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Our Vision Farm
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Registrace 26. 10. 2012
My husband & I were high school sweethearts which later on started our family young. I started my own business selling Jams & Baked Goods which then grew into a desire to "Live off the Land"
We purchased our 1st property in FL in 2016 & completely transformed it into the homestead of our dreams.
A place where we could raise our own meat, eggs & veggies as well as continue to grow our business.
"Our Vision" is to continue living a simpler life. To be stewards of the land. A land flourishing with Life not just from livestock & wildlife but also flowing in abundance from Healthy Gardens, Fruit Trees & Native Plants so that we can share our Blessings with others.
In 2023 we took a huge Leap of Faith,sold the FL farm & found our dream property in Maine.
And so the story continues... Join us in our Journey & be Inspired to live a little differently!
God is Good & we hope our story inspires others to start their own business,farm or find ways of living a more self sustainable lifestyle.
We purchased our 1st property in FL in 2016 & completely transformed it into the homestead of our dreams.
A place where we could raise our own meat, eggs & veggies as well as continue to grow our business.
"Our Vision" is to continue living a simpler life. To be stewards of the land. A land flourishing with Life not just from livestock & wildlife but also flowing in abundance from Healthy Gardens, Fruit Trees & Native Plants so that we can share our Blessings with others.
In 2023 we took a huge Leap of Faith,sold the FL farm & found our dream property in Maine.
And so the story continues... Join us in our Journey & be Inspired to live a little differently!
God is Good & we hope our story inspires others to start their own business,farm or find ways of living a more self sustainable lifestyle.
Evening Garden Harvest-August 2024 Maine Zone 5a Productive Summer Garden!
Evening Garden Harvest-August 2024 Maine Zone 5a Productive Summer Garden!
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Hiking through our wooded acreage-End of Summer Foraging in Maine
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Hiking through our wooded acreage-End of Summer Foraging in Maine
Turkeys in the Field! Wild Turkeys & Poults Foraging for Blackberries
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Turkeys in the Field! Wild Turkeys & Poults Foraging for Blackberries
The end surprised me! Wildlife in our Field-Maine
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I was focused on mama with her baby, didn't realize there were 2!
The time has come! Ripening Tomatoes indoors🍅🌧️
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The time has come! Ripening Tomatoes indoors🍅🌧️
Morning Garden Walk- August 2024 Maine Zone 5a
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Morning Garden Walk- August 2024 Maine Zone 5a
A Quiet Morning Garden Check & Harvest in Maine August 2 2024
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An unrushed morning checking out the gardens and seeing what's ready to harvest to stock the farm stand. We are in full summer mode! Everything is blooming, producing or getting ready to ripen, loving it!
Making Pickles & Preserving our Rhubarb Harvest-Pick & Can with me.
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Making Pickles & Preserving our Rhubarb Harvest-Pick & Can with me.
End of July Garden Tour Zone 5a Maine-Part 3 of 3
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End of July Garden Tour Zone 5a Maine-Part 3 of 3
End of July Garden Tour Zone 5a Maine-Part 2 of 3
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End of July Garden Tour Zone 5a Maine-Part 2 of 3
End of July Garden Tour Zone 5a Maine-Part 1 of 3
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Had to split this video into 3 parts for faster upload, make sure to watch all 3 parts so you can see our full garden tour, what's growing, what we're harvesting now and what's coming soon!
Busy Morning to Open the Farm Store!!! Veggie Harvest & Updates
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Busy Morning to Open the Farm Store!!! Veggie Harvest & Updates
Morning Bird Watching at the Kitchen Window
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Morning Bird Watching at the Kitchen Window
Flower Garden after Weeding-1st Sunflower Bloom!
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Flower Garden after Weeding-1st Sunflower Bloom!
1st Yr Growing Garlic-Harvest it all with Us! Maine zone 5a
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1st Yr Growing Garlic-Harvest it all with Us! Maine zone 5a
Morning Picking Radishes for our Roadside Stand
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Morning Picking Radishes for our Roadside Stand
Today's Work in the Vegetable Garden-Bolting, Pruning & Garlic! Maine Zone 5a
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Today's Work in the Vegetable Garden-Bolting, Pruning & Garlic! Maine Zone 5a
July Flower Harvest & what I'm doing with Unsold Bouquets!
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July Flower Harvest & what I'm doing with Unsold Bouquets!
Harvest with Me -What's growing in Zone 5a Maine July 2024
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Harvest with Me -What's growing in Zone 5a Maine July 2024
What we're planting in July Zone 5a Maine-MIGardener seed haul & Garden Update
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What we're planting in July Zone 5a Maine-MIGardener seed haul & Garden Update
Quick Garden Check & Off to the Woods to pick Berries! Wild Berry Foraging in Maine Zone 5a
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Quick Garden Check & Off to the Woods to pick Berries! Wild Berry Foraging in Maine Zone 5a
Lettuce Harvest-Butter Head Lettuce fresh and crisp from the garden.
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Lettuce Harvest-Butter Head Lettuce fresh and crisp from the garden.
Farm Stand Doors are finished! Opening the Walk in Farm stand soon
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Farm Stand Doors are finished! Opening the Walk in Farm stand soon
Devastating Loss Shuts our Chicken Business Down before it even Opened...
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Devastating Loss Shuts our Chicken Business Down before it even Opened...
Planting Peas from the grocery store bean isle
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Planting Peas from the grocery store bean isle
Zone 5a in Maine Full Garden Tour this June
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Zone 5a in Maine Full Garden Tour this June
Flower Garden Progress! Year One Garden after knocking down the old brown shed
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Flower Garden Progress! Year One Garden after knocking down the old brown shed
Garden Harvest & How we set up the roadside stand
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Garden Harvest & How we set up the roadside stand
Picking Wildflowers for the Roadside Stand
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Picking Wildflowers for the Roadside Stand
The garden has developed fantastic for your first year in Maine, so happy for you guys.
i'm new too. like what you are doing. like for a like?
We have does and fawns in the woods just behind our house too. It's such a mood boost in this oppressive weather. This time of year they're the color of a new penny.
I love how the other chicks come over to help ❤
As mentioned previously you can top young trees to keep them small or dwarf. This will also make the trunks thicker to help in high winds. They will also grow multiple branches when you do this. I restrict the number of branches to 2 or 3 so it grows quicker. Furthermore you can top the tall ones down to about 3 ft or less and it will form new branches sometimes. If you have small leaves or growth (nodes) down below it will definitely work. Another thing you might want to look into is papaya tree twisting to keep them short.
@@SomeKoolPlace lots of good info! We are no longer in FL, we moved to Maine so no more papayas for us but maybe someone else can try those tips out!!😁
Bumper crop! Awesome.
Wow 70!! Tomato plants that is amazing idk how many we did this year but it was most definitely our best year for tomatoes miss you friend be blessed
@@RootedInTx yes🙌. I want to double up the tomatoes next year but we'll need sturdier posts, maybe metal t posts with wire stranded instead of twine. This is the best we've ever done with tomatoes too! Not sure if it's because it's easier in Maine or just a general good year for everyone!
Wow, I've never known anyone to plant dried peas. Good for you!
@@user-wv4ed7dy6h they're the same as what comes in seed packets😁but you get a whole lot more for your buck! Sometimes germination might not be as good but in this case it worked out.
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Goodness, you've done very well for a new garden in a new place. You have a great variety.
@@user-wv4ed7dy6h yes! We tried a little of everything this yr to see what would stick and we were very surprised at how good most of it did.
Happy to update the Rhubarb Jelly I made in this video did indeed set by the next morning 😁
Goto Amazon and buy some bee waterers for your babies. i tried to send pic but won’t load
How many Total Zones for Growing Harvesting across the 🌏 .Love Maine too
The garden is looking fantastic, doing a great job
Love the flower jungle! Looks good nice to see the mix of flowers and veggies
We have 2 on our tree this year and I’m soooo excited for them to ripen 🤣🤣
@@kord530 they are so good! They'll be the best two nectarines you had 😆 We moved from this property but I hope the new homeowners are getting lots of fruit this yr too!
Everything looks great, you are doing a fantastic job. Keep it up! 😊
Wow, looks really good 👍, great harvesting of the garlic.
Sorry for the editing mistake 😆😆 I accidentally sped up the wrong clip lol
I know what you mean about weeds taking over, I turned my back for a few days they took over before I could do anything about it. Youi current stand is a great start and hope to see your future stand soon. Our dream is to do the same thing next year. Thanks for sharing and hope y'all had a blessed day.
@@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh yes,just a couple days of rain and the weeds are carpeting the garden!😆 Thank you, We're going to open it soon!
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@@riantonobdg27 sorry, we don't have these chickens anymore
Those radishes are so different from others I've seen. My kids will be in your area soon, and I plan to tell them where to find you!
@@user-wv4ed7dy6h thanks!!
I tried radishes this year and had an epic fail so super jealous of how good yours look.
Really! Theyve been too easy for me😆 I did try growing some radish seeds from a pack of micro green radish seeds and they didn't work out, google said it would lol but all they did was bolt before forming a bulb. You should try the French breakfast ones and see if they work out. 30 days from seed to harvest.
@@ourvisionfarm2893 I definitely will they look great
The flowers are so beautiful!! What is the name of the blue flowers from the blue and purple bouquet?
@@annettahorn5056 I believe the previous homeowner told me it's delphinium, seems to match the Google photos. It comes back on its own every year 😁 I love it, it makes a really good cut flower, very sturdy stems.
Those are like women's leggings ? Where did you get his fly mask ?
@@inskin2002 yes any woman's leggings ☺️ I think I got the mask on Amazon or tractor supply can't remember
@@ourvisionfarm2893 you got rid of him ?
@@inskin2002 yes we moved from FL and rehomed all the animals a couple yrs beforehand
@ourvisionfarm2893 he was a good looking donkey
Looks great!
Here is some information I found for you in regards to snails and other bugs for your garden 🪴 Interesting Facts . Did you know? There are so many benefits to using sheep’s wool in your garden: see if you can find some sheep 🐑 wool maybe from other farmers in your area. 🐑It’s a great slug and snail repellent 🐑Retains moisture 🐑Reduces evaporation 🐑Stops weeds from sprouting 🐑Regulates soil temperature 🐑Adds nitrogen as it breaks down 🐑Can be used to line wire hanging baskets
Everything is looking great, many prayers for a wonderful harvesting of all your plants 🌱 ❤
Hi friend! It's so cool you have cilantro. It's a favorite in our home. We planted a bunch but we only got a couple cuttings out of it before it all went to seed, so that was frustrating. We planted spinach as well and the same thing happened. Idk what we're doing wrong? lol We do have zucchini and tomatoes growing so we're excited about that. Im sorry to hear about your chickens. My heart sank for you. 😔 But you're doing amazing with everything and it'll pay off.
What I do when I notice any flowers buds forming is pinch them off quickly.Cilantro likes to bolt very fast for some reason! The warm temps make it happen so you could try growing it closer to fall or earlier in the spring instead 😁 I emailed you back btw not sure if you received it. Thank you❤️ today is the first night of our other chicks outdoors. We made them a little prison and reinforced everything with whatever we could find around the garage🤞 hopefully we can get them to full grown sized this time, llus put a camera on them too so if an animal comes by well be able to see it this time.
@ourvisionfarm2893 Thank you for that advice! I told Marc we should try growing the cilantro when it's not so hot here. So we're gonna try that. I did get your email, thank you, it was fun to catch up! I was gonna reply this week when I have an update😊 How did it go last night with the chics in their prison, did it work out? I'm sorry I'm just now replying, hours and hours later lol.. we're still on the graveyard schedule..I just recently woke up 😁 I hope you're having a good day.
@@SummerBreeze77 so far so good with the chicks, nothing came by based on camera footage. We won't know though until a fox or something does come by so we can see if it attempts to break in or not. The camera view is nice though I can check them all night like if it was a baby monitor😆
Oh no thats awful so sorry this happened 😢
Luv what you have done with store if I lived near I would definitely visit 😊
Just found your channel & subscribed. I’m excited to see your farm store set up.
All dead? Sounds like human intervention....
The chicken wire was also torn in two areas near the bottom of the pen,I would think a human would just go in through the door. The fence was still connected and hot but a fox could easily fit between the gaps. From what I read online foxes eat a chicken or two and then kill the rest to come back later😣 our property is sort of close to the road so Im not dismissing the idea that it could have been someone but idk, the grass was so long you couldn't even see the chickens from the road, only our Facebook followers would know we had chickens .
Sorry for your very expensive loss. Deer will be able to jump over that fence. If you run another fence a few feet inside or outside that fence, it might deter deer better as they are not sure they can jump clear over the two fences. Might be cheaper than building a taller deer fence which should be 8 ft tall at least.
I'm hoping they don't try to jump but unfortunately know they can, our perimeter fencing at our old place was 6 ft but with an additional strand of barb wire hovering a couple inches up and we'd watch the deer scale it like absolutely nothing when our dogs would chase them out😆and that was in FL where the deer are much smaller! For now we've honestly hit our spending limit for projects this year. We made the fence copying how our neighbor have theirs and they said they haven't had a deer get in their gardens for the last couple yrs🤞
Don't give up!!! Hide Mini camera's, and I'd almost bet it's actually not critters. Have you not seen or heard anything about private farms? Might see foxes, but who released them.
I haven't heard about private farms? What does that mean? And yes more cameras is on our agenda for sure. We use solar powered cameras that are awesome, they're motion activated and catch any movements day or night! Just need to place some on that side of the house 😁
Oh my I'm sorry. Absolutely everything eats chicken. Even bears will eat them. Don't waste your time until you can better protect them. That electric fence won't protect your garden from ground hogs and rabbits. Invest in some sturdier fencing to go with the electric fence. Maine is not Florida. It's much more intense threatwise.
In FL we had quite a bit of predators because we lived right by a state forest but we were lucky we could keep our pyranese outdoors to help. We'll have to invest in fencing for sure to be able to keep the dogs out at night😊
aww that's so sad. but those big gaps in the wires it's not surprising. you need netting or regular fence with a dig skirt and a wire at the top, and or a lg dog.
We used to use electric netting and it worked out for a couple yrs! but we sold all that stuff before moving & we were shocked to see how much more expensive they are now🙈wish we would've kept the kit. I think the livestock guardian dogs is the best protection . Unfortunately ours just so happened to be sick right now at the worst timing so we didn't want to keep her outside unsupervised.
Yes, been there done that!! You have to make sure they are vermin proof. We've lost several flocks until we got it right.
Thank you for watching❤️ if we ever try again commercially we will make sure to build better pens for sure. Trial and error! We knew better since we've raised birds before but now we know what not to do.
I'm sorry you lost your chickens. It's disheartening to put in so much work only to have predators destroy it all. There are many predators that will kill chickens - Hawks, Owls, Vultures, Raccoons, Foxes, Bobcats and others. They all use various means to access the chickens so you may want to do some research on how to protect your birds. You'll always have some losses but at least you can protect the majority of them. Raccoons are particularly clever as they will dig under coops. Chicken wire is not good - raccoons will reach in and grab a chicken and pull it through - killing the chicken in the process by shredding it. My neighbors have chickens and last summer a Red-tailed Hawk sat in a tree and would swoop in and grab a chicken during the day. Joel Salatin has a good method for raising chickens and keeping them safe. You can find him on YT. He also has a website and has written many books on natural farming. Good luck with your next brood.
Thank you❤️ it's definitely a never ending battle living amongst nature. But we learn from our mistakes & hope someone else can also take something from it😊
I am led to tell you...There could be a curse on the land because of sin committed on it going all the way back to it's creation. This would give the legal right to the enemy to send foxes to devour your harvest and provision. You can take authority over this by repenting for all sin ever committed on the land(which removes the legal right of the enemy to steal your provision) and then bless the land and rededicate it back to God. Do this by taking communion on the land and pour some of the juice, symbolic of Christ's blood, into the land. I've heard many testimonies of people doing this and have seen amazing results, glory to God! This is taking dominion over the land as the Word says for us to do. God bless you, your family and land in Jesus name!
You make a very good point, this land and area must have some stories to tell. We've prayed and I've annointed our home but didn't even think about the land😮 our town has a history of burning down in the past ruining booming businesses too. You are right we need to pray over our land as well and against any people who have cursed it or currently wishing for our failure.
I had a small mobile chicken tractor for a few years with just a solar charger on it connected all the chicken wire on the tractor, hence the nose of any animal that touched the wire was zapped. I had zero losses. Just a thought, I would run the tractor along the perimeter of the fence and just clamp the hot wire to the main fence hot wire on each move. Stay positive. Cheers.
That's a good idea since we already have the main electric fence around that area! If we ever want to try again maybe we'll do something like that as an extra layer of protection
Get you a German shepherd and socialize them when the German Shepherd is a puppy. Nothing will bother your chickens then. NOTHING, they are the best territorial dogs there are. German shepherds can be expensive, but you have to find someone like me who doesn't breed them, we just have them as pets and work dogs. That way you're not paying $1,500 each. I rehomed my dogs offspring for a couple/few hundred each. Good luck finding the much-needed protection for your remaining chickens, if you sell them or not they will still need protection. I have had chickens now for about 3 -4 years now.
Thank you, yes we've raised birds in FL for several yrs before moving to Maine. We have a great pyranese livestock guardian but unfortunately she has a tumor and we are keeping her indoors till her surgery. Just bad timing, our other dogs are seniors 15 yrs old each so they're no help😆 we don't want anymore dogs after this.
That lettuce looks wonderful.
It's been very abundant & surprisingly pests haven't bothered it much besides a couple caterpillars here and there. Butterhead lettuce from MI gardener seeds we purchased. I'm going to be letting a couple go to seed so I can grow them again next yr😊
Lovely!
You’re going to need a trained Fox hound or some other dog to protect your hens.
Yea, we decided it's best to call it quits on animals for now and focus on the orchard/gardens. We have a Great pyranese which has been super helpful in protecting the animals back in FL when we raised almost every livestock possible but now with her tumor growth we've been keeping her inside till her surgery. And we have two other dogs but both 15 yrs old😆 no more dogs for us after this❤️
You need a building/shelter to house your birds. If it's fox or other predators you will see evidence of it, kill sites, feathers, dead birds. If there's nothing left, you have a 2 legged predator.
There was no mess of feathers, a couple missing birds and the rest were killed and scattered all over the area inside the electric fence. The entry point where the animal broke the wire was towards the bottom so I'm thinking fox because that's what our neighbors said they spotted the night before and the morning of. From what I read foxes will eat one or two chickens and then kill the rest to come back later 😬
That is sad. I'm sorry.
Thank you, after the initial disappointment we realize it is probably for the best. We will continue learning and raising our own in smaller batches but probably not commercially any time soon
Before opening a business it is a good idea to learn about a business, so that means learning about chickens, and how to protect chickens. In addition it would be a good idea to learn about whatever eats chickens. I think the farm lifestyle is not, for you. If a fox ate your chickens then a fox must have smelted it, and saw it as well, and maybe heard it as well. Based on what you are showing on your video your chickens were left alone, so this is your fault. If I had chickens then I would want a dog to be near them if I am nowhere near my chickens. Because foxes are scared of loud noises, and dogs can be protective. The scent of the chickens is another problem. If you look carefully at a fox then you should be able to see that it has ears, eyes, and a nose, so you would have needed to find a solution to deal with all three parts of a fox, for you to be able to keep your chickens alive! I would not want a fox to be able see my chickens if I had any, and regarding the scent well I probably would have to experiment to find a solution.
Yes we have raised many birds like chickens, turkeys and ducks successfully for a couple yrs in FL so we were comfortable but we've also always had a livestock guardian dog to help out at night which I'm sure made a huge difference. Ours is sick and being kept indoors right now (I talked about why in video) so we decided to not raise anymore chickens or other animals in the time being. Best thing to do to avoid any more losses especially since now the foxes will remember our location🦊 maybe we can revisit the idea later once we have better structures to keep the chickens in.
@@ourvisionfarm2893 Losses could have been prevented if a plan was properly made out first. You have a sick dog. What the chickens were in is concerning, and I believe the smell was another problem. If you have anything else on your farm that a fox might want to eat then I recommend quickly looking, for a solution to hide it, so a fox cannot see it, and smell it.
And how exactly do you hide free range chicken from sight & smell??? Inquiring minds would love to know. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@ourvisionfarm2893you sound like the govt that wants you to eat fake meat & be happy. Be constructive. Get out.
@@TheFineLine920 I visited farms, but not everywhere on 1 farm, and do you want to know why? I will tell you why. I felt like vomiting outside. Because I was able to smell something that disgusted me. I was not able to see, and approach what made me want to vomit. I was told what it was that made me feel like vomiting. Just imagine if a similar plan was made then I think all of the chickens would still be alive, and where they are suppose to be. Instead of focusing on me well the focus should have been redirected towards the wild life such as foxes!
What a smart way to get going! Moving forward you’ll be able to store a portion of your harvest for your next batch!
Oh my..........owls would get them too.
Those greens look AWESOME!