Four Acres and Independence - A Self-Sufficient Farmstead

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Take a tour, accompanied by curious sheep and geese, of Mark Cooper's self-sufficient small farm. Over several years, he transformed a rundown house and hillsides of berry brambles into pasture and gardens where he produces and preserves most of his family's food. Visit the Goose Grotto in a constructed pond, a heritage fruit tree orchard, logs producing shiitake mushrooms, and a cheap-and-easy container kitchen garden. Mark gives us a closeup view of the solar dehydrator he constructed from salvaged materials - and his tips on food drying. He has husbanded up to fifty animals at a time, including two Tibetan yaks! This farmstead in Rough and Ready, CA lives up to the town's name ? and is a testament to hard work, wide-ranging construction skills, and love. Episode 168.

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Kudos! I've been of a "Green" mind since 1971, and this is one of the best setups I've ever seen. Plus, the video was very well done. Keep on truckin', and
Happy Trails

How were you able to get permission to turn wetlands into a pond?

go veggie

Actually, I like blackberries.

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Thanks for shearing

Great work!..
make your own food to put it in the microwave,,,, :-p

I sometimes wonder if vegans would, if they could, use the power of the state to force everyone to be vegan.

my question is how do you get enough money to buy the land and house? a mortgage? ok great now how do you pay your mortgage with no income because you don't work because your busy farming all day. I want to live this way but don't know how

Thank you for this very inspiring video. I like how you make so many things yourself with keeping your costs to a minimum it's just awesome. You got me thinking about drying my tomatoes and cucumbers to preserve them better. Ive got a glass sliding door getting replaced. I think it would make a good dryer, now I just need to learn how to build it.

A vegetarian version for me. I could not parasite off the murder of animals. This is how our self-selected ruling criminal ellites view the rest of us. Be the change you want to see. Shelter, protection and care of them in return for wool, milk, unfertilised eggs etc. But no animal will die for the sake of my digestive system. Didn't someone say to eat of the fruit, seeds and herbs of the Earth.

I'm a vegetarian, and I grew up reading about the "Nearings" who were sustainable and vegetarian. Scott Nearing was the author of their adventure. In spite of this, I feel that growing and processing your own animals for meat is acceptable on some level.

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I think if America could forget about globalism and go back to a simpler time of community and community support and agriculture base and all the things from the 30 and 40 it would be very beneficial to all.

I admire, this guy for doing such a big change, but he certainly didn't give up, what a dream "lifestyle" absolutely brilliant

thanks man u rock.

This video starts with "climate change" bullshit. They are also blaming things on "population peak". It's always a source of fear or scapegoat that they need to deceive and control people . If you obey and if you don't ask questions then they would give you a certificate of patriotism as if you need one from them. Once you try to think outside the box, you are a nut job or a conspiracy theorist.

This video starts with "climate change" bullshit.

DERAIL THE NWO AND REVERSE THEIR PARADIGM OF LIMITATION BY PLANTING FREE FOOD EVERYWHERE TO SHARE + CREATE A GLOBAL FOOD FOREST STARTING FROM YOUR DOORSTEP!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RV3G8tzs0Q