2 YEARS of HOMESTEAD Progress (in 60 Minutes) — Ep. 142

Four years ago we were searching for a homestead. Two years ago, we found a piece of land that really spoke to us. And now is the time to reflect on what we've been able to accomplish in the last 730 days of being here. For those of you who have not been following our group's journey—this is a perfect video to catch you up on everything! Let's call it a "highlight reel" or a "year in review," or in this case—two years in review, including all those gardening and renovation projects! Enjoy the video.

0:00:00 — Overview
0:01:00 — Recap
0:00:45 — Why we don't have animals (yet)
0:02:28 — How many acres we're working on
0:03:32 — Renovating or building?
0:05:25 — Meadow home renovation
0:06:17 — Mapping the land for land use plan
0:06:54 — Removing old raised beds, building stone raised bed / community garden & gazebo
0:12:24 — Removing 1000s of invasive honeysuckle and multiflora rose
0:14:30 — Cleaning up the old nursery area and future meadow
0:19:02 — Seeding a native "insect" meadow
0:20:47 — Planting 3,000 Alliums in meadow
0:20:55 — Planting an orchard
0:21:35 — Handling the spongy moth invasion
0:21:53 — Establishing a 12-acre deer exclusion fence
0:25:50 — Removing 100-200 dying trees
0:26:43 — Planting diverse group of trees in the forest
0:27:49 — Pruning the ornamental trees on the land / cleaning up beds
0:28:50 — Put in our first flower bed / shade garden / restructure pathway
0:30:00 — Finding septic
0:30:38 — Establishing new planting beds (killing the lawn!)
0:33:26 — Planting 80,000 bulbs and establishing pollinator garden
0:35:23 — Native lawn seeding
0:35:45 — Adding a "shrubbery" garden in the front of the Common House
0:37:00 — Creating a Memorial Garden
0:38:12 — Establishing a Stropharia bed
0:38:40 — Renovating the Common House & considering energy-efficiency
0:43:04 — More renovations: Meadow House & Barn
0:44:52 — Clay walls & new floors in Chicken Coop
0:46:56 — Laying a 1000 foot internet cable and digging trench
0:49:56 — Planted the 1-acre interstitial area with 96 shrubs, 54 trees
0:51:13 — Building and planting 2 raised beds
0:51:47 — Landscaping the Meadow House
0:52:40 – Our professional work and how we manage the homestead

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