Her Backyard Garden in the City is Feeding Her Neighborhood (Vonnie's Homestyle Cafe)

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Yvonne has lived on the same 2 block radius for her entire life. As a girl, she had dreams of having her own homestead out in the country. But when her family was at risk of loosing their home, she paid for it out of her own pocket, leaving her savings for her dream back to zero but as a home owner. She has battled cancer, twice, but has continued to find peace and resolve in her backyard garden. Through the years the garden has expanded and now is feeding not only herself, but her family and her neighbors. Yvonne wants to show people that you don’t have to have a lot to make a difference and things don’t need to be so complicated. She uses recycled materials she finds around the neighborhood to build most of her garden beds. Her innovative and creative abilities are easily shown through her beautiful garden!
Vonnie's Homestyle Cafe
Baldwinsville, New York
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@reginarenoude1098 Месяц назад

I have watched this several times! What a wonderful lady that shows God's love through gardening

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

Thank you!! She sure is a gem!

@anniejefferson7329 21 день назад

Neighbors helping neighbors. Like when I was a kid. Great job both of you ladies. ❤

@BreakingNewRoots 21 день назад

Absolutely!! ❤️

@juliepoolie5494 Месяц назад

I got chills when she talked about the grape vine and her neighbor. Beautiful.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

Me too!!

@FloridaGrownAdventure Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing this woman’s story with us. She has inspired me very much and I love her gentle and kind energy.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

Absolutely!! Her energy bleeds through so amazingly! She is such a great person!

@hilltophomeplace6802 Месяц назад

Wonderful visit with a sweet soul that already seems like a friend. What a blessing she is to her community. 🙏❤️

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

She’s such a blessing to everyone! Doing so much for her neighbors!

@crunchfam56 Месяц назад

Vonnie is my friend, gardening buddy and mentor and sister in the Lord. Great interview!

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

I'm so glad you have someone as great as her! She is special!

@vonniemerriam974 Месяц назад

@@BreakingNewRoots This is my gardening buddy Sandy who ventured into straw bale gardening with me post-mastectomy.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

Oh that's awesome!

@crunchfam56 Месяц назад

@@BreakingNewRoots And still at it. I have 12 bales and grow tomatoes and hot peppers. I have 2 GreenStalks. One with lettuce, kale, green beans, micro dwarf tomatoes, nasturtium, basil, and one full of ever bearing strawberries.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

wow! That's great!

@lanabisson2675 Месяц назад

Vonnies story is similar to mine.. I moved to Western Ky from Texas to be near mom to help her with Dad who had dementia... I left a job I waited to get after raising 7 kids.. I left a home with a beautiful cottage garden.. When I moved here.. My season was to help care for my dad. when he passed. I thought what now... Now I have a bigger and more bountiful garden than I ever dreamed. All because one little lady walking by my house with a walker and her little dog, told me that my flowers were the reason she got out of her house and got her exercise in.. At that time.. I was lost on my purpose..God answered my prayers and told me that day what my purpose was. since then people have stopped by to tell me how healing my garden is for them.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

That is absolutely amazing! We are so grateful to have met Vonnie and give her a platform to share her story because when we first talked on the phone. She had us inspired to find our reasoning again!

@vonniemerriam974 Месяц назад

Lana and Olivia...you both just answered my "why". God bless you both.

@lanabisson2675 Месяц назад

@@BreakingNewRoots Vonnies story touched my heart. I feel she and I are kindred spirits. I too find great joy in helping the community out with the garden, flowers and veggies. I love how she uses the garden for a healing place by giving. she is such a refreshing joy to listen to and giving God the glory for it all.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

The garden is such a great place for healing and she uses hers well!

@vanessaknight2523 23 дня назад

What an amazing woman you are Yvonne ❤ This is just amazing. My husband and I were so blessed and encouraged by this video.

@champagnegardening5182 Месяц назад

What a beautiful story. God is definitely using her. Jess was also one of the first RU-vidrs I watch many years ago.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

Yes! Vonnie is a gem for sure!

@eclecticbasil Месяц назад

She is amazing. This is also my little dream. Good for her!!!!

@hickmanma Месяц назад

You are the best neighbor ever 🥰

@lisalehmann7558 Месяц назад

Love Vonnie, God Bless

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

She is awesome!!

@vanessaknight2523 23 дня назад

Thank you to Breaking New Roots for sharing this story ❤

@BreakingNewRoots 22 дня назад

Thank you!! ❤️ Vonnie is so great!!

@vanessaknight2523 22 дня назад

@@BreakingNewRoots I've been personally blessed by her many times. She is a long time family friend ❤️

@BreakingNewRoots 21 день назад

That's awesome!!

@MrTankfarmer Месяц назад

She's quite the fighter. Very interesting and well-done video. THANK YOU!♥

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

Thank you so much! She is truly an inspiration!

@grannygranw1739 21 день назад

Hi Vonnie, you don't belong out on a big plot alone, you have to much to share with all of us!

@BreakingNewRoots 21 день назад

She is such an amazing teacher! We are so blessed to have met her in person and she hopefully will keep teaching us things as we settle into our new property!

@johnrosier1686 18 дней назад

This video kept coming up in my RU-vid feed so I finally watched it. This is a real encouragement to be creative and cobble together whatever resources you can and make it happen. Way to go with looking out for her neighbors which also results in great relationships with her neighbors too.

@BreakingNewRoots 18 дней назад

Thank you so much! Vonnie is a one of a kind human being! We appreciate her so much!

@williamgreen6889 Месяц назад

Very impressive woman, such good vibes. A very old soul. Love this.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

She is such an incredible human being!

@debralarosa353 Месяц назад

She shares my heart❤

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

She is full of so much love and it shows!

@Jetrovato62 Месяц назад

So excited to hear all the wonderful inspiration and information in this interview! Love Yvonne’s heart and her unwavering trial and error approach…. I am more excited to try again myself! Thank you for sharing your journey and caring for the people that God has brought near to you! They are blessed !

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

She is truly a person we should all try and strive to be! Just meeting her was truly amazing!

@vonniemerriam974 Месяц назад

@@Jetrovato62 that you are more excited now to try yourself is an answer to my prayer that sees would be sown into the ready soil of the hearts of many viewers! Thank you!!!

@teresaminnick2252 26 дней назад

I love this down to earth interview with this woman! I love recycle gardening. She is awesome! And don’t we All love our Jessica Sowards???

@caryoakie2003 26 дней назад

Yes we do...Jess is the best!

@vonniemerriam974 25 дней назад

@@teresaminnick2252 she's awesome for sure! Looking forward to spending time with her in NH next month!

@teresaminnick2252 25 дней назад

@@vonniemerriam974 do you have a Facebook page or Instagram? I have to tell you how this interview affected me today

@vivhall6198 29 дней назад

Hi Vonnie! I'm Viv! Thx for sharing your beautiful homestead, your beautiful heart, and the truth of the Word Of God! He blesses us so very much as we step out in obedience to Him, doesn't He? Praying for the sweet favor of the Lord to continue resting on you!

@BreakingNewRoots 28 дней назад

@vonniemerriam974 28 дней назад

Thank you Viv! May your blessing return twofold upon you!❤

@deborahmingolelli7376 Месяц назад

Beautiful backyard! Amazing story that I can vouch for

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

It really is! Her backyard was rocking out! Growing so much food in such a small space!

@anniebancroft1175 Месяц назад

Very inspirational! Vonnie's thankfulness and love for others shines thru everything she does.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

It really does! She’s such a beautiful soul! Always willing to help everyone!

@gardenswithgrace Месяц назад

So very inspirational! I’m not crying, you’re crying. 😭 Thank you for sharing this!

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

She really is! Her energy is infectious! ❤️

@dhansonranch Месяц назад

Loved this interview! Lovely yard Vonnie! And love your outlook on it all! If you were closer I'd give you a big ole hug! Thank you for stopping in to visit with her Olivia! Well done!

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

Yes! Vonnie is so great!

@barbaramccune9383 27 дней назад

This is Beautiful thank you

@BreakingNewRoots 27 дней назад

Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️

@user-jf7ns4qw2b Месяц назад

Very impressive garden! Vonnie is a friend of mine with such a great heart! Thanks for finding her and sharing her story.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

She is doing some amazing things back there and she has so much wisdom to share!

@heidiDonato Месяц назад

deffenetly near watertown

@marilynclayton3430 Месяц назад

💚

@CampfireKathy Месяц назад

Hey Vonnie! I had a blast watching you talk about your garden and life in Christ! Everything is beautiful along with you! You are a huge blessing to many with your sweet spirit! And girl, you've got the gift of gab...you need to start your own channel! I believe I heard you say you were making Keifer Cheese. I just started making Keifer and I'd love to make some cheese. Can you teach me or show me a person to watch, please! 😘😘😘

@vonniemerriam974 Месяц назад

Is that you, my Texas friend? Thanks for your kind words. And making Kefir cheese is as simple as straining out the whey from the kefir solids through cheesecloth or muslin. If you strain it for a day, you get soft cream cheese consistency. Resourceful Me drilled holes in the bottom of a plastic mesh vegetable bowl that fits perfectly into a gallon sized ice cream tub to make a cheese press. I lined it with cheesecloth. Topped it with a big plastic ricotta container lid then weighted it with my full ceramic sugar canister... 5 lbs. Turned it everyday for about 3 days til all the whey drained out, then placed it on a paper plate uncovered in my fridge to dry and harden. It gets the consistency of Parmesan tho much tangier from the kefir. Cheap and easy! Just how I like doing everything! Blessings my friend!

@teresaminnick2252 26 дней назад

She built community

@BreakingNewRoots 25 дней назад

Yes she has!

@albertnett7864 Месяц назад

Fun video.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

Thank you!!

@WickedAwesomeGardening Месяц назад

That's hilarious! Because just about that same point in 2019 I found that same video from Jessica Sowards. That might have been the second video I think the first was cantaloupe in kiddie pool, but that kicked off a major change in my life too. Same time, same woman lol! And I mention it in my interview for this channel too! 😂 Jess has touched so many lives!

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

Yes she has! So cool!!

@vonniemerriam974 28 дней назад

Yes! And I can't wait for the NE Homesteading Gathering to hug her neck yet again! Hope to see you there!

@WickedAwesomeGardening 28 дней назад

@@vonniemerriam974 I'll be there and I'll look for you! Its a small gathering so shouldn't be too hard to find each other!

@heidiDonato Месяц назад

i just started fermenting food

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

We definitely will start learning that process!

@tireddad6541 Месяц назад

And good for you and delicious. Our family is doing a little.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

We love fermented foods! Just can't wait to do it ourselves!

@heidiDonato Месяц назад

thats sorta near me

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

That's awesome!

@mainegardenguy703 Месяц назад

Let me know if yall head to Maine. I've got some unique places I'm growing food and hope to eventually homestead.

@BreakingNewRoots Месяц назад

We thought we were going to but we have decided to stop traveling full-time and are looking to settle down in North Carolina. We are still going to do farm tours and will continue our channel but you may start to see videos about us and our personal farming journey. :)

@vonniemerriam974 Месяц назад

@mainegardenguy Are you coming to the New England Homesteading Gathering in Swanzey, NH in September? I'll be there hanging with my friend Jess and plan on driving over to fish in Saco after. Really looking forward to revisiting Maine. It's beautiful and has been decades since my one and only visit!