Haha, I love this!

Good advice provided you have straight lines on your property. I have seen a number that are oddly shaped so you need to set markers at each corner so you can get your fences as close to your lines as possible.

Even after they’ve been there 30 years, you might get a neighbor that one day decides those fence lines are not true, and starts leaving her property to mow some of yours 😵‍💫 I got that neighbor… two and a half years of her impeding imperative repairs to my deeded appurtenant easement, now she says the property line fences are wrong, it’s nuts! I hope the private nuisance, and harassment lawsuit I’m sending her, makes her just go away. She bothers everyone on the road. God is great, home made beer is good, and people are crazy!

@@beckyboman1641 I had to comment Billy Currington! Love that song!!

Mama knows!

That's a blessing!

Cool story bro

God how I wish I was moving to 122 acres...... heck, I'd settle for 5 if it were surrounded by more! Where I live its a Country town that use to be great and filled with great people.... its now full of people that use and deal drugs that have no concept of "RESPECTING OTHERS"! Even the police say that they know all about the people in my town but that its pointless to arrest them because "it never goes any further than the states attorney's desk"! As a matter of fact, because the police's hands are tied in a way, it just emboldens the people in this town to even more act the way they want (which is never "nice and polite")! I wish I had the money to move because if I did I would already be gone! Well, that's more of a "wish" than reality because actually, I'm pretty well stuck either way because my mom lives behind me and I would never leave her to deal with all this stuff on her own. I'm the only one keeping her safe from them right now. I'm the only one that they remotely fear because they know I LOVE MY 2ND AMENDMENT:) and I have security cameras (because of them specifically) all around my home that runs and records 24/7! Yet they still use every opportunity to even "poke at me" when they can (usually with loud noise, leaving their dogs outside to continuously bark, etc.)! So actually I should have said initially "God how I wish I was moving to 122 acres (AND) I could talk my mother into moving as well". See, I rolled my truck 19 times and was thrown out of the vehicle 45 feet and landed in this field they freshly plowed. I was encased in mud, it was pouring down raining, pitch black and only 40 degrees. I was paralyzed from the waist down, dislocated shoulder and a bunch of busted ribs with several burst fractures in my lower back. I kept pounding shaking so hard because it was so cold but every movement was extremely painful so I would pass out from the pain just to have the rain wake me back up and go through it all over again. One of the last times I woke up I realized the water was up to my neck, I thought I might drown and there was nothing I could do about it. I knew if I went out again I would eventually be under water so I scooped a bunch of mud behind my head to try and hold my head up as high as I could. I just accepted that it was over and was nodding out for the last time when I heard this powerful voice echo through my head like it was going through a canyon say, "YOU'VE BEEN YELLING FOR HELP FOR HOURS..... WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO CALL ON ME?"..... SOON AFTER I DID, I STARTED SEEING FLASHLIGHTS! One of the Firefighters that was there told my mom, "We were all packed up and ready to go. I was the last one getting in the truck when I started hearing like a music box type sound coming from the field. I turned on my flashlight towards it AND I SAW YOUR OTHER SON! He was covered in so much mud and water that we almost couldn't see him."! BTW, I NEVER HAD ANY MUSIC BOX IN MY TRUCK AND OUR PHONES WERE FOUND INSIDE THE TRUCK.... THEY FOUND NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MAKING THAT MUSIC SOUND! They said my body temp was 70 degrees and how I was still waking up was unheard of. They told my mom I wasn't going to make it at first, then they said he'll make it but he will never put one foot in front of the other.... well, I AM WALKING NOW (with a cane and with an enormous amount of pain BUT STILL WALKING)! My brother was in the accident and was thrown out immediately. He landed on one of the poles from the barbed wire fence my truck hit and it just about split him in half.... AND HE'S BACK TO WORK DOING CONSTRUCTION!:) They called us "The Miracle Brothers" the whole time we were in the hospital. There were many other miracles that happened from the hospital to now but I actually had a specific point I was trying to make and I guess the Lord wanted someone to read my testimony!:) I was basically just wanting to say, before the Lord had other plans :), that I'd been in a major accident that has me living with a tremendous amount of pain and stuff and if I had one wish in life it would be to live in peace in the Country somewhere where I felt I could enjoy going outside, working on building a homestead (slowly but surely) and enjoying God's creation without having to worry about getting into it with a bunch of people looking for a fight. You can't even go outside for very long before one of them starts cussing at/taunting you. There was a time in my life when I would have happily obliged them (I was really good at it too, unfortunately), but that's not me anymore. I just wish I could live in peace and enjoy the life God gave me a second chance to do right with. I really do try to do right but I am still human and the man I once was gets harder and harder to not let back in and take over for a minute or two. This really has become a nightmare of a town and I pray everyday for even a small fraction of the blessing you have! You are not suppose to covet thy neighbor, but if I were to ever do so..... YOU'D BE ONE OF THOSE "NEIGHBORS" BROTHER!:) God Bless you and yours and I really pray everything works out even better than you could hope for!

Plant five spaghetti squash the day you move in. And then do your infrastructure . A hundred squash keeps you going and only five things to water. After that, turnips. High yield and pest resistant. Beyond that, anything you want, but first plant squash.

550 rounds of .22lr is like 25 bucks. 🤣

Great point!♡♡♡

I live (and grew up) here, where the closest hospital that has any specialized services is at least four hours away. While I know it’s important, I have chosen to live far away from those services and I choose not to live in fear about it.

You can take care of most things at home

@@FieldFarmForest if need be there’s always medical airlift.

If you are living in the rural areas, you need to accept the significant risk that you may simply die in the country before you can get to definitive care. Its a matter of risk acceptance and mitigation. Consider a helicopter EMS subscription if it exists in your area - it can turn an hour trip into 20-30 min flight. Going to the local critical access hospital and hoping to transfer out may actually add hours to getting to that definitive care, particularly if the actual problem cant really be stabilized in the outlying facility.

I can’t remember who said it but “good fences make good neighbors”

@@magesalmanac6424 Robert Frost

Agree

A clear dome has the added benefits of keeping out birds and low flying drones. Plus you can pick up the whole shebang and move it to the sea floor if your neighbors start up a punk rock band or industrial welding operation. Fences suck.

This is very similar to the recipe that my mom uses. We love those pickles!!

Thanks for the recipe love me some Dil pickles

Dill even

This is what my mother did. Loved her pickles but she wasn't around long enough to teach me how, but I recall as a child watching and helping do this. 🧡

Thank you for sharing.

Lol a pine tree orchard eh Interesting...can you explain why?

Pine trees are good wind breaks, and bird shelter.

Fantastic about the trees! Hope it's going well!

YES!! Neighbors can make or break your homesteading life.

Man I’m so lucky I have the best neighbors. I live smack dab in a little town. Bout to sell and buy land but I have been blessed considering we all have 1/4 acre lots on a quiet street. Everyone is awesome

We help & get help from our neighbors ALL the time! They are great!

Yes we have wonderful neighbors! My husband helps with their projects and my neighbor lets him borrow equipment when needed. Our other neighbor has brought us over several dishes of food and I have returned the favor. They are wonderful n

I agree- in other countries, your neighbour is closer than family. Which makes sense logically, if you need anything who can get there fastest? Your neighbour!

Fellow former Paradise family here. My kids went to school there. My mom and bro lived there. We were already moved out but my brother had to RUN Glad you made it. I'll never ever forget Paradise. ❤❤💔💔💔

Amen...very true.

Lol did you spy on me? I got an unholy mess in the shed

Great point!

Coming out of Babylon 😊

Love it ❤️

Hahahaha I didn't do chickens first... I bought an orchard and the whole thing died! 🤦 I should of listened. Hahah

Love it ❤️

I ended up putting many paths in all around the property and house. Only 1/2 acre. My 2 teenagers offered to plant the vegetable seeds I had purchased. Without remembering they had never made a garden, off they went. A few days later I went to check the "garden". No sign of anything. When they came home from school, they asked if I wanted to see the sprouting garden. "SURE", I said. They led me to the nearest path. They had each taken one side of the path and sure enough, every path I had made had seedlings along both sides. I sat down on the ground and cried happy tears. All the packets were empty and waving on sticks, each in it's appropriate spot.

@@patriciamathis3191 Absolutely wonderful story. 🤗🤗🤗

Haha same here! Except a jersey lol

@@RedemptionRidgeHomestead I love the beef from Jersey Cattle. We gotta wait to get one though or our daughter will make a pet of it 😉

How many square feet of grass does your Holstein eat a month?

@@PlanetMojo call it hamburger and make sure your daughter understands from day 1 this cow will be eaten

Lol we were gonna do the same and snag a mini dexter!!!

Agree! Please, please! I hate limp pickles.

Yes please!

Add 2 grape leaves per quart

part of the secret, may be as much which variety of cucumber, as the recipe or technique.

@@blainebrodka5335 Can they be jarred grape leaves or do they need to be fresh or dried?

@Audrey Cullen No, I wish though! Currently preparing to move as house is being sold by landlord. 17 yrs here in Dublin. I would love to stay here, we will see, but I may end up home in US, as property is cheaper. I too want to be around people who are i to nature, etc. From one jackeen to another, lol🙋‍♀️

How did it go? We are doing the same thing next spring.

Teri You should do a video on your pickle recipe? They sound delicious!!! Thanks

Can you share the recipe?

Sue Magyari it’s an Old Fox Hunter Pickle. I’ll sure add Recipe. Old Hunters Sweet Pickles 1- gallon jar fill as many cut up cucumbers ( I did 5 separate Gal ) I do slices and a jar of chunks. 1-cup canning salt. Fill jar with water. Put lid on tight. Shake to mix salt. I do this a few time for about 2 days( make sure salt dissolved. Let sit for 14 days. Drain( do not rinse) Add 1- tsp powdered alum and fill with cold water. Shake good. Let sit over night. Drain and add full strength brown vinegar. Sit over night. Drain, add 3 cups sugar. Shake several times to help sugar make syrup. Sit over night. Add second 3 cups sugar. Shake. Make sure sugar is dissolved( makes syrup). Sit overnight. Add third-3 cups sugar( if adding pickling spice, add .2 tbsp now) shake and sit overnight. Next day put pickles& cover with syrup in pint or Quart jars and seal water bath ( pints 10- quarts 20 min) This is from Family of a church lady that cooked at her husband’s Fox Hunters Camp with the other wives.. She ( I begged/cried ) wouldn’t give me the recipe😊 But after she passed away at 98! Her daughter gave it to me❤️

Harlan Kraft did you see recipe? They are easy and taste good and crunchy .

@@teripennington2454 How generous! Thanks! Once I get moved,I will definitely try this one!

If only I would learn that 😂😂😂I jump head first and go overboard lol. I never learn 😂😂😂

So exciting 😊😊😊congratulations 🎉🎉🎉❤️

How is it going Jenn?

Wish you the best...maybe you could post some videos to take us along with you

I want to put in Berry bushes and trees because I know they take time to mature and produce. My problem is not knowing which to put in first.

@@annamida685 I would suggest trees first. Some of them take 7 - 10 years to produce enough to depend on for food. Berry bushes, in general produce quicker (about 3 years or so) but you must take into account the 1st year or so you see little if any fruit and many growers suggest not letting the bush produce berries so they can put all their strength into growth and stronger roots. Also to think about - fencing. If you live anywhere but a large city you will have wild animals who love fruit. Purchase wire fencing or recycle old fencing from a landscape project and build a fence around every tree about 1 ft. out from the base of the tree and 3 to 4 feet tall. This will discourage all but the most persistent deer from munching on the bark of young trees. If you have a small orchard consider putting a high fence around the entire orchard to help protect it. Yes, it is an expense but not as expensive as going out one morning and finding your entire orchard dead, dying or severely stunted. I decided to put in trees, especially the nut trees 1st and also some bushes/vines. This year I will do the same. My thinking is that while I have to wait for the nuts, I get to enjoy some fruit and berries while I'm waiting. I won't have the expense of replacing the entire orchard at one time because I will have different ages of plants needing replacement at different times. I have to think about money as I'm paying as I go. If I can only afford 2 trees and 2 bushes a year then so be it. The orchard will get where I want it to be eventually and long after I'm gone my orchard will bless others and feed my family.

That is a great idea....an extra income and what an experience....hands on homesteaders experience

Thanks for watching!