Category: From the Beginning

  • 089 A fence for freedom?!

    089 A fence for freedom?!

    My potatoes are ready to go in the ground. But neither me nor the bed are ready. And the storms are not helping. Ironically, I built a fence to give Pepper more freedom. The potatoes moved into the greenhouse, and I give you a tour of my first batch of seedlings. I just got to…

  • 088 I have a greenhouse now

    088 I have a greenhouse now

    With my husband back at work, I set out to finish the greenhouse alone. I had to get it done before the wind got too strong–and didn’t like the time pressure at all. The next day, with more time pressure, I put up the rain collection system. We couldn’t quite finish the greenhouse as planned.…

  • 087 Building a greenhouse

    087 Building a greenhouse

    We are building a greenhouse this weekend. And we need to get it done before the storms. I also need to harvest some weeds before the sheep come to eat them. Note: The video version of this post gets released on Wednesday, April 24. When I’d harvested a good amount of dandelion flowers and buds,…

  • 086 Building a storage bench

    086 Building a storage bench

    It’s time to tackle that indoor list. Our living room has been an absolute mess, so I’m building a storage bench for the hallway. I also deal with about 50 eggs from the garden neighbor, and use the egg cartons for my potatoes. There are a lot of sunflowers growing on my balcony. The birds…

  • 085 Weeding the potato bed

    085 Weeding the potato bed

    The list of things to get done in the garden is growing faster than these weeds. Spring paid a visit, so I used the sunshine to make progress. First up: the potato bed. I could make an entire video about the things I still need to get done to prepare for growing food. That list…

  • 084 Starting the garden beds

    084 Starting the garden beds

    Spring is slowly arriving in North-East Germany. This year, I want to grow a lot of food. Right now, it’s all weeds and grass. There are a few ways I want to try making these beds. This one, I’ll weed by hand. But I’ll also try traditional Irish beds and weeding with sheep and goats.…

  • 083 Why I’m not quitting

    083 Why I’m not quitting

    When I started my first Youtube channel in 2018, I didn’t think I’d last long. Many years later, I can’t imagine not creating videos, sharing my journey and my knowledge. Today, I’ll tell you all about why I am not quitting and the future of my channel while dealing with a bunch of trash in…

  • 082 Demo day and froggy forest

    082 Demo day and froggy forest

    With my bedroom slowly turning into a plant nursery, I use any okay day to work in the garden and make progress there. This time, I continued the demolition of the second hut. Tearing down the shed is far from done, but I called it a day to enjoy a forest walk past where the…

  • 081 Spring? Dirt and trash!

    081 Spring? Dirt and trash!

    Spring is still playing tug-o-war with the remnants of winter here. But the occasional warmer days have me preparing for warmer days to come soon. I clean up our balcony, drive off more trash from the overgrown plot, and make very simple grilled-cheese sandwiches. Debris from the roof falls onto our balcony. Over winter, this…