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[Marty] It's like
a jungle in here.
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[bird squawking]
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Oh.
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Any alligators in here?
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You ever heard
that expression,
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"Fish out of water?"
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Well, you're
looking at one now.
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As far as the eye can see,
it's swamped.
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I'm gonna take
all the precautions I can
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'cause I don't want
to spend the weekend dead.
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They're in over their heads
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in the swamp.
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Alligators are privy
for survival.
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I have to worry about
my kids going outside.
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I'm worried about them
getting attacked.
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Oh, my...
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[Marty] Is that the mother?
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I don't want to be
holding this.
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[Deborah] The flooding
is destroying
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this whole homestead.
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You win the saddest
garden award.
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I'm at a loss right now.
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I don't even know
what to do anymore.
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[Misty] They have 22 acres
of what?
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Freestanding water
filled with gators?
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[theme music playing]
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[narrator] Marty Raney,
master builder
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and stonemason.
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[Marty] I don't see
problems on homesteads,
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I see challenges.
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[narrator] Daughter Misty,
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garden and food
preservation expert.
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[Misty] I believe you can
grow food anywhere.
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[narrator] And son Matt,
skilled craftsman
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and predator protection.
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-[Matt] Wildlife is a
constant threat...
-[dog barking]
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...but I draw the line
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between their home
and your homestead.
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[narrator] Together,
they use Alaskan know-how...
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-Let's find some power!
-[Misty] Yeah!
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[narrator] ...and
ingenuity...
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[Marty laughs] It's perfect!
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[narrator] ...to save
the off-grid dreams
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of desperate homesteaders.
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[Marty] We work every second
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we can trying to help
complete strangers.
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That's who we are.
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[instrumental music playing]
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[cawing]
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[Marty] Our very first
homestead in Florida.
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What does Alaska and Florida
have in common?
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It starts with an "S".
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[Misty] Snakes.
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Snow?
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[Marty] Out of all 50 states,
Alaska has the most swamp.
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Second is Florida.
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I'm gonna tell you a statistic
and don't forget it.
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You're ten times
more likely
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to get killed
by an alligator
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than you are by a bear
in Alaska.
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What?
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[Marty] Yes.
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[narrator] The Raneys respond
to their first ever SOS
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from the swamplands
of central Florida,
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where dense vegetation,
dangerous wildlife,
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and volatile weather
have been challenging settlers
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since Ponce de Leon
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first stepped on the continent
over 500 years ago.
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While tropical temperatures
provide a year-round
growing season,
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hurricanes
and torrential rains
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cause massive flooding,
making farming
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or raising livestock
almost impossible.
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While dangerous predators
like the Florida panther,
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the Burmese python
and the American alligator,
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make any outdoor activity
a risk to life and limb.
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It is here that
the Haas family
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finds themselves
near the jaws...
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[growling]
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...of disaster.
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I'm Christina Haas.
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I live with
my two daughters
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on a 22-acre homestead.
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I purchased this homestead
in April of this year.
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It had the home on it.
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It had a pond,
almost 22 acres
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and I was able
to visualize
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making this property work.
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[narrator] Christina brought
her homestead dream
from one paradise
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to what she thought
was another
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to be closer to family.
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[Christina]
I was living on Maui
for a little over four years
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and my dad was sick,
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so I decided
to move back to Florida
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to spend some time with him.
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[Deborah] It's a beautiful
piece of property.
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It's ten minutes away
from our home.
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But the rains in Florida,
especially in the summer
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during hurricane season,
are torrential.
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[thunderclap]
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[Christina] The water
was flowing into
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the garage of the house,
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the water was flooding out
the side of the yard.
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[narrator] And as
the swamp waters rose,
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Christina quickly found out
she had another
deadly threat...
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alligators.
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[Christina] We have seen
a gator in the pond.
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We've also heard alligators
around the property.
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[Deborah] We're very fearful
for her to be outside
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with the kids in the yard.
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She has 22 acres
of property
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that she can't let her
children go out and play
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because you have to be worried
that they're gonna
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get chased by an alligator.
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[Christina] We've been unable
to plant any gardens,
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we have not gotten
any animals on the property
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because we don't have
a safe place for them to stay.
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[Deborah] Christina is
desperate for help.
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We have always been
that source of hope for her,
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and we've kind of reached
a breaking point.
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[Christina] My father is
almost 70 years old.
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He's always
coming out here
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trying to help me,
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and he has his
physical limitations.
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My mom works full time
and she tries to come out here
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and help when she can.
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I'm getting old
for this stuff,
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I don't know how much
I can keep up with it.
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I try to do more I can
just for her.
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I'm just worried about her.
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[Christina] When I took on
the property,
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I could never even imagine
how bad it was gonna be.
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[narrator] Desperate,
Christina's parents
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reached out to the Raneys
for one last hope
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to save their
daughter's dream.
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[Christina] We've poured
our heart, our soul
into this property,
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and it's very overwhelming.
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[instrumental music playing]
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[Misty] Hello?
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Is there alligators in here?
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[Christina laughing] Yes.
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-[Misty] Could be.
-[all laughing]
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[Marty] Nice to meet you all.
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[Misty] First of all,
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that right there,
looks really scary.
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This close
to your front door.
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[Christina] It's very close.
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And we've seen alligators
in the pond,
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we've also heard alligators
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because they make
a grunting noise,
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-so you can hear them--
-From your house?
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Yes.
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We had a lot of rain,
so out there,
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it's pretty swampy right now
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Coming from Alaska to Florida,
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I'm realizing that this isn't
an easy place to homestead.
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We have swamps,
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but they're not filled
with gators and snakes.
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And when you combine
that with storms and flooding,
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like clearly,
this isn't gonna be easy.
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[Christina] When I was
living in Hawaii,
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we had fruit trees,
we had lots of vegetables.
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We had plants
that we were able
to donate to people.
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I originally started
my nonprofit
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to help
with educating people
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how to grow
their own food
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and also farm and help people
with food cost.
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[Deborah] Christina got
that idea
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just because raising a family
as a single mom
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food was expensive,
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and it was hard for her
to be able to shop.
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During this time,
my father had come out
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to Hawaii to help me.
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In Hawaii, I noticed
my dad's health issues.
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I didn't think
I was going to get
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to spend much time
with him.
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So that was the main reason
we came back to Florida
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was because of
my father's health issues.
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[Deborah] When Christina
left Hawaii
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to come back to Florida,
she lost her dream.
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We started
looking for properties
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so that she could
not only have her
own homestead again,
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but that she could expand
on her dream of
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building her nonprofit
and helping others.
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[Mike] Christina can't keep up
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with it right now
the way it is.
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I'm getting too old
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to do this property
and my property
at the same time.
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[Christina] We have considered
selling the property
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due to how difficult it's been
for us to keep it up.
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We worry about animals,
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we worry about flooding.
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If there's going to be
any more major issues,
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we're not gonna be able
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to sustain
the property ourselves.
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This looks a little suspicious
right here.
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-[Deborah] This is
an alligator slide...
-[Marty] Okay.
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...and it's where
the alligator
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comes in and
out of the water.
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-[Marty] This activity looks
fresh to me right here.
-Yeah.
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There's been an alligator
coming in and out of here.
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-Yeah, they're...
-It's here right now.
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-It's here.
-I mean, how far away is it?
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He's hiding from us.
We don't know where he is.
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[narrator]
The American alligator,
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one of only two alligator
species in the world,
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is well adapted
to the freshwater bodies
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of central Florida.
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Growing up to 14 feet
in length,
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these ambush predators
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can hold their breath
for hours at a time
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allowing them
to remain camouflaged
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while waiting
for unsuspecting prey.
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Once their target is near,
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the alligator rushes
out of the water,
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bites down
with almost 3,000 pounds
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of pressure,
and performs a death roll
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to drown and dismember
their kill before consumption.
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[Marty] How do you
keep alligators
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from taking over
your homestead?
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I'm not sure.
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I've never seen
anyone selling gator fence.
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But this homestead
needs one.
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Let's look at some
more land.
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[Deborah] All right,
so in here you can see, too,
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-it's down low and water.
-[Marty] Oh, yeah.
Lots of water.
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So I think
it just goes all around.
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And the problem
that we had when we had
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all that rain this summer,
was this filled up
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and then it started
back flowing into the yard,
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and it came
right up to the house.
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[Marty] Let's go look
at that area
where it flooded please.
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Florida is
known for hurricanes
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and four, five, six
inches of rain at a time.
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That turns into flooding,
and it compromises everything
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and the few acres
that these guys have,
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that already
isn't underwater.
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Well, it looks
like a jungle.
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It doesn't look
like an easy fix.
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I'll stand right here
on day one and tell you
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the hardest thing
that I can do on a homestead
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is taming Mother Nature.
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It's a tough thing
to fix water.
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[Misty] The biggest concern
of mine
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is seeing
free-standing water
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kind of everywhere I look.
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You have this
amazing growing season,
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but the moment I try to add
any outdoor garden,
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-what is protecting it?
-Right.
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And that's what we originally
wanted to use this cleared
area over here,
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until it started raining
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and there was about
this much water over there.
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-[Misty] Yeah.
-So of course
I can't put plants there
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if they're
gonna be underwater.
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[thunder rumbling]
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[narrator] June to November
is tropical storm season
in Florida,
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bringing torrential rain,
thunderstorms and tornados.
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But the most powerful
and wide-reaching
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are hurricanes,
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which can bring
sustained wind speeds
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of more than
150 miles per hour
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and severe flooding.
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The last significant hurricane
to hit Florida,
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Hurricane Ian,
left 161 dead
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and damage costing
112 billion in its wake.
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[Misty] There's so much
going on this homestead
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because not only are you
up against it
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when it comes to all the
different types of predators,
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but they're trying to
homestead in a swamp.
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So this is the one place
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where we could
meet a challenge
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that we're not
able to solve.
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Have you moved
any plants into the ground?
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[Christina] We do not have any
in the ground.
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What we originally
wanted to do was
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make some raised
garden beds.
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But we found out when it was
pouring rain down here that
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that area floods.
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We had a beautiful garden
in Hawaii.
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We had so much
growing over there
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and we were able
to actually help people
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as well as educate them
on how to grow their own food.
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So we've been trying to get
that nonprofit going here.
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It's just been
a struggle so far.
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[Misty] Okay, so this is
the saddest, maybe.
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You win
the saddest garden award.
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I'd love to be able to get
Christina back to the place
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where she's running
her nonprofit again.
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But let's be real here.
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You have to get to a place
where you're feeding yourself
and your family first.
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So that's gonna be
my ultimate goal.
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That's gonna be
where I start first.
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[instrumental music playing]
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[Matt] So this is a really
amazing structure.
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What does your family have
planned for this pole barn?
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We really have planned
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to like, get some chickens
and goats in here,
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so that we could have eggs.
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[Matt] A structure like this
is amazing for livestock
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because it keeps 'em
out of the sun,
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it allows the wind
to blow through.
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And I think when you look
for the best spot to put
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a chicken coop
and then maybe an area
that we can wall off
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and then extend
outside and inside
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for a goat pen.
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I've heard gators
over this way and over there.
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[Matt] Really?
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[Katarina] Yeah.
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[Matt] If we're gonna bring
chickens on this homestead,
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I'm definitely gonna
have to make them safe
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because they're gonna be
the smallest livestock
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and the easiest prey
for an alligator.
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I mean, you think like,
alligators have walked
right here?
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Probably.
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This close?
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Closer?
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So we'd have to get rid
of all this grass and brush
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and make this area
a little bit less enticing
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for anything to come crawl out
during the day.
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[Marty] All right. So...
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[exhales] The sun's setting
and guess what's coming out?
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Gators. They're about to start
making those noises
right over there.
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They hear it
almost every night.
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But more importantly
than that, I had no idea
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that this 22 acres
was 80% covered in water.
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I thought it was gonna be
a lot easier
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to homestead in Florida,
and I'm finding out
it's not.
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You're dealing with
the subtropics,
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but you have
all these crazy predators.
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You're not on a homestead.
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You're in a swamp stead.
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They have 22 acres
of what?
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Freestanding water
filled with gators?
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I took a little walk
with Katarina and Isabella
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and checked out
the pole barn.
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And, man,
it is really cool.
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So we have
to build something
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that's gonna help this
homestead generate food now.
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But I would never
want to bring livestock
into that pole barn
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unless it was safe.
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[Marty] What do I know
about hurricanes?
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Not much. What do I know
about alligators?
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Less.
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These homesteaders
are living with both.
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So together,
we join forces
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and hopefully can solve
any problem.
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I don't know how you
homestead in a swamp,
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but that's what
we're forced to do.
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I think we just
focus on you
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and figuring out
a garden space
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that will work
on this homestead.
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I'm ready.
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This family was interested
in getting chickens or goats.
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Guess what? You've got
more than enough space
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for some chickens
and goats to spare.
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And you could even turn part
into an interior run
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and let the animals
run around in there,
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-somewhere they can get
locked up, be safe at night.
-Awesome.
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Whatever we build
or whatever we plant
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-is susceptible to flooding.
-Right.
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To control the flooding
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that you just talked about
is not gonna be easy.
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Mother Nature
is a tough foe.
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That said,
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-I want to see
those two girls...
-[Deborah laughs]
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...and their sidekicks
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-on the homestead tomorrow.
-[Mike laughs]
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-We'll all be here together.
-[Christina] We'll be here.
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[Misty] Good morning.
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-You ready to work?
Everybody looks pumped.
-[Christina] We are.
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[narrator] It's day two
on the Haas homestead
in central Florida.
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But before the rescue
gets underway...
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What?
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[narrator] Matt arranges
a crash course
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on the homestead's
scaly menace.
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-[Misty] Oh, my gosh!
-Is that thing alive?
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All right,
stand back, everyone.
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We call those swamp puppies.
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[Misty] No.
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[Matt] Everybody, I'd like you
to meet Alan.
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[hissing]
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What was that sound?
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It's just breathing.
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My family is not experts
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in all things alligator,
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but I do know somebody
who's grown up here
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and knows quite a bit
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about these dinosaurs
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and how to keep
people safe.
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-Oh, my...
-[Marty] Oh, my...
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Is that the mother?
I don't want to be
holding this.
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What is that thing?
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[Jimmy] My name is
Jimmy Riffle,
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and we do
educational programs
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with American alligators.
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[Marty] Guys,
meet my new friend.
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[Jimmy] So Brad here is--
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How come he's
snorting at me?
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[Jimmy] He's just
letting you know he's there.
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[Marty] Is this a good sign?
The laying down?
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[Jimmy] Yep, he's relaxing.
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[Jimmy] That sun is
beating on him,
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and I think he's just really
enjoying that sun.
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[Misty] So we're from Alaska.
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We've spent zero time
with these animals.
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Basically, they've been
here forever.
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You know, people have lived
alongside them forever.
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You just got to learn
to coexist with them.
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The fact that Florida,
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man-made or not
body of water,
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there's an alligator probably
living in it,
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or has lived in it.
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They will sink
to the bottom
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and they can stay
underwater for hours.
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-[Misty] Oh, my God!
-[Jimmy] Hours.
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-No.
-[Jimmy] Yes.
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[Misty] So how big
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do alligators
get in Florida?
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Males probably get
12-13 feet in length.
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[Misty] And how much
do they weigh?
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So a 12 and a half foot
alligator, probably 600,
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-700 pounds,
you know, give or take.
-Oh, my God!
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[Jimmy] And, you know,
with you having
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different wildlife
on the property,
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they will get larger
if their diet is bigger.
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[Misty] So obviously,
if we try to bring
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smaller livestock here,
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in this region of Florida,
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you would have
to figure out
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how you're keeping them safe?
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You just take
certain precautions,
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like your waterways,
that you have back here,
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keeping it mowed down,
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keeping the grass low
to the ground.
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You know, they're
ambush predators.
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They'll stalk their prey,
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especially smaller mammals,
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probably pigs,
things like that.
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They consume
those type of animals.
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-The garden
isn't the draw for alligators?
-[Jimmy] No.
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If they get into the garden,
of course, yes,
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they could damage the crops.
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So don't build the garden
right on the water.
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You could build a structure
like a small fence,
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but they are capable
of climbing.
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They can climb a fence?
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What is... What's that?
How high?
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Basically five to six
foot in height
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is a good height
for keeping alligators out.
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No Raney needs
Jimmy Riffle as much as me.
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All of this knowledge
is kind of getting me thinking
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on what my next move
is gonna be.
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Jimmy, thank you so much.
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Because I'm trying
to figure out
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-how to help Christina...
-[Jimmy] Uh-huh.
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...right?
Coexist with these guys.
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What I'm up against.
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So that was
really informative.
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So thanks for coming out.
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You're very welcome.
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And thank you
for having us out to
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show you
these cool animals.
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[instrumental music playing]
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[Misty] Let's talk about
the solution of actually
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growing food
for your family.
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-[Christina] Okay.
-So I would love
to build a garden.
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I don't think we need
to build a greenhouse.
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-Florida is a greenhouse.
-Right.
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There is a year-round
growing season here.
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This is what
I've learned this morning.
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Gators are...
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the threat is real
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to be like this close
to a swamp, with this grass,
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with this garden space,
this is too dangerous.
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I definitely need to create
a safe garden space,
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not only for me
to work in and construct,
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but also long-term
for Christina and her girls
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and everybody to be
able to garden safely.
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We're too close.
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This isn't good.
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We wanna create a space
that's safe enough
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for homesteaders
to walk around.
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We want you and the girls
to be able to safely garden.
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-So there's
a lot of work to do...
-Right.
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-...to create that space.
-[Christina] Okay.
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But I would love to be able
to put in multiple raised beds
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and just see how far
we can get.
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[narrator] To create a flood
and gator-safe garden space,
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Misty will first make
an eight-foot clearing
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providing unobstructed views
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to eliminate
alligator ambush.
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Then she will design and build
several raised garden beds
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with sheer
unclimbable ledges
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heavy enough
to withstand hurricane winds.
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[Misty] Right now, the jungle
is pushed right up
against the homestead.
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And based off of
what I've learned with Jimmy,
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all this tall grass,
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all of these trees,
all these vines,
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all of this jungle
has to go.
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[narrator] At the front
of the homestead...
500
00:21:10,867 --> 00:21:12,600
[Marty] Here we go.
501
00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:16,934
...Marty sets
his sights on storm protection
and flood prevention.
502
00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,100
[Marty] All right,
let's talk.
503
00:21:21,967 --> 00:21:24,767
So I took a little walk
in the swamp.
504
00:21:24,767 --> 00:21:28,000
-That land's
completely unusable.
-Right.
505
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:32,367
But it does seem like
you could gain
30 to 40 feet of land,
506
00:21:32,367 --> 00:21:34,900
-times that distance.
-[both] Right.
507
00:21:34,900 --> 00:21:40,266
And to do that might mean
we can manage some
of that material and build...
508
00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:42,000
a berm.
509
00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,667
I think
if we can achieve that,
this house, that building,
510
00:21:45,667 --> 00:21:47,567
then the pole barn
will never flood again.
511
00:21:47,567 --> 00:21:48,467
That's awesome.
512
00:21:48,467 --> 00:21:50,467
You know, we want to fix
the flooding issue
513
00:21:50,467 --> 00:21:53,000
-because that is
the number one the thing...
-Number one.
514
00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,867
...that's destroying
this whole homestead.
515
00:21:54,867 --> 00:21:56,867
And on that note,
let's get started.
516
00:21:56,867 --> 00:21:58,333
[Deborah] Okay.
517
00:21:58,900 --> 00:22:02,100
[narrator] To control flooding
caused by extreme weather,
518
00:22:02,100 --> 00:22:04,867
Marty will mine
the pond bed for sand,
519
00:22:04,867 --> 00:22:08,166
which he will use to build
a 30-foot buffer.
520
00:22:08,166 --> 00:22:11,767
Then he will dig down
a swale or drainage ditch
521
00:22:11,767 --> 00:22:13,967
to direct water
around the homestead,
522
00:22:13,967 --> 00:22:15,867
using the excess material
523
00:22:15,867 --> 00:22:18,367
to create a three-foot
berm embankment
524
00:22:18,367 --> 00:22:22,100
and hold back rising waters
during increased rainfall.
525
00:22:28,367 --> 00:22:30,266
So is he gonna
try and hit bottom?
526
00:22:30,266 --> 00:22:31,400
Yeah.
527
00:22:47,266 --> 00:22:48,433
[Deborah] Oh, my gosh.
528
00:22:49,467 --> 00:22:51,166
Looks like a lot of sand
to me. I like it.
529
00:22:51,166 --> 00:22:52,867
-It did. Yeah!
-If you don't mind...
530
00:22:52,867 --> 00:22:54,734
-Keep going.
-[Mike chuckles]
Keep going.
531
00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:07,166
[Marty]
It's ironic how many times
a homesteader has a problem
532
00:23:07,166 --> 00:23:10,200
and they're standing
on the solution.
533
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:11,367
The color is changing.
534
00:23:11,367 --> 00:23:12,600
Yeah, that's more sand.
535
00:23:14,266 --> 00:23:16,900
On this homestead,
the problem's flooding.
536
00:23:16,900 --> 00:23:21,400
But right here is a massive,
thick layer of sand.
537
00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,467
Our goal is
to get to that sand
538
00:23:24,467 --> 00:23:26,600
and displace it
from over here...
539
00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,467
to up here.
540
00:23:28,467 --> 00:23:30,166
Stack it up...
541
00:23:30,166 --> 00:23:33,333
and stave off
future flooding.
542
00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,700
[Marty cheering]
543
00:23:36,767 --> 00:23:38,600
[Misty] Look at this.
544
00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,900
There's like a trail
right here.
545
00:23:40,900 --> 00:23:43,367
I mean,
if this doesn't say "gator",
546
00:23:43,367 --> 00:23:44,867
I don't know what does.
547
00:23:51,567 --> 00:23:54,467
[narrator]
On the Haas homestead
in central Florida...
548
00:23:54,467 --> 00:23:55,367
[Mike] Watch out for snakes.
549
00:23:55,367 --> 00:23:57,066
[Deborah laughing] Yeah.
Check for snakes.
550
00:23:57,066 --> 00:23:59,867
[narrator]
...Matt meets up with
Christina and her daughters,
551
00:23:59,867 --> 00:24:01,767
Katarina and Isabella,
552
00:24:01,767 --> 00:24:05,166
to discuss remodeling
the pole barn for livestock.
553
00:24:05,166 --> 00:24:09,867
So what does
that livestock dream
look like to you?
554
00:24:09,867 --> 00:24:12,600
Um, we were definitely looking
at goats and chickens
555
00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:15,667
as far as you know,
eggs, goat's milk,
556
00:24:15,667 --> 00:24:18,000
maybe cheeses,
stuff like that.
557
00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,700
And I think that
that's the the perfect
livestock to start with.
558
00:24:21,700 --> 00:24:25,266
I think we should walk around
and really decide
559
00:24:25,266 --> 00:24:27,767
what we could use
this whole, entire space for.
560
00:24:27,767 --> 00:24:29,000
Follow me.
561
00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,400
[Christina]
We've always wanted
some sort of livestock,
562
00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:35,200
but we haven't been
able to ensure
that the animals are safe
563
00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:39,300
from alligators
or anything that might
threaten their lives.
564
00:24:39,300 --> 00:24:40,867
I like this place
for the goats.
565
00:24:40,867 --> 00:24:43,100
Let's just say
this is goat, goat zone.
566
00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:45,367
-[Christina] Right.
-But then right here,
567
00:24:45,367 --> 00:24:47,900
this would be
the chicken coop zone.
568
00:24:47,900 --> 00:24:49,600
How tall are you?
Come over here.
569
00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:50,800
[Christina chuckles]
570
00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,367
Okay. You can walk
right up here
when you want some eggs.
571
00:24:53,367 --> 00:24:56,133
Now open up
this imaginary door.
572
00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,100
Okay, that's a good height
about right there.
573
00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:01,800
Now, with your other hand,
grab an imaginary egg.
574
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,900
Now say,
good chicken.
575
00:25:03,900 --> 00:25:04,867
Good chicken.
576
00:25:04,867 --> 00:25:06,867
[all chuckling]
577
00:25:06,867 --> 00:25:09,667
And then...
you have breakfast.
578
00:25:09,667 --> 00:25:14,467
[narrator] Matt's master plan
is to create two zones
for the livestock,
579
00:25:14,467 --> 00:25:18,100
a pen for the goats
with stalls
and a milking table,
580
00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:23,400
and a specially crafted
chicken coop with egg shoots
to make collecting a breeze.
581
00:25:24,667 --> 00:25:27,900
If you will,
turn your two daughters loose.
582
00:25:27,900 --> 00:25:29,400
We're going to start
working on this coop.
583
00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:30,533
Have fun.
584
00:25:31,266 --> 00:25:33,367
[Matt] My two kids,
Ruby and Indy,
585
00:25:33,367 --> 00:25:36,767
they don't learn anything
unless it's fun.
586
00:25:36,767 --> 00:25:38,767
So when I started working
with these girls,
587
00:25:38,767 --> 00:25:40,667
I knew that
I had to make things fun.
588
00:25:40,667 --> 00:25:43,867
Because when
they're having fun
and they're learning,
589
00:25:43,867 --> 00:25:46,667
they're going to have
a lot more skills to
contribute to the homestead
590
00:25:46,667 --> 00:25:48,266
long after I leave.
591
00:25:48,266 --> 00:25:50,266
We're going to do
a little bit of demolition
592
00:25:50,266 --> 00:25:53,667
because these racks,
they're now in our way.
593
00:25:53,667 --> 00:25:57,000
But all this wood
is going to be
reused and upcycled
594
00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,800
to help us build everything
we need for chicken coops.
595
00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:03,266
So this right here
is an amazing tool.
596
00:26:03,266 --> 00:26:05,867
And it's gonna cut this
all apart really clean.
597
00:26:05,867 --> 00:26:07,800
You ever used
a SAWZALL before?
598
00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,266
-Yep.
-Since you've used one before,
you can grab this
599
00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:14,800
and then you can grab
onto the edge and start
prying these boards off.
600
00:26:15,467 --> 00:26:16,600
Here you go.
601
00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:21,367
Wow.
602
00:26:21,367 --> 00:26:23,166
We are having a lot of fun
working with Matt.
603
00:26:23,166 --> 00:26:24,600
[Matt] So grab on to
that piece of wood
604
00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,600
and just pull it this way
until it busts off.
605
00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:27,767
Good? Okay.
606
00:26:27,767 --> 00:26:28,800
Nice.
607
00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:30,400
Throw it in the pile.
608
00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,867
He's a funny guy,
he tells jokes.
609
00:26:32,867 --> 00:26:34,367
Let it rip.
610
00:26:34,367 --> 00:26:39,467
He's pretty cool.
He shows us how to correctly
use the tools.
611
00:26:39,467 --> 00:26:40,667
Whoo!
612
00:26:40,667 --> 00:26:42,000
Okay. Now...
613
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,233
see if you can get back here
and detach these.
614
00:26:45,867 --> 00:26:47,066
All right, cool.
615
00:26:47,066 --> 00:26:51,000
It is really cool to see how
the pole barn's transforming.
616
00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,433
I'm very interested
to see how it turns out.
617
00:27:06,066 --> 00:27:07,467
[Marty]
This is really good news.
618
00:27:07,467 --> 00:27:09,467
[narrator]
On the back of the homestead,
619
00:27:09,467 --> 00:27:13,367
Marty has an update on efforts
to reclaim the swamp.
620
00:27:13,367 --> 00:27:17,166
There was enough sand
dredged up from the swamp
621
00:27:17,166 --> 00:27:19,000
to bale up here on top,
622
00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,266
and frankly, create some more
real estate and high ground.
623
00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:23,934
And the cool thing
about sand...
624
00:27:25,867 --> 00:27:27,667
is it drains.
625
00:27:27,667 --> 00:27:31,700
We're this far away
from solving the flooding
626
00:27:31,700 --> 00:27:34,000
on the backside
of this homestead.
627
00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,066
That said,
time to clean up.
628
00:27:36,066 --> 00:27:37,233
Clint!
629
00:27:37,967 --> 00:27:39,233
-Sorry.
-[Deborah chuckles]
630
00:27:39,233 --> 00:27:41,400
Don't be alarmed.
You're going to hear that
more than once.
631
00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:42,433
[all laughing]
632
00:27:43,300 --> 00:27:44,700
[Marty]
From this homestead,
633
00:27:44,700 --> 00:27:48,266
we're taking trees down,
but what do you do with them?
634
00:27:48,266 --> 00:27:51,000
If it's big enough
and if it has value,
635
00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,266
and if there's a need
for lumber, you mill them.
636
00:27:54,266 --> 00:27:55,600
It's a bonus.
637
00:27:57,800 --> 00:27:58,700
Come on in.
638
00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,400
We were very fortunate
to find this guy.
639
00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:05,200
Thanks for coming.
640
00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:06,367
You're more than welcome.
641
00:28:06,367 --> 00:28:09,100
-Marty Raney.
-Marty, Frank Shotto.
Nice to meet you.
642
00:28:09,100 --> 00:28:10,367
-Mike Haas. How you doing?
-Mike, nice to meet you.
643
00:28:10,367 --> 00:28:11,667
How long have
you been in Florida?
644
00:28:11,667 --> 00:28:14,600
I've been in Florida
since I was six.
645
00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:16,400
-So, 20 years.
-That's a long time.
646
00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,200
[chuckles] I wish.
647
00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:19,667
[Marty] I got
a question for you.
648
00:28:19,667 --> 00:28:22,100
-Okay, so we got some pine.
-[Frank] Mmm-hmm.
649
00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:23,900
We've got some cedar,
we're calling it.
650
00:28:23,900 --> 00:28:26,567
There's a number
of the cypresses.
651
00:28:26,567 --> 00:28:28,500
[Marty] And what is this?
652
00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:30,367
-Maple?
-[Frank] That's the maple.
653
00:28:30,367 --> 00:28:33,300
These are indigenous hardwoods
that we deal with down here
654
00:28:33,300 --> 00:28:35,967
from the Vero Beachline
in South,
655
00:28:35,967 --> 00:28:37,200
which makes them
kind of rare.
656
00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,467
I mean,
it's a pretty big country,
and it's the only portion
657
00:28:39,467 --> 00:28:41,600
of the country
you're gonna find them in.
658
00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:43,467
So we should be good
to mill all of this.
659
00:28:43,467 --> 00:28:45,867
[Frank] Absolutely.
660
00:28:45,867 --> 00:28:50,967
[Marty]
Maple trees are amazing,
but I prefer the cypress trees
661
00:28:50,967 --> 00:28:53,300
because that tree
is more valuable.
662
00:28:53,300 --> 00:28:55,266
Why? Bugs.
663
00:28:55,266 --> 00:28:59,266
Because in Florida
they invade everything.
664
00:28:59,266 --> 00:29:04,100
The good news is
we've just logged up
a bunch of cypress,
665
00:29:04,100 --> 00:29:07,467
very close cousin
to the cedar tree.
666
00:29:07,467 --> 00:29:10,266
A squared off
finished product.
667
00:29:10,266 --> 00:29:14,367
What's really cool about cedar
and cypress trees...
668
00:29:14,367 --> 00:29:17,900
is that they have
a very pleasant aroma...
669
00:29:18,367 --> 00:29:20,166
at least to humans.
670
00:29:20,166 --> 00:29:23,266
But to insects
and invasive bugs,
671
00:29:23,266 --> 00:29:26,800
they hate the smell
of cedar and cypress.
672
00:29:27,367 --> 00:29:29,700
It's a natural repellent.
673
00:29:30,367 --> 00:29:31,900
Thank you. Thank you.
674
00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:46,000
[Misty] All right.
675
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,100
Christina. Come!
676
00:29:47,100 --> 00:29:49,266
[narrator] As Misty finishes
the safety boundary
677
00:29:49,266 --> 00:29:51,900
separating the swamp
and the garden,
678
00:29:51,900 --> 00:29:56,900
she calls over Christina
to discuss next steps
for the raised plant beds.
679
00:29:56,900 --> 00:29:59,033
-Okay! How's it going?
-[Christina squeals]
680
00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,100
Um, so, how's our buffer?
681
00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:04,367
-I'm loving it.
-It's better
without the tall grass.
682
00:30:04,367 --> 00:30:05,467
-Check this out.
-A lot better.
683
00:30:05,467 --> 00:30:06,467
I gotta show you something.
684
00:30:06,467 --> 00:30:07,900
So...
685
00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:10,100
look at this.
686
00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,700
There's like a trail.
A total trail right here.
687
00:30:15,700 --> 00:30:20,467
I mean, if this doesn't say,
"gator game trail",
I don't know what does.
688
00:30:20,467 --> 00:30:22,300
But you can see it
go all the way to the swamp...
689
00:30:22,300 --> 00:30:24,000
-Right. In the water.
-...and we're super close
to the water.
690
00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:25,367
-Oh, yeah.
-But...
691
00:30:25,367 --> 00:30:27,800
At least we have
that eight foot barrier
where we can start working.
692
00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,467
-Okay.
-And I have this crazy idea,
693
00:30:30,467 --> 00:30:33,166
um, for a garden,
and it's time to get started.
694
00:30:33,166 --> 00:30:34,266
-You ready?
-I'm ready.
695
00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:35,567
Okay. Let's go.
696
00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:37,767
I thought it was going
to be pretty easy
to find what I needed
697
00:30:37,767 --> 00:30:41,166
to put this garden in,
but actually,
it's been really hard.
698
00:30:41,166 --> 00:30:44,700
So we have been sourcing
this really weird material,
699
00:30:44,700 --> 00:30:48,100
and I think I have enough
where we can
actually get started.
700
00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:50,667
And hopefully,
Christina likes it.
701
00:30:50,667 --> 00:30:55,100
We had a heck
of a time trying
to find, uh... these...
702
00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:58,166
bathtubs.
703
00:30:58,166 --> 00:31:00,734
-Bathtub.
-[Misty] So...
What do you think?
704
00:31:01,667 --> 00:31:02,667
You like it?
705
00:31:02,667 --> 00:31:03,834
Phew!
706
00:31:11,100 --> 00:31:13,000
[Misty] This is
the first load of many.
707
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:14,567
-You ready?
-I am.
708
00:31:14,567 --> 00:31:18,333
We had a heck of a time
trying to find these...
709
00:31:19,367 --> 00:31:20,333
Bathtubs.
710
00:31:20,333 --> 00:31:24,300
-[laughs] Bathtubs.
-[Misty] So... bathtubs.
711
00:31:24,300 --> 00:31:27,467
It's no easy task
to garden in a swamp.
712
00:31:27,467 --> 00:31:29,567
We're going to use
a bunch of bathtubs
713
00:31:29,567 --> 00:31:32,367
that we've sourced
from junkyards
all over Florida.
714
00:31:32,367 --> 00:31:36,567
Tie 'em together,
and we'll have
ready-made raised beds.
715
00:31:36,567 --> 00:31:41,300
So the idea with the bathtubs
is to create a bathtub garden.
716
00:31:41,300 --> 00:31:45,567
You have a low lying area,
that gets a ton of rain
to the point of erosion
717
00:31:45,567 --> 00:31:49,066
and putting in anything else
that's not meant for water
718
00:31:49,066 --> 00:31:51,567
is going to disintegrate,
wash away
719
00:31:51,567 --> 00:31:55,066
and be like a,
a total waste of your time.
720
00:31:55,066 --> 00:31:56,467
These things
are cast iron.
721
00:31:56,467 --> 00:31:58,367
-Do you think anything
is getting through this?
-Nope.
722
00:31:58,367 --> 00:31:59,667
I don't think so, either.
723
00:31:59,667 --> 00:32:00,867
-What do you think?
-I love it.
724
00:32:00,867 --> 00:32:02,066
-Do you like it?
-Yes.
725
00:32:02,066 --> 00:32:05,467
It's way harder
than I thought
to find bathtubs in Florida
726
00:32:05,467 --> 00:32:06,867
because we need so many.
727
00:32:06,867 --> 00:32:08,400
But I'm gonna
take what I can get.
728
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:09,500
There was even
one on the homestead,
729
00:32:09,500 --> 00:32:11,767
and we're gonna start
piecing this thing together.
730
00:32:11,767 --> 00:32:14,166
I think me and you definitely
are taking this with us.
731
00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:15,800
-You ready?
-I'm ready.
732
00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,367
Obviously, there's a lot
of challenges
733
00:32:17,367 --> 00:32:19,367
when you're trying
to garden in a swamp.
734
00:32:19,367 --> 00:32:22,867
One being,
what's the material
that's going to last in water?
735
00:32:22,867 --> 00:32:25,567
We're introducing
these cast iron tubs.
736
00:32:25,567 --> 00:32:28,066
They're 250 pounds apiece.
737
00:32:28,066 --> 00:32:29,867
And we're tying them
all together.
738
00:32:29,867 --> 00:32:32,500
These things
aren't going anywhere,
739
00:32:32,500 --> 00:32:35,166
and they're meant
and designed for water.
740
00:32:35,166 --> 00:32:39,300
It would take
a lot of material and time
to build a bed this size.
741
00:32:39,300 --> 00:32:41,266
-Okay.
-[Misty] The fact that
we already have one,
742
00:32:41,266 --> 00:32:45,900
two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine,
ten bathtubs...
743
00:32:46,467 --> 00:32:47,800
is amazing.
744
00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:50,333
I absolutely
love the bathtub idea.
745
00:32:52,266 --> 00:32:54,667
I think it's very unique.
I think it's different.
746
00:32:54,667 --> 00:32:58,200
I think it's something
I've never seen
anybody try before.
747
00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:00,767
When the Raneys
first got here
and we're going over,
748
00:33:00,767 --> 00:33:02,000
you know,
our plans for the property,
749
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:06,100
we, of course, wanted
some sort of gardening
project going.
750
00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:11,166
Uh, what we had in mind
is not even close
to what they had in mind.
751
00:33:11,166 --> 00:33:13,100
And we just love
all their ideas.
752
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:14,200
Looks good, right?
753
00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,200
[Christina]
Yes. Never would have
thought of this.
754
00:33:23,567 --> 00:33:24,634
[Matt] All right.
755
00:33:25,100 --> 00:33:26,500
Look at all this space.
756
00:33:27,066 --> 00:33:30,533
This is looking
really clean.
757
00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:34,667
[narrator] With the pole barn
finally cleared out,
758
00:33:34,667 --> 00:33:39,600
Matt, Kat and Isabella
get to work
building their chicken coop.
759
00:33:41,100 --> 00:33:43,634
Measure from the center
of that log
to the center of that log.
760
00:33:44,867 --> 00:33:47,700
Okay. Drop the tape down,
all the way down.
761
00:33:47,700 --> 00:33:48,867
No.
762
00:33:48,867 --> 00:33:50,233
[all laugh]
763
00:33:50,233 --> 00:33:54,266
These two girls are
not used to the construction
shorthand at all,
764
00:33:54,266 --> 00:33:57,200
and they're taking everything
literally, as can be.
765
00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,600
Which means
that they're listening.
766
00:34:00,867 --> 00:34:02,367
Now that we know
the dimensions,
767
00:34:02,367 --> 00:34:03,800
we've got to start
cutting some material,
768
00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,900
slapping it up
and turning this thing
into an actual coop.
769
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:11,100
Tiptoe.
770
00:34:11,867 --> 00:34:12,800
Check this out.
771
00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:14,700
You want
a good digging tool?
772
00:34:14,700 --> 00:34:16,166
You ever
played Minecraft?
773
00:34:16,166 --> 00:34:18,333
-[both] Yeah.
-[Matt] A hammer.
774
00:34:20,567 --> 00:34:23,767
Teaching these two girls
how to use tape measures
and speed squares
775
00:34:23,767 --> 00:34:28,467
are just little building
blocks that build
into greater confidence...
776
00:34:28,467 --> 00:34:30,400
so that they actually
have skills...
777
00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,367
to help the homestead.
778
00:34:32,367 --> 00:34:33,433
Check this out.
779
00:34:35,767 --> 00:34:36,900
What does this look like?
780
00:34:36,900 --> 00:34:38,266
[Katarina] Fake grass.
781
00:34:38,266 --> 00:34:42,200
This is like a used
portable putting green
782
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,000
that we're going to upcycle
783
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:47,567
and turn into a really awesome
nesting bed because...
784
00:34:47,567 --> 00:34:51,867
if it can roll a golf ball
easily across it,
785
00:34:51,867 --> 00:34:55,767
than an egg's
not gonna have
any problem rolling out
786
00:34:55,767 --> 00:34:58,467
into a nice little trough
where you can
collect the eggs.
787
00:34:58,467 --> 00:35:00,800
Upcycling a putting green...
788
00:35:02,166 --> 00:35:04,800
and using it
for a nesting box
789
00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:08,266
where the eggs roll away
like a golf ball,
790
00:35:08,266 --> 00:35:11,066
is one of my best ideas
I've had yet.
791
00:35:11,066 --> 00:35:12,767
We want a chicken
to lay an egg
792
00:35:12,767 --> 00:35:15,200
on this table
793
00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:22,166
and basically,
be able to have
the egg roll out the back.
794
00:35:22,166 --> 00:35:25,834
And so we need to tilt
this entire platform up.
795
00:35:27,767 --> 00:35:31,300
The rollaway nesting box
has to be the right angle.
796
00:35:31,300 --> 00:35:33,367
If it's too steep,
you're gonna have eggs
797
00:35:33,367 --> 00:35:37,467
rolling out real fast
and breaking. And if
it's not steep enough,
798
00:35:37,467 --> 00:35:39,133
they're not
gonna roll out.
799
00:35:39,967 --> 00:35:41,867
Get the golf ball.
800
00:35:41,867 --> 00:35:43,300
Here we go.
801
00:35:43,300 --> 00:35:45,000
Here's the ultimate test.
802
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:46,333
Let him rip.
803
00:35:49,467 --> 00:35:52,000
You think eggs are gonna
roll out of there real easy?
804
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,767
[Katarina chuckles]
That looks awesome.
805
00:35:53,767 --> 00:35:55,700
I think
it's good for chickens.
806
00:35:59,367 --> 00:36:01,166
[Marty] All right.
So who dug this trench?
807
00:36:01,166 --> 00:36:03,100
Christina and I dug it
in a thunderstorm.
808
00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,900
-During the storm,
soaking wet.
-Yeah.
809
00:36:04,900 --> 00:36:06,967
-Soaking wet,
thunder and lightning.
-Lightning.
810
00:36:06,967 --> 00:36:08,367
-For real.
-[chuckles] Yeah.
811
00:36:08,967 --> 00:36:11,300
[Deborah]
Christina called me.
She was in tears.
812
00:36:11,300 --> 00:36:15,266
The garage was flooding,
so Mike and I drove over here.
813
00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:17,800
And he was sweeping it
out of the garage,
814
00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:20,867
and Christina and I
came out with shovels
and started just digging...
815
00:36:20,867 --> 00:36:22,700
towards the pond.
816
00:36:22,700 --> 00:36:24,533
-[Marty]
That's a lot of digging.
-[Deborah] Yeah.
817
00:36:26,066 --> 00:36:28,066
[Marty] Day one,
these homesteaders told me,
818
00:36:28,066 --> 00:36:30,100
"Hey, come to the back
of the property.
819
00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:32,000
"Look where all this flooding
is coming in."
820
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,567
Well, we have dug
a lot of material up...
821
00:36:34,567 --> 00:36:38,100
built up the bank
and pretty much
fixed that problem.
822
00:36:38,100 --> 00:36:41,100
But in the front of the house,
it's flooding, too.
823
00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:43,467
Whoever built this house
40 years ago,
824
00:36:43,467 --> 00:36:46,700
they didn't cut this grade,
this earth,
825
00:36:46,700 --> 00:36:51,500
this high ground,
down low enough
to get this water away, and...
826
00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:54,200
-Right.
-...a cool place to take it,
would be to that pond.
827
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:55,500
-[Deborah] Sure.
-[Marty] You did it by hand.
828
00:36:55,500 --> 00:36:58,400
-[Deborah] Right.
-[Marty] But we have
equipment here now.
829
00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,734
I could take the excavator
and install a French drain.
830
00:37:02,467 --> 00:37:03,800
[narrator] The French drain,
831
00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:08,266
named after
American agriculturalist,
Henry Flagg French,
832
00:37:08,266 --> 00:37:10,567
typically consists
of a dirt trench
833
00:37:10,567 --> 00:37:12,767
filled with
a low density material
834
00:37:12,767 --> 00:37:15,867
like gravel, rocks or sand.
835
00:37:15,867 --> 00:37:19,266
The combination allows
for a stable ground surface
836
00:37:19,266 --> 00:37:21,567
that carries water
through the trench
837
00:37:21,567 --> 00:37:25,433
away from building foundations
and other unwanted areas.
838
00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:30,800
[Marty]
We'll cut some trenches,
839
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,367
connect them
to the very trench
840
00:37:32,367 --> 00:37:35,066
that Christina and her mom
dug during the storm,
841
00:37:35,066 --> 00:37:37,700
and try to carry rain
away from the house,
842
00:37:37,700 --> 00:37:41,467
get it redirected
to the pond,
843
00:37:41,467 --> 00:37:44,367
alleviate any more
flooding on the front.
844
00:37:44,367 --> 00:37:48,500
Hopefully, we leave
these homesteaders
high and dry,
845
00:37:48,500 --> 00:37:50,500
and that's a good thing.
846
00:38:00,867 --> 00:38:03,867
-[narrator] On the Haas'
central Florida homestead...
- [reverse alarm beeping]
847
00:38:03,867 --> 00:38:05,367
[Marty] You got it.
848
00:38:05,367 --> 00:38:10,467
...Marty gets
a delivery that will play
a big role in flood proofing.
849
00:38:10,467 --> 00:38:13,100
[Marty] So there's
no way that I'm ever
gonna dig a trench
850
00:38:13,100 --> 00:38:17,100
or a French drain
until I find out what
I'm gonna put in that ditch.
851
00:38:17,100 --> 00:38:19,000
Some kind of gravel,
some kind of sand,
852
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,000
something that
will collect that water
853
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:22,967
and allow that water
to move through it.
854
00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:25,667
And in this case,
from the house to the pond.
855
00:38:25,667 --> 00:38:27,367
So what do you
call this product?
856
00:38:27,367 --> 00:38:29,567
-They actually call it cochi--
-Cochitos.
857
00:38:29,567 --> 00:38:32,500
-Cochito.
So it's sand...
-Yeah.
858
00:38:32,500 --> 00:38:34,200
-...and seashells.
-Sand and seashells.
859
00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:36,000
-Sand and seashells.
-Yeah. Mostly. Yeah.
860
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,266
[Marty] And this is
a road base, right?
861
00:38:38,266 --> 00:38:39,867
-Yeah.
-So anything
that's left over,
862
00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:42,367
we can broadcast out here
and make a nice driveway
with it.
863
00:38:42,367 --> 00:38:43,300
-Yes, exactly. Yeah.
-Okay.
864
00:38:43,300 --> 00:38:45,867
-And walk it in
with the excavator.
-Yeah.
865
00:38:45,867 --> 00:38:49,400
In Florida,
the custom thing to
put in that drain is...
866
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:50,767
It's crazy.
867
00:38:50,767 --> 00:38:53,367
It's sand,
it's crushed up seashells.
868
00:38:53,367 --> 00:38:57,266
It's amazing,
and we're this far away
869
00:38:57,266 --> 00:38:58,967
from solving the flooding
870
00:38:58,967 --> 00:39:01,266
on the front side
of this homestead.
871
00:39:01,266 --> 00:39:03,367
So the next step,
872
00:39:03,367 --> 00:39:06,700
I think we're going
to try to design
an electric fence
873
00:39:06,700 --> 00:39:10,800
to keep alligators away
from the homestead.
874
00:39:11,367 --> 00:39:12,433
Here we go.
875
00:39:21,266 --> 00:39:24,867
Okay! We've got a place
for the chickens to sleep.
876
00:39:24,867 --> 00:39:28,367
We've got a place
for the chickens
to lay eggs,
877
00:39:28,367 --> 00:39:31,266
and we've even
made the chores
878
00:39:31,266 --> 00:39:34,767
to keep these chickens
fed and watered
879
00:39:34,767 --> 00:39:37,266
and collecting
the eggs a lot easier.
880
00:39:37,266 --> 00:39:40,700
Let's go around
[imitates clucking]
ba-ba-ba-back...
881
00:39:40,700 --> 00:39:45,066
and check out
our collecting tray.
882
00:39:45,066 --> 00:39:49,700
Rollaway nesting boxes
are very useful because
they prevent the chickens
883
00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:52,100
from getting broody
sitting on too many eggs,
884
00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:55,500
because as soon
as they lay that egg,
the chicken gets up
885
00:39:55,500 --> 00:40:01,100
and the egg rolls away
and collects into a nice
little trough outside.
886
00:40:01,100 --> 00:40:04,066
So... this is the tray.
887
00:40:04,066 --> 00:40:05,133
Open it up.
888
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,066
How does it look?
889
00:40:07,066 --> 00:40:09,400
[chuckles] It looks cool.
890
00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:12,700
Now that we have
a collection tray
for our roll out nesting box,
891
00:40:12,700 --> 00:40:15,600
we're gonna test this
with some real eggs
892
00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:18,266
and see if we can
get a hole in one.
893
00:40:18,266 --> 00:40:20,467
All right, girls.
You ready for this?
894
00:40:20,467 --> 00:40:22,867
-[both] Yeah.
-[Matt] Okay.
895
00:40:22,867 --> 00:40:24,500
Three, two, one.
896
00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:28,667
It didn't break!
That's awesome!
897
00:40:28,667 --> 00:40:31,233
-[Isabella] Oh, my goodness.
-[Matt laughs]
898
00:40:31,900 --> 00:40:33,233
[Matt clucks]
899
00:40:34,567 --> 00:40:36,767
[Katarina] The way that
we built the chicken coop,
900
00:40:36,767 --> 00:40:38,900
I do think our chores
will be much easier.
901
00:40:38,900 --> 00:40:42,600
We just have to
go around the back
and open up the lid.
902
00:40:43,100 --> 00:40:44,867
All right.
How did that go?
903
00:40:44,867 --> 00:40:46,000
No broken eggs.
904
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,100
That's really cool.
905
00:40:48,100 --> 00:40:52,166
It's hard work to homestead,
but it can also be pretty fun.
906
00:40:52,166 --> 00:40:54,567
And your chickens
could be laying eggs,
907
00:40:54,567 --> 00:40:57,400
but not even know that
they're playing mini golf.
908
00:41:07,667 --> 00:41:10,867
[Marty] Hey, Mike, Deb,
come over here for a second.
909
00:41:10,867 --> 00:41:13,667
[narrator]
With the storm and flood
prevention complete,
910
00:41:13,667 --> 00:41:17,767
Marty has a uniquely
Floridian task
for Mike and Deb
911
00:41:17,767 --> 00:41:20,100
that will test their ability
to help this homestead
912
00:41:20,100 --> 00:41:22,800
long after
the Raneys leave.
913
00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:27,867
What do retired people and
oranges have in common?
914
00:41:27,867 --> 00:41:30,467
They thrive in the sun.
915
00:41:30,467 --> 00:41:34,266
That said, once upon a time
on Christina's property,
916
00:41:34,266 --> 00:41:40,667
there were a lot of orange
trees thriving in the sun.
917
00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:44,166
I want to bring that back
to this family.
918
00:41:44,166 --> 00:41:47,000
This is Mike Hale and
his sidekick Alexis.
919
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,367
We're all gonna learn
something, I'm sure.
920
00:41:49,367 --> 00:41:51,000
[Hale] Okay,
lesson number one,
921
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:53,300
try to keep the dirt as close
to the hole as possible
922
00:41:53,300 --> 00:41:55,066
-because we got to move
it back when we're done.
-Right.
923
00:41:55,066 --> 00:41:59,767
Michael Hale, he's a
third-generation orange
farmer right here in Florida.
924
00:41:59,767 --> 00:42:02,467
[Hale] When it
comes to the plant,
you don't want to go too deep.
925
00:42:02,467 --> 00:42:03,634
This is the bud union.
926
00:42:03,634 --> 00:42:06,166
This needs to be up as high
as possible off the ground.
927
00:42:06,166 --> 00:42:08,600
[Marty] He came
to this location.
He's a neighbor.
928
00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:10,967
Donated his time
and a few trees.
929
00:42:10,967 --> 00:42:12,266
He wants to help
these people.
930
00:42:12,266 --> 00:42:17,467
And this is an opportunity
to bring in another
food source.
931
00:42:17,467 --> 00:42:18,300
[Mike] That's ten foot.
932
00:42:18,300 --> 00:42:20,367
We're aiming at 12 feet
with the tree,
933
00:42:20,367 --> 00:42:23,700
which should give any range
of 25 feet on each side.
934
00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:24,767
[Marty] 25 feet?
935
00:42:24,767 --> 00:42:26,066
-[Mike] Yep, but...
-No way.
936
00:42:26,066 --> 00:42:29,266
Grapefruit like this one can
grow up to be, like,
100 feet tall.
937
00:42:29,266 --> 00:42:32,066
[Deb] We're really learning
and absorbing so much.
938
00:42:32,066 --> 00:42:34,867
These trees are gonna be
a great contribution
to the homestead,
939
00:42:34,867 --> 00:42:38,567
from orange juice to
key lime pies. [laughs]
940
00:42:38,567 --> 00:42:39,900
How often
do you water them?
941
00:42:39,900 --> 00:42:42,266
[Hale] When you get them
established, couple times
a month, maybe.
942
00:42:42,266 --> 00:42:43,967
Right, so during the rainy
season, we don't have
to do much?
943
00:42:43,967 --> 00:42:45,333
[Hale] You don't
have to water them
at all. Yeah.
944
00:42:45,333 --> 00:42:47,867
[Deborah] And that
makes fruit sweeter
when it's watered a lot, or,
945
00:42:47,867 --> 00:42:49,767
-or juicier? That's
what I've always heard.
-Oh, actually opposite.
946
00:42:49,767 --> 00:42:51,967
-Really?
-Yeah, it'll water
the fruit down,
947
00:42:51,967 --> 00:42:53,500
the more water you
put on them.
948
00:42:53,500 --> 00:42:56,700
Meaning, the more
the tree struggles, the more
everything's gonna taste good.
949
00:42:56,700 --> 00:43:00,166
You don't want it to die,
obviously. But, like, if you
stress a tree,
950
00:43:00,166 --> 00:43:02,400
then it's more likely
to reproduce with
a lot of fruit
951
00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:05,300
-because it thinks
it's gonna die.
-Nice.
952
00:43:05,300 --> 00:43:06,367
We didn't know that.
953
00:43:06,367 --> 00:43:08,100
[Marty] What was
really cool is
954
00:43:08,100 --> 00:43:12,867
getting all of that
third-generational
Florida farmer intel.
955
00:43:12,867 --> 00:43:17,200
And now, I want
to put Deb and
Mike to the test.
956
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:20,266
How do you guys feel
about planting your own
orange trees?
957
00:43:20,266 --> 00:43:22,000
-Great.
-Can you handle it?
958
00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:23,200
[Mike] I can handle it.
959
00:43:23,867 --> 00:43:25,533
-Here?
-Yep.
960
00:43:26,467 --> 00:43:28,567
[Mike] All right.
So, this is 12 feet.
961
00:43:28,567 --> 00:43:31,667
[Deborah] Means a lot
to us that Marty
sees this family trying
962
00:43:31,667 --> 00:43:33,266
and that we're really
learning and
963
00:43:33,266 --> 00:43:35,367
absorbing what everybody here
is telling us.
964
00:43:35,367 --> 00:43:38,300
We've had so many people come
and offer us knowledge
965
00:43:38,300 --> 00:43:41,333
so that moving forward,
we can have resources.
966
00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:56,700
Looks amazing. You're done.
967
00:43:56,700 --> 00:43:57,967
We're done.
968
00:43:57,967 --> 00:43:59,667
[Marty] I've been
watching this family.
969
00:43:59,667 --> 00:44:01,333
They're hard workers.
970
00:44:02,100 --> 00:44:03,767
Christina found
this property.
971
00:44:03,767 --> 00:44:09,300
Her parents immediately
became invested in
fixing the problems.
972
00:44:09,300 --> 00:44:10,867
-You guys happy?
-[Deborah] We are.
973
00:44:10,867 --> 00:44:14,166
[Marty] And they tell you
of how important family is,
974
00:44:14,166 --> 00:44:17,700
and that no family is
ever left behind.
975
00:44:18,567 --> 00:44:21,000
Now, a watched
pot never boils.
976
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:22,567
-[laughs]
-Right.
977
00:44:22,567 --> 00:44:25,867
And a freshly planted
orange tree,
978
00:44:25,867 --> 00:44:28,367
might take a couple of years
before it bears an orange.
979
00:44:28,367 --> 00:44:30,000
-Let's go.
-All right.
980
00:44:35,166 --> 00:44:37,567
Let's try and center this
by just eyeballing it
981
00:44:37,567 --> 00:44:40,166
-because we have a little bit
of a live edge.
-[Christina] Okay.
982
00:44:40,166 --> 00:44:41,634
[narrator] Across
the homestead,
983
00:44:41,634 --> 00:44:46,667
Misty and Christina put
the finishing touches on
the bathtub garden beds.
984
00:44:46,667 --> 00:44:49,000
-So, I have a question.
-[Christina] Yes?
985
00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:50,867
[Misty] How is
your dad feeling today?
Is he doing good?
986
00:44:50,867 --> 00:44:53,100
-He seems really happy.
-Oh, yeah. He is.
987
00:44:53,100 --> 00:44:54,367
[Misty] I'm glad to have
your dad around.
988
00:44:54,367 --> 00:44:56,367
He seems like a
really special guy.
989
00:44:56,367 --> 00:45:00,066
I grew up watching my father
make repairs to the home and
990
00:45:00,066 --> 00:45:03,367
build decks, and fix things
out in the garage.
991
00:45:03,367 --> 00:45:05,867
My father helps with
painting and plumbing
992
00:45:05,867 --> 00:45:08,300
and anything that
I need help with.
993
00:45:08,300 --> 00:45:11,567
To be able to have that help
is wonderful and
994
00:45:11,567 --> 00:45:14,266
we've made a pretty good
team with this.
995
00:45:14,266 --> 00:45:16,767
-He's always over here
trying to help me and...
-[Misty] Yeah.
996
00:45:16,767 --> 00:45:19,367
...you can tell it's not
easy for him.
997
00:45:19,367 --> 00:45:22,600
He's got rheumatoid arthritis,
so his hand
998
00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:24,500
will bother him sometimes.
999
00:45:24,500 --> 00:45:28,166
Um, and they think he
might have early-onset
Alzheimer's, too, so...
1000
00:45:28,166 --> 00:45:29,700
Oh, no.
1001
00:45:31,867 --> 00:45:34,467
Have you seen
anything like that?
1002
00:45:34,467 --> 00:45:38,667
Um, we've noticed some changes
in him, in his behavior.
1003
00:45:38,667 --> 00:45:39,700
That's not good.
1004
00:45:39,700 --> 00:45:42,367
It's not good,
but like I said,
I'm glad I'm...
1005
00:45:42,367 --> 00:45:44,367
I'm close to home.
I'm here.
1006
00:45:44,367 --> 00:45:46,867
You know, him being right down
the road is just...
1007
00:45:46,867 --> 00:45:48,767
[chuckles] wonderful.
1008
00:45:48,767 --> 00:45:52,100
[Misty] I really like
where Christina is
at with her family first.
1009
00:45:52,100 --> 00:45:56,467
Christina's parents have
both been a huge help to her,
specifically Mike,
1010
00:45:56,467 --> 00:46:00,767
but that's gonna change due to
Mike's recent health concerns.
1011
00:46:00,767 --> 00:46:04,967
That knowledge is really
helpful for future plans
I want to do here, as well.
1012
00:46:04,967 --> 00:46:09,000
For me, the takeaway is
this garden has to be
1013
00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:11,500
doable, workable for her.
1014
00:46:11,500 --> 00:46:13,834
Okay, we're just gonna
get this flat.
1015
00:46:14,367 --> 00:46:16,000
I think this looks...
1016
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:17,367
beautiful.
1017
00:46:17,367 --> 00:46:20,100
[Misty] This is
a single mom that's
made a lot of sacrifices.
1018
00:46:20,100 --> 00:46:22,900
There was a moment there
where she didn't get to,
like, live her dreams.
1019
00:46:22,900 --> 00:46:27,233
And I'm so excited just for
her journey to start back up.
1020
00:46:27,667 --> 00:46:29,400
Heck, yeah.
1021
00:46:32,300 --> 00:46:33,867
[Marty] Hello, family.
1022
00:46:33,867 --> 00:46:35,066
[narrator] With
daylight fading,
1023
00:46:35,066 --> 00:46:38,567
and Marty all finished with
homestead flood protection,
1024
00:46:38,567 --> 00:46:43,700
the Raneys gather at
the far side of the pond
to discuss next steps.
1025
00:46:43,700 --> 00:46:47,900
Christina obviously moved back
home to be with her family,
to be with Mike.
1026
00:46:47,900 --> 00:46:50,767
He's been remodeling
the house, and he does
a bulk of the...
1027
00:46:50,767 --> 00:46:52,900
the bulk of the
work around here.
1028
00:46:52,900 --> 00:46:55,867
But that could change
pretty quickly.
1029
00:46:55,867 --> 00:46:57,367
There's some
health concerns,
1030
00:46:57,367 --> 00:47:00,867
and they're thinking it's
early signs of Alzheimer's.
1031
00:47:00,867 --> 00:47:02,233
-[Marty] Who?
-Mike.
1032
00:47:03,100 --> 00:47:07,200
So, there's some
pretty heavy stuff.
1033
00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:10,300
I think for this family,
we need to keep in mind
1034
00:47:10,300 --> 00:47:13,500
doing something that Christina
could do on her own.
1035
00:47:14,567 --> 00:47:17,300
It has to be manageable
for her and the girls.
1036
00:47:17,900 --> 00:47:20,166
Very good intel.
1037
00:47:20,166 --> 00:47:22,767
I've been working with
Katarina and Isabella
1038
00:47:22,767 --> 00:47:26,166
and showing them
Construction 101.
1039
00:47:26,166 --> 00:47:30,467
We've turned half of that
pole barn into an actual barn,
1040
00:47:30,467 --> 00:47:33,367
really trying to make sure
that I can teach these girls
1041
00:47:33,367 --> 00:47:34,667
enough skills,
1042
00:47:34,667 --> 00:47:37,133
because this homestead
needs a lot of help.
1043
00:47:37,867 --> 00:47:39,700
[Marty] I spent
the last few days
1044
00:47:39,700 --> 00:47:45,100
focused only on flood control
and gator protection.
1045
00:47:45,100 --> 00:47:47,567
But now I think we should
switch gears,
1046
00:47:47,567 --> 00:47:53,100
and build something on
this property that we can't
build on any other homesteads.
1047
00:47:53,100 --> 00:47:56,667
We came here to help
this family, we came here
to help feed this family,
1048
00:47:56,667 --> 00:47:59,767
and it's just staring us in
the face every day.
1049
00:47:59,767 --> 00:48:02,200
I want to go out here,
survey the pond,
1050
00:48:02,200 --> 00:48:05,834
see how deep it is, get all
the data I can because
we're looking at
1051
00:48:06,467 --> 00:48:09,567
a legitimate protein
food source.
1052
00:48:09,567 --> 00:48:11,000
On that note,
1053
00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:13,266
there's another way,
1054
00:48:13,266 --> 00:48:15,767
to feed this family
with fish,
1055
00:48:15,767 --> 00:48:18,500
and it has nothing to do
with the pond yet.
1056
00:48:18,500 --> 00:48:23,200
It's very common down here
in Florida to raise fish
1057
00:48:23,867 --> 00:48:25,600
by the thousands,
1058
00:48:25,600 --> 00:48:29,367
right in your garage,
or right in your...
1059
00:48:29,367 --> 00:48:30,600
pole barn.
1060
00:48:30,600 --> 00:48:31,967
[Misty] Mmm-hmm.
1061
00:48:31,967 --> 00:48:36,266
[narrator] Raising fish
in a fish farm, also known
as aquaculture,
1062
00:48:36,266 --> 00:48:38,700
is a practice dedicated
to the breeding,
1063
00:48:38,700 --> 00:48:43,100
rearing, and harvesting
of fish primarily for food.
1064
00:48:43,100 --> 00:48:46,367
Fish farms can operate
in various aquatic settings,
1065
00:48:46,367 --> 00:48:50,967
including tanks and enclosures
with natural water bodies
1066
00:48:50,967 --> 00:48:54,667
like ponds, lakes,
or coastal areas.
1067
00:48:54,667 --> 00:48:57,700
It provides a controlled
environment for fish growth,
1068
00:48:57,700 --> 00:49:02,266
where they can be
fed, protected,
and easily harvested.
1069
00:49:02,266 --> 00:49:04,266
I'm not saying we could
feed the world,
1070
00:49:04,266 --> 00:49:08,100
but they will definitely have
more fish than they can eat,
1071
00:49:08,100 --> 00:49:11,367
fulfilling that dream,
that goal,
1072
00:49:11,367 --> 00:49:12,300
to feed their neighbors,
1073
00:49:12,300 --> 00:49:13,734
-their friends,
their community.
-Mmm-hmm.
1074
00:49:13,734 --> 00:49:18,767
So, I think that if you're
interested in that,
we'll pursue it.
1075
00:49:18,767 --> 00:49:21,567
Yeah, we've created a garden
for her and her family,
1076
00:49:21,567 --> 00:49:23,467
but how do we take it
to the next level?
1077
00:49:23,467 --> 00:49:26,600
Florida has the climate to do
something like that.
1078
00:49:26,600 --> 00:49:28,767
The problem is, can we do it
in a couple of days?
1079
00:49:28,767 --> 00:49:30,533
Because that's all
we have left.
1080
00:49:32,367 --> 00:49:34,266
Making a change this late
in the game...
1081
00:49:34,266 --> 00:49:35,734
These tanks need
to be moved.
1082
00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:37,467
...is really risky,
1083
00:49:37,467 --> 00:49:40,800
and I'm just hoping we can
finish on time.
1084
00:49:40,800 --> 00:49:45,100
[Marty] So, the question is,
is this water deep enough
to sustain fish?
1085
00:49:45,100 --> 00:49:46,767
-[water splashing]
-[Marty] Oh.
1086
00:49:46,767 --> 00:49:48,600
Something just surfaced
right there.
1087
00:49:54,867 --> 00:49:56,767
[Misty] All right.
Super pumped.
1088
00:49:56,767 --> 00:49:59,367
[narrator] It's day five
on the Haas homestead.
1089
00:49:59,367 --> 00:50:02,767
Misty and Christina have
framed their bathtub
garden beds
1090
00:50:02,767 --> 00:50:06,700
with bug-resistant cypress,
filling them to the brim,
1091
00:50:06,700 --> 00:50:09,767
and this ingenious
swamp-proof garden,
1092
00:50:09,767 --> 00:50:11,800
will soon be ready for plants.
1093
00:50:11,800 --> 00:50:14,467
I got a little worried with
the bathtub garden because
1094
00:50:14,467 --> 00:50:16,800
these bathtubs are ugly.
1095
00:50:16,800 --> 00:50:18,266
Thank goodness for
all this cypress.
1096
00:50:18,266 --> 00:50:21,467
Not only does it look amazing,
but it's bug resistant,
1097
00:50:21,467 --> 00:50:24,000
and the bathtubs are getting
us out of the swamp.
1098
00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:27,967
We're gonna throw some soil
and we're almost ready
to plant.
1099
00:50:27,967 --> 00:50:32,100
The yard looks completely
different today than it has.
1100
00:50:32,100 --> 00:50:34,166
All the work
that's going on,
1101
00:50:34,166 --> 00:50:36,000
the bathtubs going in,
1102
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:39,100
you can really start seeing
the whole property transform.
1103
00:50:39,100 --> 00:50:42,200
[Misty] I love this.
So, when you
combine the cypress
1104
00:50:42,200 --> 00:50:44,100
with the cast iron bathtubs,
1105
00:50:44,100 --> 00:50:47,266
these are gonna last
a really long time.
1106
00:50:47,266 --> 00:50:51,066
[narrator] Five days ago,
the Haas homestead
was more swamp
1107
00:50:51,066 --> 00:50:54,266
than productive garden
or growing space.
1108
00:50:54,266 --> 00:50:58,900
Now, with the introduction
of several raised bathtub
garden beds,
1109
00:50:58,900 --> 00:51:03,867
Christina and her family
will be able to grow a wide
variety of produce
1110
00:51:03,867 --> 00:51:07,333
without fear of flood
or alligator assault.
1111
00:51:08,166 --> 00:51:11,600
So, I have an idea I want
to run by you. Right?
1112
00:51:11,600 --> 00:51:15,200
So, what is the nonprofit
in Florida?
1113
00:51:15,200 --> 00:51:17,767
We're trying to help people
with food security
1114
00:51:17,767 --> 00:51:22,100
as well as
educate them on how
to be self-sufficient.
1115
00:51:22,100 --> 00:51:24,367
Okay, and I love
that idea.
1116
00:51:24,367 --> 00:51:26,300
So, obviously, we've started
with our garden,
1117
00:51:26,300 --> 00:51:29,233
but I think we should also
be farming fish.
1118
00:51:30,166 --> 00:51:32,100
When you combine the two,
1119
00:51:32,100 --> 00:51:35,266
it is starting to
become a destination
1120
00:51:35,266 --> 00:51:37,567
place for the nonprofit.
1121
00:51:37,567 --> 00:51:39,967
And when it comes to just
being you and the girls,
1122
00:51:39,967 --> 00:51:42,367
I want it to be
this realistic thing.
1123
00:51:42,367 --> 00:51:46,400
I'm thinking something
small-scale that you grow
down the road,
1124
00:51:46,400 --> 00:51:49,467
hopefully with your community
and your nonprofit.
1125
00:51:49,467 --> 00:51:50,834
What do you think?
1126
00:51:51,567 --> 00:51:53,066
I love it.
1127
00:51:53,066 --> 00:51:55,700
I never imagined we would be
fish farming here.
1128
00:51:55,700 --> 00:52:00,567
We never thought of it as part
of the nonprofit and things
we were doing.
1129
00:52:00,567 --> 00:52:03,700
So, the fish are a great
source of food,
1130
00:52:03,700 --> 00:52:07,900
and I'm really excited
to get started.
1131
00:52:07,900 --> 00:52:11,867
[narrator] A fish farm
consists of three
crucial elements,
1132
00:52:11,867 --> 00:52:16,867
the tank, the filter, and
the pump, which when combined,
1133
00:52:16,867 --> 00:52:20,767
create a fully enclosed
self-sustaining system
1134
00:52:20,767 --> 00:52:24,000
The tank houses the fish
and their spawn,
1135
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:26,900
while the pump cycles water
through the filter,
1136
00:52:26,900 --> 00:52:30,567
capturing impurities,
keeping the fish healthy.
1137
00:52:30,567 --> 00:52:33,000
Once the pond is
properly conditioned,
1138
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:36,100
the pole barn farm
will expand operation
1139
00:52:36,100 --> 00:52:40,400
by moving fish into cages in
the homestead's main reservoir
1140
00:52:40,400 --> 00:52:42,634
maximizing their output.
1141
00:52:43,867 --> 00:52:47,567
To create a system that's
scalable for Christina
1142
00:52:47,567 --> 00:52:50,100
where she can grow
fish is key.
1143
00:52:50,100 --> 00:52:52,600
She can start them in
the tanks and then
move them to the pond
1144
00:52:52,600 --> 00:52:53,867
once my dad cleans it out.
1145
00:52:53,867 --> 00:52:56,967
We've got our work cut out for
us with just a few days left.
1146
00:52:56,967 --> 00:52:59,000
We could use a little help.
1147
00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:00,367
Come on in.
1148
00:53:00,367 --> 00:53:03,467
Christina reached out
to the community,
and here they are.
1149
00:53:03,467 --> 00:53:04,567
Hello.
1150
00:53:04,567 --> 00:53:07,967
We're really happy to see you
because we need help.
1151
00:53:07,967 --> 00:53:10,000
-Can you help?
-[all] Yeah.
1152
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:13,567
For me, that's really
exciting, because
we have a ton to do.
1153
00:53:13,567 --> 00:53:17,667
But for Christina,
this is what her
nonprofit is all about.
1154
00:53:17,667 --> 00:53:20,967
We have so much work to do,
and we can't do it on our own.
1155
00:53:20,967 --> 00:53:23,667
-So, we welcome all the help
we can get at this point.
-Oh, yeah.
1156
00:53:23,667 --> 00:53:26,266
And I feel like we're gonna
kind of divide up.
1157
00:53:26,266 --> 00:53:27,667
Just jump in there.
1158
00:53:27,667 --> 00:53:30,000
So, I'll take a few
of you right now,
1159
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:32,600
and then maybe the rest can
find Matt and my dad
1160
00:53:32,600 --> 00:53:35,700
and just say, "Hey, what
do you need from me,"
and just help them.
1161
00:53:35,700 --> 00:53:36,867
-You ready?
-[woman] Yes.
1162
00:53:36,867 --> 00:53:38,266
Okay, let's go.
1163
00:53:38,266 --> 00:53:39,834
We only have
a few days left.
1164
00:53:39,834 --> 00:53:44,200
we're starting a whole
new project in something
we've never even done before.
1165
00:53:44,200 --> 00:53:46,967
So, thanks to the amazing
community in Florida,
1166
00:53:46,967 --> 00:53:51,000
we're gonna get a ton of work
done and this is what
homesteading is all about.
1167
00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:55,767
It's about sharing and
experiences that you can have
with your community members.
1168
00:53:55,767 --> 00:53:58,667
And seeing it in real time
is really exciting.
1169
00:53:58,667 --> 00:54:00,066
Okay.
1170
00:54:00,066 --> 00:54:02,700
So, let me introduce you...
1171
00:54:03,367 --> 00:54:04,400
to Frank.
1172
00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:07,300
So, he's gonna help us put
this system together.
1173
00:54:07,300 --> 00:54:08,700
We ended up reaching out
1174
00:54:08,700 --> 00:54:12,166
for someone to come mill all
these cypress trees.
1175
00:54:12,166 --> 00:54:15,266
Come to find out, that same
person is actually,
1176
00:54:15,266 --> 00:54:18,300
like, an aquaponics master.
1177
00:54:18,300 --> 00:54:21,000
I need to fast-track
this thing and
1178
00:54:21,367 --> 00:54:22,433
Frank it is.
1179
00:54:22,433 --> 00:54:23,900
-We're gonna just
follow his lead.
-[woman] Okay.
1180
00:54:23,900 --> 00:54:26,367
[Misty] You have this system
at your house?
1181
00:54:26,367 --> 00:54:28,900
-Basically, you have
a tank of water.
-[Christina] Okay.
1182
00:54:28,900 --> 00:54:30,300
You have...
1183
00:54:30,300 --> 00:54:34,500
a number of milk crates
full of these lava rocks,
which is the magic.
1184
00:54:34,500 --> 00:54:38,200
That's what's gonna do
the biological filtration
of the water and keep
1185
00:54:38,200 --> 00:54:41,967
-the urines and the waste
and everything in check.
-[Christina] Okay.
1186
00:54:41,967 --> 00:54:44,100
So, we're ready
to get to work.
1187
00:54:44,100 --> 00:54:45,200
What is the first thing?
1188
00:54:45,200 --> 00:54:48,400
-Find the location
for the two tanks.
-[Misty] Okay.
1189
00:54:48,400 --> 00:54:51,767
I'm so glad the Raneys were
able to come out here.
1190
00:54:51,767 --> 00:54:54,300
Yeah, there you go back
and forth, right there, hold.
1191
00:54:54,300 --> 00:54:58,266
We were really struggling
before they got here and,
1192
00:54:58,266 --> 00:55:02,967
you know, now we're even
further ahead than we even
ever imagined we would be.
1193
00:55:02,967 --> 00:55:05,667
[Misty] We're gonna try
and get these tanks level,
but how exciting is this?
1194
00:55:05,667 --> 00:55:07,667
We're starting our fish farm.
1195
00:55:07,667 --> 00:55:09,266
What do you
think, Christina?
1196
00:55:09,266 --> 00:55:11,100
It's a huge
head start for us.
1197
00:55:11,100 --> 00:55:13,467
-Yeah.
-Literally a dream
come true.
1198
00:55:13,467 --> 00:55:15,100
-[Misty] Really?
-It really is.
1199
00:55:15,100 --> 00:55:18,266
I wouldn't have been
able to do this without
you guys, ever.
1200
00:55:18,266 --> 00:55:19,800
Never would have
been able to do this.
1201
00:55:19,800 --> 00:55:20,900
[Misty] Aw!
1202
00:55:20,900 --> 00:55:22,834
So, I appreciate it and...
1203
00:55:23,400 --> 00:55:24,800
I, I really love it.
1204
00:55:25,166 --> 00:55:26,266
[Misty] Aw!
1205
00:55:26,266 --> 00:55:28,000
I do. I am liking it.
1206
00:55:28,867 --> 00:55:30,767
This is really exciting.
1207
00:55:30,767 --> 00:55:33,467
Christina's sacrificed a lot
to be here in Florida
1208
00:55:33,467 --> 00:55:37,300
but I want to show her that
she can have what
she had in Hawaii,
1209
00:55:37,300 --> 00:55:38,700
maybe even more.
1210
00:55:39,900 --> 00:55:41,533
We're ready for rocks.
1211
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:43,233
[Frank] That's it.
1212
00:55:44,066 --> 00:55:46,233
[Misty] Yes, water.
1213
00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:52,000
[birds screeching]
1214
00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:56,266
[Marty] We're gonna
test the waters,
as it were.
1215
00:55:56,266 --> 00:55:58,700
[narrator] In the middle
of the Haas family pond...
1216
00:55:58,700 --> 00:56:00,066
[Marty] It should be
real deep here.
1217
00:56:00,066 --> 00:56:03,600
...Marty investigates
to see if it can become
healthy enough
1218
00:56:03,600 --> 00:56:06,900
to accommodate a future
scaled-up fish farm.
1219
00:56:07,800 --> 00:56:08,900
[Marty] On day one,
1220
00:56:08,900 --> 00:56:11,767
I see a beautiful homestead
with a really cool pond,
1221
00:56:11,767 --> 00:56:16,166
but it's covered with
a heavy skim of algae.
1222
00:56:16,166 --> 00:56:19,900
Millions of ponds have
algae in them,
1223
00:56:19,900 --> 00:56:24,166
but when you get
to the point where
the algae is too heavy,
1224
00:56:24,166 --> 00:56:25,667
tipping the scales,
1225
00:56:25,667 --> 00:56:28,500
it can actually
kill the pond.
1226
00:56:28,500 --> 00:56:29,567
How deep is it?
1227
00:56:29,567 --> 00:56:30,767
No idea.
1228
00:56:30,767 --> 00:56:34,867
So, I'm doing
my own mapping.
1229
00:56:34,867 --> 00:56:39,500
[narrator] In order for a pond
or other natural body of water
to sustain life,
1230
00:56:39,500 --> 00:56:42,166
it must contain
adequate oxygen levels,
1231
00:56:42,166 --> 00:56:43,767
controlled nutrient levels,
1232
00:56:43,767 --> 00:56:46,300
and biodiversity.
1233
00:56:46,300 --> 00:56:49,166
In the case of a pond that
is out of balance,
1234
00:56:49,166 --> 00:56:53,467
bacteria consumes oxygen
to break down organic waste,
1235
00:56:53,467 --> 00:56:56,266
such as dead plant life
and algae.
1236
00:56:56,266 --> 00:57:00,066
The process leaves less oxygen
to sustain life,
1237
00:57:00,066 --> 00:57:03,500
leading to a cycle of death
and decomposition.
1238
00:57:05,367 --> 00:57:09,400
[Marty] Our goal
is to help this family
be self-sufficient.
1239
00:57:09,400 --> 00:57:13,600
And when it comes
to looking at that pond
for a food source,
1240
00:57:13,600 --> 00:57:17,200
I want to make sure that pond
is deep enough for fish.
1241
00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:22,166
I believe that a average depth
of five, six, seven feet
is deep enough,
1242
00:57:22,166 --> 00:57:26,834
but what
the pond doesn't have
is a clean surface.
1243
00:57:27,400 --> 00:57:29,266
This thing is so
full of algae.
1244
00:57:29,266 --> 00:57:31,700
Is it possible to get
rid of it?
1245
00:57:42,266 --> 00:57:43,367
Just eyeball it,
1246
00:57:43,367 --> 00:57:46,100
go over on this side,
just like that one over here.
1247
00:57:46,100 --> 00:57:48,100
Then do the same thing
with this one.
1248
00:57:48,100 --> 00:57:49,266
[narrator] Over
at the pole barn,
1249
00:57:49,266 --> 00:57:53,467
Matt continues teaching
the girls homesteading skills,
1250
00:57:53,467 --> 00:57:57,500
as they turn their attention
from the chickens
to the goats.
1251
00:57:57,500 --> 00:57:59,600
[Matt] The homesteaders
want goats,
1252
00:57:59,600 --> 00:58:01,467
not just to raise as pets,
1253
00:58:01,467 --> 00:58:04,600
but so that they can get
milk every day.
1254
00:58:06,467 --> 00:58:08,900
That requires
a milking station.
1255
00:58:09,767 --> 00:58:11,667
Getting the goat up
off the ground
1256
00:58:11,667 --> 00:58:15,066
makes it so that you can sit
at a comfortable height
1257
00:58:15,066 --> 00:58:18,000
and do all that work
day in and day out.
1258
00:58:18,000 --> 00:58:19,233
[drilling]
1259
00:58:19,500 --> 00:58:20,834
[saw whirring]
1260
00:58:22,667 --> 00:58:26,467
So, we finished a nice
little table, or a platform,
1261
00:58:26,467 --> 00:58:28,900
for our goat milking station.
1262
00:58:28,900 --> 00:58:33,767
Goats have a tendency to be
looked at as unruly and hard
to deal with.
1263
00:58:33,767 --> 00:58:36,367
And that's where
this stanchion part
1264
00:58:36,367 --> 00:58:37,967
comes into play.
1265
00:58:37,967 --> 00:58:41,100
Open up, put the bucket in,
1266
00:58:41,100 --> 00:58:44,266
drop some... drop some
imaginary feed.
1267
00:58:44,266 --> 00:58:45,367
Now, I'm a goat.
1268
00:58:45,367 --> 00:58:47,467
I'm, like, I want to
get that feed.
1269
00:58:47,467 --> 00:58:49,367
I'm gonna go in there.
1270
00:58:49,367 --> 00:58:51,934
And then that's when you...
[imitates chopping]
1271
00:58:52,667 --> 00:58:55,300
Put this on, put the rope on.
1272
00:58:56,100 --> 00:58:57,867
Like so...
1273
00:58:57,867 --> 00:59:00,467
And they're not gonna be able
to get out.
1274
00:59:00,467 --> 00:59:03,900
And the goat is gonna be,
like, I get to have
some goat feed.
1275
00:59:03,900 --> 00:59:06,000
None of the other goats
get to have goat feed.
1276
00:59:06,000 --> 00:59:07,100
I'm special.
1277
00:59:07,100 --> 00:59:09,700
I'm up on my little platform.
1278
00:59:09,700 --> 00:59:13,667
Building the goat milking
station with Matt was awesome.
1279
00:59:13,667 --> 00:59:15,734
I think the concept
is really cool.
1280
00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:19,000
This is just
another example
1281
00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:21,767
of how useful
upcycling is.
1282
00:59:21,767 --> 00:59:23,467
We upcycled materials,
1283
00:59:23,467 --> 00:59:26,867
built a very cheap,
but insanely
1284
00:59:26,867 --> 00:59:29,000
useful goat milking station.
1285
00:59:29,000 --> 00:59:31,900
But now, you've used
a lot more tools,
1286
00:59:31,900 --> 00:59:33,367
you've gained
a lot more skills.
1287
00:59:33,367 --> 00:59:35,467
Do you understand how to build
it enough to where you can be,
1288
00:59:35,467 --> 00:59:37,767
like, "Oh, yeah, I get it.
I could do that"?
1289
00:59:37,767 --> 00:59:39,100
Yeah, definitely.
1290
00:59:39,100 --> 00:59:40,300
Let's go.
1291
00:59:56,800 --> 00:59:58,300
[Misty] How's
it going, Frank?
1292
00:59:58,300 --> 00:59:59,767
[Frank] Hey,
good morning, Misty.
1293
00:59:59,767 --> 01:00:01,233
[Misty] Whoo,
good morning!
1294
01:00:01,233 --> 01:00:05,266
[narrator] As the sun rises
on the second-to-last day
of the rescue,
1295
01:00:05,266 --> 01:00:09,166
Misty has a change that will
dramatically upgrade
the fish farm.
1296
01:00:09,166 --> 01:00:10,600
[Misty] I'm so happy
to have you back.
1297
01:00:10,600 --> 01:00:14,900
[narrator] At the risk
of failing to finish
before she must leave.
1298
01:00:14,900 --> 01:00:18,500
So, I know we're
bringing tilapia here.
We got our pumps,
1299
01:00:18,500 --> 01:00:20,667
we have some
filtration, lava rocks.
1300
01:00:20,667 --> 01:00:25,000
I would like to not only farm
fish, but also farm veggies,
1301
01:00:25,000 --> 01:00:27,000
all in one aquaponics system.
1302
01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:28,700
So, we're taking it to
the next step.
1303
01:00:28,700 --> 01:00:31,700
-You can literally have
your entire dinner plate...
-Yes.
1304
01:00:31,700 --> 01:00:33,900
-Yes.
-...comes from
your backyard.
1305
01:00:34,867 --> 01:00:37,200
[narrator] The aquaponic
farming method combines
1306
01:00:37,200 --> 01:00:40,166
the act of raising fish,
aquaculture,
1307
01:00:40,166 --> 01:00:43,567
with the growing of plants
in water, hydroponics.
1308
01:00:43,567 --> 01:00:46,000
In this closed-loop system,
1309
01:00:46,000 --> 01:00:49,300
the fish waste provides
nutrients for the plants,
1310
01:00:49,300 --> 01:00:53,634
and the plants
help filter and purify
the water for the fish.
1311
01:00:54,400 --> 01:00:56,400
Because we're changing...
1312
01:00:57,000 --> 01:00:58,300
ideas a little bit,
1313
01:00:58,300 --> 01:01:01,800
-welcome to the homestead,
things change by the hour.
-Mmm-hmm.
1314
01:01:01,800 --> 01:01:04,200
I think these tanks need
to be moved,
1315
01:01:04,200 --> 01:01:06,900
and I think that these plants
are gonna need some sun.
1316
01:01:06,900 --> 01:01:08,200
-Yes.
-Okay.
1317
01:01:08,200 --> 01:01:11,066
-I'm so happy you're here.
Okay, so I guess we're moving.
-Good.
1318
01:01:11,066 --> 01:01:12,400
-We're moving.
-Let's do it.
1319
01:01:12,767 --> 01:01:13,800
Do it.
1320
01:01:13,800 --> 01:01:15,166
[Misty] Thank goodness
for Frank.
1321
01:01:15,166 --> 01:01:17,367
He's a wealth
of information.
1322
01:01:17,367 --> 01:01:20,266
He knows everything there is
to know about aquaponics.
1323
01:01:20,266 --> 01:01:23,300
He has a very similar system
in his front yard.
1324
01:01:23,300 --> 01:01:28,166
And with just days left,
somebody like Frank
1325
01:01:28,166 --> 01:01:30,500
is the most valuable thing
on this homestead.
1326
01:01:31,800 --> 01:01:32,834
[water splashing]
1327
01:01:32,834 --> 01:01:34,767
Right now, we're on
the north side of the barn.
1328
01:01:34,767 --> 01:01:36,767
We need to move
to the south side,
which is the sun,
1329
01:01:36,767 --> 01:01:40,100
and we'll be farming not only
fish, but also vegetables,
1330
01:01:40,100 --> 01:01:43,200
and vegetables need sun,
so these tanks got to move.
1331
01:01:46,767 --> 01:01:49,367
Okay, now you can see
it coming together.
1332
01:01:49,367 --> 01:01:50,634
[man] Yeah. Yeah.
1333
01:01:50,634 --> 01:01:52,467
[Misty] What I really
love about this part
of Florida,
1334
01:01:52,467 --> 01:01:54,467
it's very community based.
1335
01:01:54,467 --> 01:01:58,000
We're trying to feed Christina
and her family, obviously.
1336
01:01:58,000 --> 01:02:00,467
But she is a part
of something bigger.
1337
01:02:00,467 --> 01:02:03,367
The nonprofit and what
Christina has done in the past
1338
01:02:03,367 --> 01:02:06,266
is all community-based,
it's community-reliant.
1339
01:02:06,266 --> 01:02:07,333
Right there, right?
1340
01:02:07,333 --> 01:02:10,867
Seeing it all come together
in real time right now
1341
01:02:10,867 --> 01:02:13,767
is really, really special.
1342
01:02:13,767 --> 01:02:17,000
So, for Christina to have
this amazing aquaponic system
1343
01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:19,667
is actually
the perfect solution.
1344
01:02:19,667 --> 01:02:22,967
But making a change
this late in the game
on any build
1345
01:02:22,967 --> 01:02:24,266
is really risky
1346
01:02:24,266 --> 01:02:27,000
and I'm just hoping
we can finish on time.
1347
01:02:27,567 --> 01:02:29,200
-Good?
-We got one.
1348
01:02:33,467 --> 01:02:34,834
[banjo music playing]
1349
01:02:38,667 --> 01:02:40,834
-[Matt] You guys using
these tires for anything?
-[Katarina] Nope.
1350
01:02:41,500 --> 01:02:43,467
I have a really good idea
1351
01:02:43,467 --> 01:02:46,266
that I know
the goats are gonna love.
1352
01:02:46,266 --> 01:02:48,100
[narrator] At the back
of the pole barn,
1353
01:02:48,100 --> 01:02:51,467
Matt shows Isabella and Kat
an inventive way
1354
01:02:51,467 --> 01:02:54,433
to create enrichment
for their future livestock.
1355
01:02:55,367 --> 01:02:56,967
What do you know about goats?
1356
01:02:56,967 --> 01:02:59,467
Not much. We've never had
goats in the past.
1357
01:02:59,467 --> 01:03:00,667
Well, guess what?
1358
01:03:00,667 --> 01:03:03,300
Goats are very playful.
1359
01:03:03,300 --> 01:03:05,500
They love to climb.
1360
01:03:05,500 --> 01:03:09,500
And a big part
of keeping livestock happy
1361
01:03:09,500 --> 01:03:12,767
is having something fun
for them to do
1362
01:03:12,767 --> 01:03:15,667
that they like to do
in their pen.
1363
01:03:15,667 --> 01:03:19,500
I have an amazing idea
for these tires
that's gonna be fun
1364
01:03:19,500 --> 01:03:22,500
and it's gonna be a way
to upcycle them
1365
01:03:22,500 --> 01:03:25,000
and turn them into
something the goats
are really gonna use.
1366
01:03:25,000 --> 01:03:26,367
-You into it?
-Yeah.
1367
01:03:26,367 --> 01:03:28,567
-Yeah.
-[Matt] Okay, follow me.
1368
01:03:28,567 --> 01:03:32,867
As soon as I looked
at that pile of tires,
the wheels started turning.
1369
01:03:32,867 --> 01:03:37,000
A lot of livestock
benefit from something
that's called enrichment.
1370
01:03:37,000 --> 01:03:39,867
Makes them happier
and more productive.
1371
01:03:39,867 --> 01:03:42,100
And we're gonna
upcycle those tires
1372
01:03:42,100 --> 01:03:45,567
into something that's gonna be
really fun for the goats.
1373
01:03:45,567 --> 01:03:47,600
Who's ready
to have a tire race?
1374
01:03:48,266 --> 01:03:49,400
-[Katarina] What?
-What?
1375
01:03:49,400 --> 01:03:50,667
[Matt] So here we go.
1376
01:03:50,667 --> 01:03:52,400
Okay. On your marks.
1377
01:03:52,400 --> 01:03:54,400
I'm on uneven grounds.
This isn't fair.
1378
01:03:54,400 --> 01:03:56,500
-Get set!
-[Katarina sighs]
1379
01:03:56,500 --> 01:03:58,133
-Go!
-[upbeat banjo music playing]
1380
01:03:59,367 --> 01:04:02,600
[Matt laughing]
Why am I so far behind?
1381
01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:05,467
-[Isabella panting, laughing]
-[Matt laughing]
1382
01:04:05,467 --> 01:04:07,300
Oh, no. Oh, no!
1383
01:04:08,166 --> 01:04:10,133
Your sister's gone too far.
1384
01:04:10,900 --> 01:04:11,767
Argh!
1385
01:04:13,767 --> 01:04:15,867
[panting] What do I get?
What do I win?
1386
01:04:15,867 --> 01:04:17,300
Put your hand up like this,
1387
01:04:17,967 --> 01:04:19,100
turn it like this,
1388
01:04:19,700 --> 01:04:21,400
reach around...
1389
01:04:21,400 --> 01:04:25,166
-and start patting yourself
on the back. [laughs]
-No, no!
1390
01:04:25,166 --> 01:04:27,333
[Matt] All right,
let's put 'em together,
like flat...
1391
01:04:28,266 --> 01:04:31,166
We're gonna take
all these tires,
1392
01:04:31,166 --> 01:04:34,700
stack 'em up like a pyramid,
fill 'em with sand
1393
01:04:34,700 --> 01:04:38,667
and they're gonna have
an awesome little mountain
to play on
1394
01:04:38,667 --> 01:04:40,533
that they're gonna love a ton.
1395
01:04:41,300 --> 01:04:42,367
Okay. That's how
we'll do it.
1396
01:04:42,367 --> 01:04:44,333
I'm gonna hop
in that thing,
1397
01:04:44,967 --> 01:04:46,667
get some dirt
1398
01:04:46,667 --> 01:04:51,300
-and fill this row of tires.
-[Katarina] All right.
1399
01:04:52,567 --> 01:04:54,333
[excavator whirs]
1400
01:05:02,667 --> 01:05:06,600
Teaching Katarina and Isabella
about upcycling is easy
1401
01:05:06,600 --> 01:05:09,166
because all you have to do
is use your imagination.
1402
01:05:09,166 --> 01:05:11,767
These girls are still young,
they're in middle school.
1403
01:05:11,767 --> 01:05:13,600
They got all kinds
of imagination
1404
01:05:13,600 --> 01:05:15,133
and I'm showing 'em the way.
1405
01:05:16,600 --> 01:05:17,967
Don't fall.
1406
01:05:17,967 --> 01:05:19,467
It's like quicksand.
1407
01:05:19,467 --> 01:05:22,467
You want it to squish
and then flatten out,
1408
01:05:22,467 --> 01:05:24,700
so it goes
in those wheel wells.
1409
01:05:25,367 --> 01:05:27,300
Try to fill those tires.
1410
01:05:28,567 --> 01:05:31,133
-I think we can go
a little bit higher.
-All right.
1411
01:05:33,367 --> 01:05:37,400
Filling those tires with sand
really did the trick.
1412
01:05:37,867 --> 01:05:38,800
Do you like it?
1413
01:05:38,800 --> 01:05:40,667
-Yes.
-It looks like a cake.
1414
01:05:40,667 --> 01:05:43,767
We both did enjoy
working with Matt a lot.
1415
01:05:43,767 --> 01:05:45,767
He made working
a lot of fun.
1416
01:05:45,767 --> 01:05:47,500
I didn't think
I'd ever be saying that,
1417
01:05:47,500 --> 01:05:49,033
but here I am.
1418
01:05:50,066 --> 01:05:52,900
Boom.
All of our powers combined.
1419
01:05:52,900 --> 01:05:54,233
Thanks for your help.
1420
01:06:02,500 --> 01:06:03,900
[pleasant music playing]
1421
01:06:07,166 --> 01:06:08,767
[Marty] Let's talk
about a few things.
1422
01:06:08,767 --> 01:06:10,767
[narrator] It's the Raneys'
final day
1423
01:06:10,767 --> 01:06:13,367
on the Haas homestead
in central Florida.
1424
01:06:13,367 --> 01:06:16,000
Have you guys ever thought
about cleaning this pond up?
1425
01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:17,000
A lot. [laughs]
1426
01:06:17,000 --> 01:06:18,100
-[Marty] You have?
-Oh, yeah.
1427
01:06:18,100 --> 01:06:20,166
[narrator] And with time
running out,
1428
01:06:20,166 --> 01:06:23,667
Marty presents the family
with an innovative idea
1429
01:06:23,667 --> 01:06:26,367
to breathe new life
into their pond
1430
01:06:26,367 --> 01:06:30,300
that could maximize output
for their eventual fish farm.
1431
01:06:31,300 --> 01:06:34,600
[Marty] It's windy,
but it gives me a nice visual
1432
01:06:34,600 --> 01:06:37,467
-of what the pond
could look like, right?
-Yeah.
1433
01:06:37,467 --> 01:06:39,667
My dad gave me some
herbicide spray that,
1434
01:06:39,667 --> 01:06:41,266
you know,
it doesn't harm the fish.
1435
01:06:41,266 --> 01:06:42,233
Did it work?
1436
01:06:42,233 --> 01:06:45,000
It cleared up a small,
small area, but not...
1437
01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:47,767
-And then it just
kind of comes right back.
-[Deborah] Came right back.
1438
01:06:47,767 --> 01:06:51,066
[Marty] Well, there's a lot
of ponds in Florida.
1439
01:06:51,066 --> 01:06:53,567
But not everyone is getting
full use out of their pond.
1440
01:06:53,567 --> 01:06:55,166
-[Christina] Right.
-So...
1441
01:06:56,100 --> 01:07:00,066
We found a couple of guys
that actually clean ponds
for a living
1442
01:07:00,066 --> 01:07:01,367
and they're
pulling in right now.
1443
01:07:01,367 --> 01:07:03,500
-Okay. [laughs]
-Oh, wow!
1444
01:07:06,900 --> 01:07:08,367
Thanks for coming.
1445
01:07:08,367 --> 01:07:09,500
-Bryan and...
-Nice to meet you.
1446
01:07:09,500 --> 01:07:10,467
-Paul.
-[Marty] Paul.
1447
01:07:10,467 --> 01:07:12,100
This is the family.
1448
01:07:12,867 --> 01:07:14,800
So, tell us
what you can do.
1449
01:07:14,800 --> 01:07:17,867
[Bryan] So, I can install
a machine that makes
ultra-fine bubbles.
1450
01:07:17,867 --> 01:07:20,367
That will energize
bacteria in the water,
1451
01:07:20,367 --> 01:07:22,166
so the bacteria
will eat the muck.
1452
01:07:22,166 --> 01:07:24,767
Everything that's alive
needs oxygen to live.
1453
01:07:24,767 --> 01:07:27,467
If you have
organic waste in there,
1454
01:07:27,467 --> 01:07:29,166
like when
the grass clippings and stuff
1455
01:07:29,166 --> 01:07:30,800
go like into the water,
1456
01:07:30,800 --> 01:07:33,100
it takes oxygen
to decompose that.
1457
01:07:33,100 --> 01:07:34,400
The fish need that oxygen
1458
01:07:34,400 --> 01:07:35,767
and then,
if the fish don't have oxygen,
1459
01:07:35,767 --> 01:07:37,100
then they die
1460
01:07:37,100 --> 01:07:41,166
and then you have to use
more oxygen to decompose them.
1461
01:07:41,166 --> 01:07:42,700
So once it starts
going bad,
1462
01:07:42,700 --> 01:07:44,767
-it just continues
to go bad.
-Right.
1463
01:07:44,767 --> 01:07:47,367
[Bryan] Nothing is
gonna be healthy,
nothing's gonna live.
1464
01:07:47,367 --> 01:07:50,867
So, we put bubbles in there
and we'll get it all fixed.
1465
01:07:50,867 --> 01:07:53,100
And then we'll be able
to pull our equipment out
1466
01:07:53,100 --> 01:07:54,500
and just do
regular maintenance in it.
1467
01:07:54,500 --> 01:07:55,467
Awesome.
1468
01:07:55,467 --> 01:07:58,667
So, the pond has never had
an aeration system
1469
01:07:58,667 --> 01:08:01,367
or probably never
been cleaned before
1470
01:08:01,367 --> 01:08:02,667
or skimmed.
1471
01:08:02,667 --> 01:08:04,867
-Yep.
-So, does your system
combat this?
1472
01:08:04,867 --> 01:08:08,767
Yes, because our bubbles
are smaller,
there's more surface area.
1473
01:08:08,767 --> 01:08:10,567
So, it's more efficient
and more effective.
1474
01:08:10,567 --> 01:08:12,100
-[Christina] Nice.
-[Matt] That's cool.
1475
01:08:12,100 --> 01:08:13,166
[Paul] Fish will love this.
1476
01:08:13,166 --> 01:08:16,900
The fish thrive with a higher
increase in oxygen.
1477
01:08:16,900 --> 01:08:19,467
So, they'll feed longer,
they'll grow bigger
1478
01:08:19,467 --> 01:08:20,700
and it's completely safe.
1479
01:08:21,000 --> 01:08:21,900
You're confident?
1480
01:08:21,900 --> 01:08:23,266
-[Bryan] Yes.
-[Paul] Totally confident.
1481
01:08:23,266 --> 01:08:24,767
[Marty] Is it cool?
1482
01:08:24,767 --> 01:08:26,667
-Very cool. [laughs]
-[Mike] Yeah.
1483
01:08:26,667 --> 01:08:28,767
-[Marty] On that note,
let's get started.
-Okay.
1484
01:08:28,767 --> 01:08:31,367
-Thank you very much.
-Get to work! Get to work!
That's cool.
1485
01:08:31,367 --> 01:08:32,500
Come on, little darlings.
1486
01:08:35,567 --> 01:08:36,900
[captivating music playing]
1487
01:08:43,600 --> 01:08:46,467
All right.
Today is a big day.
1488
01:08:46,467 --> 01:08:49,300
These two sisters,
Isabella and Katarina,
1489
01:08:49,300 --> 01:08:51,000
have worked a ton.
1490
01:08:51,000 --> 01:08:52,467
They've helped me
out immensely
1491
01:08:52,467 --> 01:08:56,700
and these two girls
are finally gonna see
the fruits of their labor.
1492
01:08:57,200 --> 01:08:58,400
Good.
1493
01:09:00,567 --> 01:09:02,300
[Katarina] Aw.
They're so tiny.
1494
01:09:02,300 --> 01:09:04,300
Wait, how many coats
are we dropping off right now?
1495
01:09:04,300 --> 01:09:07,166
-I think there's eight.
-Eight?
1496
01:09:07,166 --> 01:09:10,266
[Katarina] Having the goats
arrive today,
it's pretty awesome.
1497
01:09:10,266 --> 01:09:11,300
Goats are really cute.
1498
01:09:11,767 --> 01:09:12,700
[Matt] Here's yours.
1499
01:09:14,100 --> 01:09:16,700
[Isabella] It was fun
holding the goats.
1500
01:09:16,700 --> 01:09:18,166
Look at them.
1501
01:09:18,166 --> 01:09:19,200
[Katarina] Aw,
aren't they cute?
1502
01:09:19,200 --> 01:09:21,600
Especially the baby ones.
I like the baby goats.
1503
01:09:21,600 --> 01:09:23,433
-[goat bleats]
-[Matt] Bring 'em
all the way in.
1504
01:09:24,867 --> 01:09:26,734
-Just set it down.
-[goats bleating]
1505
01:09:28,900 --> 01:09:30,100
[Matt] Okay. Come on.
1506
01:09:30,100 --> 01:09:30,967
[bleating]
1507
01:09:30,967 --> 01:09:33,333
[Matt] Okay.
Goat mountain, here we go.
1508
01:09:35,166 --> 01:09:37,567
Seeing the goats
get up onto the tires
1509
01:09:37,567 --> 01:09:40,867
onto the goat mountain
and playing up there
1510
01:09:40,867 --> 01:09:44,266
is really what
this is all about.
1511
01:09:44,266 --> 01:09:45,867
If you had to name
one of these goats right now,
1512
01:09:45,867 --> 01:09:47,367
which one would you pick
and what would you name it?
1513
01:09:47,367 --> 01:09:50,500
Um, the, um,
black baby goat there,
1514
01:09:50,500 --> 01:09:53,066
-I would name it Midnight.
-[Matt] Nice.
1515
01:09:53,066 --> 01:09:55,100
I thought you were gonna
pick out the brown one
1516
01:09:55,100 --> 01:09:57,166
that has the beard
and you were gonna
name it Matt.
1517
01:09:57,166 --> 01:09:58,467
[both chuckle]
1518
01:09:58,467 --> 01:10:00,000
Yeah, we have
chickens, too.
1519
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:01,800
All right,
let's get some chickens.
1520
01:10:01,800 --> 01:10:04,266
-[upbeat music playing]
-[Katarina] Chickens
coming through.
1521
01:10:04,266 --> 01:10:06,467
[Matt] Okey dokey.
All right, get it inside.
1522
01:10:06,467 --> 01:10:07,533
[chirping]
1523
01:10:08,066 --> 01:10:09,567
[Matt] Okay, so...
1524
01:10:09,567 --> 01:10:12,100
I'd just open it
and then you come out.
1525
01:10:12,867 --> 01:10:16,100
As soon as we got
the livestock inside the barn,
1526
01:10:16,500 --> 01:10:18,533
we had some chores to do.
1527
01:10:19,000 --> 01:10:21,000
Time to feed these chickens.
1528
01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:22,133
[clucking]
1529
01:10:22,133 --> 01:10:26,066
You wanna dump
that whole thing
right in that trough.
1530
01:10:26,066 --> 01:10:28,767
I wanna make
the chores easy.
1531
01:10:28,767 --> 01:10:30,867
Collect the eggs
from the outside.
1532
01:10:30,867 --> 01:10:33,266
Feed the chickens
from the outside of the coop.
1533
01:10:33,266 --> 01:10:37,266
And just make those chores
that these girls are gonna
be doing day in and day out
1534
01:10:37,266 --> 01:10:38,600
that much more manageable.
1535
01:10:38,600 --> 01:10:39,900
[chirping]
1536
01:10:41,367 --> 01:10:42,734
[Katarina] Oh, no. The goats.
1537
01:10:43,000 --> 01:10:43,867
[Isabella] No!
1538
01:10:43,867 --> 01:10:46,066
-[laughing]
-[Katarina] Get the goat.
1539
01:10:46,066 --> 01:10:49,100
-Get the goat!
-[Matt] We're gonna
make a cover for that.
1540
01:10:49,100 --> 01:10:51,367
This is the first thing
we started building
1541
01:10:51,367 --> 01:10:54,166
and I think this is one
of the finest chicken coops
1542
01:10:54,166 --> 01:10:56,100
that I've ever built
on any homestead.
1543
01:10:56,100 --> 01:10:57,367
Pretty awesome.
1544
01:10:57,367 --> 01:11:00,567
What was your favorite part
about building
this chicken coop?
1545
01:11:00,567 --> 01:11:02,400
Building the nesting box.
1546
01:11:03,166 --> 01:11:06,367
I like the idea
of the eggs rolling down
1547
01:11:06,367 --> 01:11:09,066
and pretty special
because we helped build it.
1548
01:11:09,066 --> 01:11:11,567
These chickens
could lay an egg every day,
1549
01:11:11,567 --> 01:11:15,200
giving you amazing protein
that's healthy
1550
01:11:15,200 --> 01:11:18,567
and It's gonna be food
coming right from
your own homestead
1551
01:11:18,567 --> 01:11:23,000
for you and for anybody
that you wanna help
feed themselves in the future.
1552
01:11:23,600 --> 01:11:24,900
[narrator] Seven days ago,
1553
01:11:24,900 --> 01:11:27,567
the Haas family
had no livestock,
1554
01:11:27,567 --> 01:11:29,967
no protein source
on the homestead
1555
01:11:29,967 --> 01:11:33,400
and a large pole barn
with untapped potential.
1556
01:11:34,266 --> 01:11:37,100
Now, they have
a brand new chicken coop,
1557
01:11:37,100 --> 01:11:39,700
goat pen and milking table,
1558
01:11:39,700 --> 01:11:42,600
along with the knowledge
to raise their livestock
1559
01:11:42,600 --> 01:11:45,400
and maintain
a fruitful homestead.
1560
01:11:45,400 --> 01:11:48,100
Does it feel different
having animals in here?
1561
01:11:48,100 --> 01:11:50,400
-Definitely.
-This is awesome.
1562
01:11:52,567 --> 01:11:53,467
[clucking]
1563
01:11:57,700 --> 01:11:59,467
[Marty] We gotta get cracking.
Let's go.
1564
01:11:59,467 --> 01:12:00,700
We got a fence to put in.
1565
01:12:00,700 --> 01:12:02,100
[chainsaw revving]
1566
01:12:02,100 --> 01:12:04,600
[narrator] At the edge
of the newly built berm,
1567
01:12:05,867 --> 01:12:08,266
with time running out
on the homestead,
1568
01:12:08,266 --> 01:12:10,967
Marty uses
some Alaskan ingenuity
1569
01:12:10,967 --> 01:12:13,767
to keep Florida's predators
at bay.
1570
01:12:13,767 --> 01:12:15,500
[Marty grunts] I got
the heavy end.
1571
01:12:15,700 --> 01:12:17,166
Go.
1572
01:12:17,166 --> 01:12:19,634
Owen,
reach over there, please.
1573
01:12:21,367 --> 01:12:22,967
Okay, so,
1574
01:12:22,967 --> 01:12:25,800
remember that first day
we cut all that cypress?
1575
01:12:26,367 --> 01:12:28,266
We milled
the big part of it,
1576
01:12:28,266 --> 01:12:31,367
we saved the tops
all the way down to that big.
1577
01:12:31,367 --> 01:12:33,467
Why? It's all valuable.
1578
01:12:33,467 --> 01:12:36,600
You can drive that
in the ground,
have a great fencepost.
1579
01:12:37,200 --> 01:12:39,100
So, nothing was wasted.
1580
01:12:40,166 --> 01:12:41,400
Let's go.
Quick, quick, quick.
1581
01:12:45,600 --> 01:12:47,033
Watch yourself.
1582
01:12:48,567 --> 01:12:50,400
Done. Next.
1583
01:12:50,400 --> 01:12:52,433
Twenty feet. Go. Go.
1584
01:12:53,467 --> 01:12:55,233
Put it in there. Go.
1585
01:12:57,266 --> 01:12:59,400
Okay. Next.
1586
01:13:01,867 --> 01:13:02,900
Got it?
1587
01:13:05,100 --> 01:13:06,600
Next.
1588
01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:09,000
Good job.
1589
01:13:10,467 --> 01:13:11,500
Yep.
1590
01:13:14,066 --> 01:13:15,233
Let's go.
1591
01:13:19,066 --> 01:13:20,800
Okay. That'll work.
1592
01:13:23,400 --> 01:13:24,567
Thank you.
1593
01:13:24,567 --> 01:13:27,967
You see how easy they are
to drive in the ground, right?
1594
01:13:27,967 --> 01:13:30,567
Doesn't take all day
to do a day's work.
1595
01:13:30,567 --> 01:13:34,133
All right, next.
A few more, a few more. Whoo!
1596
01:13:38,700 --> 01:13:40,634
[pleasant music playing]
1597
01:13:43,867 --> 01:13:44,834
Hey, Misty?
1598
01:13:47,567 --> 01:13:49,767
Aren't you supposed
to be in the excavator?
1599
01:13:49,767 --> 01:13:52,700
I saw you relaxing
and I thought, "Hey, why not?"
1600
01:13:53,767 --> 01:13:55,033
[sighs in relief]
1601
01:13:56,200 --> 01:13:57,567
Wow, this is incredible.
1602
01:13:57,567 --> 01:13:59,066
We might be onto something.
1603
01:13:59,066 --> 01:14:03,100
This is the most comfortable
I've ever been in my life
and I'm not kidding.
1604
01:14:03,100 --> 01:14:05,266
I'm gonna get one of these
for my yard.
1605
01:14:05,266 --> 01:14:07,266
I'm gonna get one of these
for my living room.
1606
01:14:07,266 --> 01:14:08,767
[both laughing]
1607
01:14:08,767 --> 01:14:11,266
[Misty] Hey, Clint.
Take a load off.
1608
01:14:11,266 --> 01:14:12,567
-Hey.
-[Misty] Oh.
1609
01:14:12,567 --> 01:14:14,000
[all laughing]
1610
01:14:19,867 --> 01:14:22,066
Clint!
1611
01:14:22,066 --> 01:14:25,900
What you guys don't realize
is that mine's full of water
1612
01:14:25,900 --> 01:14:28,567
and I have no pants on.
1613
01:14:28,567 --> 01:14:31,600
[Misty] La-la-la-la
la-la-la-la-la.
1614
01:14:35,200 --> 01:14:36,900
[country music playing]
1615
01:14:39,667 --> 01:14:42,467
[Marty] We can start
by putting in our insulators.
1616
01:14:42,467 --> 01:14:45,066
[narrator]
On the Haas homestead
in central Florida...
1617
01:14:45,066 --> 01:14:47,367
Working our way down
the fence line.
1618
01:14:47,367 --> 01:14:49,734
...Marty adds
one more line of protection
1619
01:14:49,734 --> 01:14:54,066
between the homestead
and the swamp's alligators.
1620
01:14:54,066 --> 01:14:56,367
[Marty] Here's the thing
about fences.
1621
01:14:56,367 --> 01:14:57,667
When you build one,
1622
01:14:57,667 --> 01:14:59,900
you're either keeping
something in
1623
01:14:59,900 --> 01:15:02,367
or you're keeping
something out.
1624
01:15:02,367 --> 01:15:03,500
What am I keeping out?
1625
01:15:03,500 --> 01:15:05,233
I'll give you
a couple of clues.
1626
01:15:05,767 --> 01:15:07,800
Boots and purses.
1627
01:15:09,000 --> 01:15:11,066
So, we're building
an electric fence for gators.
1628
01:15:11,066 --> 01:15:12,867
And if you're a gator
1629
01:15:12,867 --> 01:15:17,000
and 70% of your body
is in that water,
1630
01:15:18,767 --> 01:15:23,500
and your nose or face or head
hits an electric fence,
1631
01:15:23,500 --> 01:15:25,467
I mean, you're grounded
1632
01:15:25,467 --> 01:15:29,000
and you're gonna get
the shock of your life.
1633
01:15:29,734 --> 01:15:31,133
See you later...
1634
01:15:31,900 --> 01:15:33,000
alligator.
1635
01:15:33,667 --> 01:15:35,367
[upbeat music playing]
1636
01:15:35,367 --> 01:15:37,900
[Misty] We'll plant
the plants right into
the lava rocks.
1637
01:15:37,900 --> 01:15:41,533
The roots will reach down
and grab the water they need.
1638
01:15:42,467 --> 01:15:44,500
[Matt] Put a classy
putt handle.
1639
01:15:44,767 --> 01:15:45,667
[whirring]
1640
01:15:45,667 --> 01:15:48,667
This is the final day
on the homestead
1641
01:15:48,667 --> 01:15:51,100
and we have
a lot of stuff to do.
1642
01:15:51,100 --> 01:15:53,266
-[Frank] There you go.
You ready for fish?
-[Misty] We're ready.
1643
01:15:53,266 --> 01:15:54,867
Whoa, here they go.
1644
01:15:54,867 --> 01:15:56,967
So, I'm assuming I gotta
make it over to the water.
1645
01:15:56,967 --> 01:15:58,100
-[Frank] Yes.
-[Misty] Okay.
1646
01:15:58,100 --> 01:15:59,567
[Frank] Farthest tank back.
1647
01:15:59,567 --> 01:16:02,000
-[Misty] Oh, my gosh,
Christina.
-[Christina laughs]
1648
01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:03,467
[Misty] Look at 'em.
1649
01:16:03,467 --> 01:16:05,100
The stakes have been
high this week
1650
01:16:05,100 --> 01:16:09,000
because we're trying
to feed Christina
and her family, obviously.
1651
01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:11,367
But she is a part
of something bigger.
1652
01:16:11,367 --> 01:16:14,367
And for me, that is what
homesteading is all about.
1653
01:16:14,367 --> 01:16:17,000
Let's go grab the big one.
1654
01:16:17,000 --> 01:16:20,000
It's the giving and the taking
from your neighbors
1655
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:22,900
um, and just showing up
for people in need.
1656
01:16:23,066 --> 01:16:24,133
Last one.
1657
01:16:27,200 --> 01:16:28,600
[guitar music playing]
1658
01:16:34,667 --> 01:16:36,867
-Dinner in the backyard.
-Oh!
1659
01:16:36,867 --> 01:16:39,767
You have a full plate of food
between the fish
1660
01:16:39,767 --> 01:16:41,300
and the veggies.
It's all here.
1661
01:16:41,300 --> 01:16:42,867
[Christina] Awesome.
1662
01:16:42,867 --> 01:16:46,567
[Misty] This aquaponics system
is this never-ending loop,
1663
01:16:46,567 --> 01:16:47,567
this never-ending cycle
1664
01:16:47,567 --> 01:16:49,967
that's just mimicking
what you see in nature.
1665
01:16:49,967 --> 01:16:52,367
You're feeding the fish,
the fish are feeding
your plants,
1666
01:16:52,367 --> 01:16:54,967
the fertilized water
and it just continues.
1667
01:16:54,967 --> 01:16:57,367
What I love about it
is it's simple
and it's scalable
1668
01:16:57,367 --> 01:16:59,567
and it's manageable
for you and the girls.
1669
01:16:59,567 --> 01:17:03,867
And I think for the nonprofit,
for people to see
how simple this could be
1670
01:17:03,867 --> 01:17:05,500
with whatever they have
lying around
1671
01:17:05,500 --> 01:17:07,567
-is really important.
-Exactly.
1672
01:17:07,567 --> 01:17:09,734
[Misty] When we first
got here, like, to hear
1673
01:17:09,734 --> 01:17:13,133
that she put everything
on pause for her family,
1674
01:17:13,367 --> 01:17:14,367
including her dad,
1675
01:17:14,367 --> 01:17:15,567
that's huge.
1676
01:17:15,567 --> 01:17:18,166
But now, guess what?
We pushed play.
1677
01:17:18,166 --> 01:17:19,600
She's got dinner
in her backyard.
1678
01:17:19,600 --> 01:17:22,000
She's raising fish, plants.
1679
01:17:22,000 --> 01:17:24,100
The technique
and the garden setup
1680
01:17:24,100 --> 01:17:26,266
are very manageable for her
1681
01:17:26,266 --> 01:17:28,000
and they're scalable.
1682
01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:30,667
[narrator] A week ago,
the Haas homestead was home
1683
01:17:30,667 --> 01:17:34,500
to more alligators
than plants or produce.
1684
01:17:34,500 --> 01:17:40,166
Now, with the introduction
of an aquaponic fish farm
ripe for expansion,
1685
01:17:40,166 --> 01:17:44,300
the family can farm both
a sustainable protein source
1686
01:17:44,300 --> 01:17:49,800
and a wide variety of produce
for themselves
and community members in need.
1687
01:17:50,467 --> 01:17:53,266
This is very manageable,
it's very simple.
1688
01:17:53,266 --> 01:17:55,900
We can use this to show people
and educate them
1689
01:17:55,900 --> 01:17:59,066
and then we can always
expand and grow from here.
1690
01:17:59,066 --> 01:18:03,367
We certainly are gonna
thrive with everything
the way it's set up.
1691
01:18:03,367 --> 01:18:07,000
This is more than
we had ever dreamed of.
1692
01:18:07,000 --> 01:18:10,567
With the fish, even,
that's a big step up for us,
1693
01:18:10,567 --> 01:18:13,767
not only as homesteaders,
but as a nonprofit.
1694
01:18:13,767 --> 01:18:16,367
We're really gonna be able
to help people
with all this stuff.
1695
01:18:16,367 --> 01:18:19,300
I'm very happy.
I am very, very happy.
1696
01:18:19,300 --> 01:18:21,166
Any regrets
in calling us here?
1697
01:18:21,166 --> 01:18:23,700
-Not one. Not a single one.
-[both laughing]
1698
01:18:27,367 --> 01:18:29,734
[Marty] I don't know
what real estate's
worth in Florida,
1699
01:18:29,734 --> 01:18:31,667
but I wanna believe
we gained you
a little real estate.
1700
01:18:31,667 --> 01:18:32,600
Yes, definitely.
1701
01:18:32,600 --> 01:18:35,166
Well, and just standing here,
you can see
1702
01:18:35,166 --> 01:18:38,767
that the water's gonna
trail off and go
right back to the pond.
1703
01:18:38,767 --> 01:18:40,600
It's expanded all of this,
1704
01:18:40,600 --> 01:18:43,467
so it's gotten
all the predators
1705
01:18:43,467 --> 01:18:45,567
far enough away
from the house so that
they can see 'em coming.
1706
01:18:45,567 --> 01:18:50,667
Before, none of this was clear
all the way
up to the watershed.
1707
01:18:50,667 --> 01:18:53,300
That said,
let's talk about that.
1708
01:18:54,734 --> 01:18:56,734
I really love this pond.
1709
01:18:56,734 --> 01:18:58,867
This is kind of
state of the art,
1710
01:18:58,867 --> 01:19:02,166
not your average,
run-of-the-mill aerator.
1711
01:19:02,166 --> 01:19:03,734
I think I can see
a difference already.
1712
01:19:05,100 --> 01:19:07,667
[Marty] If you take
what's happening
in that barn serious...
1713
01:19:07,667 --> 01:19:08,600
[Mike] Mmm-hmm.
1714
01:19:08,600 --> 01:19:10,967
...this could be
a tilapia farm.
1715
01:19:10,967 --> 01:19:12,133
-[Deborah] Yes.
-Here.
1716
01:19:12,133 --> 01:19:13,667
-Yeah. A lot bigger scale.
[laughs]
-[Deborah] Mmm-hmm.
1717
01:19:13,667 --> 01:19:15,567
[Marty] A lot bigger scale,
only time will tell,
1718
01:19:15,567 --> 01:19:19,000
-but it's there
for the taking.
-Right.
1719
01:19:19,000 --> 01:19:21,100
We're really excited
about the pond.
1720
01:19:21,100 --> 01:19:24,000
The fact that aeration system
is cleaning the pond
1721
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:27,266
and getting it to where
we can have fish in there
1722
01:19:27,266 --> 01:19:31,500
and to where
there's not so much cover
for alligators to hide
1723
01:19:31,500 --> 01:19:33,100
and that type of thing
is really important.
1724
01:19:33,100 --> 01:19:34,867
We're super happy
about that.
1725
01:19:36,600 --> 01:19:38,066
[narrator] Seven days ago,
1726
01:19:38,066 --> 01:19:41,467
the Haas homestead
was dominated by swamps,
1727
01:19:41,467 --> 01:19:43,100
leaving them prone
to flooding
1728
01:19:43,100 --> 01:19:46,100
and allowing
unwanted predators
on the property,
1729
01:19:46,100 --> 01:19:48,533
while their pond
was a dead zone.
1730
01:19:50,100 --> 01:19:53,467
Today, the pond has
new life breathed into it
1731
01:19:53,467 --> 01:19:56,367
and will soon be ready
to farm fish.
1732
01:19:56,367 --> 01:20:00,800
Large areas of swamp
have been replaced
with high-standing dry land,
1733
01:20:00,800 --> 01:20:03,367
which increases
the homestead real estate
1734
01:20:03,367 --> 01:20:06,400
and acts as a buffer
against flooding,
1735
01:20:06,400 --> 01:20:10,266
while an electric fence
built with upcycled
cypress trees
1736
01:20:10,266 --> 01:20:14,400
will keep alligators
off the homestead,
where they belong.
1737
01:20:15,000 --> 01:20:16,100
[Marty] Look at that.
What's that?
1738
01:20:16,100 --> 01:20:18,867
[Deborah] That's
a snowy egret?
1739
01:20:18,867 --> 01:20:20,567
-[Marty] Hey.
-Yeah?
1740
01:20:20,567 --> 01:20:21,667
That's a good sign.
1741
01:20:21,667 --> 01:20:23,100
-Yeah.
-He's looking for a meal.
1742
01:20:23,100 --> 01:20:24,300
[all laughing]
1743
01:20:28,767 --> 01:20:30,266
[Marty] Well...
1744
01:20:30,266 --> 01:20:32,367
All good things
must come to an end.
1745
01:20:32,367 --> 01:20:34,200
Look behind you.
What do you see there?
1746
01:20:34,200 --> 01:20:36,367
-[Deborah laughing] A gator.
-[Christina] A big old gator.
1747
01:20:36,367 --> 01:20:40,500
That little piece of, uh,
lawn art isn't done.
1748
01:20:40,500 --> 01:20:41,533
Stay right there.
1749
01:20:43,166 --> 01:20:44,500
[all laughing]
1750
01:20:44,500 --> 01:20:46,233
[Katarina] Oh, my gosh.
1751
01:20:46,667 --> 01:20:47,667
-[Matt] Wow.
-[Misty] Dad.
1752
01:20:47,667 --> 01:20:48,967
[Katarina] That's awesome.
1753
01:20:48,967 --> 01:20:51,400
-Okay, come on over
here family. What's it say?
-Oh, my gosh.
1754
01:20:51,400 --> 01:20:52,767
[Christina and Deborah]
See ya later, alligator.
1755
01:20:52,767 --> 01:20:54,500
-Exactly.
-[all laughing]
1756
01:20:54,500 --> 01:20:56,200
-[Christina] Love it.
-All right.
1757
01:20:56,200 --> 01:20:58,066
Let's head for the truck.
1758
01:20:58,066 --> 01:21:01,300
This week has been
life changing for our family
1759
01:21:01,300 --> 01:21:03,600
and it's because
of your family.
1760
01:21:03,600 --> 01:21:07,367
Everything that you have done
has been such a blessing
1761
01:21:07,367 --> 01:21:10,300
and such a transformation
from what we had
1762
01:21:10,300 --> 01:21:13,000
and what we were doing,
because we didn't think
we could do it. So...
1763
01:21:13,000 --> 01:21:14,767
-And now?
-[Deborah] Now we
can do it.
1764
01:21:14,767 --> 01:21:17,200
-[laughing]
-Yeah, absolutely
can do it.
1765
01:21:17,200 --> 01:21:19,567
-Are you happy?
-[Christina] I am very happy.
1766
01:21:19,567 --> 01:21:21,567
There's so much more
than we ever expected
1767
01:21:21,567 --> 01:21:24,967
and it's really gonna
help so many people.
1768
01:21:24,967 --> 01:21:26,467
[Mike] It's been great.
I've learned a lot.
1769
01:21:26,467 --> 01:21:29,600
We reclaimed so much land
that we didn't
and couldn't use.
1770
01:21:29,600 --> 01:21:32,100
I feel safer for them
now that you pushed
that back.
1771
01:21:32,100 --> 01:21:35,400
We can see anything coming.
I don't have to worry
so much about them.
1772
01:21:35,400 --> 01:21:37,000
There's no way
I could have done this.
1773
01:21:37,166 --> 01:21:37,934
[laughs]
1774
01:21:37,934 --> 01:21:40,900
My parents
are extremely excited.
1775
01:21:40,900 --> 01:21:45,000
They know how upsetting
it's been that we haven't
been able to do anything,
1776
01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:47,667
uh, because
of certain circumstances.
1777
01:21:47,667 --> 01:21:51,300
And now that they see
how much easier
this is gonna be for me.
1778
01:21:51,300 --> 01:21:52,967
It's just wonderful.
1779
01:21:52,967 --> 01:21:56,266
It's kind of unique
to find three generations
1780
01:21:56,266 --> 01:21:58,033
all working
hand in hand.
1781
01:21:58,667 --> 01:22:00,467
You're very blessed,
Christina.
1782
01:22:00,467 --> 01:22:01,867
So, thank you very much.
1783
01:22:01,867 --> 01:22:03,166
I feel like we
gained another family.
1784
01:22:03,166 --> 01:22:04,100
-[laughs]
-Aw!
1785
01:22:04,100 --> 01:22:05,400
Can I thank you now?
1786
01:22:05,400 --> 01:22:06,567
-Yes, you can.
-[both laugh]
1787
01:22:06,567 --> 01:22:09,000
[Matt] Group hug?
Thank you, girls,
for all the help.
1788
01:22:09,000 --> 01:22:10,200
[Katarina and Isabella] Mmm.
1789
01:22:10,200 --> 01:22:12,500
[Marty] It's not every day
you meet someone that says,
1790
01:22:12,500 --> 01:22:15,100
"My mission
is to help other people."
1791
01:22:15,100 --> 01:22:19,467
We focused on helping
Christina help herself first,
1792
01:22:19,467 --> 01:22:21,967
but be successful enough
to help others.
1793
01:22:21,967 --> 01:22:23,900
I think we got
to that place.
1794
01:22:23,900 --> 01:22:27,767
Thanks to all
of the Floridians
that came to our support.
1795
01:22:27,767 --> 01:22:28,967
[Misty] Bye.
1796
01:22:29,967 --> 01:22:32,233
-[honking]
-[Christina laughs]
Thank you.
1797
01:22:39,000 --> 01:22:40,233
[upbeat country music playing]
1798
01:22:41,000 --> 01:22:43,567
[Christina] Here are
the raised garden beds.
1799
01:22:43,567 --> 01:22:45,734
We got a bunch
of vegetables out of them.
1800
01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:48,900
Katarina working out here.
1801
01:22:48,900 --> 01:22:51,367
Electric fence
is working great.
1802
01:22:51,367 --> 01:22:53,667
We haven't lost any animals.
1803
01:22:53,667 --> 01:22:54,867
The goats are doing great.
1804
01:22:54,867 --> 01:22:57,367
Two of our goats had kids,
1805
01:22:57,367 --> 01:23:00,266
so, we have
four new baby goats.
1806
01:23:00,266 --> 01:23:03,900
And my little nephew
is holding
our newest baby goat.
1807
01:23:03,900 --> 01:23:05,900
-Chickens just started
laying eggs...
- [clucking]
1808
01:23:05,900 --> 01:23:06,667
...a couple weeks ago,
1809
01:23:06,667 --> 01:23:09,266
so we get fresh eggs
every day.
1810
01:23:09,266 --> 01:23:13,266
We actually got
our aquaculture license.
1811
01:23:13,266 --> 01:23:17,600
We also added ducks,
geese, turkeys.
1812
01:23:17,600 --> 01:23:21,567
She's been filled with
a renewed sense of energy
and hope
1813
01:23:21,567 --> 01:23:24,467
and being able to do it
and accomplish it by herself
1814
01:23:24,467 --> 01:23:26,900
-as a single mom,
without relying on us.
- [bleating]
1815
01:23:26,900 --> 01:23:29,300
[Deborah] And she
is doing amazing.
1816
01:23:29,300 --> 01:23:30,667
-[crickets chirping]
-[frogs croaking]