Turning forest into gardens with pigs

We've been turning forest into gardens with pigs for a few years now. For a low budget off grid homestead, it can be a great way to clear land and build gardens. It takes a while, and still requires manual labour but you don't need big machines, it's cheap like borsch, the pigs add fertilizer, AND it builds bacon at the same time.

Our process is pretty simple; log the big trees, fence, let the pigs destroy vegetation and loosen the ground, pick sticks, break the ground with a broadfork, and plant with straw (if you need to create topsoil).


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[astol]

Turning forest into garden + bacon. This is the formula for infinite power.

[bobbygreen]

After having and raising five daughters, Rose is most definitely the worlds most beautiful woman to accomplish this feat, everyone who agrees give me and rose a like.

[ArchFundy]

"Eating dirt just like kids should". Now I understand why you are such a great dad. You truly understand what being a kid is all about.

[EwigWinterreich]

Well MY Saturday just got a lot brighter!

[CplSkiUSMC]

And the best thing about pigs is that while they are making a garden for you, they're also making bacon for you!!! That's what you call a win win situation!

[bobburkinshaw]

Yes, the pigs are heroes! But the other heroes in this story are the earthworms. Not only were they working hard to convert the straw into soil, but they have been incorporating that organic matter into the clay below. My guess is that if you dig below the straw soil you will find the clay under there is now much improved soil. Hello from the B's in Ontario!

[themanonthestreet]

CHILDREN unafraid and "told" to do chores that are not very fun or glamorous grow into well rounded PEOPLE with great work ethic!

[itselectric]

You guys are so good together and Rose is so pretty if I can say that

[jessieratcliff]

Omgosh you guys are so lucky. I love your home. I know you have and still do work hard. I just wish I was young again and could do that. May god keep blessing you and your wife and daughters.

[bayermarcus]

I must you and your wife say wow, your Family is soooo great!!! You have wonderfull Childrens and a wonderfull Life!!! I wish i whos your son! Really! Sorry, my english is very bat.

[PeterKNoone]

Just found your channel....Wow! Your daughters are super impressive.. I've got 2 myself and can't see them sawing the top of a skull off of a buck to tan a hide. Thanks for the awesome view into your exploits!

[TombstoneHeart]

This bloke is obviously so fascinated with hard work that he can watch it being done all day. That's why he gets to film these videos and all the sheilas do the work. It's just like Tom Sawyer painting his aunt's fence. I'm in awe of you, mate!

[ButterflyMatt]

I like that you chucked whole, sprouting taters in there, and didn’t micromanage the thing.

[jem]

Happy father's day brother...god bless...

[jadenwat]

Never thought a pig can be used for ploughing im loving it🤗👏👏👏

[leoscheibelhut]

An old pioneer farming trick to make the stumps even easier to pull was to drill small deep holes under the stumps with an earth auger then fill the holes with shell corn. The pigs will follow the corn down and excavate the soil underneath the stumps making them easier to remove and sometimes even completely knocking the stumps out.

[joshuabulliff]

Have been looking for a video exactly like this. Me and my wife are doing a similar thing on our land in New Zealand. Really appreciate you making this video, so so helpful

[digingeorge]

We should learn from you how to raise kids. Great dad, wonderful human being who has a fantabulous family. Happy for you brother

[Crucisphinx]

This is a brilliant idea. I had a pet pig who, as a baby, cleared out his entire grassed and overgrown 200sq ft pen (he had other areas) in a couple days, at most. Having 10 of him you could easily clear a square mile in a couple weeks. Of course you have to do all the tree removal, but the pigs will take care of the soil.
I also tried to grow potatoes at that time, and let me just tell you if you want to easily feed your pig friends just plant a few potatoes. I don’t know how but even if they haven’t dug it up they KNOW.

[picklesgherkin]

Rose is awesome...that girl can do anything she puts her mind to..