Why we do what we do

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Welcome to our High Desert Homestead where we inspire the dreamers to make big plans in small spaces! We have lived in four different U.S. States over the past eight years. In that time I learned to cook from scratch, bake with sourdough, and grow gardens wherever we lived. I grew blueberry bushes at a rental where I couldn’t “garden,” I grew tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, beets, radishes and flowers on our apartment balcony, I grew herb gardens in sunny window sills, and began my journey towards growing our homestead on our one acre property here in the high desert.
Let’s learn and grow together wherever we are on our homestead journey!
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Take a stroll through my high desert market garden-you might learn a thing or two!
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Let’s preserve food together!
• Let's Preserve Food To...
Grow a little Fruit Tree with me!
• Grow a Little Fruit Tr...
Grow a pasture on ONE ACRE of land!
• Growing a Pasture on O...
Our home build from start to finish!
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Raise your own meat
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Pruning Fruit trees (to keep them small)
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Grow an Indoor Herb Garden
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Design a Therapy Garden
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@quantumstone992 Ай бұрын

Hi there, I'm watching your video from Ancaster in canada 🇨🇦. I'm a single father raising two kids, I was always dream to do what you doing with your family. I'm from Brazil I live in Canada for the past 36 years. I been think to go back, and start my small farm in Brazil. But not is easy is look. Especially when I have two kids growing up over here in Canada. For me it is to cold, and the time, and the climate not allowing to growing things the way I would like too. Congratulations fir all you doing, and get the kids 💯 percent involve. I will continue to watching your videos. God bless you, and your entire family. Rogerio from Ancaster in canada 🇨🇦.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

You can always start now. Grow one thing that handles cold well. In a pot! I grew gardens in pots for many years before we could afford a piece of land. My kids loved it then too.

@gaylewhauwhau3972 5 күн бұрын

Try using a glasshouse to grow you veges.

@carolsisti7203 26 күн бұрын

I admire your choice of lifestyle. It’s my dream and at 66 I’m striving to figure out how I can make it happen. God willing. 🙏🙏

@highdeserthomesteader 26 күн бұрын

We had to start with gardening on an apartment balcony! Start where you can!

@raincoast9010 4 күн бұрын

Always plant corn in a block and cover your carrot seeds till they germinate, it keeps them moist. Great job on the garden and all the best.

@user-hz7kv6js6l Ай бұрын

I love how your whole family is involved in building your homestead. I can't wait to see your garden grow. I live in SW Florida zone 9b. I started my garden in 2022. Yes, it is a lot of hard work. Today, I have tropical fruit trees and 15 raised beds. I'm going to be 69 this month, and I did this all by myself. The rewards of growing your own food are worth it, plus I love it. I wish I could have done this when I was your age. Happy gardening and homesteading.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

I love it, thanks for sharing and joining!

@carriann3725 7 күн бұрын

Hello my name is Carri and I am watching your video here in Ohio. Love to see your entire family working together in your garden. I just discovered your channel. 🤗💖

@highdeserthomesteader 7 күн бұрын

Welcome! So glad to have you!

@janjentz1053 Ай бұрын

Amazing progress on your garden since I started watching from when it was a blank slate.Two adorable little human sprouts also joined the homestead.❤

@peggyannparkes1863 Ай бұрын

I live on a high desert in AZ too. I find I get better pollination on corn when I plant in blocks, not rows. It's real windy where I live. Good luck!

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

I do too, but right now I just have rows. Something to think about for next year. We get really windy as well

@alamamayt 13 күн бұрын

I just found your channel. We, too, live in the high desert (NM), so I am very interested to see how you all grow so much. I am excited to watch more videos of ours.

@highdeserthomesteader 12 күн бұрын

Yes! This place is a challenge! But we can do it! Glad to have you!

@ParvatiHumhara 11 күн бұрын

I’ve been very interested in high desert homesteading so glad I found your channel!

@highdeserthomesteader 11 күн бұрын

So glad to have you here!

@user-fq7vs2de8u 26 күн бұрын

As my great aunt Ella used to say "That boy can eat!". Great video.

@shawnagraham9869 Ай бұрын

Put cardboard in the rows to keep down the weeds and keep it clean

@millerfam113 Ай бұрын

Math while solving how many corn seeds to plant! School right there! Love it! ❤

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

A fellow homeschooler would notice😊

@jacquethirlkel3001 Ай бұрын

Just found your channel. Thanks for taking us along on your homestead building experience. God bless!

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Glad to have you!

@ryanpinkham6784 16 күн бұрын

Every growing season will get better. The cover crops will really help.😊

@highdeserthomesteader 16 күн бұрын

For sure! This year is already better than last

@ryanpinkham6784 16 күн бұрын

@@highdeserthomesteader 👏🏻 score! The more, that organic matter works in; it should be bigger and bigger blessings. Love y’all’s channel!

@sandilacey9794 Ай бұрын

We use to live in Arizona for almost 20 years. I miss it and want to move back

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

We love the 🏜️

@AlmostaGreenAcre-zs5eu Ай бұрын

New sub here from zone 5b New Brunswick, Canada. Anything worthwhile requires effort. Beautiful row of garlic that you will be harvesting soon. I look forward to watching your content 🙂

@richardmercado6700 21 күн бұрын

You go girl! I came across your vid while looking at my usuals and something about yours was sweet.Love it!

@highdeserthomesteader 21 күн бұрын

Welcome!!

@cathykillion6544 Ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video. You have a beautiful family. ❤

@capt.ronswoodworks9344 Ай бұрын

Looks like you are finally into the growing season. I applaud you folks for turning that high desert type of environment into something that will be a blessing to your family giving you some good healthy results. My tomato plants are all growing many tomatoes and waiting for my squash and cucumbers to start setting something from all the blossoms they are producing. Looking forward to see your bountiful harvest in the near future both in the garden and with your growing flock of chickens and your colony of rabbits which will help provide you with some good beneficial fertilizer for your garden and the eggs and meat for the family. I remember when I was in high school so many decades ago that I raised some rabbits, chickens and had a couple of sheep and the hardest part for me was when it was time to harvest them.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes, our growing season is so small but we love this place!

@brettroux4691 Ай бұрын

Following your heart and what you feel is good for you and your family.......Very awesome very courages..........keep on keeping on being you.....

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Love this! Thank you!

@janew5351 Ай бұрын

I loved the multi purpose winter shovel. I use mine to colect leaves with rake to transfer to compost pile. I truly understand how much work you did to get to this point from zero.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Yes the snow shovel was super helpful! It's been so much beautiful work! And we are still building things from the ground up!

@jeannetauferner8918 Ай бұрын

I remember helping my Dad prepping the garden. That was back in the late 60's and early 70's. We had soil that was stripped of the good top soil when the housing area was created. We also raised chickens and the rich soil around the chicken coop was the best compost.. BTW - I forgot if you are maintaining a compost pile? Love how you are transforming your homestead.. enjoy the summer.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Yep, compost pile was one of the first things we got started when moving in!

@abhayabinduhewa9095 24 күн бұрын

Enjoyed your video from Sri Lanka .

@dianabenson1434 Ай бұрын

What an amazing beautiful lady you are it’s hard gardening in the desert I’m in west Texas

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Extreme weather for sure!

@elanaspeicher4128 Ай бұрын

One look at Douglas and I was hitting that like and subscribe.😊

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

He has that effect on me too😍

@gregganderson1454 Ай бұрын

Great video! I like the way you’re getting your children involved.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

They are why I do what I do😊

@marimuller5381 25 күн бұрын

Watching from South Africa, lots of work but satisfying... I have a small garden and seeing your beds gives me hope for my own little garden 🎉

@robertweeks1761 29 күн бұрын

Just found you here in the UK looking forward to coming along with your progress.Subscribed

@highdeserthomesteader 29 күн бұрын

So glad to have you!

@sitiasiahmdhussain110 18 күн бұрын

Love your video very much...watching from Malaysia

@maryprepas 18 күн бұрын

Enjoyed your video from Countryside oc sweden

@highdeserthomesteader 18 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@1isaM111er 20 күн бұрын

See Charles Dowding and the no dig method that suppresses weeds and retain moisture.

@highdeserthomesteader 18 күн бұрын

Thank you

@mygrannysgarden Ай бұрын

New friend here. You have a very large garden. Thank you for sharing

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Welcome 🤗

@viccimauldin9786 16 күн бұрын

Just found your vlog. I really want to watch a young couple do this from the beginning. It is wonderful how you are involving your children to help with the garden. I see you started with a garden in your apartment. Looking forward to following you. I am 66 years old. God bless you. ❤

@highdeserthomesteader 16 күн бұрын

Welcome!!! Yes, my first garden was on our apartment balcony 🙂

@ecocentrichomestead6783 Ай бұрын

Isolation distances are only for seed saving. If you don't replant the corn you grow, you can interplant them.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

One is an eating variety and one isn't. We'd like to save seeds

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

One is an eating variety and one isn't. We'd like to save seeds.

@growingmyown Ай бұрын

Just love your garden, the garlic looking great.. just harvest some of my garlic.. New friend here from Growing My Own.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Glad to have you!

@ilzitek2419 Ай бұрын

I admire you. ❤

@grammiesjournal4329 3 күн бұрын

Hi I'm grammies and I'm new here! Love to follow you and your family 🌷

@highdeserthomesteader 3 күн бұрын

Welcome!!

@7kinlivingoffgridborneo 14 күн бұрын

Hi found your channel today. Following from Sabah, Borneo.

@highdeserthomesteader 14 күн бұрын

Welcome!

@myhomeandgardenchanneldwel7777 15 күн бұрын

It is my first time on your channel and I have just subscribed. Thank you so much for sharing. Keep up the good work. All the best on this journey.🙏

@highdeserthomesteader 14 күн бұрын

Welcome 🤗

@samermohamed5293 15 күн бұрын

You guys did a great thing ❤❤❤ Love it 😊

@highdeserthomesteader 15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@samermohamed5293 15 күн бұрын

@@highdeserthomesteader wishing all the best and lots of happiness and success

@AnneHeyns Ай бұрын

Found this video on my homepage, came to look, liked and connected. Very interesting to watch you grow stuff in what looks like desert areas...Looks great so far

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Yep, we live in the desert! Gotta work a little harder haha

@AnneHeyns Ай бұрын

@@highdeserthomesteader this is so interesting, i'm enjoying your video a lot!

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

@AnneHeyns thank you so much!love growing our little community 😊

@deniseellenburg649 Ай бұрын

Impressive bed of garlic there.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@tracyboyd4867 Ай бұрын

😊

@denaredford6701 27 күн бұрын

I didn’t hear , pumpkins ?❤

@highdeserthomesteader 27 күн бұрын

Hoping to grow pumpkins yes!

@jfitzsimmons4825 Ай бұрын

I hope all ya'll wear spf 50 or higher with that blonde hair and fair skin along with long sleeve shirts and long pants. Have you thought about early a.m. and late evening garden chores?

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

We do. With 6 kids we work when we can

@simplesisterliving Ай бұрын

Great garden! Where did you find that garden fork/cultivator? I need a sturdy one to break through desert soil. Thanks!

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Yes! It was something I saved up for because these things aren't cheap. I did get the ones with metal handles because yes, this desert soil needs some work!! www.treadlitebroadforks.com/products/the-square-foot-gardener-broadfork-24-wide-6-tines?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwps-zBhAiEiwALwsVYcU3zxwdm2LD0unAANZNftEvKXJZPeU0T8hsgBRCLBTw2wOyKAODmRoC5TgQAvD_BwE

@simplesisterliving Ай бұрын

@@highdeserthomesteader Thanks!

@886jules1 19 сағат бұрын

Thanks for your video - it's great to see what you do. Have you considered mulch to reduce moisture loss?

@highdeserthomesteader 6 сағат бұрын

Yes, it blows away🙄

@jacksonmadzimba2014 Ай бұрын

Wonderful work on your homestead. Good to see the kids getting dirty 😅 What specs is your fence? Love from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Glad to have you! These kids get dirty every day and I love it! The fence is 8 feet tall with 2inch by 4binch wire. Sorry it's in US customary measurements!

@jacksonmadzimba2014 Ай бұрын

@@highdeserthomesteader Thank you, no worries, I will use the conversion SI tools. Love how the kids will always be your first sincere critics.

@andreabeydler5107 2 күн бұрын

How fun. What part of the country is your high desert?

@highdeserthomesteader 2 күн бұрын

Southern utah

@andreabeydler5107 2 күн бұрын

@highdeserthomesteader very cool. I have friends in cedar city. It's a pretty area for sure.

@suzanneford1571 24 күн бұрын

Curious to what state? Where we live is considered the high desert too, wondering if it’s the same

@highdeserthomesteader 24 күн бұрын

Utah

@suzanneford1571 24 күн бұрын

@@highdeserthomesteader we have a high desert in Oregon, they look similar

@colinandrewstarling Ай бұрын

Great viewing. What is your water source?

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

So far it's just the city because we are still in city limits. We are building a rain water collecting system to help water some things we have.

@colinandrewstarling Ай бұрын

@@highdeserthomesteader what is your average annual rainfall? I’m considering moving to the desert here in South Africa and 150ml/annum is the norm. Thank you for answering my questions.

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

We go by inches here sorry🤷 but we get about 10-12 inches of rainfall per year on average.

@shalinisharma4713 18 күн бұрын

🌹⚘🥀🌷😍🤩🤗😀😘👍

@MotherOfThings Ай бұрын

Do you have issues with birds eating your crops?

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

So far that hasn't been a real issue. I wonder if in a few years they will know where I am and get my seeds

@franciscopanchosaenzestrad8660 9 күн бұрын

Where is it ?

@highdeserthomesteader 9 күн бұрын

Utah

@franciscopanchosaenzestrad8660 9 күн бұрын

@@highdeserthomesteader wow, you are so blessed. 🙏

@ourv9603 Ай бұрын

From SCRATCH? Scratch means FROM NOTHING. You unloaded tools & seed from the mini van. You had a mini van. You had a house to move into. The land was bare but you had resources. FROM SCRATCH means you had no resources. You had to build your tools from sticks & rocks. You had to create shelter from natural materials. !

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

It means something different for different people I guess🤷

@highdeserthomesteader Ай бұрын

Maybe I should grow a tree to use for wood to build garden tools. But by the time the tree would be ready I'd be a carcass on the ground 😂😂

@Ozarkmountainoutback1 Ай бұрын

From scratch simply means you build or make something from raw ingredients, such as homemade bread. You don't need to grow the grain, oh where do you get your seed, mine your salt, churn your butter and make your pans from materials you mined from the earth and melted down😂😂

@whooshr5588 25 күн бұрын

There’s gotta be one. Go you, I guess 🙄.

@chaparra71 20 күн бұрын

@our9603- there is ALWAYS that ONE, and you’re it! @highdeserthomesteader- ignore the troublemakers. You started with NOTHING, and you are coming along AMAZINGLY!!! We applaud you!