Help My Homestead
6 Episodes
Many American families are desperately wanting to know how to live more independent lifestyles by moving off the grid and cultivating their own homesteads. The big question is - where do they start? In this series, homestead experts Shawn & Beth Doughtery travel the country and consult families on how to make their homesteads fully self-sustainable.
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38:36Episode 6
The Harvest
Episode 6
Shawn and Beth's family showcase the breadth of their homesteading skill as they slaughter and butcher a cow. Get a lesson in farm anatomy and preservation as their son's demonstrate how to properly process and store cattle beef. Later, we take a closer look at how chicken tractors are used in th...
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28:07Episode 5
Rebuilding Dreams
Episode 5
Shawn & Beth take us to their very own homestead to show us how the experts really live off the grid. They'll walk us through milking as well as some other farm tasks, and shed some light on how they were able to bounce back in a sustainable way after recently losing their home to a fire.
The In...
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30:26Episode 4
Homecoming
Episode 4
Homestead experts Shawn & Beth travel to a 74-acre farm from the early 1900s that hasn't seen a day of work in 27 years, now belonging to the son of a decorated B-17 gunner from WWII. Will this homesteading family be able to salvage their nearly 120 year-old farmhouse, or will they have to tear i...
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27:49Episode 3
The One-Cow Revolution
Episode 3
Shawn & Beth travel to a struggling Homestead to help assist a family after they have their first dairy cow delivered. Our Homesteaders will learn how to regularly milk and care for their cow. They'll also get some insight on how they can bounce back from recently burst pipes while breathing new ...
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27:18Episode 2
Building Foundations
Episode 2
John loves his horses and Bekah adores her alpacas. Expert Homesteaders Shawn & Beth share the hard truth that these animals provide no value to their homestead and need to be culled. Will John and Bekah take their advice, or hang on to the animals they've come to see as pets?
The Independent Fa...
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23:11Episode 1
Humble Beginnings
Episode 1
John & Bekah Lovell are desperately in need of help on their homestead. The pasture has been grazed and trampled down to the point of compaction, and John is feeling in over his head. Can seasoned homestead pros Shawn & Beth Doughtery help get their ship back on course?
The Independent Farmstead...