1 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:05,539 SONTA: You guys, we're going to be looking for duck eggs. 2 00:00:05,539 --> 00:00:07,674 We'll be checking our wood duck nests and 3 00:00:07,674 --> 00:00:09,476 we're going to be looking for punk, okay? 4 00:00:09,476 --> 00:00:11,144 To keep the bugs away. 5 00:00:11,144 --> 00:00:14,448 CHEVIE: With this high water, it just gives us access to 6 00:00:14,448 --> 00:00:18,719 so much more area to be able to forage. 7 00:00:19,653 --> 00:00:21,288 But it's going to go away. 8 00:00:21,288 --> 00:00:24,625 We want to capitalize on this high water while it's here. 9 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:26,760 SONTA: Wow. 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,363 It's amazing we're able to cross right over this. 11 00:00:29,763 --> 00:00:33,734 CHEVIE: Can't let a flood or some other natural disaster set you back. 12 00:00:35,202 --> 00:00:39,773 (theme music playing). 13 00:00:40,374 --> 00:00:42,609 SONTA: All right kids, I see the bird box. 14 00:00:42,609 --> 00:00:45,779 CHEVIE: Big box on the water. 15 00:00:51,518 --> 00:00:54,855 Whenever I come to them, I always knock on them first. 16 00:00:54,855 --> 00:00:57,491 SYDNEY: To make sure there's no squirrels gonna eat your face off. 17 00:00:58,992 --> 00:01:00,827 CHEVIE: The squirrels or weasels, or marten, 18 00:01:00,827 --> 00:01:02,095 or anything like that, 19 00:01:02,095 --> 00:01:04,631 that could bite your hand when you stick your hand in there. 20 00:01:07,334 --> 00:01:09,937 No, no eggs in this one. 21 00:01:09,937 --> 00:01:12,139 Let's go check the next one. 22 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:15,509 This time of year, right now, we're not really hunting 23 00:01:15,509 --> 00:01:17,177 a whole bunch because everything's nesting, 24 00:01:17,177 --> 00:01:19,813 but it's the time for we're gathering or foraging. 25 00:01:22,883 --> 00:01:25,018 SONTA: I'm ready for some fresh eggs. 26 00:01:25,018 --> 00:01:27,654 (knocking) 27 00:01:27,654 --> 00:01:29,823 SYDNEY: There's a little piece of it in there. 28 00:01:29,823 --> 00:01:30,824 CHEVIE: Nothing in this one. 29 00:01:30,824 --> 00:01:32,259 Not even any grass or anything. 30 00:01:32,259 --> 00:01:34,561 Oh, there's a feather right there, though. 31 00:01:34,828 --> 00:01:35,829 Okay, ready? 32 00:01:35,829 --> 00:01:39,032 SYDNEY: Yes. 33 00:01:39,032 --> 00:01:41,001 SONTA: Wow. Good job. 34 00:01:41,001 --> 00:01:43,236 CHEVIE: Can you reach in there? 35 00:01:43,236 --> 00:01:44,638 SONTA: Anything? 36 00:01:44,638 --> 00:01:48,442 SYDNEY: Broken eggs. SONTA: Broken eggs? Let's see. 37 00:01:49,343 --> 00:01:50,544 CHEVIE: It smells old? 38 00:01:50,544 --> 00:01:52,412 SONTA: Yeah, that might be last years. 39 00:01:52,412 --> 00:01:54,414 EMERY: Look, ducks! 40 00:01:54,414 --> 00:01:56,950 SONTA: They're like, why are you bothering our nest? 41 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:01,455 Watch your heads. 42 00:02:02,422 --> 00:02:03,590 CHEVIE: Okay, knock on it Emery. 43 00:02:03,590 --> 00:02:06,493 SYDNEY: No, no, this way. No, no run away. 44 00:02:06,493 --> 00:02:09,596 CHEVIE: Okay. Go ahead and reach in there Emery. 45 00:02:11,932 --> 00:02:13,834 Is there eggs in there? 46 00:02:13,834 --> 00:02:17,537 EMERY: Yeah. SYDNEY: Oh! 47 00:02:17,537 --> 00:02:20,040 CHEVIE: Eggs! Wow! EMERY: Here you go daddy. 48 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,141 CHEVIE: How many are in there though, 49 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:22,309 let me know how many are in there. 50 00:02:22,309 --> 00:02:24,244 EMERY: Daddy. RYDER: There's only one more. 51 00:02:24,244 --> 00:02:25,779 CHEVIE: There's only one more? RYDER: Yeah. 52 00:02:25,779 --> 00:02:27,981 CHEVIE: So, there's only three in here to begin with. 53 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:29,349 Yeah, we might just want to leave them all. 54 00:02:29,349 --> 00:02:31,818 This is a very new nest maybe. 55 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:35,155 Let them lay more because they could lay lots of eggs in these boxes, 56 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:37,691 and you don't want to scare them and pull all their eggs out 57 00:02:37,691 --> 00:02:39,593 and have them go to another house. 58 00:02:39,593 --> 00:02:41,728 RYDER: How many eggs does it have to have? 59 00:02:41,728 --> 00:02:43,697 CHEVIE: So like at least like six or something, okay? 60 00:02:43,697 --> 00:02:44,865 RYDER: Okay. 61 00:02:44,865 --> 00:02:46,333 CHEVIE: Let's go to the next spot. 62 00:02:46,333 --> 00:02:48,668 Maybe we're getting closer though, all right? 63 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:51,872 We have some more options to check. 64 00:02:56,076 --> 00:03:00,781 KALEB: Bees are a fantastic way to harvest more resources from the land. 65 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:05,652 They're farmed in the lower 48 and shipped up here. 66 00:03:05,952 --> 00:03:08,655 The most efficient way for me to get my bees is to just 67 00:03:08,655 --> 00:03:11,525 fly out and bring it home. 68 00:03:11,525 --> 00:03:13,727 Now that we've had those bees, we need to get them out of 69 00:03:13,727 --> 00:03:17,664 the container and into their hive as quickly as possible. 70 00:03:22,102 --> 00:03:25,605 KALEB: We need a good place to stick all of our beehives. 71 00:03:25,839 --> 00:03:28,175 BRITTANY: I think we want somewhere high, like the shop. 72 00:03:28,175 --> 00:03:30,944 KALEB: Like, yeah, we wanted up high where no bears can get to it. 73 00:03:31,611 --> 00:03:33,013 In order to put a platform up there, 74 00:03:33,013 --> 00:03:34,581 we have to put holes in the roof. 75 00:03:34,581 --> 00:03:35,615 BRITTANY: Yeah. 76 00:03:35,615 --> 00:03:36,883 KALEB: And we don't want the roof to leak. 77 00:03:36,883 --> 00:03:38,552 BRITTANY: Yeah. 78 00:03:38,552 --> 00:03:40,720 KALEB: I don't think that's a very good option unfortunately. 79 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,022 BRITTANY: Mmm. 80 00:03:42,022 --> 00:03:44,624 Well, the next highest thing would be the Conex. 81 00:03:44,624 --> 00:03:47,094 KALEB: Yeah, the Conex would be good and 82 00:03:47,094 --> 00:03:49,629 I think bears will stay off of that. 83 00:03:49,629 --> 00:03:51,131 Last year we had four hives. 84 00:03:51,131 --> 00:03:55,001 This year I think we're getting nine and the biggest concern 85 00:03:55,001 --> 00:03:57,337 I have is bears getting into my bees. 86 00:03:57,337 --> 00:04:01,575 Bear would probably come over here and like he'd be, 87 00:04:01,575 --> 00:04:02,742 uh, that doesn't work. 88 00:04:02,742 --> 00:04:04,111 Maybe there's something over here. 89 00:04:04,111 --> 00:04:07,380 He can grab, and maybe he can, do this. 90 00:04:07,380 --> 00:04:08,615 You never know. 91 00:04:08,615 --> 00:04:11,585 He might maybe get up here, but then it's like, now what? 92 00:04:12,219 --> 00:04:15,722 (laughing) 93 00:04:15,722 --> 00:04:17,691 I think this will be a good solution. 94 00:04:17,691 --> 00:04:19,059 We'll put the bees up there. 95 00:04:19,059 --> 00:04:20,560 BRITTANY: Okay. 96 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,731 KALEB: The problem is they have a really wobbly, uh, roof, 97 00:04:24,731 --> 00:04:27,200 so we need to build some sort of platform across the top. 98 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:28,835 BRITTANY: Okay. 99 00:04:28,835 --> 00:04:31,538 KALEB: Let's start making this happen. 100 00:04:32,139 --> 00:04:35,008 Keeping bees is one more step in 101 00:04:35,008 --> 00:04:38,044 the process of independence out here. 102 00:04:38,044 --> 00:04:40,080 There's an ugly three-sided log that's not, 103 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,949 wasn't usable for the generator shed. 104 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:45,452 But it'll be great for the bees. 105 00:04:47,621 --> 00:04:51,792 BRITTANY: Raising our own bees is another way of being able to 106 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:53,026 live off the land. 107 00:04:53,026 --> 00:04:56,363 By having the bees here, they're going to create honey for us, 108 00:04:56,363 --> 00:04:58,698 but they'll also help pollinate all around, 109 00:04:58,698 --> 00:05:01,101 which helps our gardens, helps our trees. 110 00:05:01,101 --> 00:05:03,637 Bees are amazing. 111 00:05:03,637 --> 00:05:04,671 KALEB: There we go. 112 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:06,173 Log number one is done and loaded up and 113 00:05:06,173 --> 00:05:08,275 ready to head over to the project. 114 00:05:08,275 --> 00:05:09,910 Bees fascinate me. 115 00:05:09,910 --> 00:05:13,246 They're such hard workers, which resonates to my soul 116 00:05:13,246 --> 00:05:15,882 because as a resident of rural Alaska, 117 00:05:15,882 --> 00:05:17,584 the work never stops. 118 00:05:17,584 --> 00:05:19,786 There's always work to be done. 119 00:05:19,786 --> 00:05:22,989 Honey is just this amazing golden liquid that pretty much 120 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:26,193 answers all of the problems in life. 121 00:05:29,029 --> 00:05:31,064 JOHNNY: When you pull that trigger and drop an animal, 122 00:05:31,064 --> 00:05:33,533 this is the time of year where having a plan with what to do 123 00:05:33,533 --> 00:05:35,836 with that dead animal is super important. 124 00:05:35,836 --> 00:05:37,571 And if you don't have a plan for the meat, 125 00:05:37,571 --> 00:05:39,739 then you'll find yourself in trouble. 126 00:05:44,978 --> 00:05:51,318 ♪ ♪ 127 00:05:55,589 --> 00:05:58,792 ♪ ♪ 128 00:05:58,792 --> 00:06:01,161 JOHNNY: Kinda stretching this hide out a little bit, 129 00:06:01,161 --> 00:06:05,031 'cause I'm about to cover this guy in salt. 130 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:09,135 The salt's gonna, kinda pause the rotting process. 131 00:06:11,238 --> 00:06:12,973 It gets near 60 degrees. 132 00:06:12,973 --> 00:06:15,742 Everything just wants to rot, everything wants to go bad, 133 00:06:15,742 --> 00:06:17,944 everything wants to spoil. 134 00:06:18,278 --> 00:06:21,014 So, I gotta kinda get at things quick. 135 00:06:21,681 --> 00:06:26,052 Gotta get every little chunk covered in salt, 136 00:06:26,052 --> 00:06:28,054 or it'll rot, and the hair falls off, 137 00:06:28,054 --> 00:06:31,858 and it stinks, and once it starts rotting it's game over. 138 00:06:31,858 --> 00:06:34,361 I can't use this thing anymore. 139 00:06:34,361 --> 00:06:36,029 All right, cool so it's all salted. 140 00:06:36,029 --> 00:06:37,797 Now, that's going to keep it from rotting. 141 00:06:37,797 --> 00:06:39,065 Now, I can move on to the important thing, 142 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:41,101 which is the meat. 143 00:06:49,376 --> 00:06:53,780 The wind's kind of not moving hard and I'm seeing these flies 144 00:06:53,780 --> 00:06:57,083 and they're not able to get through the game bags. 145 00:06:57,083 --> 00:07:00,186 But occasionally one is able to sneak in there and 146 00:07:00,186 --> 00:07:03,790 then they lay little eggs, and then when they lay the eggs 147 00:07:03,790 --> 00:07:08,094 they turn into larva and then they consume the meat and it's just, 148 00:07:08,094 --> 00:07:10,797 it's all downhill from there. 149 00:07:10,797 --> 00:07:12,299 I think I need to just kind of build a little smudge fire 150 00:07:12,299 --> 00:07:15,235 right here, kinda keep flies off it. 151 00:07:16,536 --> 00:07:18,905 Uh, bear meat is one of the most delicious meats. 152 00:07:18,905 --> 00:07:20,540 One of my favorite things to hunt. 153 00:07:20,540 --> 00:07:22,409 Uh, it's fantastic eating. 154 00:07:22,409 --> 00:07:23,510 Okay. 155 00:07:23,510 --> 00:07:26,179 It is crucial for me to have that food supply and 156 00:07:26,179 --> 00:07:28,448 to get through the spring and summer. 157 00:07:28,448 --> 00:07:31,017 So, I'm just going to cut this open and build a fire 158 00:07:31,017 --> 00:07:33,153 right inside of this can. 159 00:07:42,796 --> 00:07:44,397 That's how fast that stuff burns, man. 160 00:07:44,397 --> 00:07:47,500 If I didn't have it in a can this whole place would be just ripping. 161 00:07:50,870 --> 00:07:52,939 Look at that. That's what I want right there. 162 00:07:52,939 --> 00:07:55,909 That big plumage of smoke and that's going to keep 163 00:07:55,909 --> 00:07:57,744 the flies away from the meat. 164 00:07:57,744 --> 00:07:59,679 Hell, it's keeping me away from it. 165 00:07:59,679 --> 00:08:01,348 You know, you got to take care of the meat and 166 00:08:01,348 --> 00:08:03,450 when you're off grid it's not that easy to do. 167 00:08:03,450 --> 00:08:04,551 I don't have electric. 168 00:08:04,551 --> 00:08:06,720 I don't have refrigerators and stuff like that. 169 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,155 One of the methods I like to use in the spring is canning. 170 00:08:09,155 --> 00:08:11,758 Canning's a very practical solution. 171 00:08:11,758 --> 00:08:14,494 If you do it right and I can preserve the meat 172 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:16,062 for a long period of time. 173 00:08:16,062 --> 00:08:18,898 And before I can do any of the canning or the salting, 174 00:08:18,898 --> 00:08:21,501 I need to process the meat. 175 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:23,570 Okay, so now I'm just going to break this down, 176 00:08:23,570 --> 00:08:25,238 and this is the front leg, and, 177 00:08:25,238 --> 00:08:26,773 and I like to just do it by muscle group. 178 00:08:26,773 --> 00:08:29,542 I keep it pretty simple here. 179 00:08:30,243 --> 00:08:33,913 Dad was a butcher by trade. 180 00:08:35,281 --> 00:08:38,785 His brother had a butcher shop. 181 00:08:38,785 --> 00:08:41,721 I believe their dad was a butcher and 182 00:08:41,721 --> 00:08:45,792 then my dad's grandfather was a butcher. 183 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:49,095 It just must just be ingrained in my blood. 184 00:08:49,095 --> 00:08:50,930 Look at that marbling in there, man. 185 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:53,767 It's just outstanding meat. 186 00:08:55,502 --> 00:08:56,703 Oh, it smells good. 187 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:58,905 It's fresh. 188 00:08:59,105 --> 00:09:01,808 All right, so all the pieces are cut up and the next thing to do 189 00:09:01,808 --> 00:09:05,879 is just precook it all in the pressure cooker with the cans. 190 00:09:12,719 --> 00:09:14,187 SAMANTHA: Getting off the farm with the kids 191 00:09:14,187 --> 00:09:15,822 is really important for us. 192 00:09:15,822 --> 00:09:17,624 There's so much to learn out there. 193 00:09:17,624 --> 00:09:19,159 Hunting and gathering. 194 00:09:19,159 --> 00:09:20,427 If you teach a kid to fish, you know, 195 00:09:20,427 --> 00:09:22,562 they'll be able to feed themselves. 196 00:09:25,131 --> 00:09:28,435 (rooster crows) 197 00:09:28,435 --> 00:09:31,104 SAMANTHA: Gonna go fishing. AUTUMN: Going fishing! 198 00:09:31,104 --> 00:09:34,107 (laughing) 199 00:09:34,941 --> 00:09:36,543 NATHAN: Fishing season is upon us again, 200 00:09:36,543 --> 00:09:39,179 and Samantha, the kids and I are going to head out to 201 00:09:39,179 --> 00:09:42,515 a local creek and do some grayling fishing. 202 00:09:42,515 --> 00:09:43,616 Ready to go? 203 00:09:43,616 --> 00:09:46,019 SAMANTHA: I'm ready. ADRIEN: Yeah. 204 00:09:47,887 --> 00:09:50,223 SAMANTHA: We'd like to get some fish in our diet. 205 00:09:51,291 --> 00:09:53,126 Fish provides nutrients that we can't get from 206 00:09:53,126 --> 00:09:54,994 our other animals quite as well. 207 00:09:54,994 --> 00:09:57,063 So, it's the season for fishing. 208 00:09:57,063 --> 00:10:00,633 It's time to get some variety going and we're going for it. 209 00:10:11,511 --> 00:10:15,148 ♪ ♪ 210 00:10:15,148 --> 00:10:16,583 This is a pretty spot. 211 00:10:16,583 --> 00:10:18,451 NATHAN: Yeah. 212 00:10:20,687 --> 00:10:22,155 It's important for the kids to, you know, 213 00:10:22,155 --> 00:10:24,324 not just learn how to run the farm, 214 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:27,093 but also to get out to where it's fun and 215 00:10:27,093 --> 00:10:28,795 exciting and new for them. 216 00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:30,997 And so, it brings on a new challenge, 217 00:10:30,997 --> 00:10:33,733 but also insights, learning, in that way. 218 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:35,568 SAMANTHA: This is like sand but you, yeah, 219 00:10:35,568 --> 00:10:36,870 you'll just kinda sink in, 220 00:10:36,870 --> 00:10:39,405 so I don't recommend playing right there. 221 00:10:40,373 --> 00:10:43,710 I'm hopin' that, uh, the grayling run started and 222 00:10:43,710 --> 00:10:45,945 its come up this way already, 223 00:10:45,945 --> 00:10:49,582 'cause that would just be fantastic. 224 00:10:49,582 --> 00:10:51,451 I haven't that grayling since last year so. 225 00:10:51,451 --> 00:10:53,820 NATHAN: Yeah. If we're lucky, there will be grayling. 226 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,823 Okay, I think Autumn, I think this one's going to be yours. 227 00:10:56,823 --> 00:10:59,225 AUTUMN: Can I see what hook? SAMANTHA: See what hook. 228 00:10:59,225 --> 00:11:01,528 NATHAN: See? Is that a good one? 229 00:11:01,528 --> 00:11:04,397 But be, hey, hey one thing, check your surroundings. 230 00:11:04,397 --> 00:11:06,733 Make sure no one's right behind you when you're casting, okay? 231 00:11:06,733 --> 00:11:08,067 Because you don't want to hook anybody. 232 00:11:08,067 --> 00:11:11,004 Oh, here reel it in real quick, okay, 233 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:14,340 because we don't want to get snagged in these weeds here. 234 00:11:17,710 --> 00:11:20,947 Good job Autumn. That was a good cast. 235 00:11:20,947 --> 00:11:23,816 SAMANTHA: Dang, you're like a little professional fisher. 236 00:11:23,816 --> 00:11:25,585 NATHAN: Well, if there's fish in there, 237 00:11:25,585 --> 00:11:28,388 I think you're going to catch them. 238 00:11:28,388 --> 00:11:30,557 Just like that, let it float a little bit and 239 00:11:30,557 --> 00:11:33,560 then start reeling in, okay? 240 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:36,429 And just do it over, and over again, and hopefully 241 00:11:36,429 --> 00:11:39,432 the fish will come along and think, hmm, delicious meal. 242 00:11:41,734 --> 00:11:44,637 SAMANTHA: I caught a fish. NATHAN: Caught one? 243 00:11:46,105 --> 00:11:49,108 ADRIEN: Don't forget, you're supposed to yell fish on. 244 00:11:49,108 --> 00:11:50,243 NATHAN: All right. 245 00:11:50,243 --> 00:11:52,345 (laughing) 246 00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:55,415 SAMANTHA: Is that the first fish that we've caught all year? 247 00:11:55,415 --> 00:11:56,649 NATHAN: I think so. 248 00:11:56,649 --> 00:11:58,084 SAMANTHA: I accidentally caught a fish, 249 00:11:58,084 --> 00:12:01,621 I was just trying to figure out where to cast for Autumn. 250 00:12:02,789 --> 00:12:04,791 NATHAN: This is a pretty good size for a grayling. 251 00:12:04,791 --> 00:12:06,159 SAMANTHA: That's not a bad grayling, I'm pretty, 252 00:12:06,159 --> 00:12:08,962 I'm pretty stoked about that. 253 00:12:09,963 --> 00:12:12,398 NATHAN: The water should keep it a little bit cold. 254 00:12:13,032 --> 00:12:16,069 See how the water kind of hits up along the bank? 255 00:12:16,069 --> 00:12:17,203 ADRIEN: Yup. 256 00:12:17,203 --> 00:12:18,705 NATHAN: And just kinda slows down here and 257 00:12:18,705 --> 00:12:20,106 it's really deep right there? 258 00:12:20,106 --> 00:12:21,174 ADRIEN: Yeah. 259 00:12:21,174 --> 00:12:22,675 NATHAN: Try to get a cast right in there because 260 00:12:22,675 --> 00:12:24,811 I think this is about where mom caught it. 261 00:12:24,811 --> 00:12:28,147 And that makes sense because it looks like perfect grayling habitat. 262 00:12:29,515 --> 00:12:32,352 It feels great to kind of break in the coming year and 263 00:12:32,352 --> 00:12:34,354 the coming fishing season. 264 00:12:34,854 --> 00:12:37,523 Give us the fish fever, so we wanna get out and do 265 00:12:37,523 --> 00:12:40,660 more fishing and catch more fish and put some more on the table. 266 00:12:41,894 --> 00:12:44,397 SAMANTHA: You're pretty good at this. 267 00:12:44,397 --> 00:12:46,766 NATHAN: I know the girls are... SAMANTHA: The girls are awesome. 268 00:12:46,766 --> 00:12:47,967 NATHAN: Pro casters. 269 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:49,402 SAMANTHA: Adrien you're awesome too. 270 00:12:49,402 --> 00:12:51,037 NATHAN: You're great at catching those trees. 271 00:12:51,037 --> 00:12:54,807 ADRIEN: The biggest tree I've caught. 272 00:12:56,809 --> 00:13:00,546 SAMANTHA: Oh, you really got stuck, didn't ya? 273 00:13:00,546 --> 00:13:03,349 Ugh. 274 00:13:05,118 --> 00:13:07,387 I'm just gonna do this. 275 00:13:07,387 --> 00:13:08,521 NATHAN: It's pretty deep there. 276 00:13:08,521 --> 00:13:09,756 SAMANTHA: It is pretty deep there. 277 00:13:09,756 --> 00:13:10,890 But if I just. 278 00:13:10,890 --> 00:13:12,959 NATHAN: Just pull, I think it's gonna come... 279 00:13:12,959 --> 00:13:15,294 SAMANTHA: Got it! 280 00:13:15,862 --> 00:13:17,897 My knees are cold. 281 00:13:22,368 --> 00:13:25,505 (laughing) 282 00:13:30,076 --> 00:13:31,978 ADRIEN: Sorry! 283 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:35,048 SAMANTHA: Let it be known that I love you, very much! 284 00:13:38,618 --> 00:13:43,222 KALEB: Growing up out here I've learned to pre plan projects 285 00:13:43,222 --> 00:13:46,192 before I ever cut a single piece of wood. 286 00:13:46,192 --> 00:13:49,328 And so far, things are going great. 287 00:13:49,328 --> 00:13:53,132 And hopefully I'm not getting hit with huge, 288 00:13:53,132 --> 00:13:55,568 unexpected surprises. 289 00:13:59,472 --> 00:14:02,008 KALEB: I'm going to try handing these up to Brittany. 290 00:14:03,810 --> 00:14:06,946 See if we can do this without anybody getting hurt. 291 00:14:10,350 --> 00:14:12,685 Go put this one on the other side. 292 00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:16,322 Just stick it with the round over facing out and line it up 293 00:14:16,322 --> 00:14:20,159 right to the very edge of that big block up there. 294 00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:29,635 BRITTANY: Okay. 295 00:14:31,571 --> 00:14:34,741 KALEB: I really like it when Brittany helps me with these projects. 296 00:14:35,575 --> 00:14:38,277 Oh, this one here probably weighs like 80, 297 00:14:38,277 --> 00:14:40,580 60 to 80 pounds maybe. 298 00:14:40,580 --> 00:14:42,915 It's green so it's heavy. 299 00:14:42,915 --> 00:14:47,120 It takes the jobs that are difficult to do by myself 300 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,956 and just makes everything easier. 301 00:14:50,623 --> 00:14:51,924 Last one! 302 00:14:51,924 --> 00:14:53,092 (grunting) 303 00:14:53,092 --> 00:14:55,061 It's also the heaviest! 304 00:14:55,661 --> 00:14:59,165 Good thing you're all buffed up from carrying the other five up. 305 00:15:01,801 --> 00:15:05,071 Now, I can start squaring and handing you the two by sixes. 306 00:15:05,938 --> 00:15:07,774 All right, here you go. 307 00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:09,442 BRITTANY: I am not a great builder. 308 00:15:09,442 --> 00:15:12,612 I'm still learning how to do very basic things. 309 00:15:12,612 --> 00:15:15,515 There's a little bit of stress there, but for the most part, 310 00:15:15,515 --> 00:15:17,650 eventually I get over myself and learn. 311 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:20,920 All righty, first one down, 500 to go. 312 00:15:24,190 --> 00:15:26,225 Careful. 313 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:30,530 (drilling) 314 00:15:31,364 --> 00:15:33,733 That board ain't going nowhere. 315 00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:35,902 KALEB: Yeah, this worked out better than I thought. 316 00:15:35,902 --> 00:15:37,136 BRITTANY: Stepping up here, you're like, 317 00:15:37,136 --> 00:15:38,204 you're not wobbling. 318 00:15:38,204 --> 00:15:39,572 Wow. 319 00:15:39,572 --> 00:15:43,643 KALEB: Yup. Next thing to do is get our deck on and this will be done. 320 00:15:46,145 --> 00:15:48,047 BRITTANY: I don't like ladders. 321 00:15:49,115 --> 00:15:51,284 Watch out. Dad's got it. 322 00:15:53,386 --> 00:15:54,787 ELOVIE: Could I screw one on? 323 00:15:54,787 --> 00:15:56,422 KALEB: Yeah. ELOVIE: Yeah. 324 00:16:01,727 --> 00:16:03,729 Oh yeah, that's far. 325 00:16:03,729 --> 00:16:05,331 KALEB: Something that instills pride into me, 326 00:16:05,331 --> 00:16:07,700 knowing that my children are taking an interest in 327 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:10,636 the projects that we are doing around our homestead and 328 00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:15,274 it's instilling a self-reliant, I can do this attitude. 329 00:16:15,274 --> 00:16:17,343 BRITTANY: Ellie, come on. 330 00:16:17,610 --> 00:16:20,179 Getting our little pile all cleaned up. 331 00:16:20,179 --> 00:16:22,815 KALEB: Alrighty, guys, this is all done. 332 00:16:22,815 --> 00:16:25,952 BRITTANY: Are we done? KALEB: Toss my screws here. 333 00:16:25,952 --> 00:16:27,987 BRITTANY: Woo-hoo. KALEB: So cool. 334 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:29,755 This is good. 335 00:16:29,755 --> 00:16:34,327 BRITTANY: Look at that! KALEB: It is very, very strong. 336 00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:36,496 (dog barking) 337 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:38,731 BRITTANY: We're coming down, Piper. 338 00:16:41,133 --> 00:16:43,302 CHEVIE: Water is super swift here. 339 00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:46,739 So, if a kid or something fell in the river, 340 00:16:46,739 --> 00:16:48,774 it's harder to retrieve them. 341 00:16:48,774 --> 00:16:51,978 This is not the place to fall in the river. 342 00:16:57,149 --> 00:16:59,418 SONTA: We're gonna go check out where your great grandpa 343 00:16:59,418 --> 00:17:01,988 had a wood duck nest. 344 00:17:03,289 --> 00:17:06,058 When I was a little girl, you guys age, 345 00:17:06,058 --> 00:17:08,261 I went back there with your great grandpa, 346 00:17:08,261 --> 00:17:11,731 and he showed me a wood duck nest and 347 00:17:11,731 --> 00:17:15,101 every spring he'd go and check that same nest. 348 00:17:16,469 --> 00:17:19,305 I really wanted you guys just to get an idea of 349 00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:20,840 where it is in the woods. 350 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,075 Yeah, I think I remember this being the spot Chev, 351 00:17:23,075 --> 00:17:24,744 right in here. 352 00:17:24,744 --> 00:17:27,380 Looks like a heavy, dense area of cottonwood trees. 353 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:29,582 Watch out guys. 354 00:17:30,816 --> 00:17:32,718 Let's go check it out guys. 355 00:17:32,718 --> 00:17:35,187 'Cause I haven't been back here in 30 years. 356 00:17:35,187 --> 00:17:37,723 We'll have to see if that nest still exists. 357 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:40,326 There's a hole right there, Chev, in that tree. 358 00:17:40,326 --> 00:17:41,794 CHEVIE: Definitely the right height, but maybe, 359 00:17:41,794 --> 00:17:43,329 I don't know, if a wood duck could fit in there. 360 00:17:43,329 --> 00:17:44,964 That looks a little small. 361 00:17:44,964 --> 00:17:46,699 SONTA: It's something else, maybe a woodpecker or something. 362 00:17:46,699 --> 00:17:48,467 CHEVIE: Maybe, though. 363 00:17:48,467 --> 00:17:51,737 SONTA: But that's what it would look like, but bigger. 364 00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:53,439 But it's definitely interesting because, like, 365 00:17:53,439 --> 00:17:55,174 the Cottonwood tree is hollow, you know? 366 00:17:55,174 --> 00:17:57,977 And so, they put their eggs down inside. 367 00:18:00,813 --> 00:18:02,715 You guys be looking on, you know, 368 00:18:02,715 --> 00:18:06,118 one side of the Cottonwood and then when you're walking Emery, 369 00:18:06,118 --> 00:18:09,088 look on the other side of the cottonwood tree too. 370 00:18:09,088 --> 00:18:10,690 But you see they're all out there, 371 00:18:10,690 --> 00:18:12,325 those birds are out there swimming around because 372 00:18:12,325 --> 00:18:14,493 they have nests in these woods. 373 00:18:14,493 --> 00:18:17,263 So, we just gotta find them. 374 00:18:17,263 --> 00:18:18,731 Watch how their bark comes off. 375 00:18:18,731 --> 00:18:22,101 It comes off in big, long strips. 376 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:24,070 Careful Sydney, that that's going to break. 377 00:18:24,070 --> 00:18:26,138 CHEVIE: Like, there's gotta be a nest in here somewhere. 378 00:18:26,138 --> 00:18:28,574 SONTA: Exactly. 379 00:18:29,175 --> 00:18:31,043 CHEVIE: See right here there's a hole that goes down. 380 00:18:31,043 --> 00:18:33,813 That's exactly what they do, they climb inside that hole. 381 00:18:33,813 --> 00:18:35,081 SONTA: 'Cause it's hollow inside, 382 00:18:35,081 --> 00:18:37,016 they just go in and lay their eggs. 383 00:18:37,016 --> 00:18:38,417 SYDNEY: (inaudible) rock. 384 00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:40,786 SONTA: It's kind of the easy way to do it. 385 00:18:40,786 --> 00:18:44,256 RYDER: Oh jeez. Mom, watch out mom. 386 00:18:44,256 --> 00:18:46,325 SONTA: I wonder if this is the tree. 387 00:18:46,325 --> 00:18:48,894 This is where they naturally want to lay their eggs. 388 00:18:48,894 --> 00:18:50,029 SYDNEY: You have to go further up. 389 00:18:50,029 --> 00:18:51,130 EMERY: One, two. 390 00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:52,131 (cracking) 391 00:18:55,001 --> 00:18:57,236 RYDER: Oh, ha, ha, ha. CHEVIE: I told you. 392 00:18:57,236 --> 00:18:59,005 SONTA: Ryder are you okay? RYDER: Yeah. 393 00:18:59,005 --> 00:19:03,509 (laughing) 394 00:19:03,509 --> 00:19:05,144 CHEVIE: If that top thing hit you in the head or 395 00:19:05,144 --> 00:19:06,579 something it could hurt you bad. 396 00:19:06,579 --> 00:19:08,280 RYDER: We wanted that to happen dad. 397 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:09,982 CHEVIE: I loved to breakdown Cottonwood trees 398 00:19:09,982 --> 00:19:11,150 when I was your age too. 399 00:19:11,150 --> 00:19:13,052 I, totally, I totally know where you guys are coming from. 400 00:19:13,052 --> 00:19:14,320 EMERY: You got hit in the head? 401 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,123 CHEVIE: Yeah, I, I got hit in the head and I lived. 402 00:19:17,123 --> 00:19:19,892 So, if somebody yells heads up or you hear something, 403 00:19:19,892 --> 00:19:22,094 you put your arms over your head like this and 404 00:19:22,094 --> 00:19:23,996 it might hurt your arms really bad, 405 00:19:23,996 --> 00:19:27,767 but you always want to protect your head and your neck, okay? 406 00:19:27,767 --> 00:19:29,101 SYDNEY: Heads up means heads down. 407 00:19:29,101 --> 00:19:30,670 CHEVIE: Were heads up means heads down. 408 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:31,904 SYDNEY: Yeah. 409 00:19:31,904 --> 00:19:32,705 CHEVIE: All right, let's get in the boat before you guys do 410 00:19:32,705 --> 00:19:33,839 anything else crazy. 411 00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:35,341 SONTA: All right. CHEVIE: Get, get in the boat. 412 00:19:35,341 --> 00:19:38,177 SONTA: We didn't see or find the wood duck nest that 413 00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:41,247 my grandpa had originally showed us and even though 414 00:19:41,247 --> 00:19:45,184 we didn't see anything it's just special to be out here for sure. 415 00:19:45,184 --> 00:19:48,788 And like, I'm not that emotional of a person, 416 00:19:48,788 --> 00:19:52,058 but I definitely this pulls at my heartstrings just being back 417 00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:54,660 in these woods where my grandpa brought us. 418 00:19:58,497 --> 00:20:02,134 KALEB: Something that instills pride into me is knowing that my 419 00:20:02,134 --> 00:20:05,771 children are taking an interest in the projects that we're doing 420 00:20:05,771 --> 00:20:09,141 around our homestead and really having fun doing it. 421 00:20:23,255 --> 00:20:25,791 KALEB: Oh man, do you hear that sound? 422 00:20:25,791 --> 00:20:28,894 Sounds like 100,000 bees trying to escape. 423 00:20:28,894 --> 00:20:30,129 BRITTANY: No kidding. 424 00:20:30,129 --> 00:20:31,497 KALEB: Look at these little guys. 425 00:20:31,497 --> 00:20:34,433 BRITTANY: Let me out. Let me out. 426 00:20:34,433 --> 00:20:36,202 KALEB: I think we should get all the bases and lids up 427 00:20:36,202 --> 00:20:38,604 to the top of the Conex, get that all laid out to 428 00:20:38,604 --> 00:20:40,639 figure out where we want to put stuff. 429 00:20:40,639 --> 00:20:41,874 Then we'll start getting all the bees up. 430 00:20:41,874 --> 00:20:43,776 We'll separate all these buses because they're, 431 00:20:43,776 --> 00:20:45,978 they're attached right here. 432 00:20:45,978 --> 00:20:47,146 BRITTANY: Okay. 433 00:20:47,146 --> 00:20:48,781 KALEB: And we'll set one with each. 434 00:20:48,781 --> 00:20:51,317 And once we have everything completely ready to go, 435 00:20:51,317 --> 00:20:53,119 then we'll put our suits on and we'll start dumping 436 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:54,954 these bees into the boxes. 437 00:20:54,954 --> 00:20:57,189 BRITTANY: Sounds like a plan. 438 00:20:57,790 --> 00:21:00,493 Bees are a huge part of the world. 439 00:21:02,161 --> 00:21:04,997 KALEB: Need a forklift here. 440 00:21:05,664 --> 00:21:07,233 BRITTANY: Without bees, there are so many things 441 00:21:07,233 --> 00:21:09,235 that don't get pollinated. 442 00:21:09,235 --> 00:21:12,338 I think raising bees will just benefit our community. 443 00:21:12,338 --> 00:21:15,774 It'll make the whole area as a whole better. 444 00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:17,009 Good job! 445 00:21:17,009 --> 00:21:20,613 All four of us will feel very accomplished at how much we work 446 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:23,582 together and what we're able to harvest. 447 00:21:23,582 --> 00:21:26,485 KALEB: Uh, the doorways on these hives always have to face south, 448 00:21:26,485 --> 00:21:30,790 that way the early morning sun hits these hives, 449 00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:32,858 and gets the bees stirred up, 450 00:21:32,858 --> 00:21:34,894 and ready to work earlier in the morning. 451 00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:36,896 Because the longer the bees work, 452 00:21:36,896 --> 00:21:39,999 the more honey that will be made by the end of summer. 453 00:21:41,500 --> 00:21:43,602 You just keep building the colony up until 454 00:21:43,602 --> 00:21:46,305 everything's full of honey and there's lots of bees. 455 00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:48,841 As much as 80,000 per hive, 456 00:21:48,841 --> 00:21:51,310 and you just let them do their thing. 457 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:53,846 This one, lots of honey. 458 00:21:53,846 --> 00:21:55,748 This side's empty, so as soon as the Queen's out, 459 00:21:55,748 --> 00:21:57,550 she can start laying. 460 00:21:57,550 --> 00:21:59,985 But we've also bought used hives that already have 461 00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:02,521 all of the comb built up inside. 462 00:22:02,521 --> 00:22:05,758 We have frames that are full of honey and pollen, 463 00:22:05,758 --> 00:22:07,459 this entire frame. 464 00:22:07,459 --> 00:22:08,727 ELOVIE: Wow. 465 00:22:08,727 --> 00:22:10,863 KALEB: It's all really good food for the bees. 466 00:22:10,863 --> 00:22:12,932 ELOVIE: Yes. 467 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:15,167 KALEB: All right. BRITTANY: All right. 468 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:16,602 KALEB: These are all ready to go. 469 00:22:16,602 --> 00:22:17,770 The lids are all laid out. 470 00:22:17,770 --> 00:22:20,272 Let's get these bees up here and start dumping them in. 471 00:22:20,272 --> 00:22:21,774 Start from that side and work our way that way. 472 00:22:21,774 --> 00:22:23,475 BRITTANY: Great. 473 00:22:23,475 --> 00:22:25,511 KALEB: Bees will be happy as can be in here. 474 00:22:25,511 --> 00:22:27,613 ELOVIE: Buzz. 475 00:22:33,452 --> 00:22:34,720 JOHNNY: I live off grid. 476 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,388 I don't have a refrigerator, 477 00:22:36,388 --> 00:22:38,257 but what I do have, 478 00:22:38,257 --> 00:22:40,693 is a little bit of knowledge and I have to apply that knowledge 479 00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:43,796 to preserve the meat otherwise it will go bad 480 00:22:43,796 --> 00:22:46,098 and that's my respect to the animal. 481 00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:54,673 There is an element of kind of racing the clock 482 00:22:54,673 --> 00:22:58,043 and trying to work as efficient as possible because I just have 483 00:22:58,043 --> 00:23:02,047 meat hung up outside, sun beating down on it. 484 00:23:02,481 --> 00:23:04,450 Should be okay for a certain amount of time, 485 00:23:04,450 --> 00:23:06,385 but once you start processing the meat, 486 00:23:06,385 --> 00:23:09,121 you kind of just don't have the option to stop. 487 00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:13,158 So, I need to just have these pieces of meat cut up into 488 00:23:13,158 --> 00:23:15,828 sizable pieces that are going to fit in these jars. 489 00:23:17,863 --> 00:23:21,900 Caning's an awesome method to preserve meat. 490 00:23:26,171 --> 00:23:31,110 And because there's so much moisture content in meat. 491 00:23:31,510 --> 00:23:35,247 You don't need to add any water and it goes right into the canner. 492 00:23:35,881 --> 00:23:38,150 Java is that where you're going to help out or where do you, 493 00:23:38,150 --> 00:23:40,986 where do you come in to help? 494 00:23:42,454 --> 00:23:44,924 Let's go process these. 495 00:23:50,029 --> 00:23:53,599 And it's a very delicate process to kind of just get everything 496 00:23:53,599 --> 00:23:57,202 right so you don't spoil and waste the meat or 497 00:23:57,202 --> 00:23:58,637 even worse, get sick. 498 00:23:58,637 --> 00:24:01,473 Laid up in my cabin from a botulism or salmonella or 499 00:24:01,473 --> 00:24:02,975 anything like that. 500 00:24:02,975 --> 00:24:04,376 Who would know? 501 00:24:04,376 --> 00:24:06,845 This sucker's full. 502 00:24:10,015 --> 00:24:11,617 Sealed nice and tight. 503 00:24:11,617 --> 00:24:13,385 I gotta keep it at about 11 pounds, no more than 504 00:24:13,385 --> 00:24:15,487 15 pounds per square inch. 505 00:24:15,487 --> 00:24:17,122 And if I go over, I risk breakage, 506 00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:19,091 which is just a waste of time, waste of meat. 507 00:24:19,091 --> 00:24:20,659 I've tried to do it over fire before and 508 00:24:20,659 --> 00:24:22,928 it just doesn't work well because it's hard to keep it at 509 00:24:22,928 --> 00:24:25,230 that 11 pounds per square inch over a fire, 510 00:24:25,230 --> 00:24:29,234 so I have to uses this propane heater here. 511 00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,608 (hissing) 512 00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:39,611 Now I just need to let it go for 100 minutes and 513 00:24:39,611 --> 00:24:43,215 it doesn't end until the meat's all preserved. 514 00:24:43,882 --> 00:24:46,251 Yeah, I wear gloves when I do this because bear meat has 515 00:24:46,251 --> 00:24:48,187 a parasite known as trichinosis. 516 00:24:48,187 --> 00:24:49,755 And as long as you cook it properly, 517 00:24:49,755 --> 00:24:52,324 handle it properly, you won't get it. 518 00:24:52,324 --> 00:24:53,759 But bear meat's still wild. 519 00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:56,128 You can't control what these bears eat so you still get trichinosis. 520 00:24:56,128 --> 00:24:59,231 That's why I don't eat it rare or raw. 521 00:24:59,231 --> 00:25:01,066 That's why I don't make jerky out of it. 522 00:25:01,066 --> 00:25:02,768 Everything's thriving out here. 523 00:25:02,768 --> 00:25:05,704 All the animals are thriving, including parasites. 524 00:25:06,071 --> 00:25:08,140 That's pretty normal. 525 00:25:12,878 --> 00:25:15,047 That's kind of a big gust of wind, 526 00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:18,016 gonna make sure my flames going. 527 00:25:18,016 --> 00:25:19,518 No, my flames out. 528 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:20,552 Man! 529 00:25:22,688 --> 00:25:25,324 JOHNNY: That could have been bad. 530 00:25:27,159 --> 00:25:29,595 It's hard to multitask, but I also have meat to process that's 531 00:25:29,595 --> 00:25:31,163 just sitting in the sun, you know, 532 00:25:31,163 --> 00:25:33,532 so it doesn't stop, man. 533 00:25:33,532 --> 00:25:35,901 I remember when I first was off grid. 534 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:39,405 It was kind of like in the fall going into winter, 535 00:25:39,405 --> 00:25:43,542 so it was really easy as far as preservation food goes, 536 00:25:43,542 --> 00:25:46,845 I just had to keep things freezing and that was pretty straightforward. 537 00:25:47,112 --> 00:25:50,616 And then spring rolled around and I just remember watching 538 00:25:50,616 --> 00:25:53,952 my food kind of wilt and spoil 'cause every animal 539 00:25:53,952 --> 00:25:56,054 kind of preserves differently. 540 00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:59,391 Every cut of meat it depends the fat content, 541 00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:01,260 the water content. 542 00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:03,562 So it's hard to just have like one 543 00:26:03,562 --> 00:26:06,665 hard, fast rule for every piece of meat or every animal. 544 00:26:09,435 --> 00:26:11,837 So this is off. 545 00:26:11,837 --> 00:26:14,540 All right, we're at zero. 546 00:26:16,975 --> 00:26:19,111 Kind of open it away from you like that, 547 00:26:19,111 --> 00:26:22,614 because steam will, man, that stuff will burn you real good. 548 00:26:24,650 --> 00:26:28,187 Look at that. They're still boiling. 549 00:26:30,055 --> 00:26:31,890 God, it looks great. 550 00:26:31,890 --> 00:26:33,225 All that moisture in there and that's why you don't have to 551 00:26:33,225 --> 00:26:36,962 add water 'cause so much moisture and bear meat. 552 00:26:45,971 --> 00:26:47,873 This all looks so good. 553 00:26:47,873 --> 00:26:49,475 Everything turned out really nicely. 554 00:26:49,475 --> 00:26:52,411 That's why you gotta take your time and kind of do it right. 555 00:26:52,411 --> 00:26:54,513 Yeah, that popping, that's the lid sealing down. 556 00:26:54,513 --> 00:26:58,050 (tapping) 557 00:26:58,884 --> 00:27:01,086 You want that high pitch sound. 558 00:27:01,086 --> 00:27:03,555 (tapping) 559 00:27:03,555 --> 00:27:05,757 It's just very dead dull sounding. 560 00:27:05,757 --> 00:27:07,126 Versus... 561 00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:10,929 this one might not be sealed properly. 562 00:27:10,929 --> 00:27:12,831 I'll make sure that that one's eaten first. 563 00:27:12,831 --> 00:27:14,900 Other than that, man, that's pretty good. 564 00:27:14,900 --> 00:27:16,535 Pack all those in there and only have one of them 565 00:27:16,535 --> 00:27:19,905 that is borderline good. 566 00:27:20,572 --> 00:27:23,041 So, what do I need to do is just start the next batch. 567 00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:24,810 Keep butchering legs, keep fillin jars. 568 00:27:24,810 --> 00:27:28,413 It's just a very fluid program. 569 00:27:28,413 --> 00:27:31,283 I don't stop until everything's safe and 570 00:27:31,283 --> 00:27:34,186 preserved from nose to tail. 571 00:27:37,456 --> 00:27:38,757 NATHAN: I think it's important to get the kids out 572 00:27:38,757 --> 00:27:42,694 there fishing with us that way they kind of learn how to do it, 573 00:27:42,694 --> 00:27:44,563 learn how to select the right lures, 574 00:27:44,563 --> 00:27:46,832 learn how to fish in different waters. 575 00:27:47,366 --> 00:27:48,800 It's important to be able to provide for yourself, 576 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,136 and at the end of the day, know you can count on yourself. 577 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:02,047 SAMANTHA: I think the girls and I are gonna go wander off 578 00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:04,917 and maybe forage a little and see what plants 579 00:28:04,917 --> 00:28:06,552 we can find for dinner. 580 00:28:06,552 --> 00:28:07,553 NATHAN: Yeah. 581 00:28:07,553 --> 00:28:08,854 'Cause if we only catch that one, 582 00:28:08,854 --> 00:28:10,722 then we're gonna need something else to go with it. 583 00:28:10,722 --> 00:28:12,591 SAMANTHA: I'd say so. 584 00:28:12,591 --> 00:28:14,493 NATHAN: Guess Adrian and I'll stay here and try to add 585 00:28:14,493 --> 00:28:18,096 to the one grayling we got, hopefully catch another. 586 00:28:18,096 --> 00:28:20,232 SAMANTHA: You ready? 587 00:28:20,232 --> 00:28:22,034 NATHAN: Pick some good food for dinner, okay? 588 00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:24,269 SAMANTHA: We'll try. 589 00:28:24,269 --> 00:28:25,571 All right, let's go. 590 00:28:25,571 --> 00:28:28,173 AISLYN: Catch us some more fish. 591 00:28:32,110 --> 00:28:34,112 SAMANTHA: Looks like there's a lot of different plant life that 592 00:28:34,112 --> 00:28:36,381 we haven't seen near our farm. 593 00:28:36,381 --> 00:28:39,451 I'm thinking that this would be a perfect opportunity to go see 594 00:28:39,451 --> 00:28:41,687 what we can find, if there's any new plants and 595 00:28:41,687 --> 00:28:43,555 what we can do with it. 596 00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:46,858 AISLYN: I know what that plant is, it's, um, fireweed. 597 00:28:46,858 --> 00:28:47,893 SAMANTHA: That's right. 598 00:28:47,893 --> 00:28:49,394 This is a fireweed shoot. 599 00:28:49,394 --> 00:28:51,063 I don't know if we want the bigger ones, 600 00:28:51,063 --> 00:28:52,464 because they're kind of tough. 601 00:28:52,464 --> 00:28:54,433 AISLYN: We want it to write it down. 602 00:28:54,766 --> 00:28:57,302 SAMANTHA: Usually see, we like to collect the little ones when 603 00:28:57,302 --> 00:29:00,372 they're just kind of fresh and they're still red like this. 604 00:29:01,340 --> 00:29:04,710 You see like this one because they're nice and tender 605 00:29:04,710 --> 00:29:06,778 and they don't like when they're bigger 606 00:29:06,778 --> 00:29:09,114 like this they're really kind of tough. 607 00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:11,817 And it's harder to eat them, and so we like to collect them 608 00:29:11,817 --> 00:29:14,219 when they're like this. 609 00:29:14,653 --> 00:29:18,657 So let's keep looking for some other areas with fireweed shoots. 610 00:29:19,024 --> 00:29:20,892 When I was a kid, some of my best childhood memories were 611 00:29:20,892 --> 00:29:22,260 doing something with my parents. 612 00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:24,196 I was always camping or swimming. 613 00:29:24,196 --> 00:29:27,532 Nature teaches you so much and it's something 614 00:29:27,532 --> 00:29:30,302 I definitely want to share with my children. 615 00:29:31,536 --> 00:29:33,038 NATHAN: You can actually let a little bit of slack here if 616 00:29:33,038 --> 00:29:37,776 you hold it and it gives you a little bit more control, 617 00:29:37,776 --> 00:29:39,344 like when your lure hits the water. 618 00:29:39,344 --> 00:29:40,846 If you need to adjust it just slightly, 619 00:29:40,846 --> 00:29:43,215 you can kind of pull it towards you a bit, 620 00:29:43,215 --> 00:29:45,517 or you can let loose a little bit more and 621 00:29:45,517 --> 00:29:47,719 it kind of helps you guide it. 622 00:29:47,719 --> 00:29:49,187 If you wanna give this a shot, you can. 623 00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:51,590 Just try not to get it tangled. 624 00:29:53,959 --> 00:29:57,663 SAMANTHA: I love plants and I want to give that to my children as well. 625 00:29:57,663 --> 00:30:00,232 I want them to be able to identify poisonous plants or 626 00:30:00,232 --> 00:30:02,100 medicinal plants or edible plants. 627 00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:04,936 I want them to know the difference between food and 628 00:30:04,936 --> 00:30:07,639 medicine and things that you can't eat or touch or 629 00:30:07,639 --> 00:30:10,308 you don't wanna get on your skin. 630 00:30:10,308 --> 00:30:13,945 This stuff right here, this is wild rhubarb. 631 00:30:13,945 --> 00:30:16,348 This is an edible plant. 632 00:30:16,348 --> 00:30:17,883 You cannot eat the leaves, though. 633 00:30:17,883 --> 00:30:21,053 The leaves are absolutely toxic, but the stems you can take, 634 00:30:21,053 --> 00:30:22,487 the stems, cut the leaves off, 635 00:30:22,487 --> 00:30:24,523 and then you have to cook the stems really good. 636 00:30:24,523 --> 00:30:26,725 AUTUMN: What happens if you eat the leaves? 637 00:30:26,725 --> 00:30:29,628 SAMANTHA: You'll get really, really sick. 638 00:30:29,628 --> 00:30:31,863 We definitely wanna just be kind of mindful and careful. 639 00:30:31,863 --> 00:30:34,499 Don't just go out and eat wild plants ever 640 00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:38,336 without talking to me first, okay? 641 00:30:43,875 --> 00:30:45,677 NATHAN: Oh. We got one. 642 00:30:47,779 --> 00:30:51,149 NATHAN: Got one little guy, a little grayling. 643 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:55,153 Might be little, but I bet you that will feed Aislyn. 644 00:30:55,153 --> 00:30:57,622 Maybe Aislyn and Autumn. 645 00:30:58,590 --> 00:30:59,624 Hey. 646 00:30:59,624 --> 00:31:01,126 SAMANTHA: Hey. You got another one. 647 00:31:01,126 --> 00:31:02,961 NATHAN: Yeah. I got a small grayling. 648 00:31:02,961 --> 00:31:04,496 SAMANTHA: Nice. 649 00:31:04,496 --> 00:31:06,598 NATHAN: If we could get one or two more, that'd be awesome. 650 00:31:06,598 --> 00:31:07,933 SAMANTHA: Hello, Hungry Fish. 651 00:31:07,933 --> 00:31:09,368 Come eat our hooks. 652 00:31:09,368 --> 00:31:11,536 (laughs). 653 00:31:14,773 --> 00:31:17,809 NATHAN: Almost had a decent sized one. 654 00:31:17,809 --> 00:31:20,712 SAMANTHA: Oh. Try it again, do it again. 655 00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:23,615 NATHAN: Yeah. 656 00:31:27,686 --> 00:31:29,388 Got one. 657 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:31,390 SAMANTHA: It's a good day. 658 00:31:31,390 --> 00:31:36,361 Look at you go. Nice. 659 00:31:37,596 --> 00:31:40,065 NATHAN: Geez, that fish is almost as big as you, Aislyn. 660 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,068 SAMANTHA: We'll have a decent meal. 661 00:31:45,437 --> 00:31:47,572 JOHNNY: Everything that I'm doing now is coming from 662 00:31:47,572 --> 00:31:52,010 the land, my food, the source cooking this food, 663 00:31:52,010 --> 00:31:55,781 the greens, vegetation, what grows together goes together. 664 00:31:59,518 --> 00:32:02,754 (buzzing) 665 00:32:02,754 --> 00:32:05,123 JOHNNY: Yeah, that's a lot of pressure. 666 00:32:05,123 --> 00:32:07,259 (hissing) 667 00:32:07,259 --> 00:32:10,328 Getting a little too high, just waiting for this to cool down. 668 00:32:10,328 --> 00:32:12,597 And once it gets to zero, I can pop that lid off, 669 00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:16,968 get these cans out, and um, that's the second round, done. 670 00:32:16,968 --> 00:32:19,104 And canning is complete. 671 00:32:19,104 --> 00:32:21,940 And now I'm gonna cut these shanks up into discs, 672 00:32:21,940 --> 00:32:25,744 crosscut across the bone, and I'm cooking 'em in the oven. 673 00:32:26,278 --> 00:32:28,847 Shanks are a little harder to preserve because 674 00:32:28,847 --> 00:32:30,582 there's just a lot going on with them. 675 00:32:30,582 --> 00:32:36,154 Fat, sinew, tissue, bone, susceptibility to rot. 676 00:32:36,154 --> 00:32:37,622 So, this isn't meat that I wanna salt. 677 00:32:37,622 --> 00:32:38,990 It's not meat that I want to can, 678 00:32:38,990 --> 00:32:41,693 this is meat that I just want to eat right away. 679 00:32:41,693 --> 00:32:43,028 So, I call it peasant food. 680 00:32:43,028 --> 00:32:44,796 And to me, peasant food is the best. 681 00:32:44,796 --> 00:32:46,798 It's the food that's, most people would consider 682 00:32:46,798 --> 00:32:48,867 it lower grade, lower quality. 683 00:32:48,867 --> 00:32:52,704 It's tougher, more grit, and I would say nutritious as well, 684 00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:55,407 because there's so much sinew, 685 00:32:55,407 --> 00:32:58,043 and tissue cartilage and all that stuff is good. 686 00:32:58,043 --> 00:33:01,346 You need to have that for your own kind of growth and 687 00:33:01,346 --> 00:33:03,448 development of your own body. 688 00:33:04,049 --> 00:33:06,518 This is my great-grandfather's bone saw. 689 00:33:06,518 --> 00:33:08,453 Pretty cool to be using right now. 690 00:33:09,287 --> 00:33:12,924 I never met him, but I do have a handful of his tools and, 691 00:33:12,924 --> 00:33:14,559 and I really love using them. 692 00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:17,629 Java, you gonna have a good dinner with me tonight or what? 693 00:33:17,629 --> 00:33:19,831 It's gonna be a good dinner, huh? 694 00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:27,138 So that's one shank there. 695 00:33:27,138 --> 00:33:28,506 Done. 696 00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:30,508 Just gonna pop him into this pot. 697 00:33:30,508 --> 00:33:32,878 'Cause I gotta go start the fire in the oven and 698 00:33:32,878 --> 00:33:34,512 get that thing ripping hot. 699 00:33:34,512 --> 00:33:36,715 So these can cook nice and good. 700 00:33:36,715 --> 00:33:39,351 Gotta send this sucker in there. 701 00:33:39,918 --> 00:33:41,753 All right, Java. 702 00:33:41,753 --> 00:33:42,854 Those shanks are cooking. 703 00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:44,656 What do you say we do a little foraging, huh? 704 00:33:44,656 --> 00:33:48,193 Go find some plants to eat since we only get a few months of doing that. 705 00:33:48,193 --> 00:33:50,962 You wanna go find some? 706 00:33:50,962 --> 00:33:51,963 Let's go lazy bones. 707 00:33:51,963 --> 00:33:53,865 Come on. 708 00:33:58,003 --> 00:34:00,605 Fireweed here. 709 00:34:00,839 --> 00:34:03,508 That's a young tender leaves. 710 00:34:03,508 --> 00:34:06,144 And, uh, know, they're good to eat. 711 00:34:06,144 --> 00:34:08,079 They're healthy, they're tender. 712 00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:10,315 And they call them fireweed because usually when there's 713 00:34:10,315 --> 00:34:13,184 a fire, the first thing to grow is fireweed. 714 00:34:13,184 --> 00:34:15,687 Just keep on foraging Java girl. 715 00:34:15,687 --> 00:34:17,322 It's early spring, so you know, 716 00:34:17,322 --> 00:34:20,125 there's just a lot of different things you can walk around and pick and eat. 717 00:34:20,125 --> 00:34:22,661 I take advantage of that when I can because I don't always have 718 00:34:22,661 --> 00:34:24,930 greens to pick and forage on so. 719 00:34:24,930 --> 00:34:27,966 Here's some good dandelion greens. 720 00:34:27,966 --> 00:34:30,435 Let's find some more. 721 00:34:31,269 --> 00:34:32,604 CHEVIE: About this time of year, 722 00:34:32,604 --> 00:34:34,739 the bugs are gonna start coming out. 723 00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:36,841 Mosquitoes in your eyes, mosquitoes in your nose, 724 00:34:36,841 --> 00:34:39,110 mosquitoes everywhere. 725 00:34:39,110 --> 00:34:42,881 And the only way to really keep 'em down is by having a smudge. 726 00:34:42,881 --> 00:34:45,250 And the best smudge is punk. 727 00:34:47,385 --> 00:34:49,888 SONTA: Ooh, easy. 728 00:34:50,789 --> 00:34:52,924 We haven't found any duck egg. 729 00:34:52,924 --> 00:34:55,794 So for now we're gonna be looking for some punk. 730 00:34:55,794 --> 00:34:57,963 This fungus that grows on birch trees, 731 00:34:57,963 --> 00:35:00,598 and we use that for mosquito dope to get the bugs away, 732 00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:04,302 just look around and grab what we need. 733 00:35:04,302 --> 00:35:06,938 We're going to our own local store here. 734 00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:08,540 This is a one stop shop. 735 00:35:08,540 --> 00:35:09,808 Hopefully. 736 00:35:10,442 --> 00:35:12,177 So kiddos, you're gonna be looking around for that punk, 737 00:35:12,177 --> 00:35:14,212 and some of it you can get with your hands, 738 00:35:14,212 --> 00:35:17,515 but some you might need like a stick to bam it with. 739 00:35:17,515 --> 00:35:18,750 SYDNEY: What about an axe? 740 00:35:18,750 --> 00:35:21,152 SONTA: Let mommy and daddy carry the axe in the woods. 741 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:23,421 Okay girls. 742 00:35:23,421 --> 00:35:25,624 SYDNEY: Ooh, I see some. SONTA: Check out this one. 743 00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:27,993 There's a couple on this one. 744 00:35:28,660 --> 00:35:31,363 We might need the back of the axe for this one though. 745 00:35:31,363 --> 00:35:33,932 You don't go at it like this, otherwise you're gonna break 746 00:35:33,932 --> 00:35:37,435 that in half and it's dangerous swinging an axe like that, 747 00:35:37,435 --> 00:35:40,271 so you just tap the top. 748 00:35:43,208 --> 00:35:45,310 Good job. 749 00:35:45,310 --> 00:35:47,078 RYDER: I'll hold this up when you fill it up, okay Emery. 750 00:35:47,078 --> 00:35:49,080 EMERY: Okay. SONTA: Good teamwork. 751 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:53,118 Gonna make a basket. Swish. 752 00:35:53,118 --> 00:35:55,353 Fill it up. 753 00:35:56,021 --> 00:35:58,590 CHEVIE: Nice one. 754 00:35:59,157 --> 00:36:01,526 I think behind you, there's a couple small ones too, buddy. 755 00:36:01,526 --> 00:36:02,894 RYDER: I know. 756 00:36:02,894 --> 00:36:07,265 CHEVIE: In the dark, thick areas the wood is where the fungus grows. 757 00:36:08,199 --> 00:36:10,869 So we're in the right spot. 758 00:36:10,869 --> 00:36:11,970 Punk's down low. 759 00:36:11,970 --> 00:36:13,104 Big punk. Low punk. 760 00:36:13,104 --> 00:36:15,507 High punk. There's punk everywhere. 761 00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:16,608 SONTA: There we go. 762 00:36:16,608 --> 00:36:20,378 Good. Good. There's a lot more. 763 00:36:20,378 --> 00:36:22,814 I see one up there. Maybe dad could get with a pole. 764 00:36:22,814 --> 00:36:25,684 We're a family of six, but we've put in the work to get out here. 765 00:36:25,684 --> 00:36:28,086 The payoffs are huge. 766 00:36:28,086 --> 00:36:30,488 The payoffs are in moments like this, 767 00:36:30,488 --> 00:36:32,557 so it's not only just looking for punk. 768 00:36:32,557 --> 00:36:34,559 Woo. Good job daddy. 769 00:36:34,559 --> 00:36:36,928 But it's looking for those family times that... 770 00:36:36,928 --> 00:36:38,730 Ah, one more! 771 00:36:38,730 --> 00:36:41,433 Really bring us together that are the really big payoffs. 772 00:36:41,733 --> 00:36:43,101 CHEVIE: We found the motherload tree over here. 773 00:36:43,101 --> 00:36:44,969 SONTA: Are we doing like a boys against girls thing? 774 00:36:44,969 --> 00:36:47,038 EMERY: No. SONTA: Wow. 775 00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:49,374 I think we got the big one over here, guys. 776 00:36:49,374 --> 00:36:51,076 We're gonna have to compare our sizes. 777 00:36:51,076 --> 00:36:53,244 CHEVIE: I think ours is bigger. 778 00:36:54,112 --> 00:36:56,548 Holy smokes Ryder. 779 00:36:56,548 --> 00:36:58,450 SONTA: Woo. CHEVIE: Whoa. 780 00:36:58,650 --> 00:36:59,884 SYDNEY: That's bigger. Bigger, bigger. 781 00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:01,820 SONTA: This is like deeper. 782 00:37:01,820 --> 00:37:03,688 Good job. 783 00:37:07,292 --> 00:37:08,960 We're back out on the Innoko River and 784 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,930 we have another bird box that we wanna get a chance to look at, 785 00:37:11,930 --> 00:37:13,965 and we're hoping that this one has some eggs. 786 00:37:13,965 --> 00:37:15,734 CHEVIE: No eggs yet. SONTA: No eggs yet. 787 00:37:15,734 --> 00:37:17,469 CHEVIE: I haven't been able to find a good nest. 788 00:37:17,469 --> 00:37:19,871 SONTA: It's tipped over a little bit. 789 00:37:19,871 --> 00:37:23,007 No self-respecting bird will try to go in that nest. 790 00:37:23,007 --> 00:37:24,576 CHEVIE: Natural leaner. 791 00:37:24,576 --> 00:37:27,979 SONTA: Maybe they like those natural leaning trees, huh? 792 00:37:31,082 --> 00:37:34,018 RYDER: There's feathers. SONTA: Oh, that's a good sign. 793 00:37:34,419 --> 00:37:35,620 CHEVIE: Might have to help you. 794 00:37:35,620 --> 00:37:37,822 RYDER: There's a bunch of feathers! 795 00:37:37,822 --> 00:37:39,624 SONTA: Careful Ryder, standing right there. 796 00:37:39,624 --> 00:37:41,359 RYDER: Oh, there's eggs. SONTA: Oh, for real? 797 00:37:43,027 --> 00:37:44,062 SONTA: No. 798 00:37:44,062 --> 00:37:45,363 RYDER: There's so much more in there. 799 00:37:45,363 --> 00:37:49,134 EMERY: Oh, daddy, daddy, I want to get some. 800 00:37:51,603 --> 00:37:56,341 SONTA: Wow. EMERY: One and two. 801 00:37:56,341 --> 00:37:58,443 RYDER: But at least we got eggs. SONTA: Yeah. 802 00:37:58,443 --> 00:38:00,411 CHEVIE: Those are big eggs. SONTA: They're big eggs. 803 00:38:00,411 --> 00:38:01,846 They're so pretty. Yeah. 804 00:38:01,846 --> 00:38:05,283 They keep coming in there, laying eggs. 805 00:38:06,151 --> 00:38:08,253 They lay lots of eggs. 806 00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:15,860 EMERY: It's like Easter. 807 00:38:15,860 --> 00:38:18,796 SONTA: I was gonna ask you if it felt like Easter. 808 00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:20,698 CHEVIE: Don't pull on it too hard, Sydney. 809 00:38:20,698 --> 00:38:22,200 You'll break that box right off. 810 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:23,835 It's so heavy. 811 00:38:23,835 --> 00:38:25,170 SONTA: How many more are in there? 812 00:38:25,170 --> 00:38:26,671 Is that all she wrote? 813 00:38:26,671 --> 00:38:28,239 SYDNEY: Now there's four. 814 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:29,340 CHEVIE: So there's four in there. 815 00:38:29,340 --> 00:38:30,708 How many do we have, Emery? 816 00:38:30,708 --> 00:38:31,810 SYDNEY: 14. EMERY: 14. 817 00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:33,611 CHEVIE: We have 14 eggs. EMERY: And then 15, 16. 818 00:38:33,611 --> 00:38:35,079 CHEVIE: 15. 819 00:38:35,079 --> 00:38:36,481 So you wanna get two more out there and 820 00:38:36,481 --> 00:38:37,515 leave only two in there? 821 00:38:37,515 --> 00:38:38,816 SYDNEY: Yeah. EMERY: Yes. 822 00:38:38,816 --> 00:38:41,519 CHEVIE: Okay. Let's just pull one out because then we'll have 15. 823 00:38:41,519 --> 00:38:45,023 I think 15's a good number 'cause you guys are kind of 824 00:38:45,023 --> 00:38:47,258 like three little eggs right here. 825 00:38:47,258 --> 00:38:51,429 EMERY: Okay. Got it. SONTA: Wow. 826 00:38:51,429 --> 00:38:54,999 I'm so glad that the last one that we went to had eggs in it. 827 00:38:54,999 --> 00:38:59,537 EMERY: Now we have 15. SONTA: Good job kids. 828 00:38:59,537 --> 00:39:01,673 CHEVIE: There's nothing like seeing how fresh those eggs are 829 00:39:01,673 --> 00:39:03,508 and the color of those eggs. 830 00:39:03,508 --> 00:39:07,278 These are some organic foraged, Innoko River eggs. 831 00:39:07,278 --> 00:39:10,148 You just can't get much better than that. 832 00:39:18,256 --> 00:39:20,925 KALEB: Let's get these bees in the hives. 833 00:39:22,093 --> 00:39:25,129 In you go to your new home. 834 00:39:25,129 --> 00:39:27,232 They are ready to be freed. 835 00:39:27,232 --> 00:39:29,367 BRITTANY: Four pounds worth of bees, anywhere from 836 00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:32,170 13,000 to 15,000 bees. 837 00:39:32,870 --> 00:39:35,273 KALEB: Keeping bees is really useful for the kids. 838 00:39:36,007 --> 00:39:38,843 Wow, they've got a lot of comb in this one. 839 00:39:38,843 --> 00:39:42,146 They get to learn about being consistent and hard work. 840 00:39:42,146 --> 00:39:43,781 They just go crazy. 841 00:39:43,781 --> 00:39:47,752 Look at that wax down there. 842 00:39:47,752 --> 00:39:49,254 ELOVIE: Where? KALEB: See the bottom? 843 00:39:49,254 --> 00:39:52,056 ELOVIE: Oh yeah, that's nice. 844 00:39:52,323 --> 00:39:54,259 KALEB: And they get to learn about being patient and 845 00:39:54,259 --> 00:39:57,629 waiting to reap a reward at the end of the season. 846 00:39:57,629 --> 00:40:01,299 Oh yeah, bees are coming out. Now I gotta... 847 00:40:01,299 --> 00:40:02,567 ELOVIE: Hi. 848 00:40:02,567 --> 00:40:04,435 BRITTANY: Carefully get the queen. 849 00:40:04,435 --> 00:40:07,939 KALEB: I could not have asked for a better hiving experience. 850 00:40:07,939 --> 00:40:10,275 There's the queen cage. 851 00:40:10,275 --> 00:40:12,677 She's ready to go to work too. 852 00:40:13,611 --> 00:40:17,015 ELOVIE: They are everywhere. BRITTANY: Oh yeah. 853 00:40:17,015 --> 00:40:20,018 They're about to be even more everywhere. 854 00:40:20,018 --> 00:40:21,653 KALEB: And by the end of the season, 855 00:40:21,653 --> 00:40:24,155 we're gonna have amazing honey. 856 00:40:24,155 --> 00:40:28,359 Well bees work hard, make us lots of honey. 857 00:40:28,359 --> 00:40:31,095 Time to do the next one. 858 00:40:39,070 --> 00:40:41,339 JOHNNY: Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo. 859 00:40:41,339 --> 00:40:43,274 Just pulled the bone right out. 860 00:40:43,274 --> 00:40:44,809 Oh yeah, it's still bubbling, 861 00:40:44,809 --> 00:40:46,644 deliciousness, man. 862 00:40:46,644 --> 00:40:49,480 This is what it's all been about right here, man. 863 00:40:52,350 --> 00:40:54,686 Look at this. 864 00:40:54,686 --> 00:40:58,456 Fresh greens, fresh meat. 865 00:40:58,990 --> 00:41:01,926 It's a fresh start at, uh, my spring camp. 866 00:41:01,926 --> 00:41:03,962 It's what it is. 867 00:41:03,962 --> 00:41:06,631 Spend a couple months here and then go back up north. 868 00:41:10,268 --> 00:41:11,602 Ooh-wee. 869 00:41:11,602 --> 00:41:13,237 The meat's really good. 870 00:41:13,237 --> 00:41:14,639 A lot of good flavor. 871 00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:16,674 The greens are good, but a lot of what I'm tasting is just 872 00:41:16,674 --> 00:41:18,643 the hard work, sweat equity, 873 00:41:18,643 --> 00:41:21,346 and that's what I'm tasting, man. 874 00:41:21,346 --> 00:41:24,949 And that's what makes this lifestyle so rewarding. 875 00:41:25,383 --> 00:41:28,219 It's like this food seasoned with blood, sweat, tears. 876 00:41:28,219 --> 00:41:30,755 I've never gone into a grocery store, 877 00:41:30,755 --> 00:41:34,959 bought some off the shelf and felt as good as I do on 878 00:41:34,959 --> 00:41:37,528 something I worked so hard on. 879 00:41:37,862 --> 00:41:39,630 You have a choice, do you work for money? 880 00:41:39,630 --> 00:41:43,601 Trade that money for food. 881 00:41:43,601 --> 00:41:46,004 Or just go out and get your own? 882 00:41:51,409 --> 00:41:53,978 ADRIEN: Time to cook and eat fish. 883 00:41:53,978 --> 00:41:57,582 NATHAN: Yeah. Ready to eat our harvest? 884 00:42:03,688 --> 00:42:05,523 SAMANTHA: Are you guys excited to eat some grayling? 885 00:42:05,523 --> 00:42:06,524 ADRIEN: Yeah. 886 00:42:06,524 --> 00:42:07,759 SAMANTHA: I'm excited for grayling though. 887 00:42:07,759 --> 00:42:09,327 It's been a long time. 888 00:42:09,327 --> 00:42:11,629 It's sizzling. 889 00:42:15,233 --> 00:42:17,034 I got a couple of spruce tips. 890 00:42:17,034 --> 00:42:18,836 We got some plantain. 891 00:42:18,836 --> 00:42:21,205 We got a few fireweed shoots. 892 00:42:21,205 --> 00:42:23,608 NATHAN: I think we're at the point where we got the farm 893 00:42:23,608 --> 00:42:26,144 dialed in enough where we can start doing this more 894 00:42:26,144 --> 00:42:27,311 and getting out more. 895 00:42:27,311 --> 00:42:29,447 SAMANTHA: Yeah, I think the fish is about ready. 896 00:42:29,447 --> 00:42:32,650 Knowing how to collect or grow or gather your own food or 897 00:42:32,650 --> 00:42:35,953 hunt it or fish for it, is so important. 898 00:42:35,953 --> 00:42:37,688 And I think there's something so special that 899 00:42:37,688 --> 00:42:40,825 we had the opportunity to do this together as a family. 900 00:42:40,825 --> 00:42:43,494 Olive's just over there like licking at the spine. 901 00:42:43,494 --> 00:42:46,931 We're gonna have to go grayling fishing again very, very soon. 902 00:42:46,931 --> 00:42:48,699 Mmm. 903 00:42:58,843 --> 00:43:02,413 SONTA: Ooh, you smell that? Come smell it guys. 904 00:43:02,814 --> 00:43:04,348 Smells punky. 905 00:43:04,348 --> 00:43:06,551 Maybe that's how I got its name. 906 00:43:06,551 --> 00:43:10,088 So this is just gonna smolder and then keep the bugs away. 907 00:43:13,591 --> 00:43:15,726 Put it over the pan. It's dripping. 908 00:43:15,726 --> 00:43:17,962 I think any time that we could eat from the land is 909 00:43:17,962 --> 00:43:21,332 the healthiest option for our family. 910 00:43:21,566 --> 00:43:25,570 I would prefer this food over store food any day. 911 00:43:25,570 --> 00:43:28,272 Look how bright orange those yolks are, guys. 912 00:43:28,272 --> 00:43:30,942 You guys are growing and this is gonna make you grow strong. 913 00:43:32,143 --> 00:43:34,178 CHEVIE: Hm, hm. 914 00:43:34,178 --> 00:43:35,680 You can just feel the power. 915 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:36,848 They're so creamy. 916 00:43:36,848 --> 00:43:38,649 SONTA: Mm-hmm. 917 00:43:38,649 --> 00:43:40,151 CHEVIE: When you're walking in the woods, 918 00:43:40,151 --> 00:43:41,752 getting something with your hands, 919 00:43:41,752 --> 00:43:43,688 you're triggering something inside your mind that goes, 920 00:43:43,688 --> 00:43:45,656 this is what I should be doing. 921 00:43:45,656 --> 00:43:48,559 It's something super instinctual that 922 00:43:48,559 --> 00:43:52,230 those natural things just feels gratifying. 923 00:43:52,230 --> 00:43:53,731 SONTA: Where's Chevelle? 924 00:43:53,731 --> 00:43:55,566 CHEVIE: She's in here taking a nap. 925 00:43:55,566 --> 00:43:58,703 She's my little egg. 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