Couple Turns ABANDONED Property into SUSTAINABLE Homestead

Couple Turns ABANDONED Property into SUSTAINABLE Homestead | FULL TOUR

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Жыл бұрын

Full Tour of a homestead that's been 8 years in the making! We tore down a one room school house, built a new house, turned an old rusty corn crib into a barn, put gardens in, and turned a weed patch into a pasture. Now it's home.
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@thestews4273 11 ай бұрын

we bought our house and property for $3000 ...we were homeless after the covid stuff, lost jobs, your right you can make it happen if its on your heart...actally God makes it happen.

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Wow! You are so right.

@searose6192 8 ай бұрын

How? Who sold it to you that was willing to sell any property in the country for $3000?

@kenyonbissett3512 7 ай бұрын

How many acres were you able to get? Was it clear? I’m so happy for you!

@minameismy 7 ай бұрын

Amen 🙌

@AshlynTeague 3 ай бұрын

@@searose6192 the average cost for an acre of land in the US is $3020 USD. It's cheaper if you find one with an ugly, old building, because the owners don't want to pay to move it.

@kathleenreadinger4614 Жыл бұрын

I love your homestead, it is such a testimony to the thoughtfulness you put into each square foot of your property. You have done an amazing job using the land in ways that are productive. I have subscribed!

@SpatchG Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I take my hat off to you, your wife, and your family. What a fantastic job you've done.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@floridian3757 Жыл бұрын

So much WORK but SOOOOOOOOO WORTHY. CONGRATULATIONS you people have done a terrific job.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was definitely worth it:)

@5GreenAcres 11 ай бұрын

What a lovely place, what a lovely couple. It was so nice to see someone who was a skate boarder turn his life into such abundance! You are an inspiration. I will be having my grandchildren watching you!!!

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@goldieb6696 10 ай бұрын

I just came across this video and it bless my heart to see how god can guide his children who are willing to listen in the right direction, may god continue to bless this family with good health peace joy and life here after.❤

@Bizarreparade 2 ай бұрын

Ahhh skateboarding. The only thing that let's you feel like a criminal without actually being a criminal. I laughed my ass off on this one-with abundance

@Just-Nikki Жыл бұрын

Y’all’s journey speaks to my heart. It’s very real and purposeful. I have nothing against people who got youtube money and built a big ol farm but that’s not relatable for me. I wish you KZfaq success as an income source but you did this in an obtainable way without having that first. Your channel is encouraging and I appreciate your time and willingness to share your experiences with us.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement! That means a lot! Yes...We had no idea at the time that we would be doing KZfaq in the future😊 We were planning to sell produce and farm products, but with Michelle's health and some other factors, we felt like that lifestyle was too stressful for us. God led us into this...we love teaching others. Thanks for your support.

@benburns5995 Жыл бұрын

Hi Codi, congratulations on taking an abandoned property and turning into a sustainable homestead for you and your family. The extra information that you provided about the development and building process was very interesting. An extra question to add to your Q & A video would be, what was your parents thoughts and input when they learned that you were buying this property and your dreams for it"?

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! And that's a great question! I'm looking forward to doing that video. It will probably be one of the next few.

@happyheartgardening 21 сағат бұрын

I came across your channel this year and subscribed. It's been nice to see everything that you and your wife do on your homestead. I am glad that I looked back and was able to see THIS video to see how y'all put it it together. Thanks for sharing your lives with me.

@crystaljohnson9354 11 ай бұрын

You did a great job! Suggestion for the swamp: if you have the time and money later, you could empty it of the brush and build a pond that you add some catfish to. They will grow and populate so you could homestead fish as well. You also then wouldn't have to worry about flooding as much. My grandparents live in Iowa and built a pond on their property. He only adds more baby fish once in a great while and they are able to catch and do some amazing fish fries with the whole family

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

I would love to! Michelle is uncomfortable with having a pond with the little kiddos. Maybe someday.

@bethsands7665 Жыл бұрын

I love your Homesteading vision and your swing.Beautiful cow. Good job greening up the nature chickens !! Poor deer !! . Nice bee station.

@Shockeclipse Жыл бұрын

We're in NE Ohio doing something kind of similar. We bought our 7 acres in 2018 and we've been clearing back the mostly wooded property bit by bit while working 60 hour weeks an hour from home 😅 I always said I wanted my property mostly wooded so I can choose what to keep and what to clear but I have this FOMO of wishing I could have started projects years ago that we are just getting around to today.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

That’s intense! I think we all tend to get fomo whichever way we decide to go 😉 But I’m sure someday you will look back and appreciate what you put into getting to where you want to be. Good luck!

@PraiseTheLord817 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever considered looking at turning the “swamp” area into a pond? You two did an amazing job at transforming your property into a working homestead.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Yes...we have. But I (Michelle) am too nervous about a pond while our kids are young😏

@HillSummitHomestead 3 ай бұрын

I love the channel

@kimberlykimball6841 11 ай бұрын

You should use that hoop house next to the garden that's collecting weeds to cover your other tractor implements.

@jenbear8652 11 ай бұрын

Or to plant lettuce & cool crops through the winter!!! I hated hearing him say he’d throw it out!

@danielleterry2331 Жыл бұрын

I so enjoy watching your vids, I wish my husband was more hands on with me, it’s such a joy to see y’all working together as it’s so hard when only one person is seeing the dream and working tward it but not impossible , thanks for the vid

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! And yes...Sometimes it takes time to come together on issues. Never stop dreaming though.

@chrisBou007 10 ай бұрын

All I can say is WOW!!!!..what a great job y’all do on your homestead…first time watching y’all…an I’m amazed at all you have done!!! Beautiful!!! & productive!!!!! Use that old hoop tunnel to keep all tractor equipment out of rain!! Well done…I’m hooked on Y’all!😊

@morethanfarmers 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you found us, and welcome to the community 😊

@virsapiensfortisest922 Жыл бұрын

Sk8rboy turned Farmerman- love it

@chezelleconroy2951 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou! I feel like I really know you guys much more now. I love your current homestead, but I’m genuinely excited for your future too. ❤

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@tdewtx 11 ай бұрын

If you still have a surplus in raspberries ask other farmers and homesteaders what they have a surplus of and maybe you can trade!!!

@rayosborne8479 Ай бұрын

The Lord has blessed you and your family with his guidance and leadership all things are possible. Stay blessed.

@babsk4071 11 ай бұрын

❤THIS VIDEO ROCKS FIRST TIMER HERE.. Just watched ( Less of The Grocerystore) Earlier.. You guys have Done A FANTASTIC JOB🎉 SHAREABLE !! And Nerv looks GREAT I BE BACK💕🕯️☕️ Babs from The NorthEast👋

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! 😊

@workinonit9562 Жыл бұрын

New subscriber here, also in Ohio on 5 acres. I like home compact your place is, good use of the land you have, we do not have large animals but this gives me a good picture if we ever wanted to have large animals. Good job and congratulations to you and your family.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Welcome! So great to have Ohioans in this community!

6 ай бұрын

Awesome. As a youngster I was a metalhead and wouldn't believe that some time later gardening will become my passion :-)

@morethanfarmers 6 ай бұрын

For sure 😏

@uppanadam Жыл бұрын

It first starts with a vision!! Ideas are fun and all!! But doing it is different thing altogether!! Hard-work and patience and time...and now look at it all!! Well done!!

@juli6497 9 ай бұрын

I think you need TWO hazel nut trees to get nuts. You might wanna check on that. Your homestead is full of my life goals. Well done!

@morethanfarmers 9 ай бұрын

We did get some hazelnuts then! No walnuts yet, but we do have two of those trees. I hope you can get to your goals 😊

@ARCHJOLTZ 10 ай бұрын

Maybe try to beat down some of the swamp edges and plant some wild flowers for your bees. Just a idea! Love the set up

@jerriewyatt905 10 ай бұрын

Very nice homestead.. and tree house for the kids..maybe you could do get a water tote to keep water back in thaw back pasture.. they hold 250-300 gallons of water..

@jeffnightengale554 9 ай бұрын

For the places your hauling water to, consider a water tank on a trailer you could fill and pull to where it is needed.

@morethanfarmers 9 ай бұрын

Yep! I got a tank and parts for it, just haven’t gotten it put together yet 😊

@SC-fk9nc 8 ай бұрын

What an incredible amount of work you've both done, congrats!

@londonjocham5001 9 ай бұрын

For your swampy area, look into getting winecap mushrooms. They are so easy. You just have to chip up almost any kind of wood and make a pile and throw the spores in and they’ll stay growing there every year.

@morethanfarmers 9 ай бұрын

Good to know, thanks!

@nomir4065 Жыл бұрын

What an awesome tour! I am totally impressed with your building skills.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Well thank you 😊 I helped my dad build our family 2 different houses growing up. I got a good head start!

@yeseniagomez563 11 ай бұрын

Wow! I had no idea you have chickens and cows that is amazing. Congratulations on building such incredible homestead. Wish you guys the best, you guys have your hands full 😅

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! We sure do 😊

@bethsands7665 Жыл бұрын

I knew you two were special !! I just discovered you Homesteaders and are happy that I did.

@jessicapower8585 Жыл бұрын

I have such a good feeling about you two ❤ seem like really good people ✌🏽❤️😊

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@OddSocksandSpontaneity 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this video. This is something we dream of doing one day but in the meantime we are utilising every square inch of our 1/10th acre property. It’s great learning from you guys in the process. We are homeschooling believers too. God Bless.

@morethanfarmers 9 ай бұрын

Keep dreaming, and keep chasing the dream! Blessings.

@aishawaters5801 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing so much information. I can’t wait to see the inside of the house. This is so wonderful

@Constitutionapologist Жыл бұрын

Just found you guys and love your channel. You are an inspiration to our family. Maybe over time you could turn that swamp into a pond and split it for water for the cows. I grew up fishing and loved it. God bless.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Glad to have you here! If it was totally up to me I'd turn it into a pond, but Shelli wants nothin to do with it! 😊 She would be uncomfortable with a pond that close to the house with small children. Which I understand too.

@essentiallifeofours4241 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! We are a family of 4 on a 2 Acre property doing all we can to grow and get to our dream goal of adding more land to the property 😀 🙌 loved this!

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Love your goals! We would also love to add some land to our homestead!

@essentiallifeofours4241 Жыл бұрын

@morethanfarmers wonderful idea!! About 50 acres would fit my bill, lol 😆

@Bizarreparade 2 ай бұрын

I also was once a skate punk and now am building out my homestead and have been working with small farms for 8 years. Also pretty freaking wild swing from what I thought I would be doing

@melodytoufekoulas3653 11 ай бұрын

Take a broom handle to make your holes for the garden seeds for plants....we use to have us all doing it....first person put the holes....second person put the seeds.....third person would cover up the seeds with the hoe....worked pretty good.

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@melodytoufekoulas3653 11 ай бұрын

@@morethanfarmers loved the one about the baby cow also....you 2 did a great job saving Hero.

@5801160052086 Ай бұрын

Amazing, l like that you do t use chemicals in farming, regenerative farming is the future!

@mariaelenamelendez1511 10 ай бұрын

Things Do Not just happened. God Blessed you. 👌🏼😍🙋🏻🙏🏼👩🏻‍🌾👏🏼👏🏼🍃💐🌹

@morethanfarmers 10 ай бұрын

So true!

@jackieloreno1818 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful hardworking family love from India ❤ God bless you all ❤️

@dijiola7127 10 ай бұрын

Greating from Africa you are doing great work. God bless

@morethanfarmers 10 ай бұрын

Welcome here!

@cesartabasa3204 5 ай бұрын

Amazing couple. Self-sustaining farm. I hope I can do it in the future.

@KAMLANDER 11 ай бұрын

F*in ehhhh bud!!!👊🏻🇨🇦🇺🇲 you's did AMAZING! CONGRADS folks! 😊

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@bluefeatherhomestead 9 ай бұрын

This is an absolute dream. So organized and has the perfect flow. Love watching you guys. Thank you for the tour. ~Sammie☆

@camicri4263 Жыл бұрын

Good job you guys! I wish I started young like you did! 🤗💟🤗

@doraw7766 Жыл бұрын

Great job. It does take a young person like you to do so much. Wonderful.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@waywardcajunfarms2731 Жыл бұрын

Wow that is one heck of a journey! Just saw yall in Homesteady's video I and came right over and so glad I found yall! I'm going through the same beginning of building my homestead/farm (farmstead) and love learning from others!

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Glad you came! 😊 Good luck with the building process.. I hope my videos are even a little helpful along the way.

@waywardcajunfarms2731 Жыл бұрын

@@morethanfarmers they are very helpful already! Thanks

@stellashepherd3229 11 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your drawn map, it helps me visualize as you walk around. Looking forward to watching more videos.

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@WeDewey Жыл бұрын

One word: Speechless. Two words: new subscriber!

@kathyw1710 Жыл бұрын

Amazing you have sold and demonstrated that anything is possible as long as you keep your mind focused on what your dreams and goals are! Number 100👍✝️

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

@nildacastillo6172 Жыл бұрын

I so, admire the way u do ur fruit and vegetable gardening, I live in TX zone 9 that I tried growing raspberries and blueberries and the heat here is too hot to grow anything except cactus 🌵 a some citrus ..here in zone 9, winter isn't much of winter we call our weather summer and fall.. keep up the great job..God bless 🙌

@ingridkunze5458 11 ай бұрын

You are very inspiring even to this city girl! Best wishes for a bright future for you and your family.

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ammarazahra333 10 ай бұрын

Next, try rain harvesting... and make a pond as well

@kohei8061 Ай бұрын

I love to rewatch your older videos 😊

@Rabbiton 11 ай бұрын

You guys are awesome, just found your channel!! You are inspiring : )

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 😊

@judyproctor5305 5 ай бұрын

AWESOME thank you very encouraging

@thehumblehomestead734 7 ай бұрын

What an incredible transformation!! Thank you for sharing

@jacqibelle 11 ай бұрын

Love all you guys did! We are in Ohio too! Just found your channel!

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@blacksinglemomhomesteadont6454 Жыл бұрын

Great job. I enjoyed your tour.

@hollyw.565 9 ай бұрын

What a beautiful, sustainable homestead! I love how your property is organized and layed out. You are blessed with all those raspberries. I have trouble growing raspberries. Any suggestions to keep them going? I'm in zone 7a. Evergreens are a fabulous idea. Not only do they provide privacy, they are extremely asthetic. So pretty! Looking forward to more of this channel. 🥰

@morethanfarmers 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Not sure what to say about the raspberries.. we planted em and haven't had issues.. keep em watered while they're getting established. We also compost them every year.

@northandsouthx 10 ай бұрын

I love what you've built! It's absolutely beautiful! I love to grow my own food, and I am newly fascinated by it every year - sowing, planting, harvesting and composting. This contact with earth that your lifestyle offers is so important, and your children will deeply appreciate it later.

@morethanfarmers 10 ай бұрын

Yes! Blessings 😊

@Ferramusic 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@user-sl9ti2ql5t 11 ай бұрын

Such a wonderful family! God bless 🙏

@TheKimba1234 6 ай бұрын

I love your channel! Thanks for sharing. Respect for your hard work & family!

@sgrvtl7183 Жыл бұрын

My Goodness! Your Life has changed drastically! CONGRATULATIONS~! new subscriber from S. California (born & raised in Ohio!)

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Yes it has! Welcome to the community!

@kimhernandez1654 11 ай бұрын

You can get more palets to make a shed for your parts to your Tractor.. 🙃

@Grassroot_Gardens 11 ай бұрын

You have done great! If one day you can turn that swamp into a pond for your animals, that would be incredible.

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Thanks. We’ve considered it!

@brodaloaden1008 6 ай бұрын

Beautyful place and family! I wish I'll have such a quit place some day too. Have a nice sunday!!

@narong1204 8 ай бұрын

Your story is awesome. Congrats on making it happen.

@karensutton6726 Жыл бұрын

This is a great tour ty for sharing...

@conniebentzlermartin4979 10 ай бұрын

What inspiration!

@angiemitchell2238 9 ай бұрын

I love this!!! So inspirational

@stinkypetesranch Жыл бұрын

Super impressed guys. Glad I found your channel

@rhoawanmoonstone3539 Жыл бұрын

Just found your homestead you tube. We are in ohio as well and currently looking for property. It is always great to see and connect with others in ohio doing homesteading. Where about in ohio are you located?

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Wow! That's so cool! Welcome to this online community! We are located in Central Ohio.

@angelabrigner4229 11 ай бұрын

This is fantastic❤🎉

@carlafawcett3851 Жыл бұрын

Such a great video : ) I just found your channel today !

@lisanowakow3688 11 ай бұрын

Meant to be. The average walnut tree starts to produce nuts at an age of 8-10 years. However, there are cases in which walnut trees start to produce about 15-22 lbs. (7-10 kg) of nuts at an age of 5-7 years. Most commercial walnut orchards reach their peak production level at an age of 30 years or more.

@morethanfarmers 11 ай бұрын

Interesting!

@WhittAcresHomestead Жыл бұрын

You got a lot done. And a lot of variety. Great video, where are you located?

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

It’s been a lot of work! Ohio.

@ftwolterskid Жыл бұрын

Just came across your channel and I am loving it! I love how you also include your little lovins’! I love how they get involved in the garden! Thank you for sharing your Homestead Journey with us. May God bless you and your family. 🙏🏻😊

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! and Welcome to the community!

@tonileeks-lee6931 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful journey. Have you thought about turning your swamp into a pond and raising fish? Make the wet areas work for you. The cows can utilize the pond for drinking and swimming. Your ducks or other water birds can utilize it as well. You can raise fish which you can eat and sell.And the best part is you and your family will have a place to swim...as well....

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Great idea:) You'd hafta convince Michelle though about the pond. She's worried about having a pond with toddlers running around:) Maybe someday!

@tonileeks-lee6931 Жыл бұрын

@@morethanfarmers simple solution is a chicken electric fence around the pond...

@tonileeks-lee6931 Жыл бұрын

@@morethanfarmers but also adding cat tails around the edges and making the edges shallow too..benefit is that you can use cat tails for flour and other things too..teaching the kids to swim also...or adding a small temporary fence will help too...but the amount of fish you can grow is amazing,it will bring in beneficial wildlife that's great for the garden and bees...your bees will have plenty of water during the really hot days..so many benefits from a Pond and your using space that doesn't really get used...

@candacekesting1786 Жыл бұрын

really enjoyed this video. Just discovered you guys.

@Zizzyyzz 10 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@findelasedades1779 Жыл бұрын

Amazing so far what I have seen in this channel but always the beginning is the best, the before and after, what you were and what you are now, a vision, a desire, a pretty radical twist, in short, pretty awesome man, love moves mountains!

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@mufaddalsalman1463 7 ай бұрын

Your back pasture is better because of the swamp and accompanying forest.. Slow steady release of water and nutrients into it..

@NicoleHoltActress Жыл бұрын

It's beautiful. I enjoyed the tour. Thanks!

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@KittyBennett-gy8qi 9 ай бұрын

U guys R awesome ...

@TheAelfgar 6 ай бұрын

have you thought about clearing the swamp so it can be more water than brush, setting up a gravity filtration system that uses natural methods of cleaning the water, letting it feed back into the swamp, and then having a relatively clean water reservoir for the wildlife and also potentially for piping around to other things. Could also plant up the area to make a little grotto with boardwalks and have a nice little nature walk area or something? probably frivolous, but if it's not too expensive it could be fun just to do. could probably also set it up to have the cleaned water push the dirty water over or through something so it can be sectioned off. kinda like a water treatment plant made out of nature and using nature to filter it. idk, just a thought i had, lol.

@RemJuly Жыл бұрын

New subbie here and enjoying your videos and so binge watching them right now.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the community!! So glad you're enjoying our content!

@sandracollins4716 Жыл бұрын

First time to view your videos. Very good. I live in Reynoldsburg, OH.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@utopicconfections5257 Жыл бұрын

wonderful - thank you for sharing.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@timothydavid56 Жыл бұрын

You are fulfilling your dreams. Thankx for sharing you passions. You have done well. God bless you and yours. "O"

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim 😊

@samanthatalley2367 Жыл бұрын

Love it! What an inspiration.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@matteopepe28 Жыл бұрын

Amazing progress

@krickette5569 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@nellmanning8547 Жыл бұрын

Good job, I am impressed, it all looks great and useful......keep it going !!!

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement!!

@marksalyers1379 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour and the history.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@DawnRaeB Жыл бұрын

"if it's in your heart to do something like that.. it can be done". So very true. Maybe not exactly how you plan it and when you plan it.. but it can be done. I'm new to your channel today. Loving seeing what you have to say and the tour of your place.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

Amen...and no, it wasn't exactly what we imagined.😉 But we love it!

@alexlaw1892 Жыл бұрын

It was possible back when they did it in 2014.. The start up cost on this nowadays would be 2-3mil.

@DawnRaeB Жыл бұрын

@@alexlaw1892 ".... maybe not exactly how you plan it and when you plan it..." Yup. Things change over the years. Or with life circumstances. It just requires some adjustments.

@alexlaw1892 Жыл бұрын

@@DawnRaeB yup just pull 2-3mil out of your ass. Not a big deal.. The average person makes that in a year easy.

@morethanfarmers Жыл бұрын

It is more expensive, but we could still do it for less than 300k. A lot of it comes down to how you do it.