Journalists tour the farm
The journalists
who fell in the alligator swamp a year and a half ago
recently posted a video of our farm on youtube. It makes me a
cringe a bit, partly because they got Mark's last name wrong, partly
because of all the messy bits I didn't clean up (I didn't think they
were coming in the house...), but mostly because it's just painful to
listen to myself talk. What I do find interesting, though, is to
see how much the garden has changed in just a few months. I keep
meaning to post a video tour of the farm and not getting around to it,
so maybe this will suffice for now.
Edited to add: Mark's name is now right --- thanks, Mimi!
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Danny --- Yes, that does seem to be one the hardest lessons to learn about independence. Unfortunately, most of us would rather be safe now than independent later.
Debbi --- Thanks for saying you didn't notice the mess.
And thank you foryour kind words!
I loved this! It's nice to get a chance to hear you guys and take a look around the farm. It looked a lot like my place does now with the untidiness-- a good sign that a lot of work is going on.
I know what you mean about hearing yourself talk. Seth and I were going to do video posts at one point but between the amateur-ish editing and hearing my own voice, I just couldnt do it. Not yet anyway. When I have lots of fabulous things to show off, then maybe. Of course, the way you sound to yourself is never what other people see. I thought you were both great and the journalists did a nice, simple editing job.
Sara --- Thanks so much for your kind words (especially about untidiness.
) For some reason, my voice doesn't bother me as much when I make my own videos, maybe because I can just do another take until I don't sound so awful?
J --- Well, we're not really being selfless. The truth is that buying from the local hardware store is like joining a more down to earth version of the country club --- it gives you a foot in the door with the local community. Spending an extra $50 per month or whatever is totally worth Mark being asked to sit down and chat when he drops by the store!