Start Homesteading TODAY | 10 things YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW

In this video i show you 10 things i'm doing to prepare my family for Homesteading even though we haven't got much land or money! I want to give practical advice and tips to other people who are chasing the same dream as me! I Hope this video motivates you to START HOMESTEADING NOW!

[selinab]

bake your egg shells & then crush lightly & feed back to your chickens for calcium; I cook my shells in a fire pit & take the ashes down to the chook run, they scratch through it getting minerals from the ash & coal as well
also chickens will appreciate a bigger area to forage (eventually, you can make a larger run on your property)
you are doing well so far, I've had chooks for nearly 30yrs, wouldn't be without them, they have the best eggs
thanx for sharing your journey

[wmhkwyv]

Hey guys, love the channel.

It is so refreshing to see people building and working towards their dreams not just posting the perfect "after" shots.

Love that you guys are real and using those free/cheap resources - who cares if they are not "perfect" or "pretty". My family is also in the process of building our homestead, we are in a granny flat with our baby until we build and sometimes all our budget allows is free resources and they may be ugly, but if they work we are happy.

[reneenolan]

Look into bee keeping as well! We are in Melbourne also, on a normal
Suburban block and we have two hives. A local bee group will hook you up for cheap as well!

[kat_jackson]

Big fan of #10.... "Rubbish... rubbish... rubbish..." 😂 That's about what I'm saying in my head when I pass those isles.
#10 is good advice no matter who you are!
That bread looks delish. 😋

[Bethany.Loveday]

I get Kialla Pure Foods for my bulk pantry items. All Aussie, organic, chemical free and all that, but it also comes in cotton sacks which I love to use and repurpose. Just a way to skip the plastic packaging and gain a free usable material 😁 Thank you for reminding me of Honest to Goodness, it’s good to have a backup supplier that also ticks all the boxes.

[MeganBlunden-eu]

Check out Jess at Roots and refuge she talks about using your waiting room as a classroom. Hollar homestead he puts the compost pile in the chicken coop they spedd up the compist making both Christian families worth a look. Great first get started tips, START where you are, use what you have!

[gardenandcee]

Loving the content! Always nice to see people start their journey to being more self sufficient! You dont need a lot of space! Definitely look into no dig gardening and grow what you like to eat :)

[SueBennett-hw]

Great tips
Love your enthusiasm
You can also first put all your veggie scraps and peels etc in a bag in the freezer. Then you can cook them up in water strain and then you have veggie stock for your soups. Then you put the scraps finally into your compost 😊

[mandydriscoll]

Love your enthusiasm....this our plan too! Bought 2.5 acres In Tasmania and will be living out of our caravan before house is built and start homesteading straight away and build up our offgrid living

[nutequest]

You can plant the wheat berries as well to grow your own wheat. Very easy starter crop like easier than corn. Oats can also be planted for the oat grass and seeds. Oat grass is amazing herbal medicine eaten fresh. Super great winter crop to grow and the grass is great as a winter green. Growing grains is so easy and productive. Scares people for some reason but it’s easy in a raised bed or in the ground or in a bucket.
Been growing and producing our own food for over 10 years now. Love it. I planted things we didn’t eat like meddlers and chaste tree berry, and quince. We love them all now. Chaste berry is like pepper but with a hormone balancing effect and is medicine for the pituitary gland. Comfrey is also a fantastic herb that’s hard to buy. Can be turned into compost quickly and is packed with minerals, use it externally for non open wound healing or do research on internal use as it’s illegal here in Australia, but I still use it when needed. Southernwood is another herb to consider. It’s been banned now but was a cure for extreme viral infections and Ross river fever. It will grow happily in a pot as will comfrey. So many good herbs and foods out there to grow. Millet is another grain that can be boiled up and made into porridge or used like rice. God bless you both for doing this and going back to the natural way we were created to live. You’ll never stop learning. 😊

[peterdybing]

Tom don’t forget to use the egg shell s grind them fine good for garden(calcium) or feed them back to chooks.

[shadesofjk]

to help your meat last even longer in the freezer i recommend getting a vac sealer. you can generally get them pretty cheap

[katemorris]

GOSH...I was like...How did I miss them building the log cabin ! 😅 Number 10...Stop buying rubish ! Noted !

[SheyBowater]

You guys are Very good Youtubers. Very relatable. Very honest, Thumbs up

[parkerbuyeradvocates]

Cryovac machine will be your next best friend for all your freezer goods.

[janeandrews]

I make bread using honest to goodness grain too, make broth and freeze do been learning. Next to get a worm farm

[eddieandjulieklysz]

You right on. Plus talk to older people and see how we do it you just may learn things to save your life.

[brooklyn]

Baby steps!! You are all doing great btw. I had to search your youtube to watch the latest video lol. Definitely enjoyable and encouraging. Also fun tip, you can buy large spring onion bunches from markets than eat the tops and pu5 the bottoms with the roots into a couple of cm of water. Top it up regularly and than plant them! I have them coming ou5 of my ears now 😂 the more you pick herbs after theyre a little established the mor3 they'll grow!!

[sidneyglenister]

You are funny Tom, love the intro and it’s motivating to see someone living in suburbia start implementing key homesteading practices.
I’m feeling motivated to plant some seeds and start a compost bin. Who knows, chickens and a worm farm might follow.

[lilvalentine]

loving the vids ! 😄 here's a little tip for feeding the chooks on the cheap. Put your veggie scraps, potato, carrot, cauliflower etc into a pot and boil it for a couple of minutes then stir in a handful of wheat pollard (or rolled oats ). Once cooled feed that veggie porridge to the ladies. Its cheap and wholesome. They also thrive on meat scraps. If you want to get fancy you can sprout wheat for them too. In winter you can set a light on a timer to come on in the morning. This tricks then into thinking the days are longer and they will lay better through the winter.