Sarah let me assure you that all Missouri rocks and stones come from New England stock, which is a very prolific grower. Every spring New England farmers harvest a bumper crop of rocks of 100's if not 1000's of tons. Look up New England stone walls, the colonial farmers were very creative as to what to do with them
Wanted to let you know that when you are making you're jelly, you can strain your juice and store them in the freezer and ice cream buckets. Then make your jelly in the winter time when you need the heat in the kitchen. It really works well that way. You really have a beautiful farmstead. I love to see people enjoy and thrive in thanksgiving in the Lord's gifts. Blessings and protection upon you guys.
You guys are our morning program routine for our family. Every time someone asks what shows my kids watch, y'all are at the top of the list. My kids love building things and learning about all the animals!
I'm so envious of you both. You managed to escape corporate America and live such a beautiful and wholesome life off the land. I love seeing each of your new successes.
Thank u so much FOR letting me watch your Life. I might be able to do a small area ,there is just something about growing something you can eat . I have grown tomatoes,bell peppers onions. Qqin a few buckets snd the happiness I felt watching them grow and then eating was such an amazing feeling and store bought is just not the same. Thanks again fot taking me along . God Bless your family Gayle
A very busy time of year...only going to get busier. When I visited my Uncle and Aunt, who had a beef cattle farm, the most fun of the day was feeding. They had chickens and raised hogs along with the cattle. My aunt had a huge garden. She canned or froze everything. Her claim to fame was pickling. Pickled peaches, pears, apples, 14 day lime, dill, watermelon rind. Grape..red and concord jelly, Apple, white grape. Strawberry preserves, blackberry, raspberry, bosenberry, plum, cherry, and Samson preserves. Plus canning tomatoes, lima beans, black eyed peas, green peas, snap beans, corn, yellow and zucchini squash, butternut squash,. Canned sausage balls, homemade sausage, bacon, hams, and she processed a whole grain fed steer for beef. Plus about 50 chickens a year. They would grind up some cornmeal, as they grew corn for the hogs. They only had to buy a few things from the grocery. They rarely got sick...seldom a cold. They heated with wood. The home they built in 1948 was 2 story, huge kitchen, and 4 bedrooms. I expect it was near 3000 square feet. She loved doing it all. They sold the farm when my Uncle was about 75 and enjoyed the rest afterwards. Still a big garden...always. They're gone now, but fond memories fill my heart. I spent lots of time there up into my early thirties. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
I emailed this recipe to Kevin and Sarah but thought I'd put it in the comments in case any of you were interested in making it :) It's a recipe for Rhubarb Punch that's been in the family for decades. It's quite refreshing. Rhubarb Punch (recipe from 1973) 7-8 cups of rhubarb plus 3 cups of water/ simmer till tender/strain and chill add: 12 oz can of frozen pink lemonade 12 oz can of water 1/2 cup of sugar (or to taste) add large bottle of ginger ale just before serving If making individual servings mix 1 part juice to 2 parts ginger ale. Enjoy!!!
When it gets really hot you can freeze water in one gallon milk container and place it in their cage. They will lay next to it. Cools them off. FYI. My mom and I yesterday were looking at Dads sunset. She asked me if I still had her seeds. 😐I guess I have to buy more next year.
Congratulations on your Echinaceas! I noticed your Violets are doing great too! You are going to have an awesome medicinal/herb garden. Those Echinaceas and Violets will look amazing in your garden. I can't wait to see.
Shungite from Russia, easily obtainable, put into paint or put in the outside of the bee hives erradicates all mites on bees. They rub themselves on it and even take it into the hive. It is sensational what it DOES for bees..,keeps them SO healthy. Great for EMF as well. Can get it for phones, fridges, anything that needs purifying even your water, i wouldn't live without it. I put it in my electrical power box. Many applications. Never wears out...
Hi Sarah. 3 of my ND does gave birth over the weekend. I ended up with 6 doelings and 2 bucklings. The mom rejected one of the bucklings and even though I started bottle feeding, he died. But the remaining 7 kids are doing great, even the little doeling that weighed in at 1.6 pounds. She is absolutely adorable. Just thought I’d share with you
I'm so excited we recently got a trio of Silver Fox Rabbits and one of my ladies just had her first litter with us. We've never raised rabbits before so this is really exciting.
Enjoyed the video as always...farm life...it has it's challenges, but the payoff is much better! Good for the Body and Soul! We got too excited and were just sure that there would be no more frost...we planted all our cucumber, bell pepper and tomato plants, including the tall seedlings I planted out in our raised beds...then come the horrendous winds! Hubby moved his big truck, little truck and tractor in a v shape to keep the winds from shearing the tops off the plants...then we went from 90 down to 41 last night and next couple nites will be low 40's again and some next week...we jumped the gun by being so excited...hubby build hoops over top the raised beds with pvc and we struggled to get plastic over top in the winds and secure...it was a challenge and would have been good on America's Funniest Home Videos...but...we got it done...but will get warm, so off and then back on again...whew....had to re-breed our one doe that didn't take last time...hoping for some kits by 4/28 (at earliest)...our 8 broiler chicks will be ready for freezer camp on 29'th...we have a broody hen that has been sitting on 10 eggs in the coop...will see... our fruit trees are all leaving out, only 1 plum flowered and we have some fruit buds there...you guys are such an inspiration and give so much information - thanks for all you guys do!
You can grow micro-green mats for rabbit and goat feed. You can use scarps of meat over some moist wood chips in a bucket (with nail holes in the bottom) hanging over the chicken area.. will provide a steady stream of larva from flies.. This will reduce your feed bill if needed.
I believe it’s an American plum. There were a lot of them on a farm that we used to live on in Illinois. The first day in spring that the bees come out and cover the flowering trees, we call “Bee Day!”
I think you are right about the wild cherry tree after I searched pictures. That would be awesome, I didnt know they even grew wild. What an amazing place you have. My little yard has alot of wild edibles but wow you guys have so much. God bless!
If you want to keep the bees happy plant bee balm. Like most mint family plants they’ll take over the garden the second or third year but they’re easy to control - just dig them up and give them to a neighbour. And, of course, there’s a reason why it’s called bee balm.
My husband just looked up the plum tree on internet...that’s the tree y’all have...leaves and blossoms matched. We had some and made delicious plum jam.
I believe you are correct. I live in East Texas and have that same looking tree. It wasn't producing plums so I trimmed it up and the next year it started producing plums. Love it.
An easy to grow fruit that is fun to have around is wild gooseberry. My wife's parents grew them in central MO successfully. Great for cobbler's and pies. They only get 2 or 3 feet high and propagate when one of the stems touches the ground and begins to put out roots. Then just cut it away and transplant it. They freeze well and are just fun to have around. We love em.
Cant wait to see more on the silver fox. A friend of mine raised them in northern Alberta canada. She says there really winter hardy and can live outside in extreme cold with out loosing any weight. I'm hoping to get a trio or quad from her this year.
Im so jealous about all the beautiful grass. That’s our biggest problem where we are in Heber AZ. The soil is so poor and rain so scarce. I would love to have my rabbits in a tractor and know that they would love it to.
I learned everything about raising rabbits from you guys. I now have 42 breeders in 8 different breeds. I have started tanning pelts using the salt and alum method and I really like it and it's not hard at all. Beards Bountiful Bunnies on Facebook if you want to see all you helped me start. Thank you so much for your amazing videos.
Crows are so smart. My grandfather used to shoot at the crows in his corn and the crows figured out to only fly in and eat the corn when his truck was gone. As soon as he left a whole all the crows would fly into the field and eat his corn.
Very Nice! Easy trick with the larger peppers is to pull some flowers off the plant that first year. It’s a biennial plant. Love eating them, but not a good yielding crop in my garden.
Thank you for a tour of your homestead and all the things you are working on. I am a new sub so I am glad I found you in early Spring so I could have the advantage of a whole growing season. I am definitely not a gardener but I am going to try my luck this year wit some raised beds (on legs) because I am too old to be down in the dirt. Thanks for sharing your morning. have a Blessed Day.
So true about the rocks. When I was growing up, we had a garden and we had to remove each year's crop of them. Either more grew or the ones we had removed found their way back in. LOL 😂
Sam Nikole yes but the plants won’t even be able to access those nutrients. And often rocks hinder the grow rate of the plants . That’s why they are removed
Hi Kevin, it doesn't matter what the tree is, leave it. You need all the food source you can, blooms for as many months of the year as you can close to your hives keeps your bees from going hungry or having to go too far afield.
I grew up on a farm, and my husband and I used to do most of the things you are doing now when we were raising our family. We live in town now that we are older, but we will have a small garden this year and can what we get from it. I really enjoy your videos! Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us.
That tree appears to be a wild cherry. I have probably close to a hundred or so here on my Virginia farm that are in bloom now and yes, the bees absolutely love them! 🐝
Julie Mofle - yes, but here in Virginia, the cherries are very small. They are edible, but usually bitter. The pits contain cyanide, which is very toxic to humans.
@@juanitahaleyfrizzell2191 Wild cherry wine maybe? Made with plenty of sugar to supress the bitterness. I actually don't drink ...but I am old so may one day! 😂 The Bible says I can! 🤣 If they make Wild Cherry Wine, I would be honored to try it.
That wood burns well - hot too. Sometimes the wild ones pop up and get spindly and brushy and not nice big thick trunk and limbs for all night burners. We get wild cherry trees in East Texas but they don’t grow well.
I am trying your potato method in my garden too. I’m noticing the same results. Thanks for sharing this method. Your rocks might be a nice accent for your cottage garden. When you got lots of rocks make a rock wall. HaHa. 😊 Happy Gardening!!
Sarah and Kevin, I just love how thoughtful you are with regards to your animals and the way you treat them. You always seem to find ways to make their "creature comforts" a priority. Love your channel!!
Very possible that you have a Blackthorn hedge, Kevin. You should know by now because if it's fruited with those bitter blackish fruit, that will be a definite. Otherwise it could be Hawthorn that's feeding your bees in spring. Here in the UK, we have both hedgerow plants on our little rented patch. Hawthorn is also called 'Bread & Cheese' cos you can eat its young leaves, but the red berries in late summer are for wildlife consumption only. Happy days ;-)
I am so excited to add your rabbits to my rabbitry! Thank you so much for reaching out to me when you decided you weren’t going to keep them. I loved when Sarah said “all rocks are from Missouri. They are grown here.” So funny and so true. 😂😂😂
My Grandma from MO once tried to convince us we shouldn't use her car because the state had run short on rocks for the asphalt and had to use crushed glass, which made the road too slippery when it rained. I said "Grandma, there's two things MO will NEVER run out of. Rocks and cow pies!"
Prescription for crows: 12 ga with # 7 1/2 shot. You might think I'm nuts, but crows are really good eating. Don't scough until you've tried it. Bacon wrapped crow breast grilled is really good. I like it better than dove.
Loved seeing all the animals coming out this morning to eat and get milked. Loved seeing the growth of the plants, especially the echinacea WOW!. I didn't realize you guys actually GROW rocks in Missouri, 😁😉. Of I also got a chuckle out of Kevin's shirt. Much love and God Bless!
Favorite video this year. It shows all the good stuff plus galloping chickens and Sarah the Beauty Queen morphs into Hilarious Sarah From On High. Or maybe she really can grow rocks.
Appreciate your love for different animals. As per your submission for rabbits table. It's very simple to make a movable covering for all sessions. (1) Take 4 piece of condic pipes about 3:00' long. Width & breadth as you like for making conical shapes. (2) Take one piece 4"long of 3"×1.5" &4 pieces of 5":a long of 3"×1.5" (3) 4 nos of 6"to 9 " dia wheels of plastic. Then make a required holes in wood to make a conical shape. Fixed wheels on four side in wood making holes for wheels axis. Cover out side with rexin. Join bottom with small rope for easy movements.. I can't make drawing on this. For that I need email address.
We moved from Californians to Silver Fox as well. They are so pleasantly tempered, and great with the kids. Silver Fox in my experience add weight as fast as Californians. The only drawback is they will drill to China and back. If you have them in tractors, use ground mesh or a bunch of blocks in the corners!!!
Apples are from the Rose Family.........the old saying about rose plants is "Sleep, Creep, then Leap" meaning what you can expect from your plant for the first 3 years. (Year 1=Sleep....pretty quiet growth , mostly underground root growth. Year 2=Creep.......slight growth above ground. and finally...... Year 3=Leap.......plant is established with good roots and good growth above ground)
Your orchard trees will do much better if you use heavy mulch to block the grass growth around the base. Also, planting comfrey,, leeks or daffodils near the base will help them grow.
Looks like an old pear tree to me cherry trees usually have bigger flowers. . My grandparents had them in Payson.. and we used to go out to an old forgotten homestead out in the middle of nowhere on the Mogollon Rim that had them
Hi Kevin From Fisherville Ontario Canada. About your blossoming little tree. I believe it might be an Orange blossom tree. The orange blossom tree blooms every 5 years. You should smell a hint of orange if this is so. Dave
Baby goat bleats make my heart melt. I have a Nubian doeling. I wish they could stay that tiny forever! She looks like a baby deer with her long spindly legs. 🤣💜
