PurposeDrivenHomestead

Because of a windstorm, we had a bag of grass seed spill without us knowing it. That caused a big mouse problem in the barn! We needed a way to eliminate the mouse problem without having to go out constantly and reset traps. If you're interested in the trap we used, here's the link to it. https://amzn.to/49PuxY7 By purchasing through our link, we may earn a tiny commission as an Amazon associate (like really tiny) which helps support the channel and making more content like this.

Help us welcome Lily and Violet to our little farm. 🩵💜 We've been making all sorts of amazing dairy products from our raw milk. Do you know a local farmer who offers raw milk? If not, find one. The flavor is sooo much better! Often you can find herd shares or other legal means for obtaining raw milk, because unlike the rest of the world, most of the US has outlawed selling raw milk in a lot of states for humans. So many farms offer her shares where you own a portion of the herd and you are entitled to a portion of the weekly milk YOUR cow produces. It's ridiculous that something as wholesome as raw milk has essentially been outlawed in North America while places like Europe readily allow it from small farm operations. Somehow it's "safe" to sell twinkies, oreos, and all manner of fast foods that won't decay if you leave it out on the counter for a year... but raw milk from a farmer you trust... is evil. What sense does that make? If you know a local farmer selling herd shares, consider supporting them or if they offer "pet milk", consider buying that for your dog or cat.. Maybe some of it spills into your coffee, your cereal, or magically turns into homemade butter. #rawmilk, #familymilkcow, #jerseycows #cows, #cookingfromscratch, #dairycows, #A2A2milk #backyardhomesteading

We're setting up bee hives for the first time on our little homestead! In addition to giving us a sustainable supply of sugar for many uses, our bee friends will also be a huge help to pollinating all of our plants this year! If you'd like to see the bee hives we're using, check out the link below Bee Hive - https://amzn.to/4cYAPHK #beekeeping #bees

We struggled for years when we first started gardening to grow our own pepper plants. Inflation is real! At $5-7 a plant, we quickly found the need to figure out why they wouldn't germinate. We've tried many ways over the years, but the heat mat has consistently been the answer to our problem. It not only works for germinating our pepper seeds but also onions, tomatoes, herbs, cabbage, and greens. 🌱 Comment the word "GROW" and we'll send you the link to our heating mats. When we start our seeds inside, it helps us get a jump start on our season. One of the reasons we like this particular mat is because it has an auto thermostat to turn it on and off. #growyourown #growyourownfood #gardentips #gardening #homesteading #backyardhomesteading #backyardgardening

Ummm...That's a HARD NO over here! Anyone else completed grossed out by this? 🤢 #backyardhomesteading #meatchickens #chickens, #meatrabbits, #raisingquail, #homesteader, #growyourown

Food is medicine. Let's work together as a community to "Make Food Real Again"! #cookingfromscratch #homemade Cooking from scratch, backyard homesteader, homesteader

Welcome back to our channel! It's time to finish the fence and we're struggling to get it done before the new cows arrive! Here's a link to the solar fence energizer we showed you in the video. Don't forget that as an Amazon affiliate, we get a super tiny commission if you purchase one and it helps us continue to make more content like this! Solar Energizer - https://amzn.to/43xRz4u If you want to see how we planted our pasture, check it out here: https://rumble.com/v3y1k9d-why-we-spent-2000-on-grass-seed-and-not-a-tractor.html If you found the video helpful, you can help support our channel and buy us a $2 coffee with a one-time donation at: https://buy.stripe.com/3csg2m8Za4z5bqofYY You can also find us at https://www.PurposeDrivenHomestead.com for more backyard homesteading ideas. @purposedrivenhomestead #backyardhomesteading #homesteading #homesteadlife #offgrid

Being self sufficient means working on ways to depend less on the paid bureaucrats who run the government, and more on your community. SUBSCRIBE to learn more about how! #backyardhomesteading #selfsufficientbackyard #nutritionfacts #homesteadlife #homesteaddreams #farm #nutritioninformation #homesteadliving #farmlife

Welcome back to our channel! Come along with us on our homestead adventure as we tackle the task of clearing our pasture with a rented skid steer. You saw from our prior video that we just had the timber cleared from the property adjacent to us and now we're taking next steps on our portion. From clearing pine needles to moving large limbs and tree trunks left by logging, we'll take you through the ups and downs of our pasture makeover. If you found the video helpful, you can help support our channel and buy us a $2 coffee with a one-time donation at: https://buy.stripe.com/3csg2m8Za4z5bqofYY You can also find us at https://www.PurposeDrivenHomestead.com for more backyard homesteading ideas. @purposedrivenhomestead #backyardhomesteading #homesteading #homesteadlife #offgrid

Welcome back to our channel! Revitalizing land is something that can be done on a small scale and can dramatically improve fertility. Here's an example of how we do it!

Comment "VACUUM SEAL" and we'll send the link to the hand-held vacuum sealer we use. Canning jars (Mason jars in our house) are fantastic for standard canning, but did you know you can ALSO use them to vacuum pack dry foods for storage? This way, you can store DRY GOODS like flour or rice in a way that keeps them air-tight. This is key to making grains last as long as possible by keeping out oxygen. This deprives any bugs that may have hitched a ride on your rice from eating your food in long-term storage. The last thing you want to find is bugs eating your food! #backyardhomesteading #preserving #prepper #prepping #homesteadlife #homesteadliving #homesteadkitchen #homesteadpantry #stockedonpurpose @purposedrivenhomestead

It doesn't take much to have a whole lot of fun as a family! The latest toys aren't necessary and actually can be distractions for children. Being outside establishes strong immune systems and allows them to build things with their imagination and their own hands. Our kids don't need a bunch of toys, what they need is our time. #homesteadlife #homeschoollife #homeschoolhomestead #backyardhomesteading #idahopasturepigs #rurallife

Welcome back to our channel and boy do we have an update in this video! Check out all the changes that are happening and what that means for our little homestead! All of these changes come as spring is about to begin and we're short on time and extremely high on responsibilities. If you found the video helpful, you can help support our channel and buy us a $2 coffee with a one-time donation at: https://buy.stripe.com/3csg2m8Za4z5bqofYY You can also find us at https://www.PurposeDrivenHomestead.com for more backyard homesteading ideas. @purposedrivenhomestead #backyardhomesteading #homesteading #homesteadlife #offgrid

Here's a quick view of how we move our mobile hen tractor that is on fresh pasture all the time. It amazes us how many weeds and pasture these chickens can go through in any given day. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share! @purposedrivenhomestead #backyardhomesteading #pasturedpoultry

Thanks to our friends at 4Patriots for sponsoring this video! Welcome back to the channel everyone! When you live on an old homestead like us, there are tons of uses for powerful and portable electricity on demand. In this video, we're taking your on a weekend of using the 4Patriots – Patriot Power Solar Generator 2000X to process chickens, clean our barn, and do chores at night during short winter days. We also use the 4Patriots 2000X Expansion Pack Platinum Upgrade to add additional battery capacity and an additional 100W solar panel to provide extra power for things like our freezer and cut the charge time in half. If you want to know more about our 4Patiots solar generator, check out this link! https://4pats.live/purposepower5 @purposedrivenhomestead @4Patriots #backyardhomesteading #preserving #prepper #prepping #homesteadlife #homesteadliving #farmlife #simpleliving #offgridliving #homesteadpantry #stockedonpurpose #offgrid #offgridlife #homesteading #homestead #homesteadlife #offgridpower

Thanks for watching our video on our Boz Shepherds! They are a key part of keeping our animals safe on our little homestead. #purposedrivenhomestead #backyardhomesteading #backyardhomestead #turkishbozshepherds #bozshepherds #livestockguardiandog

Welcome back to our channel! Everything is starting to come together after we spent a ton of our savings on buying seeds, but now we need to figure out a way to get all that seed covered with some soil BEFORE the rains come in! If you want to see the prior video on how we planted, check that out here: https://rumble.com/v3y1k9d-why-we-spent-2000-on-grass-seed-and-not-a-tractor.html If you found the video helpful, you can help support our channel and buy us a $2 coffee with a one-time donation at: https://buy.stripe.com/3csg2m8Za4z5bqofYY You can also find us at https://www.PurposeDrivenHomestead.com for more backyard homesteading ideas. @purposedrivenhomestead #homesteading #backyardhomestead #rural #rurallife #backyardhomesteading #pasturedpork #idahopasturepigs #backyardchickens #pasturedpoultry #permaculture #regenerativeagriculture

We bought this livestock trailer for a decent price, but one of the big things that needed repair was the tongue jack. In today's video, we take you along as we show you exactly how we replaced this trailer jack with a new one. If you found the video helpful, you can help support our channel and buy us a $2 coffee with a one-time donation at: https://buy.stripe.com/3csg2m8Za4z5bqofYY You can also find us at https://www.PurposeDrivenHomestead.com for more backyard homesteading ideas. #purposedrivenhomestead #backyardhomestead #backyardhomesteading #diy

It may seem crazy, but we spent $2000 on grass seed instead of putting that money towards a tractor for the farm. In this video, we spend some time telling you why we did that and what's next. If you found the video helpful, you can help support our channel and buy us a $2 coffee with a one-time donation at: https://buy.stripe.com/3csg2m8Za4z5bqofYY You can also find us at https://www.PurposeDrivenHomestead.com for more backyard homesteading ideas.

Welcome back to our channel! In this video we wanted to show you a little about how you can get free barrels and save a ton of money when making DIY barrel waterers that are gravity fed. We saved over $1000 on these because they sell for $140 in local stores (like Tractor Supply) and we 12 of them to use on our farm plus a ton of smaller ones. We're using these DIY waterers for the Idaho Pasture Pigs that just arrived on our little homestead. We've linked all the items we used in the video below if you want to build your own waterer. That allows you to support our channel while getting the same great products we use in the videos... win win! As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a small (I mean really tiny) commission. Stainless Steel Pig Nipple Waterer - https://amzn.to/3QRqRPC Stainless Metal Bulkhead for barrel - https://amzn.to/40y0iSs Heavy Duty Teflon Tape - https://amzn.to/49GIhWD Drill Bits Used - https://amzn.to/47q0jKB @purposedrivenhomestead #homesteading #backyardhomestead #rural #rurallife #backyardhomesteading #pasturedpork #idahopasturepigs

Welcome back to our channel! Anyone that follows us, knows that we recently moved our backyard homestead from the Midwest to Eastern North Carolina. It was a big move for us and it meant having to make some difficult decisions about what we moved with us and what we left behind. In this video we share with you some of the challenges we faced as we moved our little homestead and hopefully give you some practical advice on how to move yours if you need to. We really like the storage containers in the video and if you want to check them out, we've dropped an affiliate link below to purchase. That allows you to support our channel while getting the same great product. As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a small (I mean really tiny) commission. Waterproof Containers from the video: https://amzn.to/45RRg3Y Linked Videos: The ULTIMATE Chicken Tractor!! 🐓🐓 https://rumble.com/v3ki5bd-incredible-diy-hen-house.html DIY Build Of New TURKEY Tractors!!! 🦃🦆 https://rumble.com/v3maz9g-weve-run-out-of-space-time-to-expand-.html @purposedrivenhomestead #homesteading #backyardhomestead #rural #rurallife #backyardhomesteading #backyardchickens

We moved into the house that my husband's grandparents built almost 100 years ago. When they built it, it had no running water, no electricity, and no bathroom. A screened in porch was later walled off and they put in a single bathroom and had electricity retroactively put in. His grandmother (Mamaw) died before we ever met, but I think she'd love the life we're pursuing and would be thrilled that family moved back into her old house. It warms my heart every day to raise our family in the same house his father was raised in. I think she'd be proud of the era we're in right now. #backyardhomestead #homesteading #backyardhomesteading

Acorns are something that are readily available when you have oak trees, and they make an amazing free food for pigs. Come along as we show you a quick view of how we do it. Follow us for more backyard homesteading tips! @purposedrivenhomestead #backyardhomestead #backyardhomesteading #pasturedpork

Welcome back to our channel! We can't wait to show you how to make Pure Vanilla Extract at home! It costs less than 1/10th of what you buy it in the store for. We really like the vanilla beans we used here and if you want to check them out, we've dropped an affiliate link below to purchase, so you can support our channel while getting the same great product. As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a small (I mean really tiny) commission. Vanilla Beans - https://amzn.to/3s4OcDR Amber Gift Bottles - https://amzn.to/3Si7hgm @purposedrivenhomestead #homesteading #diy #doityourself #sustainability #greenliving #offgrid #offthegrid #hobbyfarming #urbanfarming #smallfarms #sustainableliving #backyardhomestead #HomesteadHappenings #CountryLife #SimpleLiving #RuralLiving #FamilyTime #FarmLife #FarmhouseVibes #SustainableLiving #CherishedMemories #JoyfulMoments #slowliving

Our turkeys are amazing foragers and really clean out whatever is in their tractor as we move it each day. It doesn't matter if it's an insect or in this case, a small snake! Follow us for more homesteading tips, ideas, and lessons. @purposedrivenhomestead