A Year Long Homestead Documentary - Our Hardest Year Yet

Our third year on the homestead wasn’t full of as many big projects, it wasn't our most productive by far, but it was the hardest yet behind the scenes. It grew us in ways no one could see. In this documentary style, homestead "movie", we're walking you through our year season by season and month by month. What we accomplished, what we felt, some tough things we've been dealing with that we've never shared on YouTube, and how we kept going through the chaos and heartbreak of it all. We love to make these videos as a time capsule for our future selves, and it's an honor to share them with you. Thanks for being here & supporting our channel. It means the world to us. xo Mickayla & Taylor Our other recap/timelapse videos - Full Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/yhz4d857 6 month: https://tinyurl.com/p82uzhse 1 year: https://tinyurl.com/e74rcwt2 2 year: https://tinyurl.com/4rzw7458 Friends' channels & collaborations we mentioned in this video: ‪@reddumonde‬ ‪@hedgefamilyfarm‬ ‪@FoodForestNursery‬ ‪@vego_garden‬ – – – Ways to Support Us: – – – 🦆Join Our Free Patreon: https://patreon.com/CalicoCowAcres?ut... 🥕 Website/Blog: https://www.calicocowacres.com/ 📬 Send us Snail Mail: Mickayla Crandall & Taylor Birdsley P.O. Box 215 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 🛒 Our Amazon Wishlist: https://www.naturl.link/ccawishlist Affiliate Links: 🌱 Snag SEEDS through our link with MIGardener: https://migardener.com/calicocow 🐓 Things we love: https://benable.com/calicocowacres 🥦 Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thecalico... – – – Let’s Be Friends!: – – – 👉 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnHS... 👉 Instagram:   / calicocowacres   📍 About Us We’re Calico Cow Acres, building a homestead in Western North Carolina from the ground up. This channel is where we share our life, projects, and reflections along the way.

A Garden We Grew Together (our record garlic harvest of 2026)
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A Garden We Grew Together (our record garlic harvest of 2026)

A Garden Tour With All 3 of Us (June 2026 orchard tour, garden tour, & mushroom log update)
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A Garden Tour With All 3 of Us (June 2026 orchard tour, garden tour, & mushroom log update)

YEAR 2 TIMELAPSE: Building Our Dream Homestead from an ABANDONED Farm
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YEAR 2 TIMELAPSE: Building Our Dream Homestead from an ABANDONED Farm

Homestead Tour — What You’ve Never Seen
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Homestead Tour — What You’ve Never Seen

Why We Only Kept Our Newest Goat for 1 Hour…|Ep:014|
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Why We Only Kept Our Newest Goat for 1 Hour…|Ep:014|

I Spent 20 Days Building the Cheapest Forest House Alone to Live: Solo Bushcraft (Full)
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I Spent 20 Days Building the Cheapest Forest House Alone to Live: Solo Bushcraft (Full)

They Built a 1 Acre Homestead on “Unfarmable” Land — Now It Makes Them $13,000 a Week
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They Built a 1 Acre Homestead on “Unfarmable” Land — Now It Makes Them $13,000 a Week

ONE YEAR | We Transformed Our Homestead in Portugal
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ONE YEAR | We Transformed Our Homestead in Portugal

We Transformed an Empty Slope into an Orchard using Permaculture Swales // YEAR ONE
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We Transformed an Empty Slope into an Orchard using Permaculture Swales // YEAR ONE

DEALING with an EXTREME HEATWAVE (OFF GRID in CENTRAL PORTUGAL)
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DEALING with an EXTREME HEATWAVE (OFF GRID in CENTRAL PORTUGAL)

1000s of Plants in the Ground | Spring Hunting & Firing Up the Smoker for Jerky
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1000s of Plants in the Ground | Spring Hunting & Firing Up the Smoker for Jerky

Cerdo de 120KG al Mercado | 6 Meses de Crianza y Nuevos Lechones
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Cerdo de 120KG al Mercado | 6 Meses de Crianza y Nuevos Lechones

What a Year of Living Off The Land ACTUALLY Looks Like
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What a Year of Living Off The Land ACTUALLY Looks Like

An Entire YEAR of Growing And Preserving Food (Our 2025 Story)
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An Entire YEAR of Growing And Preserving Food (Our 2025 Story)

Planting Fruit Trees for Food Security | Calico Cow Acres
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Planting Fruit Trees for Food Security | Calico Cow Acres

"Best Chicken Coop I've Ever Seen" | Integrated Chicken Run, Veg Garden & Orchard
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"Best Chicken Coop I've Ever Seen" | Integrated Chicken Run, Veg Garden & Orchard

Her shed conversion tiny home is the best I've ever seen!
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Her shed conversion tiny home is the best I've ever seen!

Slow Morning Routine in the Countryside | Homemade Bread, Peach Iced Tea & Garden Guests
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Slow Morning Routine in the Countryside | Homemade Bread, Peach Iced Tea & Garden Guests

After going bankrupt, I returned to my hometown and lived alone in the mountains .
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After going bankrupt, I returned to my hometown and lived alone in the mountains .

3 Years Off Grid | Everything We Built on our Abandoned Homestead in Alaska (TIMELAPSE)
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3 Years Off Grid | Everything We Built on our Abandoned Homestead in Alaska (TIMELAPSE)