I grew up with a dad who expected perfection in every task, his dad did that to him also. It was so bad that I often was fearful of even trying something because I couldn’t handle the consequence of failure. When I got to college in one of my first engineering classes, I learned about optimum engineering. If you engineer every component to perfection, the cost is often so prohibitive that you simply can’t sell the product. So you engineer it to meet the requirements of the job, with materials and tolerances that are acceptable and will survive a reasonable lifespan at a reasonable cost. Let the perfection go. Accomplish three tasks with optimum quality to do the job instead of the one task with perfection. It isn’t settling for less, it is accomplishing more. I am 71 now, and I have accomplished so much more because I learned that valuable lesson. It truly set me free.
Thank you for this video. I am 75 years old, I have gardened for 50 years, and still run into failures and problems. I think many farmers and even gardeners need the encouragement that it’s OK to fail. Just learn from those failures, and keep going. Please keep reminding us that failure is OK, and even beneficial. Thanks.
I think we all have, at times found it difficult to ask for help from others! One thing that has helped me realize this, other people have skills, knowledge that I do not poses. I can offer someone my knowledge to help them! We all need others to enrich our lives! If we were to stay alone, and never ask for help it would be a lonely existence.
You do more in a day than most people do in a year. One of the reasons I like to watch your channel is the growth and expansion of what you are doing. I think what we’ve all watch you go through in the last year taught us to not give up and I’m sure all those people that helped you will get back paid back tenfold. Generosity is its own reward. Stray strong.. make videos about anything and I’ll watch it!
You've accomplished more than seems humanly possible. Keep the faith and take it one day at a time. Always enjoy your video's and adventures on the farm!!! Happy holidays from AZ!
My wife and I are literally moving from Utah to Nashville this week to a newly purchased 6 acre mini farm. Okay, it’s Nashville, NC but same ideas y’all had 8 years ago. Will be watching many of your videos for sure.
Wow really awesome to see what your doing , my mom use to call me jack of all trades, as I always seemed to have a knack for improvising figuring stuff out and doing what needed to be done with no trading or with just seeing it onve at the drop of a dime i would spring into action I was not squeamish if the pipes broke, if the fence was down if the dogs screw worms and the cats flees or ticks, planting and harvesting climbing trees, gamily memeber called me a tomboy all the while still being and desiring to be a girly girl in everyway. Thanks for the inspiration my husband kept telling me I can do it and now seeing you wow I wasted so many years waiting and being afraid.
Anne, so nice to see your vid pop up in my feed. I subscribed to your channel because you are such a awesome teacher as you live out your life. I love the work that you do around your place and look forward to following your journey no matter how long it takes. Thanks for being honest with us. Best regards from Arizona.
As fpr rusty tools. I live in southwest FL and what I have found that works is oil base polyurethane. Coat the metal surface with this and the rush won't cause you any problem. I'm tried all the other things that people say
Wow good advice Anne, y’all should be proud of what you’ve accomplished in these rather unforeseen trying times. Keep it up a real pleasure to follow along as you work on your dream.👍👏
Wow, came to this channel to watch this video, 2 hours later I’ve finally watched it! Haven’t looked at your channel for a while, partly cos farms have become sooo expensive here in Australia during the pandemic that I’ve had to put my dreams on hold. You’ve been through so much since I last checked in, but you’ve accomplished so much too, you should be so proud of yourself! Anyway, I’m switching on notifications cos you’re my inspo to get back on track. Sending great vibes your way 💕👍
So can't wait to implement and watch this video again when I get my own farm. So awesome. I'm glad you were vulnerable and shared! It is such an important part of community.
Oh! It's great to see you back!! I know that life is busy and that you never truly left, but also realize that videos take a long time to produce, so thanks for making the time!! Although I don't have a farm, I do burn wood for heat and that certainly takes time. Early on, I learned that I needed to buy the wood cut/split, as I simply could not get that done with owning a bike shop and being the only employee. I also own a house that is 123 years old, so as you can imagine..,there are always projects. So although, life is different than yours, I do understand the time it takes to get things accomplished. Looking forward to more of your videos, and more than likely learning a whole lot in the process. Thanks Again!!
This is the second video of yours that I’ve watched. I subscribed after seeing you with Justro and then later that day, with Billy Bond. But what really excites me is that you’re much closer than anyone I know. I’m in Camden, about 90 minutes west of Nashville. I have a micro-farm of 1.25-1.5 acres and I raise chickens and pigs. Being age 67 and alone has advantages and disadvantages but I look forward to both. My LGD, Gracie is my constant companion. She look a lot like yours. She’s Great Pyrenees and Anatolian Shepherd mix. Her brother, Bob was shot and killed by one of my neighbors in March 28th this year. He was a fantastic guardian dog and had instincts. He taught Gracie how to bark and what to bark at. Sure do miss him. Anyway, perhaps someday I’d like to come to visit your farm. When you get your trades school running online, I would be interested in learning basic welding, nothing fancy. (If I can afford it) There may be other skills I can use too. I’m the worlds worst carpenter. Nothing is ever level, square, flush and plumb, no matter how hard I try. Sheesh! Right now I’m trying to build a small 10x14 storage shed from pallets. But I haven’t figured out how to configure them. I need it desperately since I live in a tiny house that isn’t yet completed. (No indoor plumbing, and just a small, space heater) What I’d give for a flush toilet, kitchen sink and a shower…. Thanks for all of your great ideas and projects. I’ll explore your playlist as time permits.
Loved this video, I moved from Seattle to South Western Virginian 3 years ago and boy learning how to grow food in this climate was a learning curve. This year I actually have harvest…!
Sounds like your dad is very wise by giving you such valuable advice and thank you for sharing it. I am like you wanting to do everything myself and feeling overwhelmed and guilty when I don’t do it all by myself.
Wow kindred spirits here! Ok so you do farming...cool, and you do wood working...awesome, and you are restoring a vintage truck! Thats on my bucket list too! Except I don't know the first thing about it. Lol we had a small farm (7 acres) but sold it all to travel the country in an rv for 3 years. Now we are looking for a larger farm to work. South east is still our favorite part of the country even after traveling. We will be on that same path of wanting it all done yesterday but I know the work that it will take. Your dad's advice is awesome about letting people help. Your place is looking great!
Thank you Anne for the Thanksgiving episode. Always the teacher, sharing your experience. You are amazing. Best wishes from the rainy Oregon coast. Have a great weekend.
I notices as you were moving the chicken trailer that you cut the corner when taking the fork. If you keep an eye out for large field stones, you can put one or two into that notch so you can cut the corner without making a mud puddle.
Great Video. I've missed you. But figured you were busy. Love your Videos. Like you shirt also. Can't be wait for more content. Peace from WV
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You inspired me to garden and work with wood. It's nice to know that as a woman we are very capable yet like you said. We sometimes need help. Either way, you are getting it done. Love your channel
Anne, just found your channel. I was wondering if you have shared your plans for the mobile chicken coup? My husband and I are in the looking for land stage. I love your design!
Hey! So glad you're here! I do have the plans as well as a tips video to accompany it if you choose to build one like it :) www.anneofalltrades.com/project-plans/mobile-chicken-coop-plans-plus-sketchup
More like this to come! It's been a tough couple years on all of us, but in the face of a lot of that hardship, I've seen some of the best of humanity show up. Lots of fun stories there to share.
As a person living off grid on 20 acres in the Montana forest, I think livestock guardian dogs are over-rated. Why spend all that money on the Name and then do two years of training, when you can literally train and use any mid/large dog to do the same thing? Granted, it always depends on the dog, but my German Shepherd chases off bears and never runs away, while my neighbor can't let his Great Pyranese loose because it attacks his chickens. It is a sweet dog though. But not worth the price.
Thanks once again Anne for putting it out there and forever wearing your heart on your sleeve . I learned a long time ago that stress is only an attempt to meet ones own expectations of ones self and an imperfect perfect can also be good enough at times. Live long and prosper young Jedi
Anne, for feed storage, the Vittles Boxes are a much better route than using totes like you showed. You can get the Vittles Boxes in up to a 60 pound container size and they are air tight and easily stack-able. I feed my cats a blend of three different dry foods, and use a 60 pound container to dump the bags into, then roll to mix the flavors. Keeps the small sugar ants out as well as keeping the food fresh and dry. You can make removable stall blockers by sandwiching the hog fence panels and 2x4's and make a slot system along the wall. Need more space, lift the panel, move it over and drop into place. I love your mobile chicken coop. The expanded metal flooring is a great idea. I supposed you can skirt the bottom to keep the heat inside during the winter? Your local AG extension office should provide soil testing on the cheap. I have really crappy soil in the area I live. The entire area is loaded with limestone, sometimes only a few inches below the surface. I sent soil samples for 6 areas of the yard, and the report indicated low organic matter and a pH of 8.1. So instead of building the garden in ground, I built raised bed boxes, while I amended the soil with sulfur to buffer the pH.
Everyone say the Ag office will do free or low cost soil Testing. Every time I have tried it over the years they say -what? We don’t do that and politely refer me to a commercial company. Perhaps your states fund better than the several zi have lived in.
2:06 LMAO Nice summery of your new journey so far, so good and valid points, the "everything doesn't have to look perfect" thing, oh hell yes, I'll raise my hand to also having that problem, hard one to let go, but a necessity if it's just you and you don't want to go crazy.
Just found your channel- & (of course) subscribed right away! I know that "but what if it won't work the way I want it to" fear. Press on, no-one is perfect! Thanks for sharing!
I think this video is great, especially looking at the cool coop. Honestly I’ve been wanting to move to a quite homestead (with only chickens and a garden though because I don’t think I could care for many animals) I’ve heard you can’t use chicken poop as fertilizer right away though because it’s too strong, so won’t the poop falling threw the bottom be a problem?
the chickens get moved every day in most places that have mobile flocks - even within the same paddock area to prevent that very issue (too much fertilizer in one spot). Usually, the coop gets pulled forward the length of the coop so that the distribution is consistent and over time the benefit to the land really pays off.
@@AB-ol5uz Cool. Thank you! I wasn’t sure because none of my family members come from a farming background, but I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to tell me. I hope you have a lovely day. I can’t wait to grow my own food and harvest my own fresh eggs.
Great Video Anne, I also grew up with the whole, perfect in public lifestyle, no I wasn't, but we felt we were supposed to be, being vulnerable and letting people in, eesh, never. AS I grow older I have learned this is a quick way to stress oneself out in a hurry. Roll with the punches and use what you have. And above all, Don't sweat the small stuff, oh and its pretty much all small stuff. Love the channel, stay strong and safe
When one ask for help, it's a sign of trust. When a community comes together to offer help, it's a sure sign that there's trust in you. This is the way of how small towns work. Ask and they'll be there. Insight Anne Ok? As one who grew up on a farm, it was ask and there were there. From small task to large, help was never very far away. Thanks Anne.
