WHY IT'S GOING TO GET HARDER TO HOMESTEAD.. and What to Do NOW

You stand a better chance in a red state, as for regulations. I'm grateful to live in one that still believes in freedom. No building codes except for septic.

At least he also has Kenedy, who is for us having healthy food, farming, etc. The whole package of an administration has to be looked at. Another 4 years of the current administration will totally sink or country.

Just $100 a month gives you 1200 in just 1 year that plenty to rent 2 acres of land and have a decent size flock of chickens and a copple pigs but you will be paying in time driving to your farm every day

It also depends on the country you are in too, I am in Canada and my parents have one acre of land. They were able to have chickens and some meat rabbits, my mom’s parents had roughly half an acre and they were able to have some farm animals as well. Nothing huge like cows, but they had chickens and maybe a few pigs.

I find the biggest problem is that everyone wants paid for everything. Buy my book, pay for my podcast, pay for my workshop, pay for my printable, pay to visit my farm or shop, buy my recipie or plans or notebook and on and on. It gets very expensive very quickly just to look into it. I swear no one makes money homesteading they only make money off of talking about it or videos or books or lifestyle podcasts.

Great video as always. The biggest challenge we have found for starting our homestead was time. And that was hinged to money for sure as we couldn't afford to do it without outside income. Chris works 44 hours a week to help fund everything and that only left so many hours to build infrastructure, tend animals needs, build gardens, amend soil and fences.... oh the fencing, it never ends. It is all so worth it in the end, but the lack of time ends up being the biggest hurdle for us. The number of times we have bought materials to do a project and 6 months later they are still in a pile 😆. Looking forward to watching how you help people over come these obstacles in your series.

Very good advice! Learned this the hard way 😂

I get that times are tough, but with God all things are possible. Don't give up on your dream of homesteading. Be willing to do the work that's necessary, but don't believe it's too impossible to start. Pray and work!

Watching your videos two or three years ago was one of my first dominoes. Thanks for what you guys do. Keep fighting the good fight.

I am vegetable, egg and meat independent on 0.6 of an acre zoned residential. I have 4 chickens, many quails and many rabbits. Small animal farming is more accessible than the space needed for large animals. Sure, I don't have space for my own milk goats or sheep but I have more eggs, veg and rabbit/quail meat than I will ever need. Don't wait, get started where you are.

I got lucky. I'd been heavy gardening when I was a child and for10 years prior to getting a place. I inherited near 13 acres because I was the only one in the family that ever expressed any interest in carrying on the family tradition. Not everyone was happy about it, but we eventually worked it out and we moved in to the house build by my grandparents both of whom were the children of Confederate veterans. Now I'm 3rd generation on this land. I can grow 90% of the vegetables we consume here. I learned to butcher chickens watching my grandmother. I used to raise and sell hogs but things have changed and processors won't buy from anyone with a contract now. First time in history you can't make a dollar off a hog. I'm fixing to learn to butcher them myself though and I'm planning a refrigerated smokehouse because temps don't stay low enough for long enough now. course everyone might consider one of my mottos, "Never ask anyone about doing anything. You simply give them the opportunity to say no and bestowing on them the authority to do so."
And vote republican, not because they're great but because the lesser of two evis is the only choice you've got. And stay on their ass once you do.

Definitely money! Everything has gotten so expensive in Florida!

Wow, the first part of this video was very depressing! We've gotten the land, last year, but it's going to be quite a while before we'll be able to get cows, pigs, sheep. We have chickens and a garden currently. Money is definitely the defining factor in how long it will take us to move forward.

You did not mention the new legislation that took all the animal antibiotics and many dewormers off the market without prescription. This is harming many small farmers who are now unable to treat animals for simple problems like puncture wounds, skin infections, parasites like giardia, bacterial infections... vet costs are so prohibitive that it is often cheaper to put the animal down. This is completely unfair to the poor animal and is causing a lot of suffering and upset in my rural community.

The baby steps in building relationships is gold. If you are shy, look up your local conversation district. They will likely offer visits to local farms to demonstrate different things. It's a great, free way to get into places where you are invited but without having to go so much out on a limb at first. And you're going to be surrounded by people who might also be shy who want to talk about the exact same thing.

I stRted2 years ago with 3 acres of raw land and still trying to get the utilities, it's very expensive. Got 9 chickens in a nice set up so having fresh eggs is keeping me hopeful that I can make the dream develop.

Vote red

We are going experience 1st with out land hopping to get the land one day

Every thing your saying pretty much applies to Canada. 🤠✌

So, chickens on property is VERY state dependent and if their zoning laws don't want you to have chickens then that's not the property you want unless you're will to do a lot of time consuming legal fights.

What I know about zoning from VA is that if you're property is zone residential it doesn't matter how big the lot is you'll have to deal with a lot of legal issues trying to move it to a homestead with animals.

If on the other hand it's zoned rural residential then it's a lot easier to have animals. If it's zoned rural, you can do pretty much whatever you want.

That was VA years ago.

Speaking of regulations; greetings from Germany, the Homeland of bureaucracy. It is driving us insane

All of you that wanna start homesteading... quit voting for liberals

I believe in general that you are correct. But, your example of the address labeling really is not a big deal. There have been real issues of people selling their products without any good safe training or understanding of the ingredients in a product. It may not be an epidemic of people getting ill or dying, but it has happened. The fact that it has happened is the reason their is a reguation on labeling, etc.
Again, before i get attacked, i do believe people should have the ability to easily homestead and produce saleable products.

What is your favorite pig breed to raise and why?

Great video thank you very much.❤

Thank you Austin, this was incredibly good and practical information. I took the plunge as a single over 50 woman a couple of years ago and bought just under forty acres. I did most of what you advised, but I should have spent more time doing it before I jumped into it.
Solid solid advice. Thank you!

Looks like I won't be farming animals.

Just to note, everything you said is true, but you will find it more in the more populated areas of the country. If you live in a primarily rural county, the issues will be lower. If you live closer to a more highly populated area, the regulations will increase dramatically. When looking at available properties first step is to see the zoning and understanding the regulations regarding that specific zone. For what I'm looking for, the properties are going to be incredibly rare because I want as much leeway in what I do with my land while also having the fastest available broadband as possible. The Broadband side must be CAREFULLY researched because the providers LIE, They will claim broadband is available in an area to receive federal dollars for bringing broadband to rural areas while the property you look at can NEVER have broadband. Even thought the providers will say you can in reporting to the feds, they will never provide you broadband.

It takes years and lots of craziness.😂 teach the kiddos for real.

Really really helpful, thank you! So grateful that you share your knowledge and experience 👍😊

We taught our neighbors how to homestead, in Massachusetts during COVID. We had been growing/raising everything we could on our one acre suburban lot for over 30 years.They loved it so much they bought 93 acres in Maine and then we got 5 from them and we are building our dream homestead up here. The network is real and good people are everywhere!

Here in Europe we have to register our chickens online, so a huge amount of people registered their chickens in their deepfreezers, their chicken wings takeouts, their bath rubber ducks, pigeons in their garden, etc. The site broke with all the registrations, so now, only if you have, I think its more than 6 birds/chickens. Yeah, we are petty

Much needed. Thank you so much.

The up side is that with fewer farmers, the pay off will increase for what you produce.
Food is now a black market .

Hi Aust, did that bill go thru that you had to go to the Vet to buy your meds for your animals?
I can't imagine!
Thanks🤗.
JO JO IN VT 💞

Its crazy for sure..That really stinks what happened to Rachel, I watch her and Todd. What a crock of bs that was, she was not hurting a soul.

I don't operate under compelled performance of any act, bill or statute that infringes upon my life liberty and security of my family. These government regulations are not law and are solely for revenue and control. I don't agree with them, therefor I reserve my right under ucc 1-308 which is universal law based on biblical precedent that states I do not operate under compelled performance of any contract I've knowingly or unknowingly signed into. Code is law, courts recognize code as law. To be convicted of a crime, a damaged party must be brought forth I.e if you're being charged with theft, there must be a victim, as is with murder etc... there is no such thing as a victimless crime. If the government can't bring forth a damaged party, you are the victim.

Lack of finding the land, there is some land, but most are way too expensive and too big for what we want.

hey Howdy from Central Texas! I have a hell of a

I lack knowledge, money and land.

They shut down That 1840 Homesteads road side stand, for the reasons you stated.

Just a building lot in Utah is over $125K and a so called farm with no water rights is listed at $500K for 4.55 acres. It’s a joke here in the west. Overbuilding and water shortages not being addressed by local government except to put restrictions on outdoor watering and then they issue building permits like crazy.

You can have 100 pig and if you keep them clean, they smell they stink but it's not as bad ask male goats even if it's just two little out smell the pigs.

With the internet now days and the choice of videos we taught ourselves how to butcher and now do all our processing and packaging on property. Cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, chukar, pheasant, quail and rabbits... We are in our 60s and started 7 years ago.. Its a lot of work but if we can do it anyone can do it!. IF your wanting to save money, homesteading is not for you... It is expensive to raise the animals and if you use processors even more expensive. BUT the health benefits and knowing how the animals are raised and treated is well worth it. Taxes on farm property is increasing terribly.. The government trying to tax families out of their farms... So glad to see you and your family back and posting!..

I can't even afford to buy a lane chicken each chicken point to lay in just lay in hens it's $35 a bird yeah crazy a bag of 18% lane pellets is $25 a bag a bag of chicken scratch $30 a bag it's just crazy a £50 hey bail of second cut$35 And that's if you can find second cut it seems like all the farmers around here all they want to sell is their 1st cut and my rabbits or chickens won't eat first cut

SO glad I bought my land back in 2006. It was 4250/acre and I got 18 acres. The city is spreading and there are 7 huge subdivisions being built between me and the closest towns (one is 12 miles and the other is 20 miles away). They're selling for 70,000- 80,000 an acre. If I ever have to leave this place, I'll definitely come out ahead. But, I love being on a dead end road, National Forest out my back fence, and most excellent neighbors.

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The hurdles you listed is spot on!!

Our family hurdles currently are finances🧮, lack of support 🚫 🌉, and significant other not taking idea of homesteading seriously much less living it👎

Like you said in other video "I quit!" 🙅‍♀️✂️🪢
"Quit those that don't take it seriously and drag their feet" 💯 🙌

I am continuing to do everything SOLELY to include planning 🤔, financing 💵, finding 🔎, and will be moving family to property out of state once we are aligned with property that chooses us🏞️ 🧭🪽✴️

It is definitely a long game and embracing the best attitude as possible while waiting is essential, positive thinking and actions 😌

Thank you so much for y'alls videos. The videos are not just informative and comforting but also a form of support 🫂

Texas, average price is $100k+ per 1 acre no exaggeration

The price continues to increase 📈 and water issues. Some counties have had a 5+ year drought and still ongoing

People may find some gems depending on their criteria and how flexible they can be with it 💎