Homesteading isn't about relaxing while you're building it. Pt1

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[alwkw]

Someone is watching too many cottage core influencers if they think homesteading is supposed to be relaxing.

[melindawolfUS]

Yup! When my rabbits get startled by a leaf, I'm outside in my pajamas ready to go to war with the raccoons again. They did take one of my babies last year and it makes it hard to sleep at night when I'm responsible for their little fragile lives. EVERYTHING under the sun (and moon) wants to eat a rabbit.

I take my stewardship of these innocent spirits very seriously. I try to make sure my animals all live happy, healthy, loved lives before a painless harvest. It's hard work and often endless... but when everything I put on the table is clean and healthy, coming from the labor of my own two hands it feels SO good. Like those instincts from our ancestors are lighting up and I feel powerful, vital and FREE.

But I learned it at home: my parents raised a thousand sheep before I turned 3. My dad taught me to pray in gratitude for the little lives that give us strength. Even my dad who's built like a lumberjack would shed tears over a beautiful buck that fed our little family all winter. A tradition from my mother on how to never waste an ounce of an animal and put every part to good use.
Homesteads are a beautiful partnership between God who makes things grow and the animals to multiply,
and little human me; feeding, watering and weeding around the everyday miracles of birth and fresh sprouts from lifeless seeds.

I think everyone should raise their own animals and plants, it's good for your SPIRIT as well as your mental health :)

[yasgamer]

You taught me that homesteading isn't about disconnecting from the world and relaxing. It's about working for yourself in the most literal sense of the word.

[Emma-jbhb]

Ppl that don't live this way really wouldn't have a clue how much time and effort goes into it, full respect love your channel

[nanc]

As a homesteader, I think that is the most hilarious comment I've ever seen! Homesteading is work, and building a homestead is a LOT of work!

[wagpastie]

my grandparents dream was to start a homestead. they saved up, bought the land in ‘77, and spent the next decade or so traveling back and forth from Philly to the land with my mom. as far as i know they used helen and scott nearing’s writings as their main guidelines, and lived in trailers until they built the first basic structure, and then lived in that for a while until the house was livable. they didnt get running water or electricity until the mid ‘80s i believe. my mom got married on the farm, my sister and i were born in the upstairs bathroom, and my grandmothers ashes are scattered under the weeping willow she always wanted. my popop is 86 and still goes out every day to prune the trees, mow, and get the tractor stuck in a field for months (lol). i am so thankful for my family and the work they put in, and i feel so incredibly lucky to live like this. i was born on this land and one day i’ll die on it too. i love your videos because of the perspective it gives me on the work my family put in in the beginning. its one thing to hear about it, another to be able to see someone actually doing it.

[halfkinrainbolt]

I homesteaded when I was younger, and I always used to laugh when people said, 'Ah the simple life!' Simpler, maybe, but definitely not easier!

[jrstoelting]

It seems relaxing because of your attitude, and people forget about all the hard work behind the scenes that they don’t see.
It’s a testament to how well you are doing that makes it look relaxing.

[breadcrumbhoarder]

Whoever thought being self sufficient would be easy has another thing coming lmao. I imagine It’s rewarding knowing that all your hard work feeds directly back to you, but it’s still hard work!

[fburnsDubstepEnderFox]

Homesteading and farming is anything but relaxing! I entered it strictly because I knew it would be hard work but also it'd be more rewarding. 😂

[xylindria]

Simple life isn’t any easier. Just filled up with different types of chores. ❤

[ifyouonlyk]

You are an inspiration. Hard work and perseverance are worth it.

[glorygracek.]

If you live in the country and have any kind of acreage, there is ALWAYS something you do. It's a never-ending cycle. But it's worth it!

[nikkireigns]

I put a hammock up on my homestead years ago to read and relax in - never had the chance to use it yet! 😂

[Demicron]

Homesteading is work 24/7. Except its in various forms. You are your own everything.

[deanwinchester]

Thinking homesteading is chill is nuts. Theres always work to do.

[SustainableDan]

My eventual goal isn’t to escape and do nothing, but to do work that is truly rewarding and worth doing. That’s better than rest.

[MenofMañana]

Respect to you for being a good father to those ducks.

[heathermaries]

The work that this takes is so rewarding that I would rather do the work than do nothing. 🥰 I've wasted too much of my life, already, watching TV in the suburbs.

[velfaern]

My favorite part about these is when he records outside and walks while talking and there’s always an animal following him