After reading a few headlines for the day, I had to seek refuge and PTL this new posting popped up to rescue me from the insanity that is taking over our world. You will never know how important your channels are to the sanity of so many of us! And Emily is doing a great job of following in your footsteps! Bless you all!
If you enjoy chickens, cats, sewing, knitting, general crafts, cooking etc. you may enjoy the channel The Last Homely House. (UK) Kate's videos are a Godsend for me and take me to a sense of calm. I started at the very first video , 4 years ago and I watch one old one, one new one. Lots of room for one more on the lime green couch as Kate says!
I’m certain the native tribes that survived and thrived on this same land would honor you as a great steward. Much admiration to you Shawn for your love of land and family.
Thank you family for making a way for humanity to exist continually now, we will be victorious this time! Much love, many beautiful people are working on humanities behalf, we’ve got this!
Hi Shawn. I'm a retired soil scientist and applaud your soil health practices. Starting a garden in a recently forested area is a challenge. You mentioned earthworms being non native. This is true and I caution people from introducing them in forest floor community, but I believe you addressed it well. They will stay in your garden beds and compost where it's a more favorable environment for them. The benefits of having earthworms in your garden is huge. In addition to improving fertility they create a network of channels and macropores, which improves overall water holding capacity. Great job.
@@chetthejet3896 In the southern U.S. where it was never glaciated earthworms may well be native and not an issue in the forest. Not my expertise. I only mentioned it because in the north non native earthworms can cause damage to the forest floor by consuming litter and destroying the humus layer. In a garden or agricultural setting earthworms tend to stay where it's favorable. I was in no way implying he was doing something wrong.
@@yooperventures2830 I read more and agree with what you wrote. A forest is not a garden. So Shame best contain them to his neck of the woods and greenhouse. Which I think is what he said.
These are not the same as earthworms they are red wigglers and live the composting layer of leaves and other rotting vegetation. 15 years with a vermicomposting system.
@@TubeMeisterJC I agree with the sentiment about not apologising , my understanding is that Shawn introduced the worms anyway with additives to the soil but Meh most people who own a suburban garden are introducing non natives species all the time , being in the public eye Shawn seems to have to be careful , but I have watched his channel for many years - contributed financially a couple of times , I dont agree with the introduction of earthworms but I think they will be cntained by surrounding conditions (they arent caine toad or african bees) I also think Shawn has such a positive impact on his immediate area. Its more than OK to disagree with shawn occaisionally I will continue to support and learn from this channel
What a inviting home you're making,. The garden beds are looking so good. I'm loving that your family it's working together to make their homes and food sources. We follow Emily also and you have taught her well. In all the torment and crisis in the world today it's so nice to see a family sticking together. Can't wait to see more of your wife and meet your other daughter as the 3 is them take over with the gardens. You've got a wonderful family and a kind spirit. Always enjoy seeing your videos. Thanks again for sharing.
@shawnJames, little tip I learned on worms. Take a plastic bucket (like and old 5 gal paint bucket or new ones you buy from a big box store) with a tight fitting lid. Cut large holes with a large circular drill bit all around the sides (up and down). Cut the bottom so it is mostly gone. Bury that bucket in the garden. Drop in equal parts brown and green matter, along with a few worms. The lid (plus burying it) will keep other critters like skunks or opossums from the garbage, but will provide a worm haven (they can move freely in and out of those holes) and you don't have to worry about turning the bin as you would a large compost heap. Once a year, I remove the compost from the bin and start the process all over again. It's just me, so I only have 3 buckets now. But it seems to keep the worms in place where you want them to be. I'm sure in Canada even buried they will freeze, but I've found them to be excellent for fast action on shredded paper and green garden waste. You can, as you said, relocate them to the greenhouse. Would be even more ideal for inside the greenhouse.
My father was showing me his worm box but I heard him say warm box and I had never heard of a warm box….I still laugh today as I remember laughing at myself with my dad! Thanks for the memory. Worm versus Warm….God bless y’all abundantly and stay safe and healthy!
Thanks to pandemic, but first of all thanks to you ( because you are my number one motivator) I moved to the village and now I have a really small garden. Raised some beds and now I rais vegetables. Nothing big really, but something good and positive in these times.
I've used a worm farm in the past, with Dendra worms and they eat their own weight in kitchen peelings each day. The compost they produce is amazing, and my farm had a tap on it, so I could get worm tea. It is a great liquid fertiliser, and it's so easy to apply to existing plants to give them a boost.
Your garden looks really impressive. I really enjoy watching people like yourself gardening so maybe since you won't have time perhaps Emily can make those videos. I had a large vegetable garden many years ago when my kids were young and loved working in it and watering the plants. They loved the beets cooked with brown sugar, there were never any leftovers, haha! I'm looking forward to seeing the cabin completed. I hope one day you will make it larger though because it's a joy to see you build your home.
I thought so too, so trawled back through the old videos. He was building a root cellar and shed at the pond on the old property, but then he abruptly stopped explaining that he’d had a better idea. He then built the root cellar at the forest garden, but during the 3rd of the 4 build videos he took some time away to make a new fire pit at the site of what’s now his work shop. What I presumed he used as a base for when he started his new cabin!
WORK HARD to make YOUR life better because politicians NEVER will. I quit my State Trooper Career Path now I live in the New England Mountains with my wife and newborn. I was forced to quit. I’m 22 and I’m starting a homestead and fixing up an old cabin where I’m living in now. I’m starting a channel also. We need to prepare now and not wait until it hits the fan to ACT. Love your channel brother, God bless
Don’t know what I’d do without my vermin proof wormery. The little tap at the bottom of the layers produces a year’s supply of worm casting tea which is invaluable for quick fertility or pouring into cold compost to introduce worms until I need it for top dressing or in the greenhouse.
@@windrago Wasting your money if your buying for garden soil. These are not earthworms they are red wigglers and red wigglers stay in the compost layer of leaves and rotting vegetation. They are only suggested for compost heaps.
it's really nice to see that the table your daughter made, that you are standing there telling your story. I'm proud of you all. the garden looks very nice by the way.
SHAWN & OUR CALI am glad you said about the wife and daughter it helps to know that your not alone up there!!! It is hard to do all of this work as I haven't done all that you have done or the amount of it !!! You are a very hard worker!!!
I use red wigglers in my gardens and compost piles. In the fall I dig a trench in each of my raised beds and add kitchen scraps directly. By spring the scraps are gone and the worms are plentiful! My garden soil has much improved over the years
The garden is amazing and I love watching Emily's channel as she works on her own goals and with the family. This just adds another layer of interest to my favorite channel.
Hello Shawn garden look great you can grow lots of vegetables fruits that's good idea to put some worms,Emily good job on the table she is so much in the garden I hope guys you have a beautiful vegetables all summer take care .
❤ the garden is looking fantastic.. I always love your distraction even if it's only for 15min 😂 as silly as it sounds I have a nostalgic moment and can smell the forest 😉.. thank you 👏👍
Outstanding. I've built and maintained many gardens. I know what it takes. You and your family are doing it right. I enjoy the perspective Emily presents on her channel and appreciate the chat over the bench she built. The only things missing are the feel of the atmosphere there, the smell of the soil and the surrounding forest. You're transforming a wild patch of land into a thriving homestead and I absolutely love following along with you. I only wish I could lend a hand lol. Continued blessings to you and yours!
I understand you wanting to do the watering by hand. It's a busy time of year for gardeners but also a joyful one. It makes you feel like a guardian or something. Watching seeds germinate and then come up healthy and thriving is so rewarding. All of our blooming shrubs are in flower now. The air is full of happy bees and heavy with a combination of fragrances. Thank you and your family for sharing so generously.
Garden is coming along, you have been busy is an understatement! Hopefully moving on to the cabin soon....winter will be back before you know it. Be nice to be roofed in by then! Have a great week!
I commend U, your wife & 2 daughters. I think it is very important families 2 C the need N working together, esp N the times we R living N! I think that more should look N2 this & consider it as a necessary way of life. I think we have gotten were everything is me, me, me N this world & no one knows how 2 adjust & get along with one another. This is an attribute people need 2 relearn & understand it's importance. It takes a village. Just a few working together can accomplish alot. Blessings!
Your garden is very very impressive! Its massive and a real tribute to yourself and family for all the very hard work it took to create it this spring! Wow! Your knowledge too is incredible!
is Em's cabin fairly close to yours and the garden ? maybe you have told us that, and i just don't remember. the garden has really improved, you can tell you spend alot of time and effort in this project too. very well thought out and maintained. lots of hard work and time put in for it to look this great !
Thanks Shawn, it's great to see how much you and the family progressed with your garden(s), something that I never really knew! Now I am really interested in all that you are accomplishing, you are a very busy man, more than I knew...
Shawn, In two weeks my husband and I will be at our homestead we purchased. I have been learning everything I can from your videos for a couple of years. I feel prepared to develop a food garden because of your information. Thank you for all your knowledge and encouragement so that we can achieve our own self reliance at our homestead. Amazing video.
Best thing to raise fertility of your soil. I love digging in my raised beds and finding worms. They are a wonderful amendment for your soil and will tend to help for years and years.
My philosophy has become that if you can’t store it, don’t go through all the effort to grow it. Have a plan for big growth and big storage, glad your girls are getting that going. I’ve also calculated it takes about an acre, per person, per year, if they were to be fed exclusively from garden fair.
Today is the start of water restrictions here because of drought. I have taken the steps the last 3 months of installing drip and micro spraying for my plants in both the front and back yards. This way, I am exempt from the restrictions of one day a week. Saturday nights for me. The grass I do have which is a small plot in the backyard I will dig up and in it’s place will be a garden. I’m starting to build a laundry to landscape system using the grey water from my wash machine during rinse cycle as a way of watering, along with cold to warm catching in showers. My family too have been inspired by my conservancy are doing the same. So my plants and trees will stay healthy, while others panic. Which has been happening. I also plan on building a small greenhouse for the winter vegetables in late summer. Late summer here is early October. Thanks for the inspiration from your self reliance.
Love hearing that you are going to have irrigation going on. Hope you will talk about collecting rain water and maybe considering Home Stead Hydroectric generating.
So great to 'hear' from you! I feel it's been months, and maybe it has for me. The homestead is looking great and you are too. I just watched a documentary about the the year 536 AD when a volcano in Java blotted out the sun for two years causing dramatic global cooling destroying agriculture and forcing those who could to hunt and fish to survive. Naturally I thought of you. Those are some lucky worms!
Reading the accounts of the "Little Ice Age" reminds me how climate is always changing. As an aside, then too, man was responsible for the largest mass extinction in the history of the world - Dinosaurs
@@fastsetinthewest There is no climate change CAUSED by man. Typical knee jerk reaction by a PhD. Most of you academics ARE the problem, not the climate. Your academic gas lighting has completely destroyed any chance of critical thinking on an individual level by anyone. You people are a fanatic bunch involved in SCIENTISM (cult like mentality) not GENUINE SCIENCE. Poornima Wagh, PhD, Immunology and Virology
@@fastsetinthewest Dinosaur isn’t extinct, the underworld put them where you couldn’t get to them, scientists today are not our friends, I believe you know what I mean. But fear not Mr PHD, this is 7.0 for humanity, we will overcome this time, it’s breed into us know!
@@ShawnJames1 I love the way you think and follow you since the beginning but worms are not good for the forests, they are serious articles about this. Shawn James would normally say that humans think short term and I would agree with you. I am sad with the way we treat our only planet. I have a 100 acres land and I'm trying to find a way to protect it after I'm gone.
What a master you are of so many things. Teaching your children all the knowledge is paying off today. Your teachings have touched the lives of my family here in Texas. Your gardens are pristine and I know they didn’t get that way overnight. Love the purchase of worms. As a child in Va., on the farm, we dug huge fat worms to fish out of our river. You teach all of us something new everyday. Blessings to all.🙏
It is so amazing how you have developed a beautiful property out in the wilderness. With the craziness and unstable world it is good to be more and more Self-sufficient , Food and gas prices going through the roof. Keep up the great work, it is very encouraging to see your progress. I have started a small garden to get fresh food. Blessings from BC Canada 🇨🇦
Fantastic warms very important lay out is amazing Shawn Hello Cali🐾🐾😊 happy to see you. Camping out exciting our family 😊 nature’s way temperature 79 blessings how amazing you are learning from this Thankful loves you all Family Cali 🌙🌹✨.
I thought you built the cellar on the old property. So glad you didn't!! The garden is looking wonderful. Very happy that the girls are getting involved with the "good" lifestyle. Thanks for sharing. God bless and protect.
i like the way you got that set up..first i seen this i think..good idea with the worms..thats a big area..yes chipmonks will dig the seeds up,,,they do my corn,,,even if its up 4 or 5 inches,,they will take the plant out..Yes Emily,,Is a great girl,,she looks smart,,she knows how to build,,and plant,and paint,,shes learned from someone,,haa,Shawn when i get up every morning,,i think about you guys,i watch a few off griders on you tube,,,but there young and starting out,,there are a few real good smart people i watch to.older,,,they are the real deal..they have big gardens,meat chickens,goats..and egg laying chickens..they dont fool around,,when it comes to saving,,we are at a crossroads here in the usa..we need a leader that knows the struggle of hard working people,,,thats about it period..im 71 and i never in my life seen it this bad,and its bad..we dont need this in our last years of life..in the 50s and 60s life was great,,but im not young anymore..its hard for me but i grind it out..its great to see you living your dream...ill be watching..
I used an old bathtub to create a worm farm. Bought red wrigglers and keep them fed with my scraps. From time to time I grab a handful and put them in my beds. As a result, the soil is changing from clay to a much looser, more fertile soil.
Like seeing you using raised beds. I Started using them back in the mid 90's and with the heavy use of compost can grow some of the best plants and even closer together then the recommended spacing because of the rich loam type of the soil. Does take more water though but it's worth it in the long run.
Get the job done, even if it means no videos. Taking care of yourself and your family is number one everything else is secondary. Good luck, Shawn, Mike in the USA
Most my days are similar to yours Except I have a physical disability I'm kind of like a government worker It is still so much fun and the best way to live life
Thanks for all the info on the gardens and the worms etc. Wow, I did not realize you had this other big garden. Fantastic. Now I know where Emily was planting in her last video. Very nice. 💞
Excellent idea for the garden @Shawn. I was noticing this on Emily's last video. She is doing well. Sound decision , as you can only stretch yourself so thin before snapping. The cabin needs your attention and they can't do that .
I’m on my 22nd yr for my gardens ( Rome wasn’t built in a day my Grand Mother would say) no matter how short or long to keep a homestead going is always a work in progress. Looks good and keep going.
This appears to be the garden at the old cabin site? But then there is the garden at the new cabin site? I guess all I can say is I’m glad to see that you held on to that old garden (wherever it is) because you put so much darn work into it. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen this place.
Great to see the progress on the gardens! Nice to have the whole family involved in them as well. That pandemic makes us all think! I think putting those red wrigglers in extra will be very beneficial for the gardens. I also think it’s a good deal on the watering system for efficiency reasons. And then it’s getting back to cabin building. And the outdoor kitchen. And the bathroom/sauna. Man you’ve got a lot to do!
Looking good shawn it's great that ur family is involved and ur getting to work together it's got to be so enjoyable to be able to do that. Stay safe my friend & god bless you & urs & thanks again for sharing your life with us all
Shawn, maybe while you are working on the property your wife or daughters could enquire at some coffee shops about the possibility of them saving some of their used coffee grounds (if you supplied the buckets) for your gardens. Have a great day 😊.
Its good to see your family coming onboard with the self preservation of food stocks, as well here in Scotland we see food in particular rising in cost weekly, so much so your advice was it last months video about planting what we could, seems to have made an impact. My flower tubs have been ripped out and now house lettuce and other veggies I can use - so that saves me buying expensive overseas crops. Cheers Shawn and hello Cali .
Absolutely fascinating Shawn. Every minute, never boring. The size of each project you take on is daunting but your family is really taking it on with you so wonderful for all of you! This is such a wonderful thing to witness in this day of society almost consuming itself. Thank you for letting us enjoy this journey with you
I didnt know that neither the USA nor Canada have worms in the soil. The garden is really coming along and I enjoy watching Emily's channel too because she is handy when it comes to woodwork.
About watering the garden, elevate the water tank and use “soaker hoses”. Just turn on valve from tank and you can do other things while watering. Keep up the good work WRD
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL !!
NO politics...no opinions...nothing but living in the woods offgrid...!!!!
Love it !!!
After reading a few headlines for the day, I had to seek refuge and PTL this new posting popped up to rescue me from the insanity that is taking over our world. You will never know how important your channels are to the sanity of so many of us! And Emily is doing a great job of following in your footsteps! Bless you all!
If you enjoy chickens, cats, sewing, knitting, general crafts, cooking etc. you may enjoy the channel The Last Homely House. (UK) Kate's videos are a Godsend for me and take me to a sense of calm. I started at the very first video , 4 years ago and I watch one old one, one new one. Lots of room for one more on the lime green couch as Kate says!
I’m certain the native tribes that survived and thrived on this same land would honor you as a great steward. Much admiration to you Shawn for your love of land and family.
I hadn't thought of that but if he doesn't IMPRESS them I cant think of anyone who will
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Agreed 👍
Thank you family for making a way for humanity to exist continually now, we will be victorious this time! Much love, many beautiful people are working on humanities behalf, we’ve got this!
Hi Shawn. I'm a retired soil scientist and applaud your soil health practices. Starting a garden in a recently forested area is a challenge. You mentioned earthworms being non native. This is true and I caution people from introducing them in forest floor community, but I believe you addressed it well. They will stay in your garden beds and compost where it's a more favorable environment for them. The benefits of having earthworms in your garden is huge. In addition to improving fertility they create a network of channels and macropores, which improves overall water holding capacity. Great job.
A big business in the southern USA (GA) selling worms. What might the worms harm?
@@chetthejet3896 In the southern U.S. where it was never glaciated earthworms may well be native and not an issue in the forest. Not my expertise. I only mentioned it because in the north non native earthworms can cause damage to the forest floor by consuming litter and destroying the humus layer. In a garden or agricultural setting earthworms tend to stay where it's favorable. I was in no way implying he was doing something wrong.
@@yooperventures2830 I read more and agree with what you wrote. A forest is not a garden. So Shame best contain them to his neck of the woods and greenhouse. Which I think is what he said.
These are not the same as earthworms they are red wigglers and live the composting layer of leaves and other rotting vegetation. 15 years with a vermicomposting system.
@@TubeMeisterJC I agree with the sentiment about not apologising , my understanding is that Shawn introduced the worms anyway with additives to the soil but Meh most people who own a suburban garden are introducing non natives species all the time , being in the public eye Shawn seems to have to be careful , but I have watched his channel for many years - contributed financially a couple of times , I dont agree with the introduction of earthworms but I think they will be cntained by surrounding conditions (they arent caine toad or african bees) I also think Shawn has such a positive impact on his immediate area. Its more than OK to disagree with shawn occaisionally I will continue to support and learn from this channel
The Earth is good to people who love it . and work hard to preserve it. Plant your seeds. and enjoy your harvests . 😄
I loved the reference to WKRP , it made me laugh. It is nice to see that the potting bench that Emily built is already in use. Keep up the great work.
I made a comment about WKRP when I first saw the worms. Right after I posted it he said something about red wigglers.
What a inviting home you're making,. The garden beds are looking so good. I'm loving that your family it's working together to make their homes and food sources. We follow Emily also and you have taught her well. In all the torment and crisis in the world today it's so nice to see a family sticking together. Can't wait to see more of your wife and meet your other daughter as the 3 is them take over with the gardens. You've got a wonderful family and a kind spirit. Always enjoy seeing your videos. Thanks again for sharing.
@shawnJames, little tip I learned on worms. Take a plastic bucket (like and old 5 gal paint bucket or new ones you buy from a big box store) with a tight fitting lid. Cut large holes with a large circular drill bit all around the sides (up and down). Cut the bottom so it is mostly gone. Bury that bucket in the garden. Drop in equal parts brown and green matter, along with a few worms. The lid (plus burying it) will keep other critters like skunks or opossums from the garbage, but will provide a worm haven (they can move freely in and out of those holes) and you don't have to worry about turning the bin as you would a large compost heap. Once a year, I remove the compost from the bin and start the process all over again. It's just me, so I only have 3 buckets now. But it seems to keep the worms in place where you want them to be. I'm sure in Canada even buried they will freeze, but I've found them to be excellent for fast action on shredded paper and green garden waste. You can, as you said, relocate them to the greenhouse. Would be even more ideal for inside the greenhouse.
I always watch your channel Shawn, but I've also been watching Emily's channel. She's so intelligent and capable. I'm sure you're very proud.
My father was showing me his worm box but I heard him say warm box and I had never heard of a warm box….I still laugh today as I remember laughing at myself with my dad! Thanks for the memory. Worm versus Warm….God bless y’all abundantly and stay safe and healthy!
More warm = more worms ☺️
Thanks to pandemic, but first of all thanks to you ( because you are my number one motivator) I moved to the village and now I have a really small garden. Raised some beds and now I rais vegetables. Nothing big really, but something good and positive in these times.
I've used a worm farm in the past, with Dendra worms and they eat their own weight in kitchen peelings each day. The compost they produce is amazing, and my farm had a tap on it, so I could get worm tea. It is a great liquid fertiliser, and it's so easy to apply to existing plants to give them a boost.
Your garden looks really impressive. I really enjoy watching people like yourself gardening so maybe since you won't have time perhaps Emily can make those videos. I had a large vegetable garden many years ago when my kids were young and loved working in it and watering the plants. They loved the beets cooked with brown sugar, there were never any leftovers, haha! I'm looking forward to seeing the cabin completed. I hope one day you will make it larger though because it's a joy to see you build your home.
Oh wow, I was thinking this garden was on the old property. Nice to see it maturing well!
I thought so too... I'm actually curious.
I thought too this Garden was sold to the new owner of the old cabin ?!?!
I thought so too, so trawled back through the old videos. He was building a root cellar and shed at the pond on the old property, but then he abruptly stopped explaining that he’d had a better idea. He then built the root cellar at the forest garden, but during the 3rd of the 4 build videos he took some time away to make a new fire pit at the site of what’s now his work shop. What I presumed he used as a base for when he started his new cabin!
So glad to see you make use of worms in your garden beds. You're making serious progress. Take care.
Just like the red worms from my food waste composting: and taken and applied at my allotment today!!
WORK HARD to make YOUR life better because politicians NEVER will. I quit my State Trooper Career Path now I live in the New England Mountains with my wife and newborn. I was forced to quit. I’m 22 and I’m starting a homestead and fixing up an old cabin where I’m living in now. I’m starting a channel also. We need to prepare now and not wait until it hits the fan to ACT. Love your channel brother, God bless
The garden is looking really good, adding the worms makes a good difference also, people don't realize how beneficial they can be,
just ordered some, didn't know it was a thing!
Don’t know what I’d do without my vermin proof wormery. The little tap at the bottom of the layers produces a year’s supply of worm casting tea which is invaluable for quick fertility or pouring into cold compost to introduce worms until I need it for top dressing or in the greenhouse.
Wrong type of worm is being used. Red wigglers are for composing upper layers like leaves. Earthworms are for soil.
@@windrago Wasting your money if your buying for garden soil. These are not earthworms they are red wigglers and red wigglers stay in the compost layer of leaves and rotting vegetation. They are only suggested for compost heaps.
@@mikep8080 yes, thanks for the explanation
it's really nice to see that the table your daughter made, that you are standing there telling your story. I'm proud of you all. the garden looks very nice by the way.
SHAWN & OUR CALI am glad you said about the wife and daughter it helps to know that your not alone up there!!! It is hard to do all of this work as I haven't done all that you have done or the amount of it !!! You are a very hard worker!!!
It is amazing how different the challenge's are. Where I am in southern Australia we have earth worms that are up to 10 feet long
I'm wondering if that is where the author of the book Dune got the idea for the worms.
Happy to hear your family is getting more involved, you can't do it all. Looking forward to a close up garden tour :)
I use red wigglers in my gardens and compost piles. In the fall I dig a trench in each of my raised beds and add kitchen scraps directly. By spring the scraps are gone and the worms are plentiful! My garden soil has much improved over the years
The garden is amazing and I love watching Emily's channel as she works on her own goals and with the family. This just adds another layer of interest to my favorite channel.
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Hello Shawn garden look great you can grow lots of vegetables fruits that's good idea to put some worms,Emily good job on the table she is so much in the garden I hope guys you have a beautiful vegetables all summer take care .
I know i don't reply much but i do watch ! You are doing an awesome job bud !!!!!!
You and your family are soo blessed! And it blesses me to watch you work, on your garden as well as your cabin! Just so cool!!
❤ the garden is looking fantastic.. I always love your distraction even if it's only for 15min 😂 as silly as it sounds I have a nostalgic moment and can smell the forest 😉.. thank you 👏👍
You're looking really happy in this video, Shawn.
Shaun, we just enjoy whatever content you are able to add, stay healthy and safe
Bravo Bravo Bravo, I wish you all the best in life and happiness!!!
Your gonna have one killer garden. I love watching another person beat the system! Love your videos!
Outstanding. I've built and maintained many gardens. I know what it takes. You and your family are doing it right. I enjoy the perspective Emily presents on her channel and appreciate the chat over the bench she built. The only things missing are the feel of the atmosphere there, the smell of the soil and the surrounding forest. You're transforming a wild patch of land into a thriving homestead and I absolutely love following along with you. I only wish I could lend a hand lol. Continued blessings to you and yours!
So sweet blueberries?
Thank you for your notification good night.
I understand you wanting to do the watering by hand. It's a busy time of year for gardeners but also a joyful one. It makes you feel like a guardian or something. Watching seeds germinate and then come up healthy and thriving is so rewarding. All of our blooming shrubs are in flower now. The air is full of happy bees and heavy with a combination of fragrances. Thank you and your family for sharing so generously.
Garden is coming along, you have been busy is an understatement! Hopefully moving on to the cabin soon....winter will be back before you know it. Be nice to be roofed in by then! Have a great week!
I commend U, your wife & 2 daughters. I think it is very important families 2 C the need N working together, esp N the times we R living N! I think that more should look N2 this & consider it as a necessary way of life. I think we have gotten were everything is me, me, me N this world & no one knows how 2 adjust & get along with one another. This is an attribute people need 2 relearn & understand it's importance. It takes a village. Just a few working together can accomplish alot. Blessings!
Good to see everything developing so well !
Your garden is very very impressive! Its massive and a real tribute to yourself and family for all the very hard work it took to create it this spring! Wow! Your knowledge too is incredible!
Your knowledge of agriculture keeps growing. Great that your family is more involved now.
is Em's cabin fairly close to yours and the garden ? maybe you have told us that, and i just don't remember.
the garden has really improved, you can tell you spend alot of time and effort in this project too. very well thought out and maintained. lots of hard work and time put in for it to look this great !
You have a brilliant family. The best example of family! Bravo! I also follow Emily🤗 Thank you James Family!
Thanks Shawn, it's great to see how much you and the family progressed with your garden(s), something that I never really knew! Now I am really interested in all that you are accomplishing, you are a very busy man, more than I knew...
How wonderful, Shawn!! What a nutritious garden you will have!!
Just watched a couple of videos on your daughter's channel. You have a lovely family and you seem like an amazing Dad!
Epic when Cali popped into the shot with her toy!
Shawn, In two weeks my husband and I will be at our homestead we purchased. I have been learning everything I can from your videos for a couple of years. I feel prepared to develop a food garden because of your information. Thank you for all your knowledge and encouragement so that we can achieve our own self reliance at our homestead. Amazing video.
Thnk you , Shawn ,
Am subbed to all 3 channels , now waiting for Mrs Shawn's channel ,looking forward to her Film showcase channel . :-)
Best thing to raise fertility of your soil. I love digging in my raised beds and finding worms. They are a wonderful amendment for your soil and will tend to help for years and years.
My philosophy has become that if you can’t store it, don’t go through all the effort to grow it. Have a plan for big growth and big storage, glad your girls are getting that going. I’ve also calculated it takes about an acre, per person, per year, if they were to be fed exclusively from garden fair.
Bravo Shawn!! This was a superb update!!
Thanks so much.🙏
Hi sweet Cali!🧡🐾 I see you there. 😊😘
Absolutely love it. I had no idea it was at this stage already!
Today is the start of water restrictions here because of drought. I have taken the steps the last 3 months of installing drip and micro spraying for my plants in both the front and back yards. This way, I am exempt from the restrictions of one day a week. Saturday nights for me. The grass I do have which is a small plot in the backyard I will dig up and in it’s place will be a garden. I’m starting to build a laundry to landscape system using the grey water from my wash machine during rinse cycle as a way of watering, along with cold to warm catching in showers. My family too have been inspired by my conservancy are doing the same. So my plants and trees will stay healthy, while others panic. Which has been happening. I also plan on building a small greenhouse for the winter vegetables in late summer. Late summer here is early October. Thanks for the inspiration from your self reliance.
Hi Shawn, love your channels. Keep up the awesome work. Cheers from Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Love hearing that you are going to have irrigation going on. Hope you will talk about collecting rain water and maybe considering Home Stead Hydroectric generating.
Red Wigglers make good fish bait too...
So great to 'hear' from you! I feel it's been months, and maybe it has for me. The homestead is looking great and you are too. I just watched a documentary about the the year 536 AD when a volcano in Java blotted out the sun for two years causing dramatic global cooling destroying agriculture and forcing those who could to hunt and fish to survive. Naturally I thought of you. Those are some lucky worms!
Reading the accounts of the "Little Ice Age" reminds me how climate is always changing. As an aside, then too, man was responsible for the largest mass extinction in the history of the world - Dinosaurs
@@fastsetinthewest There is no climate change CAUSED by man. Typical knee jerk reaction by a PhD. Most of you academics ARE the problem, not the climate. Your academic gas lighting has completely destroyed any chance of critical thinking on an individual level by anyone. You people are a fanatic bunch involved in SCIENTISM (cult like mentality) not GENUINE SCIENCE.
Poornima Wagh, PhD, Immunology and Virology
@@fastsetinthewest man was responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs?? whatever..who told you that? AOC or Al Gore?
@@fastsetinthewest Dinosaur isn’t extinct, the underworld put them where you couldn’t get to them, scientists today are not our friends, I believe you know what I mean. But fear not Mr PHD, this is 7.0 for humanity, we will overcome this time, it’s breed into us know!
Was startled to hear you add "the Cadillac of worms" phrase, it had been running through my head since reading the description. Funny!
Lol, only a few people picked up on it.
@@ShawnJames1 I love the way you think and follow you since the beginning but worms are not good for the forests, they are serious articles about this. Shawn James would normally say that humans think short term and I would agree with you. I am sad with the way we treat our only planet. I have a 100 acres land and I'm trying to find a way to protect it after I'm gone.
What a master you are of so many things. Teaching your children all the knowledge is paying off today. Your teachings have touched the lives of my family here in Texas. Your gardens are pristine and I know they didn’t get that way overnight. Love the purchase of worms. As a child in Va., on the farm, we dug huge fat worms to fish out of our river. You teach all of us something new everyday. Blessings to all.🙏
I like your garden boxes, that a great idea 👍
It is so amazing how you have developed a beautiful property out in the wilderness. With the craziness and unstable world it is good to be more and more Self-sufficient , Food and gas prices going through the roof. Keep up the great work, it is very encouraging to see your progress. I have started a small garden to get fresh food. Blessings from BC Canada 🇨🇦
Fantastic warms very important lay out is amazing Shawn Hello Cali🐾🐾😊 happy to see you. Camping out exciting our family 😊 nature’s way temperature 79 blessings how amazing you are learning from this Thankful loves you all Family Cali 🌙🌹✨.
I thought you built the cellar on the old property. So glad you didn't!! The garden is looking wonderful. Very happy that the girls are getting involved with the "good" lifestyle. Thanks for sharing. God bless and protect.
i like the way you got that set up..first i seen this i think..good idea with the worms..thats a big area..yes chipmonks will dig the seeds up,,,they do my corn,,,even if its up 4 or 5 inches,,they will take the plant out..Yes Emily,,Is a great girl,,she looks smart,,she knows how to build,,and plant,and paint,,shes learned from someone,,haa,Shawn when i get up every morning,,i think about you guys,i watch a few off griders on you tube,,,but there young and starting out,,there are a few real good smart people i watch to.older,,,they are the real deal..they have big gardens,meat chickens,goats..and egg laying chickens..they dont fool around,,when it comes to saving,,we are at a crossroads here in the usa..we need a leader that knows the struggle of hard working people,,,thats about it period..im 71 and i never in my life seen it this bad,and its bad..we dont need this in our last years of life..in the 50s and 60s life was great,,but im not young anymore..its hard for me but i grind it out..its great to see you living your dream...ill be watching..
I used an old bathtub to create a worm farm. Bought red wrigglers and keep them fed with my scraps. From time to time I grab a handful and put them in my beds. As a result, the soil is changing from clay to a much looser, more fertile soil.
Like seeing you using raised beds. I Started using them back in the mid 90's and with the heavy use of compost can grow some of the best plants and even closer together then the recommended spacing because of the rich loam type of the soil. Does take more water though but it's worth it in the long run.
Get the job done, even if it means no videos. Taking care of yourself and your family is number one everything else is secondary. Good luck, Shawn, Mike in the USA
I have been watching Emily's chanell for a while plus yours, of course.. adore Callieee....Bless....
Looking great. Thank God for dad's. They always are there to teach and help us. Wonderful family you have created.
Garden is lookin good...Cali is always ready! Thanks for sharing life at the cabin site.
Most my days are similar to yours
Except I have a physical disability
I'm kind of like a government worker
It is still so much fun and the best way to live life
Thanks for all the info on the gardens and the worms etc. Wow, I did not realize you had this other big garden. Fantastic. Now I know where Emily was planting in her last video. Very nice. 💞
bravo pour ce beau travail un super jardin est sortie de terre avec courage et détermination
Excellent idea for the garden @Shawn. I was noticing this on Emily's last video. She is doing well. Sound decision , as you can only stretch yourself so thin before snapping. The cabin needs your attention and they can't do that .
Sorry about the trees that didn't make it. I hope the rest do ok and the sweet potatoes. Those are one of my favorite foods.
I’m on my 22nd yr for my gardens ( Rome wasn’t built in a day my Grand Mother would say) no matter how short or long to keep a homestead going is always a work in progress. Looks good and keep going.
Thank you so much Shawn!
This appears to be the garden at the old cabin site? But then there is the garden at the new cabin site? I guess all I can say is I’m glad to see that you held on to that old garden (wherever it is) because you put so much darn work into it. It’s been awhile since we’ve seen this place.
Shawn,maybe some sunflowers,they are very prety and the seeds taste great,!🌱🌱💯🌻🐕🐕🐕🌱
Great to see the progress on the gardens! Nice to have the whole family involved in them as well. That pandemic makes us all think! I think putting those red wrigglers in extra will be very beneficial for the gardens. I also think it’s a good deal on the watering system for efficiency reasons. And then it’s getting back to cabin building. And the outdoor kitchen. And the bathroom/sauna. Man you’ve got a lot to do!
Looking good shawn it's great that ur family is involved and ur getting to work together it's got to be so enjoyable to be able to do that. Stay safe my friend & god bless you & urs & thanks again for sharing your life with us all
Very interesting - thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm excited in seeing how you put up everything for the winter.
You are really doing a beautiful job
WOW Shawn the garden looks amazing. Your next garden update please show a first garden pictures and now. Thanks for the update.
Gardens looking good. Thanks
👍Great garden! Regards Stephen.
Garden looks great.👍
Shawn, maybe while you are working on the property your wife or daughters could enquire at some coffee shops about the possibility of them saving some of their used coffee grounds (if you supplied the buckets) for your gardens. Have a great day 😊.
Love seeing the garden. I added red wrigglers, too. Funny to see Cali bring her orange fetch toy.
Its good to see your family coming onboard with the self preservation of food stocks, as well here in Scotland we see food in particular rising in cost weekly, so much so your advice was it last months video about planting what we could, seems to have made an impact. My flower tubs have been ripped out and now house lettuce and other veggies I can use - so that saves me buying expensive overseas crops. Cheers Shawn and hello Cali .
Absolutely fascinating Shawn. Every minute, never boring. The size of each project you take on is daunting but your family is really taking it on with you so wonderful for all of you! This is such a wonderful thing to witness in this day of society almost consuming itself. Thank you for letting us enjoy this journey with you
I didnt know that neither the USA nor Canada have worms in the soil. The garden is really coming along and I enjoy watching Emily's channel too because she is handy when it comes to woodwork.
That's a great potting bench your daughter made!
God bless you..
Thanks Shaun.
Did anyone else think of WKRP’s on air ad for Red Wigglers ?
You would have made an excellent teacher.
About watering the garden, elevate the water tank and use “soaker hoses”. Just turn on valve from tank and you can do other things while watering.
Keep up the good work
WRD
Nice potting table! Emily. Lol. Thx for update. Love to hear it!