Property Tour Of My Urban Permaculture Homestead

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Published 2018-07-07
Possibilities In Urban Homesteading
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Folks have been asking for a complete homestead tour for a while now so I thought it was about time I did that.

Some books that helped and inspired me along the way:

Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture - amzn.to/2KUwQlk
All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition - amzn.to/2KBLYVz
The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre! - amzn.to/2KE8UDn


What I hope to accomplish with this video

I don't do things like this just to get visits or subscribers, my agenda in all of my online social media posts always runs a little deeper than that. This post is no different and I hope to accomplish 3 things.

1. I hope to inspire someone to start homesteading right now, right where they are. I have met far too many people (I used to be this person) who dream one day of starting a homestead and are just waiting to acquire that perfect forever homestead on many acres where they can make all their dreams come true. Many times these folks live in an urban or suburban area with anywhere from a tenth of an acre (postage stamp) lot to a half-acre of land and they think they wouldn't be able to do any significant homesteading on a property like this. Maybe this video can change your mind.

2. I hope to educate someone on the possibilities of small-scale homesteading. So much can be accomplished in a small space and if more people were to start growing a significant amount of healthy, organic food in their very own yards many things could change for them and if enough people changed it could change the world. 

3. I hope to change someone's perspective on urban homesteading. Many people have an idea in their mind that homesteading means things look untidy, maybe even filthy, and possibly unsanitary. Having an urban homestead can be a beautiful property that adds value to a community.
All Comments (21)
  • @junkinjodi
    It's the Garden of Eden in the middle of a neighborhood. I'm amazed at how much you were able to plant in such a small area. Truly an inspiration to anyone who thinks they don't have enough property.
  • @angiewallace1596
    Wow thank you! I feel so bad that I didn't think of doing all this right in my yard while my older kids were young. I remember thinking that "We need land so the kids can stay busy with gardening and taking care of animals and such. Learning how to grow food, work hard, and gain sanctification by helping provide for much of their own needs." We could have been doing this all along. I've always had a garden of some type going on but I could have done so much more. Better late than never. My grandson will benefit and my grown kids and the teenagers will at least get a first hand view of what can be done.
  • @abigailhaddock7319
    Thanks You inspired me to develop my backyard even more! There are a lot of deer in my neighborhood and I have learned not to try any edible plants in my front yard. I put up a high cedar fence in the backyard and they don't jump the fence so I just have rabbits, possum, rats and raccoons to deal with. Half my yard is raised beds now and I am going to get 4 chickens this year. Slowly but surely I have created an urban homestead all by myself.
  • @maranathayall
    I absolutely love your setup! I feel that I'm going to have to watch this again, but next time with the intention of taking notes. Thank you for sharing!
  • @richgarden
    Awesome tour , new subscriber here. Your style garden is what I am going for . Great work
  • @gardentours
    There's nothing better than comfrey for chop and drop 👍
  • @rogerduhaime1476
    I am enjoying your tour of your permaculture garden. If the pest are bugging you-lol- don't forget to plant some peppermint and you will have a sustainable source of pest control for as long as you need. Neem and tea tree oils are also effective with NO echo or personal side effects. Yahshua's best to you.
  • @gardenweedsgrower
    That was a fantastic tour. I love how everything looks so naturally place and landscape but totally edible. Hopefully many more property owners in urban and suburban settings will use our food forest garden spaces to inspire them to transfer their’s also.
  • @pascalxus
    I like how everything is so well integrated into the landscape. Nice visual design too. And, every square foot is used ideally too. even the 1 ft right outside the greenhouse, never seen that before. :)