Q&A by the Fire: Answering Your Burning Questions About Homesteading

🍓Preserving fruit with canning or freezing are our go-to methods. Blackberries are canned in syrup and blueberries are frozen.

📹We do all our own video work, from filming to editing. Our daughters occasionally help with filming, but it's mainly done by the two of us.

🌳We fertilize our orchard trees in the spring with compost, blood meal, or traditional fertilizer.

⏰One thing we miss about the conventional lifestyle is having a quitting time. As homesteaders, work is ongoing and there's always something to do.

☕️Our favorite kitchen tools are the crockpot and coffee maker. We grind our own coffee beans and enjoy making delicious meals in the crockpot.

How do you deal with watering animals in freezing weather?

—We switch to big rubber pans and fill them up a couple of times a day, breaking the ice out as needed.

What's your biggest piece of advice for new YouTubers?

—Consistency is key. Stick to a publishing schedule and stay focused on your channel's topic or niche.

Do your children agree with the move to the homestead?

—Our children are happy with the move. They enjoy the small school environment and the country lifestyle.

Will you ever retire from homesteading?

—While we may scale back in the future, we don't see ourselves fully retiring. Homesteading is a lifestyle that we love and it keeps us active and engaged.

00:00In this video, we sit down by the fire to answer your burning questions about homesteading.

03:59We discuss our methods for preserving fruit, such as canning blackberries in syrup and freezing blueberries.

09:28Learn about our video production process and how we do all the filming and editing ourselves.

14:40We talk about fertilizing our orchard trees in the spring using compost, blood meal, or traditional fertilizer.

19:59One thing we miss about the conventional lifestyle is having a quitting time, as homesteaders, there's always work to be done.

24:14Discover our favorite kitchen tools, including the crockpot for making delicious meals and the coffee maker for grinding our own beans.

32:40We explain how we deal with watering animals in freezing weather, using rubber pans and breaking the ice as needed.

38:59Our top advice for new YouTubers is to be consistent in publishing videos and stay focused on your channel's topic or niche.

45:59Our children are happy with the move to the homestead, enjoying the small school environment and country lifestyle.

50:59While we may scale back in the future, we don't see ourselves fully retiring from homesteading, as it's a lifestyle we love.