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Jul 13
A Day in the Life of a Middle American Organic Hay, Goat & Sheep Farm during 2020
Hay Now! Welcome back to our channel. YouTube was doing a “Day in the life of…during Covid” video idea. (Of course the I am 2 weeks early from the actual YouTube filming day, but I had fun anyway!) So I thought it would be fun to do. So here is a little glimpse into a …
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Jun 30
Why We Took A YouTube Break: Catch Up With Us During Our Busy Season
Hay Now! Welcome back to our channel. We took a little break from YouTube the past month. So we wanted to catch you up with what we have been up to during our busy season. Plus looking forward to getting back on our weekly video schedule. Hope you are all staying healthy and happy. Enjoy …
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May 27
Early Morning Surprise – A New Member to the Farm
Hay Now! Welcome back to our channel. It has been rainy all week again, but farm life continues on. I went out to feed and check on all the critters during one rainy day and I found quite a lovely little surprise waiting for me. Hope you enjoy! Enjoy this video and be sure to …
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May 18
Toddler Time: Chocolate Challenge
Hay Now! Welcome back to Sweetwater Diaries Channel. We have had quite a few rainy days here on the farm. The rain is great for making hay, but not so great for a bored toddler. So while we were watching some videos during the rainy day, Ollie saw a fun toddler challenge called the “Temptation …
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May 11
Using a Drone to Help Survey and Prepare our Hay Fields for Our First Cutting.
Hay Now! Welcome back to our channel. Our hay cutting season will be starting soon. So it is time to start prepping our fields for our first cutting. Nate took the drone out and had it follow him while he drove the perimeter of the hay fields. He also got some footage of me brush …
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May 03
Starting Our Hay Bale Garden: Set Up and Planting
Hay Now! Welcome back to our channel. I took a break for a week because it was finally sunny and we wanted to get our garden started. So in this video, you will see us starting our Hay Bale Garden. We set up our organic hay bales, fencing for the garden, and planting seeds and …
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Apr 19
Fencing Project Part 2: Securing the Chain Link Fence to the T-Posts
Hay Now! Welcome back to our channel. In this video we are finishing up the old fencing project. We decided last year, we would replace the old fencing with chain link because it seems to be the best goat proof fencing we could find. We replaced half of the property last year. So we are …
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Apr 12
Happy Easter! Enjoy our Lamb Playing Easter Bunny.
Hay Now! We wanted to wish everyone a happy and safe Easter. We thought you might enjoy some lighthearted fun following our silly little “Gwendolamb” aka “Lambie” around the farm as she plays Easter Bunny. Also we had surprise triplet Easter Lambs born. So I made sure to film their sweet little faces too. Please …
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Apr 05
Growing Avocado Trees From Store Bought Avocados
Hay Now! I am sure many of you are working on your gardens right now and I wanted to share with you one of my favorite seed to grow. It of course is not a very practical plant because it will be a few years before I see the “fruits of my labor” but I …
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Mar 29
Fencing Project Part 1: Driving T-Posts Without Breaking Your Back
Hay Now! Welcome back to our channel. We are currently taking advantage of our time at home working on some farm projects we really wanted to get done, but have not made time to complete. One of these projects is to finish redoing the old fencing. We decided last year, we would replace the old …
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