You all need to watch his video on thriving as an introvert. 😁 This is not the way we all should live, idyllic as it is for him. People are wired differently, and some people would be bored out of their tree living this way 🤯
More and more people are choosing this lifestyle. This is exactly my dream! You don’t need anything else! My grandparents lived like this and I dearly miss those years! This modern life is depressing...not for me.
I must say, it's heartening to find someone who doesn't constantly post. The gaps make the updates all the more sweet. I swear some outdoor and homestead channels are more interested in the attention and money than the tasks at hand.
I follow a couple homesteaders in the States who are both couples. They work their tails off & put out excellent quality content. Each has been at it for 10 yrs & never post fluff but do post more frequently. Always educational & useful info from them but I suppose more hands make light the work. That said, I love Daniel’s vlogs & that he doesn’t fill them w/fluff. There are a lot of good ppl on YT & I’m grateful for their content whenever they’re able to post. It’s nice to join their journeys.🌀
what do you mean more interested in attention and money ? strange comment. I dont think their work are fluff at all. None of them. Mossy talk alot too.
You have bulked out a bit and look supremely healthy and relaxed now. Your knowledge is now enough to keep you going independently with just casual help from volunteers as you spread your wings further in the use of the landscape. Best of all you are in tune with nature and adding to it rather than the 'civilised' worlds destructive practices. Well done and all the best.
John North 🤣🤣🤣✨it’s all the beer 🍺 he drinks he’s often seen in the local pub trying to chat up the barmaids with promises of making them famous, he’s about as self sufficient as Boris Johnson and still claiming Universal credit or beer tokens as he likes to call them.. he also told my cousin and her school friends that he looks like Joe wicks except he’s a real man ✨🤣🤣🤣🤣✨🌼🌞🌼✨
The way to move pigs is not with a leash, just train them to follow you when you shake a bucket of food! The sound of shaking the bucket quickly becomes associated with food, and then they will follow you wherever you want them to go. :)
Hah! I have tried the bucket method, but the problem is the route takes the pigs directly alongside all my vegetable rows, so they kept getting distracted. Perhaps they just need a bit more training! :)
I work for a theme park in Orlando, Florida, USA but sometimes, in the middle of a busy day I think “I wonder what’s happening at Mossy Bottom today.” I love your videos and they are even more special because they are spaced apart. Thank you for sharing all of this!
Getting rid of any lower damaged leaves on your brassicas will also help keep the slug damage down, mint, sage and thyme are also good at repelling some pests. Another little tip is companion planting carrots and onions as the onions will repel carrot fly. Homesteads looking amazing mate, all the best. 👍
I am so sad when your video is over. I could watch you all day. You make me feel so relaxed and at ease and your life is something I aspire to. Currently I only have a tiny suburban garden with literally like 5 small trees and a half dozen raised beds. But you keep my dream alive. Thank you. Please post as much of these as you can. Love your videos. 💕
I’d love to see places where my ancestors lived. My Dad was German & Irish. Gramps (my great grandfather) was 100% Irish. I adored him. He was 101 when I was 3 & he was 5 years old when NV became a State, during the US Civil War. I wish I’d been older. He was such a wonderful man.
Your farming techniques remind me of the ways my grandfather utilized the land here in southern Vermont. He grew up in Ukraine, very poor but very skilled at growing things. He emigrated to this country in 1915 at age 20 and really enjoyed his farming activities. He kept bees, fruit trees, chickens, pigeons and grew wonderful vegetables. Your enchantment with your environment reminds me so much of him. I also want to comment very positively on your narrative skills. Your voice is perfect for your topics and takes me back to time I spent with my grandfather when I was a child growing up in the 50's. Keep up the good works! You are an inspiration. Steve S.
Hi, they run beekeeping courses in Mohill, Leitrim & Longford Teagasc centres each February. It costs about 50 euro. Other Counties do too, but they’re the ones I know about. Good luck, you’re doing a fascinating job!
Hello, I loved the update, thank you for sharing. Mossy Bottom is looking gorgeous, congratulations. I would love to see an update on the granary, the cottage, a caravan tour and also learn how you cook the vegetables, and what do you do with them in general. Seeing the vegetables out ot the earth would be awesome too. Again thanks for sharing and congratulations on your wonderful homestead!
I'm filming all the work on the granary too. I'm currently pointing all the stone walls in preparation for a new floor. It will definitely become a video one day. :)
And another unintentional ASMR- Creator. You bring every watcher into a state of presence, compassion and love just by being you. Do you have any idea how magical that is? 🐶
You have been an inspiration for me. Right now iam saving as much money i can to buy land on my country, Portugal and then apply some of the advises you give here! Keep up with this amazing content! :)
Pigs are easily trained by getting into a routine of moving them. But first put their shelter on sleds, so it slides along the ground, prepare new area. You can use winches/anchor to pull the shelter from one area to another. Train the pigs using food and to keep them at the desired location while moving shelter and other stuff. The pigs are very smart to be trained.
I'm from Mayo but live in Australia now. I must admit I really had my doubts about how you would go when I saw your first videos. You have done really well. The place has come on amazing. Great work
I was dead tired. Ready to sleep. I forget to shut my computer down. I saw Mossy Bottom uploaded. OK, just one minute into it, I will watch it tomorrow....... after 20 minutes "That's all? Is it over?". Good night!
How is the cottage coming along? I hope you are planning a video on that soon. You have achieved so much, you must be really proud, it’s looking great and you look the picture of health. Look forward to the poly tunnel vid.
I have had a similar experience this year. I actually enjoyed being able to stay home more and focus on my American Irish homestead too. Although there will always be tweaks, I feel like I'm close to have the major things done. It's a good feeling. And yes, while things were falling apart around us, our family was not really affected at all. So glad to be living this life for many reasons!
Absolutely outstanding. You seem to have progressed and achieved so much in a relatively short time. Love the cabin,class. Obviously your high intelligence is a bonus,but your humility and logical,methodical approach is key to your success and also brilliant presentation . Respect. Thank you for such excellent viewing. Regards Gareth Wiltshire UK. Gratitude. Quality.
Thank you. How lovely everything seems. Hard work without doubt but beautiful. I admire the range of your skills and knowledge. What a long way the place has come in such a relatively short time. Really enjoyable to see. All the best to you.
For moving the pig house and pigs (as well as hundreds of other jobs) it might be worth investing in a 60s or early 70s tractor with a three point linkage fork lift. Easy to maintain and cheap to run!
I'm in awe of the amount of work you've put in, building that cabin alone must have been a huge undertaking. Glad to see its all coming together. I hope our fine autumn continues so you can enjoy a gradual wind down to winter (those greens and spuds look delicious).
Well, that was BEAUTIFUL! WHAT 'ABUNDANCE' you enjoy, on soOOoo many levels. The guest cabin is GORGEOUS! The heavy pig shed, might be a bit easier to move if you attach two eye hooks on both sides of the shed in order to place moving straps or rope. It would stabilize the move and make the load easier to manage. The slugs, I have seen a woman place her slug-prone veggies in raised beds, in order to string copper wire on the edges and then the slugs were no longer a problem. Thanks for sharing your wonderful homestead with us. Health and God Bless you n' yours!
Oh that’s more like it, the hair suits you well! Slugs hate coffee grouts and sand helps. Gorgeous cabin, well done! I’m half way through and hoping you’re going to mention the cottage renovation?..
I'm always happy when a new Mossy Bottom video comes out. Keeping bees sounds like an awesome idea, I can't wait to see how it works out for you. Best of luck!
So lovely to see how your plot is progressing. You look healthy and happy and so do the animals. Thank you for sharing and for the tips, I will definitely be growing dwarf sunflowers next year. You’ve done amazing things in just two years. Much love from Wirral, UK.
Garden looks absolutely gorgeous and those dwarf giant sunflowers are a genius solution. If all goes according to plan I will be able to plant my own proper garden next spring. Wish you all the luck with your smallholding. Can't wait to see more of your lovely piece of Ireland. Love from Leinster
Glad to hear from you! Can see every waking moment has been fully occupied. Beautiful! Learned a poem once long ago, some lines about a king who was bored, dilatory and vastly unhappy and was told he “would be happy if he slept one night in the shirt of a happy man...” turned out to be a farmer, much like you, who owned that shirt...😬💕
Amazing what you have accomplished! Your vlogs have been informative and a wonderful form of escapism during this period of isolation & the long recovery from COVID-19. I find myself anxiously awaiting each new installment- the anticipation is lovely. Thank you👏.
You look much more healthy and vibrant man, no surprise there. I'm 21 years old and hope to buy a home in the west of Ireland too by the time I'm 25! Much to learn
I love the Borage, Comfrey and Nasturtium patch, great idea for the bees! Maybe you could add some Calendula in there too. The cabin looks fantastic, I love the tree detail on the front. Looking forward to the polytunnel video! We've had our tunnel for three years now, best thing we ever bought, especially when the weather is wet and cold. Although the garden shredder comes a close second, the material it creates is so useful. Congrats on all the progress you have made! Very inspiring.
I have started watching your videos a few days ago, Very inspiring to watch, I have been in Australia 9 years and definitely feel the urge to come home. Ireland is truly beautiful and magical. Thankyou for all that you do, Many blessings on your journey
Your mild winters and year-round cultivation is such a blessing! Here, we can expect a minimum of 4 months of below-freezing temps along with 12 feet of snow. The green earth and all of its abundance becomes a distant memory.
I really enjoy your videos , they are so peaceful and informative to watch, so well made and I must say that I admire the choice you made in life following your heart and how right in doing it you were! And, by the way, your hair is just beautiful, please don’t cut it! 🙂
My father recently introduced me to your first few videos, and then this popped up in my recommendations. Absolutely spectacular progress! I've been slowly patching together a small farm for several years now and am loving the advice. Thank you, and keep up the superb efforts. ^_^
Such a great success and wow, how far you have journeyed to reach this point. Bravo to you for all your hard work. Do you ever have escaped chickens? I noticed that your coup fence is quite low compared to mine, I have escapees all the time. Love the climbing frame you have made for them. The lodge looks great, looking forward to seeing the footage. Keep well and all the best from here in parched SW France 🇫🇷😊🌿
The fence is actually 5ft, I was just standing on a bit of a hill there! To be honest, they rarely escape (Elvis used to occasionally) and if they do, they just tend to stick by the fence as I don't think they like wandering from the flock. :)
We love that you back and your well you and Mossy we love you both.We love Ireland 🇮🇪 we love to see what you are up to .So we will keep watching we are so envious you’re young we’re older and have commitments all the best all for now .🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🇮🇪🎵☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️🌃🌃🌃🌃🌃🌃🌃
I think you're right that being shy and introverted are separate things. So happy to see someone living a way of life I hope will be available to everyone someday.
Wonderful and inspiring demonstration of human intelligence interacting with natural processes. It's a joy to see this little piece of Earth lovingly nurtured and developed and to share the excitement of such things as finding a new method of moving a fat pig. Genius at work.
So wonderful to see you back! The cabin is beautiful and your flower forest a wonderful gift for all the pollinators. Can't wait to see your building videos. Your gardens are always an inspiration. We live in a very hot-summer climate and envy your cool weather garden. We did, however, missed seeing Moss in the background. We love his interaction with you.
Daniel after years of trialing, our 12 hives of honeybees work best with polystyrene hives. (Note: Bees take a half day out of your summer weeks for your scheduling..!) I know, not the best environmentally, but if yields AND health of bees are paramount. Consider yourself invited to Dorset to see them at work (we sell them too - another earner for you?) as well as the accompanying full flower and veg garden and planted up for them. Best of luck and congratulations on keeping so many happy with your videos Anna
I love the flower forest🥳👍🏽...my tiny garden is rammed full of all kinds of flowers n herbs to draw in the beneficial insects....I plant veg randomly inbetween. It's like a veritable orchestra re buzzing n humming. I love it. Folk tell me its untidy🥴. I absolutely love how far the farm has come on and the tiny house looks beautiful..the tree carved in the front rafter!!💖👏 Fabulous. xxx
Hello my friend, I haven't stopped in for a long time and I can see you have done a magnificent job of creating a hobby farm paradise. I have a niece who moved to Nova Scotia with her husband and 4 children and within a year after their first home purchased another in which enabled them to farm. They have goats, pigs, rabbits, ducks and soon to have a horse or two. She gardens and has a home based business, this lifestyle that keeps the family happy, busy and enjoying adventure after adventure. I am so pleased with what you have accomplished so far. Wishing you the best of luck in all your adventures in an Irish paradise. Take care.
wow, your land is so beautiful! I love hearing all of the info about planting and how to raise the animals. I grew up on a farm and learned a lot and then later majored in biological sciences and education and it's fascinating what we learn! I hope your harvest has been great!
Hey Dan, nice to see a new video. I know the drain of editing, I'm behind on my stuff too! I'm building first before I do the planting. Great to have your videos for reference 👍
hi you did a famulous job on building of this first building. Great JOB. your winter garden looks awesome...a great harvest... will need to relisten, going to get ready for bed...God Bless, Sherry :)
Great hearing your doing so well..irish weather and busy life suiting you..you are a natural when it comes to growing and farming ..you must be the envy of a covid ridden population sich as we have here in london ..may the high road go with you always..you are doing your bit for mother nature
Thank you for letting me live vicariously through your adventures. I've been pursuing so many of these habits my life long, but at 55, I'm beginning to cool off. It is so fun seeing your path and successes. Please don't stop sharing what you endeavor to create. I am living through this!
Create a temporary race to move your pigs along. This is a moveable or easily dismantled fence or tunnel and entice the pig with its favourite food. As the pig moves into the race block off the entrance and entice forward. Then as the pig moves bring the back section of the tunnel/race forward and remember to keep bringing the entrance block forward as well. No lifting of pig, no stress etc.
Daniel, I was just thinking about you and how Mossy Bottom was getting on just the other day. Delighted to see a new video notification. Can't wait for the upcoming vids on polly and the cabin... Also your stone cottage! Everything looks fantastic, what an amazing job you do. Still saving up my pennies but hoping to buy some property in the next year to get my smallholding dream on the go. All the best and take care x
Aww so lovely to see you again and have an update... I must say I do like you with longer hair it suits you x x those new duck additions are cute and the cabin looks good too x x take care and I look forward to the next update x x
i looooove your channel !! this is literally the blueprint once im out of uni, very very very impressive and inspiring. the growth since your first video is insane !!!
You use the sunflower seeds for bread making. We need a video on how you shuck the seeds and how to use them for bread! Pig house suggestion: put a set of ski shaped runners on the bottom so you can drag it.
Slugs: Mix of half water, 3/8 milk and 1/8 vinegar. Spray lightly and often (daily at the beginning when they seedlings are small) and spray around borders. Cheap, natural and effective.
Wonderful to see you are doing SO well! I really like your video style and your style of posting - less frequent and therefore larger updates. It's very comforting to see your life is really able to continue along its path unaffected by all this stress and difficulty out here (I live in the US). Wow, you've really accomplished a lot. After this you just start reaping more and more from these systems you've gotten in place. I live in sunny Tucson, Arizona, and it's been a really wretched summer. We had seriously only 2 rains, when this is supposed to be our rainy season. It made me basically have far more pest pressure and I lost many crops and felt very disheartened. Well, I took a break and now I've just put in 60 winter greens starts I grew from seed so it's very much looking forward to the next chapter and hoping for a lovely winter growing season here. Congrats and I look forward to seeing more!
So glad I’ve discovered your channel......lovely to see someone calm & knowledgeable, without being a ‘ presenter’. I’m down to only one chicken now, but she’s very happy on her own. What a fantastic place you have 👌 I’m now about to binge watch the rest of your vids 😍
