This Farmer Crushes It Solo On Less Than A Quarter Acre!

Рет қаралды 316,411

5 жыл бұрын

FREE WEBINAR: “Find Your Dream Homestead Property” → freedomfarmers.com/op/land-as...
*************
Farming on your own is a remarkable journey of self-sufficiency, innovation, and endless possibilities. Join urban farmer Curtis Stone as he interviews another incredibly successful grower in this video! Gain invaluable insights and practical tips from their experiences, as they share their secrets to crushing it solo on less than a quarter acre.
*************
About Curtis Stone:
Curtis is one of the world’s most highly sought-after small farming educators. His book, The Urban Farmer, offers a new way to think about farming𑁋 one where quality of life and profitability coexist. Today, Curtis spends most of his time building his 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia. He leverages his relationships with other experts to bring diverse content into the homes of gardeners and aspiring small farmers from around the world. Learn more at FromTheField.TV.
**************
▶️ Buy One Of My T-Shirts. You know you want one → curtis.freedomfarmers.com
▶️ Check out the new From The Field KZfaq channel → bit.ly/3p8s1c4
▶️ All my livestreams are also up on Rumble: rumble.com/c/OFFGRIDWITHCURTI...
*************
Music and Footage commonly used on this channel:
Sweeps - / sweepsbeats
Biocratic - birocratic.com
The Muse Maker - / themusemaker
David Cutter Music - davidcuttermusic.co.uk
artlist.io/Curtis-38762
Images - licensed via Envato.com
Video Footage - licensed via Envato.com
Music - licensed via artlist.io

Пікірлер: 324

@bobthrasher8226 3 жыл бұрын

"You figure things out by doing it wrong first". That reminds me of a job I had years ago. They did so many things wrong that I could see how I would do it right. It was really great training.

@mattcoy47 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is highly intelligent, he puts thought into everything! I wish him and his farm the best.

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming out Curtis, if anyone has any questions for me I'm happy to jump in on the comments on this video!

@offgridcurtisstone 5 жыл бұрын

Right on Scott.

@samuellopezatbornagainacre8644 5 жыл бұрын

Do you have a FB page Scott ?

@greenergrass4479 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott what size cooler do you have is it 4*4*8? Did you and Penny figure out who took the cat food?

@robinleslie8066 5 жыл бұрын

Am trying to find out what is the name of the tray that u put over the crates to seed it instead of hand seeding the crates.. I Google it but I am not seeing it saw it in a video I can't remember the name

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

facebook.com/flavourfulfarms/ Yes, but I use my YT channel more

@mikeus69 2 жыл бұрын

For those who don’t know Scott Hebert has a KZfaq channel also. His gardening project failed due to Covid. He became a stoic, training body and mind to an extreme extent and also became a successful professional artist. It’s been a real trip watching his channel/transformation

@kinyattarocsheen6170 4 жыл бұрын

Coolest thing I’ve ever heard in my life, I can’t wait to start farming!

@Junkyard_Dog 2 жыл бұрын

2 years since your comment have you been able to get started and if so how is it going?

@RoseThistleArtworks 5 жыл бұрын

That's neat that he said he is learning how to just do stuff wrong so he can learn from it. Analysis Paralysis. Changing that mind can be a huge challenge, but seeing his successful outcome is inspiring.

@ajaddams7277 4 жыл бұрын

This to me was key. Just get in there an do it.

@rodkersjourneys3039 5 жыл бұрын

So cool to see new farmers. Even if I wouldn't do everything exactly the same its so useful to hear people's thought processes.

@constanceconnie5243 4 жыл бұрын

So great! I love listening to the farmer, his thought processes and perfecting his art. Thanks very inspiring.

@kathivy 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Curtis for this great follow-up interview. After your first interview with Scott, I subscribed to his channel and I’ve really enjoyed his videos, which are practical, inspirational, and just plain fun! It’s super cool to see someone take your farming format and make it a success.

@p-m--essing441 5 жыл бұрын

That's the largest 1/4 acre I've ever seen!

@juleswins3 5 жыл бұрын

stewart paul Yes! Looks more like 1.4 acres.

@johanesmuylargo 5 жыл бұрын

@@juleswins3 yeah i was calling BS on that too. Why would they lie about that? I mean, it's right here for us to see.

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

35x50’ beds is 4500sq ft. 1 acre is 40000ft It’s actually way under 1/4 acre

@lokilyesmyth 5 жыл бұрын

Scott Hebert 35 beds 50’long by either 4 or 5’. Around a 1/4 acre or so. Especially with the paths around and between

@Sypherz 5 жыл бұрын

If he's just measuring the growing area it looks about the same as my property and I'm just under a 1/4 acre.

@devkrev 5 жыл бұрын

I always appreciate the annual updates with Scott.

@johnbeckman8916 5 жыл бұрын

Scott seems like your perfect student Curtis! He put his acquired knowledge into action and is vigilant about learning from his own experience & context. 👍🏿👍🏿

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Nah, not perfect by any means. There are a lot of people who have taken Curtis' information and ran with it for themselves, I just happen to be one of them.

@greenergrass4479 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Curtis thanks for following up with Scott he has been consistently uploading as well so its great motivation! Do you pre-label bags as well Curtis?

@CustomGardenSolutions 5 жыл бұрын

That was a great episode Curtis. I remember watching Scott when he was still working at the golf course and pulling off 18-hour days and working his butt off. So great to see that his hard work has been rewarded. He's going to do really well.

@Ty-ry6qq 2 жыл бұрын

"Paralysis by analysis"... this quote is gold. I totally understand where he is coming from. Just do it!

@a206h 5 жыл бұрын

Great interview Curtis. Please do more!

@TheJunkyardgenius 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, great work Scott. hope he has good success

@rs2543 5 жыл бұрын

This is the dream. I live in So Cal and want to run away to the mountains. I think something like this on a smaller scale would be a nice alternative.

@DeerParkFarmstead 5 жыл бұрын

Great improvements Scott! Rocken it. Glad you’re able to do it full time now.

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, me too haha!

@sarahyoungk5682 5 жыл бұрын

GREAT video!! I love how thoroughly he explains his work flow, super appreciate you earth workers !!!

@JohnLemmon4 5 жыл бұрын

Very well done Scott! Great to see your farm setup.

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@vasg1269 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video! I like the part where you said that you decided to start avoiding analysis-paralysis and trusted yourself to make mistakes and then correctly. Best of luck to you Scott.

@mariappagoundar152 4 жыл бұрын

A very inspiring video .Love his hard work and exceptional beautiful gardens. Congratulations Curtis on your successful farmers market venture.

@luisvarney4949 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for everything Curtis! Awesome farm here Scott, some of the things you've said really help clear some things up for me - I'm just reaching that manageable stage...! Less paralysis by analysis

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

good luck Luis

@hubertyoung1938 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott. You living my dream, nice. Thanks Diago

@stephenshort9507 5 жыл бұрын

Working for my freedom... Nice!

@donk.5730 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Curtis for showing how other dedicated growers are doing it, but more importantly, you are showing all of us the real farmers & growers . Perhaps this will educate people the difference between a real farmer and the corporate farming practices. Cheers, Dk.

@cruciferousvegetable 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful land with the mountains. Nice.

@jimmybead6211 5 жыл бұрын

nice video/interview/farm info. thanks a lot.

@catrosits 5 жыл бұрын

I am going full time farmer in 2 years.. i have been following this urban farming thing..

@kevinpoole4323 5 жыл бұрын

Working for Your Freedom thats Awsome.

@paullemay3218 5 жыл бұрын

That is so cool. Thank you for sharing. 😎🇨🇦

@jereynolds51 5 жыл бұрын

I am in the brain storming mode. Keep coming back to you Curtis.

@theenlightenedfarmermr.dar6698 5 жыл бұрын

Great job Scott on the progress looking good bro👊 Thanks for the inspiration.

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@tammymurphy1268 5 жыл бұрын

awesome.....thanks guys for huge inspirations!!!!! exciting

@johndoherty8198 5 жыл бұрын

Great vlog great information, as always

@ourfloridagarden4191 5 жыл бұрын

Way to go Scott. Love your operation. Peace.

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@gardencookeat22 3 жыл бұрын

Great info! Enjoy your journey.

@tezdower8370 5 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring,Thx Guy's 👌🌱

@FrugalFarmerChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@shivanandanaik3217 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your efforts.

@rivermeadefarm8495 5 жыл бұрын

Really good advice for a first year solo farmer like me. I had a fellow farmer asked me if I was going to grow more next year. Meanwhile I’m thinking about what I won’t grow next year.

@tangobayus 5 жыл бұрын

As I recall, Curtis has boiled it down to microgreens indoors and salad greens outdoors.

@danielsevenski7150 5 жыл бұрын

I see the same thing, unless you are able to find a niche in your sales environment that is both worth the time and effort.

@bropocalypse2065 5 жыл бұрын

Another good video and good job to Scott for his success.

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bropocalypse

@normstaiger7097 5 жыл бұрын

I'm with Katherine, proof positive that your farming system works Curtis. Great job Scott.

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Norm

@forageforage3520 5 жыл бұрын

It's awesome to "like" see his success.

@IceBullit 5 жыл бұрын

This guy has his shit together, well done.

@thisgardenofmind2714 5 жыл бұрын

Love that opening music Curtis! ;)

@livingbytheway 4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure that is only a quarter of an acre?.....that looks like a huge plot. How much total land is that?

@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to see another success story!!!

@acamara6081 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, Thanks

@georgeslater 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Interesting that it comes down to a lot of time and motion studies. Small businesses so often loss money because they do not take the time to count the downtime and get rid of it. I've consulted to so many companies who just cannot see where there money is leaking and then I show them the double handling, the double commutes the extra person who does not need to be there. Well done for getting it right and taking the action and putting in the investment needed.

@TruckTaxiMoveIt 3 жыл бұрын

Love the efficiency

@stevecochran2677 3 жыл бұрын

I did a 35 tree orchard and just like you said, I did everything wrong but now I do it right because I learned by doing wrong.

@ecocentrichomestead6783 5 жыл бұрын

someone is excited about his progress!

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

;) :D

@lornagriffith8590 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and informative

@ChristianeMarshall 5 жыл бұрын

Hi! Very encouraging! I can’t seem to find the source to buy the tarps that you recommend.

@swaghauptman 5 жыл бұрын

awesome vid thanks

@Mikejones-gq8yx 5 жыл бұрын

congratulations great work !

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike

@flowergrowersmith449 5 жыл бұрын

These are the most valuable videos for us newbies Curtis. Thanks for making them and to the generous farmers sharing their experiences. Maybe one question I'd love you to ask if you could- "would you do anything differently if you had your time over?" Just a suggestion!

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have done anything big differently but I could've done everything a little bit better. I don't think I made any critical errors, you have to realize you're going to make missteps in the beginning no matter what but you just have to deal with them.

@flowergrowersmith449 5 жыл бұрын

Scott Hebert Thanks Scott. I really hope you continue on your very successful path!

@HoosierBenzo 5 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@MichaelJones-ti9fx 4 жыл бұрын

Good thoughts in setup and application. I wonder how this year is going? Did he have the same customers? Did he have to reconfigure his crops?

@r3horst 5 жыл бұрын

wd you put up a link for the wobbler sprinklers, please?

@jeffcauhape6880 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@Cardozo1900 5 жыл бұрын

Wow where is this place? The views of the mountains are just breathtaking ! Great video !

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

Chilliwack, bc

@halsteward1003 5 жыл бұрын

Nice set-up man. Thanks Curtis, curious how much of time in the winter, is time off. He could come to AZ and be a snowbird. Lol

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

3ish months. Dec-Feb are basically no farming tasks. I thought about going somewhere this winter but now I might buy new camera gear, still have to decide.

@owengibson 5 жыл бұрын

Awesomeness. Why so much room between the barn and garden beds? Bad light there?

@Burekas4Life 5 жыл бұрын

you should plant high and dense trees /bushes around the farming area. it will protect you from random seeds getting in and making a mess.

@kelleyfarm 5 жыл бұрын

Hes my fav farmer to follow

@jlcascio6346 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video!!

@55commodore 5 жыл бұрын

Great video

@ronaldsanchez1341 4 жыл бұрын

i was former Engineering technician at JR Huertos Nacionales, SRL.;;;; suggestion: remove internal filter from the washer/spinner!

@chrisakins410 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@rogersheddy.8497 5 жыл бұрын

1:02 Seeing as it's a winter Pursuit you could actually take up snow plowing in the winter and farming during the rest of the year.

@conniethesconnie 3 жыл бұрын

You are aware that in rural, mountain, Ozark territory most people have a 4X4 or tractor?

@RoyatAvalonFarms 5 жыл бұрын

Scott, great setup. Glad to see this. I have subscribed and looking forward to seeing more. QUESTION. For you drying station, which way are your fans oriented, toward or away from the greens below? Thanks.

@ScottHebert604 5 жыл бұрын

They blow down!

@allischalmers7081 5 жыл бұрын

Super manageable

@arfarms5711 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!!

@Brandi.Nicole 4 жыл бұрын

Wait! What is the dryer and fan racks for?! I’m so curious. I’ve never seen that before.

@talkandeattv 4 жыл бұрын

i love this !

@savage9507 4 жыл бұрын

Looking at this with zero experience is incredibly intimidating

@randyrichardson5441 3 жыл бұрын

I like that quote Trust yourself, do it wrong first time than learn from your mistakes

@war.on.buffets4170 4 жыл бұрын

Where is this? Absolutely stunning backdrop

@diorpratt5333 Жыл бұрын

First thing we learned in interior design… Form Follows Function

@jamesroseland7903 3 жыл бұрын

Crushing, man. -Homwardbound🐻

@nexingtoncaldwell6381 5 жыл бұрын

I have seen many of your videos where exactly are you located (state). I never seen cold (winter) snow.

@orowizard1369 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice setup. What is the plant making the hedgerow between properties? Subbed, liked.

@ronnieross711 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Curtis, how do you deal with soil depletion?

@billkolb424 4 жыл бұрын

I have enjoye your video. Tellmemore about yuour classes please.

@Ricks2Cents 2 жыл бұрын

Nice what is the weeding / preventing process?

@sheilalarsen1228 5 жыл бұрын

A very large quarter acre, looks massive.

@iamwinning87 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone know what the hedge is behind him? Some kind of cypress?

@plantbasedlargefamily8724 5 жыл бұрын

starting a new section/bed that is just sod: till and then solarize with tarp or solarize to kill the grass & then till?

@wildrangeringreen 5 жыл бұрын

dead sod tills up easier than living. if you have time: tarp it for about 2 weeks, till it up, then tarp it again for a bit.

@writereducator Жыл бұрын

Where is this because I need those mountains!

@sprattonburnett 5 жыл бұрын

That's a quarter on an acre of land? Wow! I thought it would be smaller. I am in the market for land purchasing.

@spiritmoon2583 5 жыл бұрын

What your calling your dryer. Is it just a washing machine that you use the spin cycle to dry your greens?

@SorentheCrazyCrayon2 3 ай бұрын

What I really want to know is how he is able to sell all this? One year I grew a gorgeous bed of mixed lettuce and i couldnt get it sold anywhere. Is this something that varies by area? Im assuming that in bigger cities, stuff like this probably sells better, but how do you get the customer basis?

@jojothecuzo 5 жыл бұрын

Motivation

@michaelglenning5107 4 жыл бұрын

If it's a survival garden, what is the oil crop? Gotta fry those spuds in sumpthin! I suggest camelina, its a cold weather hardy crop with Omega 3 and vitamin E.