Thanks to Bosch for sponsoring this video - absolutely love their appliances, and the Nutrimill mixer is top-tier. Check that out here: nutrimill.com/products/white-bosch-universal-plus-mixer and pre-order copies of my next book, Epic Homesteading here: shop.epicgardening.com/products/epic-homesteading-book?variant=42275164127428

@pedromunoz4468

5 ай бұрын

Thank You Kevin!

@user-qi7ne8ub4p

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin for this video! Love your channel. But where can I find the complete brioche recipe? Regards, Sanne from Germany

Kevin's honesty with regards, burnout, stress and anxiety is truly appreciated. Sometimes, from a viewers perspective, its easy to forget that Kevin grew this channel, and created his dream all from the ground up. Enjoy your well earned success, thanks for being an inspiration to a better lifestyle for my own family.

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate you saying this, glad it's been helpful for you & the fam - Kevin

@juliepuhr9806

5 ай бұрын

Kevin is very open about how his mama motivated him to find a passion and do it.

@coltonhill4219

5 ай бұрын

I think you mean Eric.

@marymccormick7806

5 ай бұрын

@@coltonhill4219😂

@GrowingFoodMadeEasy

5 ай бұрын

So true! Appreciate the transparency.

A year ago, I did not know anything about gardening, and after watching you and Jacque I now have 69 Dragon Fruit Varieties, 5 Birdies Raised beds and 5 tower gardens, i cannot thank you enough, this has been my therapy on beating Anxiety attacks and Clinical Depression

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

This is amazing!

@pedromunoz4468

5 ай бұрын

@epicgardening Thank you Soo much Again, And happy Holidays, you have no Idea how much you have helped me on really bad days 🙏

@amandasharp8549

4 ай бұрын

Random but 20 years of learning has taught me iron vitamin d and thyroid deficiency can really cause crippling anxiety!

Using a gray water system doesn't seem any more gross than using animal parts for compost! The worms and bugs will take care and do the work, while the plants will soak up what they need. It's really a beautiful thing if you think about it in the bigger scheme of nature❤

@jennhoff03

5 ай бұрын

That's a good point! I hadn't thought about it that way.

@superduper5698

5 ай бұрын

Good point 🧠

I didn't realize Kevin went through so much anxiety. I am so sorry to hear that, and I'm glad to hear he found a way to improve his mental health. Kevin if you see this, thank you so much for all the content, all the information, all the inspiration you have given me. Seeing you trying different things, seeing your garden/homestead evolve, has been really inspirational. It's amazing to see all you have built--the physical property, but also your channel and online community. Thank you for all your hard work!

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate this

Hey, Kevin I have been following you since I started my 2020 garden during the pandemic. Your channel is a big part of what turned gardening into more than just growing plants for me, but a deeper appreciation for nature, our ecosystem and I even inspired one of my neighbors to start a garden. I know you don’t get personal often which I totally respect but I wanted to let you know that I think a lot of folks will resonate with your experience with burnout and anxiety. Thank you for sharing. It’s been a blast watching your channels grow the last few years. Cheers to the next few!

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate this comment Nikki :)

It's been interesting watching your "epic" journey and how you have expanded your horizons by including water harvesting, baking, whittling, etc

Hi Kevin! I just wanted to send you a note to let you know how much I appreciate what you said about anxiety and burnout. Every time someone shares their own experience with mental illness, it helps to chip away at the stigma attached. Thank you for playing a small part in making the world a better place ❤

The passion flower vine covering the water tank is just so beautiful. I remember when you planted them I was imagining what it'd look like.. and it's stunning!

Thank you for being open about your mental health Kevin. Love seeing everything you've accomplished and how far you and the team have come. Looking forward to another great year!

Around 20:20 you’re talking about your composing system Here’s my question which I’ve never seen actuated. “How do you get the composted matter (the quasi dirt) from bin 1 to bin 2 and bin 2 to bin 3, etc. and if you are continually adding to bin 1, what are you moving over to bin 2? “ I would love it if you could not only explain but show the process please. 😊

@GoneTroppo

5 ай бұрын

Great question. I was also wondering the same. I'll have to check out his hot compost vid to see if he mentions it there.

@doubles1545

5 ай бұрын

I would guess he adds to bin 1 for awhile, then adds to bin 2 while bin 1 breaks down, then adds to bin 3 while bin 2 and 1 break down, etc. When bin 1 is finished, use it and begin the process over again. That’s easier than moving half-finished compost from bin 1 to bin 2.

I wrote an EPIC comment and it did not save....so anyway here we go again. I am proud of your crazy antic gardening dreams turned reality. For an entire year in 2018 I watched and built a garden using an abandoned yard and as much science as I could to grow food. It worked! But wow is this BEYOND what I could have imagined. You guys are not only hilarious, it is fun to watch. I feel glad that I supported your channel and now that I have 20,000 hours of video to watch 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I will drown in knowledge😂😂😂😂. Congrats!

I feel like giving up on my channel but I just love making the videos to much and sharing my knowledge. It’s my creative outlet. Here’s to hoping the channel with continue to grow in 2024 🎉Thanks for the wise words of encouragement ❤

That blue tree in your neighbors yard is stunning

You're SO relaxed in this video Kevin, it's literally one of your best videos. Enjoyed it very much. Let's all have a Happy, Relaxed, Fulfilling, New Year! ❤

Thank you for sharing your path thru anxiety to finding ways to destress. It’s such an important discussion to share!

Hey Kevin, from your orchard, it looks like someone has a Bunya pine a few streets over. They produce massive fruit -you might want to check it out.

happy 3 years! I love your channel and just got my seeds from your store

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate the support, hope you love them!

Love my chicken guard chicken door- have had it for over 4 years with NO issues. Thank you Kevin for sharing your experience, it’s been extremely inspirational for me on our small farm!

Capturing your own rainwater is an absolute game changer! Loved this video! 🙌🏻💚

this is what sustainability looks like. Congrats Kevin, I have been here since pandemic days and man, what a lively homestead you had built till now, incredible. Thank you!!

Solid rolling technique on your brioche! That's exactly how I learned to do it while working at a bakery. And thank you so much for all of the helpful content you have put out! Most of it even applies in the cold north of zone 4 Montana 😂

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it :)

I've had a Bosch mixer 40 years! Love it! Does everything but clean kitchen floor. Lots of attachments, worth the investment! We have several acres. Not cheaper to grow food fighting deer, snails, squirrels and etc. However, everything tastes better.

How has it been 3 years already!! I remember when I started tuning into your channel you did houseplant videos at your old property! And you switched niches around the time I started my gardening journey. Love your content! Congratulations on 3 years!!

Love this! You've done so much in 3 years and I'm learning a lot from all your experiments :)

What you’ve done is fantastic. It’s a dream of mine to be that independent/self sufficient. You all have worked so hard. Thank you for always sharing your knowledge. It’s appreciated!!

When shtf....I don't think people will know the amount of food you have, because it's not in the grocery store form!😂

@lemonyskunkketts7781

5 ай бұрын

Until the lights and water are turned off

@james_thegirl

Ай бұрын

shtf

Thanks for opening up about your anxiety and homesteading journey!

Congratulations Kevin, you have an amazing homestead.

gosh, I thought I was alone with the stress/anxiety with the homestead life style. I feel better because when I speak to friends about my life, it sounds like I'm stressing over a beautiful dream. When you talk about the difficulties and how you dealt with them it makes me think that I can find a way to calm down too! Thanks for your dedication! I'm learning so much !!!

I love this content. It is just an honest and realistic showing of your homestead. I really even like seeing the ways you are showing that everyone can take advantage of government programs to improve our own gardens.

I bought my first house this year and my goal is to grow food for myself and my aging parents and you inspired a lot of that. I preordered your book and I can wait for it to come. I’ve already started a small container garden and installed solar panels. I have big plans for my small lot lol. Thanks for all of the tips, tricks and seeds. ❤

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Hope you love the book!

I applaud your great efforts to save water. Living in Texas I also use rainwater collection, on a smaller scale of course, to water my garden. Your garden is amazing. I love your channel.

I'm glad these epic channels exist. Yall should definitely make more cooking videos. Watching what comes out of the garden go into the oven will never not be exciting. I love watching what works/doesn't work. Those pumpkin brioche I will definitely be trying. Peace! ✌️

Loved the vid. I've been following you for a while now, and you've inspired me to start some suburban style homesteading, back in Australia. I'm at the very beginning of my journey, and have included it in my vlogs, so hopefully one day, I cal look back at how far I've come. Your cooking was enpoint! Mmm mmm. :)

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Amazing to hear this

You have achieved so much! You are an inspiration.

To say that you and your team are inspirational is an understatement! I love all of your videos and thank you for them. I just wish you were zone 7a so it could help me out even more than you do. Hugs!

what a wild thing that someone tries to control how much rain you can capture...

Little correction. I live in Colorado. The actual collecting amount is a maximum of 2 barrels with a capacity of 55 gallons each. So essentially you can have 110 gallons of collected water at any one time.

Hi... I am Mira from Cibubur near Jakarta, Indonesia. I like gardening. You have a beautiful garden

SO inspiring! Its wild whenever you do look back videos to see how far you've come, it goes by so fast when watching it all in real time but you should be so proud! I really want to start a rain capture situation like the one you have right off the house - 200 gallons I think you said? But I don't know what brand yours is, will have to go re-watch the related videos. I'm in Oakland, CA hopefully I can find some help setting one up here!

Eyo, for anyone looking at that Bosch mixer, my parents have one and it's the toughest stand mixer I've ever used. We can even make large batches of tortilla dough in it.

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

It's a tank

I think it's so cool that there's a house like this in SD.

Major thanks to you and your team for this channel...especially to you, Kevin, for your heart and vision. I have learned so much from all your videos, but this one tops them all. It's great to see your big-picture view, and I love that you are not afraid to jump in and try something, pull back and assess, and revise or move on when something doesn't work. It truly is the journey, and you, my man, are the shizzle

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate the kind words my friend

So many incredibly brilliant ideas in this one video! Especially love the greywater system and the outdoor shower. Will need to save this and watch it periodically for reminders. Thanks for all you do, but this one? PURE GOLD!

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Love to hear it!

South Texas is a much more hostile environment than SD! I've killed more than dozens of trees and bushes here! What you have learned is what i have learned over the past 20 years! I'm truly impressed by all you have done in the last three years. Describing what you do in your suburban home is priceless. Podcasting may have been something you grew into but your work shines, and can be accessed by others in the future, too. Lovely brioche! Your various streams of income can support you and whatever family unit you create. You should be proud of all you have, and are accomplishing. And the community you have built, and that you have helped build a wider community. And feeding your soul, too! Keeping learning, teaching, and moving forward!

Loved your setup . Very impressive water utilisation.

That pumpkin brioche bread looked so good I had to make some! Turned out great and I paired it with some homemade persimmon jam. Thanks for the inspiration!

Regarding the grey water system, one concern is that clothing made of synthetic fibers like polyester (the majority of today's clothing will contain some) degrade over time and release micro plastic particles into the laundry water. The polymers (long and complex chain-like molecules based on carbon) used in clothing are not biodegradable or degrade into harmful products that will get carried away by the laundry water towards your plants. Did you consider this aspect of gray water? I personally wouldn't want to release plastic-bearing laundry water into my soil. In my opinion, that dirty water would be better reused by diverting it into the toilet flush tank. Also, this is a long-term issue that will eventually have some impact on your garden and plants or on your health. In the first years, the effects may not be noticeable, but micro plastics will build up over time in your soil and eventually leak into groundwater resevoirs or end un in your crops.

I’ve really enjoyed watching your progress, and I especially enjoy the down to earth, accessible approach and the honesty and integrity that you maintain! I started and maintain a local group for stewardship, sustainability and preparedness, and you are on my list of trusted sources. I teach research and careful sourcing of information about topics related to the ideas we discuss, and it’s important to find several different sources you can trust on any subject that you wish to grow your knowledge about. I just had to chuckle about the 24/7 comment! Not even California gets THAT much sunlight! 😂 Thanks for being real with your viewers! And thank you for building your team to include others farther north and with different perspectives and experiences. Your work with Jacques and the others has built my respect for you and your output, because you don’t treat others with a bristling sense of being threatened, but an inclusive and open attitude. That’s significant to me.

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate this comment!!!

I've never seen a mixer like that but seems so cool and effective with that attachment for dough making

I have loved your channel for several years now, but I think this may be the best episode you. Keep up the great work and inspiring so many people to start growing and homesteading. Such a great insight into the process

We have about 5,000 gallons of rainwater tanks but in about 11 big tanks and 3 little ones. We have hooked them up to a laundry to landscape type system (same as our laundry to landscape but not all are connected to the actual laundry). We turn them on for 10 minutes to fill the basins. We use a timer so we won't forget. The tanks then can water our fruit trees in the very hot summer instead of using more city water.

I call my rain water holy water for my garden and all my house and garden plants I also have a large rain water container I've used for years. Best investment.

Oh my we have been looking at that mixer and kinda of wanted one, thanks for showing us how it works.

@epicgardening

5 ай бұрын

You bet. It's awesome

As a baker I have a tip for your hand-kneading: use the heel of your palm instead of your fingers

Love your channel! Your honesty makes one know how true you are! Hobbies do help destress! Know you are very much appreciated!

Looking forward to the woodworking video!

If you warm (in a small pan) the milk and butter with sugar/honey just until the edges of the butter starts to melt, the butte will be the perfect consistency and the milk will be the perfect temp.

Super summary of your 3-years (thusfar) adventure in homesteading! Thank you for all the extremely valuable information, honest sharing on the stresses, etc., tips and tricks. You and your team are a gem to all of us!

Holy moly that purple tree at 0:15 is stunning

1. Looks like you might be able to make good use of a kitchen island 2. What is that gorgeous purple tree across the street?! 💜🌳💜 3. Welcome to the #SawdustSaturday #Woodromatherapy club 😊

There is no way collecting rain water is illegal, someone is pulling our collective legs

@dustyflats3832

5 ай бұрын

It’s true, look up all the states with rain collection restrictions. Some states don’t, some give credits and yet some have 110 gallon restrictions because of water rights like CO.

Your water system is very impressive! Imagine what could be accomplished if this was standard in drought communities.

@lvthunder

5 ай бұрын

A lot depends on where you live. It doesn’t make a lot of sense in Las Vegas. We get so little rain it’s not enough to collect. An average of 2.5-3” a year. Also all the water that goes into the sewer system gets treated and put back into the lake the water comes from. They get 90% of the water that is used inside.

I operate a small farm. I am in the process of setting it up but it is slow as it is just me now. My husband passed in 2022. So seeing some of your systems is really helping. I understand burnout. Ì am doing it all and it gets frustrating and overwhelming at times. On top of the farming and animals, we are remodeling the house, a 1900 farmstead. I take breaks by crafting. My go to for distressing and having fun.

19:20 "Let me grab a little fork here" haha I got SCARED!

11:42 That’s awesome! I recently got into crocheting. Still bad at it, lol, but it’s a great way to take your mind off things. It’s weird, it reminds me of meditating. It’s like when I’m crocheting I’m in a state where I’m not thinking.

Chicken Math is actually a Fibonacci sequence.

Kevin, when some of your hens stop laying eggs you should try getting Araucana chickens that lay pastel colored eggs. The colors each hen can lay is one of the following: yellow, pink, brown, blue, green and rarest of all purple. Araucana's either look like the standard American chicken or are fluffy balls of feathers. Their eggs are a little smaller than regular chicken eggs but I love the novelty of the different colored shells and they taste really good! Araucana's have a nice temperament.

20:38 What a great description of the process of living with nature. We need more of this in our world today.

I can't believe it's been three years, either! I remember when you first posted videos about the new property. 😂

3 years? Wow time flies 👍

You're my favorite gardening resource!

I love hearing the little chickens

1. It isn't worth collecting rain where I live in CO. 13 inches of precipitation a year. 2. If you don't want to start your own baking channel, maybe bring up doing guest episode on the Farmers Table? (I have no idea if Jess would be receptive to that, but guest episodes would be cool.)

In addition to LOADS of useful information and great visuals on the various elements, your voice is really soothing. Might have to listen listen to your videos in the background during those times I have way too much to do.

I believe the oasis laundry detergent is not only biodegradable but biocompatible which makes it much better for a grey water system.

Did not even know Bosch did appliances! I've only ever known them for tools! Makes sense though when you think about it!

this is the type of chicken community I want to be a apart of. backyard chickens are pets and should be spoiled as such ❤️🐓

Mmm! I ❤ making bread! Your channel is always a joy to watch and keeps me motivated! Thank you for your hard work and keeping it real with us!

I commented a few months ago asking for more how to use the produce we are harvesting. So loving this content

I like the open air compost no bin then let the chickens break into it in search of the bugs just take a huge heaping pile for them with the fork

I really appreciate that you shared this journey! The great thing about growing your own wheat is that (I assume) is not artificially forced to bolt. A study found that when farmers artificially bolt the wheat to flower all at once, the result is more yield, but there's a skip in the amino acid chain development. This could account for people thinking that they are gluten intolerant might be reacting to the skip.

Hey! For the brioche, I usually put butter on my surface before working the risen dough. Brioche dough should be sticky!

That banana tree is growing nicely.

Always such engaging and valuable information! Thank you so much for all of the knowledge you share.

Kevin, this is THE BEST video you’ve done. The honesty about burnout is very valuable. It’s not all fun and games🙄This video is full of useful information. Please, keep it up. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I was very depressed 2 years ago, a lot happened, the details are personal but I will tell you I lost someone close to me in the pandemic and then my relationship fell through shortly after. I was dangerously depressed for a few months. When at my darkest, by complete dumb luck, I got lost looking for something in the store and wandered into the gardening section and the seeds caught my eye. On impulse I got some potting soil and some seeds that the girl working the garden center said were easy to grow. I went home and planted them, my dog LOVED being outside just hanging out again. The garden did great and it gave me something to focus on, more reason to be alive to be honest. Things turned around pretty quickly after that, my dog and I spent most the spring, summer, and fall outside gardening and doing yard work when I wasn't at work. My dog and I are much happier now, and I am no longer depressed. At my darkest moment I was saved by my dog (who is the best boi btw) and randomly wandering into the garden section at a store. If you are depressed I would suggest giving gardening a go, you just never quite know what is going to help and bring you back from the edge.

Awesome video!

I really didn't expect the whittling shout out but I can also highly recommend it!

Happy 3 years, Kevin and Epic team.

Great video of your journey! I really appreciate the honesty and reality behind your messages. I learn something every video. Outdoor shower here I come! 😊

Great video!

Incredible!

Very inspiring! Love your videos.

thanks for sharing

Hi Kevin. I’m in Eugene, zone 8B. I have a greenhouse 10x12 and have started heating it with Bunnies. Now hear me out.. they are busy little critters and actually provide a lot of BTUs. I have paver domes on the ground, so they can’t dig out, and have a ton of nooks and cranny’s for them to get into, They get snacks every time I go out and trim and are such delightful little critters. They Self trained to a litter box.

@backyardrebel2149

4 ай бұрын

Are you raising them for meat or are they pets?

Happy New Year, Kevin 🎉

Awesome video! Cannot wait for the next book.

Gorgeous. Happy New Year.