Episode 134 Recycled or reclaimed Sheep Barn Build - Part 1 we are building again! This time we needed somewhere to put some of our Icelandic sheep to get them separated into breeding groups. So the solution was to use recycled material around the yard to build the sheep barn. So the other night we did some brainstorming to see how we could get this done both quickly and cost effectively. And this was our solution, a small 8x12 foot structure built out of several reclaimed/recycled materials that either came with the property or that we had been saving from other projects. This build will use a bit of new material but the bulk of the build has been reclaimed/recycled materials. So far by the end of the first day (and this video) we have spent about three (3) hours on the build so not to bad! Anyways stay tuned for part 2 to see how we do with this! Thanks for watching! Chris and Steph ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec4b_QNhWVk

Episode 365 Late September Garden Tour Today we are going on a tour of the gardens on our Canadian homestead. It is late September and the season is beginning to wind down. September is always a crazy busy month around here as the garden is always in full production. Hope you enjoy the first garden tour for the fall of 2021. Here is the link for the video to comment with your guess on how much canada crookneck squash we will harvest this year: https://youtu.be/I94vKHk7Zck Thank you so much for watching! Steph and Chris And don't forget to check us out on: http://www.facebook.com/hickorycroftfarm https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/HickorycroftFarm https://www.instagram.com/hickorycroft/ #homesteading #Gardening #growyourownfood ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmYzj9hfJco

Episode 164 #canadianseedchallenge2021 Canadian Seed Challenge 2021 How to Participate Share and Grow To enter: Send us an email with your address to participate. The email address is hickorycroftfarm@gmail.com That’s it it's that easy! You do not need an entry video but you are encouraged for those who create YouTube content. Share with us what you grow and what you are offering or potentially what you would like to try. Just be sure that the title includes Canadian Seed Challenge 2021 and that your description has #canadianseedchallenge as this will help us find you to add to the playlist. Each email should contain: 1) Your address, and 2) If you are (choose the most applicable): a)Someone who has never gardened or saved seeds b) Someone who has gardened but not saved seeds c) Someone who has gardened and saved seeds You have until January 24 to get us your details to take part. The challenge and seed swap: 1) Each participant will have five (5) random participants chosen to swap seeds with. 2) We are looking for each participant to share a minimum of three (3) seed varieties with each of their chosen swap partners 3) Participants do not have to be YouTube creators as we want this to be open to everyone but we do encourage content creators. 4) We are hoping for at least two updates from each participant over the 2021 gardening season. o One update on how the plants are doing and one on the harvest (if applicable). o We encourage each participant to share videos of their plants progress and any harvest they get and we will be creating a playlist of all such videos (and we love watching gardening content!). o We also ask that people include the name of the variety and some growing instructions as well o Looking for heritage, heirloom or open pollinated plants as this encourages people to keep the varieties going. 5) It is encouraged that seeds be saved from previous gardening seasons however this is not a requirement as we want to encourage as many people to participate as possible whether they have gardened before or not. 6) This is primarily a food oriented seed challenge so seeds from any edible plant can be included in the swap. This includes: o Annual and bi-annual fruits and veggies o Herbs o Perennial plants (including trees and shrubs) and o Companion plants We will be holding weekly lives alternating bi-weekly between Lorries World and Hickorycroft Farm as the hosts. The purpose of these lives will be to: o Talk about seeds and seed saving o Share gardening tips o Meet Canadian growers and promote a community of gardeners who are interested in producing some of their own food and ma ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSPiH26g4eg

Episode 250 Saving Seeds 101 Part 3: Planning To Save Tomato Seeds Today's saving seeds 101 episode is the first episode where we get into the specifics associated with saving tomato seeds. Tomatoes are an excellent plant to start with when you are first getting into seed saving. They offer many practical qualities which lend themselves well to the novice seed saver or expert saver who loves collecting varieties! All and all we figured this was a great place to start! Thanks for watching! Chris and Steph And don't forget to check us out on: http://www.facebook.com/hickorycroftfarm https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/HickorycroftFarm https://www.instagram.com/hickorycroft/ #gardengurus #easternontariogardeners #Savingseeds101 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPbgjVKbJiU