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Roots and Refuge Farm: A California Garden Harvest | Wild August Tour VLOG



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Hey ya’ll, I’m Jess from Roots & Refuge Farm

Welcome to a place that feels like home. A small farm with a big family. We hope you’ll pull up a chair, grab some coffee and visit awhile.

There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door. In watching it unfold, a new dream was formed in my heart – to share this beautiful life with others and teach them the lessons we’ve learned along the way. Welcome to our journey, friend. I am so glad you’re here.

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44 Comments

  2. Samalamabama

    Amen to wild august gardens, I gave a tour yesterday of our market gardens and I was like I know this is my job but I've been inside canning tomatoes and doing markets, I got no time! lol

  3. A. Chandler

    Please stop killing hornworms. The Sphinx moth (hummingbird moth, hawk moth) is an important pollinator of night bloomers like dragon fruit, brugmansia, centrum, etc. We grow sacrificial tomato plants that we feed heavily for foliage and move the hornworms to complete their life cycle. The moths are adorable evening entertainment in the garden.

    Holistic, regenerative methods make room for everything. And insect biomass is dangerously decreasing each year.

  4. Ronald Short

    about time you visited Cali, we however are by L.A. harbor and tomatoes are covered in disease by this time of year so Leah is lucky!! 😊LOL. good to see you do a Cali Vlog Jess!! love your channel

  5. Chelsea Grimsley

    I've never had the problem of no male flowers. I usually have all male flowers in the beginning, then usually equal amounts.

  6. Lief The Mighty

    The last couple of days has been a rainy California, you must of just missed the rain cause I'm not far from Redding.

  7. EcoCentric Homestead

    In my experience the sex of squash flowers depends on temperature. If the temperature is consistently low, it'll produce all male flowers. If the temperature is consistently high, it'll produce all female flowers. Good pollination occurs where the two ranges overlap.

  9. Habitual Hobbies

    Oh my gosh, I LOVE this area of California! I am originally from Santa Rosa, CA and my family often took trips further north and into the redwoods. We had a family friend that lived in Redding! I'm so glad that you had a great trip! I love seeing other people's gardens and this one has such a sweet story! I always appreciate a wild garden and this one was perfect. I can't imagine dealing with gophers, though 😅

  10. The one and only

    I was born and raised in the Valley. I then moved to Georgia. The difference in weather is enormous. So suffice to say I'm learning. Okra here grows so beautifully and they taste amazing. I jur love growing. Seeinng how other people grow in different areas. The fact that its a garden. Im happy.

  11. Janet Bendes

    Thank you Jess, for your tour w/your California friend. So many tips on growing and turnouts(❤️to experiment) Nice harvest of combinationablesquash & peppers 🌶 Nice to visit other gardens w/you. Welcoming you back home is Sweet Miah…❤😊

  12. Ke Le

    Jess, would you please tell us where you buy your linen clothing? Thank you!

  16. Lilly Bee

    Wonderful video with a friend. Having moved from Anchorage, I Lived in and reared my kids in the dry heat of Redding for 22 years, and SLC for 4 years, and even went to Turlock to attend CSU Stanislaus 4 years. 30 years in CA and left in 2011 for TX.

  18. Denise Wade

    We live outside of Sacramento, a few hours south east of Leah. Of course water 💦 has been our main issue but we’ve also struggled with having enough bees. I grow a lot of flowers and in our gardens and usually have tons of bees, but this year we’ve had a bee shortage. Not sure why, so lots of the veggies aren’t getting pollinated. We’ve also had fewer butterflies in spite of all the pollinator flowers we’re surrounded by. Welcome to California Jess! 😎

  20. Mikki León

    That was a really enjoyable video. Please tell your friend that I appreciate her sharing it with us. FYI, I live in Oregon above California about three hours from the Washington border and 45 minutes in from the coast. The Willamette Valley is known for its rain, though this summer was a lot drier. But I found it to be a really neutral area to garden. I am I believe zone 7B yeah, my growing season is shorter than yours and cooler than yours. Like you it’s kind a 7B to 8A. But I think it’s a really good neutral environment for gardening.

  21. Beth van Aalst

    I really like the dresses you wear in your videos. Can you please tell me where you got the one you're wearing in this video?

  22. Jennifer Tenney

    I feel like you are going through my garden. I am also in Redding, CA. I am growing almost everything Leah is. So cool. All her issues are my issues. I have about 1/2 acre in garden. I hope you enjoyed your time in Redding, it is the best of California!!

  25. Homestead-ish

    Thank you so much Jess for coming to visit. It was just a perfect fun filled weekend and I think I’m still catching up on sleep 🤣

  28. Kimberley Brooks

    I am an oncology NP and I often visit the garden early in the morning before I go to work. One day recently I was with a patient and felt something in my scrubs. I has cherry tomatoes in my pocket! Tasty midday snack.

  30. Scofield Farm

    So fun to watch your video in Aunt Beni's garden… my kids are going to love this video and I am going to have to rewatch it with them. Yeah, our pests are so different and everyone I know who moves here who has previously gardened in different climates has to majorly adjust for our hot dry climate. Kinda crazy hot, but i guess we are used to it. I have never done well with watermelons here… I think they need more water than I give them, but not sure why Leah's pumpkins aren't doing well because we have lots! Garden differences even in the same area are so interesting. So fun to have you out here for a quick trip!

  31. emmz

    I live in south east of texas and we have gophers too.i had to put chickenwire under my raised beds when we built them.Having cats help,they usually bring them as gifts outside my door❤😆

  33. South Loup River Homestead

    Jess there is a blog not youtube. Called prudent homemaker. She is a mother of many children growing a beautiful garden to feed her children. Catch is she lives in Las Vegas were it is very hot and dry. Water for her garden is very expensive. She lets her Armenian cukes get very large to feed many mouths. Check her blog out it is pretty amazing what she is doing. You will like how beautiful it is. She is a very good photographer.

  34. Marcia Ballard

    I bought a trap called a Gopher Hawk for $39.99 from my local garden store. It has been a game changer. Easy to use and I have killed 5 gophers. Sadly, one guy was so big that all he did was catch his feet, but I dispatched him. No poisons, no worry about pets getting trapped, either, and you don't even have to touch the critter after it's trapped.

  36. Elaine Augustin

    Thank you Jessica for talking openly about the wild weedy August gardens! Mine is that way also. Looking forward to the cooler temps and a break in preservation to regain control in my wild garden!

  37. Margo Miller

    Rodents decimated much of my garden this year in Southern California. That and a late onset of the summer. We had prolonged cool weather this spring followed by too much heat. Ready to get my fall/ winter garden in.

  38. Dale Servidio

    I love that you’re continuing with your mother’s garden. You’re doing a great job. I’m sure she’s smiling from heaven 💚💚💚

  39. Debbie Haffey

    My friend made pickles with Armenian cucumbers last year && I have to say – they’re the best!! They stayed so crunchy – once a jar is opened it’s gone because my family LOVES them!!

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