In this video we share What We Grow in a Year – when we SOW SEEDS and HARVEST for a more sustainable, self-sufficient life in the UK, achieving up to 80% self-reliance in ALL of our food needs 💚 This is part 1of 2.
We are Dan & Laurie and our land is called Freedom Forest – Its 3 acres in the South of England where we are creating an edible oasis and trying to provide as much for ourselves, from our land as possible, where we are completely off grid.
Each year we expand and grow more – our gardening style and methods are inspired by permaculture and No-Dig and we try to be thoughtful about how and what we do, to be as gentle on the planet as possible.
We are MASSIVELY grateful that you choose to watch our Videos, however, If you appreciate and get value from what we share and would like to help us a little more, you can become a Freedom Forest Patreon (link below).
Patreon provides a way you can support what we do with any size donation you wish, it could simply be the value of a packet of seeds!
In return your name will appear in the end credits of our videos and we’ll message you a password for the ‘members area’ of our website where we share a few of our favourite recipes exclusively for our Patreon’s 💚
https://www.patreon.com/freedomforestlife
Videos used make this timelapse :
JANUARY
Winter on an English Farmstead – Vlog 21 👉 https://youtu.be/cldxdd_4S9U
FEBRUARY
Jerusalem Artichokes – Irresistible Creamy Bake Recipe
👉 https://youtu.be/P0DEf0oCn0M
1 Month On Our 3 Acre Self Sufficiency Farm UK | Daily Farm Life – Vlog 22
👉 https://youtu.be/Ckx8Rj73sqU
MARCH
Daily Farm Life – SPRING – Things Are Changing FAST | Vlog 23
👉 https://youtu.be/HCl3cxLFoNs
APRIL
Permaculture Garden Tour & Planting Plan – Self Sufficient Living UK
👉 https://youtu.be/c2rFqKav5lE
Permaculture Gardening Monthly Update – Self Sufficient Garden UK – Vlog 24
👉 https://youtu.be/_xgFlYy3qtU
MAY
Growing Potatoes – PLANTING to HARVEST Tips – Self Sufficient Gardening UK
👉 https://youtu.be/4zicZr-KLPo
How To Harvest & Use Garlic Flowers/Scapes For A BONUS Harvest – Self Sufficiency Garden
👉 https://youtu.be/ZckS1_ZY7eE
STRAWBERRIES 🍓 Health Food or Health HAZARD ?!?
👉 https://youtu.be/FIrBuqH0LZ0
JUNE
Value of Undercover Growing Space For Self Sufficient Gardening – Summer Crops to Super Sized Greens
👉 https://youtu.be/7s0luu44BEg
5 Year Old Food Forest – Self Sufficient in Fruit, Teas & Herbal Medicines
👉 https://youtu.be/i-k_1FiYVtc
Self Sufficient On 3 Acres – TRYING To Make Money From Our Land – Vlog 25
👉 https://youtu.be/rqrTNgZ0zww
Enjoy & Thanks for watching ✌️🌿
#freedomforest #offgridfarm #growingfood #smallholdingUK #selfsufficientliving #gardenideas
44 Comments
Thank you so mutch, wow i love your mushroom bucket 😉 Can you tell us more about it, perhaps a tutorial? I wish you a fantastic growing year!
Exactly, the video is needed today. 👍
Thankyou so much for the reminder of the beautiful bounties ahead. Withe the weather so miserable and the frustration of needing to plant seeds, it was a great reminder of time, patience and abundance ahead. Thankyou xx
Wonderful look over the year😊
Great video. Where do you buy those hoops for the cloches
Great video😀 Just envy your climate… We have snow on the ground about 7 months😍
Br, Mirja, from northern Finland
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Wonderful abundance! ❤
outstanding work!
You guys are amazing. I sincerely hope others listen and learn from you. You have shown all the hard work and careful planning really does make a massive difference when it comes to harvesting and eating the most delicious seasonal produce. Home grown tastes so so so much better.
I wish you well for 2025 and please keep us posted on your progress. Thankyou x
Beautiful! You make me want to get my hands dirty in Texas 8b. We just had a very cold January and I’m happy to move into February!
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Thank you for sharing. It is amazing how much two motivated people can do when they are operating on the same wavelength.
Those re-growing Brambles must be a real pain. Lovely month by month tutorial.
Simply beautiful, this abundance of crops: but it should be sufficient for at least 10 peoples. When do you have time to eat all of that? I wish you for the next years peace and good health. Katharina from hungary (with two high beds and a small herb garden within the food forest only)!
Just confirms that I really need to sort out the windbreaks! My little mixed hedging is so slow as we are up high and quite exposed – and I planted them 6 years ago! The roses did well though and I was able to harvest the hips! Thank you for a delightful tour over the months to come – cheered me up no end – before I thought ugh, I have a lot to do! LOL! xx
Great video update. Keep growing 😊
Wow 😮 I would love to grow my own mushrooms around the house if I could and how would I do that please? Amazing video to learn for me a beginner and thank you 😊
Superb, I’m inspired to head off to the allotment ☺️❤️
Panen sayur sawi labu kuning dan jamur lanjut masak terimakasih sharingnya kak salam sehat dan sukses
It’s truly amazing what you guys produce…. I know you have a good amount of ground which helps but also it’s just knowing how to do it it to get the best from it.
Haven’t really got a clue, just try to do better each year… all we can do is our best.
Again, a lovely video! In this winter time it was like a breath! ❤
I really enjoyed watching your vlog! New Subscriber 👍👩🌾
I applaud you for working hard providing your own food not depending on grant like in my country.Most village we have enough land to grow own food but all my neighbors they will tell you it's hot or they don't know .I bring seedlings for them even fruits all goes to waste 😊😊
Thank you !
Wow awesome to see! Thank you for creating this Video! I am excited to see the next one. Wish you the best, Selina 👩🏼🌾
How many digress do you have inside and outside the tunnel through January till March where you live? Do you use any heaters in polytunnels during these months?
My 1st sowings are cauliflower, onions, lettuce & tomato.
I can’t remember if you’ve mentioned it before but are you & Dan vegans ?
Such an interesting conversation. Have been following them for a while and love their outlook
Superb Awesome, I really love your video because I feel you are so talented with what are you doing ! Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. Hope you are doing well and healthy and I wish to you all success around! Put all my full support for you.
Hola se ve bonito todo, pero puedes ser en español
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🎉👍♥️VERY NICE interesting video🎉👍♥️ I like what you do👍😊🎉I ENJOY, watching, your videos🎉👍♥️👍🎉😊😊😊😊♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Gracias por la traducción en español.
Do this without on your own is impressive. But you guys are funded.
I hate that sound, your robotic voice.
Amazing harvests all year round, such a wonderful reminder of the abundance nature offers us, if we tap into it. Thanks for sharing, very inspiring.
Thanks for a lovely video, can't believe I'm nearly 50 and have never heard of Yakon!! 🤣
Good job mommy, love you from lndonesia 😍😍😍 succes.
Terimakasih sudah berbagi sangat menginspirasi 22:54
Love your sharing, first time watching have subscribed ❤ thanks
Fantastic video and love your vision ❤
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Very nice 👍