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You've bought a homestead property... now what? Do these 14 things FIRST before anything else! Never miss a new video! Subscribe to our channel to be notified whenever we publish a new video! Click "SHOW MORE" if you're new to our channel and "MORE ABOUT US" for some freebies! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You’ve bought your new homesteading property and you’re ready to move in. But don’t go buy the cow just yet! There are some key things you need to check off your list so you can be better prepared as you start to settle in. Josh and Carolyn talk about the mistakes they made when they first moved in and how setting a strategy, learning your environment, and taking it slow can set you up for success on your new property. Time Stamps 0:00 - Chit Chat 5:58 - Question of the Day: Is butter made from clabbered milk a fermented butter? 7:18 - Main Topic 7:42 - Get Moved In 13:25 - Meet Your Neighbors 15:33 - Know and Understand Access Issues 17:28 - Take Care of Your Preps 18:54 - Have Electrical Backup 19:32 - Build Your Food Storage 21:13 - Get Medical Supplies 21:30 - Fuel Supply 23:18 - Always Be Observing 25:54 - Study Permaculture 26:06 - Plan Your Zones 29:30 - Plan Your Gardens 30:17 - Evaluate Your Soil 31:13 - Plan For Animals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE ABOUT US! WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! Visit us at https://www.homesteadingfamily.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! Click any of the links below for instant access to free video training resources: - Healthy Healing at Home- Free 4 video workshop on our herb course Herbal Medicine Cabinet: Colds https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt - Bread Making workshop- Free 4 video workshop on our masterclass, The Art of Homemade Bread https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop - Meals on Your Shelf- Free 4 video workshop on canning. The Abundant Pantry: Canning https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop Click any of the links below for instant access to these free downloadable PDFs: - Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - A PDF download filled with our family’s favorite holiday recipe. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/favorite_holiday_recipes - 5 Steps to a More Self Sufficient Life- Simple PDF download on 5 steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/5_steps_to_a_more_sufficient_life - Thrive Wellness Checklist- A simple PDF download for healthy living. https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT - Permaculture for Your Homestead- PDF download that is an introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT - Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list- PDF with Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home. https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT - Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles- Carolyn’s favorite make-ahead breakfast casseroles. https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT - Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs- PDF download with multiple ways to preserve eggs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT - 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden- PDF download with an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT - Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT - Fearless Fermenting- A PDF on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT - Fermenting Tomatoes- PDF download on fermenting tomatoes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT - Preserving Culinary Herbs- Downloadable, step by step directions to drying, freezing and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT - Render Your Own Lard- PDF with instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT #homesteading #homesteadproperty

You've bought a homestead property... now what? Do these 14 things FIRST before anything else!
Never miss a new video! Subscribe to our channel to be notified whenever we publish a new video!
Click "SHOW MORE" if you're new to our channel and "MORE ABOUT US" for some freebies!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You’ve bought your new homesteading property and you’re ready to move in. But don’t go buy the cow just yet! There are some key things you need to check off your list so you can be better prepared as you start to settle in.

Josh and Carolyn talk about the mistakes they made when they first moved in and how setting a strategy, learning your environment, and taking it slow can set you up for success on your new property.

Time Stamps
0:00 - Chit Chat
5:58 - Question of the Day: Is butter made from clabbered milk a fermented butter?
7:18 - Main Topic
7:42 - Get Moved In
13:25 - Meet Your Neighbors
15:33 - Know and Understand Access Issues
17:28 - Take Care of Your Preps
18:54 - Have Electrical Backup
19:32 - Build Your Food Storage
21:13 - Get Medical Supplies
21:30 - Fuel Supply
23:18 - Always Be Observing
25:54 - Study Permaculture
26:06 - Plan Your Zones
29:30 - Plan Your Gardens
30:17 - Evaluate Your Soil
31:13 - Plan For Animals

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us at https://www.homesteadingfamily.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Click any of the links below for instant access to free video training resources:

- Healthy Healing at Home- Free 4 video workshop on our herb course Herbal Medicine Cabinet: Colds https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt
- Bread Making workshop- Free 4 video workshop on our masterclass, The Art of Homemade Bread
https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop
- Meals on Your Shelf- Free 4 video workshop on canning. The Abundant Pantry: Canning
https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Click any of the links below for instant access to these free downloadable PDFs:

- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - A PDF download filled with our family’s favorite holiday recipe. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/favorite_holiday_recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self Sufficient Life- Simple PDF download on 5 steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/5_steps_to_a_more_sufficient_life
- Thrive Wellness Checklist- A simple PDF download for healthy living. https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT
- Permaculture for Your Homestead- PDF download that is an introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT
- Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list- PDF with Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles- Carolyn’s favorite make-ahead breakfast casseroles.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs- PDF download with multiple ways to preserve eggs.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden- PDF download with an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT
- Fearless Fermenting- A PDF on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT
- Fermenting Tomatoes- PDF download on fermenting tomatoes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs- Downloadable, step by step directions to drying, freezing and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT
- Render Your Own Lard- PDF with instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT
#homesteading #homesteadproperty

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THE FIRST 7 THINGS YOU MUST DO ON YOUR NEW HOMESTEAD PROPERTY

555.5K views September 6th

Have you ever wondered about the health benefits that come with going "off-grid"? I had the privilege of chatting with Stacy of "Off-Grid with Doug & Stacy" to learn all about the secondary benefits she and her husband experienced when taking their home and lifestyle off-grid. To read more, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/health-benefits-of-going-off-grid Redmond Salt - 15% off will be automatically applied when using this link. https://homesteadingfamily.com/redmond-real-salt-b Time Stamps 0:00 - Chit Chat 12:50 - Clean unwashed eggs 19:01 - Health Benefits of Going Completely Off-Grid MORE ABOUT US! WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! Healthy Healing at Home – Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt Your Best Loaf – A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop Meals on Your Shelf – Can along with me! Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop FREE PDF DOWNLOADS: - Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family’s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes - 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT - Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT - Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT - Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home. https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT - Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT - Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT - 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT - Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT - Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT - Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT - Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT - Render Your Own Lard - Grab these easy instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT - Grandma Lynn's Blueberry Buckle - A delicious dessert anytime of year: https://homesteadingfamily.com/BB_YT #pantrychat #dougandstacy #offgridliving

Have you ever wondered about the health benefits that come with going "off-grid"? I had the privilege of chatting with Stacy of "Off-Grid with Doug & Stacy" to learn all about the secondary benefits she and her husband experienced when taking their home and lifestyle off-grid.

To read more, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/health-benefits-of-going-off-grid

Redmond Salt - 15% off will be automatically applied when using this link.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/redmond-real-salt-b

Time Stamps
0:00 - Chit Chat
12:50 - Clean unwashed eggs
19:01 - Health Benefits of Going Completely Off-Grid

MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home – Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf – A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf – Can along with me! Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:

- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family’s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT
- Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT
- Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT
- Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT
- Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT
- Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT
- Render Your Own Lard - Grab these easy instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT
- Grandma Lynn's Blueberry Buckle - A delicious dessert anytime of year: https://homesteadingfamily.com/BB_YT

#pantrychat #dougandstacy #offgridliving

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Health Benefits of Going OFF-GRID with Doug & Stacy

176.1K views April 6th

If you're thinking about starting to homestead, these 16 skills are the most important to learn now. Never miss a new video! Subscribe to our channel to be notified whenever we publish a new video! Click "SHOW MORE" if you're new to our channel and "MORE ABOUT US" for some freebies! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Moving to a 40-acre homestead before acquiring the skills we've learned over the past 20 years (first in an apartment, then in a home on ¼ acre, to 5-acres, etc.) would have been a dire mistake. Here are 16 homesteading skills we think are imperative to learn BEFORE moving to a large homestead... and many can be learned right where you are, even if that means an apartment in the city! Time Stamps: 1:57 - Chit Chat 6:24 - Question of the week: Why don't we see Josh without a hat any more? 9:40 - Cooking from Scratch 11:12 - Bulk Buying 13:13 - Pantry Management 14:41 - Food preservation 16:43 - Learning to work together 19:20 - Gardening 20:42 - Fixing things yourself 22:18 - Working with power tools 22:57 - Bread baking 24:00 - Keeping animals 25:36 - Natural medicine 28:15 -Hauling trailers and moving things around 29:09 - Natural cleaning 30:29 - Practicing off-grid scenarios 32:16 - Hospitality 34:33 - Entertainment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE ABOUT US! WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! Visit us at https://www.homesteadingfamily.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! Click any of the links below for instant access to free video training resources: - Healthy Healing at Home- Free 4 video workshop on our herb course Herbal Medicine Cabinet: Colds https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt - Bread Making workshop- Free 4 video workshop on our masterclass, The Art of Homemade Bread https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop - Meals on Your Shelf- Free 4 video workshop on canning. The Abundant Pantry: Canning https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop Click any of the links below for instant access to these free downloadable PDFs: - Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - A PDF download filled with our family’s favorite holiday recipe. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/favorite_holiday_recipes - 5 Steps to a More Self Sufficient Life- Simple PDF download on 5 steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/5_steps_to_a_more_sufficient_life - Thrive Wellness Checklist- A simple PDF download for healthy living. https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT - Permaculture for Your Homestead- PDF download that is an introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT - Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list- PDF with Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home. https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT - Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles- Carolyn’s favorite make-ahead breakfast casseroles. https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT - Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs- PDF download with multiple ways to preserve eggs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT - 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden- PDF download with an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT - Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT - Fearless Fermenting- A PDF on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT - Fermenting Tomatoes- PDF download on fermenting tomatoes https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT - Preserving Culinary Herbs- Downloadable, step by step directions to drying, freezing and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT - Render Your Own Lard- PDF with instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT #PantryChat #Homesteading #Homesteadskills

If you're thinking about starting to homestead, these 16 skills are the most important to learn now.
Never miss a new video! Subscribe to our channel to be notified whenever we publish a new video!
Click "SHOW MORE" if you're new to our channel and "MORE ABOUT US" for some freebies!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Moving to a 40-acre homestead before acquiring the skills we've learned over the past 20 years (first in an apartment, then in a home on ¼ acre, to 5-acres, etc.) would have been a dire mistake.

Here are 16 homesteading skills we think are imperative to learn BEFORE moving to a large homestead... and many can be learned right where you are, even if that means an apartment in the city!

Time Stamps:
1:57 - Chit Chat
6:24 - Question of the week: Why don't we see Josh without a hat any more?
9:40 - Cooking from Scratch
11:12 - Bulk Buying
13:13 - Pantry Management
14:41 - Food preservation
16:43 - Learning to work together
19:20 - Gardening
20:42 - Fixing things yourself
22:18 - Working with power tools
22:57 - Bread baking
24:00 - Keeping animals
25:36 - Natural medicine
28:15 -Hauling trailers and moving things around
29:09 - Natural cleaning
30:29 - Practicing off-grid scenarios
32:16 - Hospitality
34:33 - Entertainment
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us at https://www.homesteadingfamily.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Click any of the links below for instant access to free video training resources:

- Healthy Healing at Home- Free 4 video workshop on our herb course Herbal Medicine Cabinet: Colds
https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt
- Bread Making workshop- Free 4 video workshop on our masterclass, The Art of Homemade Bread
https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop
- Meals on Your Shelf- Free 4 video workshop on canning. The Abundant Pantry: Canning
https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Click any of the links below for instant access to these free downloadable PDFs:

- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - A PDF download filled with our family’s favorite holiday recipe.
https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/favorite_holiday_recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self Sufficient Life- Simple PDF download on 5 steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle.
https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/5_steps_to_a_more_sufficient_life
- Thrive Wellness Checklist- A simple PDF download for healthy living.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT
- Permaculture for Your Homestead- PDF download that is an introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT
- Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list- PDF with Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles- Carolyn’s favorite make-ahead breakfast casseroles.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs- PDF download with multiple ways to preserve eggs.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden- PDF download with an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden
https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT
- Fearless Fermenting- A PDF on basic lacto-ferments.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT
- Fermenting Tomatoes- PDF download on fermenting tomatoes
https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs- Downloadable, step by step directions to drying, freezing and salting culinary herbs.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT
- Render Your Own Lard- PDF with instructions on how to render your own lard.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT
#PantryChat #Homesteading #Homesteadskills

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THE SKILLS YOU NEED NOW TO START HOMESTEADING

161.3K views August 23rd

If you're one of the thousands looking at buying property, make sure to watch this video! Never miss a new video! Subscribe to our channel to be notified whenever we publish a new video! Click "SHOW MORE" if you're new to our channel and "MORE ABOUT US" for some freebies! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You don't need to be buying 40 acres to consider these tips when buying property, you could simply be moving to a more rural area just outside the city... these tips will be helpful no matter where you're buying. Time Stamps 0:00 - Chit Chat 5:32 - Question of the day 9:08 - Main Topic 9:23 - Access 12:14 - Water 14:50 - Power 16:56 - Don't buy raw land 18:12 - Old houses come with baggage 19:57 - Infrastructure 22:02 - Buy within your means 24:17 - The right KIND of land for you 26:20 - Bonus tip! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE ABOUT US! WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! Visit us at https://www.homesteadingfamily.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! Click any of the links below for instant access to free video training resources: - Healthy Healing at Home- Free 4 video workshop on our herb course Herbal Medicine Cabinet: Colds https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt - Bread Making workshop- Free 4 video workshop on our masterclass, The Art of Homemade Bread https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop - Meals on Your Shelf- Free 4 video workshop on canning. The Abundant Pantry: Canning https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop Click any of the links below for instant access to these free downloadable PDFs: - Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - A PDF download filled with our family’s favorite holiday recipe. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/favorite_holiday_recipes - 5 Steps to a More Self Sufficient Life- Simple PDF download on 5 steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/5_steps_to_a_more_sufficient_life - Thrive Wellness Checklist- A simple PDF download for healthy living. https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT - Permaculture for Your Homestead- PDF download that is an introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT - Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list- PDF with Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home. https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT - Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles- Carolyn’s favorite make-ahead breakfast casseroles. https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT - Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs- PDF download with multiple ways to preserve eggs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT - 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden- PDF download with an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT - Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT - Fearless Fermenting- A PDF on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT - Fermenting Tomatoes- PDF download on fermenting tomatoes https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT - Preserving Culinary Herbs- Downloadable, step by step directions to drying, freezing and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT - Render Your Own Lard- PDF with instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT #pantrychat #homesteading #buyingproperty #buyingland #homesteadingproperty

If you're one of the thousands looking at buying property, make sure to watch this video!
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You don't need to be buying 40 acres to consider these tips when buying property, you could simply be moving to a more rural area just outside the city... these tips will be helpful no matter where you're buying.

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0:00 - Chit Chat
5:32 - Question of the day
9:08 - Main Topic
9:23 - Access
12:14 - Water
14:50 - Power
16:56 - Don't buy raw land
18:12 - Old houses come with baggage
19:57 - Infrastructure
22:02 - Buy within your means
24:17 - The right KIND of land for you
26:20 - Bonus tip!
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MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us at https://www.homesteadingfamily.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Click any of the links below for instant access to free video training resources:

- Healthy Healing at Home- Free 4 video workshop on our herb course Herbal Medicine Cabinet: Colds
https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt
- Bread Making workshop- Free 4 video workshop on our masterclass, The Art of Homemade Bread
https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop
- Meals on Your Shelf- Free 4 video workshop on canning. The Abundant Pantry: Canning
https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

Click any of the links below for instant access to these free downloadable PDFs:

- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - A PDF download filled with our family’s favorite holiday recipe.
https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/favorite_holiday_recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self Sufficient Life- Simple PDF download on 5 steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle.
https://classes.homesteadingfamily.com/5_steps_to_a_more_sufficient_life
- Thrive Wellness Checklist- A simple PDF download for healthy living.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT
- Permaculture for Your Homestead- PDF download that is an introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT
- Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list- PDF with Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles- Carolyn’s favorite make-ahead breakfast casseroles.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs- PDF download with multiple ways to preserve eggs.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden- PDF download with an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden
https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT
- Fearless Fermenting- A PDF on basic lacto-ferments.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT
- Fermenting Tomatoes- PDF download on fermenting tomatoes
https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs- Downloadable, step by step directions to drying, freezing and salting culinary herbs.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT
- Render Your Own Lard- PDF with instructions on how to render your own lard.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT
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143.1K views August 30th

If you're thinking about building a barn or remodeling an existing one, this video is a must-watch before making any big decisions. Barn designs are a very unique thing, but there are some barn principles and must-haves that will help determine the best barn layout for you. For more details and a printable PDF of our barn design, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/barn-design-must-haves/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE ABOUT US! WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! Healthy Healing at Home – Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt Your Best Loaf – A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop Meals on Your Shelf – Can along with me! Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop FREE PDF DOWNLOADS: - Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family’s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes - 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT - Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT - Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT - Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home. https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT - Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT - Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT - 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT - Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT - Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT - Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT - Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT - Render Your Own Lard - Grab these easy instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT - Grandma Lynn's Blueberry Buckle - A delicious dessert anytime of year: https://homesteadingfamily.com/BB_YT #barndesign #barnlayout #barndesigns

If you're thinking about building a barn or remodeling an existing one, this video is a must-watch before making any big decisions. Barn designs are a very unique thing, but there are some barn principles and must-haves that will help determine the best barn layout for you.

For more details and a printable PDF of our barn design, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/barn-design-must-haves/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home – Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf – A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf – Can along with me! Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:
- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family’s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT
- Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT
- Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT
- Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT
- Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT
- Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT
- Render Your Own Lard - Grab these easy instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT
- Grandma Lynn's Blueberry Buckle - A delicious dessert anytime of year: https://homesteadingfamily.com/BB_YT

#barndesign #barnlayout #barndesigns

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A Barn Design That Makes Homesteading Easier

144.8K views February 19th

This year has not been what we anticipated, and there are many lessons we can learn from it. Join me as I share our struggles, victories, and even losses, and how we're using it all to move forward and build upon this year to make a better next year. For more tips on learning to be prepared for the unknown, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/planning-preparedness-for-the-unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE ABOUT US! WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us! Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!! Healthy Healing at Home – Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt Your Best Loaf – A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop Meals on Your Shelf – Can along with me! Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop FREE PDF DOWNLOADS: - Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family’s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes - 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT - Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT - Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT - Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home. https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT - Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT - Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT - 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT - Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT - Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT - Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT - Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT - Render Your Own Lard - Grab these easy instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT - Grandma Lynn's Blueberry Buckle - A delicious dessert anytime of year: https://homesteadingfamily.com/BB_YT Never Be The Same (Stripped) - Joshua Nichols 4HNP5EFLDVHJYU02 Falling Leaves - Ends Of The Earth MH1OTDNZCWYO4SFK Lost In Space - Ends Of The Earth APTGBHKRPSY0FGEL Brighter, Deeper - VISITANTS C1VNDLN1IDJVW2MD

This year has not been what we anticipated, and there are many lessons we can learn from it.

Join me as I share our struggles, victories, and even losses, and how we're using it all to move forward and build upon this year to make a better next year.

For more tips on learning to be prepared for the unknown, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/planning-preparedness-for-the-unknown

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MORE ABOUT US!

WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideo

Grow, Preserve & Thrive with us!
Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.com
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamily
Instagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamily
Rumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamily

A few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!

Healthy Healing at Home – Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHyt

Your Best Loaf – A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshop

Meals on Your Shelf – Can along with me! Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshop

FREE PDF DOWNLOADS:
- Homesteading Family's Favorite Holiday Recipes - Grab all of our family’s favorite holiday recipes. https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-holiday-recipes
- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT
- Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT
- Permaculture for Your Homestead- An introduction to permaculture with some strategies for applying it to one’s homestead and garden.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/PFYH_YT
- Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home.
https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT
- Carolyn’s Make-Ahead Breakfast Casseroles - These easy casseroles are a life-saver for busy weeks! https://homesteadingfamily.com/MABC_YT
- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT
- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT
- Save the Crumbs- Several Recipes for using bread leftovers, a less committal entry to bread than the workshop. https://homesteadingfamily.com/STC_YT
- Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT
- Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT
- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YT
- Render Your Own Lard - Grab these easy instructions on how to render your own lard. https://homesteadingfamily.com/RYL_YT
- Grandma Lynn's Blueberry Buckle - A delicious dessert anytime of year: https://homesteadingfamily.com/BB_YT

Never Be The Same (Stripped) - Joshua Nichols 4HNP5EFLDVHJYU02
Falling Leaves - Ends Of The Earth MH1OTDNZCWYO4SFK
Lost In Space - Ends Of The Earth APTGBHKRPSY0FGEL
Brighter, Deeper - VISITANTS C1VNDLN1IDJVW2MD

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