🌱Growing food involves managing livestock and breeding chickens for meat and eggs.
🌧️Drainage issues can cause crop losses and impact soil health.
🍅Tomato crops require raised beds and proper drainage to prevent waterlogging and disease.
🌾Cover crops play a vital role in building and enriching soil life and health.
🥕Maintaining diverse and healthy soil is essential for successful vegetable gardening.
What challenges did you face in breeding chickens?
—We opted for heritage Delaware chickens and found them to be excellent for both eggs and meat production.
How did you address the drainage issues in your garden?
—We raised the soil level using compost to prevent waterlogging and ensure proper drainage.
Why are raised beds important for tomato crops?
—Raised beds help prevent waterlogging and improve soil drainage, reducing the risk of disease.
Why do you use cover crops in your garden?
—Cover crops, when crimped down and covered, help build and enrich soil life and health.
What steps do you take to maintain healthy soil in your vegetable garden?
—We focus on using homemade crimping tools and planting diverse cover crops to maintain healthy soil.
00:00Growing your own food presents unexpected challenges and realities.
03:03Drainage issues caused waterlogging and impacted our tomato crop.
11:12Managing livestock, breeding chickens, and maintaining healthy soil are key aspects of food self-sufficiency.
09:43Cover crops and crimping tools help build and enrich soil life and health.
14:08We learned the importance of raised beds and proper drainage for tomato crops.
18:00Despite setbacks, we remain dedicated to our goal of food self-sufficiency.
