Our Slice Of Paradise - Homestead Farm Tour 2023

Recently my wife Jenn and I (Timothy) purchased a 20 acre farm in the heart of West Virginia. Follow our journey as we start on this journey and turn this farm homestead into our own.

[davidfrese]

A 20A homestead, LIKE YOURS, is what everyone needs. i grew up and was raised on my Father's family farm in Southern Illinois, which my Father's Grandfather started around 1905, I think. My grandfather operated a dairy and hog farm, with mules, when my Father was young and growing up on the farm. When i was young in the 60's, my Father was still raising hogs, but only 1 milking cow, to help feed his 7 children, and by then my Father used tractors. When i got out of the Navy in 75, i returned to the farm and resumed working on the farm with my father, but i never liked raising hogs. I eventually started raising cattle on the family farm, but my 4 brothers convinced my father to rent out the farmland to a neighbor farmer, so i and my wife by then, eventually bought a 5A lot about 2 miles from the farm and built my house, in 83, and a cattle shed, and then i bought another 20A nearby for pasture. I had to rent 20A from the family farm to raise hay for my cattle, which i moved from the farm to my place. I also started to raise highland cattle, in addition to the angus/holstein cattle that i was already raising, and then i started crossing my highland cattle with the Italian white breeds. 20A for cattle pasture and 20A for hay is just the right amount to keep me busy raising a few head of crossbred cattle, which is all i have now, since my late wife passed away in 2020 after 40 wonderful years of marriage. In my younger years, my wife and i cut, raked, baled baled our hay in small square bales, and stacked the small square hay bales in the barn. My late wife was my tractor and baler operator and i was the hay bale stacker on the hay wagon following the baler. Together we were a good team, and now i hire a neighbor to cut, rake and bale my hay into 5x5 hay bales, which works ok for me, but it is not as much fun as baling the small square bales with my late wife. Sorry, but sometimes i get carried away, and your video about your 20A homestead brought back a lot of fond memories for me. Take care and enjoy your 20A, for it looks like you are off to a good start already. Oh, i forgot to mention, that i enjoyed your video on your new channel.

[khannasrul]

Where is this place situated? The vegetation is so healthy..

[bethhammond]

Beautiful...grow plenty of fruit trees also

[ShelleysSeasons]

You have a beautiful piece of property. We have 52 acres in eastern ky besides our small 12 acre homestead. I will agree, the snakes on our 52! I hate snakes

[scottgregory]

That's a great farm. I am glad for you. The sky is the limit of what you can do with it.

[AZJH]

New subscriber. Beautiful farm. Looking forward to your journey. Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister. 😊❤❤❤

[karenchandler]

Your living my American Dream. Thanks for the tour.

[lotus....]

You need a tractor with a mower attachment at least. We bought 16 acres of mostly pasture and some woods and we only had a ride on mower at first and had trouble keeping up with the grass even with a large herd of dairy goats grazing. Florida is different and we mow most of the year though. We finally got a tractor with a mower attachment. If you shop around you can get a decent used one and the attachments are usually cheap used. We just bought another 50 acres but luckily most of that is all woods so no mowing lol.

[LoriL]

I like eating Bluegill.. The property is beautiful...

[stevenkaskus]

Every place you stopped to give us a more panorama view I was trying to picture how it would look in the Fall 🍁 with the Fall colors and then in the snow.

[belledobson]

I live in a country town in Australia and it’s an area with so many snake and the way to keep they away is to get a flock of geese.
Geese are not scared of snakes and will attack them as a group and keep your family safe.

[Deborahamend]

So picturesque, Timmy! Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful life transforming this new property and following along in your progress. Keep us posted! ❤

[AnitaKirby-dtlt]

CONGRATULATIONS To Y'all On Getting This Spectacular Farm... Enjoy Your Life's journey Together On such a Gorgeous Property...The Children will Love the Farm.... Love to fish as well.. Nothing more peaceful and relaxing... Good Job on your catch Buddy... Beautiful Place.. with many memories ahead... Can't wait to see what Jenn does with her remodeling her kitchen...Bet she's got some wonderful ideas... Enjoy, And Be Blessed 😄🌼🌞🌻☀️😃

[shermdog]

Beautiful country. In NM now but hopefully in a few years we can get some property in WV.

[peggyday]

beautiful! maybe goats in that hilly overgrown area?

[karengaudiosi]

How beautiful 🤩 you guys are living the American dream for sure! I don’t like snakes either lol I jump and a scream comes out from my toes lol! I remember every spot where I saw a snake and tend to avoid that spot— walk around it lol! I can’t wait to see what happens next on the property! Living through you guys! What a wonderful place for your kids to grow up on. Lots of hard work never hurt anyone and makes you sleep better at night! Keep carrying on- excited for more!❤

[mariashelton]

Congratulations on your new property. Looks so peaceful and beautiful!

[debbiefletcher]

What a beautiful farm. I cant wait to see all of your progress.

[toddpacheco]

Looks like a great place for years to come Timothy ❤😊

[CatherineRhoadsNC]

You certainly have found a gem!!! Thank you for sharing, I look forward for more! Blessings!