Bob, thanks again for coming to check out my progress here at the property! I've got lots of plans to really dial in my place this year after winter passes. I've cleared additional land to install a dozen more raised garden beds, identified key areas to plant fruit trees, and will be restoring native grasses at my place. If all goes well, I'll be canning food by the end of summer. I absolutely love it out here.
You are doing what I wish I could. The more I learn the more I am turning to the earth for restorative health. I wish I could afford to come buy land next to you and learn more.
Great interview and tour! This is almost exactly how I want to utilize land once I find the right place to buy! Thank you, Bob and Brian for collaborating and sharing this! I have been following both of your channels for years! Keep up the awesome work!
I would try rabbits more than chickens. Chicken food is expensive nowadays, especially if you’re growing meat bird who are bred to convert purchased food mainly. Rabbits are way easier to process and grow faster than chickens. I would skip goats. Kill deer or antelope instead. Tastier and easier. I’ve done it all and you know what they say free advice is worth😂.
A man full of knowledge, bless his soul for being open to help others, just like you Bob. He has done a great job with his property and you with another wonderful tour! Much love and many blessings
His property is stunning! And easier to deal with versus the giant pine trees and such in where I’m at to clear land. He’s really made a useable space for human habitation and enjoyment, while still respecting the land and making it look natural,
That is so fantastic!!! I can see why you love living there. I grew up in the desert and used to walk everywhere and find relics from the past, lots of arrowheads mostly, but other items too, it’s so much fun to find things from actual people who lived there before you. I will definitely be tuned into your channel 😊❤ Stay safe and thanks for sharing Susie, way up in Michigan
PS Bob, you are the best! You’re in my prayers. Thank you for all that you do and thank you for being such a wonderful proponent of personal locator beacons. I feel like You and David, Paulides are the only other two people that think the same as I do on that topic.
@joeglennaz thank you for mentioning the personal locator beacons. I paused tge video to go search for what that is...definitely adding this to my future shopping list.
I think I saw his video that had the results of the rain. Some constructive criticism: according to some wetland restorers, the most efficient check dams are one rock dams. You make them one rock high, but make more of them. The idea is two-fold: for the same work, you get more dams, and the water has less distance to get up speed. Sediment carrying capacity increases with the square of the flow speed. So you really reduce the ability of water to carry sediment away. The other thing is that if a dam gives way, there’s less built up energy behind it, reducing the risk of a big blowout.
I love what you have done with your property Brian. My first question is how do you keep your Dog safe from rattlesnakes? Also how do you procure water? I have been following Bob for quite a while now and his videos are inspiring.
Love your place! Please keep those trees to help your land store water. Also im not sure if you want to get the wind blowing. Lots of permaculture desert designing you want to block the wind and help build soil. Im in quartzsite and if not to far from me id live to give you some free permaculture tups for designing your land
So impressive Brian! I've been a long time viewer of both your channel and Bob's channels - it's been a real privilege to follow both your journeys! Thanks for sharing your homestead and your plans.
@10:33 the rock dam and the sediment build up, looks like clay with that cracking, would be great for building a cob oven or perhaps larger cob structures. Great property!
This is kind of what I'm doing. Spent some time in a pickup camper on the back of a truck, then plopped it down on a cheap piece of property that was owner financed
Brian! You are the perfect person to have purchased that land so much so that I'm sure the land is happy to have you and will continue to bless you many times over.
Excellent video, but at your elevation don't you get snow and freeze that makes it not possible to grow lemons and oranges? What is your location please? What is your growing zone number?`Thank you Robert
Brian, ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! How often do you change the water in your hot tub? What do you add to it besides epsom salt? Filters? Thank you.. I want to build one also.😊
You're not going to have fruit bearing citrus trees at that elevation. There is a reason why all the citrus orchards were planted in the Phoenix metro area.
Would like 👍 to see you put in a Walipini greenhouse! Perfect for the desert 🏜 and than put a aquaponics system inside of it ! You use 90% less water 💧 doing aquaponics you can grow fish 🐟 with fruits and vegetables inside the Walipini greenhouse and it will stay warm all year you can even grow fruit trees inside of it like bananas ,dragon fruit etc and you can look into harvesting your own rain 🌧 water also ,add a bigger solar farm buy used way cheaper solar panels from SanTan Solar I do ,just some ideas 💡 😉
I believe that is a pithouse foundation from the basket maker period. Lithic flakes and absence of pottery sherds. They used to use rock gardens like those for their gardens the large rocks shelter the earth from the sun and retains more water. You should seek out those areas and plant melons, beans, squash and sunflowers. Also enjoy the piñon. I’m jealous, keep up the good work.
My only problem was he said HOA. If the wrong people get put in charge things can change fast. I’m looking a 18 acres I rural Alabama with no restrictions or permits. You stay 8 feet from the property line and build anything you want. 18 acres is $38,000. But it’s within 45 minutes of a major hospital and a hour to an airport. Plus the winter is mild in Alabama. They hardly see snow. And it’s pretty warm in the winters. Water rights are not a thing. If water run through your land it’s yours. You can dam it up and build a lake. The only permit they require is the driveway culvert $35. It’s for 911, you buy the culvert and the county puts it in and logs it for 911. 🇺🇸🦅
Are you harvesting rain water from your trailer cover? I would get a few chickens right away. They're easy to take care of, and eggs are a powerhouse of nutrients! But with your eagle, you'll need them covered.
Oh my heavens!! This is a jackpot interview/video. Incredible homestead Brian. How wonderful, and just so interesting. I’m sure there could be 8 more parts to this beautiful property and all that has been done. I’m a regular follower of you both, and always love the content. I’ve got about two more years of prep work, and my pups and I are hitting the road. First on the list is Arizona and I can hardly wait. If I’m blessed I will meet one or both of you somehow. Keep these super stories coming and take good care. And Brian, I’m sorry about your Sierra, but we all know she could not have lived a better life. You gave her everything! And congratulations on your new baby girl❤ Looking forward to watching her grow with you. Thank you Bob!!😊
GOALS GOALS GOALS! 33 at the time of writing and this is a dream. Wondering how I can do this when I’ve worked lower end income jobs and have no intention of going corporate. Good luck to all trying this out, this should definitely be more accessible 🌲
Food independent in Arizona? If that was possible, would the southwest still be so undeveloped? With so many abandoned homesteads? If it is possible, you seem like the guy who could do it!
Brian ; Congratulations on successfully cultivating your property! Blessings to you and many more years of peace and happiness 👏👏👏property is looking great 👍
Thank you Bob for the second part video Brian definitely is a man with a plan and an inspiration and that he shows that there is hope for people to live their life on their terms and not the rat race of what's the rest of society does thank you again Bob and Brian for the great content that you give to help so many of us that need hope and encouragement 💪✌
Brian makes the decision making process sound so easy, but really it takes knowledge & vision of which he is very blessed! Thank you both for this inspiring video!
Wow I love this! I would love to have property there. He’s doing a great job. Goats would be a great addition and chickens are so easy to raise. Wonderful, wonderful!!!
@@michaeltaylor4984 😊 SOooo true. PLUS add wire overhead = birds of prey also like chick-filets! Also wonder about orange / lemont trees in cold temps up there.?? Great video, such motivation /determination & its contagious😊😊❤ HAPPY TRAILS from NM
