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Important Notice: Filmed with love, at the cabin and in the arid veld.

See Patreon member credits below. About this video: If I made this video just a month ago, we would see even more. So, let's not miss any more. Grabbing the TW200 and taking you with me. Useful plants are abundant in the Karoo veld. Some are medicinal, some nutritious, some just pioneers - but they are all amazing. My knowledge about the floral life out here is slowly growing, and I definitely could not identify half of the species. Tag along, let's work on it together. One good thing I noticed is that there are things growing that highlight a recovering veld. It's good to know that some of the grazing, and most of the rain, helped us a lot. If you can ID anything, or correct me, please let me know in the comments. The people who made this video possible, my Patreon friends and the force of this channel: Rafał Jaskólski Ron Koster Jean Philippe Pouyaud Agnes Pouyaud Edgar Haener Tiaan van Wyk Markath Goateries Jacques Jooste and Kevin! https://www.patreon.com/simple_earth #simpleearth #selfsufficiency #homestead #survival
Homestead Floral Expedition on the TW200 - Arid Flower Season
About This Video: Someone requested this video, and why not? It's a good idea and good time for me to get it working. You have seen my JLF (JADAM Liquid Fertiliser) in previous videos and the Instagram feed, and now I will quickly show how to introduce this into the irrigation line. It uses the Venturi effect, and it's a simple device that can (sometimes) be tricky to tune, at first. Once it works, you have a nice method of getting any liquid (or water soluble) amendment into your sprayer or dripper lines. Patreon members are almost like producers of my videos, because they make them possible and reward me for the time and effort I put into my videos. Thank you very much, friends. https://www.patreon.com/simple_earth Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100357 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ The Naan MagicDrive sprayer: https://naandanjain.com/products/magic-drive-sprinkler/ #simpleearth #selfsufficiency #homestead #survival
Home-made Liquid Fertiliser irrigation using my venturi (fertigating)
About This Video: Closing the loop on the many systems here is a continuous study, a journey of observation and improvement. I am always looking for ways to make the outputs of one system feed the inputs of the next. The goal is to produce no waste and always obtain a yield (as Permaculture would have it). Today, I am mulching the new shade tunnel's garden beds with wasted feed from the goat kraal. The soggy, urine soaked stuff goes to compost (which reclaims nutrients and builds a resource) and the the dry, nicer stalks head over to the garden beds to protect the soil! Patreon and Channel members get benefits & helps the channel survive. https://www.patreon.com/simple_earth #simpleearth #selfsufficiency #homestead #survival
Outputs as Inputs: Using Wasted Feed as Mulch
About This Video: The new shade-cloth/shade-net food tunnel is done. Check out how we assembled it, with very little effort and at almost no cost. Protecting food crops out here against insects, birds, wildlife and our own goats and sheep is key to, well, eating! This video is part 1 of the food plot story. Part 2 should be out soon and cover the seedlings/transplants and strategies we plan to take to amend, feed, grow and water them in this harsh desert environment. Thank you Patreon friends. I made this video with you in mind. https://www.patreon.com/simple_earth #simpleearth #selfsufficiency #homestead #survival
Shade Grow Tunnel Quick DIY - Ready for Food Crops
First, if you're squeamish about this sort of thing, rather check out one of our other videos. This one contains a lot of detail around the birth, water breaking and stuff! We're out here in the Karoo, supposed to be dry and arid, where rains have been pummeling us more often than not. Water is good, so we are handling it day by day. Trouble waited for a gap between two cold fronts, to bring two goat kids into the world. One doe and a ram. While my hands were tied up with wood preservation, Alexia grabbed the camera and filmed this episode for you guys. She also talks about some things she's experienced with the goats over the last couple of years. Enjoy it, and hopefully it will help some of you with this situation. Thank you to my Patreon member friends. You get to see this video before it goes public. See you on the Telegram group! https://www.patreon.com/simple_earth #simpleearth #selfsufficiency #homestead #goats
Trouble gives birth to two more kids - detailed goat birth video
More Info: Firstly, thank you to the Patreon members that made this video possible: Ron Koster, Rafał Jaskólski, Michiel Brand, Jean Philippe Pouyaud, Edgar Haener, Tiaan van Wyk, Markath Goateries, Jacques Jooste, Kevin and the stalwart Agnes Pouyaud When the veld goats arrived, they just waltzed right through the electric fence. We had to give them a safe place to keep them tight while they settle into this new area. So, here we go. A crude wooden fence structure, built from off-saw wood and old poles. This is also a nice introduction to the three of them. The IVG (Indigenous veld goats) are a centuries old breed, an heirloom breed if I can call it that. They roamed and migrated across Africa for aeons, and in the 1900s almost went extinct because of the constant interference by humans. Farmers were breeding the Boer goats to the point of endangering their existence. Nowadays, this breeding continues with the Kalahari and Savanna goats, but fortunately, a handful of people saved the IVG. There are a few ecotypes, and my admiration of the Cape Lob Ear type got me to this point. I will, and want to work with them and preserve them. Patreon and Channel members get benefits & helps the channel survive. https://www.patreon.com/simple_earth #simpleearth #selfsufficiency #homestead #survival
Wood Kraal for the Cape Lob Ears - They Ignore Electric Fences
Our dam is really a large pond. A few meters wide and less than two meters deep; the amount of water it keeps, however, is plentiful for the wildlife and a crucial life source for our dry months. It even seems like El Nino might bring another long drought. We would love to have a proper dam that could bolster subsistence through heavy droughts, but that comes with a lot of red-tape. In the future, perhaps. Since the first attempt didn't work so well, leaving the wall eroded, we had to try one more time. Some of you commented we needed a spillway as well. Our neighbour helped us with the plan, and after a short bit of work while the excavator was in the vicinity, solved it. The good news is, the dam is also keeping water almost perfectly now. Patreon and Channel members get benefits & helps the channel survive. https://www.patreon.com/simple_earth #simpleearth #selfsufficiency #homestead #survival
A New Spillway + Rain = Better Survival Chances
About This Video: This time, Alexia is doing our narration. It was great working with her on this, to bring you the story and events leading up to my new Indigenous Veld Goat project. She talks about the dwarf goats, and the state of rain (causing much delays) here. I am super excited to get my Cape Lob Ears after a long setup and strategising phase. I'm in total agreement and I believe in their natural, unchanged form. I want to help preserve this breed while using it on our land to work, produce, and eventually generate another little stream of income. Fantastic animals. Thank you for visiting and watching! Patreon and Channel members get benefits & it helps me create and exist. https://www.patreon.com/simple_earth #simpleearth #capelobear #homestead #goats
My New Indigenous Lob Ear Goats, the Dwarf Goats & a random Rhino.
About This Video: This week was fast, cold and busy. This sort of "let's hang out" vlog video seemed to make sense for this episode. I'll take you through the plans, projects and the current build (crude, pallet wood turned into an animal control system for the goats!). There's some nigerian dwarf goat, dorper sheep and growing plans too. Thanks to the Patreon guild members, and all viewers of the channel. It's awesome to see your comments from across the globe. https://www.patreon.com/simple_earth #simpleearth #selfsufficiency #homestead #survival
Building, Planks, Rain, Goats and Sheep Vlog of the week.
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