We Said Ask Us Anything...and YOU DID! 

Here is a link to the book, Nourishing Traditions: amzn.to/4bJ3oII

I am dumbfounded at your art. Speechless. Most of us aren't as good at one thing, as you are brilliant at many! I'm drooling a bit! Any, on a different note....my husband and I lost a few pregnancies, and the worst was at 5 months when we actually held our little baby. So, yes, having Noah is a gift indeed. I don't say this to be bring on sadness at all. Like you said, I also believe things happen for a reason. And I am soooo happy for you two to have your son and to be such good parents to him.

It’s so nice to see “normal” people on RU-vid. Y’all are a great couple. ❤

Did I almost cheer when you mention sunscreen and seed oils? 😁 I have found this out myself. No seed oils for 8 years, no sunscreen and no sunburn. I enjoyed the video and getting to know you and Emilie better. I found that we have even more in common than gardening. ☺️

The books nourishing Traditions an the makers diet saved my life. At 40 I was diagnosed with crohn's. Took me 10 years but my immune system is well. No medication for 25 years. I am 75 an still working in the garden. God Bless all

Bravo on the sunscreen issue…also, bravo on the seed oil issue…👍🏻👍🏻

I'm an avid organic gardener in Zone 9 here in Texas on the Gulf Coast...I also ride horses, train dogs...basically out in the sun a lot! I'm 67 years young, with fair skin and red hair. I have NEVER worn sunscreen. My dermatologist (I go for annual skin checks) is totally baffled as to how/why I don't have wrinkly skin and/or cancer. I eat a very 'earthy diet'.... lots of veggies, fruits, EV olive oil, nuts, eggs.... very little manufactured food. I also don't eat a lot of meat (I do like sardines). ;-) I 1000% believe our food over the last 50 years has introduced the cancer, diabetes, and other diseases we see so much more of these days. Thank you for being willing to be open! Blessings from Texas! 🤠🤠🙏🙏🤠🤠

My husband and I are boring too. We just love being at home together. Our home is our happy place.

Nourishing Traditions is the only cookbook I have read cover to cover. I met Sally Fallon and she autographed it for me, lol. We are fortunate to have 200 acres in WI, a big garden and raise Bison, chickens and more. My respect for you has increased greatly b/c you mentioned that book.

How very generous and gracious of you to be so transparent about your lives, your RU-vid channel, just YOU. I love your art and have a heart for art too. You are more my favorites for these things. And Noah is indeed a blessing and a joy to learn about. God bless you in all you do and share, and teach. Love to you from central California. Im grateful that you are “there” teaching, sharing, loving on your audience.

Love all your channels. You keep it real, open and down to earth. Not afraid to show the ups and downs. Bless you all.

Thank you for inviting us in.😊

I love hearing all your answers! I can see why you got the degree you did, your artwork is good! Oh! My mom is CONVINCED that skin cancer is caused by sunscreen. She's like, "There weren't skin cancers like so frequently occur now before sunscreen was heavily promoted!" Edited to add: I don't REALLY like lives. Usually, the feed just isn't excellent. I mean, it's cool to have real-time conversation but... My preferred alternative is a premiere where the channel host can chat live while the video is playing.

Your artwork is amazing. I can see how your garden design is just a part of that creative soul you have. Thanks for sharing

Emily don't sell yourself short! You're a great role model for all women. I'm always amazed by the women behind the scenes in a lot of videos. Just because we don't see it, doesn't mean the work isn't being done. You guys make a great team. Hugs to all the chickens!!

YAY! Emilie is there!

In response to the woman who has bad back and knees. I have very painful back and knees and I started container gardening and sitting in a chair to take care of the plants. It worked beautifully!! Awesome video guys. I loved hearing all about you.

FYI, not all of us can go without sunscreen, but there are much less toxic options. I burn easily. Lots of burns as a kid even wearing shirts at the beach (before there was sunscreen). I learned the hard way about overcast days and got a go to the burn unit burn where my legs turned black as a teen. Two yrs ago they took a chunk of my arm to malignant melanoma. My pale Irish and Norwegian skin can’t spend more than 15 mins without burning after 10 am in the summer. I think I may have been born a vampire or something! lol. So for those like me I encourage checking out sunscreens approved by the environmental working group, vs the drugstore stuff full of chemicals.

I was born and raised in San Diego, Ca. My son and I left family, friends, and all things and moved to Texas. Loved Texas for 4 years. We moved to Knoxville, TN last year. We absolutely love it here. San Diego is beautiful but not worth the cost! My health is so much better here stress wise. Other than missing family and friends, my life is great! 3b 2ba 2 acres under $300k!!. 😊

Hallelujah for someone else who thinks the sun is good for you! All things in moderation. ❤

Oh my goodness I am so happy to see your paintings. AWSOME!

I absolutely loved this. It was like sitting in your living room with you. Thanks for sharing. Sending love and hugs.❤️🤗🌹

You definitely made the right choice on the roof. Not only is it the showstopper of the new homestead and the channel, but it also did a world of good for Brian's confidence and overcoming fears. My husband and I are also self employed and live & work together 24/7. Don't feel self-conscious about being a "boring" couple. We are too, mostly because we are task/goal oriented. When you have a true partnership that functions smoothly, that is its own kind of happiness. It provides the stable base we both crave so that we feel confident in occasionally stretching our limits.

It was so nice to get to know you better!

Covid made people turn to gardening. I certainly did. And I glad I met you as soon as my interest turned to gardening.

I really like you both! That's why I watch your videos, you are good people. Wishing you all the best always!

Hey ya'all, Love, love, LOVE the thatched roof--gives the barn sooooo much more personality than the standard shingles would! ❤❤❤

This was so much fun. You two are adorable! Thanks so much for all the candor and laughter. Always enjoys your videos!

I agree with you 100% . I never use Sun Screen either. I never really have.. We have a Freeze dryer and Dehydrator Love them. We only cool the house with a evaporative Cooler, We grew up with them. The same with my grandparents and my husbands family. Growing your own food and raising it the healthiest imo. We have almost 5ac and I would never live in the city. I'm in the Central Valley and yes it gets hot as H*ll here. But that's what makes for good peppers, Sweet Grapes etc. The biggest thing that drives me nuts is the ChemTrails and Bs that some are pushing imo for $$. Keep the videos Coming I Love them! I'm more concerned with the RainForrest being cut down, Our oceans being Polluted, the 5G effects on us in.the long term etc. God Bless and may you all stay Healthy

Love the thatched roof! It give character. It was a good choice.

speaking of the Great Depression, my husband's parents came from Ukraine and when he visited there several years ago his family was still in the 'village' making wooden wheels for horse-drawn carts. And they would have no idea if anything bad happened in the city. And my grandparents homesteaded in Northern Ontario way back and my grandfather bought a portable sawmill and helped folks clear their acres. Many decades later my husband and I bought 30 acres and cut logs and built out own cabin from them and when on from there and put in vegetable gardens, compost bins, a small greenhouse, etc. I know my grandparents are watching. As yours are watching you. Do you think it would be a combination of a small chuckle and a huge smile of proud joy? That's how I feel.

So, I would suggest that every animal you have get used to "Normal" things ... ear checks, stool checks, temps at the bare minimum no matter what animal. Cats and dogs need to be exposed to bathing at NO LESS than 8 weeks, preferably after they've had their first immunizations. Make bathing a good experience with treats while they're young. Chickens need regular checks. Bovines need regular health checks and annual preg checks if you're breeding them. One needs to learn to flip pigs for their annual exam whether for 4H or selling at auction. There's an art to keeping pigs from making all that noise and it starts with knowing how to flip them. Get down at ground level, take the two legs furthest from you. Grab, and pull, and they will be flipped on their back. Oddly, they go silent. Catatonic almost. NO squealing. Just cationic. No noise and they're still at least for long enough to do what you need to. Learn to flip a pig and you won't have to deal with all of the squealing.

I enjoyed getting to know you both better. You guys are so cute together.

Enjoyed your video! I think it’s fabulous when people “keep it real” which in the several months I’ve been watching is exactly what I’ve seen. 😉 Life, homesteading, gardening, etc all have the ups and the downs. Despite owning our own business, I’ve committed to making more time to have a successful garden. I just bought your book a few weeks ago, Brian, and am excited to implement the companion planting! 🎈🎉🎊

I disagree what comes to sunscreens, but I can have peace as long as everyone does their informed decision in what's healthy for them. I burn in 15 minutes in the sun and I have to wear sunscreen on my face during summer every day. My mum has had skin cancer growth removed from her nose a couple of times and that's the place that hits the sun most frequently. She didn't wear sunscreens a lot and 10 years ago she even questioned if sunscreens are safe. I was horrified then but after she got those growths removed I never said to her "I told you so". I think she knew herself that all those 70 years in the sun had damaged her skin permanently. I do everything to protect my skin from skin cancer. I wear broad hats, I wear European and Asian spf50 sunscreens, I wear protective clothing, I restrict the time spend outside when the UV index is the highest, seek shade.... I whole heartedly believe in protecting the skin from the sun, and educate people around me whenever needed. I can't say anything about seed oils linked to skin cancer because this is the first time ever hearing about it, but I've done keto in the past and have heard that seed oils increase low level inflammation in the body. I would wish people would do more than avoiding seed oils to protect themselves from the UV radiation, but that's everyone's own choice, and I respect that.

You want spaces that bring you great joy when you are in them and that is wonderful! I love what you guys do and I'm so blessed that I stumbled onto the channel.

I agree You Tube is a game changer on many platforms, not just gardening.

Excellent!!! I’d love to hear more about your eating choices, I too believe our diet holds the key to disease…. especially our wheat! Okanagan University in B.C. is doing a study to find out why a person that is Gluten sensitive here can go to Europe and eat all the bread they want without symptoms of Gluten intolerance. What are we doing to our food?!! I really appreciate your knowledge! Thank you so much👍 Brenda🇨🇦ZN4

Brian … you just changed my outlook on everything!!! I have been thinking (never out loud) about what would happen to us if the economy collapsed. Trying not to worry about it, but honestly, worrying about it a little. Your story about your grandparents not knowing that there was a Great Depression gives me so much PEACE! I do my level best to stay unplugged from the “news” cycle and make sure that my family has real and clean food to eat. I hope and pray that if something catastrophic happened to our economy in this nation, I can be like your grandparents. ❤

This is so great getting to know you both a little better. Thank you for sharing.

I think you should do a gardening book that goes into all the care, planting, harvesting, etc of different types of plants (or different types of gardens) but using a combo of personally created art and photos that you took. I think it would be distinctly you and could be a mini series that you end up making a large book with them all later on.

Dogs don't need their nails cut if they have room to run. (Don't tell the city folk. They get jealous 😉) Bella is a treasure.

Thank you for opening your home and heart. I’m not a fan of live stream. The quality of video is never as good as recorded and editing is a lifesaver.

My dad was a carpenter who worked outside his entire life. Like you, he never felt the need to wear sunscreen. When he was younger, it just wasn’t a thing, and when he was older he figured there was no sense in starting after so many years without it. So anyway, he got skin cancer. 😢 Be careful out there.

I totally forgot how Brian proposed. I knew it was at Disney, but I couldn't remember the rest. I totally agree about the people up north...it's one of the reasons I don't visit often. I think I count as one of the non-snooty people you met, right ;-) Love you guys, so happy for all of your accomplishments. You deserve the best!

Love to hear you are starting to can. I absolutely love having my shelves full of food from our garden that I canned.

I have said for years where did the 'G' in HGTV go?😠 Thanks for doing your channel. Your English cottage chicken coop rivals The Wonderful World of Disney, it's magical. 😍

P.S. Please hear this in the loving way it is meant: I wish you would say that you battle anxiety, not that you "have" anxiety. You are not broken and infected with anxiety. You struggle with anxious thoughts/feelings/emotions, but you fight against believing they can control your lives. Thanks, in love!

This was fun. Thanks

Great session guys

Love your art! Great work!

Great! Love the livestream. ❤

Love you guys!

Thank you for being so honest. I really enjoy your channel.

This was awesome guys, thanks for sharing!

I am SO glad to hear someone else defend the exposure to the sun! I don’t use sunscreen either. I look forward to knowing about your nutrition traditions! The book you referenced about nutrition sounds wonderful 😊

Loved this!🎉

Great video! We lived in the city on a .25 acre and I had a small garden. I use to grow anything & everything just because I could. I wanted more land, just because I wanted us to have a purpose as we got older. Two yrs ago, we moved to a rural (city border) area with dirt roads and on an acre. I expanded my garden and only grow things we eat. Except for kale, I grow that to give my animals. We now have 41 fruit trees, all but two potted. Three dogs, 3 lambs, 1 pig, 14 chickens, 2 ducks, 1 goat (second goat coming soon) 1 turkey & lots of gophers & wild bunnies. I LOVE it! I really love the inspiration you put out.Thank you!

You should write a book that teaches people how to design and build their fantasy theme gardens!

Appreciate this video. You both are amazing. Thanks for sharing!!

I cant get over how your construction skills have grown. I think its just that you have the nerve to tackle it. I love all your visions and cant wait to see them evolve. If you do another Q & A: I also watch a lot of you tube videos. Who are your top 3 or 4 people you follow?? Regarding live stream: I enjoy watching you on my schedule. (I am on the east coast) When I have seen live stream i feel there is a lot of down time as the person reads the questions. They may not ask the best question because the just see what flies by at that moment. This is better. You can be selective.

Loved this. Great video.

Thank you for sharing about your lives!

What a great video….. thanks to both of you.

Thank you!

Awesome video!!!

Thank you for this excellent video. Take care and carry on!

Great Q & A and yes to the livestreams 🙂

Absolutely perfect! Love seeing and hearing you talk about some ups and downs.

I loved this video!! So fun!! 😊

Great Video! You guys are so cute. Thank you for sharing yourselves with us!

SWEET love you guys

On other channels I haven’t been a fan of live streams. People ramble too much and get lost in the weeds. I love videos that are to the point and live stream doesn’t do that.

Hi again Emily, I forgot to tell you that the bowl of ice cubes was applied once a week during the months of Dec and Jan. Eight times or so and I did have big beautiful pink peony flowers, I think the variety was called Dr. Fleming. One thing about the flowers that I didnt like was they dont hold up very well in a vase. I stopped cutting them and just enjoyed them on the plant. Im in a similar climate as you up here in Sonoma Co. Good luck !!

I’ve enjoyed all your videos and have learned a lot from. Thank you for your openness in the good and the struggles. Would really enjoy a video on your healthier eating and exercise habits.

Love the thatched roof! So worth it❤️

Loved this video. You are an amazing artist, paintings are drop dead gorgeous!!

Thank you so much for sharing. I can talk for others that we see you guys as family. Take care

You guys make an awesome team! Thanks for sharing and answering all our questions! :)

Really enjoyed watching this, so much great advice and you two seem very happy and comfortable together 💕

I love how you and Emilie get along... just like my introverted husband and my introverted self!😊💙💚

I loved this and all of your other videos!!! ❤

Thank you for sharing so much. I never miss a video and you have inspired me to step up my gardening game. I have given your book as a gift many times.

I loved this video so much!

Hi Brian and Emily, I've really enjoyed getting to know you both better in this video, thank you for sharing with us and so nice to see more of you Emily(hope I spelt your name right). Brian, if you want to "step outside and feel you're in England" just go stand in the rain for a while😅 Sometimes it feels like it will never stop at this time of year!! Sending you love from a soggy island ❤

Hi guys. I loved this. Thanks for sharing a part of your life with us.

Excellent video, and honest answers 😊

This was a great video good to see you Emily for so long on a video ❤❤

Love your paintings Brian! Fun to get to know you guys. Thanks for sharing your garden knowledge

Thank you for sharing your personal life with us.

WOW! I had no idea you were such an outstanding artist!!!

Amazing artwork!

Thank you so much for this live! Love to learn more about the couple behind this amazing channel. I have learned so much from you. What are your thoughts on vertical gardening?

Thank you for the link on the book and all the answers to our questions. A live streaming video at the end of the gardening year to discuss everyone's successes and failure would be great.

Your art is amazing!

I really enjoyed the video,you guys are so down to earth,Hugs from Nebraska!!!

Thank you for sharing parts of your life with us. I’ve really enjoyed your channels over the years. I especially love how open and down to earth you are. You keep things real, always connecting with your viewers ❤

Love this video. Good to find out more great things about you and Emily. Feels like your more like family now. Not that you didnt before. But this jtst makes you feel closer.

So enjoyed this video with both of you. Thanks for being real. Look forward to all future videos on both channels! 😊

Your artwork is gorgeous!!!