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Lambs Quarters Farm | A Farming Channel
Canada
Registrace 10. 01. 2022
Growing for Today and Thinking of Tomorrow. This channel is about one Small Farmer trying to make a difference in our modern challenging times. How can we grow healthy, nutritious, affordable food? How can we farm without outside inputs like pesticides, fertilizers, and water. How can local community participate on farms in mutually beneficial ways? These are all questions that I am determined to find solutions for and I want to document them here.
My name is Mike Barnes and along with the help of my family and community, I am creating a farm that can demonstrate how we can grow food by working with livestock, reintegrate wildlife, attract pollinators, and heal our soil and environment. I am inviting in my local community and beyond to share my journey here.
We are located at 240 County Road 4, Picton, Ontario, Canada. Our growing zone is 6b.
Subscribe for regular videos including Farmer Friday Walk and Talks, released every Friday morning. Have a coffee with me!
My name is Mike Barnes and along with the help of my family and community, I am creating a farm that can demonstrate how we can grow food by working with livestock, reintegrate wildlife, attract pollinators, and heal our soil and environment. I am inviting in my local community and beyond to share my journey here.
We are located at 240 County Road 4, Picton, Ontario, Canada. Our growing zone is 6b.
Subscribe for regular videos including Farmer Friday Walk and Talks, released every Friday morning. Have a coffee with me!
How to Prepare for a Food Crisis
In this comprehensive video, Farmer Mike discusses how to plan in the event of a food crisis.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Why you should prepare
4:40 Annual vegetables list
32:32 Grains
35:37 Sunflowers
36:44 Planting for Long Term
39:10 Chickens
42:57 Other Livestock Options
46:17 Winter Storage
50:40 Pickling VS. Fermenting
51:51 Cold Storage
53:23 A hawk Drops In :-)
53:59 A Backyard Example
57:36 Community and Action
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Why you should prepare
4:40 Annual vegetables list
32:32 Grains
35:37 Sunflowers
36:44 Planting for Long Term
39:10 Chickens
42:57 Other Livestock Options
46:17 Winter Storage
50:40 Pickling VS. Fermenting
51:51 Cold Storage
53:23 A hawk Drops In :-)
53:59 A Backyard Example
57:36 Community and Action
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How to Select Corn For Seed Saving
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In this video, Mike explains how he selects Open Pollinated corn for seed saving.
BEST method to keep RACCOONS out of CORN | Wish I knew this when I started!
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Let's talk about keeping Raccoons, Skunks and other critters from eating your corn. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Essential Tools 4:44 Prep work 8:45 Set up Posts 14:07 Set up String Line 22:24 Set up Charger 25:00 Testing the system 26:00 Maintenance and Tips
Propagating Strawberries | Hydration Technique | Part 2
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In this continuing series, Mike goes over The Hydration Technique and how it increases runner propagation success.
Record Rainfall Results in Big Growth!
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After some intense rains, Mike shows some of the results from around the farm in this July Garden Full Tour. 0:00 Rainfall 0:43 Murphy's Law and Weather 4:03 Gravity Feed Irrigation Update 5:15 Porch Fruit Nursery 6:45 Update on Strawberry Production 7:54 Curing Garlic 9:38 Farm Tours 11:06 Sweet Corn 12:23 Strawberries and Raspberries 18:00 Peppers, Carrots, Watermelon, Winter Squash 24:03 Bla...
One of my top crops to grow for farm and homesteading.
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French filet beans are one of my favourite crops to grow for the farm, and Mike breaks down why in this video...
How to Attract Pollinators | Tour the Pollinator Patch
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Many people ask why I don't keep bees in hives on the Farm. I explain why in this video as well as give you a tour of the Pollinator Patch! 0:00 Intro 0:48 Tour the Pollinator Patch 10:04 About Bumblebee Habitat 12:23 Why I don't Keep Honey Bees
These Farm Animals have Unique Jobs
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Mike does a feature look at all the livestock we have and why we have them. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Sheep 8:16 Llama 11:06 Handling a Llama 13:05 Letting out the Poultry 14:00 Poultry Housing 17:00 Manure Capture 18:30 Barn Cat 19:20 Production Chicken Layers 22:16 Ducks 22:42 Outtro
How the Pros Propagate Strawberries | PART 1
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PART 1: Here is a way to propagate A LOT of strawberries in one season. Be sure to subscribe to get future updates! Stay to the end and checkout Part 2 where I update on the growth, and add a method to increase success!
A Rough Start to the Farm Sales Season | Farmer Journal
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A farmer needs customers, without it, you might as well be a homesteader. 0:00 Slow Sales 2:47 Garlic and Potatoes 4:40 Elderberries and Corn 5:45 Market Garden 10:15 Pumpkins 13:15 Pollinator Plants 16:30 Outtro
A USEFUL tool on the HOMESTEAD or FARM.
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What is the Bush Blade? Why would you need one? Mike goes over the many uses of the Bush or sometimes called Ditch Blade in the world of Scything and using a Scythe.
Our Top Raspberry Variety!
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After growing several varieties of Raspberry for trials in my you pick operation, AAC Eden is a winner, here's why.
Food Forest, Full Farm Tour, Canada Day
zhlédnutí 165Před rokem
Join me on this farm tour with Mario the Barn Cat on Canada Day! 0:00 Intro 0:53 Hot Sheep 3:35 Roadside: Garlic and Potatoes 6:40 Nanking Cherries 8:00 Elderberries and Corn 11:15 Market Garden 22:42 Rain Capture 24:27 Food Forest 37:39 Too Hot, Time to head Back
Farm Stand Selling
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What is it like to sell in a farm stand? Let's get into direct selling, how we save on packaging and washing, and why I think selling direct to consumers is beneficial.
What did our heaviest bale weigh? | Hay Loading Day!
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What did our heaviest bale weigh? | Hay Loading Day!
Capturing Rain to Gravity Feed Food Crops
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Capturing Rain to Gravity Feed Food Crops
Farm Crisis Management | Crop Focus: Snap Peas
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Farm Crisis Management | Crop Focus: Snap Peas
What's Growing in May? Feeding Chickens Lobster!
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What's Growing in May? Feeding Chickens Lobster!
Planting Ashwagandha in the Farmacy | Crimson Clover Cover Crop
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Planting Ashwagandha in the Farmacy | Crimson Clover Cover Crop
Will this TRICK make Fruit on my Trees?
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Will this TRICK make Fruit on my Trees?
WHAT -NO!!!! Smut is a delicacy. Great video otherwise. Thanks
owning a Llama seems cool
I have been doing this for a few months and decided to search the web to see trees older than mine that were grown with this practice. Found some really good ideas and tips but finding this video is funny knowing this guy and I walked through each of our gardens and had the exact same thought path.
Just found your video and it looks like you have the same patch as me. Great information on picking seed. My farm is also in Ontario and I could call my farm lambs quarters 2😊. I have managed to get them under control this year as much as I can.. They are however relentless. Spent 4 hours cultivating the corn with a stir up hoe. How do cultivate such a large patch without pulling up the corn? Mine patch is 50 x 250. I hope I’ve suppressed the weeds enough that they won’t interfere with the corn. You mentioned that you are organic. How do you keep the bugs off the corn?
Thank you so much good idea Let me now ,how much for 1 pcs 🙏
This is great advice!
And a lesson for you about corn smut: "Corn Smut Yes, corn smut, also known as huitlacoche, is considered a delicacy in Mexican cuisine. It's a type of fungus that infects corn plants, causing a dark, swollen growth on the ears. The Aztecs have valued huitlacoche since ancient times, and it's now cultivated intentionally by farmers in Mexico and the southwestern United States. Chefs in high-end restaurants often incorporate it into their menus, and diners praise its unique flavor and texture. " LUCKY CHICKENS!
You should put a jumper wire to the bottom strand is energiized
I have heard that you can bag up the pollen part and put a bag over the ear to stop cross pollination. You will have to hand pollinate from the bag to the ear. Hope someone tries this I haven't yet. Also There is BT for corn that keeps the worms from eating your corn.
Should have shown how it truly worked.
very nice. subscribed
I am and have been growing corn for a couple years. I keep getting better results. Thank you for the knowledge Happy Farming.
I have about 2 yards of them but i had no idea i cut them During winter. Now they have berries. But my husband spray them with Poison oak killer. Poison oak died but not the berries!!! But not sure if they are safe to eat now. 😂
Thank you
These grow like weeds here in NW Ohio. Every tree line or creek line has large patches. We gather the raspberries by 10’s of pounds. They are a firm berry compared to garden red raspberries and hold up well after picking good for freezing aswell. Have a Range from tart to very sweet. Only Down fall is very seedy
What size would I need for onions. We buy candy onion’s already started.
I have a question, how do you know when they are going to start producing berries?
They berry only on last years new growth (the purple canes). Last years fruiting cane will die of over winter leaving only the new growth from last year. Berry ripens in mid June here in NW Ohio. I have a dedicated 10x10ft garden of wild raspberries plants I maintain Tip: With any raspberry once the plant is done with berries i cut those canes off and remove them this leaves room for the new canes that will berry out next year to grow. I also cut off and tip the new growth canes over the summer when they reach 4ft tall this cause the plant to grow side branches. These side branches increases the number of berries. Instead one one long thin cane of berries you get a thick short cane and several branches of berries doubling or tripling the berries
Last year, they grow new shoots called primocanes. The primocanes does not produce any berries. Then they go through winter dormancy. As they emerge from dormancy, the primocanes have turned woody and is now called floricanes. "Flor" for flowers. And when early to mid summer hit is when you get the berries. Mostly late June and early July. And oh yeah. There is some everbearing varieties called Niwot and Sweet Repeat. Both thorned varieties. You get 2 crops per year. And there's at least 2 thornless varieties called "Tahi" and "Born Free."
We eat the smut...fried in butter and herbs. Delicious!
Love black raspberries! Good foraging video! I love scouting out berries too
I'm trying this today. I fear they won't stay in place with the wind we get here in South Dakota. Have you had them fall off? FYI I did subscribe.
Lol I bought a $8 pack of plastic ones and couldn't even figure out the right angles to get them to work - this is such a great idea - THANKS
Does it work in unploughed rocky soil?
Appreciate it👍
These are a zone 4 and must be carefully sited where I live in Alberta. Best traits are the size, firmness and thornless canes, downside not the most flavorful, nor of best coloring, though definitely still a keeper for me! I intend to hybridize these with some prairie hardy types. Thanks for your review! 👍
I am going to olant corn this Spring and see how it goes.
I saw your comment on Mark’s video and took a look at you. I have subscribed. Merry Christmas.
Thank you!!
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I love the zero waste/plastic free model. Wishing you much success!
Wow great idea thank you (was just looking to buy some but this is so much more beautiful). Subscribed!
Would having more than one llama increase protection or would the 2 llamas just hang out and ignore the sheep? Do goats follow llamas around also?
I'm not an expert, but I've been told that the multiple llamas would separate from the group of sheep and do their own thing... since llamas are flock animals, they won't be alone, they are forced to be with the sheep/goats
@@lambsquartersfarm So someone who wanted added protection who already had the sheep / goats and 1 llama should get a dog? What is up with the video's that say get a guard alpaca? No need to get a dog or llama. Are alpacas that tough because that sounds like click bait? I have seen get a guard goose video's before too. The right goose could be good at defense and offense. It is cool if you are not sure on these.
Your "feet" are called : Brace Roots.
Really great info, thx so much. You ROCK‼️🍓🍓🍓
Add oxygen they could sit in there forever and food
Do you ever use a peening jig on the bush blade?
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Lambs quarter - Minerals Quantity %DV† Calcium 31% 309 mg Iron 9% 1.2 mg Magnesium 10% 34 mg Manganese 37% 0.782 mg Phosphorus 10% 72 mg Potassium 10% 452 mg Sodium 3% 43 mg Zinc 5% 0.44 mg if you have a lot of this weed perhaps add more wood chips or some material from lakes and rivers around your place. Especially the silt, to add the material for reducing the sodium. It makes the soils sandy.
Thank you for sharing!
Man thank you ❤ I swear, yesterday i was wondering how to do this lol
Thank you for the video. I found this video is very useful. After watching this video, I collected some runners, cut them like you demonstrated in the previous video, and put them in the water. I am just wondering if I should put liquid fertiliser in the water because I thought the nutrition was cut off from their mother plants. I added rooting powder in the water to expect the roots grow faster. Do you think it is no need to put anything in the water?
How are your "wearing" your flat?
Is that a European scythe? I have been marshaling the facts and I believe the European scythe is the best? There are good points to both versions. The European scythe is slightly more expensive. Where is the best place to order? I considered Facebook Market however I believe the custom fit is advantageous. I subscribed. Thanks for the video.
I did not see how to save seed, do you let it dry on the stock? When do you pick them for seed saving? How do you know they are viable?
The Australian scythe has a blade that can be sharpened by peening? I'm 5'8 and am left-handed. I am seriously looking for a scythe. Where would be the best place to seek purchasing one? I subscribed.
Thanks for your comment. It is an Austrian Scythe, and yes, they can be sharpened by peening. I purchased mine at sythesupply in the United States, very good product and service.
If you get a clear lids for your strawberry propagations it will create a mini greenshouse where the water don’t escape so easily. So you don’t have to water it all the time
I am in zone 6 , is fall a good time to do that ?
I think it would be too late in the season unfortunately... this is something to do in the summer when there is enough time to root the runners, as well as transplant them and give them time to form a good root system. I think September is okay for plugging in runners, but by October, not enough time, focus on preparing for winter (covering with mulch).
This was TERRIFIC and I have SUBSCRIBED! Thank you - much appreciated…
Great ideas..., but we have been having a discussion about theft in the honour system. A neighbour with a U-pick strawberries has a roadside stand with the honour system and she loves it. But another closer to town loses their produce. I have a lot that I could sell and I probably will next season at my neighbours stand. She has offered it to me free of charge for services rendered throughout the year. But for me to place a stand at the end of my driveway seems to be asking for trouble. It is almost a half a km away from the highway. Bringing the people on to the farm/homestead would be a good idea but it would put me wayyyyy out of my comfort zone. However, I believe you are right about that. People want to see what is happening up here on the farm and although I don't use no-trespassing signs, I have discouraged people from coming as much as I can. Also, I'm not going to waste my day at a farmers market booth.
For sure, good points. Everyone has their own level of comfort. We do get frustrated when folks come in the driveway and want a tour even though we are closed ... there is a definite trade off to doing business in your home and losing privacy ... and it's not for everyone. For the theft at roadside stands ... yes, we have had ours stolen before as well. You can ask for e-t ranseers only to avoid cash, but sure, some people may steal food too, which is kind of sad when you think about it... I guess the point is there is no perfect, easy system.
Whats great about geese is you can feed them off the land and Even grow your own cover crops and forage for them.
Also bsf are a great supply of protein for chickens and Will provide a good amount of supplementation.