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I love the egg in the planting hole thing. Some years ago, I decided to try it and my nosy neighbor ( who always spends a ton of time watching everything we do) couldn’t take it after about a half hour, and asked what I was doing.
I told him I was raising chickens from scratch.
He went inside the house, and about 10 minutes later, his wife came out laughing. It felt soooo good!
Hahahahhaha brilliant
I have one of those neighbors. Hang in there!
Kate McPherson, I LOVE IT !!!
I tried the egg in the hole, my dogs dug them up!
@@michelemooneyham3525 , oh my goodness !
Teaching our kids it's okay to have big feelings is one of the very most important things.
Sticker perhaps?
I was so impressed when I was shopping at a local nursery. They posted a sign that said something to the effect No we don't have tomato starts Its too cold to plan them. "We're selling cool weather plants now, when its time to plant warm weather crops we'll be selling the starts." Unlike big box stores who sell the same plants in all their stores across the country regardless of local weather.
"Just because it's hard, doesn't mean it's wrong", thank you for that!
You could make a mobile garden as the next trendy version of an ice cream truck. Drive it through urban neighborhoods and let kids see what it's like to pick their own food and taste it right off the plant.
When we were children here in England we had vans that delivered fresh veg and a bread and cake van along with the milkman delivered in glass bottles and the butcher would sell meat door to door some things that were great in building community should of stayed kind of sad for this generation not to experience that 👀
This is a brilliant idea. Yoinking for my business plan!
As depicted in salad dressing commercials....i think it was hidden valley
We had one of those when I was a kid, we called him the huckster.
Schools should consider something like this... bring it into lunch programs..unfortunately there is a lot of corruption and that'd be a challenge. Jamie Oliver already attempted to get healthy lunches in schools and the companies that supply the "food" got involved.
When a joke instantly becomes the greatest idea ever!!!!!!!😂😂 when y’all have your learning center it could become “Miah’s food draggin wagon” to take around to the local schools that may not have the ability to put in a school garden and teach kids about planting and harvesting food👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
That is brilliant!
The look on Miah’s face the whole time you’re talking about turning the trailer into a mobile garden is just priceless! I swear my boyfriend looks at me like this every time I start talking about chickens in the backyard 😂🤣😂
You took the words out of my mouth!!! 😂
Understand, my hubby of 15yrs has looked at me like I am insane when talk turns to chickens..This year he bought me a beautiful Coop and 6 hens at last he is on board.
LOL i sent my b/f that time stamp and was like, this is us :,D
Uhm, anybody else absolutely LOVING the idea of the mobile garden?! 👀
Yes! I actually thought that was quite clever…😊
I'm doing one on a 5x8. It's great for taking somewhere to teach, and I do semi-nomadic van life. I can take half of my yearly produce with me while having beds to teach in! It's great
"Everywhere I look in the world I see the potential for gardens!"
ME TOO!!
I'm right there with Jess!
It's like my eyes are too big for my abilities!!!
But it sure is fun dreaming about it! 💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱
I Invision a sticker with a globe with garden rows wrapping around it with this Jess statement!
So happy SOMEONE has enough energy to give those babies a proper play date. LOL!!!
Little Ben just steals my heart, farmer boy inside and out.🧙♀️🐄🦙🐖🐓
It’s easy I think to think about the lasts, it’s important to remember to love each last and remember the coming firsts that you will love soon aswell. I always try to remember that when a season of change comes to me and there’s a season of lasts ahead I think it’s important to cherish each first and last headed your way
Such good advice ♥️
Ben frolicking with the kids, the sound of your laughter and the smell of fresh soil in my garden is a recipe for a HUGE smile😁! Thank you 💛
I about died!! That baby goat chasing Ben!! SOOO CUTE!! 😍😍😍 I definitely need a baby goat! 🐐
Hahaha!! I love your ability of seeing a garden possibility wherever you go! And I agree! A mobile garden IS brilliant!! 😆
Funny Miah: I had that same idea about using a trailer from a semi and building up the sides and planting a garden and then when it was ready to harvest, just drive the trailer to where I wanted to distribute the food and let people pick their own. I was told by someone that that was a stupid idea. WELL HA!!! I DO NOT FEEL STUPID ANYMORE. THANK YOU MIAH!!! GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. BE BLESSED.
Man whoever buys your property must be the luckiest person alive! To be able to watch your videos and see the joy of your family, how they have grown, your story, I think that's so beautiful
I was thinking that too!! I wish we could buy it!
@@heartsfiregarden6352 that would be an ultimate dream come true...although I do want to build my own home someday!
Me too! If I was a betting woman I’d say that Jill from Whispering Willows is the new caretaker of this beautiful property.
@@janicegilman7672 I dont think it was that long ago that they bought their own property, I wouldn't put any money on it 😉
I thought Jill or maybe her cousin Amy.
Pods comment aside, Jess ~ you have confirmed my suspicions:
1) You really are a genius! Mobile produce gardens! An end to food deserts is within reach!
2) You picked a real gentle human and gentleman in Miah, who has a wicked funny sense of humor, "That's your takeaway?"
3) Your family, your relationship, your sweet giving nature, you are an inspiration to us all and a bright spot of hope in dark days.
Thank you!
The trees are budding...Miah has donned his tank top, yup, it's looking like spring. 😂
We need a Mercy and Mac sticker!!!! Talk about a journey of hope.
I got some of those jiffy pellets to start some squash and cukes, things that don't like their roots disturbed... I've just heard that it's best to peel off the casing when you plant it because they don't biodegrade as quickly as they'd like us to believe! 😊
Yes! Peel those casings! I tried some of these last year and was just scratching amendments in the same bed this past weekend and found quite a few of the casings from last year that haven't biodegraded at all. I also found that the roots grew through the casings pretty quickly and grew into the casings of the surrounding pellets, so a lot of my seedlings were super rooted together through the casings and it was tough to separate them. I went back to soil blocks this year.
Hello, my name is Sakeena and I have a addiction to buying seeds. 🙃
LOL!!! Me too 🥰
Hello Sakeena. Welcome.
My name is Becky and I am also addicted to buying seeds. And yarn for knitting projects I never seem to start.
That makes me feel better, admitting it.
Same girl! I just love the heirloom stories! I love telling people about the thing they are about to eat. So much more than oh ya I bought it at Kroger.
Congrats on admitting your addiction. That’s the first step. Bahaha Thing is, I don’t wanna be cured because I love them. Even looking at the pretty packages. 🌻☀️🥕🥒💚
Ben playing tag with the baby goat...💗💗💗
My ten year old Nigerian Dwarf, Poppy, loves chasing and being chased. I love that she isn't the only one!
My 2 year old boy is obsessed with Ben ("the boy" he calls him haha) and the baby goats. His face is just pure joy watching the first two minutes
When Miah says, where is there more growing space? Jess "Everywhere"
Oh my gosh. Benjamin Peter. I have three boys, Peter, Benjamin, and jack. You combined two of my kiddos names. Both great names!
Ben is her last and her first, Jackson, shares a name with your boys too :)
My grandma and mom were raised in the South and they were ADAMANT about one concept in life.....always.....and withoutfail..."do the hard things first."
It has served me well....made me strong.
You can really tell the difference in your attitude now that it is spring. You have a HUGE smile on your face:)))
Ben enjoys the farm SO much.💚👏👏👏
We are 56 years old and are feeling like we want more property. I will hate to move because I LOVE our Cottage but at the same time I’m excited for veggies and enough room to go for walks with the dogs. I hope we’re not too old for a big dream!
Hi Kathryn I read this and I am almost 10 years older and I just wanted to cheer you on!!! I am getting ready to downsize and hope to at the least have a few raised gardens. I want my grandchildren to learn about the garden💕 Less inside and more outside time is more at this time in my life. You are not too old for a big dream- I am know what you feel! Best wishes!
My husband is 52 and I'm 49. Last July we bought 25 acres of A1 zoned land in VA. Moving from a 1/8 of an acre to 25 is gonna be huge for us and our family. Can't wait to start over.
Those babies are doing SO good!!! I’m relieved that they’ve responded so well! Ben is being a good caretaker!
Wow I've NEVER seen bulk seeds like that!
Go to your local water hole that has carp catch a carp for every two Rose plants, dig a hole far deep as you can dig with what arm length put the fish in and bury it, your roses will love you for years after do you do it again.
I put fish carcasses at the bottom of my tomatoes, too.
My best goat friend. 😭❤ So sweet.
You should do a memory video of all the years that you lived in love farm don't care how long it is you should make one I bet everyone would want to watch it right guys
Dang Miah spot on the traveling garden idea....patent it!
Too late. It's been done. Search for 'Urban Truck Farm'.
"Where are ya takin that?" - "Right here" How convenient :D
ENJOY YOUR BIG FEELINGS GIRL. 🙌🙌🙌 ☺️ FEELINGS are meant to be FELT. So many of us have paid good money to be numb and run from our feelings FOR A LONG TIME but we were taught wrong. FEELINGS ARE GOOD and meant to be had and BIG CHANGES for sure bring on ALL OF THE FEELINGS. I am currently in a weird SEASON CHANGE, so weird that I’m not sure where I’ll be tomorrow but that’s ok because we are STILL LEARNING IN OUR CLASSROOM and now IM TRYING TO LIVE LIKE THIS WILL BE MY LAST YEAR TO GARDEN HERE because it’s going to make me SAVOR EVERY SINGLE MOMENT I HAVE LEFT HERE and will for sure make me MORE INTENTIONAL with every moment. THANK YOU GIRL. I LOVE MY NEW EVERCHANGING GARDEN GROWING LIFE and you have been a KEY to my MY SECRET GARDEN GATE.... KEEP SHINING LIGHTS💡💡💡🙏🙏🙏💚🦋
We've all had times where we needed to be busy about life and we were also having "big feelings." Thanks Jess for giving it a name.
You have such a Sweet Wonderful Family. You can see how your Boys have such Good Hearts and Your humorous give and take with Maya is refreshing and thats a Great Relationship. Thank you for sharing your Family life with us. May God continue to Bless Y'all.
"Majestic pigs" - a combination of words I never thought I would hear.
@The Pervy Prepper well, I have now... never saw that movie. The Aristocats are more my style hehe
How very very precious it was to see Ben and Mac play. Kids and baby animals, what could be more heartwarming!
I just so love seeing Ben helping you ... he’s such a sweet farm boy 🥰
Tip for the peat pellets:
They say that you don't have to take off the netting when you plant them in the garden, but I always take it off because it'll take longer to break down.
I have pellet netting in my garden from 3 seasons ago in Minnesota... they take a LONG time to break down.
At the end of the season the netting is still there. I cut it off also but stopped using them now.
I agree with this too! I trailed it with tomatoes last year. The ones that I kept the netting on grew about half the size of the ones that were allowed to grow free. You just have to be careful not to damage the roots too much when you remove the netting
I tried those disk thingies when I was a new gardener but no longer use them. Things sprout and grow fine in them but those nettings always became bothersome. I don't know what material they're made off, but it just doesn't compost well enough.
What a blessed little boy to have such a wonderful life.
The 21st is the REAL first day of spring. Someone decided that that wasn't good enough anymore and changed it. BOO on them!!!! God Bless! Carmen
Children and baby goats; so much happiness!
I just got to say, cause I can't help myself, that this video was just ssoooo precious to see those baby goats outside for the first time and the one, Mac?, chasing your son around all over. Ssooo adorable. Then also, I'm such an opportunistic person that I can't pass up the opportunity to say, Sweet Miah you were looking adorable carrying that basket around in, gathering those chicken eggs. Have you been practicing for the up coming Easter Egg Hunts after the bunny 🐰 hides his Easter 🥚 eggs on you property???? 😆 LOL yes I'm picking on you just a little. ADORABLE SWEET MIAH.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.....
Love Ben playing tag with the baby goats!❤️❤️❤️
Darling... I get it. You’ve laid your roots here. This is home. Your feelings are normal. Oh so the emotions you’ll feel in the next 12 months. I’m here for it girl.... with peace and love.
I’ve been here since 2019, and I’ve learned so much. Thank you!
A friend of mine swears by giving her roses milk that Thad gone sour. Her roses are always lush, with big beautiful blooms..
One of my favorite quotes from A League of Their Own:
It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.
Baby goats have as much energy as an 8 year old! Love watching them play.
That sweet, patient, loving Bear! You guys are so blessed with that lovely soul of a dog!
I grew in them last year! if you get the self watering trays (cotton pad on bottom) it helps so much! the main thing is to make sure that they have good water contact and soil contact
Thank you for sharing about "big feelings" and also about buying bulk seeds at a feed store. I'm having big feelings today because every time I see a property that I would like to buy for my little homestead, it is sold as soon as it's listed. The real estate market here in Maine is crazy right now. But I'll keep looking and praying for a place to have a garden and some chickens. Love to you and your family, Jess!
Love that Bear stays just outside the greenhouse but listens to his woman as she breaks it down! Good dog!!
54 here in Mora,Minnesota. 90 percent chance for snow on Wednesday! Send warm Spring thoughts our way please!!!! Lol
Miah. That really was a great idea. You can take to food poor neighborhoods and show them how to grow food in anything.
Someone's done exactly that in a pick-up truck. Check 'Urban Truck Farm' on CZcams.
My late husband was always dumping the ashes from the BBQ on our roses and grapes.....and they grew sooo beautiful, tons of rose blooms and the grapes were abundant and sweet!
Enjoying the babies. Will you be doing a vlog of Miah converting the trailer into a mobile garden?😂
I always love the way you speak. I definitely can tell you speak your hearts truth and that’s why I love watching your Chanel. I am learning how to speak my hearts truth better. ❤️
Priceless with Ben and Mac running. Ben is such a cutie.
Miah stepped into that one about the trailer as a garden.
Love the daily content !! Thank you for all the amazing video's 👏❤
From ontaio Canada 🇨🇦
What a great community we are in. I love listening to you, and have learned so much, even though I've been gardening for decades. 🍃🌺🍃
So jealous that your grass is so green already. We just got 10 inches of snow. Get me out in the garden!!! 😉
Goat tail wags get me as well....I see potential areas for gardens as well don't feel that bad Jess...Have a Blessed day
Yep I got 3 feet last weekend and 6 inches this weekend. I got peas going but thats it outside. My peppers are sprouting inside though!
Happy Spring!
When planting (or transplanting) perennials, I always remember this adage: the first year they sleep, the second year they creep, and the third year they leap. I have found that to be true with every transplant I do.
You are my favorite...so thankful for you and your STRONG gift of encouragement.
That's how amazing, genius, industrial revolution type changes happen. Mobile Community Garden - just like a food truck only SO MUCH BETTER! 🚛🍅🥕🌿🥬🌼🌻🌮🎉👍🏼
Do the hard things while ur younger. Like 👍🏼 y’all & kids still young ❤️🤷♀️
If that baby goat chasing Ben around is not the cutest thing I've ever seen! 😍
Ben playing tag with the baby goat is the sweetest!
Tag with the babies - best thing ever!
I hope you can get cuttings from your roses for the new farm. That and some of your other perennials. Will be nice to have them continue
Benjamin was adorable playing chase with the baby goat! It made my heart sing! ❤
Most of the time the hardest things are the ones that produce the most fruit.... the things that are so much more worth it in the end in your journey ❤️
100% this! It's also usually more rewarding
Omg you have no idea how little Ben made my day. Bitter sweet watching your babies since Im recovering from a hysterectomy.
Girl.... let me tell you. I am a recent discoverer of your and Miah's world and I fell in love within 5 min of the first video. I have watched video after video taken notes, bought your book, looking for a clay mug to leave on the fence post etc. I am beyond thankful for you sharing your journey and knowledge with us. Gardening has been my escape since I was little and it went away for a while due to life and 3 babies 5 and under. I am back on Spring high and you have helped me come back from a deep place of not doing things that's good for my soul and dealing with BIG FEELINGS! Thank you for the confidence, thank you for the smiles and thank you for your family's journey. Can't wait to keep watching you grow!
Love this blog . You and Mia just going about your daily chores This was fun
I use to use the peat pots. They worked fine for me. I'm reusing plastic pots now.
Ben is an amazing helper.
Ben is so adorable. I could watch him for hours.
I can see how you'd have big feelings, knowing it's your last time doing gardening stuff in the garden. I giggled when you were chatting to us in the greenhouse and Bear was laying beside you - I thought "I wonder what Bear thinks of you talking to no one in particular" lolol!!!
well.... about the mobile garden, i’ve seen converted school bus into green house, garden on you tube. another project for Maiah. just imagine the Stowers going on holiday, maiha towing the camper, jess in the garden bus, and jackson in the people mover!
Watching these baby goats is just the sweetest thing ever! 🥰
I need Grace for myself, Yes! Thank you Jess
You’ve heard of mobile chicken coops, now get ready for mobile gardens! I think that’s a brilliant idea Jess haha.
Oh little Ben is still the sweetest Ever!! The little goat chasing him was just so cute!! He sure has grown up a lot from the first time I saw him.❤ It sure is greening up there...we have tulips and daffodils up here ...so happy we had a short mild winter this year! From MN with love❤
Baby goats have to be the cutest babies in the animal world! They enjoyed being outside so much! 🐐 🐏
You are such a joy to watch. Your whole family is a treasure. Thank you for so much inspiration on gardening and your animal knowlege. Thank You. May God watch over you all.
I enjoyed watching your son play tag with the baby goat.
Love all those baby goats and love that little Ben! Your children are all beautiful
Ben is so adorable! I love the goats wagging their tails. I didn’t know they did that.
Our chickens completely stopped laying, too... for months!! They started laying again finally a week ago. So thankful for that!
I really feel ya about the change. My family is gearing up to move by the end of the year as well on some acreage to start our own farm. I hate change and moving and love where we live but it's time now, for a change. I'm hoping to document our new journey as well. I've loved your channel and I'm excited for the future, for everyone :)
I love you guys daily content y’all are amazing
Little Ben playing with the baby goats is absolutely adorable What a lovely sight. Love your channel. Blessings, Bertha in TEXAS.
Hi Jess. Thank you so much for your dedication to helping all of us to grow our own food. I love your videos. I love your transparency. I love your dedication to helping people grow their own food. You and Maiah and your kids feel like family. Hope that doesn't sound weird. You encourage me on a daily basis as I watch at least one of your videos every day. I am starting a garden of my own for the first time in over 20 years and I'm so very excited. It can be a little overwhelming but I feel like I am so much better equipped because of your videos. Thank you again. I know you could be doing a dozen other things. :)
Airflow is so HUGE with those as they mold REALLY easy. Also if you have to up pot those little cells things you have to cut the outside or rip it up because when I tried them, plants became so root bound and couldn’t break through the outside of it.
Fabulous floppy ear Angel pigs! ❤️❤️❤️
The “last frost date” words of wisdom😊 Hey I lived in Cabot about 6 years but now I am just really a TN girl in a Missouri world❣️ Watching young Ben with the goats was the cutest! God bless you Jess & family!
“Blaaah” - 1:00 minute into video... just busted out laughing! Buckling is so stinking cute!
YES - love spring, too! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA - 3/22/2021
Hello from Poulsbo
@@Lauradicus Hello back at Ya! 😁. Love seeing fellow Washingtonians enjoy Jess’ channel. Kate