Living the Self-Sufficiency Dream on a Tiny Homestead | Organic & Permaculture Abundance

When people wonder what can be done on an acre or less, Liz Zorab from Byther Farm has created a perfect working example to prove how much food can be produced on a small homestead. She is also a perfect working example of what ‘Living the Dream’ is - I mean imagine not buying veg from a supermarket for over two and a half years! Society tells us that we need vast swathes of land to grow food to feed people, however, imagine a world where every family had even just a quarter of an acre to produce a substantial percentage of their food. I hope from this video you feel inspired by what is possible, and this isn’t even close to maximum production for the land area. It’s a myth that you need a lot of land to become self-sufficient, even for eggs and meat. Unbelievable

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Instagram: @huws_nursery

HuwsNursery is a channel which dedicates itself to teaching you how to grow an abundance of food at your home. Videos are uploaded every week and cover a vast range of subjects including; soil health, sowing, transplanting, weeding, organic tips, permaculture, pest control, harvesting and low maintenance growing to name a few.

With thanks to the support of my top tier patreons; William Shidal, Ben Porcher, Namaste Foundation, Valeria Letelier and Mike Moore

[LizZorab]

Thank you for making this video Huw. It's so nice to see how full and lush our garden looked earlier in the year. Just what I needed on this cold and wet November day. :-)

[kevinlappan]

I will always remember the first time we had supper that everything we were eating came from our property I was really proud for what I did. I know it sounds stupid but I was very proud

[thinkingmachine]

I love the ending. I could never do any kind of modern job or be in an office. I don’t really want to be an entrepreneur either... I just don’t really want to sell people things they don’t need or what I don’t care about.
Being self sufficient just sounds like the answer. Growing food and eating it, rather than work for a company you don’t particularly respect to eat.

[reeceespieces]

I am in the same boat. You could not have said it better. I find that when I cannot garden depression begins to sink in and I get weak. Gardening strengthens me. I am disabled, and I do much of my gardening sitting on a stool. It is so wonderful to hear a person with the same heart, and/even though we are in different continents.

[GoGreenYes]

The garden is amazing, the video editing is also very good, making the viewers feel at home.
hopefully many will be inspired.

[DMLondon]

You can tell when something is going right. Liz has a calmness that is infectious, much like Charles Dowding and Jim Koveleski. She’s definitely discovered her passion! Thanks Liz for sharing your journey and thanks Huw for introducing me to this inspiring woman.

[Iamhome]

Loved watching this!! The chemicals etc that's on our food is unbelieveable and has to be half the reason people are so sick. I've always wanted a proper garden but due to chronic pain I just wasn't able but I'm 100% positive I will have a proper functioning garden next year and if I can grow even 50%-70% of the veg I'll be ecstatic. I honestly can't wait and binge watching all these videos

[twowander]

Great video. Can't wait to binge on her channel. She seems to be very level headed, and realistic, also... I could listen to her talk for hours, very calming.

[midsouthhomestead]

Thanks Liz for your video. I have a Beauty Shop on our Homestead that has been closed since the virus. I have decided to HOMESTEAD full time. It is hard work but I LOVE it. Rhonda from Collierville Tn, USA.

[WillowCreekHomestead]

NEVER too many raspberries NEVER!! This was wonderful to see your Journey LIz. VERY beautiful video everything was perfect ~Trish

[cecily-daisyzorab]

What a beautiful view of mums homestead. It’s may be small but it is mighty. Some amazing camera work there from Huw what a gorgeous way of showing how you can live from the land and find your own happiness. Cx

[NextLevelGardening]

Wow Huw! Your camera skills are right up there with your gardening skills. Looks like an episode of Gardener's World! Great content as always.👍😀

[shinycat]

Your slice of heaven was exactly what I was dreaming about the other day....I went to Youtube, and there you were! whatever illness you have should be going with all those lovely organic veggies, plus the healing you get from being in nature and enjoying the results of all your hard work. Thank you for sharing with us :)

[elizabethflynn]

Yes, when we stop looking on the garden as just work we can really enjoy it. Just enjoy it.

[dennysmith]

Magnificent... Cosmos flowers behind this lucky peep... magic... this is how world of mankind shld be living...

[stacybrown]

Thank you for giving back...to Mother Earth and humanity.

[todaysrules]

There is no better feeling, than to know that you have grown almost all the food you eat!!! I grew up on a farm, but it was only after my husband retired a year ago, that I started my dream garden!
It is an amazing thing, to put a seed into the soil, watch it germinate, then grow, and actually produce a crop! I have grown almost everything we have put on our plate, ( with exception of chicken and fish, dairy and spices), this year, and with minimal to no pesticides, and chemical fertilizer! I have since put in Winter crops like shallot, garlic, beets, cabbage, greens, peas, beans, potato, herbs etc. I am lucky, in that a I live in Southern California, and can do two crops a year! Even the challenges of soil health, pests, and weather are interesting! People who has never grown anything, would never understand, until they try! I love everything about growing a garden!

[lindaisnew]

You are my inspiration, and my motivation to keep on gardening, planting, growing in any way shape or form possible. I do relate to the awesome feeling behind this lifestyle; the life our almighty God intended for us. Sitting in front of a computer in a commercial building is abnormal, unfulfilling, and extremely unhealthy. We need to stop relying on stores to provide our food, as well. God has truly blessed you!! 💖

[AnnaYAH]

That's what I'm looking forward to, that satisfaction from doing something I love and not feeling trapped working 9to5 and hate that clocking in out...enough of that. I'm moving towards this life that Liz talks about. Working hard for yourself is more fulfilling than working hard for someone else who don't even care.

[marianreddy]

That sounds amazing, that's definitely my dream too! I am a financial advisor, always loved the garden, but never had the time to keep it going. The lock down has enabled me to work from home and spend time establishing a veggie garden and composting for the first time. Loving it so much and learned so much from your videos and other gardeners, thank you for sharing and inspiring me, I know what you mean when you say there comes a time when it doesn't feel like work, your passion takes over. I am there too!