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Without a doubt,
weather patterns are changing.
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In the last five years
in Louisiana,
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hurricanes and winter storms
brought in a deluge of water,
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and they turned to a scorching
wasteland in the summer.
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But nobody could predict what
five years of a changing
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climate can do to a piece
of property.
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In the backwoods
of northwest Louisiana...
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- How hard has it gotten?
- 115.
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...the Randle family's
homestead
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is faltering in the face
of nature's extremes.
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Five years ago...
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Our homestead has been
in a state of emergency.
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They are homesteaders
without a home.
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...the Raneys brought shelter
to this property.
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And hope to a family
on the brink.
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But this past year,
record-breaking heat
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and extended drought...
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There's not enough
rain or rainwater.
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...have decimated
their food sources.
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This looks
a little different.
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I'm not looking
at a rice paddy.
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One at a time,
they just started...
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- Really?
- ...dying.
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And shaken their spirit.
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Oh, my gosh.
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What are we doing?
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Now...
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We need those boards
over the forks!
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Marty returns to finish
what he started.
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- Clint!
- That's loud.
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And secure a future
for the Randle's
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homesteading dream.
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No homestead is impossible.
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Stop!
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- No homestead is hopeless.
- Whoo!
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There's always a way
if there's a will.
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When a guy from Alaska travels
all the way to Louisiana,
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you can feel the difference.
There's moisture in the air.
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Not to mention the fact
the weather patterns are
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changing here.
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One year, you have a bountiful
crop, and the next year,
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you have no water,
and your crop dies.
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Extreme heat, extreme drought.
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Pick one, and it makes
homesteading much, much
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more challenging.
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- Hey, this is Ray.
- And I'm Faith.
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We're the Randles.
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And we're here on
our homestead, that's 10 acres
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in northwest Louisiana.
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With our kids,
Joy and Matthew.
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- Hello.
- Hello.
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Hi.
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Five years ago,
the Raneys came in
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and helped us.
They gave us a good start.
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We thought, we're gonna
make it work.
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And since the Raneys have
left us, we have been
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pretty active.
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we've built a chicken coop.
We took on turkeys.
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And then we also have
sheep on the property.
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We've planted gardens,
peach trees, grape vines.
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We have been putting
in some work.
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We've been building on the home
that they so graciously
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donated to us.
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We have walls up.
We have rooms.
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We have a kitchen area.
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Every chance we get,
we're trying to make it more
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and more a home.
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I would like to say,
"Oh, you know, we're just
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living the dream,"
but, you know...
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the weather has changed
so dramatically.
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It just really kind
of made everything
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difficult to maintain.
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Northwest Louisiana has long
been defined by heavy
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humidity, tornadoes,
and frequent hurricanes.
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But climate shifts have
recently pushed the region into
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uncharted territory.
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Though the Raneys first visit
helped the family contend with
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the swampy environment,
Randle Homestead has since
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endured both Arctic cold snaps
and scorching heat, with last
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year marking the hottest on
record since the late 1800s.
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And with that heat came long,
unprecedented dry spells,
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taking a toll on nearly every
aspect of
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their homestead survival.
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Last summer, we ended
up experiencing
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an extended drought.
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It was the hottest that has
ever been, and so I think it
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got up to about 115.
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And Misty did such a great job
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with putting those
rice paddies together.
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They were doing so well.
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But there's nothing you can do
if there's no rain.
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There's no way
they could survive.
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And then our livestock
started dying.
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It just was too hot.
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We lost all of our turkeys,
and we're down to
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one chicken now.
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When we lost all
of the chickens and turkeys,
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it was like, "Oh my gosh,
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what are we doing?"
I think for me, that's when
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I kind of got a little,
you know, discouraged,
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a lot discouraged.
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The intense summer heat
and relentless drought didn't
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just strain the Randles.
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It exposed a critical flaw
in their homestead systems.
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Right now, with the water,
we don't have a well.
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We don't have
a sustained resource.
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We have rainwater barrels,
so we collect rainwater.
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And we have a 550-gallon tank,
and we get an influx of rain
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in the winter.
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But then, all of a sudden,
with the summer,
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the drought comes, and the heat
waves come, then there is
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no water.
That's just very scary.
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We don't have enough food
to sustain ourselves.
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It's back to going
to the grocery store
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and all of that stuff
that we ran away from.
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As the wet Louisiana winter
nears its end,
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the brutal summer is only
months away, and the Randles'
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homestead remains unprepared
to withstand
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the inevitable drought.
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If we can't figure out
the water, then we can't
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grow crops.
We can't keep animals.
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We can't homestead.
The homestead comes to an end.
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We just feel
like, helpless.
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Marty, please.
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We really need your help again.
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- You're in the water there.
- How high is the water, mama?
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- Oh!
- Oh!
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Oh, man.
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- Nice to see you again.
- Faith.
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- Yeah, we do hugs around here.
- Faith wants a hug.
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Let's talk a little bit.
How's the place?
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so we went through a drought.
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We had the hottest summer
that we've ever had.
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That is really one
of our issues there.
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You know, so we had the rice
paddies that Misty just so
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wonderfully did for us,
but...
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And is that working out?
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Uh, no.
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The rice paddy couldn't
survive the drought.
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OK.
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And it burned out all of
our vegetables and everything.
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We really tried to make it
work, and I just wanted
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you guys to be proud of us,
you know, but it just...
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Well, stop right there.
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Stop right there.
We are proud of you.
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Don't worry about that.
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How hot has it gotten since
I've left here?
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115, but it felt like 120.
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- Yeah.
- Something like that.
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- It was up to 115.
- How do the animals
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fare when it's 115 or 120?
My goodness.
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OK, so we lost 14 turkeys.
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Um... we had six hens, six laying
hens, and a rooster.
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And so we're down to one chick.
One chick now.
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There's no livestock
here, except one chicken?
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- Well, we have sheep.
- Oh.
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They started having
a bunch of babies,
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and then them babies
had babies.
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So we have a bunch of sheep.
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But they're doing,
they're doing all right.
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Good.
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Well, if you guys don't mind,
how about mom and dad give me
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a little tour and see what I
missed for the last five years?
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- After you, please.
- Yes, sir.
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OK, so guys, what am
I looking at right here, please?
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So I installed a gutter system
here, installed the spout here
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to run down the water
into our water barrels.
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And so what do you do
with the water?
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So this is the water we use
to flush...
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toiletry in the inside,
and for our gardens and animals
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to water them.
This is our filtering system.
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This is our filtration system.
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OK, and what is that,
a pair of panties, shorts?
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I mean, I'm sorry.
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Forgive me.
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OK, so are these barrels
kind of clean?
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they are cleaner than most.
I would say.
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It's still some dirt that gets
through, but it settles
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at the bottom.
- I like it.
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This is not it
with the water system.
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- There's more?
- There's more.
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OK, let's go.
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I appreciate these
homesteaders as I watch them
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catching rain off the roof
and collecting it in barrels.
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But the bad news is the number
one problem on this homestead
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probably is lack of water
during a possible drought.
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What happens when there's no
rain in the forecast?
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What are we looking at
here, please?
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Here is a 550-gallon tank
of water.
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I don't even see a gutter
on this side.
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- Right.
- What's the plan, please?
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So we used water that
we purchased, but the plan was
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to install another gutter
on this side and to run another
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spout to catch the water
in this particular tank.
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I just have to develop
the filtering system for it
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because this is the water
we use for
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bathing and cleaning.
- Cleaning, washing, yeah.
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That has to be cleaner
than the other water.
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OK, yeah, good to know.
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My memory's not the best,
but I do remember from
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five years ago that there is
a main water line out
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on the road system.
Why catch water off the roof?
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And hauling water is expensive.
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Let's dig a 500-foot water line
to get this family all
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the water they could ever use.
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What am I looking at?
The lone survivor?
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Yes.
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This is our chick, Miss Curry.
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And this hen is
producing eggs?
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- It's really sporadic.
- Where do you find them?
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Inside there.
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So, is there a nesting box,
or it's just anywhere in there?
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- Anywhere in there.
- Yeah.
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I don't know.
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We had some snakes
that got in there.
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And then it ate about nine
of our eggs.
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- Really?
- This summer.
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- Yeah.
- It was this summer.
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I would say maybe
three months ago.
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Hm. Not good.
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Rising temperatures don't just
threaten chickens
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with heatstroke.
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They also put their eggs
at risk.
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Seeking shade, water,
and an easy meal, rat snakes
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are drawn out from
their natural habitat.
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Chicken eggs make an ideal
target, packed with nutrients,
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and small enough
to swallow whole.
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Some snakes even regurgitate
the shells later.
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A telltale sign
they're the culprit,
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It was--
about how long was it?
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About six foot.
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It was a six-foot snake.
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We had us some snakes
that got in there.
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We didn't know what to do
and what's going on.
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Almost like when we first came
out here, we had an issue
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with the wild hogs.
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I don't want to be near a boar
because they'll attack you.
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And then it makes it very
difficult to grow anything
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because all of these big holes
in the ground.
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Walking just a few yards
on this property, with Faith,
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I mean, there's boar scat.
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There is massive craters,
just dug out from
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all the rooting.
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Look at how beat in
this trail is.
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- This is a game trail.
- Really?
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Yeah.
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This is my first time hearing
about a game trail.
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Thankfully, the Raneys came
and really, really helped us,
249
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you know, with that.
So they put up the fencing.
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- Is it tight?
- That's good.
251
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They electrified the fencing.
252
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What we're gonna do is
run a single live wire low.
253
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So, when they come up here,
they end up sniffing around.
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They end up getting shocked.
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And it deters them away
and back into the woods.
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Perfect.
257
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And then eventually,
we got our dogs out here.
258
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And so we've not had to deal
with the wild boar anymore.
259
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Thank god.
260
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- So here's the sheep.
- Is she pregnant again?
261
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These two are
pregnant again.
262
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They're always pregnant.
263
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Goodness.
264
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- How many are there?
- I think it's seven.
265
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Seven, and you're saying
one's pregnant?
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Two.
I think two are pregnant.
267
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So that's nine.
268
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They're always
pregnant.
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- Nine, yes.
- Well, yes.
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Where do they go when
it's 110 degrees?
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- They go back in.
- To their structure.
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- Show me.
- Yeah.
273
00:13:34,934 --> 00:13:35,767
Please.
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00:13:38,567 --> 00:13:41,567
That's the structure over there,
the one with the tarps on it.
275
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I see it.
276
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What do you do with the sheep?
I mean, are they pets?
277
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Are they eating the brush back?
What's the goal?
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Multiple.
279
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Not pets, but they do keep down
a lot of the overgrown areas,
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and then we do use
them for meat.
281
00:13:55,968 --> 00:13:57,200
Oh.
282
00:13:57,367 --> 00:13:59,300
I think this is cool
that you're harvesting them.
283
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I think it's cool.
284
00:14:01,133 --> 00:14:04,601
But people are telling me
that in this part of Louisiana,
285
00:14:04,767 --> 00:14:07,267
there's more crazy hailstorms.
- Yeah.
286
00:14:07,434 --> 00:14:08,567
Is this true?
287
00:14:08,734 --> 00:14:12,100
We've had maybe two
or three recently.
288
00:14:12,267 --> 00:14:14,501
So what do the animals do
when that's happening?
289
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Well, they stay inside.
290
00:14:16,267 --> 00:14:18,000
These guys run over
there and try to hide?
291
00:14:18,167 --> 00:14:19,200
- Right.
- The sheep?
292
00:14:19,367 --> 00:14:20,767
- Right.
- OK.
293
00:14:20,934 --> 00:14:24,667
These homesteaders lost nearly
everything-- gardens,
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00:14:24,834 --> 00:14:26,801
animals-- because
of the extreme weather.
295
00:14:26,968 --> 00:14:29,667
And right now, the sheep
are the only food source
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on this homestead.
297
00:14:31,467 --> 00:14:33,868
As near as I can tell,
they seem to be doing
298
00:14:34,033 --> 00:14:35,100
pretty good.
299
00:14:35,267 --> 00:14:38,167
However, I want to take
a closer look
300
00:14:38,334 --> 00:14:39,567
at those structures.
301
00:14:47,667 --> 00:14:49,000
All right, folks.
302
00:14:49,167 --> 00:14:51,167
So I walked
around the property.
303
00:14:51,334 --> 00:14:52,601
It doesn't matter
where you live.
304
00:14:52,767 --> 00:14:55,567
If you're trying to grow food
and raise animals,
305
00:14:55,734 --> 00:14:58,367
you are impacted
by crazy weather.
306
00:14:58,534 --> 00:15:01,868
And sometimes animals die.
We've got to fix that.
307
00:15:03,667 --> 00:15:06,200
And I appreciate
your water catchment
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00:15:06,367 --> 00:15:08,868
that you've implemented.
309
00:15:09,033 --> 00:15:10,667
However...
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00:15:10,834 --> 00:15:12,868
I had a little flashback.
311
00:15:13,033 --> 00:15:14,767
Did I or did I not...
312
00:15:15,868 --> 00:15:20,467
discover there's
a water main
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00:15:20,634 --> 00:15:23,000
right over there
by the main road?
314
00:15:23,167 --> 00:15:24,433
Yes.
315
00:15:24,434 --> 00:15:28,968
Now, has it ever entered your
mind to tap into that water?
316
00:15:30,868 --> 00:15:31,868
I...
317
00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:36,367
I don't want the city water.
318
00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:38,968
Tell me why.
319
00:15:39,133 --> 00:15:41,767
It often has too much
chlorine in it.
320
00:15:41,934 --> 00:15:44,000
It comes in brown at times.
321
00:15:44,167 --> 00:15:45,567
Right now
it's contaminated.
322
00:15:45,734 --> 00:15:48,000
We just got to notice
that the water in the city
323
00:15:48,167 --> 00:15:49,299
is contaminated.
324
00:15:49,300 --> 00:15:51,767
It's always having issues
and too many chemicals.
325
00:15:51,934 --> 00:15:53,400
- What are you saying?
- I'm saying no.
326
00:15:53,567 --> 00:15:54,633
Tell me why.
327
00:15:54,634 --> 00:15:57,200
When we do have water,
you know, we're able to,
328
00:15:57,367 --> 00:16:00,968
you know, wash our hands,
take showers, and stuff.
329
00:16:01,133 --> 00:16:02,399
With all the water
that you catch.
330
00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,200
With the water that we catch.
It's just, sometimes there's
331
00:16:05,367 --> 00:16:07,567
not enough rain or rainwater.
332
00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:11,767
So, this is something I've
never heard a homesteader ever
333
00:16:11,934 --> 00:16:13,868
say, but I get it.
334
00:16:15,667 --> 00:16:20,100
The family told me
unanimously and emphatically--
335
00:16:20,267 --> 00:16:24,000
"Do not dig a 500-foot
water line.
336
00:16:24,167 --> 00:16:25,868
We don't want it."
337
00:16:26,033 --> 00:16:29,767
I wasn't expecting that answer,
but I respect that answer.
338
00:16:29,934 --> 00:16:32,100
Now we've got to figure out
how we're gonna catch
339
00:16:32,267 --> 00:16:33,533
more water.
340
00:16:33,534 --> 00:16:36,767
We have to figure out how we're
going to filter that water
341
00:16:36,934 --> 00:16:39,100
and make it safe
for this family.
342
00:16:39,267 --> 00:16:42,167
On that note, we'll unanimously
attack that problem tomorrow.
343
00:16:42,334 --> 00:16:43,801
- Yes, sir.
- Thank you so much.
344
00:16:43,968 --> 00:16:45,801
- Thank you.
- Don't thank me yet.
345
00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:49,868
Now, I gotta be honest
with you.
346
00:16:50,033 --> 00:16:54,167
I don't have a lot of faith
in that water, and I don't think
347
00:16:54,334 --> 00:16:56,968
I'd get much joy drinking
with this water.
348
00:17:04,801 --> 00:17:07,267
2
349
00:17:07,434 --> 00:17:10,167
Day two on the re-rescue
of the Randles'
350
00:17:10,334 --> 00:17:11,567
Louisiana homestead.
351
00:17:12,567 --> 00:17:16,367
OK, so I like the fence,
352
00:17:16,534 --> 00:17:18,067
plenty strong.
353
00:17:18,234 --> 00:17:21,467
Marty begins by revisiting
the sheep to assess
354
00:17:21,634 --> 00:17:23,501
the condition
of their enclosures.
355
00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:25,968
For the most part, I think
these sheep are safe when it
356
00:17:26,133 --> 00:17:27,667
comes to the predators.
357
00:17:27,834 --> 00:17:30,267
What I'm really looking
at right now is, are they safe
358
00:17:30,434 --> 00:17:33,100
from the elements--
big hail,
359
00:17:33,267 --> 00:17:34,567
and from, uh...
360
00:17:35,767 --> 00:17:41,200
persistent long days of summer
heat-- 100 degrees, 105, 110?
361
00:17:41,367 --> 00:17:43,167
That's tough on an animal.
362
00:17:43,334 --> 00:17:44,501
Right?
363
00:17:44,667 --> 00:17:47,968
So, you know, this guy
likes pallets.
364
00:17:48,133 --> 00:17:50,567
There's a ton of them stacked
up around this property.
365
00:17:50,734 --> 00:17:53,067
There's a shop over there,
built out of them.
366
00:17:53,234 --> 00:17:57,868
I'm not sure that I'm 100%
convinced this is the best
367
00:17:58,033 --> 00:18:01,367
housing for this little flock
of sheep.
368
00:18:01,534 --> 00:18:05,501
I am not sure that I've ever
seen a homestead with as many
369
00:18:05,667 --> 00:18:08,400
pallets as this homestead.
370
00:18:08,567 --> 00:18:12,767
It's not really adequate for
the extreme weather that takes
371
00:18:12,934 --> 00:18:14,133
place in Louisiana.
372
00:18:16,467 --> 00:18:20,501
Made from low-cost soft woods
like pine or spruce,
373
00:18:20,667 --> 00:18:23,267
pallet wood is often reclaimed
from discarded
374
00:18:23,434 --> 00:18:25,167
shipping platforms.
375
00:18:25,334 --> 00:18:28,501
While it's free and useful
for things like garden beds
376
00:18:28,667 --> 00:18:32,000
and temporary fencing,
when it comes to load-bearing
377
00:18:32,167 --> 00:18:35,601
structures, it's prone
to warping and splitting,
378
00:18:35,767 --> 00:18:39,000
especially under Louisiana's
extreme conditions.
379
00:18:40,667 --> 00:18:42,567
These sheep are...
380
00:18:42,734 --> 00:18:44,567
vulnerable
to the elements here.
381
00:18:45,701 --> 00:18:47,067
Yeah, Visqueen works.
382
00:18:47,234 --> 00:18:51,868
I see some metal roofing wired
down, but do we have time to...
383
00:18:53,868 --> 00:18:56,100
upgrade the housing here
for these sheep?
384
00:18:57,601 --> 00:19:01,367
Heard that old expression,
two ships passing in the night?
385
00:19:01,534 --> 00:19:05,801
Listen, we don't want
two sheeps passing at all.
386
00:19:10,100 --> 00:19:13,767
So where's the men
of the house today?
387
00:19:13,934 --> 00:19:17,167
Ray is at work, and Matthew
is at school.
388
00:19:17,334 --> 00:19:19,167
So it's just me and the ladies.
389
00:19:19,334 --> 00:19:20,700
Yes.
390
00:19:20,701 --> 00:19:24,267
Next, with drought and heat
wiping out the family's main
391
00:19:24,434 --> 00:19:27,567
food sources, Marty zeroes
in on upgrading
392
00:19:27,734 --> 00:19:29,267
their catchment system.
393
00:19:29,434 --> 00:19:33,367
So let's think about catching
water off this side
394
00:19:33,534 --> 00:19:34,701
of the house.
395
00:19:34,868 --> 00:19:37,267
As per what your husband said,
he said he wanted to use
396
00:19:37,434 --> 00:19:39,667
this tank.
Let's look at this water.
397
00:19:39,834 --> 00:19:40,767
OK.
398
00:19:42,367 --> 00:19:43,567
Now, I got to be honest
with you.
399
00:19:45,567 --> 00:19:47,801
I don't have a lot of faith
in that water.
400
00:19:49,701 --> 00:19:54,767
And I don't think I'd get much
joy out of drinking
401
00:19:54,934 --> 00:19:57,367
with this water.
- I'm not getting joy right now.
402
00:19:58,868 --> 00:20:02,000
Here's something I've
never heard a homesteader say.
403
00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:05,868
"I can't wait to have another
big, cool, tall glass of...
404
00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,701
algae water."
405
00:20:08,868 --> 00:20:13,300
Or "I can't wait to wash
my clothes in algae water."
406
00:20:13,467 --> 00:20:14,968
The point,
407
00:20:15,133 --> 00:20:18,467
these homesteaders have
a catchment tank full of algae.
408
00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,567
Algae forms when sunlight,
warm temperatures,
409
00:20:23,734 --> 00:20:27,267
and stagnant water combine,
making catchment tanks
410
00:20:27,434 --> 00:20:29,467
a perfect breeding ground.
411
00:20:29,634 --> 00:20:33,467
Nutrients like nitrogen
and phosphorus, often from bird
412
00:20:33,634 --> 00:20:37,100
droppings or decaying leaves,
act like fertilizer
413
00:20:37,267 --> 00:20:38,601
and kickstart growth.
414
00:20:39,467 --> 00:20:44,267
If ingested or even used for
bathing, toxic algae can cause
415
00:20:44,434 --> 00:20:48,367
nausea, fever,
headaches, and in severe cases,
416
00:20:48,534 --> 00:20:50,367
liver or neurological damage.
417
00:20:51,467 --> 00:20:55,367
Once a tank is contaminated,
even a trace of algae left
418
00:20:55,534 --> 00:20:59,167
behind after cleaning can
quickly trigger a new bloom.
419
00:21:01,267 --> 00:21:04,701
Seeing the water, just with it
being so full of algae
420
00:21:04,868 --> 00:21:08,667
and dirty, that really hit me
almost like when
421
00:21:08,834 --> 00:21:10,099
the turkeys died.
422
00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:13,601
You know, just, "Oh my gosh,
what have we been doing here?"
423
00:21:13,767 --> 00:21:18,100
You know, and just not being
able to just grasp hold
424
00:21:18,267 --> 00:21:20,501
of the homesteading life
that we've wanted.
425
00:21:21,567 --> 00:21:25,667
I'm not happy with
the cleanliness of this water,
426
00:21:25,834 --> 00:21:28,467
but while we're all three
talking, let's just cut right
427
00:21:28,634 --> 00:21:29,600
to the chase.
428
00:21:29,601 --> 00:21:32,267
What is this family doing
for hot water?
429
00:21:32,434 --> 00:21:35,767
We are heating it
in a coffee pot.
430
00:21:35,934 --> 00:21:39,267
It's specifically for
the shower, or if it gets too
431
00:21:39,434 --> 00:21:41,601
cold, washing dishes,
we'll warm a little water
432
00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:44,901
and put it in the sink.
- Good to know.
433
00:21:45,067 --> 00:21:47,100
And don't think for a second
that I haven't done that.
434
00:21:47,267 --> 00:21:48,167
Yep.
435
00:21:48,334 --> 00:21:49,567
You're giving
me flashbacks.
436
00:21:49,734 --> 00:21:50,900
Nostalgia.
437
00:21:50,901 --> 00:21:54,000
50 years ago in Haines,
Alaska, when we lived very,
438
00:21:54,167 --> 00:21:55,868
very remotely.
439
00:21:56,033 --> 00:21:59,000
That said, you guys were really
roughing it when we first
440
00:21:59,167 --> 00:22:00,968
got here.
- We didn't even have this.
441
00:22:01,133 --> 00:22:04,567
We didn't have a house
or a coffee pot or a bathroom.
442
00:22:04,734 --> 00:22:06,167
Yes, but look what
you've done since then.
443
00:22:06,334 --> 00:22:07,567
Yeah.
444
00:22:08,601 --> 00:22:11,467
Though the Randles now
struggle to bring clean water
445
00:22:11,634 --> 00:22:16,667
to their home, five years ago,
water wasn't yet a priority,
446
00:22:16,834 --> 00:22:19,868
as their homestead lacked
a safe shelter.
447
00:22:20,033 --> 00:22:22,000
So this is the initial
trailer we were gonna live in.
448
00:22:22,167 --> 00:22:23,968
Oh, wow!
So what happened here?
449
00:22:24,133 --> 00:22:26,901
we were trying to renovate
it, get some of the mold out,
450
00:22:27,067 --> 00:22:31,000
but then we saw it had spread,
and so it just...
451
00:22:31,167 --> 00:22:33,000
You abandoned it.
452
00:22:33,167 --> 00:22:34,367
Had to.
453
00:22:34,534 --> 00:22:37,901
They are homesteaders
without a home.
454
00:22:38,067 --> 00:22:39,234
They're steaders.
455
00:22:40,567 --> 00:22:42,567
I had this plan
in my mind, tried to get money
456
00:22:42,734 --> 00:22:48,200
to get a home,
have it brought out to us.
457
00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:49,767
- You want to
set it right here?
- Yes.
458
00:22:49,934 --> 00:22:51,801
Well, I'm telling you
right now that there's no way
459
00:22:51,968 --> 00:22:55,501
I'm putting a building on that.
You live in hurricane country.
460
00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:57,400
- You live in tornado country.
- Yes, sir.
461
00:22:57,567 --> 00:22:59,267
Would you put a building
on those blocks?
462
00:22:59,434 --> 00:23:00,801
Not the way you just kicked
that over like that.
463
00:23:00,968 --> 00:23:02,266
Not at all.
464
00:23:02,267 --> 00:23:06,901
We have to have a foundation
that's Louisiana-proof for this
465
00:23:07,067 --> 00:23:09,167
new home of yours.
- I appreciate it.
466
00:23:09,334 --> 00:23:12,767
We've been trying to get back
to home, and it means a lot.
467
00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,167
Well, don't thank
me yet.
468
00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:17,200
Don't thank me yet.
469
00:23:20,567 --> 00:23:22,200
Oh, snap!
I didn't see that!
470
00:23:22,367 --> 00:23:23,901
Oh, my gosh!
471
00:23:25,234 --> 00:23:28,300
When we saw the needs
of the Randle family,
472
00:23:28,467 --> 00:23:32,267
we realized there was no time
to build the house.
473
00:23:32,434 --> 00:23:33,501
I started making calls.
This is your new home.
474
00:23:33,667 --> 00:23:36,767
Whoo!
475
00:23:36,934 --> 00:23:40,000
After we shared some
of the Randle story,
476
00:23:40,167 --> 00:23:42,868
the company donated
the entire home.
477
00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:47,267
- You OK, bud?
- I'm good, I'm good.
478
00:23:48,567 --> 00:23:49,567
Come here, brother.
479
00:23:51,167 --> 00:23:52,300
- Thank you.
- Come here.
480
00:23:52,467 --> 00:23:54,100
Thank you so much.
481
00:23:54,267 --> 00:23:56,367
The fact that
the community pulled together
482
00:23:56,534 --> 00:23:59,901
for this family, and they're so
deserving after all they've
483
00:24:00,133 --> 00:24:02,901
been through, their reaction...
484
00:24:03,067 --> 00:24:06,968
is incredibly moving,
and I'll never forget this day
485
00:24:07,133 --> 00:24:08,067
as long as I live.
486
00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:20,968
You've come a long ways,
but right now, we're all
487
00:24:21,133 --> 00:24:22,367
very aware.
488
00:24:22,534 --> 00:24:24,901
The weak link on this
homestead, doesn't matter if
489
00:24:25,067 --> 00:24:28,801
you're a sheep or a chicken
or a Randle.
490
00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:29,967
Yeah.
491
00:24:29,968 --> 00:24:31,868
We've got to do something
with this water.
492
00:24:40,868 --> 00:24:43,267
2
493
00:24:44,801 --> 00:24:47,567
On the Randle's 10 acres
in Louisiana...
494
00:24:47,734 --> 00:24:51,400
Let's take a moment and talk
about something that I'm seeing
495
00:24:51,567 --> 00:24:53,100
that I don't really like.
496
00:24:53,267 --> 00:24:57,467
...Marty and Faith confront
another homestead casualty.
497
00:24:57,634 --> 00:24:59,167
All right, this looks
a little different now.
498
00:24:59,334 --> 00:25:02,000
I'm not looking
at a rice paddy.
499
00:25:02,167 --> 00:25:05,100
The last time I set foot on
this homestead, we built some
500
00:25:05,267 --> 00:25:06,200
rice paddies.
501
00:25:06,367 --> 00:25:08,367
And when it got
too hot and dry,
502
00:25:09,601 --> 00:25:10,934
it decimated them.
503
00:25:12,567 --> 00:25:16,467
Though Louisiana produces over
three billion pounds of rice
504
00:25:16,634 --> 00:25:19,267
each year, making it
one of the state's most
505
00:25:19,434 --> 00:25:21,000
valuable crops,
506
00:25:21,167 --> 00:25:23,868
its shallow roots
and heat-sensitive nature
507
00:25:24,033 --> 00:25:27,467
depend on standing water
to survive.
508
00:25:27,634 --> 00:25:31,167
In hot, dry spells like
the Randles have faced,
509
00:25:31,334 --> 00:25:34,901
a paddy without supplemental
irrigation will show signs
510
00:25:35,067 --> 00:25:37,467
of stress in just a few days.
511
00:25:37,634 --> 00:25:40,868
And by week two,
the entire crop can fail.
512
00:25:42,067 --> 00:25:43,801
I'm seeing that...
513
00:25:45,100 --> 00:25:50,300
I'm seeing that the jungle is,
frankly, encroaching
514
00:25:50,467 --> 00:25:51,601
on your property.
515
00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:54,767
Five years ago, we cleared this
flat as a pancake.
516
00:25:54,934 --> 00:25:55,868
Yes.
517
00:25:57,100 --> 00:25:58,099
What am I looking at?
518
00:25:58,100 --> 00:25:59,868
It looks like I'm just
standing in a field.
519
00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:01,266
What's here?
520
00:26:01,267 --> 00:26:03,968
Nothing like that's been
producing anything, really.
521
00:26:04,133 --> 00:26:06,567
You have a pretty wild...
522
00:26:07,801 --> 00:26:08,968
flood season.
523
00:26:09,133 --> 00:26:11,100
But any kind of planting
or anything you do here
524
00:26:11,267 --> 00:26:13,367
with the garden,
that's gonna be a problem.
525
00:26:13,534 --> 00:26:14,733
Yeah.
526
00:26:14,734 --> 00:26:17,267
We thought by digging a pond
that could catch a lot of
527
00:26:17,434 --> 00:26:22,067
water, that in a perfect world,
this family could actually
528
00:26:22,234 --> 00:26:23,100
grow rice.
529
00:26:23,267 --> 00:26:24,500
I need help.
530
00:26:24,501 --> 00:26:27,667
This is a spillway that is
designed to have a gate on it.
531
00:26:27,834 --> 00:26:31,267
We'll create a spillway that
allows water to go from
532
00:26:31,434 --> 00:26:34,100
the reservoir and fill up
the rice paddy.
533
00:26:34,267 --> 00:26:35,400
Take some block.
534
00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:39,267
Use it as a tracking slide,
if you will, for a piece
535
00:26:39,434 --> 00:26:40,501
of treated lumber.
536
00:26:42,767 --> 00:26:44,567
- This what you had in mind?
- It's cool.
537
00:26:44,734 --> 00:26:45,567
Next...
538
00:26:45,734 --> 00:26:46,800
Yay!
539
00:26:46,801 --> 00:26:49,667
add water, and it's just
four to seven inches.
540
00:26:49,834 --> 00:26:50,968
We will plant rice.
541
00:26:51,868 --> 00:26:53,901
And boom, you have a cash crop.
542
00:26:54,067 --> 00:26:57,200
The first thing you're gonna
need to do is find me markers.
543
00:26:57,367 --> 00:26:59,000
The paddies are almost done.
544
00:26:59,167 --> 00:27:01,701
We have 1,000 plants we need
to get in the ground.
545
00:27:01,868 --> 00:27:03,032
And we're gonna get to work.
546
00:27:03,033 --> 00:27:05,567
And you want the plants to have
enough room to grow.
547
00:27:05,734 --> 00:27:09,267
So break off a little stick.
Put it right on the red spot.
548
00:27:09,434 --> 00:27:10,433
It's really easy.
549
00:27:10,434 --> 00:27:11,868
You're lining up with
your markers, right?
550
00:27:12,033 --> 00:27:13,334
OK.
551
00:27:13,501 --> 00:27:17,901
And just eyeball it and
shove the plant into the soil.
552
00:27:18,067 --> 00:27:19,132
Done.
553
00:27:19,133 --> 00:27:21,367
So, with rice,
it's super important to keep it
554
00:27:21,534 --> 00:27:24,667
super wet,
which is totally awesome.
555
00:27:24,834 --> 00:27:26,801
There's not a lot of places
in this world where you can
556
00:27:26,968 --> 00:27:28,767
grow rice.
557
00:27:28,934 --> 00:27:31,000
You need a perfect
environment,
558
00:27:32,167 --> 00:27:36,901
and Louisiana is becoming far
from a perfect environment.
559
00:27:37,067 --> 00:27:40,300
All right, how do you feel
about us just pushing this
560
00:27:40,467 --> 00:27:43,367
jungle back a little bit
and reclaiming
561
00:27:43,534 --> 00:27:45,100
your valuable property?
562
00:27:45,267 --> 00:27:49,467
And then maybe grow
a protected garden.
563
00:27:49,634 --> 00:27:51,100
Let me see.
Do I want the jungle...
564
00:27:52,167 --> 00:27:54,968
or do I want flat land?
Please, please get rid of it.
565
00:27:55,133 --> 00:27:56,367
OK, so if you don't mind,
566
00:27:56,534 --> 00:27:59,767
I'll just have Clint come
back here
567
00:27:59,934 --> 00:28:01,767
and then I'll continue
working on the water.
568
00:28:01,934 --> 00:28:03,000
OK.
Where's Clint?
569
00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:05,767
- Yell.
- Clint!
570
00:28:07,901 --> 00:28:10,367
- Louder.
- Clint!
571
00:28:10,534 --> 00:28:12,801
That's loud.
One last time.
572
00:28:12,968 --> 00:28:14,901
- Give it to me.
- Clint!
573
00:28:18,367 --> 00:28:20,267
Get out of the way,
because a yell like that,
574
00:28:20,434 --> 00:28:22,167
he's gonna come in
575
00:28:22,334 --> 00:28:25,467
guns blazing.-- Clint!
576
00:28:27,901 --> 00:28:31,567
To give the Randalls a jump
start on the new garden space,
577
00:28:31,734 --> 00:28:35,067
Clint will use an excavator to
clear the overgrown jungle that
578
00:28:35,234 --> 00:28:37,901
has taken over the former
rice paddy.
579
00:28:38,067 --> 00:28:41,767
Before spring, the family will
need to cover the 60 by 90
580
00:28:41,934 --> 00:28:45,868
footprint with burlap shade
cloths to shield multi-climate
581
00:28:46,033 --> 00:28:48,567
crops like sweet potato
and collard greens
582
00:28:48,734 --> 00:28:49,868
from the elements.
583
00:28:51,868 --> 00:28:55,667
We developed a section of this
property with rich,
584
00:28:55,834 --> 00:28:56,801
fertile soil.
585
00:28:56,968 --> 00:28:59,000
That footprint is
still fertile.
586
00:28:59,167 --> 00:29:01,901
We're gonna scrape off all
of that jungle, and then we're
587
00:29:02,067 --> 00:29:04,767
gonna start over with a garden.
588
00:29:04,934 --> 00:29:07,968
One man's rice paddy is
another man's...
589
00:29:09,367 --> 00:29:10,467
tomato patch.
590
00:29:18,567 --> 00:29:22,601
Later that day, Marty presents
his water catchment plan
591
00:29:22,767 --> 00:29:24,167
to Faith and Joy.
592
00:29:24,334 --> 00:29:25,701
Here's the thing.
593
00:29:25,868 --> 00:29:29,100
I personally am not going to
introduce this water straight
594
00:29:29,267 --> 00:29:30,667
into the house.
- Yeah.
595
00:29:30,834 --> 00:29:32,100
- Right?
- Right.
596
00:29:32,267 --> 00:29:37,000
Every homesteader has probably
said, "Water is life."
597
00:29:37,167 --> 00:29:38,167
But guess what?
598
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,968
If the water's contaminated
bad enough,
599
00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:44,968
water is death.
600
00:29:46,100 --> 00:29:49,000
So we're all in agreement that
this is pretty contaminated.
601
00:29:49,167 --> 00:29:50,067
- Yes.
- Yep.
602
00:29:50,234 --> 00:29:51,567
And we got to do
something drastic.
603
00:29:51,734 --> 00:29:52,968
- Yes.
- Follow me.
604
00:29:53,133 --> 00:29:54,067
Let's do something drastic.
605
00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,267
So...
606
00:29:58,434 --> 00:29:59,701
Oh.
Oh.
607
00:29:59,868 --> 00:30:00,801
OK.
608
00:30:04,300 --> 00:30:07,167
Clint just delivered us
a brand-new,
609
00:30:07,334 --> 00:30:10,767
not 500-gallon tank,
but 1,000-gallon tank.
- Wow.
610
00:30:10,934 --> 00:30:12,667
Brand-spanking-new.
611
00:30:12,834 --> 00:30:15,767
You can eat out of that thing,
let alone drink out of it.
612
00:30:15,934 --> 00:30:18,667
- So that help you?
- Yes.
613
00:30:18,834 --> 00:30:20,300
- Wow.
- Does that help?
614
00:30:20,467 --> 00:30:21,400
Yes, yes.
615
00:30:22,567 --> 00:30:24,300
Yes.
616
00:30:24,467 --> 00:30:27,667
Every time we discover
a homesteader struggling
617
00:30:27,834 --> 00:30:31,000
with keeping their water system
clean, and the water tank
618
00:30:31,167 --> 00:30:33,868
on the homestead is not
something that we can salvage,
619
00:30:34,033 --> 00:30:38,968
we start reaching out to those
people that specialize in
620
00:30:39,133 --> 00:30:43,100
brand-new water tanks,
filtration systems, whatever it
621
00:30:43,267 --> 00:30:48,000
takes to prevent algae and make
the drinking water safer
622
00:30:48,167 --> 00:30:52,167
for the homesteaders,
the animals, and even a garden.
623
00:30:52,334 --> 00:30:53,501
That's your future
water source.
624
00:30:53,667 --> 00:30:55,067
How's it feel?
625
00:30:57,567 --> 00:30:59,100
I'm just so overwhelmed.
626
00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:01,067
You know, I'm so...
627
00:31:02,667 --> 00:31:03,767
So thankful.
628
00:31:04,968 --> 00:31:07,567
This is such a load off
of our shoulders.
629
00:31:07,734 --> 00:31:12,100
Clean water is so important.
It's so important for our home.
630
00:31:12,267 --> 00:31:13,467
It's so important.
631
00:31:13,634 --> 00:31:15,067
It's taller than Matthew.
632
00:31:15,234 --> 00:31:17,801
That means it's gonna carry
a lot more water.
633
00:31:17,968 --> 00:31:19,367
Mom and dad,
634
00:31:19,534 --> 00:31:23,167
they both, they worry about
the water situation.
635
00:31:23,334 --> 00:31:27,300
Some weeks, where there's
no rain, this is one less stress
636
00:31:27,467 --> 00:31:28,968
to worry about.
637
00:31:29,133 --> 00:31:33,067
It makes me happy
that you appreciate it and see
638
00:31:33,234 --> 00:31:34,467
that you have a need
for it, yeah?
639
00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,400
I'm glad these homesteaders
appreciate the 1,000-gallon
640
00:31:39,567 --> 00:31:42,767
brand-new water tank,
but now there's a lot of work
641
00:31:42,934 --> 00:31:43,999
to be done.
642
00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,667
We need a solid foundation,
the gutter system,
643
00:31:47,834 --> 00:31:49,100
and it's quite a process
644
00:31:49,267 --> 00:31:51,767
to introduce that water
to the house.
645
00:31:51,934 --> 00:31:54,968
To establish a clean water
source that can sustain
646
00:31:55,133 --> 00:31:58,667
the homestead through extended
drought, Marty will build
647
00:31:58,834 --> 00:32:03,000
a solid foundation of compacted
fill and concrete blocks,
648
00:32:03,167 --> 00:32:06,968
strong enough to support
the new 1,000-gallon tank,
649
00:32:07,133 --> 00:32:09,868
even in Louisiana's hurricanes.
650
00:32:10,033 --> 00:32:13,968
Then he'll install a 50-foot
gutter to capture rainwater
651
00:32:14,133 --> 00:32:17,000
from the back of the house,
finishing the system
652
00:32:17,167 --> 00:32:20,868
with an indoor pump to protect
against heat and cold
653
00:32:21,033 --> 00:32:24,601
and deliver the valuable
resource into their home.
654
00:32:24,767 --> 00:32:26,167
Get rid of this.
655
00:32:26,334 --> 00:32:27,601
Bring me that black
one, please.
656
00:32:33,701 --> 00:32:36,701
2
657
00:32:36,868 --> 00:32:39,567
So I've got
a little problem.
658
00:32:39,734 --> 00:32:43,200
I don't want to set
that brand-new water tank
659
00:32:43,367 --> 00:32:46,167
on pallets and wood.
- OK.
660
00:32:46,334 --> 00:32:49,567
This would be a really nice
foundation, concrete foundation
661
00:32:49,734 --> 00:32:50,968
for that brand-new tank.
662
00:32:51,968 --> 00:32:53,300
Here's some good news.
663
00:32:53,467 --> 00:32:56,567
We got a 1,000 gallon tank,
brand new.
664
00:32:56,734 --> 00:32:59,367
Bad news is this tank
isn't light.
665
00:32:59,534 --> 00:33:01,901
It needs a solid foundation.
666
00:33:02,067 --> 00:33:06,367
Not gonna do it on pallets,
but why not take advantage of
667
00:33:06,534 --> 00:33:09,567
other building materials
on the homestead?
668
00:33:09,734 --> 00:33:11,067
- Are these yours?
- Yes.
669
00:33:11,234 --> 00:33:13,767
- These are on your property?
- Yes.
670
00:33:13,934 --> 00:33:17,667
So, if this is your property,
what's this building all about?
671
00:33:17,834 --> 00:33:22,767
This building here, my mom was
doing a shop in here.
672
00:33:22,934 --> 00:33:23,868
What's going on
with this building?
673
00:33:25,267 --> 00:33:26,400
Well, that's for Joy.
674
00:33:27,767 --> 00:33:30,100
- So she lives there?
- No, no, no, no.
675
00:33:31,167 --> 00:33:33,868
We wanted to move it to
the back, but we just couldn't
676
00:33:34,033 --> 00:33:36,400
get it over the way
the road is now.
677
00:33:36,567 --> 00:33:39,167
You know, it's rocky
and muddy and bumpy.
678
00:33:39,334 --> 00:33:41,868
I mean, that is huge,
and it looks sweet.
679
00:33:42,033 --> 00:33:43,267
Yeah, her little college gift.
680
00:33:44,767 --> 00:33:46,767
When did she get
that college gift?
681
00:33:46,934 --> 00:33:48,601
Well, it's just been
sitting here.
682
00:33:48,767 --> 00:33:51,367
- How long ago?
- For probably about a year.
683
00:33:52,467 --> 00:33:53,434
Yep.
684
00:33:53,601 --> 00:33:56,267
She doesn't know
that it's for her, though.
685
00:33:56,434 --> 00:33:57,801
- She doesn't know?
- No.
686
00:33:57,968 --> 00:33:59,868
Does she want to live
in the backside of the property
687
00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:01,734
near her mom and dad?
- Yes.
688
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:09,000
Joy, she's in college now,
and a home on the homestead is
689
00:34:09,167 --> 00:34:12,467
something that she's been
wanting, and we've been wanting
690
00:34:12,634 --> 00:34:14,300
for her.
691
00:34:14,467 --> 00:34:17,701
we've always wanted
to be able to have a place
692
00:34:17,868 --> 00:34:20,167
for our children
and our children's children
693
00:34:20,334 --> 00:34:21,667
on the property.
694
00:34:21,834 --> 00:34:25,901
Our kids have really connected
with the vision, but we have
695
00:34:26,067 --> 00:34:28,200
to be able to make
the vision work.
696
00:34:29,367 --> 00:34:32,000
I think that's pretty special
that, you know, a kid who's
697
00:34:32,167 --> 00:34:35,968
in college still wants to be
around her mom and dad.
698
00:34:36,133 --> 00:34:37,801
- Uh, it's huge.
- Yeah.
699
00:34:37,968 --> 00:34:40,567
It's priceless.
You know how it works.
700
00:34:40,734 --> 00:34:41,767
You can't tell me
something like this.
701
00:34:43,234 --> 00:34:46,467
You can't tell me something
like this, and not let me kinda
702
00:34:46,634 --> 00:34:48,801
get the wheels going, yeah?
- you can get the wheels going.
703
00:34:48,968 --> 00:34:49,868
All right,
I'll keep you posted.
704
00:34:50,033 --> 00:34:51,032
Yes, indeed.
705
00:34:51,033 --> 00:34:52,501
There's a lot of work
to be done.
706
00:34:52,667 --> 00:34:56,968
And now I find out that Joy
had a house on this trailer,
707
00:34:57,133 --> 00:34:58,200
a gift from her parents.
708
00:34:58,367 --> 00:34:59,868
Don't hurt yourself.
709
00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:04,100
There's nothing more fulfilling
than seeing young people
710
00:35:04,267 --> 00:35:08,467
embrace this lifestyle of
711
00:35:08,634 --> 00:35:12,567
independence and a little bit
of responsibility.
712
00:35:12,734 --> 00:35:14,400
So now I have to make time
for it.
713
00:35:20,567 --> 00:35:23,667
We'll start catching the water
on that end of the roof,
714
00:35:23,834 --> 00:35:28,467
and then we'll let it come down
this direction, right here.
715
00:35:28,634 --> 00:35:32,067
With the concrete blocks
retrieved, Marty and Faith
716
00:35:32,234 --> 00:35:34,567
begin laying the new
catchment tank foundation.
717
00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,868
Just right in this corner?
718
00:35:38,033 --> 00:35:42,200
Having the tank now, it just--
it helps us so much.
719
00:35:42,367 --> 00:35:45,767
It is, um, it's black,
so keeps out the sun,
720
00:35:45,934 --> 00:35:49,567
so we don't have to worry about
algae and things like that.
721
00:35:49,734 --> 00:35:52,868
And this one is 1,000 gallons,
so it just gives time
722
00:35:53,033 --> 00:35:55,767
for the rain to come and fill it
back up, you know?
723
00:35:55,934 --> 00:35:57,367
So it really gives us hope.
724
00:35:58,667 --> 00:36:00,367
Now, the next one over there.
725
00:36:01,567 --> 00:36:02,767
Needs a lot of dirt.
726
00:36:02,934 --> 00:36:04,367
Do you notice how
Clint disappeared?
727
00:36:05,868 --> 00:36:06,868
Clint!
728
00:36:08,067 --> 00:36:09,200
Put your level on this.
729
00:36:11,667 --> 00:36:13,000
- Oh, yeah.
- You like it?
730
00:36:13,167 --> 00:36:14,400
- That looks level.
- OK, out of the way.
731
00:36:14,567 --> 00:36:15,601
Let's do another row,
and thank you.
732
00:36:15,767 --> 00:36:17,067
Looks good.
Thank you.
733
00:36:18,267 --> 00:36:21,567
The last five years have been
pretty hard on the homestead.
734
00:36:22,667 --> 00:36:25,567
It seems like the last five
years have been pretty good
735
00:36:25,734 --> 00:36:27,767
for Faith.
She looks healthy.
736
00:36:27,934 --> 00:36:29,032
She looks strong.
737
00:36:29,033 --> 00:36:31,467
She's right there next to me,
digging, scraping,
738
00:36:31,634 --> 00:36:33,100
raking, working.
739
00:36:33,267 --> 00:36:36,400
And I remember back five years
ago, not so much.
740
00:36:37,701 --> 00:36:40,467
Let's wire these on there
as a cushion so we don't...
741
00:36:41,467 --> 00:36:42,868
Can you hold that for me?
Come on over, please.
742
00:36:43,033 --> 00:36:45,567
I'm having some asthma trouble.
743
00:36:45,734 --> 00:36:47,767
- OK, honey.
- Let's take a moment.
744
00:36:47,934 --> 00:36:49,667
Can we get the medic?
745
00:36:49,834 --> 00:36:52,901
I remember doing a little
work, and she got exhausted,
746
00:36:53,067 --> 00:36:54,233
and she became faint.
747
00:36:54,234 --> 00:36:57,200
We had to have the medic
console her, look after her,
748
00:36:57,367 --> 00:36:59,200
and monitor her health.
749
00:36:59,367 --> 00:37:03,167
She's got some wheezing
and some other stuff happening.
750
00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:05,367
Not this time.
751
00:37:05,534 --> 00:37:08,901
I'm very happy to see
that she's doing so well.
752
00:37:11,367 --> 00:37:13,367
- Matthew can help.
- Where's Matthew?
753
00:37:13,534 --> 00:37:14,567
Matthew!
Look.
754
00:37:14,734 --> 00:37:15,667
Matthew!
755
00:37:15,834 --> 00:37:17,200
Like you say.
756
00:37:17,367 --> 00:37:19,200
Clint!
And Matthew!
757
00:37:20,467 --> 00:37:22,667
- Are you back from school?
- I am.
758
00:37:22,834 --> 00:37:25,100
Feel free to bring me
one over, young man.
759
00:37:25,267 --> 00:37:27,100
Thank you.
760
00:37:27,267 --> 00:37:30,367
Seeing that 1,000-gallon tank,
it really made me happy,
761
00:37:30,534 --> 00:37:34,100
'cause I was normally the one
out here getting the gallons
762
00:37:34,267 --> 00:37:35,601
for the bathroom and whatever.
763
00:37:35,767 --> 00:37:38,901
But having that 1,000-gallon
tank is really gonna
764
00:37:39,067 --> 00:37:41,567
help out.
- I think dad's gonna cry.
765
00:37:41,734 --> 00:37:42,667
I think he's gonna whoop.
766
00:37:43,767 --> 00:37:46,000
Whoo!
It'll be just like that.
767
00:37:47,167 --> 00:37:49,000
Last time we worked together,
he was this tall.
768
00:37:50,267 --> 00:37:51,267
What are you waiting on?
769
00:37:52,667 --> 00:37:55,267
Grab me another one, please.
Good job, son.
770
00:37:55,434 --> 00:37:59,767
The last time I was here,
Matthew was a young boy helping
771
00:37:59,934 --> 00:38:03,467
me and his dad put in
a foundation for his new cabin.
772
00:38:03,634 --> 00:38:07,901
And even then, he was invested
in their dream.
773
00:38:08,067 --> 00:38:09,968
Anything you want to help with,
come up and ask me,
774
00:38:10,133 --> 00:38:12,167
and I'll put you to work.
There's plenty to do.
775
00:38:12,334 --> 00:38:13,901
I need you.
776
00:38:14,067 --> 00:38:18,567
I am excited to do
a lot of work.
777
00:38:18,734 --> 00:38:19,767
Hey, buddy, grab
the other end of that board
778
00:38:19,934 --> 00:38:21,000
with your dad, please.
779
00:38:21,167 --> 00:38:22,667
Drop it.
780
00:38:22,834 --> 00:38:27,100
Seeing my son out there, just
hungry for work, hungry for--
781
00:38:27,267 --> 00:38:29,100
to actually be a part
of the development
782
00:38:29,267 --> 00:38:31,667
of the homestead and
the foundation, I was impressed
783
00:38:31,834 --> 00:38:33,667
with him.
I was pretty proud.
784
00:38:33,834 --> 00:38:35,701
Point...
and spread.
785
00:38:35,868 --> 00:38:36,968
- Nice.
- Wow.
786
00:38:37,133 --> 00:38:38,667
So, how tall does
it have to be?
787
00:38:38,834 --> 00:38:41,267
- 23 and three-quarters.
- Done.
788
00:38:41,434 --> 00:38:44,100
you can tell right away
if somebody's invested
789
00:38:44,267 --> 00:38:46,200
in a homestead or not.
How?
790
00:38:46,367 --> 00:38:47,767
Do they want to learn?
791
00:38:47,934 --> 00:38:49,400
- It's not level.
- OK.
792
00:38:50,567 --> 00:38:52,467
Excellent work.
Good job.
793
00:38:54,501 --> 00:38:58,300
I'm happy to report
he's still invaluable.
794
00:38:58,467 --> 00:39:00,067
All right, how's it
look, everyone?
795
00:39:00,234 --> 00:39:01,667
- It looks great.
- I see dirt right there.
796
00:39:01,834 --> 00:39:05,901
I want a clean foundation
for clean tanks that are gonna
797
00:39:06,067 --> 00:39:08,234
take clean water.
798
00:39:10,701 --> 00:39:13,367
Even though we've been going
through all of this trial
799
00:39:13,534 --> 00:39:16,367
and error and everything,
I'm really glad that the kids
800
00:39:16,534 --> 00:39:19,400
are still excited about
the work and seeing
801
00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:23,400
the progress and the success
and even the downsides as well,
802
00:39:23,567 --> 00:39:25,467
you know,
because we're all learning.
803
00:39:25,634 --> 00:39:27,067
Thank you, Clint!
804
00:39:27,234 --> 00:39:29,501
But I'm so glad that they
are so, you know, willing
805
00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:32,767
to participate
and keep going forward.
806
00:39:32,934 --> 00:39:33,868
I have some good kids.
807
00:39:35,467 --> 00:39:37,267
Whoo!
808
00:39:37,434 --> 00:39:38,767
I'm so happy.
809
00:39:40,868 --> 00:39:43,000
- Don't you want to join me, son?
- No.
810
00:39:48,033 --> 00:39:49,233
Come on back here.
811
00:39:49,234 --> 00:39:50,801
One of the reasons we're trying
to get this in now is
812
00:39:50,968 --> 00:39:52,767
because it looks like
it's gonna rain.
813
00:39:52,934 --> 00:39:54,132
Yes.
814
00:39:54,133 --> 00:39:55,467
Wouldn't it be amazing
if we could catch rain?
815
00:39:55,634 --> 00:39:56,800
Whoo!
816
00:39:56,801 --> 00:39:59,100
- Right now, yes.
- All the rain, starting today.
817
00:39:59,267 --> 00:40:00,667
- Yes.
- Forever.
818
00:40:00,834 --> 00:40:02,033
Let's go.
819
00:40:03,467 --> 00:40:07,367
With rain in the forecast
and patriarch Ray still
820
00:40:07,534 --> 00:40:11,567
at work, Marty and the family
race to install a gutter system
821
00:40:11,734 --> 00:40:13,367
for their new
water catchment tank.
822
00:40:15,567 --> 00:40:18,100
You put that spout where
you think it needs to go.
823
00:40:19,767 --> 00:40:23,601
This is the second time that
I've been to this homestead,
824
00:40:23,767 --> 00:40:27,767
and I probably will never come
back here ever again.
825
00:40:27,934 --> 00:40:29,300
We got to get it right.
826
00:40:29,467 --> 00:40:30,367
I like that.
827
00:40:30,534 --> 00:40:31,667
Snap it, please.
828
00:40:31,834 --> 00:40:33,032
We lost Ray.
829
00:40:33,033 --> 00:40:36,901
It's apparent that we're
running out of time, and now,
830
00:40:37,067 --> 00:40:39,167
I need all the help I can get.
831
00:40:39,334 --> 00:40:40,767
Family, would you please
hand me a...
832
00:40:41,901 --> 00:40:43,968
a gutter, please?
- Here we go.
833
00:40:44,133 --> 00:40:45,100
Thank you.
834
00:40:45,267 --> 00:40:47,567
Matt's holding up
precious cargo.
835
00:40:47,734 --> 00:40:49,701
That little roof right there.
Are you ready?
836
00:40:49,868 --> 00:40:51,099
Yeah.
837
00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:55,267
If it ever rains one
inch, this roof will collect
838
00:40:55,434 --> 00:40:57,100
600 gallons of water.
839
00:40:57,267 --> 00:41:01,267
So that tank will fill up
in one storm.
840
00:41:01,434 --> 00:41:02,901
- Wow.
- Not kidding.
841
00:41:03,067 --> 00:41:05,400
And then the next step is what?
842
00:41:07,901 --> 00:41:08,968
Toilets?
843
00:41:10,300 --> 00:41:12,200
Of course he'd day that.
844
00:41:12,367 --> 00:41:14,167
Why would--
why of all the things--
845
00:41:14,334 --> 00:41:16,467
why of all the things
in the house, it could go
846
00:41:16,634 --> 00:41:20,467
to-- the sink,
the dishes, right?
847
00:41:20,634 --> 00:41:22,000
You said, "toilet."
848
00:41:22,167 --> 00:41:25,868
When you have kids,
it's a big deal
849
00:41:26,033 --> 00:41:30,367
when you get running water
and a toilet that flushes.
850
00:41:30,534 --> 00:41:33,601
Cleanliness is next to...
851
00:41:34,901 --> 00:41:36,267
godliness.
852
00:41:36,434 --> 00:41:38,267
Flip that tank
853
00:41:38,434 --> 00:41:41,167
in whatever position you want
so that we can get access
854
00:41:41,334 --> 00:41:42,567
to water out of the bottom.
- OK.
855
00:41:42,734 --> 00:41:44,467
The water we're gonna
catch real soon.
856
00:41:44,634 --> 00:41:45,467
- Yes, sir.
- Please.
857
00:41:45,634 --> 00:41:46,567
Thank you.
858
00:41:50,767 --> 00:41:55,100
I'm looking at this pasture as
a beautiful place to build
859
00:41:55,267 --> 00:41:56,667
a nice little barn.
What do you think?
860
00:41:56,834 --> 00:41:57,999
- Yeah.
- That would be great.
861
00:41:58,000 --> 00:41:59,968
Because some very generous
people donated a building.
862
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:01,067
They're right there.
863
00:42:06,767 --> 00:42:10,367
2
Brand-new 1,000-gallon tank.
Brand-new gutter system.
864
00:42:11,467 --> 00:42:13,367
Before the sun sets...
865
00:42:13,534 --> 00:42:15,367
About to marry it all together.
866
00:42:15,534 --> 00:42:18,868
...Marty works to finalize
the new catchment system.
867
00:42:19,033 --> 00:42:20,667
See that water?
868
00:42:20,834 --> 00:42:22,267
Exactly.
869
00:42:22,434 --> 00:42:26,667
Any garden hose exposed
to the elements at 32 degrees
870
00:42:26,834 --> 00:42:29,567
or lower temperature is
gonna freeze.
871
00:42:30,567 --> 00:42:32,801
Gets low enough,
it's gonna break.
872
00:42:32,968 --> 00:42:34,567
When this pump freezes
873
00:42:35,767 --> 00:42:38,801
so hard that it expands
and breaks the pump...
874
00:42:38,968 --> 00:42:39,868
Ooh!
875
00:42:40,033 --> 00:42:41,300
Now it's getting expensive.
876
00:42:42,868 --> 00:42:48,000
It's time to move these pumps,
these water lines,
877
00:42:48,167 --> 00:42:51,267
inside the structure,
inside the home where it's warm
878
00:42:51,434 --> 00:42:53,200
year-round.
879
00:42:53,367 --> 00:42:54,367
That's the right way to do it.
880
00:42:56,667 --> 00:42:59,200
We're getting a lot done,
but I'm going into
881
00:42:59,367 --> 00:43:01,067
homestead mode.
Why?
882
00:43:01,234 --> 00:43:03,767
Our homesteader, Ray,
is coming back.
883
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,300
Family, everybody get up here.
Come on.
884
00:43:07,467 --> 00:43:08,667
Together.
885
00:43:08,834 --> 00:43:10,066
All right.
886
00:43:10,067 --> 00:43:13,267
I think when Ray sees
the tank, he's gonna cry.
887
00:43:13,434 --> 00:43:14,367
He's gonna be...
888
00:43:14,534 --> 00:43:15,600
You know, he may--
889
00:43:15,601 --> 00:43:16,901
you know, he's gonna have
the shoulders and...
890
00:43:19,868 --> 00:43:21,400
You've been gone.
It's time you caught up.
891
00:43:21,567 --> 00:43:22,701
Ooh!
892
00:43:22,868 --> 00:43:24,400
What do you think, dad?
893
00:43:24,567 --> 00:43:26,167
Oh!
894
00:43:26,334 --> 00:43:28,000
We have
a 1,000-gallon tank.
895
00:43:28,167 --> 00:43:29,334
Come on with it.
896
00:43:29,501 --> 00:43:32,400
They put the gutters up,
so it's already ready
897
00:43:32,567 --> 00:43:34,667
for rainwater.
- Forecast is rain.
898
00:43:34,834 --> 00:43:36,567
- Cool?
- Absolutely.
899
00:43:36,734 --> 00:43:38,000
If it rains one inch,
900
00:43:39,167 --> 00:43:44,100
this roof system will catch
600 gallons of water.
901
00:43:44,267 --> 00:43:46,100
So, in one inch of rain,
it's half full...
902
00:43:46,267 --> 00:43:47,200
Yeah.
903
00:43:47,367 --> 00:43:49,567
...a big storm, easily full.
904
00:43:49,734 --> 00:43:51,032
Nice.
905
00:43:51,033 --> 00:43:54,701
And there's no more
having to go pump the rainwater,
906
00:43:54,868 --> 00:43:59,567
and no more having to go
and connect the water hoses,
907
00:43:59,734 --> 00:44:01,167
all of that stuff.
908
00:44:03,434 --> 00:44:05,367
- It's already done.
- Does this help you?
909
00:44:05,534 --> 00:44:06,733
Absolutely!
910
00:44:06,734 --> 00:44:09,901
Him and Matthew were the main
ones dealing with that,
911
00:44:10,067 --> 00:44:12,167
and, you know, just trying
to take care of it.
912
00:44:12,334 --> 00:44:15,267
He's so, so happy
and so thankful.
913
00:44:15,434 --> 00:44:17,868
Climb up that ladder, please,
and get a look and see.
914
00:44:18,033 --> 00:44:19,467
Was not expecting to see
this tank
915
00:44:19,634 --> 00:44:20,933
when I walked around
this corner.
916
00:44:20,934 --> 00:44:25,868
This means a great deal to me
because I did not want to get
917
00:44:26,033 --> 00:44:28,400
connected to the city water,
the grid.
918
00:44:28,567 --> 00:44:31,000
I wanted to make sure
that some portion of us
919
00:44:31,167 --> 00:44:32,000
stayed off the grid.
920
00:44:32,167 --> 00:44:34,367
- It's clear.
- Looks safe?
921
00:44:34,534 --> 00:44:35,733
Looks drinkable.
922
00:44:35,734 --> 00:44:39,367
Have you ever had water in any
catchment tanks on this
923
00:44:39,534 --> 00:44:41,868
property in five years
that was that clean?
924
00:44:42,033 --> 00:44:43,067
No.
925
00:44:43,234 --> 00:44:45,300
This 1,000-gallon tank
926
00:44:45,467 --> 00:44:48,501
is really gonna be
a plus for us.
927
00:44:48,667 --> 00:44:52,000
Even if it goes time without
raining, I think that it'll
928
00:44:52,167 --> 00:44:55,601
last long because it's gonna
stay, you know, full during
929
00:44:55,767 --> 00:44:56,933
the raining season.
930
00:44:56,934 --> 00:44:58,300
And then, whenever we have
that drought, we'll still
931
00:44:58,467 --> 00:44:59,334
have enough.
932
00:44:59,501 --> 00:45:02,367
It's clear.
It's clear!
933
00:45:02,534 --> 00:45:06,667
So, if you look, this is
hard-wired, straight in.
934
00:45:06,834 --> 00:45:11,167
When your mom is done looking
inside there, she's gonna
935
00:45:11,334 --> 00:45:15,067
batten down the hatches,
put a pin, a locking pin in
936
00:45:15,234 --> 00:45:18,267
there, and we're not gonna let
any bugs, I don't care how
937
00:45:18,434 --> 00:45:20,400
microscopic, get in this water.
938
00:45:20,567 --> 00:45:22,701
I can't think of one thing
we can add to this system
939
00:45:22,868 --> 00:45:25,000
to make it safer.
It's all here.
940
00:45:25,167 --> 00:45:27,868
We've taken out your old pump.
You have a brand-new pump.
941
00:45:28,033 --> 00:45:29,100
Would you do me a favor,
young man?
942
00:45:29,267 --> 00:45:30,868
Plug it in.
943
00:45:31,033 --> 00:45:32,200
Good man.
Oh, you hear that?
944
00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:35,167
- Oh, yeah.
- OK, now.
945
00:45:35,334 --> 00:45:36,868
- Automatically.
- Oh, snap!
946
00:45:37,033 --> 00:45:38,100
Can you hear the water going
in the house?
947
00:45:38,267 --> 00:45:39,200
- Yes.
- Can you hear it?
948
00:45:39,367 --> 00:45:40,400
Yes.
949
00:45:40,567 --> 00:45:43,000
We are gonna insulate
that pipe.
950
00:45:43,167 --> 00:45:45,167
How do we know water's going
into that house?
951
00:45:45,334 --> 00:45:46,767
- You.
- Oh, my bad.
952
00:45:46,934 --> 00:45:48,567
Yeah.
953
00:45:48,734 --> 00:45:52,067
We hooked up a brand-new
water tank.
954
00:45:52,234 --> 00:45:53,868
Please do me a favor
and turn on the water.
955
00:45:55,300 --> 00:45:58,601
Going along with that,
someone donated a bunch
956
00:45:58,767 --> 00:46:00,066
of water.
957
00:46:00,067 --> 00:46:03,968
But this family might be in
for a much bigger surprise.
958
00:46:05,501 --> 00:46:07,267
Before we go home tonight,
you're gonna have hot water.
959
00:46:12,567 --> 00:46:14,000
Big thing to be here
five years without
960
00:46:15,267 --> 00:46:17,667
really good water
and it's a huge thing
961
00:46:17,834 --> 00:46:21,167
to be here five years
without hot water.
962
00:46:21,334 --> 00:46:22,267
What do you think, dad?
963
00:46:28,300 --> 00:46:32,367
Oh, man, I feel really
secure to have, you know,
964
00:46:32,534 --> 00:46:34,868
the running water,
a nice supply of water,
965
00:46:35,033 --> 00:46:36,601
and hot water.
966
00:46:36,767 --> 00:46:38,868
You know, my kids, man,
kids are great.
967
00:46:39,033 --> 00:46:42,000
Like, they hardly
ever complain.
968
00:46:42,167 --> 00:46:43,567
For them to have
this sense of...
969
00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:48,100
regular life, home life,
just hot water--
970
00:46:48,267 --> 00:46:50,267
I mean, it's big to us,
as the parents.
971
00:46:50,434 --> 00:46:54,133
It's huge, and it means
a lot to me as a dad.
972
00:46:56,601 --> 00:46:59,267
I think it's great.
It's great.
973
00:47:00,767 --> 00:47:01,767
Well, I think
you're deserving.
974
00:47:06,968 --> 00:47:10,267
Listen, listen, you're
a man that's all about
975
00:47:10,434 --> 00:47:12,367
his family, OK?
I get it.
976
00:47:14,067 --> 00:47:18,968
I can tell in five minutes
or less if I'm working with
977
00:47:19,133 --> 00:47:22,100
a good man.
And that's Ray.
978
00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:25,267
This area here,
979
00:47:25,434 --> 00:47:27,567
I'm gonna fence in,
and this is gonna be like
980
00:47:27,734 --> 00:47:28,700
our front yard.
981
00:47:28,701 --> 00:47:30,267
This is where we're gonna
have our tea,
982
00:47:30,434 --> 00:47:32,467
our Arnold Palmer,
our lemonade.
983
00:47:32,634 --> 00:47:34,567
He's a good husband,
he's a good provider,
984
00:47:34,734 --> 00:47:35,901
and he's a good worker.
985
00:47:36,067 --> 00:47:38,200
You look like you're the king
of your castle.
986
00:47:38,367 --> 00:47:39,633
I like that.
987
00:47:39,634 --> 00:47:44,000
And trust me, he's
deserving of this water system.
988
00:47:44,167 --> 00:47:45,567
So, who would like to take a--
989
00:47:46,701 --> 00:47:49,367
Who would like to take
a hot shower tonight?
990
00:47:49,534 --> 00:47:52,467
I have to go back to work if
I'm gonna finish the hot
991
00:47:52,634 --> 00:47:55,067
water before sundown.
Thank you.
992
00:47:55,234 --> 00:47:56,167
Thank you.
993
00:48:06,667 --> 00:48:07,767
We have
a hot water tank.
994
00:48:09,701 --> 00:48:11,100
I've just been sitting here
staring at it.
995
00:48:15,801 --> 00:48:18,067
It's the little things,
like having hot water,
996
00:48:18,234 --> 00:48:20,300
not having to go through
warming up hot water
997
00:48:20,467 --> 00:48:21,667
for everybody, right?
998
00:48:21,834 --> 00:48:23,066
Having to go through
the process
999
00:48:23,067 --> 00:48:26,400
of something just so simple
for just being at a regular
1000
00:48:26,567 --> 00:48:28,467
home where you just...
1001
00:48:28,634 --> 00:48:30,968
flip the switch or turn
the knob, the H knob,
1002
00:48:31,133 --> 00:48:32,701
and it's hot water.
And so we were like...
1003
00:48:34,267 --> 00:48:36,067
you know, it hit us.
1004
00:48:36,234 --> 00:48:37,167
Appreciate it.
1005
00:48:49,300 --> 00:48:50,901
Clint!
1006
00:48:51,067 --> 00:48:52,234
Back to business here.
1007
00:48:53,100 --> 00:48:54,968
Drive that right in here,
where everything's close,
1008
00:48:55,133 --> 00:48:56,333
if you want.
1009
00:48:56,334 --> 00:48:59,300
Kind of push the weeds,
and the trees, and the bushes.
1010
00:49:00,868 --> 00:49:02,968
A new day on
the Randle Homestead.
1011
00:49:03,133 --> 00:49:04,500
Whoo!
1012
00:49:04,501 --> 00:49:08,000
As Clint continues to carve out
a footprint for a multi-climate
1013
00:49:08,167 --> 00:49:12,267
garden, nesting boxes take
shape, designed to protect
1014
00:49:12,434 --> 00:49:15,167
chicken eggs from predators
and help the family
1015
00:49:15,334 --> 00:49:17,567
to reintroduce more poultry.
1016
00:49:17,734 --> 00:49:20,667
If you can finish these
nesting boxes, just thank you.
1017
00:49:20,834 --> 00:49:22,067
Appreciate it.
Carry on.
1018
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:28,300
Over at the sheep pen...
1019
00:49:29,367 --> 00:49:32,868
Marty unveils his plan for
protecting the family's other
1020
00:49:33,033 --> 00:49:34,868
precious livestock.
1021
00:49:35,033 --> 00:49:38,100
Got to thinking
about the four-legged
1022
00:49:39,701 --> 00:49:43,300
residents on your homestead,
the sheep, and the bad weather,
1023
00:49:43,467 --> 00:49:45,000
and the heat, and the storms.
1024
00:49:45,167 --> 00:49:49,167
I'm looking at this pasture
as a beautiful, clean,
1025
00:49:49,334 --> 00:49:51,801
place to build
a nice little barn.
1026
00:49:51,968 --> 00:49:52,868
What do you think?
1027
00:49:53,033 --> 00:49:53,901
- That would be great.
- Yeah.
1028
00:49:54,067 --> 00:49:55,200
Will your son like this?
1029
00:49:55,367 --> 00:49:56,533
- Yes.
- He will love it.
1030
00:49:56,534 --> 00:49:58,467
Because some very generous
people donated a building.
1031
00:49:58,634 --> 00:49:59,567
They're right there.
1032
00:50:03,567 --> 00:50:04,667
- Guys!
- How are ya?
1033
00:50:06,467 --> 00:50:08,100
How y'all doing?
1034
00:50:08,267 --> 00:50:10,000
- Good.
- Oh, my goodness.
1035
00:50:10,167 --> 00:50:12,100
- How are you?
- Better now that you're here.
1036
00:50:12,267 --> 00:50:14,367
- Glad to be here.
- You're so welcome.
1037
00:50:14,534 --> 00:50:17,367
- It's so nice to meet you.
- Thank you.
1038
00:50:17,534 --> 00:50:19,100
- Thank you, thank you.
- You're so welcome.
1039
00:50:20,367 --> 00:50:22,100
Please explain to us
1040
00:50:22,267 --> 00:50:24,567
uh, what's on that trailer, please.
1041
00:50:24,734 --> 00:50:26,400
Basically, it doesn't
look like much right now,
1042
00:50:26,567 --> 00:50:31,467
but it's a 10-by-20 loafing
shed, animal run-in shelter.
1043
00:50:33,501 --> 00:50:37,801
Built for ultimate climate
resiliency, steel sheds offer
1044
00:50:37,968 --> 00:50:42,067
critical protection for sheep
in this region of Louisiana.
1045
00:50:42,234 --> 00:50:45,400
In extreme heat,
the corrugated steel reflects
1046
00:50:45,567 --> 00:50:49,367
the sun and provides shade,
while natural cross breezes
1047
00:50:49,534 --> 00:50:51,467
help regulate
temperatures inside.
1048
00:50:52,501 --> 00:50:56,601
When hurricanes or heavy storms
roll in, the structure holds
1049
00:50:56,767 --> 00:50:59,868
strong, shielding the flock
from pounding rain
1050
00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:01,567
and high winds.
1051
00:51:01,734 --> 00:51:04,868
During arctic cold snaps,
like the Randles faced earlier
1052
00:51:05,033 --> 00:51:08,901
this year, three solid walls
and a thick layer of straw
1053
00:51:09,067 --> 00:51:11,667
traps warmth,
creating a durable,
1054
00:51:11,834 --> 00:51:14,267
low-maintenance refuge
year-round.
1055
00:51:15,667 --> 00:51:16,800
Oh, wow.
1056
00:51:16,801 --> 00:51:18,567
So it's gonna be
wood-treated frame with...
1057
00:51:19,868 --> 00:51:21,067
The metal siding.
1058
00:51:21,234 --> 00:51:24,767
...metal siding and trim,
and keep them out of the rain.
1059
00:51:24,934 --> 00:51:27,801
What's really cool about
you bringing a solid steel
1060
00:51:27,968 --> 00:51:31,767
and wood and metal siding
building is that if you look
1061
00:51:31,934 --> 00:51:37,300
around, these guys are actually
the king and queens of pallets.
1062
00:51:37,467 --> 00:51:39,267
- Oh, OK.
- Look around,
look around.
1063
00:51:39,434 --> 00:51:41,467
- Well, I see it.
- Pallet queen.
1064
00:51:41,634 --> 00:51:44,868
They're, well,
it's the epitome of recycle,
1065
00:51:45,033 --> 00:51:46,801
upcycle, free cycle,
1066
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:49,767
and they're good at it.
1067
00:51:49,934 --> 00:51:52,567
but if you build out of pallets
with Visqueen roofs,
1068
00:51:52,734 --> 00:51:54,267
you're gonna suffer
some damage.
1069
00:51:54,434 --> 00:51:56,667
So this is a life changer.
1070
00:51:56,834 --> 00:51:59,767
On that note,
we're on day three of four.
1071
00:52:05,100 --> 00:52:07,300
I have to be honest,
I don't have time to do it.
1072
00:52:09,367 --> 00:52:12,767
The Raneys did so much
with helping us, you know,
1073
00:52:12,934 --> 00:52:14,233
the last time.
1074
00:52:14,234 --> 00:52:16,667
They don't just give the fish,
but you give the rod and teach
1075
00:52:16,834 --> 00:52:18,100
them how to fish.
1076
00:52:18,267 --> 00:52:20,767
When someone comes and they
help you, then it's, like,
1077
00:52:20,934 --> 00:52:23,601
OK, they give you a leg up,
and it's, "OK, I got it."
1078
00:52:26,067 --> 00:52:27,868
We could do it.
1079
00:52:28,033 --> 00:52:29,467
- We'll get it done.
- You can do it?
1080
00:52:29,634 --> 00:52:30,900
- We could do it.
- Oh, yeah.
1081
00:52:30,901 --> 00:52:34,367
If you don't mind, let's get
this truck relocated over here
1082
00:52:34,534 --> 00:52:35,868
and get to work.
1083
00:52:38,267 --> 00:52:41,467
Once we put this post
in, we'll figure out our border
1084
00:52:41,634 --> 00:52:43,200
lines, our corners...
- OK.
1085
00:52:43,367 --> 00:52:45,367
...and make sure our building's
gonna be square.
1086
00:52:45,534 --> 00:52:47,667
That way, when we put the roof
on, it's nice and straight,
1087
00:52:47,834 --> 00:52:48,701
and take it from there.
1088
00:52:50,100 --> 00:52:51,701
This is such a blessing.
1089
00:52:51,868 --> 00:52:55,400
This is so amazing, just to
have that stable foundation.
1090
00:52:55,567 --> 00:52:57,767
That is just such a big deal.
1091
00:52:57,934 --> 00:52:59,000
Are you leveled up
both sides?
1092
00:52:59,167 --> 00:53:00,100
I am leveled.
1093
00:53:02,300 --> 00:53:04,100
Money!
1094
00:53:04,267 --> 00:53:05,300
Isn't that what Marty says?
1095
00:53:05,467 --> 00:53:06,400
- Money!
- That's it.
1096
00:53:13,667 --> 00:53:15,000
2
Is that a good slope?
1097
00:53:15,167 --> 00:53:16,667
Do you want it sloped
more or less?
1098
00:53:16,834 --> 00:53:19,000
I think slope it
a little more.
1099
00:53:19,167 --> 00:53:22,467
Less than two days remain
on the Randles' Louisiana
1100
00:53:22,634 --> 00:53:23,467
re-rescue.
1101
00:53:23,634 --> 00:53:24,900
Clint!
1102
00:53:24,901 --> 00:53:28,000
As Clint nears the finish
line, transforming the family's
1103
00:53:28,167 --> 00:53:31,000
overgrown rice paddies
into a future garden space...
1104
00:53:31,167 --> 00:53:32,567
Whoo!
1105
00:53:32,734 --> 00:53:35,467
...construction pushes forward
on a steel shed
1106
00:53:36,567 --> 00:53:38,767
to protect
the homestead's sheep.
1107
00:53:38,934 --> 00:53:40,567
You sure you don't need
any pallets?
1108
00:53:40,734 --> 00:53:42,467
- No pallets.
- OK.
1109
00:53:42,634 --> 00:53:43,766
Nope.
1110
00:53:43,767 --> 00:53:46,000
Unless it gets cold,
and then we can build one heck
1111
00:53:46,167 --> 00:53:47,868
of a bonfire with them suckers.
1112
00:53:49,667 --> 00:53:52,868
I left this homestead
five years ago, but guess what?
1113
00:53:53,033 --> 00:53:56,667
In the last five years,
this property has been ravaged
1114
00:53:56,834 --> 00:53:58,367
by extreme weather.
1115
00:53:59,767 --> 00:54:03,567
Too hot, too wet,
too cold, too dry.
1116
00:54:03,734 --> 00:54:07,567
The point, you can't predict
the future, but what you can do
1117
00:54:07,734 --> 00:54:12,300
is be flexible.
No homestead is impossible.
1118
00:54:12,467 --> 00:54:14,400
No homestead is hopeless.
1119
00:54:14,567 --> 00:54:18,100
There's always a way
if there's a will.
1120
00:54:19,767 --> 00:54:22,868
All right, who's the
better one at putting screws in?
1121
00:54:23,901 --> 00:54:25,667
- Ah, that'd be me.
- You, OK.
1122
00:54:29,400 --> 00:54:33,300
The shed for the sheep,
they're gonna be so happy.
1123
00:54:33,467 --> 00:54:35,100
And two of our sheep
are pregnant,
1124
00:54:36,367 --> 00:54:38,868
so we don't have to worry
about them having a nice,
1125
00:54:39,033 --> 00:54:42,267
comfortable, safe place,
you know, to have
1126
00:54:42,434 --> 00:54:43,968
their baby lambs.
1127
00:54:44,133 --> 00:54:46,667
Seeing the progress and
the success on the homestead,
1128
00:54:46,834 --> 00:54:49,467
it's really always been
a dream of mine.
1129
00:54:49,634 --> 00:54:50,734
It's wonderful.
1130
00:54:53,200 --> 00:54:55,167
So I need to know what
your plans are.
1131
00:54:55,334 --> 00:54:56,767
What are your plans
on this property?
1132
00:54:56,934 --> 00:54:59,400
You have this.
This looks important.
1133
00:54:59,567 --> 00:55:02,267
This is the book.
This is years of work here.
1134
00:55:02,434 --> 00:55:06,000
And so I put together, just
to flip through, real quick.
1135
00:55:06,167 --> 00:55:10,167
You have a binder and it has
a title, "Our Homestead Home
1136
00:55:10,334 --> 00:55:11,267
and Business"
- Yes.
1137
00:55:11,434 --> 00:55:13,767
This is a plan that...
1138
00:55:13,934 --> 00:55:15,968
has been in motion
for a while.
- Yes.
1139
00:55:16,133 --> 00:55:17,067
How long?
1140
00:55:18,667 --> 00:55:21,901
Since before we were married.
16 years.
1141
00:55:22,067 --> 00:55:22,901
- I love that.
- Exactly.
1142
00:55:23,067 --> 00:55:24,000
- OK, let me see it.
- Exactly.
1143
00:55:24,167 --> 00:55:25,767
This shows us,
1144
00:55:25,934 --> 00:55:27,000
our farm life, you know.
1145
00:55:27,167 --> 00:55:28,267
Oh, my word.
1146
00:55:28,434 --> 00:55:30,100
In here, we talk about,
you know, the cabin that
1147
00:55:30,267 --> 00:55:33,300
we want to have,
tiny dwellings, big character.
1148
00:55:33,467 --> 00:55:35,000
I love this.
1149
00:55:35,167 --> 00:55:37,801
I think it's something to have
an idea in your head,
1150
00:55:37,968 --> 00:55:40,567
but to see it on paper,
I mean, this is real.
1151
00:55:40,734 --> 00:55:42,100
- This is real to you.
- Yes.
1152
00:55:42,267 --> 00:55:45,567
- This is a very real dream.
- Right.
1153
00:55:45,734 --> 00:55:48,100
This is not something that
just happened overnight.
1154
00:55:48,267 --> 00:55:50,300
- We, yes.
- This is a plan.
1155
00:55:50,467 --> 00:55:52,367
This is a life plan
you've had for a while.
1156
00:55:52,534 --> 00:55:53,400
Exactly.
1157
00:55:57,000 --> 00:56:01,501
First of all, I'm in shock
that this building went up
1158
00:56:01,667 --> 00:56:02,801
so fast.
I'm not kidding.
1159
00:56:02,968 --> 00:56:04,167
I'm not kidding.
1160
00:56:04,334 --> 00:56:05,167
Man, this looks good.
1161
00:56:05,334 --> 00:56:06,501
Thank you.
1162
00:56:06,667 --> 00:56:12,000
This is the most weatherproof,
solid, skookum homestead
1163
00:56:12,167 --> 00:56:15,467
building on this property.
Thanks to you four.
1164
00:56:15,634 --> 00:56:17,167
You had some ownership
on it, right?
1165
00:56:17,334 --> 00:56:18,667
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
1166
00:56:18,834 --> 00:56:20,000
Did you learn anything?
1167
00:56:20,167 --> 00:56:21,667
Tell me one thing you learned
here from these guys.
1168
00:56:21,834 --> 00:56:25,100
I learned about the leveling.
1169
00:56:25,267 --> 00:56:28,200
I learned something
with the string.
1170
00:56:28,367 --> 00:56:31,601
So I stood behind to make sure
that the top was leveled
1171
00:56:31,767 --> 00:56:34,767
with the back by looking
at a string going across.
1172
00:56:34,934 --> 00:56:36,501
Now, that's some
old school stuff.
1173
00:56:36,667 --> 00:56:38,000
I don't know if you know
about that one.
1174
00:56:38,167 --> 00:56:39,467
- Come on.
- It's old school.
1175
00:56:39,634 --> 00:56:42,267
Whoa, talking some
homestead trash.
1176
00:56:42,434 --> 00:56:45,267
Whoo, that was amazing.
1177
00:56:45,434 --> 00:56:47,868
She worked, like,
now two days without you.
1178
00:56:48,033 --> 00:56:49,367
She's the--
1179
00:56:49,534 --> 00:56:51,767
She's wearing the homestead
pants here lately.
1180
00:56:51,934 --> 00:56:54,400
I'm really--
1181
00:56:54,567 --> 00:56:56,067
I'm really impressed.
I love it.
1182
00:56:57,667 --> 00:57:00,467
Usually, it's me and Matthew
who are putting hands on,
1183
00:57:00,634 --> 00:57:02,267
drilling, and cutting,
and putting things
1184
00:57:02,434 --> 00:57:03,701
together, building things.
1185
00:57:03,868 --> 00:57:06,701
You know, my wife and daughter,
with them getting
1186
00:57:06,868 --> 00:57:10,868
the experience to do it,
it's going to help out and...
1187
00:57:11,033 --> 00:57:12,267
a nice little surprise.
1188
00:57:12,434 --> 00:57:14,567
I need another hug.
Another hug.
1189
00:57:14,734 --> 00:57:16,567
- Thank you.
- Glad we could
help, man.
1190
00:57:16,734 --> 00:57:18,100
- Man, appreciate it.
- Hope y'all enjoy it.
1191
00:57:26,367 --> 00:57:27,901
With daylight waning...
1192
00:57:28,067 --> 00:57:29,367
Dad, Mom, follow me.
1193
00:57:29,534 --> 00:57:30,933
Quick, quick, quick.
1194
00:57:30,934 --> 00:57:34,000
...Marty brings the Randles
to the chicken coop to reveal
1195
00:57:34,167 --> 00:57:36,767
a game-changer
for egg production.
1196
00:57:36,934 --> 00:57:39,701
- Who built
this chicken coop?
- I did.
1197
00:57:39,868 --> 00:57:40,901
Nice.
1198
00:57:41,067 --> 00:57:42,501
Let me tell you what
I like about it.
1199
00:57:42,667 --> 00:57:46,901
What I'm looking at is I think
a very functional chicken coop
1200
00:57:47,067 --> 00:57:50,701
house with a upgraded
nesting box scenario.
1201
00:57:50,868 --> 00:57:54,701
- This is the Taj McChicken.
- Yes.
1202
00:57:57,167 --> 00:57:59,667
With roots going back
to the earliest American
1203
00:57:59,834 --> 00:58:03,667
homesteads, nesting boxes have
long been used by farmers
1204
00:58:03,834 --> 00:58:07,000
looking to boost and protect
their egg supply.
1205
00:58:07,167 --> 00:58:10,601
Raised off the ground,
they also double as defense
1206
00:58:10,767 --> 00:58:13,601
by blocking scent trails
and line of sight,
1207
00:58:13,767 --> 00:58:17,167
making it harder for predators
like snakes to locate
1208
00:58:17,334 --> 00:58:18,467
or reach the eggs.
1209
00:58:20,868 --> 00:58:22,501
This thing's gonna
produce eggs like crazy.
1210
00:58:22,667 --> 00:58:24,267
Unfortunately, you're down
to one chicken.
1211
00:58:24,434 --> 00:58:25,567
- Yeah.
- Or are you?
1212
00:58:25,734 --> 00:58:27,901
- That's all right.
- Or are you down to one chicken?
1213
00:58:30,367 --> 00:58:32,267
OK, do me a favor.
1214
00:58:32,434 --> 00:58:35,300
I'm telling you right now,
this is precious cargo.
1215
00:58:37,767 --> 00:58:39,267
Hi, girls.
1216
00:58:41,567 --> 00:58:43,167
Hi.
1217
00:58:43,334 --> 00:58:44,267
Hi, girls.
1218
00:58:46,567 --> 00:58:48,067
Yes.
1219
00:58:48,234 --> 00:58:51,601
Now you're the proud owner
of six laying hens once again.
1220
00:58:51,767 --> 00:58:53,200
We did get you a rooster.
1221
00:58:53,367 --> 00:58:54,868
Can we check a box right here,
a homestead box?
1222
00:58:55,033 --> 00:58:55,901
- Absolutely.
- Yes.
1223
00:58:56,067 --> 00:58:57,000
- Done?
- Absolutely.
1224
00:58:57,167 --> 00:58:59,801
OK.
Food, water, dry bed.
1225
00:59:01,400 --> 00:59:02,968
- Who likes eggs?
- Me.
1226
00:59:03,133 --> 00:59:05,000
- I love omelets.
- Omelets.
1227
00:59:05,167 --> 00:59:06,601
Ah, come on, girl.
1228
00:59:08,400 --> 00:59:11,400
Having more chickens,
more beautiful, healthy-looking
1229
00:59:11,567 --> 00:59:14,100
chickens, I think is just great.
1230
00:59:14,267 --> 00:59:17,667
You know, I'm ready to wake up
tomorrow morning, go see some
1231
00:59:17,834 --> 00:59:20,000
eggs, and then come back and be
like, "Who wants omelets?
1232
00:59:20,167 --> 00:59:22,067
Who wants sunny side up?"
1233
00:59:22,234 --> 00:59:24,000
You know, I might make
three different types
1234
00:59:24,167 --> 00:59:25,567
of eggs tomorrow.
1235
00:59:25,734 --> 00:59:26,667
Hey, everybody
happy or sad?
1236
00:59:26,834 --> 00:59:27,833
- Yeah, I'm happy.
- Very happy.
1237
00:59:27,834 --> 00:59:30,000
Matthew, Matthew,
lock that door, please.
1238
00:59:30,167 --> 00:59:31,267
It's got a little lock
on it, sir.
1239
00:59:31,434 --> 00:59:32,300
We'll ta--
yeah.
1240
00:59:32,467 --> 00:59:33,767
You guys know
what to do.
1241
00:59:33,934 --> 00:59:37,000
In the short time we've been
on this homestead, it seems like
1242
00:59:37,167 --> 00:59:38,567
we've turned a page.
1243
00:59:38,734 --> 00:59:43,400
These kids, Matthew and Joy,
are five years older
1244
00:59:44,400 --> 00:59:47,267
than the last time I saw them.
They're competent.
1245
00:59:47,434 --> 00:59:50,167
They're hardworking.
So let's put them to work.
1246
00:59:54,367 --> 00:59:56,667
When you get inside there,
no matter what happens,
1247
00:59:56,834 --> 00:59:59,367
you never panic.
I trust you.
1248
00:59:59,534 --> 01:00:01,367
Good man.
1249
01:00:01,534 --> 01:00:03,000
I'll give you hand signals.
Let's go.
1250
01:00:14,100 --> 01:00:15,767
2
Here, we need some more?
1251
01:00:15,934 --> 01:00:17,868
On the Randles'
10-acre homestead...
1252
01:00:18,033 --> 01:00:19,300
Here chick, chick,
chick, chick, chick.
1253
01:00:19,467 --> 01:00:21,367
- Get y'all some water.
- Yeah.
1254
01:00:22,868 --> 01:00:25,868
...Marty sets his sights
on an overlooked structure...
1255
01:00:27,267 --> 01:00:30,567
...with big potential
for the family's youngest.
1256
01:00:30,734 --> 01:00:31,868
This is kind of sad.
1257
01:00:33,968 --> 01:00:36,167
You can clearly see that
he's got this chair.
1258
01:00:37,567 --> 01:00:39,667
He came out here
and he played with his toys.
1259
01:00:39,834 --> 01:00:40,868
You can see them laying
around here.
1260
01:00:42,100 --> 01:00:44,100
And, uh...
1261
01:00:44,267 --> 01:00:46,100
It doesn't look like it's been
used for a while.
1262
01:00:48,167 --> 01:00:51,767
The first time I came here,
we built this for Matthew.
1263
01:00:51,934 --> 01:00:54,501
Now we're gonna
repurpose it.
1264
01:00:54,667 --> 01:00:58,267
Matthew was, what, 10,
11 years old?
1265
01:00:58,434 --> 01:01:01,400
He was at that age where
we thought it would be cool
1266
01:01:01,567 --> 01:01:05,200
to build him a tree house.
And it was cool.
1267
01:01:07,667 --> 01:01:09,000
Hey, buddy, grab the other
end of that board with
1268
01:01:09,167 --> 01:01:12,267
your dad, please.
Zero waste.
1269
01:01:12,434 --> 01:01:14,300
- Should we reuse it somewhere?
- Absolutely.
1270
01:01:14,467 --> 01:01:15,868
- Treehouse, OK.
- What?
1271
01:01:16,033 --> 01:01:17,601
Treehouse.
1272
01:01:17,767 --> 01:01:21,400
Once we're done rebuilding,
then we can finally work
1273
01:01:21,567 --> 01:01:23,300
on my treehouse.
1274
01:01:23,467 --> 01:01:28,968
I want, like, a secret entrance
and monkey bars that you grab
1275
01:01:29,133 --> 01:01:31,367
onto and you pull yourself up.
1276
01:01:31,534 --> 01:01:33,100
Drop it.
1277
01:01:33,267 --> 01:01:38,667
You worked hard every day,
and that is an 11-year-old
1278
01:01:38,834 --> 01:01:41,367
that deserves a reward.
Want to go inside?
1279
01:01:41,534 --> 01:01:43,767
- Yes, sir.
- Moment of truth.
1280
01:01:45,300 --> 01:01:48,467
- I can see my house from here.
- Your new house?
1281
01:01:48,634 --> 01:01:50,868
- Yes, sir.
- You're dancing!
1282
01:01:52,067 --> 01:01:54,300
I am excited.
1283
01:01:54,467 --> 01:01:56,200
Thank you for my tree house.
1284
01:01:56,367 --> 01:01:57,267
You're welcome.
1285
01:01:59,000 --> 01:01:59,968
Now...
1286
01:02:00,200 --> 01:02:01,566
Let's talk.
1287
01:02:01,567 --> 01:02:05,367
Marty brings in Matthew once
again to game plan a new use
1288
01:02:05,534 --> 01:02:07,267
for the old structure.
1289
01:02:07,434 --> 01:02:10,167
People outgrow
their tree houses, right?
1290
01:02:10,334 --> 01:02:11,600
Yeah.
1291
01:02:11,601 --> 01:02:13,467
So I was thinking looks like
you're the guy that's feeding
1292
01:02:13,634 --> 01:02:15,567
all the animals.
- Yeah.
1293
01:02:15,734 --> 01:02:20,267
Based on what I see, it looks
to me like there's not a lot of
1294
01:02:20,434 --> 01:02:22,567
dry storage.
- Yeah.
1295
01:02:22,734 --> 01:02:24,767
All the structures I see over
there are kind of
1296
01:02:24,934 --> 01:02:26,067
slapped together.
1297
01:02:26,234 --> 01:02:30,367
They're not really protected
from raccoon and mice
1298
01:02:30,534 --> 01:02:31,667
and stuff like that.
1299
01:02:31,834 --> 01:02:33,467
Where do you guys keep
the dog food now?
1300
01:02:33,634 --> 01:02:35,868
We just have, like,
metal garbage cans that we put
1301
01:02:36,033 --> 01:02:37,567
the feed into.
1302
01:02:37,734 --> 01:02:39,567
Does it get wet
in there sometimes?
1303
01:02:39,734 --> 01:02:40,667
Yeah.
1304
01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:45,000
I was thinking...
1305
01:02:46,267 --> 01:02:47,367
it's a pretty solid building.
1306
01:02:48,801 --> 01:02:51,701
It's a building you could
store feed in.
1307
01:02:52,801 --> 01:02:57,467
Chicken feed, goat feed,
dog food bags.
1308
01:02:57,634 --> 01:03:01,667
We could move this building
over by the animals.
1309
01:03:01,834 --> 01:03:05,667
It could be a really good
building for a guy that's doing
1310
01:03:05,834 --> 01:03:06,801
all the feeding.
1311
01:03:06,968 --> 01:03:09,901
And I could see this
really cool shop.
1312
01:03:11,801 --> 01:03:12,801
What do you think?
1313
01:03:13,801 --> 01:03:15,300
I think that's a good idea.
1314
01:03:17,767 --> 01:03:22,701
Why not convert the tree
house, take it out of the tree,
1315
01:03:22,868 --> 01:03:24,868
get it on the ground
where the work is?
1316
01:03:25,033 --> 01:03:28,901
Because Matthew could use a dry
space for straw, for hay,
1317
01:03:29,067 --> 01:03:31,767
for feed, for dog food.
1318
01:03:31,934 --> 01:03:35,000
Let me count the ways why
Matthew's tree house is going
1319
01:03:35,167 --> 01:03:38,267
to become Matthew's workshop.
1320
01:03:38,434 --> 01:03:39,567
Look at the size
of this building.
1321
01:03:39,734 --> 01:03:41,200
It's kind of big.
1322
01:03:41,367 --> 01:03:46,300
And see if you can find a home,
new home, for this structure,
1323
01:03:46,467 --> 01:03:49,567
then we will figure out a way
how we're gonna move it.
1324
01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:55,868
To repurpose the unused
treehouse, Marty and Matthew
1325
01:03:56,033 --> 01:03:59,400
will detach it from the tree,
strip away the supports
1326
01:03:59,567 --> 01:04:03,767
and ladder, and haul it 500
feet across the homestead using
1327
01:04:03,934 --> 01:04:05,501
a skid steer.
1328
01:04:05,667 --> 01:04:09,601
Once relocated, they'll close
the openings and transform it
1329
01:04:09,767 --> 01:04:13,667
into a dual-purpose structure,
a livestock feed shed
1330
01:04:13,834 --> 01:04:15,868
and Matthew's very own
workshop.
1331
01:04:19,767 --> 01:04:21,000
The first challenge is
1332
01:04:21,167 --> 01:04:23,467
gonna be trying to get
a hold of it.
1333
01:04:23,634 --> 01:04:26,200
Clint, you're gonna slide
those boards.
1334
01:04:26,367 --> 01:04:29,367
Clint, we need those boards
over the forks.
1335
01:04:29,534 --> 01:04:31,968
Does that work?
Tie 'em together.
1336
01:04:32,133 --> 01:04:33,567
Quick, quick, quick.
1337
01:04:33,734 --> 01:04:35,267
That's a pretty good
climbing move.
1338
01:04:37,467 --> 01:04:39,434
Clint, forward.
1339
01:04:41,901 --> 01:04:43,167
You think it's gonna work?
1340
01:04:44,367 --> 01:04:45,367
Let's see what you can do.
1341
01:04:46,868 --> 01:04:48,701
See if you can travel with it.
1342
01:04:51,167 --> 01:04:53,167
I grew up in
North Bend, Washington.
1343
01:04:53,334 --> 01:04:56,300
I learned how to run equipment
at 10 years old.
1344
01:04:56,467 --> 01:04:57,767
So...
1345
01:04:57,934 --> 01:05:01,267
Matthew's 16 years old.
There's a piece of equipment.
1346
01:05:01,434 --> 01:05:02,467
We got a job to do.
1347
01:05:03,667 --> 01:05:04,667
Why not let him do it?
1348
01:05:06,868 --> 01:05:08,133
Your job is...
1349
01:05:09,567 --> 01:05:12,667
going to be drive that skid
steer and head that direction.
1350
01:05:12,834 --> 01:05:15,067
- Think you're gonna try it?
- Yeah.
1351
01:05:15,234 --> 01:05:16,367
OK.
Spin it around.
1352
01:05:16,534 --> 01:05:19,000
We'll see if he can get it
over there.
1353
01:05:19,167 --> 01:05:21,400
When you get inside there,
no matter what happens,
1354
01:05:21,567 --> 01:05:23,000
you never panic.
1355
01:05:23,167 --> 01:05:28,100
And always touch all
your controls, feet, controls,
1356
01:05:28,267 --> 01:05:30,767
very slowly.
No jerking.
1357
01:05:30,934 --> 01:05:32,801
Be mellow.
You might be a natural.
1358
01:05:32,968 --> 01:05:33,868
We'll find out.
1359
01:05:37,033 --> 01:05:39,767
I trust you.
Good man.
1360
01:05:39,934 --> 01:05:42,601
Pull that lever down.
That's the safety.
1361
01:05:42,767 --> 01:05:43,901
Now, when that pulls down...
1362
01:05:45,601 --> 01:05:48,100
that's when things go wrong.
1363
01:05:48,267 --> 01:05:50,400
Push that button that's
flashing down.
1364
01:05:50,567 --> 01:05:51,701
- This?
- Yeah.
1365
01:05:51,868 --> 01:05:52,801
Now, hold on.
1366
01:05:53,901 --> 01:05:55,667
Let's start traveling forward.
1367
01:05:58,000 --> 01:05:59,534
Good job.
1368
01:06:02,067 --> 01:06:04,868
Now, this is a really hard way
to learn--
1369
01:06:05,033 --> 01:06:06,000
you're doing excellent--
1370
01:06:06,167 --> 01:06:07,167
because you can't see.
1371
01:06:08,701 --> 01:06:10,701
So I'll give you hand signals.
Let's go.
1372
01:06:14,467 --> 01:06:15,601
Good job.
Don't be shy.
1373
01:06:18,567 --> 01:06:19,567
good job, buddy.
1374
01:06:24,868 --> 01:06:27,400
Not worried.
Not worried at all.
1375
01:06:27,567 --> 01:06:29,567
- I can't handle this.
- He's doing a great job.
1376
01:06:29,734 --> 01:06:31,901
- Not worried at all.
- I'm stressed.
1377
01:06:32,067 --> 01:06:33,801
- Nobody else stressed?
- I'm not stressed!
1378
01:06:33,968 --> 01:06:35,968
- I'm good.
- I'm stressed.
1379
01:06:36,133 --> 01:06:37,167
Little bit this way.
1380
01:06:38,567 --> 01:06:40,367
He couldn't see where
he was going.
1381
01:06:40,534 --> 01:06:42,767
That was my only nervous part,
but he was listening pretty
1382
01:06:42,934 --> 01:06:44,367
well to Marty, and so.
1383
01:06:45,367 --> 01:06:47,067
I was really impressed
with him.
1384
01:06:47,234 --> 01:06:49,000
So do you want it behind
those cans over by that
1385
01:06:49,167 --> 01:06:50,467
other building?
- Yes, sir.
1386
01:06:56,267 --> 01:06:59,467
- That was amazing.
- Good job, son!
1387
01:06:59,634 --> 01:07:02,801
OK, I have a question for you.
Sir, is this where you want it?
1388
01:07:02,968 --> 01:07:04,267
I was just thinking,
like, right here.
1389
01:07:04,434 --> 01:07:06,100
Maybe, like, turned
a bit, but that's.
1390
01:07:06,267 --> 01:07:08,968
Oh, so you're a perfectionist.
OK, you do it.
1391
01:07:09,133 --> 01:07:10,767
I'm gone.
Have fun.
1392
01:07:10,934 --> 01:07:12,601
Don't get hurt.
And don't crush your dad.
1393
01:07:22,367 --> 01:07:25,667
2
Good morning.
This is the last day.
1394
01:07:27,734 --> 01:07:31,467
And as you can probably
hear, it's raining.
1395
01:07:39,300 --> 01:07:41,467
Yes.
Ha!
1396
01:07:41,634 --> 01:07:42,767
It's raining.
1397
01:07:43,968 --> 01:07:44,968
It's raining.
1398
01:07:48,634 --> 01:07:49,767
Thank you, lord.
1399
01:07:49,934 --> 01:07:52,968
It's the last day
of the Randles' re-rescue.
1400
01:07:53,133 --> 01:07:56,501
And while the rain is a welcome
sign for the new water system,
1401
01:07:56,667 --> 01:07:59,100
Hey, buddy.
So--
1402
01:07:59,267 --> 01:08:02,767
...it threatens Marty's final
mission on the homestead.
1403
01:08:02,934 --> 01:08:05,200
In spite of the rain,
in spite of the wind,
1404
01:08:05,367 --> 01:08:07,501
in spite of the mud...
1405
01:08:07,667 --> 01:08:10,400
that travel trailer might find
itself on the other
1406
01:08:10,567 --> 01:08:11,701
side of the property.
1407
01:08:12,868 --> 01:08:15,567
If you don't mind, get me some
chains, some straps,
1408
01:08:15,734 --> 01:08:18,200
and this at the other side
of the property, please.
1409
01:08:18,367 --> 01:08:19,667
Thank you.
1410
01:08:19,834 --> 01:08:23,000
We help these homesteaders when
it comes to water, took care
1411
01:08:23,167 --> 01:08:26,000
of the animals,
and created a garden space
1412
01:08:26,167 --> 01:08:27,500
for vegetables.
1413
01:08:27,501 --> 01:08:32,267
But I need to help with moving
Joy's trailer from the front of
1414
01:08:32,434 --> 01:08:33,767
the property to the back.
1415
01:08:33,934 --> 01:08:36,200
It's been sitting there
for over a year.
1416
01:08:36,367 --> 01:08:40,968
It's the key to building
a legacy on this homestead.
1417
01:08:41,133 --> 01:08:45,767
We do have enough time to hook
onto it and get it back to
1418
01:08:45,934 --> 01:08:47,667
wherever you guys want
to move it.
- OK.
1419
01:08:47,834 --> 01:08:49,467
But it's got to happen
right this second.
1420
01:08:49,634 --> 01:08:50,801
Let's do it.
1421
01:08:50,968 --> 01:08:51,901
Joy!
1422
01:08:53,067 --> 01:08:54,300
I'm coming!
1423
01:08:54,467 --> 01:08:57,200
I feel it's important that Joy
is here on the homestead
1424
01:08:57,367 --> 01:09:00,067
with us because, you know,
for one, you know,
1425
01:09:01,000 --> 01:09:04,267
I know where it's going on,
where she is, right, as a dad.
1426
01:09:04,434 --> 01:09:07,300
But then two, that was
the purpose for the homestead,
1427
01:09:07,467 --> 01:09:11,200
to teach our kids to be able
to live and to sustain
1428
01:09:11,367 --> 01:09:12,666
on their own.
1429
01:09:12,667 --> 01:09:15,667
So this is a part of our goal
with her having her own place.
1430
01:09:17,400 --> 01:09:18,467
Hello, daughter.
1431
01:09:20,000 --> 01:09:21,000
So, um...
1432
01:09:24,467 --> 01:09:27,667
I wanted to bring you over
here because, um...
1433
01:09:27,834 --> 01:09:28,767
what you didn't know,
1434
01:09:30,801 --> 01:09:32,367
Daddy and I got
the trailer for you.
1435
01:09:34,567 --> 01:09:36,367
You--
1436
01:09:36,534 --> 01:09:37,467
And we're gonna move it today.
1437
01:09:38,667 --> 01:09:39,734
Back there.
1438
01:09:43,367 --> 01:09:47,667
I know that, you know, this is
something that you wanted
1439
01:09:47,834 --> 01:09:52,300
to have something, you know,
of your own on the property,
1440
01:09:52,467 --> 01:09:56,667
you know, and everything.
You've worked very hard.
1441
01:09:56,834 --> 01:09:57,767
I know you've struggled,
1442
01:09:59,000 --> 01:10:01,467
but we're so proud
of you, OK?
1443
01:10:02,667 --> 01:10:05,767
You're growing up into
a beautiful young lady,
1444
01:10:05,934 --> 01:10:07,501
and I'm just so proud of you.
1445
01:10:07,667 --> 01:10:10,067
We're so proud of you,
my baby girl.
1446
01:10:10,234 --> 01:10:14,267
We're so proud of you.
1447
01:10:22,100 --> 01:10:24,400
This was a total surprise.
1448
01:10:24,567 --> 01:10:28,267
I had no idea that I had a new
home, that I get to start
1449
01:10:28,434 --> 01:10:30,467
on my own.
Oh my gosh.
1450
01:10:30,634 --> 01:10:33,167
I am so excited
because I get to--
1451
01:10:33,334 --> 01:10:36,667
a little piece of land
for myself I can build on
1452
01:10:36,834 --> 01:10:39,167
for my own and then for my--
1453
01:10:39,334 --> 01:10:42,601
for my family and my friends
and we can all, oh my gosh.
1454
01:10:43,601 --> 01:10:45,300
I can't even...
Ah!
1455
01:10:45,467 --> 01:10:46,400
Oh my gosh.
1456
01:10:48,267 --> 01:10:49,901
Mr. Raney is proud
of you too.
1457
01:10:52,067 --> 01:10:54,567
That's very true.
I think this is really cool.
1458
01:10:54,734 --> 01:10:56,767
This is exactly what Misty did.
1459
01:10:56,934 --> 01:10:59,667
You know, lived with us,
built her own cabin.
1460
01:11:00,734 --> 01:11:02,000
It's still on the property.
1461
01:11:02,167 --> 01:11:04,300
I can watch her
from the cliff we live on.
1462
01:11:05,667 --> 01:11:09,467
This is exactly what
our family did.
1463
01:11:09,634 --> 01:11:12,868
So in spite of the rain
and the mud and the craziness,
1464
01:11:14,000 --> 01:11:16,801
I want you to move it.
- Me?
1465
01:11:16,968 --> 01:11:18,233
Yeah.
1466
01:11:18,234 --> 01:11:20,100
So we'll bring the skid steer
over here and give you a--
1467
01:11:22,634 --> 01:11:23,734
We're gonna bring
the skid steer over.
1468
01:11:23,901 --> 01:11:25,132
Look at me, please.
1469
01:11:25,133 --> 01:11:28,501
I have seen you for the last
few days, and your mom doing
1470
01:11:28,667 --> 01:11:29,733
all the work.
1471
01:11:29,734 --> 01:11:32,667
I would love for you
to have ownership on this.
1472
01:11:32,834 --> 01:11:34,567
If you want to, we'll do it
right this second.
1473
01:11:34,734 --> 01:11:36,200
OK.
OK.
1474
01:11:36,367 --> 01:11:38,167
You can do it!
You can do it!
1475
01:11:38,334 --> 01:11:39,968
- You can do it!
- OK, I'm gonna do it.
1476
01:11:40,133 --> 01:11:43,667
When I woke up this morning,
no, I did not think I would be
1477
01:11:43,834 --> 01:11:45,667
driving the skid.
I didn't even have breakfast.
1478
01:11:49,567 --> 01:11:51,767
All right, muffin!
1479
01:11:51,934 --> 01:11:54,767
It's just like riding
a ride at the county fair.
1480
01:11:54,934 --> 01:11:56,000
Turn the key and start it,
young lady.
1481
01:11:59,367 --> 01:12:00,501
Try to move those handles.
1482
01:12:02,100 --> 01:12:05,400
Matthew and Joy are the future
of the homestead.
1483
01:12:05,567 --> 01:12:08,067
So we got a job to do
on a skid steer.
1484
01:12:08,234 --> 01:12:10,400
Let's just put Joy in there.
1485
01:12:10,567 --> 01:12:12,267
Bring it up to your home.
1486
01:12:12,434 --> 01:12:16,000
OK.
Oh, my gosh.
1487
01:12:16,167 --> 01:12:19,000
Let her do her own work
and build confidence
1488
01:12:19,167 --> 01:12:21,901
for the next time they get
equipment on this property,
1489
01:12:22,067 --> 01:12:24,868
and the kids might just
take over.
1490
01:12:25,033 --> 01:12:27,734
We're gonna hook you up.
Are you comfortable with this?
1491
01:12:27,901 --> 01:12:28,801
Come on in.
1492
01:12:33,567 --> 01:12:34,567
Phew!
1493
01:12:36,601 --> 01:12:39,000
Do me a favor, please.
Lift it up, please.
1494
01:12:41,267 --> 01:12:42,267
Yep.
1495
01:12:43,968 --> 01:12:46,067
Don't be shy.
You got a mile to go.
1496
01:12:46,234 --> 01:12:48,100
- Yeah.
- Let's hit it.
1497
01:12:48,267 --> 01:12:49,667
Same time, you're gonna
turn a little bit.
1498
01:12:49,834 --> 01:12:51,100
That's a girl.
I love it.
1499
01:12:52,200 --> 01:12:53,200
Come on, Joy.
1500
01:12:56,767 --> 01:12:59,501
I'm good past
this building, right?
1501
01:12:59,667 --> 01:13:00,868
- Going right through here.
- All right.
1502
01:13:01,033 --> 01:13:02,801
- You want to hit this building?
- No.
1503
01:13:02,968 --> 01:13:05,000
Good answer.
Pay attention.
1504
01:13:05,167 --> 01:13:08,467
When it comes to moving
a building, the trailer's no
1505
01:13:08,634 --> 01:13:11,868
joke because the ground is all
wet and saturated,
1506
01:13:12,033 --> 01:13:13,767
and it's a tight squeeze.
1507
01:13:13,934 --> 01:13:15,300
That way, please.
1508
01:13:15,467 --> 01:13:17,000
But there's no turning back.
1509
01:13:19,167 --> 01:13:20,199
Hey!
1510
01:13:20,200 --> 01:13:22,267
Just about four inches
away, so we got to be
1511
01:13:22,434 --> 01:13:24,667
real slow.
This way.
1512
01:13:24,834 --> 01:13:26,400
- Oh, oh, other way.
- Wrong way.
1513
01:13:28,868 --> 01:13:30,267
More!
1514
01:13:30,434 --> 01:13:33,167
- Whoo!
- Don't let me hit my home.
1515
01:13:33,334 --> 01:13:35,501
You're doing a good job.
Just calm down.
1516
01:13:35,667 --> 01:13:38,067
- Kid, straight back.
- Focus.
1517
01:13:39,300 --> 01:13:40,567
Darling!
Whoo!
1518
01:13:42,767 --> 01:13:44,167
Stop!
1519
01:13:48,767 --> 01:13:52,167
2
This is a homestead that now
has hot and cold running water
1520
01:13:52,334 --> 01:13:53,466
inside the house.
1521
01:13:53,467 --> 01:13:56,167
What's wrong with getting
some creature comforts?
1522
01:13:56,334 --> 01:13:58,167
When people think
of homesteading life,
1523
01:13:58,334 --> 01:14:03,868
they think of the old school
way to wash and dry clothes.
1524
01:14:04,033 --> 01:14:06,901
But hey, it's the 21st century.
1525
01:14:07,067 --> 01:14:08,100
Could you guys use...
1526
01:14:08,267 --> 01:14:11,300
- No!
- Oh!
1527
01:14:12,534 --> 01:14:13,766
Oh!
1528
01:14:13,767 --> 01:14:16,667
so you have a brand-new washer
and dryer that we're gonna
1529
01:14:16,834 --> 01:14:18,167
install right now.
Is that gonna help you?
1530
01:14:18,334 --> 01:14:19,868
Yes.
1531
01:14:20,033 --> 01:14:23,267
Take a bow because you guys
did some work in the last
1532
01:14:23,434 --> 01:14:24,633
five years.
1533
01:14:24,634 --> 01:14:27,000
You got it to that point where
I show up and I'm like,
1534
01:14:27,167 --> 01:14:28,300
it's all here.
1535
01:14:28,467 --> 01:14:29,901
Let's just get
a washer and dryer.
1536
01:14:30,067 --> 01:14:31,100
Let's me and you haul it
in there.
1537
01:14:31,267 --> 01:14:32,767
What do you think?
you strong?
1538
01:14:32,934 --> 01:14:36,868
Having a washer and dryer,
it feels very surreal.
1539
01:14:37,033 --> 01:14:38,968
Don't be shy.
You can't hurt me.
1540
01:14:39,133 --> 01:14:41,100
Ah, that hurt!
I'm just kidding.
1541
01:14:41,267 --> 01:14:42,167
Thank you, lord.
1542
01:14:44,300 --> 01:14:46,367
Yay!
Oh, yay!
1543
01:14:51,567 --> 01:14:53,567
2
Darling!
Whoo!
1544
01:14:53,734 --> 01:14:55,467
Stop!
1545
01:14:55,634 --> 01:14:57,100
- You're OK.
- Look at me.
1546
01:14:57,267 --> 01:14:58,567
If you don't do
anything drastic,
1547
01:14:58,734 --> 01:14:59,868
you're gonna be fine.
1548
01:15:00,100 --> 01:15:02,167
OK.
Don't let me hit the building.
1549
01:15:02,334 --> 01:15:04,734
You got to go real slow,
'cause we're gonna
1550
01:15:04,901 --> 01:15:06,567
hit the building.
- OK.
1551
01:15:06,734 --> 01:15:09,367
Hey, this is in this position
because of me.
1552
01:15:09,534 --> 01:15:11,467
- I gave you the hand signals.
- OK.
1553
01:15:11,634 --> 01:15:12,666
So this is--
we're--
1554
01:15:12,667 --> 01:15:14,300
I think you're doing excellent.
Just relax.
1555
01:15:16,033 --> 01:15:17,367
Back straight up, please.
1556
01:15:19,100 --> 01:15:20,467
Turn the front end that way.
1557
01:15:22,767 --> 01:15:24,667
Keep going.
I see it.
1558
01:15:29,234 --> 01:15:30,501
Straight back slowly.
Thank you.
1559
01:15:31,868 --> 01:15:32,868
Go.
OK.
1560
01:15:33,033 --> 01:15:34,033
There you go.
There you go, girl.
1561
01:15:34,200 --> 01:15:35,100
Go a little more.
1562
01:15:37,100 --> 01:15:38,100
Young lady.
1563
01:15:39,167 --> 01:15:40,767
Straight back.
You did it.
1564
01:15:40,934 --> 01:15:41,968
- Amazing.
- I did it?
1565
01:15:42,133 --> 01:15:43,100
There you go, Joy.
1566
01:15:44,267 --> 01:15:46,100
Whoo!
That's my girl.
1567
01:15:46,267 --> 01:15:48,067
That's excellent.
Just carry on.
1568
01:15:49,367 --> 01:15:52,300
I am so happy
to give Joy
1569
01:15:52,467 --> 01:15:54,868
her very own home
on the homestead.
1570
01:15:55,033 --> 01:15:56,868
Excellent.
Don't be shy.
1571
01:15:57,033 --> 01:15:58,868
Straight back.
1572
01:15:59,033 --> 01:16:03,367
And to see her drive it
back there, to move it herself,
1573
01:16:03,534 --> 01:16:07,400
oh, my god.
She did such a good job.
1574
01:16:07,567 --> 01:16:08,501
I'm so proud.
1575
01:16:10,567 --> 01:16:12,100
Get it where
you want it.
1576
01:16:12,267 --> 01:16:13,267
This is pretty good.
1577
01:16:13,434 --> 01:16:15,167
- I'm good with this.
- Love it.
1578
01:16:16,734 --> 01:16:17,767
Thank you.
Climb out of there.
1579
01:16:17,934 --> 01:16:18,834
Let's look it over.
1580
01:16:19,000 --> 01:16:19,934
Ah!
1581
01:16:21,200 --> 01:16:22,968
Look at your view.
1582
01:16:23,133 --> 01:16:25,067
And Clint's got all
this reclaimed?
1583
01:16:25,234 --> 01:16:26,433
Yes.
1584
01:16:26,434 --> 01:16:29,300
This, I might, for this spot,
I'll have my own little
1585
01:16:29,467 --> 01:16:31,567
greenhouse area,
or something, you know,
1586
01:16:31,734 --> 01:16:32,634
just on the side.
1587
01:16:32,801 --> 01:16:34,300
You're already
thinking "homestead"?
1588
01:16:35,667 --> 01:16:37,601
That's my girl here.
All right.
1589
01:16:37,767 --> 01:16:38,833
Enjoy.
1590
01:16:38,834 --> 01:16:41,100
I'm gonna unhook the chains
and welcome home.
1591
01:16:41,267 --> 01:16:43,000
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
1592
01:16:43,167 --> 01:16:44,567
- Thank you.
- Ah!
1593
01:16:51,067 --> 01:16:53,267
With Joy's trailer in place...
1594
01:16:53,434 --> 01:16:54,567
I'm gonna try
to lift it.
1595
01:16:54,734 --> 01:16:55,934
Well, let's go an inch
and a half.
1596
01:16:56,100 --> 01:16:57,500
Let's see what happens.
1597
01:16:57,501 --> 01:16:59,868
...and finishing touches being
made across the property...
1598
01:17:00,100 --> 01:17:01,868
Does that work?
Everybody happy?
1599
01:17:03,734 --> 01:17:07,767
...Marty shows the Randles
their homestead upgrades.
1600
01:17:07,934 --> 01:17:10,367
One man's tree house is
another man's what?
1601
01:17:10,534 --> 01:17:12,100
- Storage shed?
- Oh, yeah.
1602
01:17:12,267 --> 01:17:14,868
So tell me what's
in these "garbage cans."
1603
01:17:15,033 --> 01:17:16,200
Dog food.
1604
01:17:17,367 --> 01:17:22,767
So we took down your tree
fort, and now this is where
1605
01:17:22,934 --> 01:17:25,667
you moved it to,
and it's ready, except it's got
1606
01:17:25,834 --> 01:17:27,467
some shrapnel in there, right?
1607
01:17:27,634 --> 01:17:31,100
Just get all that stuff out
of there, and then you can take
1608
01:17:31,267 --> 01:17:33,400
this dog food, that's what
I would do, put it in there.
1609
01:17:34,934 --> 01:17:38,467
Matthew deciding to say,
"OK, you know what, let's use
1610
01:17:38,634 --> 01:17:42,567
"the tree house for a dry spot
for all the food
1611
01:17:42,734 --> 01:17:44,067
and the hay and everything."
1612
01:17:45,567 --> 01:17:48,267
Everything is just, I mean,
it just works.
1613
01:17:48,434 --> 01:17:49,567
That's cleaned out.
1614
01:17:49,734 --> 01:17:51,100
It looks to me like you could
probably use
1615
01:17:51,267 --> 01:17:52,834
those two bales
of straw.
1616
01:17:53,000 --> 01:17:54,300
Think these guys are gonna
be happy?
1617
01:17:54,467 --> 01:17:55,601
- Yes.
- I think they're
gonna be happy.
1618
01:17:55,767 --> 01:17:56,734
You take half.
1619
01:17:58,067 --> 01:18:00,467
You take half.
1620
01:18:00,634 --> 01:18:02,868
Mr. Marty, we knew
that whatever he did,
1621
01:18:03,033 --> 01:18:06,033
we were gonna benefit.
And we're so thankful for that.
1622
01:18:06,200 --> 01:18:07,400
Break it out.
Break it out.
1623
01:18:07,567 --> 01:18:08,667
Now, doesn't that look fluffy?
1624
01:18:10,100 --> 01:18:11,934
For them, yes.
1625
01:18:12,100 --> 01:18:13,100
- For them?
- For them.
1626
01:18:13,267 --> 01:18:14,934
I would not want to--
Don't you do it.
1627
01:18:15,100 --> 01:18:16,834
Oh!
1628
01:18:20,534 --> 01:18:22,868
Now you know why
I wanted it fluffy.
1629
01:18:23,033 --> 01:18:26,567
It's been a rough four days
working with you guys.
1630
01:18:26,734 --> 01:18:29,200
Oh, that feels so good.
1631
01:18:29,367 --> 01:18:31,868
Is there one structure on this
homestead that will make
1632
01:18:32,033 --> 01:18:33,767
this sound?
1633
01:18:33,934 --> 01:18:34,999
No.
1634
01:18:35,000 --> 01:18:36,767
You don't have any steel
buildings here, right?
1635
01:18:36,934 --> 01:18:38,199
Nope.
1636
01:18:38,200 --> 01:18:41,567
So you've got the strongest
building that we could build.
1637
01:18:41,734 --> 01:18:44,868
Point.
You got it all now, right?
1638
01:18:45,033 --> 01:18:46,834
Sheep are gonna be
happier, safer.
1639
01:18:47,000 --> 01:18:48,467
- Yeah.
- Safer.
1640
01:18:48,634 --> 01:18:50,467
Chickens are gonna be
happier, safer,
1641
01:18:50,634 --> 01:18:53,567
and more productive.
OK.
1642
01:18:53,734 --> 01:18:55,601
Will you help me up?
No!
1643
01:18:55,767 --> 01:18:57,000
That's for old people.
1644
01:18:58,100 --> 01:19:00,667
Everything that we've had
to deal with, with the weather,
1645
01:19:00,834 --> 01:19:03,734
heat, and things that have been
changing for us, Marty has
1646
01:19:03,901 --> 01:19:08,067
definitely helped us prepare
better for those instances,
1647
01:19:08,234 --> 01:19:09,868
specifically
with the livestock.
1648
01:19:10,033 --> 01:19:12,300
You know, we have better
housing for them.
1649
01:19:12,467 --> 01:19:15,400
We can shelter them from this
particular weather.
1650
01:19:18,767 --> 01:19:22,033
So, this is where it
all started.
1651
01:19:22,200 --> 01:19:27,467
I saw a contaminated 500 gallon
catchment tank and no gutters.
1652
01:19:27,634 --> 01:19:29,167
I'll be honest with you,
the first time I looked
1653
01:19:29,334 --> 01:19:31,400
in there, I was like,
"Oh, my god!"
1654
01:19:33,868 --> 01:19:37,501
Just four days ago,
the Randle Homestead was
1655
01:19:37,667 --> 01:19:41,400
unable to contend with
Louisiana's brutal climate,
1656
01:19:41,567 --> 01:19:45,834
lacking the water catchment set
up to endure prolonged drought
1657
01:19:46,000 --> 01:19:49,067
and plagued by
a contaminated tank.
1658
01:19:49,234 --> 01:19:53,300
Their main food sources were
wiped out as gardens withered
1659
01:19:53,467 --> 01:19:56,100
and livestock perished
in the historic heat.
1660
01:19:58,000 --> 01:19:59,067
Now...
1661
01:20:00,267 --> 01:20:03,000
they have a safe
and reliable water catchment
1662
01:20:03,167 --> 01:20:06,267
system to carry them through
weeks of drought,
1663
01:20:06,434 --> 01:20:09,467
a reclaimed garden area
for future growing,
1664
01:20:09,634 --> 01:20:13,100
and for their livestock,
nesting boxes to safeguard
1665
01:20:13,267 --> 01:20:17,601
chicken eggs, and a steel shed
to protect their sheep from any
1666
01:20:17,767 --> 01:20:21,367
weather extreme Louisiana
throws their way.
1667
01:20:21,534 --> 01:20:25,167
We all have breathed
new life into the future
1668
01:20:25,334 --> 01:20:26,667
of this homestead.
1669
01:20:26,834 --> 01:20:30,767
And without family members
stepping up, none of this could
1670
01:20:30,934 --> 01:20:31,868
have happened.
1671
01:20:32,033 --> 01:20:33,667
I've been here four days.
1672
01:20:33,834 --> 01:20:35,667
I pretty much have worked
with these two girls...
1673
01:20:36,734 --> 01:20:38,367
...more than I have
with two men.
1674
01:20:38,534 --> 01:20:40,167
- I'm serious.
- They'll help,
they'll help.
1675
01:20:40,334 --> 01:20:44,167
So let's just say if this
system ever fails,
1676
01:20:45,267 --> 01:20:46,667
they know how to fix it.
1677
01:20:46,834 --> 01:20:50,300
The valves, the pumps,
the resets, they know it all.
1678
01:20:50,467 --> 01:20:51,666
- OK
- Trust me.
1679
01:20:51,667 --> 01:20:56,501
But ultimately, the four
of you played a role in making
1680
01:20:56,667 --> 01:20:59,033
this home set a little bit
more functional.
1681
01:21:01,567 --> 01:21:05,567
Quite honestly, we were
kind of nervous to even ask
1682
01:21:05,734 --> 01:21:08,667
for Marty to come back
and help us, you know,
1683
01:21:08,834 --> 01:21:09,868
after...
1684
01:21:11,100 --> 01:21:14,601
he already did so much.
Turns out we actually,
1685
01:21:15,767 --> 01:21:18,868
we needed more help
than we realized.
1686
01:21:19,033 --> 01:21:21,367
And the angel came back.
1687
01:21:23,100 --> 01:21:26,834
We're so thankful.
God, we're so thankful.
1688
01:21:27,000 --> 01:21:28,267
We're so--
we're so thankful.
1689
01:21:30,734 --> 01:21:33,501
I'm pretty confident that
the next five years is just
1690
01:21:33,667 --> 01:21:36,367
gonna see you guys chipping
away at this lifestyle.
1691
01:21:36,534 --> 01:21:38,267
You'll be working
on your new home
1692
01:21:39,400 --> 01:21:41,567
inside and out.
- Yes.
1693
01:21:41,734 --> 01:21:42,868
And who knows?
1694
01:21:43,033 --> 01:21:44,567
Maybe the day will come
when you'll pick a spot
1695
01:21:44,734 --> 01:21:47,667
on this 10 acres
and have your own space.
1696
01:21:47,834 --> 01:21:49,567
Whatever happens here,
I'm not worried about it
1697
01:21:49,734 --> 01:21:52,267
because I've seen every single
one of you
1698
01:21:52,434 --> 01:21:55,100
come out of
your comfort zone,
1699
01:21:55,267 --> 01:21:58,067
take some risks,
jump in equipment,
1700
01:21:59,167 --> 01:22:01,367
um, and work.
1701
01:22:01,534 --> 01:22:04,767
Take it away, because from this
moment on, it's all you.
1702
01:22:07,100 --> 01:22:08,834
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
1703
01:22:09,000 --> 01:22:11,934
There's little moments that
happen on these homesteads
1704
01:22:12,100 --> 01:22:15,367
that make you feel what
homesteading is all about.
1705
01:22:15,534 --> 01:22:20,667
The Randle family has proven
to me that homesteading is
1706
01:22:20,834 --> 01:22:23,033
about family.
1707
01:22:23,200 --> 01:22:27,367
We're so appreciative and
you know, we are so motivated,
1708
01:22:28,567 --> 01:22:32,167
so thank you, but we didn't
want you to leave without this.
1709
01:22:35,234 --> 01:22:37,167
And what is that?
A pair of panties, shorts?
1710
01:22:38,868 --> 01:22:42,667
Be careful what you give me
because I'm very sentimental
1711
01:22:42,834 --> 01:22:45,167
and I just might wear this
on the next homestead
1712
01:22:45,334 --> 01:22:46,667
- Oh, nice, nice.
- No!
1713
01:22:46,834 --> 01:22:48,734
Thanks.
Thank you very much.
1714
01:22:50,033 --> 01:22:54,000
I feel so empowered, this just
gave us just another push
1715
01:22:54,167 --> 01:22:55,300
because we were so...
1716
01:22:56,467 --> 01:22:59,067
you know, felt so burdened.
1717
01:22:59,234 --> 01:23:01,667
- Thank you, Marty!
- Thank you.
1718
01:23:01,834 --> 01:23:03,400
No, thank you.
1719
01:23:03,567 --> 01:23:06,400
Oh, my gosh.
1720
01:23:06,567 --> 01:23:09,767
With Marty coming back,
it did, kind of, revive us.
1721
01:23:09,934 --> 01:23:12,968
The new and better ideas
that he's instituted for us
1722
01:23:13,133 --> 01:23:16,167
definitely gave us a freshness
to our homesteadness.
1723
01:23:17,501 --> 01:23:21,767
I feel so motivated.
Let's do this.
1724
01:23:21,934 --> 01:23:22,868
I feel so good.
1725
01:23:24,567 --> 01:23:25,567
Keep it filtered.