school for 2 weeks. We had such a wonderfully sweet time. There was nothing to constantly demand our (other than survival) time. My two children (ages 6 and 13) and I played games, read, I taught them a couple of card games, and we talked and talked and talked some more. When it was announced that school would resume and the power came back on I was very sad. I think it was then that I realized that time is so very fleeting with our young ones and that we’d better make the most of it. I think that experience made me a better mama to my two. My son and daughter both have grown up and live live 200 and 600 miles away and I’m so very happy we had those two special weeks when the world just sort of paused and gave me a chance to look at my blessings. So now that another generation of young parents is being given a pause, I pray that they’ll see what they have right in front of them and make some memories that will last a lifetime for them-parents and kids. BTW, my son called me today and we talked about those couple of weeks. He has no children but said he hopes today’s parents will take the time to teach their kids during their inconvenient, unplanned school break things about life that we taught him. My boy still makes this mama’s heart smile. ♥️. Be well. God bless.
I'm growing squash, strawberries, thyme, basil and a tomato plant on my apartment porch.
Can we grow potatoes under the squash and tomatoes and basil
When you’re buying books to keep you entertained inside, consider buying it from an independent bookstore. Small buisnesses are struggling and a lot of small bookstores ship or deliver as well (or do that now because of the circumstances)
This!! 🙌🏻
you can also get a reader like fbook reader to read ebooks on your cell phone .you can get free books from a lot of places on the internet
Half price books is great. I can kick myself for not buying a copy of Carla Emery's book. Will keep looking. Joy Giles
I use to collect cookbooks. Now with the internet, I look up recipes
@@lindastansell4056 I do that too, but it's good to have a cookbook library just in case you can't access the internet.
That is such a comforting vlog I am 65 just went through my second cancer battle , winning so far dont want pity just letting you know how yours and other homesteads videos give me some peace thank you
Myself, 60, just got (cautiously) declared cancer-free after a bout with pancreatic cancer. And yes, I'm VERY well aware of just how blessed I am to have survived it. Not many people do.
And you're right, this couple, (the Hollars), Wild Wondeful Off-Grid, Guildbrook Farm, and Mapleberry Farm up in New Brunswick, are my favorites.
(Jeremy's bad jokes, @ "MBF", always get me!)
Thank God that when I'm gone, there'll be people like these carrying on.
Both of y'all stay safe and be extra cautious...blessings to both of y'all!!! ❤☝️❤
Hi from Italy, from the red zone. We are locked up at home for 2 weeks now. Two things I can tell you that makes it less hard.
1) in October I had this strong wish to learn pressure canning, so my pantry helps us to resist going to the supermarket where you can meet sic people without mask
2) everybody needs a sort of quiet time. As you said reading, studying just to avoid unnecessary fights in family.
Maestro Monaco, please stay safe et bon courage pour vous tous.
Eric U Mirile : merci beaucoup.
Great time to start my garden here in Florida. Will home school my granddaughter while her mama works (Nurse). All is well. God is good all the time.
Good advice. Everyone in America that has room for a garden should grow one! Take some of personal food security back. Share extra or trade with friends and neighbors.
During WWII, they were called "Victory Gardens", and we grew anything we could, in any available container. Or, as mentioned in the video, tear up some of that useless lawn & plant food!
Megan mentioned splitting a bag of potting soil: Also large, empty pet food bags can be recycled the same way. Fill the bag with soil, add a little duct tape over the open end and presto!, a new planter is made. Cut open the side and start planting. They won't last forever, but they should provide for one season's growth. Old plastic coffee cans also work great for individual plants, or several small plants in each. You can grow 4-6 radishes, or 2-3 carrots, etc., in each one, and they're easy to move around, if needed. (Poke some holes in the bottom for drainage, of course).
With a little imagination, you'll be surprised at how much food you can produce, even in an apartment!
Love how you said to share with others. That really is a key. Much of the mindset now is me, me, me. We have the knowledge that others may just be garnering at this time. Let's work by our neighbor. This virus will pass and when it does, we will have built a community.
Absolutely great advice. There are so many different options for getting through this. I live in Ohio, we do have an open air farmer's market. Plus we also have many local farmers in the area. I made sure to get flour and yeast for making homemade bread. My husband and I had already discussed filling the freezers from income tax return before all of this occurred. We do this yearly. I buy meats in bulk and repackage for meals. Stay safe, stay healthy everyone. Much love from OHIO ❤️❣️❣️❤️
When my boss said everyone’s hours were getting cut for the next 8-10 weeks, I said “Yes, more time to get my garden in!!!” 😁🌱💧
Before technology entered daily life, people did a lot of activity at home. Running around all over is a new thing last century. Being over busy running around everywhere is just exhausting anyway. I am a homebody. Always have been. I love reading and I used to crochet and embroider before I developed arthritis. Enjoying silence and then the song of birds is so relaxing. Rejuvenates the soul.
I agree! My normal hermit habits are paying off. I haven't had human physical contact for two weeks. And my cat and dog keep me company.
Ageee I am a home bod too .l love to travel and socialise but oh boy this self isolation is ideal time to kick back and finish off all those unfinished projects around the house and get planting only 2 of us retieries in house we grew up in a time of a austerity so can live on the smell of an oil rag 🤣🤣kids always laughed at my rammed store cupboard its going to pay off now 🙂
I'm watching from the UK and have both my elderly parents living with me. Our govt has advised people to avoid all non-essential travel. We will be OK but will be getting through the next few weeks by following a regular routine around the house. I don't plan on spending the whole time in front of the TV, I'm hoping I can learn some new things from doing some study. Thanks for the videos, keep them coming!! BTW kerfuffle has to be my favourite word.
Hi Jon. My best friend lives in Leeds. We email sometimes twice a day. I worked in Bradford , but returned to the States in 1995. My thoughts go out to you and your parents.
It's a scary time the world over, but if we all look out for each other, we'll get through it 👍🥰
Thank you for the positivity in a negative world! We needed to hear what you shared with us.
Poor Rusty...a good rooster is hard to lose.
Yea, that's a tough break. We had what we think was a fox got a few of our flock once. The circle of life can be difficult to embrace sometimes.
Did you put Rusty in your pig swill like Justin does?
Hi, at 6.35 ish there is a bird singing. Please would you consider doing a bit about the wildlife around your property. It is on a different continent to ours so would be really nice to see and hear about. Thanks
Excellent suggestion!!!
Black capped chickadee
@@jennicasalyards6277 Thanks I will look them up, not one of our birds so will be exciting to learn about them.
I'm looking out the window to my feeder that attracts lots of little friends. Being at the edge of a woods we get alot of Rose Finches, Chickadees, and several types of Woodpeckers, including lovely Flickers, one of my favorites.
The two of you on camera remind me of the classic portrait is American Gothic. And in your honor is The Guess Who’s song Share the land. Take care and stay healthy, Joe
Call people who live alone just to give them a little company.
Hi from the U.K. here we’ve put a note through neighbours doors with our name and mobile number and offering to shop for them or just talk if they need the contact. Stay safe guys
I have been delivering distilled water to those with medical equipment requiring it, because the just in time inventory system used in our stores could not keep up with the panic. It is arriving daily at stores, but folks are stocking up now, now is when we take bare minimum and share extras. I have a machine that distills so cost me nothing to share. I deliver to porch then send text message for them to grab it.
@@bloominginplace4791 God bless you. Setting a good example is priceless.
It's been my experience that... typically, crisis brings out the best in REAL human beings.
@@faithrada yes, sounds odd but the black out we had in 03 holds some of my nest memories. The fire department set up huge grills and everyone whos freezer was thawing brought our food up there to cook and share. It turned into a huge party. The senior center and police department coordinated us younger folks to deliver cases of water as an excuse to check on the elderly. We sat out on our porches in groups and talked. The moment the power was on, everyone was back infront of their tv. The bonding that occurred remained though.
@@bloominginplace4791 Wauw, what a beautiful story.
I live in an apartment and planted 3 crookneck squash, then put up a sign that says "Please don't hurt me" in front of the squash, to the local weedeater guys who manicure the apts.
Love it!!
Sounds like good humor works best. ;-)
Have you made other vertical growing solutions as well in your limited growing space?
@@ericumirile9195 just started planting but I'm about to use the front porch fence as a lead for some cukes. 😁
Amen!!! Stay positive.....That's been my message to everyone I've spoken to, even the mayor of a small town close to where I live. With kindness, understanding, calmness, rational thinking and compassion, we will get through this. And u guys r spot on...use this time in history as a positive learning experience and motivation to begin or ramp up ur 'self-reliance'. Stay safe out there!!
"Cherish the family time" YES!
Dark to Light.
GOD WINS!
Quilting, knitting and crochet is a good thing when in the house. Plus useful.
Sensible couple...good advice especially for us here in the Philippines when we're going thru rough times due to this virus...God bless you beautiful people
This crisis may give all of us some common ground. These viruses don't discriminate... they are the great equilizer. God bless us all.
Thank you for the encouragement. I've been watching you and the other homestead channels for a little over a year now and I'm very happy to say that I have decided to make the change to become more self sufficient and getting to actually be with my boys more starting with a very big move coming soon. Now, with what is currently going on in the world, I am even more sure now more than ever that this is the right move. Thank you for inspiring me.
No despair. Those that fall for fear and panic are the first ones to spell their own demise. Just trust in God, work hard, and rely on your family.
He also gave us a brain to use wisely. So falling for fear and panic is never a good idea as it freezes your brains ability to use it as God designed it. So use it to learn and study the current situation and look towards other countries that are already further along and therefor often more experienced and learn from them what you can do to keep yourselves as safe as possible. So He can see that we use and appreciate the tools He gave us.
"And Zeus appeared and said: Put your shoulder to the wheel, and I will do the rest".
God gave us a brain to know how to care for ourselves, and the fear reflex to understand when something is legitimately dangerous. "The man who is totally fearless, is a mindless fool".
If you exercise reasonable precautions, THEN trust God to cover the rest, you may be OK. Of course, you might turn out to be one of those HE picks to take away. All a person can do is use some common sense, and hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
That will improve your survival odds in any situation.
Absolutely positivity gets us through.
Use this time to get organized... clean out Declutter... finish that sewing project... clean out the refrigerator... the closet.. the laundry room... the garage.. finish that no sew blanket...take one day, yes One whole day just to sleep and rest your body....
Diana Williams-Coe you must know my mother. She cleaned out the freezer and found some stock I made about three years ago.
Y'all, I LUV watching Dad's mini me, Munchie, following Ben everywhere. Farmer Boy in the making! Thanks for the encouragement.
Isn't that cool! Love it! He wants to be like Dad!
Anytime with the Hollar Homestead is therapeutic for me, but Thank You for the encouraging video and I think it is right on! Can't wait to see what you have in store for the garden!!!
The pigs are doing such a good job in the woods!!! Makes me want some.😅
mamaofthewild1s ~ I know!! I've been pulling up English Ivy and Privet for weeks, cleaning up my neglected yard, and I keep thinking, "Man, I wish I had some pigs and goats right now. They'd love this stuff!"
God bless you. Encouragement always needed and appreciated.
Coming down the hill w/ your son-he was walking just like u-so proud, I love how families work together
We were already planning on expanding from containers to an in ground/raised bed garden. We spent our Sunday marking off the part of our weed ridden “lawn” that will be dug up for our vegetable garden. I also pre-ordered starts from a local person who grows a lot of baker creek seeds. I planted beets today!!! I’ll still be working full time from home and my kid is nearly 2 and husband is her primary care taker so not much changes for us, but enjoying not needing to rush off anywhere. Oh! I also canned the 10lbs of tomatoes as grew last summer. I think there’s a lot of silver lining if you look for it.
Thank you for being positive this situation should prove that one person can change the world. O want to infect the world with kindness and love. This is great to see thank you guys.
My grandma always told me about her time as a child in WW2 here in Germany so I got into low key prepping early on 🙊 now I'm thankfull for my kilos of noodles 😱
Loads of folks, especially here in Europe, often forget to also stock up on buffer stores of sugar or other sweeteners(for canning/preserving and cooking) and especially under-stock salts.
@@ericumirile9195 We live in the most densely populated state of Germany so space is holy 🐙 everything has to fit in out mini kitchen but we always make sure to have enough sugar and spices 🙊 sure I would eat bark if I had to but bark with spices is better 😏
@@mutantmonkey2301 What about tulip bulbs ;-)
The Dutch ate them in 1944/1945's so called Hunger Winter, during the occupation in WOII.
The best encouraging video I shave seen. Keep living that Dream. Best helper and shadow in the world love you guys thanks for always sharing and being a beckon light. 🙏💓
You’re a beautiful young couple and so wise
Getting outside, enjoying the sunshine, and playing in the dirt -- releases all those good endorphins! Glad to see the two of you encouraging people to grow something -- anything -- in these difficult times. Thank you!
Take the Scarlet O'Hara approach: "As God is my witness, I'll never go hungry again" -- Grow as much of your own food as possible! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA
A good time to start a garden of any kind. Big or in a pot.
I like to make knives and I'd like to see yours that you've made! You guys are living the dream and have a great place. Your pigs are looking great too, they eat a lot of roots and natural things, and I like the way they are clearing the brush I know that's going to be looking great this summer!
Made a huge pot of of Indian vegetable curry and filled four containers for the freezer. Tomorrow is baking bread day. Soup the following day and so on. 10 books on the coffee table to read. My poodle helps me with the garden pffft!
My beautiful mother in law gifted me a Betty Crocker Cookbook on my wedding day. I used the heck out of it. It's stained, some pages have a corner bent to mark the best food recipes and many favorite cookies. I still use it and my youngest daughter (33 years old) is now using it. We find our peace working in the garden. And we enjoy cooking together and baking is our number one favorite thing to do together. We have a very large family, and we have it all under control in our home. That's all we can do. Family first! So, as the world is going crazy, we find our peace trusting the Lord GOD , because HE has it all under control and we win in the end!!!! YEAH! Blessings to you and much Love and Peace!
How are the boys coming along on their cabin? Everything looks so green. I can't wait for things around here to green up. I'm starting a hydroponic garden. I started Hydroponics for 4-H, but we may not have a fair. I have a few articles in Countryside and Small Stock Journal...back in the '80's. The dark ages. I have been busy Fielding phone calls from friends on how to survive all this craziness. I have my grandma's Better Homes and Garden cookbook from 1942. It's soooo cool! I love it. Yes, you right about your predator. You have ground cover, water and food, aka, chickens. Good luck.
Sharing the light doesn’t diminish yours it brightens the world. Thanks for the reminder. One love.
The Library in our small town just announced it’s closed until further notice😔 Hopeful of having continued WIFI so we can continue to enrich our minds with books online...that is...when we’re not outside exploring or inside baking bread and making soups😋
Thank you for offering a positive vibe to this concerning time👍
We had a rooster called Rusty. We could pick him up and cuddle him. He lived for 12 years.
The joy of cooking is good.
Matthew Orpen ~ Amen! That book came to mind immediately. Not only is it filled with great recipes, but they teach you how to do everything, from the simplest to the most complicated. Great book.
1000 likes yes! My fav!
I love my cookbooks and I have lots of them including several Betty Crocker cookbooks.
A Kerfuffle? Lol, Never heard that word before.
I have and love my KJV Bible, searching biblical historical records, Prophecy etc.
Love to read those things.
BTW I do support my local farmers !!
It's nice to watch you guys and get someone elses perspective....👍
RIP Rusty, you did your job and you went out with your last Crow being legendary.
I have 4 of my kids in online schooling and my one daughter had to do a scrapbook page about famous people farmers in the southeast usa. So we picked y'all and Justin Rhodes. It was really fun and my hubby was like don't you think you should ask them 1st lol. She got an A+ so I think we're good lol
Ok that is awesome!!
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I am binge watching your previous videos and this video is one of my most favorite. I enjoy watching the kids helping out, the farm animals working the land, your positivity even the music. You have alot to be thankful for. God Bless. ❤
I live in an apartment in town, dont have a balcony, but huge south-facing windows with a railing. I have attached some baskets on the outside and put pots with tomatoes and peppers in them each summer. And a window box with herbs. You can plant and grow food everywhere. (my grandpa told me how they grew tobacco in the eaves gutter during WW II, i think that takes it a bit too far :D )
I didn’t really understand the grow your own food thing until today when I had to stop at the store for prescriptions and saw how bare the shelves were. We’ve always had a small garden, but this year it’s looking different. We plan to get some cool weather crops in the ground this week if possible. It’s just my 33-year old daughter and me (I’m 59 and suffer from an invisible but chronic illness plus I’m a widow), but over dinner we talked about expanding our garden, perhaps turning some flower gardens into vegetable growing space or even killing off more grass on our small suburban lot to grow food. Fortunately, we’ve always cooked from scratch, so we’re going to eat a lot of soup with beans and a little meat; we were able to get the ingredients we need for now. It’ll be a long while before we have much produce from the garden as we’re in the chilly north, but hopefully our cool weather crops will grow.
Appreciated your pep talk! You had some great ideas. We always have more than enough to keep us busy, so we won’t be bored or unproductive.
I just moved to northern Colorado from Montana. I adore container gardening. Right now I have growing green onions, leeks, basil and potatoes. Last year in my apartment I grew peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, oregano, thyme and basil. I harvested potatoes and corn from my living room in December and tomatoes in January. It keeps me sane when I see a snow storm bring 10 inches and I’m watering my “garden”..
Very level headed advice! Very calm, matter of fact. My first homestead book was Encyclopedia for Country living. I had it right next to me as I butchered my first chicken. The cookbook idea was fabulous as well. Since our governor just closed all restaurants for 2 weeks, there will be a forced learning curve. My first cookbook was Better Homes and Gardens. It is so used, pages stuck together from some batter at one time.
Keep SHINING LIGHTS YALL. 😊🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏💡💡💡🦋 PRAYERS FROM OUR HOMESTEAD TO YOURS.
I just bought 8 quarts of local mesquite honey. I use it every day.
It's interesting to watch this video from 3 years down the road, actually almost 4 years--we're breathing down the neck of 2024!
I appreciate a lot of things you mentioned, and everything you say is true: take this time to learn about new things, spend time with your family, and I would add to enjoy a moment of slowing down and breathing deep to smell the roses. Or whatever, but slowing down!
Ben, your point about checking on your neighbors and seeing if they need anything is so apt. I'm 73, and live a lot like you folks do--growing a garden, preserving what I can, cook pretty much everything from scratch. The one thing I think we found out through the pandemic is that isolation is brutal, and older people were particularly hard hit by a loss of friends, so one thing that meant so much through that hard time was just renewing the community ties, by actually stopping in and saying, "Hey" to our neighbors. I tried to do that with the older community members near me, and really appreciated when others checked in on me.
You hit the nail on the mark too, by saying things didn't change too much for you, as I and many rural folks found that true, I think. Chickens still need to get fed, pigs need to be moved, and if something needs fixing, it's probably gonna have to get fixed, one way or another.
Thank you for shining a light during a dark time for many--it did in fact get better, though life is different, as it always is after a major event like the Spanish Flu or Covid, or a World War, or whatever. Hopefully, we've learned new skills and can utilize them, and have become better friends and neighbors.
Or binge watch your year on the road (kept me home for more than a couple days)
I'm so grateful for you guys. Good morning beautiful people is what makes me happy.. thank you for being here for us.
First thing is to turn off the news and only watch it once a day- it's depressing and I feel like the media is showing the worst to make people panic. Backwoods Home is my favorite magazine- I enjoy it more than Mother Earth News. I get them both.
Indeed, haven't had a tv in 2 years.
@@serling3520 2 yrs i havent had tv in over 20 yrs lol
Hollars please keep the plants, garden building, pigs, and chickens Videos coming!
My tomatoes have terminated.
Need to know whats going on !! and what we need to do to help, stay safe !!!
@@roxannesykes415 awesome!!!!!
I have about 3 yrs. Worth of Mother Earth News in a box under my bed. I'm not out of work yet, but these magazines will get checked out again.
Thomas Paine Common sense was the first best seller in this Country...
Oh, you guys are amazing. We, so needed your suggestions and encouragement! And spending QUALITY time with your family is the jewel in the midst of this storm. I live in an apartment but I WILL plant something this spring! Love you guys
hopefully this will be short term. I've been prepping/homesteading for sometime. I consider this a dry run take notes , You'll know what to improve on. Lot's of books I'll finally have time for! Yes!
What many people no longer remember and are not taught during history class, is that the Spanish Flu didn't end in 1918 but went on to claim it's annual due's up until 1957.
Mom went to a facility last fall and we have her really old encyclopedias, interesting stuff in there.
Excellent advice everyone should be thinking about being prepared.
You both make life look so simple and pretty, although hard. On the "Light in the darkness" episode, it was particularly enlightening to me, today, because of where I live, it was my cat that actually noticed, the birds were chirping through the entire episode. I live in the city, in an apartment in Massachusetts with my two cats. I didn't realize what I was missing , by moving into an apartment, until I heard your birds chirping. I don't have birds here. You both are providing a wonderful example to your children, the future of the world. I watch every episode. Thank you for not showing the full slaughters of your food source, also thank you for the warning of
You guys rock ! Keep on keep'n on. Happy homesteading 🌞
We had the same thing happen to our chickens. Putting them up in our chickshaw at night has really helped. We even had a bear try to get into it. He stood up and was shaking it back and forth. We use driveway alarms to notify us when something "comes in" the chicken area so we were able to chase him off. Thanks for the talk...so true.
I really didn't realized there were weasles in our area until I recently seen one as road kill. They can be down right mean critters, and will destroy chicken pens. The raccoons where I live are terrible, they go after everything. They're about 20 to 30 pounds each.
Thank you for your positive words and suggestions. You are so right. I am so glad you live where you do. You are already set for self sufficiency with your gardens, animals and great neighbors. I am sorry to hear about the loss of Rusty, the rooster. :-( Stay safe and peaceful. :-)
I so love the intro music!
Same. Ben has great taste in music!
We lost our whole chicken flock to a weasel or mink a few years ago. It was a massacre!!! Thanks for the good words, already planning my spring garden here in Upper Midwest. Enjoying this warming up. I am looking forward to my medicinal, flowers and vegetables garden. Looking forward to our orchard producing this year too. We just got some rhubarb, horseradish, potatoes seeds, and sparagus to plant this spring. Super excited about our garlic coming up soon too. Keep up the good work. Enjoy your life and the abundant blessings.
When local produce is available,I always buy ,even if the cost is a little more .No comparison for the taste . I am one of those poor people still looking at snow ...lots of it ...lol.
So sorry you lost some of your animals💖...great message you guys! Be blessed🙏🏻 much love! 💖
May our Father in Heaven provide many blessings to your family and loved ones.
Your family has been my inspiration since i first ran into your channel about a year and a half? ago, and i have been watching your journey since. It is so comforting watching your family living the way you do, a dream of mine for most of my entire life.
Ill tell you, any time im depressed or my mood just isnt right, your optimism, spunk, humor, smiles, encouragement (the list goes on), ALWAYS forces me to smile, not just on my face, but in my heart and soul. :)
I'm not one to cover things up woth powdered sugar, but sometimes watching your vlogs jerks me around in a very emotional way. Wishing so hard, for soooo long, to be self sufficient, very similar to your own lifestyle.
You both remind me eerily of my wife and myself, And how your dreams and aspirations (and in some very stramge ways, personalities) almost perfectly mirror ours, and im sure many others in this world. You guys are truly heros in a way that keeps us encouraged with your optimism, pushing us in continuing toward reaching our goals.
Meg, keep your smile and fervent love for helping others shining through to the world, your hard work, family dedication and cheerfulness affects others above and beyond even your own understanding. Our extended family (the earths population) needs it in these times more than ever. You are blessed to have the husband and even more important, best friend that you do, to roll down the river right along with you, with equal encouragement, support, and a sacred wholesomeness to your loving relationship. He is beyond blessed, and far more than deserving to have of a wife of your spirit. I intend to, and hopefully soon, WILL be purchasing soap products from you, to support in consideration your triumphs and tribulations of your homesteading journey, and as a lovely gift to my wife, who loves natural soaps and apothacary thingy-ma-jiggers.
Ben, your are amazing. You give me confidence in my self, and your hard works, talents, and outook on life, keeps me sane, in an insane world "lol". You have a calmness and peace about you, that is very apparent, and very inspirational. You act as kind-of my "time to chill out medicine", when things in my life just arent looking as peachy-keen as they probably could be, i just remember you. I used to fight with anger problems for most my life, and a peacfull, content, (& might i add sometimes humorously quirky)(no offense at all) demeanor always seem to force a smile on my face, calm me down, and causes me to have a bit of self reflection time, and understand how im handeling certain situations, and what i can do, in the name of peace, love and goodness, to properly handel those times of trials. I will most definitly be attempting to contact you hopefully sooner than later, and just as with your better half, be supporting your family, by getting my hands on one of your awesome custom hand-made knifes. (For myself, my lovely wife gets the soap :)
You both are doing an outstanding job raising your children with very valuble morals and ethics, i commend the both of you, and always will have your family tight in my heart, and, if i keep working hard enough, maybe someday, i could be living the dreams of my life too.
Ben & Meg Hollar (& family), i pray many more blessings to come for all of you, keep working hard, thank you for your wholesomeness and inspiration, and forever from the bottom of our hearts to yours, WE LOVE YOU
I with you there on the bread!! And working on getting some seeds going.
Yes, yes, yes! I've pulled books from my library to read through again and I'm adding several garden beds to my front yard to grow more veggies and herbs. Had a lovely, sunny day working outside today.
I just made the decision to make our own bread two weeks ago. Yesterday at the store, people are freaking out because bread shelves are empty. The funny part is, there's the ingredients to make bread.
I love y’all. Thank you for the encouragement and perspective. Enjoy!
You guys are awesome and I really appreciate your positive attitude. You can't choose what happens to you but you can choose how you respond to what happens.
Love you all! Be safe and thanks for the positivity ❤️
That was so beautiful and refreshing! Love you guys. Thank you!
My husband and I have been self isolation for a week now. Had a big rain (in Arizona) last week so it was a great time to get my planting beds weeded and ready. I have a list of things I have been wanting to do around the house so now is a perfect time to get started. You guys stay safe and healthy.❤️
I'm in NE Ohio and I've been starting seeds in my basement for about a month now and just sowed some seeds outside today! I made a few online orders from local farms as well because my farmers market was closed. Still had some grocery shopping I had to do, just motivates me further to lessen my dependence on the food industry system.
We shop weekly at the farmers market for all our meat needs and the seasonal vegetables we don't grow. We are in the suburbs of Austin, Texas, and although we could have 6 chickens, it is more cost effective for the two of us to buy at the farmers market or at the local co-op (which sells one of the market farmers' eggs). We cook mostly from scratch and often make our on bread items -- last week I made English muffins. So good and so easy. Today I made a recipe I saw on the today show and only had to buy a fennel bulb from the market. All the other ingredients came from our garden or from our bulk pantry (peas). Went to the store today and many of the shelves were empty. I found the items I needed as they weren't really essentials for others. Very little of our food comes in a box or can. Thanks for your inspiration channel. Joy Giles
🧡I love to see any work you do. Thx for the share.
Good morning Holler Homestead, I am glad to see the two of you encouraging people to grow something -- anything -- in these difficult times and encouraging people to do more at home with the family, like reading, playing games, puzzles etc etc. Yes! it is a crazy world at this moment and taking stock of what one has and what to cook with is a very good Idea. I am sorry about your rooster and the chicks being attacked, but your hen house looks good. Here where we are the supermarkets are out of rice, pasta cooking oil, you can not believe it, panic buying. Well a lot of people are having to work from home, I can not believe this.I pray and hope all this will blow over soon, and all the countries can get back to normal.Stay safe every one.Have a great day.
You guys are becoming one of my favorite home steaders really enjoy watching your vlogs
San Francisco is on a shelter in place order. My daughter's college is closed. Shae was able to get out of the city just in time and will be home with me for at least a week. What a blessing!
this is a great pep talk, you are not wasting your breath. Pat and I are ready for the long haul . thanks for sharing
Thanks for yet another great "positive" video AND words of encouragement....plzzzzz take care an stay healthy!!!
I really needed this today thank you. Thank you for your positivity. Feeling motivated to garden, read, sew and make bread. God bless you, your family and your viewers from the states and around the world.
Thank you for the encouragement we all need that! God bless you!!
16:05 I am one of "those people"--an elderly neighbor who doesn't always have enough food. If it were not for my neighbors, I'd have been in major trouble the last few years. They have been really great about sharing, and I am more than grateful. It really DOES need to be said that your neighbors might need help, too.
Thank you so much! I agree with you 100% get close to your kids the way it use to be. Help them cook a meal they choose for dinner or maybe dessert. They can help with the daily house chores declutter with them. I mean there’s so much. I feel we as a whole have pulled away from our children for many different reasons. Now it’s a good time to regroup and enjoy them❤️
A very refreshing video, thank you for sharing your positive ideas for these uncertain times!!! Your family is an inspiration to many.
Wow! You guys are awesome. Such a touching message. My husband and I have been following y’all for about a year. We moved onto our little six acre farm December 2017. We were city dwellers for all my life. My husband grew up farming and hunting for sustenance. We are your parents’ ages. I’m legally blind and my husband is a disabled veteran. We love your beautiful little family and the videos you post and following your journey. The love that you share is very infectious. In my effort to become familiar with my computer and all of the knowledge and social media available I stumbled onto your TH-cam channel. You have no idea the frustration you have saved me with your calm demeanor, your humor, your charm, your love, your encouragement as I was learning to navigate my way through all that TH-cam has to offer and doing it with my eyes shut, so to speak. So often the Lord guides us in the most unsuspecting ways. While I was trying to fit into my country world from my city world I was learning so much more than just homesteading. Your channel is so much more than mere homesteading ‘how-to’ videos. I just felt the need to share that. Your message today was so touching...like so many other videos you have shared have been. So, THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. And...this is my very first post on TH-cam😊 We hope you feel the love from the west central mountains of Idaho at BLIND FAITH FARM ;)👍😘💟🛐✝️😎
Love this xx I am a poorly old lady that has to stay in for the next 3 / 4 Months !! We love our garden and that is what will keep me going ! Oh and your vlogs will help me too as we don't watch any tv .