I love the egg in the planting hole thing. Some years ago, I decided to try it and my nosy neighbor ( who always spends a ton of time watching everything we do) couldn’t take it after about a half hour, and asked what I was doing. I told him I was raising chickens from scratch. He went inside the house, and about 10 minutes later, his wife came out laughing. It felt soooo good!

@RootsandRefugeFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahhaha brilliant

@Sunshine-nr6qe

3 жыл бұрын

I have one of those neighbors. Hang in there!

@ellenfisher6341

3 жыл бұрын

Kate McPherson, I LOVE IT !!!

@michelemooneyham3525

3 жыл бұрын

I tried the egg in the hole, my dogs dug them up!

@ellenfisher6341

3 жыл бұрын

@@michelemooneyham3525 , oh my goodness !

Teaching our kids it's okay to have big feelings is one of the very most important things.

@TheNicintime

3 жыл бұрын

Sticker perhaps?

I was so impressed when I was shopping at a local nursery. They posted a sign that said something to the effect No we don't have tomato starts Its too cold to plan them. "We're selling cool weather plants now, when its time to plant warm weather crops we'll be selling the starts." Unlike big box stores who sell the same plants in all their stores across the country regardless of local weather.

"Just because it's hard, doesn't mean it's wrong", thank you for that!

When a joke instantly becomes the greatest idea ever!!!!!!!😂😂 when y’all have your learning center it could become “Miah’s food draggin wagon” to take around to the local schools that may not have the ability to put in a school garden and teach kids about planting and harvesting food👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@sydneykasmar

3 жыл бұрын

That is brilliant!

You could make a mobile garden as the next trendy version of an ice cream truck. Drive it through urban neighborhoods and let kids see what it's like to pick their own food and taste it right off the plant.

@jennyzubanych4467

3 жыл бұрын

When we were children here in England we had vans that delivered fresh veg and a bread and cake van along with the milkman delivered in glass bottles and the butcher would sell meat door to door some things that were great in building community should of stayed kind of sad for this generation not to experience that 👀

@Sky-Child

3 жыл бұрын

This is a brilliant idea. Yoinking for my business plan!

@ggstorm9777

3 жыл бұрын

As depicted in salad dressing commercials....i think it was hidden valley

@lauriewinters5514

3 жыл бұрын

We had one of those when I was a kid, we called him the huckster.

@ashleenicole71

3 жыл бұрын

Schools should consider something like this... bring it into lunch programs..unfortunately there is a lot of corruption and that'd be a challenge. Jamie Oliver already attempted to get healthy lunches in schools and the companies that supply the "food" got involved.

The look on Miah’s face the whole time you’re talking about turning the trailer into a mobile garden is just priceless! I swear my boyfriend looks at me like this every time I start talking about chickens in the backyard 😂🤣😂

@toykawilliams3273

3 жыл бұрын

You took the words out of my mouth!!! 😂

@Dr.JulieJames

3 жыл бұрын

Understand, my hubby of 15yrs has looked at me like I am insane when talk turns to chickens..This year he bought me a beautiful Coop and 6 hens at last he is on board.

@Engwadur

3 жыл бұрын

LOL i sent my b/f that time stamp and was like, this is us :,D

"Everywhere I look in the world I see the potential for gardens!" ME TOO!! I'm right there with Jess! It's like my eyes are too big for my abilities!!! But it sure is fun dreaming about it! 💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱💚🌱

@julialucier

3 жыл бұрын

I Invision a sticker with a globe with garden rows wrapping around it with this Jess statement!

Uhm, anybody else absolutely LOVING the idea of the mobile garden?! 👀

@karenl7786

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I actually thought that was quite clever…😊

@anonymixx8106

3 жыл бұрын

I'm doing one on a 5x8. It's great for taking somewhere to teach, and I do semi-nomadic van life. I can take half of my yearly produce with me while having beds to teach in! It's great

So happy SOMEONE has enough energy to give those babies a proper play date. LOL!!! Little Ben just steals my heart, farmer boy inside and out.🧙‍♀️🐄🦙🐖🐓

It’s easy I think to think about the lasts, it’s important to remember to love each last and remember the coming firsts that you will love soon aswell. I always try to remember that when a season of change comes to me and there’s a season of lasts ahead I think it’s important to cherish each first and last headed your way

@RootsandRefugeFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Such good advice ♥️

Ben frolicking with the kids, the sound of your laughter and the smell of fresh soil in my garden is a recipe for a HUGE smile😁! Thank you 💛

Hello, my name is Sakeena and I have a addiction to buying seeds. 🙃

@dianetucker2711

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!!! Me too 🥰

@rcolorado2364

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Sakeena. Welcome. My name is Becky and I am also addicted to buying seeds. And yarn for knitting projects I never seem to start. That makes me feel better, admitting it.

@Alexis_9339

3 жыл бұрын

Same girl! I just love the heirloom stories! I love telling people about the thing they are about to eat. So much more than oh ya I bought it at Kroger.

@apiecemaker1163

3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on admitting your addiction. That’s the first step. Bahaha Thing is, I don’t wanna be cured because I love them. Even looking at the pretty packages. 🌻☀️🥕🥒💚

Funny Miah: I had that same idea about using a trailer from a semi and building up the sides and planting a garden and then when it was ready to harvest, just drive the trailer to where I wanted to distribute the food and let people pick their own. I was told by someone that that was a stupid idea. WELL HA!!! I DO NOT FEEL STUPID ANYMORE. THANK YOU MIAH!!! GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE. BE BLESSED.

I about died!! That baby goat chasing Ben!! SOOO CUTE!! 😍😍😍 I definitely need a baby goat! 🐐 Hahaha!! I love your ability of seeing a garden possibility wherever you go! And I agree! A mobile garden IS brilliant!! 😆

The trees are budding...Miah has donned his tank top, yup, it's looking like spring. 😂

We need a Mercy and Mac sticker!!!! Talk about a journey of hope.

Man whoever buys your property must be the luckiest person alive! To be able to watch your videos and see the joy of your family, how they have grown, your story, I think that's so beautiful

@heartsfiregarden6352

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too!! I wish we could buy it!

@larajones1681

3 жыл бұрын

@@heartsfiregarden6352 that would be an ultimate dream come true...although I do want to build my own home someday!

@janicegilman7672

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! If I was a betting woman I’d say that Jill from Whispering Willows is the new caretaker of this beautiful property.

@larajones1681

3 жыл бұрын

@@janicegilman7672 I dont think it was that long ago that they bought their own property, I wouldn't put any money on it 😉

@Alexis_9339

3 жыл бұрын

I thought Jill or maybe her cousin Amy.

I got some of those jiffy pellets to start some squash and cukes, things that don't like their roots disturbed... I've just heard that it's best to peel off the casing when you plant it because they don't biodegrade as quickly as they'd like us to believe! 😊

@haleystencel413

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Peel those casings! I tried some of these last year and was just scratching amendments in the same bed this past weekend and found quite a few of the casings from last year that haven't biodegraded at all. I also found that the roots grew through the casings pretty quickly and grew into the casings of the surrounding pellets, so a lot of my seedlings were super rooted together through the casings and it was tough to separate them. I went back to soil blocks this year.

Go to your local water hole that has carp catch a carp for every two Rose plants, dig a hole far deep as you can dig with what arm length put the fish in and bury it, your roses will love you for years after do you do it again.

@meganmackenzie5993

3 жыл бұрын

I put fish carcasses at the bottom of my tomatoes, too.

Ben playing tag with the baby goat...💗💗💗

@Crazychickenlady448

3 жыл бұрын

My ten year old Nigerian Dwarf, Poppy, loves chasing and being chased. I love that she isn't the only one!

When Miah says, where is there more growing space? Jess "Everywhere"

Pods comment aside, Jess ~ you have confirmed my suspicions: 1) You really are a genius! Mobile produce gardens! An end to food deserts is within reach! 2) You picked a real gentle human and gentleman in Miah, who has a wicked funny sense of humor, "That's your takeaway?" 3) Your family, your relationship, your sweet giving nature, you are an inspiration to us all and a bright spot of hope in dark days. Thank you!

Those babies are doing SO good!!! I’m relieved that they’ve responded so well! Ben is being a good caretaker!

"Where are ya takin that?" - "Right here" How convenient :D

Wow I've NEVER seen bulk seeds like that!

My 2 year old boy is obsessed with Ben ("the boy" he calls him haha) and the baby goats. His face is just pure joy watching the first two minutes

Ben enjoys the farm SO much.💚👏👏👏

We've all had times where we needed to be busy about life and we were also having "big feelings." Thanks Jess for giving it a name.

You should do a memory video of all the years that you lived in love farm don't care how long it is you should make one I bet everyone would want to watch it right guys

ENJOY YOUR BIG FEELINGS GIRL. 🙌🙌🙌 ☺️ FEELINGS are meant to be FELT. So many of us have paid good money to be numb and run from our feelings FOR A LONG TIME but we were taught wrong. FEELINGS ARE GOOD and meant to be had and BIG CHANGES for sure bring on ALL OF THE FEELINGS. I am currently in a weird SEASON CHANGE, so weird that I’m not sure where I’ll be tomorrow but that’s ok because we are STILL LEARNING IN OUR CLASSROOM and now IM TRYING TO LIVE LIKE THIS WILL BE MY LAST YEAR TO GARDEN HERE because it’s going to make me SAVOR EVERY SINGLE MOMENT I HAVE LEFT HERE and will for sure make me MORE INTENTIONAL with every moment. THANK YOU GIRL. I LOVE MY NEW EVERCHANGING GARDEN GROWING LIFE and you have been a KEY to my MY SECRET GARDEN GATE.... KEEP SHINING LIGHTS💡💡💡🙏🙏🙏💚🦋

My best goat friend. 😭❤ So sweet.

"Majestic pigs" - a combination of words I never thought I would hear.

@keithstathem872

3 жыл бұрын

@The Pervy Prepper well, I have now... never saw that movie. The Aristocats are more my style hehe

Oh my gosh. Benjamin Peter. I have three boys, Peter, Benjamin, and jack. You combined two of my kiddos names. Both great names!

@CousinAmy

3 жыл бұрын

Ben is her last and her first, Jackson, shares a name with your boys too :)

My grandma and mom were raised in the South and they were ADAMANT about one concept in life.....always.....and withoutfail..."do the hard things first." It has served me well....made me strong.

You can really tell the difference in your attitude now that it is spring. You have a HUGE smile on your face:)))

We are 56 years old and are feeling like we want more property. I will hate to move because I LOVE our Cottage but at the same time I’m excited for veggies and enough room to go for walks with the dogs. I hope we’re not too old for a big dream!

@janetshepherd7183

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kathryn I read this and I am almost 10 years older and I just wanted to cheer you on!!! I am getting ready to downsize and hope to at the least have a few raised gardens. I want my grandchildren to learn about the garden💕 Less inside and more outside time is more at this time in my life. You are not too old for a big dream- I am know what you feel! Best wishes!

@darleneclark6098

3 жыл бұрын

My husband is 52 and I'm 49. Last July we bought 25 acres of A1 zoned land in VA. Moving from a 1/8 of an acre to 25 is gonna be huge for us and our family. Can't wait to start over.

A friend of mine swears by giving her roses milk that Thad gone sour. Her roses are always lush, with big beautiful blooms..

Dang Miah spot on the traveling garden idea....patent it!

@dagmarfrerking2235

3 жыл бұрын

Too late. It's been done. Search for 'Urban Truck Farm'.

Tip for the peat pellets: They say that you don't have to take off the netting when you plant them in the garden, but I always take it off because it'll take longer to break down.

@thomohock

3 жыл бұрын

I have pellet netting in my garden from 3 seasons ago in Minnesota... they take a LONG time to break down.

@colliecoform4854

3 жыл бұрын

At the end of the season the netting is still there. I cut it off also but stopped using them now.

@larajones1681

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with this too! I trailed it with tomatoes last year. The ones that I kept the netting on grew about half the size of the ones that were allowed to grow free. You just have to be careful not to damage the roots too much when you remove the netting

@dagmarfrerking2235

3 жыл бұрын

I tried those disk thingies when I was a new gardener but no longer use them. Things sprout and grow fine in them but those nettings always became bothersome. I don't know what material they're made off, but it just doesn't compost well enough.

You have such a Sweet Wonderful Family. You can see how your Boys have such Good Hearts and Your humorous give and take with Maya is refreshing and thats a Great Relationship. Thank you for sharing your Family life with us. May God continue to Bless Y'all.

I just so love seeing Ben helping you ... he’s such a sweet farm boy 🥰

What a blessed little boy to have such a wonderful life.

Love that Bear stays just outside the greenhouse but listens to his woman as she breaks it down! Good dog!!

How very very precious it was to see Ben and Mac play. Kids and baby animals, what could be more heartwarming!

Children and baby goats; so much happiness!

Thank you for sharing about "big feelings" and also about buying bulk seeds at a feed store. I'm having big feelings today because every time I see a property that I would like to buy for my little homestead, it is sold as soon as it's listed. The real estate market here in Maine is crazy right now. But I'll keep looking and praying for a place to have a garden and some chickens. Love to you and your family, Jess!

Enjoying the babies. Will you be doing a vlog of Miah converting the trailer into a mobile garden?😂

Priceless with Ben and Mac running. Ben is such a cutie. Miah stepped into that one about the trailer as a garden.

Baby goats have as much energy as an 8 year old! Love watching them play.

That sweet, patient, loving Bear! You guys are so blessed with that lovely soul of a dog!

What a great community we are in. I love listening to you, and have learned so much, even though I've been gardening for decades. 🍃🌺🍃

Love Ben playing tag with the baby goats!❤️❤️❤️

The 21st is the REAL first day of spring. Someone decided that that wasn't good enough anymore and changed it. BOO on them!!!! God Bless! Carmen

One of my favorite quotes from A League of Their Own: It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.

Ben playing tag with the baby goat is the sweetest!

Love the daily content !! Thank you for all the amazing video's 👏❤ From ontaio Canada 🇨🇦

If that baby goat chasing Ben around is not the cutest thing I've ever seen! 😍

I grew in them last year! if you get the self watering trays (cotton pad on bottom) it helps so much! the main thing is to make sure that they have good water contact and soil contact

My late husband was always dumping the ashes from the BBQ on our roses and grapes.....and they grew sooo beautiful, tons of rose blooms and the grapes were abundant and sweet!

Most of the time the hardest things are the ones that produce the most fruit.... the things that are so much more worth it in the end in your journey ❤️

@ameliakat9982

3 жыл бұрын

100% this! It's also usually more rewarding

Omg you have no idea how little Ben made my day. Bitter sweet watching your babies since Im recovering from a hysterectomy.

I just got to say, cause I can't help myself, that this video was just ssoooo precious to see those baby goats outside for the first time and the one, Mac?, chasing your son around all over. Ssooo adorable. Then also, I'm such an opportunistic person that I can't pass up the opportunity to say, Sweet Miah you were looking adorable carrying that basket around in, gathering those chicken eggs. Have you been practicing for the up coming Easter Egg Hunts after the bunny 🐰 hides his Easter 🥚 eggs on you property???? 😆 LOL yes I'm picking on you just a little. ADORABLE SWEET MIAH. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.....

Ben is an amazing helper.

So jealous that your grass is so green already. We just got 10 inches of snow. Get me out in the garden!!! 😉

@blackberryrockhomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Goat tail wags get me as well....I see potential areas for gardens as well don't feel that bad Jess...Have a Blessed day

@rcolorado2364

3 жыл бұрын

Yep I got 3 feet last weekend and 6 inches this weekend. I got peas going but thats it outside. My peppers are sprouting inside though! Happy Spring!

oh that cry and kissing of your neck. Love that baby goat

Baby goats have to be the cutest babies in the animal world! They enjoyed being outside so much! 🐐 🐏

Tag with the babies - best thing ever!

When planting (or transplanting) perennials, I always remember this adage: the first year they sleep, the second year they creep, and the third year they leap. I have found that to be true with every transplant I do.

Love this blog . You and Mia just going about your daily chores This was fun

Benjamin was adorable playing chase with the baby goat! It made my heart sing! ❤

You’ve heard of mobile chicken coops, now get ready for mobile gardens! I think that’s a brilliant idea Jess haha.

54 here in Mora,Minnesota. 90 percent chance for snow on Wednesday! Send warm Spring thoughts our way please!!!! Lol

Miah. That really was a great idea. You can take to food poor neighborhoods and show them how to grow food in anything.

@dagmarfrerking2235

3 жыл бұрын

Someone's done exactly that in a pick-up truck. Check 'Urban Truck Farm' on KZread.

Watching these baby goats is just the sweetest thing ever! 🥰

That's how amazing, genius, industrial revolution type changes happen. Mobile Community Garden - just like a food truck only SO MUCH BETTER! 🚛🍅🥕🌿🥬🌼🌻🌮🎉👍🏼

I hope you can get cuttings from your roses for the new farm. That and some of your other perennials. Will be nice to have them continue

I always love the way you speak. I definitely can tell you speak your hearts truth and that’s why I love watching your Chanel. I am learning how to speak my hearts truth better. ❤️

I need Grace for myself, Yes! Thank you Jess

Girl.... let me tell you. I am a recent discoverer of your and Miah's world and I fell in love within 5 min of the first video. I have watched video after video taken notes, bought your book, looking for a clay mug to leave on the fence post etc. I am beyond thankful for you sharing your journey and knowledge with us. Gardening has been my escape since I was little and it went away for a while due to life and 3 babies 5 and under. I am back on Spring high and you have helped me come back from a deep place of not doing things that's good for my soul and dealing with BIG FEELINGS! Thank you for the confidence, thank you for the smiles and thank you for your family's journey. Can't wait to keep watching you grow!

You are my favorite...so thankful for you and your STRONG gift of encouragement.

Love all those baby goats and love that little Ben! Your children are all beautiful

Ben is so adorable. I could watch him for hours.

The “last frost date” words of wisdom😊 Hey I lived in Cabot about 6 years but now I am just really a TN girl in a Missouri world❣️ Watching young Ben with the goats was the cutest! God bless you Jess & family!

Look at bear waiting for permission to come in to the green house

I use to use the peat pots. They worked fine for me. I'm reusing plastic pots now.

I can see how you'd have big feelings, knowing it's your last time doing gardening stuff in the garden. I giggled when you were chatting to us in the greenhouse and Bear was laying beside you - I thought "I wonder what Bear thinks of you talking to no one in particular" lolol!!!

Omg how did I never hear you say Ben’s full first/middle name. He’s got the whole spiderman family in his name 🥰

You are such a joy to watch. Your whole family is a treasure. Thank you for so much inspiration on gardening and your animal knowlege. Thank You. May God watch over you all.

The roses were absolutely beautiful.

I love seeing those wagging tails!! They always brings a smile to my face. 😊

Ben is so adorable! I love the goats wagging their tails. I didn’t know they did that.

My mama always made banana peel tea and poured it with the peel and some egg shells at the base of her rose bushes and they always had loads of beautiful blooms.

well.... about the mobile garden, i’ve seen converted school bus into green house, garden on you tube. another project for Maiah. just imagine the Stowers going on holiday, maiha towing the camper, jess in the garden bus, and jackson in the people mover!

I love you guys daily content y’all are amazing

I enjoyed watching your son play tag with the baby goat.

Do the hard things while ur younger. Like 👍🏼 y’all & kids still young ❤️🤷‍♀️

New video just as your book arrived at my door. Your timing is impeccable!

Just recently found your channel 🤗 I was super stoked to find out you guys are in Central AR! We’re from Conway but live in Bentonville now 🥰 enjoying watching you guys!! Happy Spring!!

The fluffy legged chicken caught my six month olds eye. He looked so fascinated by her! I can relate to having a hard time processing feelings in the midst of a transition. My husband is active duty and we have moved around a lot because if it. I have tried gardening in Ohio, the southern CA desert, and eastern NC. We have sweet memories that we made at each place we lived. From our first puppy to our boys, each transition brings back all the milestones we had in each place. I am excited to grow beans! I keep missing the live videos!