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[reporter]
A winter weather alert is
in effect for North Arkansas,
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bringing extreme temperatures
and whiteout conditions.
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Officials are urging residents
to and avoid driving due
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to snow accumulation and ice.
Please stay off the roads.
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[Marty whistles]
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[Marty] Gotta get out of here!
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[Misty] Everybody is just
kind of scattering.
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Full blown state of emergency.
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It's really starting
to come down.
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We got to go.
It's like no time to waste.
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[Marty] Hurry up!
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[Misty] We don't want to get
stranded on this homestead.
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[Matt] Here we go.
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[Marty] When it comes
to the basics
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of homesteads, these people
are striking out.
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-You don't have water
to even water a plant.
-No.
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[Marty] I can feel water falling
from the sky right now.
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You're drowning in water,
but dying of thirst.
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[Ashli] Our dream is to have our
multi-generational homestead.
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I want to have our own produce
and be able to live off
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the land, you know?
-These boys are invested.
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They are putting work in.
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We built the cabin in a short
amount of time.
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If this house was in town,
they would condemn it.
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[Ashli] We are not too proud
to say we don't know everything.
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We want to learn,
and we need help.
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[Misty]
There's no future homestead
unless we figure out water.
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-[Marty] What do you see?
-[Chris] Looks pretty dry.
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[Matt] The animals' lives
are at stake.
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[Misty] Whoa.
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We need to help them now.
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[Misty]
There's a full-blown blizzard
on the way to the homestead.
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[Marty] We're gonna
help this family,
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or we're gonna die trying.
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[theme song playing]
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[country music playing]
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It's good to be in a new state.
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[Marty] Arkansas is the land
of extremes.
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This place gets all
four seasons in one day.
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It's 33 degrees now.
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It's gonna be
14 degrees tonight.
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Pull up your homesteader pants
'cause it's gonna get cold,
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wet, and right now
it could snow.
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[Matt] Yikes.
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[narrator] It's late winter,
and the Raneys answer a plea
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from deep within northwest
Arkansas, where a young
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family's struggling homestead
is besieged by mother nature.
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Situated in the rolling hills
of the Ozark Mountains,
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the area is known for its rich
timber and milling industry,
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owing to the region's dense
forests and plentiful rivers.
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However, the weather extremes
make it a gamble
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for the unprepared.
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Unpredictable forecasts are
common, and harsh summer
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droughts turned to frigid
winter storms, bringing up
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to 50 inches of annual rainfall
and severe flash flooding.
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And without fundamental
survival means,
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northwest Arkansas can quickly
break determined
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but inexperienced homesteaders.
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My name is Ashli Curry,
and this is my husband,
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Chris Curry.
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We live on a 40-acre homestead
in northwest Arkansas
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with our two boys.
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[Chris] Baylan and Malakai.
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[Ashli] We moved out to our
homestead at the end of 2020,
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and every day we all wake
up feeling blessed.
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And so this property was
our miracle, and we named it
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Miracle Mountain Homestead.
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[Chris] We have goats here,
chickens.
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[Ashli] Quail, a couple guineas.
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We sell the goats' offspring
and sell eggs and chicks.
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The quail are a good meat
source because we want to be
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self-sustainable.
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And our dream is to have our
entire family on this homestead,
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meaning my parents,
my husband's parents,
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and our children, and for this
homestead to provide
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for generations to come.
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[Baylan] I'd love to inherit
the homestead, build upon
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the homestead myself.
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Just having all the animals is
really cool, and having all
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this place to explore.
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[Chris] When we first purchased
the land, we built the cabin
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in a short amount of time
before winter hit.
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We did what we had to do,
and we didn't think
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it was gonna be permanent.
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[Ashli] But northwest Arkansas
is completely unpredictable,
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and we have gotten
in a little over our heads.
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[Chris] We have a lot of flash
flooding, and that essentially
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has tore our foundation up.
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[Ashli]
We have jacked up the house
at least three times to try
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to level it out where we can
just open our front door
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without issues.
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And over time, it just keeps
settling and drooping,
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and we're having to spend
the time fixing that instead
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of working on permanent housing.
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And now it's just been
one problem after another.
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[Chris] Another big challenge
right now is water.
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I'm positive that there's
water here.
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Unfortunately, it's very
expensive to dig well.
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So we started
collecting rainwater.
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[Ashli] But the catchment tanks,
they're not
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completely enclosed.
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They're exposed to the elements.
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We have found frogs
in our water.
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We have found disgusting algae.
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And now we haul water two
to four times a week.
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We have barely enough water
to sustain our daily needs,
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so we are unable
to grow any food.
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And the amount of money
that we're having to spend
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for a family of four each week
at the grocery store is a huge
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weight on our shoulders.
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[Chris] We've been motivated.
We've tried.
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We do our best every single day.
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[Ashli]
But the dream seems harder
to reach, with each obstacle
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we have to overcome.
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Without water security,
shelter security,
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and food security,
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I'm not sure how much longer
we're gonna be able
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to survive out here.
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Raneys, please come save us.
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[honking]
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[country music playing]
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-[Misty] Hello.
-[Ashli] Hello.
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Welcome to Arkansas.
Ashli.
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-Christopher.
-Christopher.
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Nice to meet you.
Marty Raney.
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-[Misty] How old are you guys?
-Eight.
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And I'm 13.
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How long has this family been
on this property?
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[Malakai] Four years.
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Has anything ever gone wrong
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in the last four years
out here?
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A few weeks ago, one
of our goats had babies,
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and some of them frozen,
and now some of our goats
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are depressed.
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-Aw.
-Oh, so that's not good news.
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-No.
-What is the goal here?
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The goal is to be
self-sustainable,
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but we've never
been able to grow any food
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because we don't have
a source of water.
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I can feel water falling from
the sky right now, right?
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Most of our water that we wash
dishes with, feed the animals
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with, comes from the rain.
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-OK.
-We just don't have enough
to catch the rain.
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We are not too proud to say
we don't know everything,
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we don't know what we're doing,
and we want to learn
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and we need help.
-That's a good place to start.
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[Ashli] After we met, both of us
just knew we were each other's
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person, and that the future
gave us two beautiful boys,
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and led to us
starting a business.
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In 2013, we opened
up the first organic juice
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and smoothie bar in Arkansas.
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And we successfully ran it
for nine years.
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Running the business was
exactly the example that
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I wanted for our kids to show
them how to chop the fruits
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and vegetables and run them
through the juicer.
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And it was a beautiful thing
to watch.
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And then, when 2020 hit,
we struggled through COVID.
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[Chris] And we had to shut
down the business.
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I felt like a failure,
but I had to stay motivated
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and stay positive.
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We had lived out here for a few
months, and it was very sad
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closing the juice bar,
but we started to be able
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to focus our energies
on the homestead.
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I always wanted that juice bar
to provide financially
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for my mom and dad, and so it
became vital to us to be able
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to still use the homestead
to support and help both
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of our parents to provide
a place where they could build
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a home and not have to worry
about paying for their care.
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It is a way to provide
and connect to everyone.
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My dad actually had started
building his cabin for one day
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in the future, but without
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a source of water,
it is not even an option.
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[Marty] All right.
What am I looking at here, sir?
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[Chris] So this is
the rain catchment system
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that we first
started off with.
-[Marty] Mm-hmm.
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And so the water catches
on the bottom, and then we have
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a sump pump that pumps it
to the top, where we have
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an inline pump that pumps it
to the house.
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Are you hauling water too?
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Yeah, if it's too dry,
then we haul it from a spring,
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eight miles
down the road, or so.
-OK.
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Have you looked around
here for water?
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I personally think there's
water right here.
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And the sycamore trees
just keep on coming back.
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I heard that
that's a good sign of water.
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They need a lot of water.
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This part of Arkansas got
50 inches of rain.
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Wow.
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So if you've got a couple
sycamore trees,
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that doesn't mean
anything to me.
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In a small tour of this
property, I'm seeing
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rainwater everywhere.
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But when I look at the water
they're catching in those
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tanks, it's certainly
not potable.
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The really big question is,
what's going on?
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I knew we got a lot of rain
because we lose so much water.
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-What do you mean, "lose it"?
-That one overflows.
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This one overflows.
We had these two.
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[Marty] Yes.
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[Chris] But these got busted
and frozen.
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[Marty] OK.
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If this fills up with water,
it just goes over the top.
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-[Chris] Yeah.
-That concerns me a little bit
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because your house is
right here.
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What kind of a foundation
does this have?
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[Chris] This is a pallet
foundation.
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[Marty] Hold on.
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There is no such thing as
a pallet foundation.
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[Chris] It wasn't the plan.
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Our plan was to live
in our camper and save money,
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and then get
a traditional foundation.
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And then my father in law said,
"We can build you something
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to live in."
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[Marty] I'm just gonna
say it right now.
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You've got a problem.
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This pains me.
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It's just a matter of time
with the water overflowing.
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Just come in this direction,
under the house.
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These pallets are
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on a clock right now.
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Building your house on these
pallets, they're gonna pay
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for that someday.
So this homestead...
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has some issues.
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[Ashli] So we cleared this area,
and in my mind, it would be
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a good spot for a garden
because it has the potential
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for a lot of sunshine.
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Have you attempted
to garden before?
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We have not because you can't
keep a plant alive,
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if you can't water it.
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So you don't have water
to even water a plant?
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No.
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What was the dream initially?
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We wanted this to be a
multi-generational homestead.
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We wanted to provide a place
where my parents and Chris's
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parents could live here.
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But again, when you don't have
the basic necessity of water,
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it's not possible.
This is a lot of pressure.
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This homestead's pretty
concerning to me because not
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only do I see a big family,
a ton of animals.
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For a homestead with no water,
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it looks like there's
water everywhere.
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And right now, I'm realizing
there's no future homestead
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unless we figure out water.
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[Baylan] This is the goat barn.
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[Matt] You're having babies
in the middle of winter?
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How did that happen?
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We really need to separate
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the boy goats and the mama
goats from all the rest of them.
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[Matt] But you didn't.
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There was actually more goats
and they ended up freezing
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because it was too cold.
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We've had to actually bring
in the mama and baby new goats
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inside because how
cold it's been.
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-Do we have to do that tonight?
-[Baylan and Malakai] Yeah.
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Holy smokes.
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There might be 100 animals
on this homestead.
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They've lost count.
at this point.
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Some of them are very young
goats, and they're all
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in danger of the wet,
cold weather.
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And tonight, it's supposed
to be 17 degrees.
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And right now, we have no way
to save any of these animals.
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This is our quail run
slash coop.
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[Matt] How are these quail
doing in the cold?
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-Not very well.
-Not that good.
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Whenever it rains like this
and gets really muddy,
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they can get sick that way.
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Quail, when healthy,
are a valuable homestead
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resource for quick egg and meat
production, providing not only
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protein, but also
a potential income source.
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Because of their small size,
quail cost less to raise than
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traditional poultry,
making them an efficient option
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for small-scale
farming or homesteading.
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I definitely think it needs
a lot more protection
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from the elements.
Do you have some hay?
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-[Malakai] Yeah.
-Can you go get some?
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[Malakai] Yeah.
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OK, let's go do it right now.
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I think that's about enough.
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I tell you what, I feel like
the temperature's dropping
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as we speak.
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Oh yeah.
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Just get all in those
egg crates.
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You think that one's alive
in there, sleeping,
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or you think it's not?
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I think it passed.
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[Matt] OK.
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All right.
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I'm really worried about
the loss of life
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on this homestead.
This is a food source for them.
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This is a source of income.
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And Baylan and Malakai
have a lot of time invested
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into this livestock dream.
They are putting work in.
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And when you raise livestock,
a predator can come
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in many forms.
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But right now, the big killer
is bad, cold weather.
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A lot more is gonna have
to happen if you're gonna have
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a better success raising
livestock in the wintertime.
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[goats bleating]
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[suspenseful music playing]
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Let's just cut right
to the chase.
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Food, shelter, water.
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What did you guys discover
when it comes to food?
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There's no garden.
There's no greenhouse.
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They haven't attempted
gardening
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because there's no water.
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I actually feel for Ashli,
and she's definitely
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at the breaking point.
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There's a lot of livestock,
but there's no separation
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of any of the animals.
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However, the quail have
their own spot,
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but it's abysmal, and we found
a dead quail in there.
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[Marty] They've been here
four years.
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They've not produced one drop
of water from the ground here.
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[Misty] I don't know how
that's possible.
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Everywhere you look,
there's water.
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there's water running
right here.
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So they're not self-sufficient,
self-sustaining.
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How are they doing in shelter?
I would say they're in trouble.
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They built a house on pallets.
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It's only a matter of time
before that floor
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does start to rot.
But it's such a daunting task.
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I think we're gonna set it
on a back burner and try
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to start focusing on what?
-Water.
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Exactly.
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-[Marty] How are you guys?
-Pretty good.
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We've made some observations
about the barns, and the pens,
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and the wet ground.
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You're drowning in water,
but dying of thirst.
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Your hope is dying.
It's affecting your lives.
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It's affecting these livestock.
It's affecting everything.
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I understand something died
since we've been here, quail.
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Every time it rains,
we lose quail.
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-Every time it rains?
-Every time it rains.
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It's a heavy one, it seems.
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It's because they're
on the ground.
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When it comes to the basics
of homesteads,
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these beautiful people
are striking out.
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What can we do to help them?
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I'm not sure I know the answer,
because this homestead is
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definitely
intimidating and challenging,
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but we'll throw everything
we have at it.
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Our work is cut out for us,
all right?
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That said, you're not happy.
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There's problems here,
and that has to change.
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[upbeat country music playing]
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-[rooster crows]
-[Marty] Good morning!
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It's day two on the Currys'
40-acre homestead
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in northwest Arkansas.
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The sun came out.
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That's good.
What's the forecast?
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Do you know?
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Might be some heavier
weather tomorrow.
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OK.
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And on the main road to
the property, Marty and Chris
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begin searching for a permanent
water source.
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-[Marty] How's the animals?
-They're doing great.
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[Marty] OK.
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[Chris]
We put some more pine shavings
in the quail, and then also did
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a wind block with some particle
board around the bottom edges.
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Makes me feel good.
That's good news.
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Thank you.
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Well, our mission here is
to try to get that thing
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on your property.
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We need water.
Our number one issue is water.
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I've found some areas that
there could be a spring towards
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the cabin and towards
their sycamore trees.
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So we'll start in those spots
and see if we can dig a big
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hole that fills up with water.
We'll be good to go.
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Marty will search the homestead
for a permanent water source,
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digging 10 feet down
in the most promising areas
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near the Currys' cabin.
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Once he determines the source
to be viable, he'll install
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a culvert in the spring,
adding gravel to filter
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the water, before finally
digging a trench towards
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the cabin and installing
a water line to gravity feed
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the precious resource
to the family's home.
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[Marty] We clear?
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-[Matt] Clear.
-[Marty] Cool.
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[Chris] Marty and I were going
to search for water close
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to the house.
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Not being able to find
the solution or make this work
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is just something that is
in the back of my head.
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I think it ties back to
the business ending the way
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that it did.
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It's still hard not to feel
like it was a failure.
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And if this dream of ours
were to fall apart,
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I just don't know how I would
deal with that.
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[Marty] Here we go.
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so Christopher says there could
be water close to the house.
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So the answers to all
their problems
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might just be
right here.
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We're gonna have to dig deep,
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hopefully not too many times.
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[intriguing music playing]
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-[Matt] It got cold last night.
-[Baylan] Yeah.
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[Malakai] Yeah.
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[Matt]
Hopefully we were able to save
those quail from a bad night.
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[chirping]
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OK, you came in here
and did more.
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Yeah.
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Put some pine pellets
and pine shavings.
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-[Matt] That's amazing!
-[Malakai] So none of them died.
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[Matt] None of them died,
you counted them?
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[Baylan and Malakai] Yep.
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[Matt] Shake my hand.
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Finding out that Baylan
and Malakai went the extra mile
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and added more insulation over
the night to save those quail,
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that just shows me how much
they're invested
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in this entire
livestock journey.
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OK, it's only gonna be
a matter of time before
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the rain trickles through
and it starts seeping in
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and all this is gonna be
turned back into mud.
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And so the only way we can
really help these quail is by
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stopping that rain from coming
in here once and for all
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and getting them
up off the ground.
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Matt will remodel the quail
coop by first removing
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the battered roof
and constructing a replacement
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with upcycled materials
found on the property.
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Next, he'll utilize more
salvaged parts to create
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nesting boxes elevated
above the muddy ground.
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Finally, he'll insulate
with straw, ensuring year-round
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survivability against
Arkansas's elements.
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[Matt] First things first,
we need to replace this roofing.
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I'm excited that Matt's here,
and I'm really looking forward
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to work with him.
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-Lift it.
-[Malakai] Gonna make
a waterfall.
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[Matt] Let's let it pour
off this way.
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Pour this off, real quick.
It's not all yet.
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We're willing to do whatever
it takes to improve the animals'
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home and anything we can do
to help them get better.
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Hopefully it'll be a lot
easier around here.
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Now that we have that sagging
roofing out of the way,
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let's build a proper roof
on this thing.
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-[Malakai] OK, let's do it.
-OK.
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[Misty] You ready to start
making some changes?
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[Ashli] I'm ready.
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Downhill from the cabin...
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[Misty] There's sun.
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-Yes.
-[Misty] Oh, my gosh.
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Thank the Lord.
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Ashli wants this homesteading
dream for the kids,
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and the fact of the matter is,
it's not working.
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So I want to get her to a place
where she's growing food.
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I think first things first
for me is try to push out this
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footprint a little bit.
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The amount of sun that
you already get this early
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in the morning is a good sign,
and I feel like the options are
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pretty limited when it comes to
how much land you've cleared.
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[Ashli] Yeah.
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So this is a good jump start,
so I'll take it.
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-[Ashli] OK, let's do it.
-[Misty] Ready?
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OK!
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Whoo!
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Back uphill towards
the family's cabin...
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[Marty] That's not good.
I don't see anything.
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Not happy!
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[country music playing]
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That's deep.
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There's nothing
that resembles a spring.
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Definitely empty.
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I think what we'll do is we'll
fill this hole back up.
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Before it gets dark, we'll try
to find one up there.
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It'll be a miracle,
but guess what?
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I'll take it.
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Coffee break's over!
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Back to work.
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-[Baylan] Malakai.
-Grab it and bring it up there.
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It's pretty light.
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While Baylan and Malakai gather
material to build a roof
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for the quail pen, Matt second
guesses his game plan.
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[Matt] My first priority is
protecting the food sources
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for these homesteaders,
but me and these boys are gonna
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take two days making these quail
safe and we're not gonna have
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done one thing for the goats.
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Usually, I wouldn't have time
to build a structure,
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but on this property,
it's getting very cold.
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I'm really concerned about
these animals, and I need help
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because I want to be able to
save them all at the same time.
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-Hey, Misty, can we talk?
-Yeah.
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What's up?
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[Matt] This might be
the craziest request.
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It's gonna be colder tonight
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and I don't have time to save
both these quail and goats.
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[Misty] OK.
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And so I am asking for your
help to literally stop working
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here and come and help
with the livestock.
487
00:23:55,300 --> 00:23:59,100
I do think the animals' lives
are at stake, and it's very
488
00:23:59,867 --> 00:24:00,767
important that
we drop everything
489
00:24:01,367 --> 00:24:02,867
and we help
them now.
490
00:24:03,967 --> 00:24:07,567
This is just one of those
homesteads where we're not
491
00:24:08,700 --> 00:24:11,667
going to just go on with
business as usual when animals'
492
00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,500
lives are in danger.
493
00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:16,166
And this is one homestead
where they might not
494
00:24:16,667 --> 00:24:18,166
get a greenhouse.
495
00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:19,266
I mean, like...
496
00:24:21,266 --> 00:24:22,800
-[Matt] See?
-Now it's just sinking in.
497
00:24:23,667 --> 00:24:24,367
[Matt] Yeah, it's starting
to sink in.
498
00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:25,767
[Misty] Ummmm...
499
00:24:26,033 --> 00:24:27,500
OK.
500
00:24:28,567 --> 00:24:31,667
Life takes priority over
everything else, so let's go
501
00:24:32,867 --> 00:24:34,367
take a look and see what we can
do and come up with a plan.
502
00:24:35,233 --> 00:24:35,767
[Matt] OK, let's save
some livestock.
503
00:24:36,266 --> 00:24:36,767
[Misty] Let's go.
504
00:24:37,333 --> 00:24:39,166
[upbeat music playing]
505
00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:41,367
[goats bleating]
506
00:24:43,767 --> 00:24:45,600
[Misty] Let's talk about
a few things.
507
00:24:46,834 --> 00:24:49,767
What are you doing right now
with temperatures this low with
508
00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:50,967
kids that young?
509
00:24:52,133 --> 00:24:54,800
We do a deep litter method
where the manure gets covered
510
00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,467
with fresh straw so
it radiates heat at night.
511
00:24:59,700 --> 00:25:01,600
But we have some that were born
just four or five days ago...
512
00:25:01,900 --> 00:25:02,700
Woah!
513
00:25:03,700 --> 00:25:04,800
...and so we have been bringing
them in at night
514
00:25:05,900 --> 00:25:07,100
and putting them in a dog
kennel to keep them safe.
515
00:25:09,066 --> 00:25:12,767
Newborn goats,
or kids, require special care
516
00:25:13,533 --> 00:25:15,166
in their first few weeks
of life,
517
00:25:16,367 --> 00:25:18,767
and since they are especially
vulnerable to hypothermia,
518
00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,000
winter is among the worst
times for breeding.
519
00:25:23,233 --> 00:25:25,767
Because of this, breeders will
strategically separate males
520
00:25:26,734 --> 00:25:28,767
and females to keep
from mating year-round.
521
00:25:31,266 --> 00:25:32,567
[Misty] Where are they
right now?
522
00:25:34,100 --> 00:25:36,000
Whoa.
523
00:25:37,133 --> 00:25:40,166
Those guys are little.
Kids in the dead of wintertime.
524
00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,000
[Ashli] Yeah, it's awful.
525
00:25:43,033 --> 00:25:44,266
I'm so glad Matt called me
over, because what is
526
00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,467
happening at the livestock pens
is not good.
527
00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,900
We have four-day-old
baby goats in freezing
528
00:25:51,934 --> 00:25:53,300
temperatures in the dead of
wintertime, and it's
529
00:25:54,066 --> 00:25:56,100
this full-blown
12-alarm situation
530
00:25:57,033 --> 00:25:59,200
that one person
isn't gonna be able to fix.
531
00:26:00,467 --> 00:26:01,567
He's shivering.
532
00:26:03,066 --> 00:26:06,266
Yeah, this is way too cold
for these four-day-old kids.
533
00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:09,767
We're gonna change some
things starting today.
534
00:26:10,233 --> 00:26:10,867
[goats bleating]
535
00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:18,266
[Misty] This is
full-blown emergency.
536
00:26:18,667 --> 00:26:19,300
[goat cries]
537
00:26:19,834 --> 00:26:21,266
Oh, yeah.
It's OK.
538
00:26:21,934 --> 00:26:23,867
[suspenseful music playing]
539
00:26:24,633 --> 00:26:26,600
So we have some
four-day-old kids.
540
00:26:27,567 --> 00:26:28,467
The temperatures were
8 degrees last night.
541
00:26:29,433 --> 00:26:32,000
It's about 20 degrees
right now in the sun.
542
00:26:33,033 --> 00:26:34,266
There is not gonna be loss
of life on our watch.
543
00:26:36,266 --> 00:26:37,600
All right, what did you find?
544
00:26:38,700 --> 00:26:40,200
Found some heat lamps
that we used for our brooders
545
00:26:40,834 --> 00:26:41,367
last year with the chicks.
546
00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:42,800
OK, well, we'll take
what we can get.
547
00:26:43,166 --> 00:26:44,066
-OK.
-OK.
548
00:26:46,667 --> 00:26:50,567
When we started homesteading,
it was all excitement
549
00:26:51,333 --> 00:26:52,767
and tackling one thing
at a time.
550
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,700
And after four years of it,
the long-term vision is getting
551
00:26:57,900 --> 00:27:01,266
harder to maintain because
the weight of everything just...
552
00:27:01,667 --> 00:27:02,400
is so heavy.
553
00:27:03,500 --> 00:27:05,767
And the goats are a very large
part of our homestead.
554
00:27:06,900 --> 00:27:09,166
So knowing that they can
survive through a night of cold
555
00:27:09,934 --> 00:27:12,767
is exactly what we need
right now.
556
00:27:13,834 --> 00:27:16,867
I think we block this off
from anybody getting in.
557
00:27:17,967 --> 00:27:19,600
Right now, this free-for-all
breeding program leading
558
00:27:20,700 --> 00:27:21,800
to the consequence of having
babies born in the dead
559
00:27:22,467 --> 00:27:24,767
of wintertime is not great.
560
00:27:25,533 --> 00:27:26,500
We want to prevent
this from ever
561
00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,667
happening again, right?
Which is separating this buck.
562
00:27:30,900 --> 00:27:34,200
So starting with a structure
and a permanent fenced-in area,
563
00:27:35,233 --> 00:27:36,266
I'm thinking, like,
a shared space when it comes
564
00:27:37,166 --> 00:27:39,000
to this barn,
and then a separation pen
565
00:27:39,767 --> 00:27:40,367
for the buck.
-[Ashli] Perfect.
566
00:27:40,934 --> 00:27:41,467
[Misty] OK, here we go.
567
00:27:42,867 --> 00:27:46,400
Misty will build an
8-by-20-foot barn to house
568
00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,200
and divide the goats.
569
00:27:49,266 --> 00:27:51,467
First, she'll mill cedar trees
from the property
570
00:27:52,467 --> 00:27:54,066
for dimensional lumber,
including the corner
571
00:27:54,533 --> 00:27:55,867
posts and frame.
572
00:27:57,166 --> 00:27:59,567
Once the structure is enclosed,
she'll put in separate stalls
573
00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,600
for the buck, does,
and baby goats in order
574
00:28:03,834 --> 00:28:06,667
to control breeding and prevent
unnecessary loss of life.
575
00:28:08,367 --> 00:28:10,700
[adventurous music playing]
576
00:28:14,100 --> 00:28:17,467
[Misty] OK, first rock in.
Better than a pallet?
577
00:28:18,033 --> 00:28:19,367
Better than a pallet.
578
00:28:20,066 --> 00:28:20,767
[Misty] First step, we're good.
579
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:22,600
And right now,
we need to figure out
580
00:28:23,166 --> 00:28:24,367
what this framing is.
581
00:28:25,367 --> 00:28:26,266
But the good news is,
I look around and I see
582
00:28:27,066 --> 00:28:28,667
a ton of materials
that we can use.
583
00:28:29,767 --> 00:28:31,900
And the next step will be
to start sourcing lumber.
584
00:28:33,066 --> 00:28:34,767
All right, I'm gonna just
kind of backfill a little bit,
585
00:28:35,567 --> 00:28:37,166
and then we will set
the next one.
586
00:28:37,567 --> 00:28:38,300
Here we go.
587
00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:42,767
[upbeat music playing]
588
00:28:46,166 --> 00:28:49,400
The morning of day three
on the Curry's homestead...
589
00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:50,567
[Marty] Nice and clean.
590
00:28:51,567 --> 00:28:53,767
Marty, Chris,
and foreman Clint shift gears
591
00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,266
momentarily from the water hunt
to source lumber
592
00:28:57,900 --> 00:28:59,100
for the livestock builds.
593
00:28:59,633 --> 00:29:00,600
[Marty] Just a kiss!
594
00:29:00,967 --> 00:29:01,600
That's it.
595
00:29:02,333 --> 00:29:04,367
-[branches crumbling]
-[thud]
596
00:29:04,867 --> 00:29:05,467
[Marty] Thank you.
597
00:29:07,066 --> 00:29:09,100
-[Ashli] Need another hand?
-[Marty] Who is this?
598
00:29:10,133 --> 00:29:11,667
-This is my father, Rick.
-Oh, nice to meet you.
599
00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:14,000
So you come here to work,
or you're just stopping by,
600
00:29:14,767 --> 00:29:15,266
passing through?
What's happening?
601
00:29:15,900 --> 00:29:16,400
Well, I come here to work.
602
00:29:17,700 --> 00:29:21,400
This homestead would not be
possible without my dad.
603
00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,667
He helped us build our small
home, and he started building
604
00:29:26,333 --> 00:29:27,800
his cabin on the homestead.
605
00:29:28,900 --> 00:29:32,266
But if there is not a source of
water, there is no way
606
00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:35,467
he could stay here forever.
-[Rick] I can do anything.
607
00:29:36,233 --> 00:29:37,100
-You can do anything?
-Anything.
608
00:29:38,066 --> 00:29:38,266
[Marty] We're doing
a little bit of logging.
609
00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:40,266
We guys want to stake
these logs out.
610
00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:42,667
-You interested?
-I'm ready to hit it.
611
00:29:43,500 --> 00:29:43,734
-[Marty] Let's go.
-[Rick] All right.
612
00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:44,867
[Marty] Thank you.
613
00:29:52,266 --> 00:29:53,467
[Matt] OK, that's two.
614
00:29:54,567 --> 00:29:55,767
We're gonna start
speeding up.
615
00:29:57,266 --> 00:30:01,467
Later that day, Matt,
Baylan, and Malakai salvage
616
00:30:02,667 --> 00:30:05,266
materials from the homestead
to fortify the quail coop.
617
00:30:07,266 --> 00:30:08,667
The salvage is going
really good.
618
00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:11,166
The boys are working fast,
and we're definitely finding
619
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,767
enough materials
for the roof rafters.
620
00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:16,567
And every screw that
we've taken out, we're going
621
00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:18,200
to use again.
622
00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,000
And so, I mean, heck, we've got
a box of screws here that's
623
00:30:21,433 --> 00:30:22,300
worth 20 bucks.
624
00:30:23,367 --> 00:30:24,667
and we pretty much have all
the fasteners we need,
625
00:30:25,233 --> 00:30:25,867
all the framing we need.
626
00:30:26,767 --> 00:30:27,266
So we're gonna have a roof
on this thing
627
00:30:27,900 --> 00:30:28,900
before the sun
goes down.
628
00:30:29,834 --> 00:30:31,066
We're just gonna butt this
up just like so.
629
00:30:33,467 --> 00:30:36,367
Screw it to one
of our scrap pieces.
630
00:30:39,667 --> 00:30:42,667
[Baylan] Matt is teaching us
about building scabs
631
00:30:43,667 --> 00:30:45,266
for the wood to expend it,
for the roof to have
632
00:30:45,967 --> 00:30:46,967
proper shelter for the quail.
633
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:49,400
[Matt] Let it rip and then bring
it up to the wood.
634
00:30:49,967 --> 00:30:50,600
[Malakai] Let it rip!
635
00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:55,800
[Baylan] One day, I hope to
build like, my own little place
636
00:30:56,300 --> 00:30:57,066
on the homestead.
637
00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,066
So, I think it's cool
that we get to learn more stuff
638
00:31:02,266 --> 00:31:04,600
to be able to help any way
we can around on the homestead.
639
00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:08,100
That's good.
640
00:31:09,133 --> 00:31:11,200
Malakai and Baylan are really
good to work with
641
00:31:12,033 --> 00:31:13,400
because they already
do their chores.
642
00:31:13,900 --> 00:31:14,700
OK, don't drop it.
643
00:31:15,233 --> 00:31:15,800
[Malakai] We're not.
644
00:31:16,834 --> 00:31:19,166
They just need a little
direction on where to put
645
00:31:20,333 --> 00:31:22,467
their time and efforts in
because those skills are just
646
00:31:23,467 --> 00:31:25,100
little building blocks,
that build into greater
647
00:31:25,867 --> 00:31:27,400
confidence to help
the homestead.
648
00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:29,467
All right, now that we've
raised this wall up
649
00:31:30,667 --> 00:31:32,200
5 1/2 inches, let's get the
rafters on here and let's put
650
00:31:32,867 --> 00:31:33,767
a proper roof on this thing.
651
00:31:34,333 --> 00:31:35,100
We're pretty excited.
652
00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,567
This new roof is gonna block
the quail from the wind
653
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:39,700
and the rain.
654
00:31:40,667 --> 00:31:41,567
I think we're gonna have
no more quail deaths.
655
00:31:42,967 --> 00:31:44,100
[Matt] All right,
let's keep working.
656
00:31:46,967 --> 00:31:49,367
[intrepid music playing]
657
00:31:53,667 --> 00:31:54,767
Back uphill...
658
00:31:55,667 --> 00:31:56,667
[Marty] Look out.
We're gonna go for it.
659
00:31:57,500 --> 00:31:59,166
...Marty's water search
pushes on,
660
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:01,767
as he breaks ground
near the sycamore trees
661
00:32:02,900 --> 00:32:04,967
Chris suspects are a sign
of an ample water source.
662
00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:10,100
[Marty] I'm looking for a water
source close to the house.
663
00:32:11,033 --> 00:32:13,266
I've spent more of my time
than I expected,
664
00:32:14,767 --> 00:32:17,567
but I'll never sleep well
at night if I don't try.
665
00:32:18,567 --> 00:32:20,967
What we're trying to do
right now is follow up
666
00:32:21,533 --> 00:32:22,266
on your sycamore theory.
667
00:32:23,867 --> 00:32:26,700
There's a sycamore.
There's a sycamore.
668
00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:28,400
We're digging
right between them.
669
00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:29,567
We'll give it a little bit more.
670
00:32:32,467 --> 00:32:35,367
[Chris] We dug probably deeper
than we dug the first time,
671
00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:37,700
and so far we found
a bunch of clay
672
00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:39,467
that wasn't
very promising.
673
00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,600
But hopefully we can find
a large quantity of water so
674
00:32:43,433 --> 00:32:45,100
we can actually survive
and keep going
675
00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,000
on the homestead.
676
00:32:47,700 --> 00:32:48,100
[Marty] Look around this edge.
677
00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:50,000
Is anything seeping in anywhere?
678
00:32:53,166 --> 00:32:55,367
-What do you see?
-[Chris] Looks pretty dry.
679
00:32:56,600 --> 00:32:57,900
All right.
680
00:32:58,700 --> 00:33:00,700
This is the second hole
I've dug.
681
00:33:01,233 --> 00:33:02,266
It's not promising.
682
00:33:05,667 --> 00:33:07,967
[Marty] There's nothing
in there, no water.
683
00:33:09,033 --> 00:33:10,667
And I haven't even begun
to figure out a way to fix
684
00:33:11,233 --> 00:33:12,567
their pallet foundation.
685
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:13,800
[indistinct holler]
686
00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:17,967
At this point,
we will need a miracle.
687
00:33:26,500 --> 00:33:28,867
[Marty] OK.
Now it's raining.
688
00:33:29,767 --> 00:33:32,166
Not my favorite conditions
to find water.
689
00:33:33,333 --> 00:33:35,300
After striking out twice
in their hunt for a dependable
690
00:33:36,367 --> 00:33:38,567
water source, Chris
leads Marty on the far edge
691
00:33:39,700 --> 00:33:42,266
of the homestead for what
might be their final hope.
692
00:33:43,367 --> 00:33:45,867
I'm looking for a spring
that's so deep, that's running
693
00:33:46,900 --> 00:33:49,900
on top of the bedrock,
that I can convince myself
694
00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:52,000
that it's not surface rainwater.
695
00:33:54,266 --> 00:33:56,367
[Chris] So these logging roads
were already here.
696
00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:58,967
-[Marty] Oh, nice.
-[Chris] They must have just
697
00:33:59,967 --> 00:34:02,166
timbered it a couple years
before we got here.
698
00:34:03,166 --> 00:34:04,266
This was just forest floor
this time last year.
699
00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:06,667
-[Marty] Oh, wow!
-[Chris] It's really
flowing there.
700
00:34:07,767 --> 00:34:09,166
[Marty] I mean, look at this.
What's going on here?
701
00:34:10,133 --> 00:34:11,967
Where's that volume coming
from right there?
702
00:34:12,834 --> 00:34:13,667
I think that's coming
out of the road.
703
00:34:14,900 --> 00:34:15,133
[Chris] It looks like it, yeah,
because it's kind of trailing.
704
00:34:16,166 --> 00:34:16,367
[Marty] Looks like
there's more -- OK.
705
00:34:21,767 --> 00:34:23,467
[Marty whistles]
706
00:34:23,734 --> 00:34:24,600
Hey!
707
00:34:26,500 --> 00:34:28,300
Look at this road.
708
00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:29,867
Where's all this water
coming from?
709
00:34:31,567 --> 00:34:35,266
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but that looks like a spring.
710
00:34:35,734 --> 00:34:37,100
[Chris] It does.
711
00:34:37,900 --> 00:34:38,867
When it dries up,
we're not sure.
712
00:34:39,567 --> 00:34:40,200
I mean, if you go deep enough,
713
00:34:41,433 --> 00:34:42,467
that could be
still there, but...
-If we could find water
714
00:34:43,500 --> 00:34:44,767
right here, is that better than
what you have now?
715
00:34:45,266 --> 00:34:45,867
[Chris] For sure.
716
00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:47,500
[Marty] Look at this.
Look at it bubbling.
717
00:34:49,166 --> 00:34:53,300
So this is where you find
springs, on the side of a bank,
718
00:34:53,934 --> 00:34:54,400
on the side of a mountain,
719
00:34:55,266 --> 00:34:57,567
on a bench where the water...
settles.
720
00:34:58,734 --> 00:35:01,300
I think it's just shouting
at us to investigate, so let's
721
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:02,567
do that.
-[Chris] Let's do it.
722
00:35:03,233 --> 00:35:04,767
[suspenseful music playing]
723
00:35:05,266 --> 00:35:07,767
[machine beeping]
724
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:13,567
[Chris] It's coming up
right here.
725
00:35:14,700 --> 00:35:16,500
I didn't realize that rock was
so big it's in the road,
726
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:17,667
so it's got to go.
727
00:35:28,266 --> 00:35:30,166
That thing looks
a little wet.
728
00:35:31,066 --> 00:35:32,266
That looks like a lot
of freaking water.
729
00:35:33,133 --> 00:35:33,900
That is a lot of water.
It's gushing in.
730
00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:38,367
I mean, a five gallon bucket
would be overflowing right now.
731
00:35:39,266 --> 00:35:40,567
[Marty] Well, that's a really
good sign.
732
00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:41,900
We're gonna keep digging.
733
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:43,500
All right, let's go down, bud.
734
00:35:44,433 --> 00:35:48,467
If we dig a big hole,
maybe it'll fill in.
735
00:35:49,700 --> 00:35:54,266
And if it does, we might create
yet another homestead miracle.
736
00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:03,567
[upbeat country music playing]
737
00:36:04,367 --> 00:36:06,000
[Misty] Man, are we glad
to see you.
738
00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:10,266
Over in the new livestock
grounds, Misty brings in help
739
00:36:10,967 --> 00:36:12,100
to get the goat barn started.
740
00:36:12,700 --> 00:36:13,400
Misty.
How's it going?
741
00:36:14,033 --> 00:36:14,800
-Dave Burns.
-Dave burns.
742
00:36:15,300 --> 00:36:15,967
Nice to meet you.
743
00:36:16,967 --> 00:36:18,166
This build is all about
using materials on hand.
744
00:36:19,033 --> 00:36:20,567
So we called in this guy
who has a mill.
745
00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,367
And I see an opportunity
to teach Ashli how to mill
746
00:36:24,033 --> 00:36:24,567
the trees on their property.
747
00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,667
We actually have a bunch
of trees already bucked up
748
00:36:28,433 --> 00:36:29,367
and ready to mill.
-We're ready.
749
00:36:30,133 --> 00:36:31,300
OK, I'm gonna grab
you some logs.
750
00:36:32,166 --> 00:36:33,000
Have you ever worked
on a mill before?
751
00:36:33,567 --> 00:36:34,300
No.
This is awesome.
752
00:36:35,367 --> 00:36:37,000
OK, is there any hydraulics?
This is just manpower.
753
00:36:38,033 --> 00:36:40,100
-[Dave] This is full manual.
-Yeah, full manual!
754
00:36:41,066 --> 00:36:42,700
It's what separates
the women from the men.
755
00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:44,667
[all laugh]
756
00:36:45,767 --> 00:36:46,800
OK, I'm gonna grab the first
log and come right back.
757
00:36:47,633 --> 00:36:48,100
All right, let's make
some sawdust.
758
00:36:52,667 --> 00:36:55,166
[Ashli] Misty and I are working
on a barn to keep
759
00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,400
all of the goats in but
separated at the same time
760
00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:02,800
so we won't have unplanned
kidding in the middle of winter.
761
00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:04,000
[Dave] Yeah!
762
00:37:05,166 --> 00:37:08,200
we've had 10 kids die this
winter because they were born
763
00:37:08,867 --> 00:37:09,600
in the middle of the night.
764
00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:13,266
So the thought of that never
happening again is
765
00:37:13,700 --> 00:37:14,300
so encouraging.
766
00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:18,166
[Dave]
All right, we're gonna make
a pass, so I'm about to engage.
767
00:37:19,033 --> 00:37:19,667
-I'll walk you through it.
-[Ashli] OK.
768
00:37:20,467 --> 00:37:21,367
[Dave] When I pull
this lever down,
769
00:37:22,567 --> 00:37:23,967
that drive belt right there
is gonna engage.
-[Ashli] OK.
770
00:37:31,266 --> 00:37:33,900
[Misty] The moment you show
Ashli how to use a skill saw,
771
00:37:35,066 --> 00:37:37,767
a drill, how to frame a wall.
She does it to perfection.
772
00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:38,767
[Dave] Perfect.
773
00:37:39,633 --> 00:37:41,367
She's becoming a part
of the solution,
774
00:37:42,300 --> 00:37:43,367
and we're changing this
homestead together.
775
00:37:50,266 --> 00:37:51,367
It's awesome.
776
00:37:53,100 --> 00:37:55,867
That felt like the first step
to really being
777
00:37:57,033 --> 00:37:59,900
self-sustainable was taking
resources from our property
778
00:38:01,233 --> 00:38:04,500
and turning them into something
usable for a need that we have.
779
00:38:05,433 --> 00:38:06,600
So exciting.
Thank you so much for coming.
780
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:07,767
Yeah.
You're welcome.
781
00:38:09,166 --> 00:38:11,567
[Misty] It's only getting
colder this week.
782
00:38:12,533 --> 00:38:14,000
Now there's a full-blown
blizzard on the way
783
00:38:15,033 --> 00:38:17,266
to the homestead.
So for me, there is no plan B.
784
00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:18,567
This is all we have.
785
00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:20,967
Every single second is a
make-it or break-it moment
786
00:38:22,166 --> 00:38:24,467
when it comes to this livestock.
And that is pretty alarming.
787
00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:29,066
I think the buck does not get
the whole space.
788
00:38:29,333 --> 00:38:30,166
No.
789
00:38:31,133 --> 00:38:31,800
It'd be great to have a spot
to have the mom
790
00:38:32,633 --> 00:38:34,166
and the babies together.
-[Misty] Yeah.
791
00:38:35,266 --> 00:38:36,967
-Separated from everybody else.
-[Misty] Yes, I agree.
792
00:38:39,967 --> 00:38:43,100
[upbeat country music playing]
793
00:38:43,900 --> 00:38:46,400
[Misty] Looks good!
I'm moving in!
794
00:38:46,900 --> 00:38:47,567
Whoo, whoo, whoo!
795
00:38:49,567 --> 00:38:54,100
OK, boys, I still am gonna
stand by the fact that I don't
796
00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:57,500
want any of these quail to be
on the ground, at least
797
00:38:58,467 --> 00:38:59,800
during the winter.
See where this chicken is?
798
00:39:00,367 --> 00:39:01,100
[Malakai] Mm-hmm.
799
00:39:02,233 --> 00:39:04,500
[Matt] This area is going to be
basically like a little
800
00:39:05,333 --> 00:39:07,567
bird cage where
those quail will live.
801
00:39:08,367 --> 00:39:09,066
I think it could work
pretty well.
802
00:39:09,367 --> 00:39:10,266
Yeah.
803
00:39:10,834 --> 00:39:11,800
[upbeat music playing]
804
00:39:12,367 --> 00:39:13,567
[Malakai] Hiya!
Hiya!
805
00:39:14,867 --> 00:39:17,767
[Matt]
When it comes to livestock,
bigger is not always better.
806
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:20,667
And so right now,
the boys and I, we're building
807
00:39:21,233 --> 00:39:22,000
a coop within a coop.
808
00:39:23,066 --> 00:39:24,567
This right here will be
our insulation that we use.
809
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:25,767
21 inches, boys.
810
00:39:26,633 --> 00:39:28,867
Not every type
of livestock bird needs
811
00:39:29,300 --> 00:39:30,700
a big old coop.
812
00:39:31,367 --> 00:39:33,700
These are very small quail,
813
00:39:34,500 --> 00:39:36,667
and this is all the space
we need.
814
00:39:37,767 --> 00:39:39,166
And if it's dry out here
and it gets warmer, you know,
815
00:39:39,867 --> 00:39:40,467
you can give them more space.
816
00:39:41,433 --> 00:39:42,667
But right now, it's too cold,
and they need
817
00:39:43,233 --> 00:39:43,900
to be locked in there.
818
00:39:44,934 --> 00:39:45,900
They're gonna be warm,
and they're gonna survive.
819
00:39:46,867 --> 00:39:47,667
-[Baylan] There we go.
-[Matt] Looking good.
820
00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:49,367
OK.
Are you ready to wrangle?
821
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:50,467
[Malakai and Baylan] Yeah.
822
00:39:51,166 --> 00:39:52,900
[Matt] We got 16 quail to catch.
823
00:39:53,467 --> 00:39:55,900
[upbeat music playing]
824
00:39:58,100 --> 00:39:59,500
[Marty] OK.
825
00:39:59,967 --> 00:40:00,667
Moment of truth.
826
00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:03,266
Let's see how this
spring's doing.
827
00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:07,667
Oh, my god.
828
00:40:08,333 --> 00:40:09,500
Ten feet deep on this side.
829
00:40:10,300 --> 00:40:11,000
About six feet deep
on this side.
830
00:40:11,900 --> 00:40:13,767
It's 20 feet long.
It's six feet across.
831
00:40:14,767 --> 00:40:15,867
Yeah, OK.
832
00:40:17,266 --> 00:40:19,100
That's a game changer.
833
00:40:19,900 --> 00:40:21,066
Or, as we say
on these homesteads,
834
00:40:21,633 --> 00:40:22,767
that's a life changer.
835
00:40:23,667 --> 00:40:24,400
I wasn't quite sure
it was gonna happen.
836
00:40:25,967 --> 00:40:28,900
Misty or Matt, you guys got
a radio near?
837
00:40:29,300 --> 00:40:30,100
Go for Matt.
838
00:40:31,166 --> 00:40:34,200
Did you find Christopher,
Ashli, the boys, and all
839
00:40:35,066 --> 00:40:36,800
of you guys head down here.
-OK, copy.
840
00:40:37,567 --> 00:40:38,567
Me and Ashli are coming
down now.
841
00:40:39,734 --> 00:40:43,266
This is kind of an emergency,
so don't dilly dally, OK?
842
00:40:43,934 --> 00:40:44,367
[Matt] OK, we're on our way.
843
00:40:45,667 --> 00:40:47,667
[Matt] We're going down
the driveway.
844
00:40:48,300 --> 00:40:48,867
[Malakai] No dilly dally.
845
00:40:49,433 --> 00:40:50,000
[Misty] I see my dad.
846
00:40:50,934 --> 00:40:51,266
[Marty] All right,
come on over here, fam.
847
00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:52,367
Check it out.
848
00:40:53,867 --> 00:40:55,600
-Whoa.
-Oh, my gosh.
849
00:40:56,233 --> 00:40:57,367
-Oh, my goodness.
-Whoa.
850
00:40:58,600 --> 00:40:59,700
-[Chris] Oh, my gosh.
-[Marty] I've already
measured this.
851
00:41:00,600 --> 00:41:01,500
There's over 5,000 gallons
of water.
852
00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:03,800
5,000?
853
00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:04,800
[Matt] Wow.
854
00:41:05,767 --> 00:41:07,100
I've never seen this
reaction on a homestead.
855
00:41:07,934 --> 00:41:09,300
-It's like laugh-crying.
-[Ashli] Yeah.
856
00:41:09,734 --> 00:41:11,066
[Ashli laughs]
857
00:41:11,333 --> 00:41:12,567
Wow.
858
00:41:13,633 --> 00:41:15,066
Everywhere we turn,
God provides another miracle.
859
00:41:16,133 --> 00:41:18,000
Well, this is a miracle
on a homestead without water
860
00:41:18,767 --> 00:41:19,467
for how many years?
Four years?
861
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:21,000
-Yeah.
-Four years.
862
00:41:21,567 --> 00:41:22,367
[Ashli] Water is life.
863
00:41:23,333 --> 00:41:25,000
It's life for us.
It's life for our animals.
864
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:28,500
It's the time saved that
we're not having to haul this.
865
00:41:29,734 --> 00:41:31,967
It's the security of knowing if
we're stuck here for two weeks
866
00:41:32,500 --> 00:41:33,967
in the snow or ice,
867
00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:35,467
that we're not gonna be
without water.
868
00:41:36,333 --> 00:41:38,100
I mean, Marty,
this changes everything.
869
00:41:38,900 --> 00:41:40,100
What about you,
young man, Malakai?
870
00:41:41,266 --> 00:41:43,300
It takes a lot of stress off
my mom and dad, and I'm very
871
00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:44,467
happy to see this.
872
00:41:48,867 --> 00:41:50,467
I'm so happy.
Let's leave.
873
00:41:51,266 --> 00:41:51,767
-All right.
-Let's leave you guys.
874
00:41:52,133 --> 00:41:53,100
OK, guys.
875
00:41:53,900 --> 00:41:55,467
[Ashli] This is 100%
life changing.
876
00:41:56,166 --> 00:41:57,000
[Chris] This changes everything.
877
00:41:58,166 --> 00:42:01,667
Sometimes, it's worth having
years of hardship to really,
878
00:42:02,767 --> 00:42:04,767
really appreciate something
that so many people take
879
00:42:05,834 --> 00:42:09,066
for granted, like water.
-This makes us sustainable.
880
00:42:09,367 --> 00:42:10,767
Yeah.
881
00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:12,467
This is so much bigger...
882
00:42:12,834 --> 00:42:13,500
[whimpers]
883
00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:16,967
...than we ever hoped for.
I had no idea.
884
00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:21,500
-He made me keep it a secret.
-You knew?
885
00:42:21,867 --> 00:42:22,667
You knew?
886
00:42:23,900 --> 00:42:25,266
It wasn't filled
like this, though.
887
00:42:26,300 --> 00:42:27,900
-It was just trickling in.
-[Ashli] Oh, my gosh.
888
00:42:28,734 --> 00:42:29,400
I could have never kept
this a secret.
889
00:42:31,700 --> 00:42:33,400
[Baylan] This is amazing.
890
00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:38,266
The governor of Arkansas has
declared a state of emergency.
891
00:42:39,266 --> 00:42:40,500
Word on the street that this is
gonna get worse.
892
00:42:41,467 --> 00:42:42,467
[Misty] Everybody is just kind
of scattering.
893
00:42:43,266 --> 00:42:44,667
It's really starting
to come down.
894
00:42:45,166 --> 00:42:45,867
We're out of here.
895
00:42:49,867 --> 00:42:52,266
[suspenseful music playing]
896
00:42:52,700 --> 00:42:55,300
[wind whistling]
897
00:43:02,266 --> 00:43:04,700
[Misty] It is really,
really cold this morning.
898
00:43:05,867 --> 00:43:07,767
It's day four on the rescue
of the Curry's homestead,
899
00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:12,400
where freezing temperatures
remain a concern.
900
00:43:13,333 --> 00:43:14,567
As you can see, it snowed
some last night.
901
00:43:15,867 --> 00:43:17,567
The weather is not supposed
to be good for the rest
902
00:43:18,734 --> 00:43:20,500
of the week, so we're just
really praying that we can get
903
00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:22,266
through some of these projects.
904
00:43:23,533 --> 00:43:25,867
And this morning, Misty checks
on the goats to see how they've
905
00:43:26,467 --> 00:43:27,400
fared in the cold snap.
906
00:43:28,900 --> 00:43:31,767
Thank goodness we were able to
keep the baby goats warm enough
907
00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:36,066
with the heat, but that's just
a makeshift daytime solution.
908
00:43:37,133 --> 00:43:38,700
It's too cold today
for the babies to be outside.
909
00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:40,300
The temperatures have dipped,
910
00:43:41,133 --> 00:43:43,266
so the babies gotta be
moved inside.
911
00:43:43,700 --> 00:43:44,967
OK, here we go.
912
00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:47,867
So now they're inside
the house, 24 hours a day,
913
00:43:48,700 --> 00:43:50,800
and we gotta get
this barn done quick.
914
00:43:51,667 --> 00:43:53,567
So right now, I need
a bunch of lumber.
915
00:43:54,567 --> 00:43:55,667
The mill's not running.
That's not a good sign.
916
00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:57,767
[Dave] No.
917
00:43:58,934 --> 00:44:01,266
Yesterday, it rained on us all
day while we were milling.
918
00:44:01,567 --> 00:44:02,500
Oh, man!
919
00:44:03,767 --> 00:44:04,867
But I think a lot of the water
that was on the equipment froze
920
00:44:05,967 --> 00:44:08,767
last night, and the whole
machine has just froze up.
921
00:44:09,767 --> 00:44:13,400
The cable systems froze,
drip tank, water lines,
922
00:44:13,934 --> 00:44:15,100
everything's froze.
923
00:44:15,667 --> 00:44:16,500
Well, that's not good.
924
00:44:16,767 --> 00:44:17,667
No.
925
00:44:19,166 --> 00:44:21,767
I think if we got a space
heater and dropped a tarp over
926
00:44:22,934 --> 00:44:24,867
this and fired it up where
we could hold that heat inside
927
00:44:26,033 --> 00:44:28,200
of there, I think we could
probably thaw these parts out.
928
00:44:28,900 --> 00:44:30,800
-OK, it's worth a try.
-Yep.
929
00:44:31,967 --> 00:44:33,967
I'll grab a space heater,
you grab a tarp, and we'll be
930
00:44:34,633 --> 00:44:35,266
right back.
-Sounds good.
931
00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:37,066
-[Misty] Here we go.
-[Ashli] Thanks, Dave.
932
00:44:37,734 --> 00:44:39,667
[suspenseful music playing]
933
00:44:41,700 --> 00:44:43,767
[Misty] I'm a little bit
frustrated.
934
00:44:44,700 --> 00:44:47,100
Right now the mill's not
milling one board,
935
00:44:47,900 --> 00:44:48,900
so it's a rough start to
the morning,
936
00:44:49,633 --> 00:44:50,567
but hopefully we're
gonna thaw
937
00:44:51,400 --> 00:44:52,667
some things out
and get back to work.
938
00:44:53,700 --> 00:44:54,800
Hopefully it doesn't take
too long to thaw out,
939
00:44:55,667 --> 00:44:56,266
and we'll check on you
in a little bit.
940
00:44:56,900 --> 00:44:57,400
-[Dave] OK.
-[Misty] OK?
941
00:44:59,266 --> 00:45:01,367
Whoo!
It's gonna be a day, folks.
942
00:45:01,900 --> 00:45:02,867
It's gonna be a day.
943
00:45:03,567 --> 00:45:06,266
[upbeat country music playing]
944
00:45:08,266 --> 00:45:09,767
All right, that's music
to my ears.
945
00:45:10,233 --> 00:45:11,166
[water babbling]
946
00:45:12,233 --> 00:45:14,000
A spring producing so much
water, you can hear it.
947
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:20,900
Now, the next challenge is how
do you get this water from here
948
00:45:21,667 --> 00:45:23,066
all the way up
to that homestead?
949
00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:26,700
We got some sun.
950
00:45:27,600 --> 00:45:29,000
You can just set it down there,
big guy.
951
00:45:29,700 --> 00:45:31,200
[Chris] That is a huge culvert.
952
00:45:32,266 --> 00:45:35,467
One system that we use on
homesteads is a culvert.
953
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:38,266
Three things are
gonna happen.
954
00:45:39,266 --> 00:45:41,000
We're going to take
the culvert to the spring.
955
00:45:41,734 --> 00:45:43,500
We stick it down
into the ground.
956
00:45:44,633 --> 00:45:48,166
And then we'll use gravel
and fill around that culvert
957
00:45:49,066 --> 00:45:51,100
up to the water table,
giving the water,
958
00:45:52,100 --> 00:45:54,166
giving the spring a place
to travel, to move,
959
00:45:55,033 --> 00:45:57,000
and make its way inside
the well casing.
960
00:45:57,367 --> 00:45:58,100
[whistles]
961
00:45:58,467 --> 00:45:59,467
Watch out.
962
00:46:00,467 --> 00:46:02,100
Then dig a trench
and put in a water line.
963
00:46:04,767 --> 00:46:05,767
Do me a favor.
964
00:46:06,600 --> 00:46:07,200
See if you can start
rolling it down.
965
00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:10,166
Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir.
966
00:46:11,333 --> 00:46:15,266
Just this morning, I was
thinking that this is not going
967
00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:18,166
to be possible, but it looks
like we're actually gonna
968
00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:22,400
have water straight
to the house and not have to
969
00:46:23,400 --> 00:46:25,867
transport water
ever again is what we're hoping.
970
00:46:27,467 --> 00:46:29,867
The last couple of years,
I felt powerless in a way
971
00:46:31,066 --> 00:46:33,700
because I would like to get
my parents on this homestead.
972
00:46:34,767 --> 00:46:37,667
About six years ago now,
my dad had a severe stroke.
973
00:46:38,700 --> 00:46:40,367
That provides a lot
of challenges for my mother.
974
00:46:41,133 --> 00:46:42,967
She needs a lot of help
right now.
975
00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:46,567
And it's been really important
for Ashli and I to try to make
976
00:46:47,767 --> 00:46:50,000
this a place where they can
move, and then we can provide
977
00:46:50,433 --> 00:46:51,367
help for them.
978
00:46:52,533 --> 00:46:55,066
And I wasn't exactly sure
if we'd be able to accomplish
979
00:46:56,100 --> 00:46:57,300
our goal of having
a multi-generational homestead
980
00:46:58,000 --> 00:46:59,400
because of the water situation.
981
00:47:00,667 --> 00:47:03,000
So right now, I feel a lot more
positive on how the future's
982
00:47:03,667 --> 00:47:04,200
gonna be on this homestead.
983
00:47:08,367 --> 00:47:10,800
[upbeat music playing]
984
00:47:16,667 --> 00:47:19,567
[Misty] All right.
Whoo-hoo!
985
00:47:20,500 --> 00:47:22,767
The mill's up and running
right now, so...
986
00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:26,166
The buck has his little zone,
and then we really went all in
987
00:47:26,667 --> 00:47:27,900
on with this wall.
988
00:47:28,700 --> 00:47:29,100
Hopefully he can't bust
through it.
989
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:30,367
He has shown how strong he is.
990
00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:31,667
[Misty laughs]
991
00:47:32,834 --> 00:47:35,000
We've got lots of work to do,
and we're one step closer
992
00:47:36,066 --> 00:47:38,100
to keeping these babies warm
and out of our house.
993
00:47:38,667 --> 00:47:39,700
In the world of stalls,
994
00:47:40,867 --> 00:47:42,567
ideally, it would be
this whole back row.
-[Ashli] Yeah.
995
00:47:43,233 --> 00:47:44,767
[Misty] Eight feet that way.
996
00:47:45,533 --> 00:47:46,667
I'm gonna grab
some two by fours.
997
00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:49,200
[Ashli] Now we are going to set
up three kidding stalls,
998
00:47:50,033 --> 00:47:51,100
and I'm just praying
that we're gonna
999
00:47:51,667 --> 00:47:52,500
finish some stuff today.
1000
00:47:52,900 --> 00:47:53,700
[Misty] OK!
1001
00:47:56,300 --> 00:47:57,367
Whoo-hoo!
1002
00:47:58,066 --> 00:48:00,266
[upbeat country music playing]
1003
00:48:09,300 --> 00:48:10,367
[Marty] Hang on.
1004
00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:12,867
We've got to listen
to the forecast.
1005
00:48:14,300 --> 00:48:16,166
[reporter]
We have winter weather alerts
in effect for North Arkansas,
1006
00:48:17,333 --> 00:48:18,567
and right now we're dealing
with freezing rain and snow
1007
00:48:19,133 --> 00:48:20,200
in Downtown Little Rock.
1008
00:48:21,233 --> 00:48:23,367
Arctic air is moving in
from north and northwest.
1009
00:48:23,734 --> 00:48:24,367
All right.
1010
00:48:25,166 --> 00:48:26,500
[suspenseful music
playing, fades]
1011
00:48:30,367 --> 00:48:33,266
I never thought in a million
years it would be this cold.
1012
00:48:34,433 --> 00:48:36,667
Halfway through the rescue,
an imposing weather report
1013
00:48:37,767 --> 00:48:41,266
forces the Raneys and Currys
to game plan next steps.
1014
00:48:42,233 --> 00:48:44,667
People are saying the words
"polar vortex."
1015
00:48:45,100 --> 00:48:45,900
[Ashli laughs]
1016
00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:47,867
-What does that even mean?
-I don't know.
1017
00:48:49,767 --> 00:48:54,000
A polar vortex is a massive
rotating band of winds
1018
00:48:54,600 --> 00:48:55,767
that circles the poles.
1019
00:48:57,000 --> 00:49:00,166
When arctic air unexpectedly
surges south into the states,
1020
00:49:01,133 --> 00:49:03,367
it can bring dangerous
conditions, not just
1021
00:49:04,567 --> 00:49:07,667
for the unprepared, but also
for weak wooden structures,
1022
00:49:08,734 --> 00:49:10,867
which risk collapse
under the strain of rapidly
1023
00:49:11,367 --> 00:49:12,000
shifting elements.
1024
00:49:14,967 --> 00:49:16,867
We haven't even talked
about this house.
1025
00:49:17,567 --> 00:49:19,467
Yes, it was built on pallets.
1026
00:49:20,333 --> 00:49:21,200
We're not gonna sit here
and criticize it
1027
00:49:22,233 --> 00:49:24,266
or be judgmental.
But if this house was in town,
1028
00:49:25,567 --> 00:49:26,667
they would condemn it.
1029
00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:33,967
As this cold temperature has
descended down upon Arkansas,
1030
00:49:35,066 --> 00:49:37,367
I can see there's another
problem on this homestead
1031
00:49:38,066 --> 00:49:40,600
as life-impacting as no water.
1032
00:49:41,233 --> 00:49:42,200
The real problem right now
1033
00:49:43,033 --> 00:49:45,000
on this homestead is
unsafe shelter.
1034
00:49:46,233 --> 00:49:51,266
In spite of an impending polar
event, I want to put some type
1035
00:49:52,300 --> 00:49:56,100
of solid foundation that is
gonna be safer than
1036
00:49:57,266 --> 00:50:01,700
that building on pallets --
a footprint for a new cabin
1037
00:50:02,934 --> 00:50:07,567
that could withstand any storm
Arkansas wants to throw at it.
1038
00:50:08,834 --> 00:50:11,367
Tonight, you probably could get
by just fine, but how does this
1039
00:50:12,066 --> 00:50:14,467
house fare during cold snaps?
1040
00:50:15,533 --> 00:50:17,066
As long as we have firewood,
we've never been cold.
1041
00:50:17,767 --> 00:50:18,500
-Do you have firewood?
-Yeah.
1042
00:50:19,433 --> 00:50:20,867
-We got to work on some today.
-[Marty] OK.
1043
00:50:21,533 --> 00:50:22,367
Let's be honest about this.
1044
00:50:23,533 --> 00:50:25,767
If there's a one-day, two-day,
three-day storm, I'm just
1045
00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:29,700
reminding everybody to,
you know, let's take care
1046
00:50:30,333 --> 00:50:31,300
of animals and each other.
1047
00:50:32,133 --> 00:50:32,900
And for now,
we'll get back to work.
1048
00:50:35,100 --> 00:50:39,367
Our house is by no means
safe in a storm.
1049
00:50:40,333 --> 00:50:42,867
One wall is almost completely
glass windows.
1050
00:50:43,567 --> 00:50:46,000
The foundation is on pallets.
1051
00:50:47,200 --> 00:50:50,100
And so literally, when sirens
have gone off, all I've been
1052
00:50:51,100 --> 00:50:52,467
able to do is just sit
on the bed in the middle
1053
00:50:53,400 --> 00:50:55,300
of the night
and pray that God protects us.
1054
00:50:56,533 --> 00:50:59,100
And now that bad weather is
coming in, everything is really
1055
00:51:00,300 --> 00:51:03,000
overwhelming right now.
There's just a lot to consider.
1056
00:51:04,467 --> 00:51:08,166
-[suspenseful music playing]
-[wind howling]
1057
00:51:12,567 --> 00:51:13,667
[Misty] Oh, my gosh.
1058
00:51:14,767 --> 00:51:16,900
As temperatures
continue to fall
1059
00:51:17,567 --> 00:51:18,300
and the weather worsens...
1060
00:51:19,533 --> 00:51:22,000
-[phone alert dings]
-[Marty] State of emergency.
Let's go.
1061
00:51:22,834 --> 00:51:25,567
Misty and Matt,
get over here, please!
1062
00:51:25,934 --> 00:51:26,967
[whistles]
1063
00:51:27,266 --> 00:51:28,567
Family!
1064
00:51:29,367 --> 00:51:30,767
...the rescue hits
a crisis point.
1065
00:51:31,967 --> 00:51:35,767
The governor of Arkansas has
declared a state of emergency,
1066
00:51:36,667 --> 00:51:37,767
mainly for the highways
1067
00:51:38,734 --> 00:51:40,667
and transportation and moving
people around.
1068
00:51:41,667 --> 00:51:43,800
All of our team has to leave.
That's protocol.
1069
00:51:44,734 --> 00:51:45,266
So we don't really know
what's gonna happen.
1070
00:51:46,233 --> 00:51:47,100
The word on the street
that this is gonna get
1071
00:51:47,533 --> 00:51:48,667
worse and worse.
1072
00:51:49,900 --> 00:51:51,467
[Chris] We were praying for the
best outcome for the weather,
1073
00:51:52,667 --> 00:51:55,266
and the morning started really
well, and now it seems to be
1074
00:51:55,900 --> 00:51:56,700
coming down at the moment.
1075
00:51:57,567 --> 00:51:59,400
So we got to think
about the safety of
1076
00:51:59,934 --> 00:52:00,767
everybody out here.
1077
00:52:02,033 --> 00:52:03,767
I feel like we just try to get
as much work as we possibly can
1078
00:52:04,467 --> 00:52:05,367
until we got to get out of here
1079
00:52:06,300 --> 00:52:07,300
because we don't want to be
stranded here.
1080
00:52:08,266 --> 00:52:09,700
Let's move these animals
under proper shelter.
1081
00:52:10,934 --> 00:52:12,567
Let's get them in the new barn
so they don't freeze to death.
1082
00:52:13,200 --> 00:52:13,667
-Sound good?
-All right.
1083
00:52:14,667 --> 00:52:14,867
-I'm gonna grab a heater.
-[Marty] Thank you.
1084
00:52:16,300 --> 00:52:16,900
I'm grabbing some of those
heaters for those babies.
1085
00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:22,200
We're gonna...
1086
00:52:23,066 --> 00:52:23,667
Are you filming anything
with the goats?
1087
00:52:24,533 --> 00:52:25,100
Are you guys done?
Are you out of here?
1088
00:52:26,700 --> 00:52:28,367
-[Misty] So...
-[Ashli] Yeah.
1089
00:52:30,667 --> 00:52:34,000
[Misty] Everybody is just kind
of scattering, so our production
1090
00:52:34,633 --> 00:52:35,500
crew doesn't get stranded.
1091
00:52:36,300 --> 00:52:37,567
It's really starting
to come down.
1092
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:39,066
We're gonna focus
on these animals.
1093
00:52:43,166 --> 00:52:44,166
[goat crying]
1094
00:52:45,133 --> 00:52:47,000
OK, we're moving the kids
into the new barn.
1095
00:52:48,033 --> 00:52:51,367
-[crying, bleating]
-[suspenseful music playing]
1096
00:52:51,800 --> 00:52:54,467
[Misty speaking]
1097
00:52:55,433 --> 00:52:57,867
We moved all the kids
inside with the mamas.
1098
00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:01,100
But we gotta go.
It's like no time to waste.
1099
00:53:01,600 --> 00:53:02,400
We're out of here.
1100
00:53:11,967 --> 00:53:14,867
[wind howling]
1101
00:53:18,567 --> 00:53:20,166
[Chris] Good morning.
1102
00:53:21,066 --> 00:53:23,367
This weather is definitely
slowing us up.
1103
00:53:24,033 --> 00:53:24,767
It's another cold one today.
1104
00:53:25,633 --> 00:53:28,667
A little bit colder
than the last day.
1105
00:53:29,800 --> 00:53:32,500
The roads into our homestead
are still pretty covered.
1106
00:53:33,633 --> 00:53:35,900
I'm not exactly sure when
the Raneys are coming back.
1107
00:53:36,834 --> 00:53:38,667
I can't really complain.
A lot has happened.
1108
00:53:39,800 --> 00:53:40,800
We're gonna see how the rest
of the time goes, if we're
1109
00:53:41,900 --> 00:53:43,867
actually gonna be able
to finish or what's happening.
1110
00:53:49,100 --> 00:53:51,200
[rugged music playing]
1111
00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:57,100
[Marty] Clint!
[whistles]
1112
00:53:57,500 --> 00:53:58,567
Fire it up!
1113
00:53:59,600 --> 00:54:01,767
With a day's worth of work
lost to the storm...
1114
00:54:02,133 --> 00:54:02,900
[Matt] OK.
1115
00:54:04,900 --> 00:54:06,000
[Misty] Ah-yoo!
1116
00:54:07,100 --> 00:54:08,667
...mid-afternoon temperatures
warmed just enough
1117
00:54:09,133 --> 00:54:10,266
to resume work.
1118
00:54:11,266 --> 00:54:13,867
But now, with 36 hours
remaining in the rescue
1119
00:54:14,867 --> 00:54:16,767
and critical projects yet
to be completed...
1120
00:54:17,867 --> 00:54:20,567
Have you given any thought
to a place you might build
1121
00:54:21,467 --> 00:54:24,266
your home on
this 40-acre piece of land?
1122
00:54:24,834 --> 00:54:25,800
I've got a few thoughts.
1123
00:54:26,533 --> 00:54:28,467
...Marty, Chris, Ashli scramble
1124
00:54:29,567 --> 00:54:32,266
to identify the location
for a new, sturdier cabin.
1125
00:54:33,867 --> 00:54:35,066
One's right over here.
1126
00:54:36,233 --> 00:54:38,800
[Marty] We've pointed out
that their cabin doesn't have
1127
00:54:39,834 --> 00:54:42,266
the best foundation,
and that we would help them
1128
00:54:43,367 --> 00:54:45,734
build a foundation that would
be solid, it would be
1129
00:54:46,667 --> 00:54:49,100
permanent, to withstand
the extreme weather.
1130
00:54:50,300 --> 00:54:51,467
[Chris] We're trying to stay
conscious of how far the water
1131
00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:53,500
and electricity run.
1132
00:54:54,533 --> 00:54:55,867
[Marty] On this homestead,
we started out looking
1133
00:54:57,066 --> 00:54:59,667
for water, and we'd we didn't
know that the weather would
1134
00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:01,667
completely shut down on us.
1135
00:55:02,300 --> 00:55:02,767
Do you have a tape on you?
1136
00:55:03,867 --> 00:55:06,166
OK. What would be wrong...
1137
00:55:07,467 --> 00:55:08,567
with...
1138
00:55:11,266 --> 00:55:13,166
There's 16 right there.
1139
00:55:14,400 --> 00:55:17,767
I've been on many a homestead
where the cabin was 16 by 16.
1140
00:55:18,867 --> 00:55:21,467
Or...what do you say we try
to push it to something
1141
00:55:22,166 --> 00:55:24,266
like 16 by 40?
-[Ashli] Wow.
1142
00:55:25,200 --> 00:55:26,200
This would open up
a lot of possibilities.
1143
00:55:27,300 --> 00:55:29,367
There's just something bout this
already existing area
1144
00:55:30,066 --> 00:55:30,800
that's staring me in the face.
1145
00:55:32,200 --> 00:55:36,000
To provide a head start
on a future cabin, Marty plans
1146
00:55:37,100 --> 00:55:39,166
to leave the Currys
with a finished foundation.
1147
00:55:40,166 --> 00:55:42,900
First, he'll grade
a 16-by-40-foot footprint,
1148
00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:46,800
making sure to stay close to
the planned water line.
1149
00:55:48,100 --> 00:55:51,000
Next, he'll stack cinder blocks
in all corners and load bearing
1150
00:55:52,133 --> 00:55:55,066
points, creating a solid
framework for a future home
1151
00:55:55,667 --> 00:55:56,567
the Currys can complete.
1152
00:55:58,066 --> 00:56:01,500
We could use a septic.
We still have the view.
1153
00:56:02,300 --> 00:56:04,767
It's already flat.
It's compacted.
1154
00:56:05,934 --> 00:56:07,567
That's all good when you're
talking about a foundation.
1155
00:56:08,700 --> 00:56:09,867
However, I feel like we're
gonna let you down a little
1156
00:56:10,834 --> 00:56:12,734
bit because of the weather
setback and such.
1157
00:56:13,533 --> 00:56:14,600
-You haven't let us down.
-Well...
1158
00:56:15,633 --> 00:56:17,367
Even if nothing happened
from this moment forward,
1159
00:56:18,033 --> 00:56:19,767
you have put us years ahead.
1160
00:56:20,900 --> 00:56:21,967
[Marty] We're gonna get as much
done as we possibly can.
1161
00:56:23,200 --> 00:56:27,266
The last 36 hours kind of put
a real damper on our timeline.
1162
00:56:28,367 --> 00:56:29,867
Our biggest concern is how long
it's gonna take for us
1163
00:56:31,066 --> 00:56:33,300
to frame up the foundation
itself, but we're ready to work,
1164
00:56:34,500 --> 00:56:36,767
and I've got the faith that
either way of where it's left,
1165
00:56:37,533 --> 00:56:38,266
we're gonna figure
something out.
1166
00:56:38,934 --> 00:56:39,667
This is your new foundation.
1167
00:56:41,066 --> 00:56:44,600
We promised them a better
future, but I'm not sure what
1168
00:56:45,266 --> 00:56:45,767
we're gonna leave them with.
1169
00:56:46,667 --> 00:56:47,767
[Ashli] One more miracle?
1170
00:56:52,467 --> 00:56:54,767
[guitar music playing]
1171
00:56:55,400 --> 00:56:56,467
[Matt] So, check this out.
1172
00:56:57,467 --> 00:57:00,667
Now that we've rescued
all the bird livestock,
1173
00:57:01,333 --> 00:57:01,867
we're gonna help Misty out.
1174
00:57:02,567 --> 00:57:03,667
We're gonna help your mom out.
1175
00:57:04,500 --> 00:57:06,867
And we are gonna build
a greenhouse.
1176
00:57:07,166 --> 00:57:08,066
Excited.
1177
00:57:09,200 --> 00:57:10,467
I want to be able to have
our own produce and be able
1178
00:57:11,400 --> 00:57:12,867
to live off the land,
you know, next step.
1179
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:17,600
I'm happy that we are gonna
have some food and be able
1180
00:57:18,300 --> 00:57:19,500
to sustain ourselves that way.
1181
00:57:20,767 --> 00:57:22,734
I've wanted a greenhouse since
we got here and be able to grow
1182
00:57:23,533 --> 00:57:25,066
food, make dinner
for our family.
1183
00:57:26,033 --> 00:57:28,000
And that's been one
of our goals, so I think
1184
00:57:29,033 --> 00:57:30,066
it'll be definitely really cool
to have that here.
1185
00:57:31,467 --> 00:57:34,266
Matt will take over Misty's
build to construct
1186
00:57:34,934 --> 00:57:36,500
his first-ever greenhouse.
1187
00:57:37,667 --> 00:57:40,400
First, he'll measure a 10-by-12
footprint, south-facing
1188
00:57:41,033 --> 00:57:42,367
for optimal sun exposure.
1189
00:57:43,600 --> 00:57:46,100
Next, he'll use milled cedar
from the property for the posts
1190
00:57:47,333 --> 00:57:49,734
and frame before enclosing it
with clear roofing and side
1191
00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:52,066
panels to ensure sun warmth.
1192
00:57:53,200 --> 00:57:56,367
Finally, he'll add raised beds
using donated topsoil
1193
00:57:57,567 --> 00:58:00,100
and produce to provide food
security for years to come.
1194
00:58:02,367 --> 00:58:05,066
With the quail coop,
we started from the roof down,
1195
00:58:06,033 --> 00:58:06,567
but now that we're
building the structure...
1196
00:58:07,834 --> 00:58:10,166
from scratch, we're starting
from the ground up,
1197
00:58:11,033 --> 00:58:12,200
and we're going to square
it up right.
1198
00:58:13,300 --> 00:58:15,166
I've been working alongside
with Malakai and Baylan,
1199
00:58:15,834 --> 00:58:16,467
and it's been a lot of work.
1200
00:58:16,900 --> 00:58:17,567
Start with you.
1201
00:58:18,333 --> 00:58:19,767
Right there.
I just, right there.
1202
00:58:20,266 --> 00:58:20,867
Just pound one in.
1203
00:58:22,500 --> 00:58:23,767
Perfect.
1204
00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:27,100
But they're also vested into
this lifestyle, and that's what
1205
00:58:27,667 --> 00:58:28,467
this homestead needs.
1206
00:58:29,667 --> 00:58:32,800
You got these young men that
are getting close to becoming
1207
00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:36,667
adults, and they have dreams,
they have goals, and getting
1208
00:58:37,367 --> 00:58:38,266
to know them
really shows me
1209
00:58:39,266 --> 00:58:40,967
just how much they care about
this homestead.
1210
00:58:42,100 --> 00:58:44,300
OK, just kind of eyeball,
put that stick right there.
1211
00:58:44,700 --> 00:58:45,367
That's good.
1212
00:58:46,166 --> 00:58:47,767
All right, hammer,
hammer, hammer.
1213
00:58:48,867 --> 00:58:51,166
It's snowing outside,
but I'm excited to get working
1214
00:58:51,834 --> 00:58:53,200
with Matt on the greenhouse.
1215
00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:55,900
The weather doesn't
discourage me.
1216
00:58:57,100 --> 00:58:58,567
Let's talk about getting some
the building materials right
1217
00:58:59,266 --> 00:59:00,667
off of your property, all right?
1218
00:59:01,567 --> 00:59:01,800
-[Malakai] All right.
-[Matt] Follow me.
1219
00:59:03,767 --> 00:59:04,867
[Malakai] Where's the chainsaw?
1220
00:59:06,667 --> 00:59:10,767
[upbeat music playing]
1221
00:59:11,700 --> 00:59:13,166
OK, a couple inches
of snow on the ground.
1222
00:59:13,934 --> 00:59:15,200
Let's see how the babies
are doing.
1223
00:59:15,800 --> 00:59:16,367
Over in the new barn...
1224
00:59:17,367 --> 00:59:19,266
[Misty] Hi, guys!
[laughs]
1225
00:59:20,467 --> 00:59:22,266
...Misty checks on the goats
to see how they weathered
1226
00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:24,667
the storm in the new structure.
1227
00:59:25,767 --> 00:59:27,066
[Misty] Those little guys
in the back are so pumped.
1228
00:59:27,834 --> 00:59:29,367
They're just warm.
They're alive.
1229
00:59:29,867 --> 00:59:31,367
They're tucked in.
1230
00:59:32,266 --> 00:59:33,266
We kind of built this pen
within a pen.
1231
00:59:34,266 --> 00:59:35,900
We got the heat lamp
on the four-day-old kids,
1232
00:59:36,700 --> 00:59:37,567
and we just went with
what we had,
1233
00:59:38,233 --> 00:59:39,000
but we weathered the storm.
1234
00:59:39,834 --> 00:59:41,000
Everybody's fine,
and now it's time,
1235
00:59:41,900 --> 00:59:42,767
once and for all,
to finish this build.
1236
00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:47,467
-[Ashli] Hello.
-[Misty] Yoo!
1237
00:59:47,867 --> 00:59:48,900
Come on in.
1238
00:59:49,734 --> 00:59:51,900
So, a few things
have changed in here.
1239
00:59:53,166 --> 00:59:58,000
We created this little milking
station that you can fold down.
1240
00:59:59,233 --> 01:00:00,266
It's good to hear that Malakai
and Baylan have such an active
1241
01:00:01,367 --> 01:00:03,166
role in the homestead
with the livestock and hearing
1242
01:00:04,367 --> 01:00:06,467
things like milking these goats
out in the rain, in the mud,
1243
01:00:07,633 --> 01:00:09,967
they're managing livestock
in less-than-ideal situations
1244
01:00:10,934 --> 01:00:12,266
and just changing that
and setting them up so
1245
01:00:13,100 --> 01:00:14,467
their day-to-day is
that much easier
1246
01:00:15,100 --> 01:00:17,400
is my ultimate goal here.
1247
01:00:18,433 --> 01:00:19,266
What I like about it is
you just grab your little
1248
01:00:20,333 --> 01:00:23,166
stool, you milk your goat,
and we got you a little
1249
01:00:24,300 --> 01:00:27,667
present, that amazing simple
pulse, two goats at a time
1250
01:00:28,700 --> 01:00:31,100
milker that is gonna take
you to the next level.
1251
01:00:31,734 --> 01:00:32,867
[Ashli] That's incredible.
1252
01:00:33,900 --> 01:00:38,300
To have a dry, clean space
and do two at a time,
1253
01:00:38,867 --> 01:00:40,000
it's remarkable, Misty.
1254
01:00:41,200 --> 01:00:43,166
Thank goodness we had gotten
the barn finished enough to be
1255
01:00:44,066 --> 01:00:45,367
able to bring the mamas
and the babies in.
1256
01:00:46,400 --> 01:00:49,266
And having a separate,
safe, warm place for them
1257
01:00:50,300 --> 01:00:53,000
to go, that is just a dream
come true in itself.
1258
01:01:02,667 --> 01:01:05,467
[suspenseful music playing]
1259
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:11,100
[Marty] Ready?
1260
01:01:12,166 --> 01:01:14,667
Only 12 hours remain to rescue
the Curry family's
1261
01:01:15,166 --> 01:01:16,467
40-acre homestead.
1262
01:01:17,133 --> 01:01:18,266
[Marty] Quick, quick, quick!
1263
01:01:19,433 --> 01:01:21,367
And while the crew installs
the culvert to be used as
1264
01:01:21,800 --> 01:01:22,567
a well casing,
1265
01:01:24,000 --> 01:01:27,367
on the other side of
the property, freshly cut cedar
1266
01:01:27,967 --> 01:01:28,734
trees are being milled.
1267
01:01:31,100 --> 01:01:33,000
[Matt] OK, you ready to pull?
Lift it.
1268
01:01:33,700 --> 01:01:34,967
Grab on to that thing.
Lift.
1269
01:01:35,934 --> 01:01:37,500
Which Matt and the kids
will use to build
1270
01:01:38,033 --> 01:01:38,667
the new greenhouse.
1271
01:01:40,100 --> 01:01:42,367
[Matt]
So, this is the difference
between level and plumb.
1272
01:01:43,400 --> 01:01:45,166
Level has to do with anything
that's horizontal.
1273
01:01:45,867 --> 01:01:47,767
Plumb has to do with vertical.
1274
01:01:48,667 --> 01:01:50,100
So that right there,
that would be plumb.
1275
01:01:51,667 --> 01:01:52,867
I'm a little nervous.
1276
01:01:53,734 --> 01:01:54,767
We're kind of stepping
on Misty's turf,
1277
01:01:55,567 --> 01:01:56,867
building the greenhouse
without her.
1278
01:01:57,700 --> 01:01:59,367
But Misty's all in
on the goat barn.
1279
01:02:00,367 --> 01:02:01,767
But we're leaving this
homestead at the end
1280
01:02:02,867 --> 01:02:05,367
of the day, and we have to build
the entire greenhouse,
1281
01:02:06,367 --> 01:02:08,767
but we also need to get
a viable source of water
1282
01:02:09,200 --> 01:02:10,100
up and running.
1283
01:02:11,000 --> 01:02:13,000
And so, hopefully,
we're gonna do Misty's
1284
01:02:13,533 --> 01:02:14,367
greenhouse justice.
1285
01:02:16,166 --> 01:02:19,000
OK, this one floats.
So, I'm gonna hold it up.
1286
01:02:23,166 --> 01:02:26,667
We should be able to get this
greenhouse up and running for
1287
01:02:27,166 --> 01:02:28,600
the warmer months.
1288
01:02:29,767 --> 01:02:32,767
Being able to grow our own food
is definitely a blessing.
1289
01:02:34,200 --> 01:02:36,567
It'll be like, as soon as
you walk in, all the walls will
1290
01:02:37,266 --> 01:02:39,100
be surrounded by garden boxes.
1291
01:02:40,200 --> 01:02:41,200
[Matt] Nice.
1292
01:02:42,133 --> 01:02:44,066
A greenhouse doesn't work
without topsoil,
1293
01:02:45,066 --> 01:02:47,500
and we're lucky to have
this generous donation.
1294
01:02:48,533 --> 01:02:50,767
Even in colder weather,
topsoil can add nutrients
1295
01:02:51,867 --> 01:02:55,467
to plants, prevent erosion,
and add proper drainage.
1296
01:02:56,633 --> 01:02:58,767
So, what we're doing today will
ensure a healthier garden
1297
01:02:59,200 --> 01:02:59,900
down the road.
1298
01:03:01,467 --> 01:03:02,734
This is gonna work really well.
1299
01:03:05,100 --> 01:03:06,166
Whoo!
1300
01:03:07,834 --> 01:03:09,967
[Marty] OK, the plot thickens.
1301
01:03:10,867 --> 01:03:13,000
We got a 600-foot water line
all the way
1302
01:03:13,567 --> 01:03:15,667
to the spring buried.
1303
01:03:16,867 --> 01:03:20,467
Of course, it's got five inches
of snow on it, but where are
1304
01:03:21,033 --> 01:03:22,000
we taking this water to?
1305
01:03:23,166 --> 01:03:26,834
It doesn't feel right to run it
straight to that building
1306
01:03:27,333 --> 01:03:28,066
built on pallets.
1307
01:03:29,066 --> 01:03:31,467
Good thing we have a plan.
1308
01:03:31,834 --> 01:03:32,834
[whistles]
1309
01:03:33,633 --> 01:03:35,066
We're going to take
a 1,000-gallon
1310
01:03:35,633 --> 01:03:37,166
brand-new water tank...
1311
01:03:38,033 --> 01:03:38,600
[Ashli] That's a real
big tank, babe.
1312
01:03:39,533 --> 01:03:40,867
-Very big tank.
-[Ashli] That's a big tank.
1313
01:03:42,033 --> 01:03:43,300
[Marty] We'll keep digging
the trench close to the house.
1314
01:03:44,100 --> 01:03:45,567
Chris, other side will push.
Ready?
1315
01:03:46,567 --> 01:03:48,300
Easy now, precious cargo.
1316
01:03:49,433 --> 01:03:51,367
Eventually, they'll hook
that water line into the tank,
1317
01:03:52,533 --> 01:03:56,100
with potential to introduce
that water into maybe a new
1318
01:03:56,800 --> 01:03:57,834
cabin or house in the future.
1319
01:03:58,100 --> 01:03:59,066
OK.
1320
01:04:00,300 --> 01:04:02,166
[Chris] Not having to haul water
and spend countless hours
1321
01:04:03,400 --> 01:04:05,000
throughout the week and plan
our life around having to leave
1322
01:04:06,033 --> 01:04:07,900
the property, wait for it
to fill up, come back,
1323
01:04:08,734 --> 01:04:10,166
wonder if the roads are
gonna be safe.
1324
01:04:10,867 --> 01:04:11,667
I mean, it's just life-changing.
1325
01:04:15,266 --> 01:04:17,767
[upbeat music playing]
1326
01:04:19,500 --> 01:04:21,900
[Malakai] What's up, dude?
Ooh!
1327
01:04:22,233 --> 01:04:23,100
[gasps]
1328
01:04:23,900 --> 01:04:25,967
-[Matt] OK, guys.
-[Malakai] Wow.
1329
01:04:26,600 --> 01:04:28,000
[Matt] We got some plants.
1330
01:04:29,266 --> 01:04:32,200
The craziest thing in the world
is building a greenhouse during
1331
01:04:33,200 --> 01:04:36,967
a winter storm.
And that's exactly what we did.
1332
01:04:37,900 --> 01:04:39,900
Let's get this broccoli.
Here, bring that in.
1333
01:04:40,700 --> 01:04:42,266
Right now,
it's 10 degrees outside.
1334
01:04:43,200 --> 01:04:46,100
Nothing's gonna survive,
but we have topsoil
1335
01:04:46,633 --> 01:04:47,867
in our raised beds.
1336
01:04:49,100 --> 01:04:50,867
I think a little demonstration
about how we could plant stuff
1337
01:04:51,967 --> 01:04:55,000
in the greenhouse is very
important for when they do
1338
01:04:56,233 --> 01:04:58,066
actually plant these plants
in the future, which is gonna be
1339
01:04:58,633 --> 01:04:59,200
when it's warm enough.
1340
01:05:00,367 --> 01:05:02,767
The thing I know about broccoli
is it might look small
1341
01:05:03,667 --> 01:05:05,834
right now, but it's gonna
get real big.
1342
01:05:06,734 --> 01:05:09,567
So the spacing on this plant
is crucial.
1343
01:05:12,200 --> 01:05:13,467
[Malakai] We're pretty excited.
1344
01:05:14,700 --> 01:05:16,767
Yeah, now that we have water,
we'll actually be able to have
1345
01:05:18,000 --> 01:05:20,300
a greenhouse, and it'll really
change everything around here.
1346
01:05:21,166 --> 01:05:23,266
We're gonna have plants
every 18 inches.
1347
01:05:24,400 --> 01:05:26,400
One will go here, one will go
here, one will go here.
1348
01:05:27,667 --> 01:05:30,166
[Baylan] The Raneys helped my
family a lot with the homestead.
1349
01:05:31,367 --> 01:05:33,900
I'm just very, very grateful
that they've been able to come
1350
01:05:34,900 --> 01:05:36,300
here and help us in all
the ways that they have.
1351
01:05:37,133 --> 01:05:38,567
It changed our lives
for the better.
1352
01:05:39,700 --> 01:05:42,567
It's up to you boys to plant
these plants in here, OK?
1353
01:05:43,266 --> 01:05:44,300
And I know you're gonna do it.
1354
01:05:45,266 --> 01:05:47,767
And so I say we move all these
plants inside
1355
01:05:48,400 --> 01:05:49,667
and then check the coops.
1356
01:05:50,567 --> 01:05:50,800
-[Baylan] All right.
-[Malakai] Let's go.
1357
01:05:53,667 --> 01:05:55,400
[Matt] I don't know about you,
but these quails seem
1358
01:05:56,200 --> 01:05:57,367
real happy.
-[Baylan] Definitely.
1359
01:05:58,500 --> 01:05:59,834
We've given all the birds
the best chance of survival
1360
01:06:00,867 --> 01:06:02,900
from the cold, from the rain,
from the snow.
1361
01:06:04,100 --> 01:06:07,767
I'm glad we were able to do all
your livestock birds justice
1362
01:06:08,567 --> 01:06:09,667
and give them a really
nice space.
1363
01:06:11,000 --> 01:06:14,266
Seven days ago,
the Curry homestead had nothing
1364
01:06:15,567 --> 01:06:18,367
but a barren plot of land for
a future garden and a decrepit
1365
01:06:19,333 --> 01:06:21,567
quail coop,
exposing the animals to deadly
1366
01:06:22,100 --> 01:06:22,767
weather conditions.
1367
01:06:23,800 --> 01:06:26,767
Today, their quail coop has
been rehabilitated
1368
01:06:27,867 --> 01:06:30,166
with a brand-new roof
and upcycled nesting boxes,
1369
01:06:31,233 --> 01:06:34,867
ensuring their birds
will thrive in any weather.
1370
01:06:36,066 --> 01:06:39,667
And they have a brand-new
10-by-12-foot greenhouse built
1371
01:06:40,767 --> 01:06:43,467
from milled cedar trees,
enabling them to grow food
1372
01:06:43,967 --> 01:06:45,367
for years to come.
1373
01:06:46,633 --> 01:06:50,000
[Malakai]
I'm so thankful that Matt
came here and helped us.
1374
01:06:50,967 --> 01:06:53,600
A lot of stress has been
taken off our parents.
1375
01:06:54,533 --> 01:06:57,834
Congratulations on happy
and safe livestock,
1376
01:06:58,900 --> 01:07:00,834
and hopefully this made
your guys' livestock journey
1377
01:07:01,467 --> 01:07:03,200
from here on a lot easier.
1378
01:07:06,300 --> 01:07:09,000
[upbeat music playing]
1379
01:07:09,900 --> 01:07:11,100
[Misty] This is a family affair
right now.
1380
01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:13,467
Later that day,
by the new goat barn...
1381
01:07:14,367 --> 01:07:16,467
How do we wrangle the buck?
1382
01:07:17,767 --> 01:07:20,266
Misty enlists the Curry's help
to wrangle and separate Freddie
1383
01:07:21,100 --> 01:07:23,000
the Buck from the rest
of the does.
1384
01:07:24,100 --> 01:07:26,300
My idea is to open up
our electric fence over there
1385
01:07:27,000 --> 01:07:29,100
and lead him through with food.
1386
01:07:29,967 --> 01:07:31,567
OK, we got the leash,
we got the feed,
1387
01:07:32,367 --> 01:07:33,400
we got the goat experts
right here.
1388
01:07:34,367 --> 01:07:35,567
I'll follow you guys.
We're going this way?
1389
01:07:36,233 --> 01:07:36,734
-Yep.
-[Misty] Here we go.
1390
01:07:37,900 --> 01:07:39,734
Do you see him?
1391
01:07:40,633 --> 01:07:41,767
Right now, we're gathering
all the goats,
1392
01:07:43,000 --> 01:07:45,066
we're moving them in the barn,
but they have to be separated
1393
01:07:45,767 --> 01:07:47,500
so the buck has to move today.
1394
01:07:48,600 --> 01:07:48,834
-[Chris] Come on, Freddie.
-[Malakai] Here, Freddie.
1395
01:07:50,066 --> 01:07:51,600
And we have to put an end
to this breeding program
1396
01:07:52,700 --> 01:07:54,834
because clearly having kids in
the dead of wintertime
1397
01:07:55,266 --> 01:07:56,667
is not great.
1398
01:07:57,734 --> 01:07:57,967
-[Chris] Keep coming.
-[Misty] Shake your bucket.
1399
01:07:59,367 --> 01:07:59,867
[Ashli] It's OK if any does
follow because they'll be easier
1400
01:08:00,867 --> 01:08:01,166
to get out.
-[Chris] Keep coming, take it.
1401
01:08:02,667 --> 01:08:04,066
Shake it! Come on.
1402
01:08:04,934 --> 01:08:05,500
-Go, go, go.
-[Misty] It's OK, it's OK.
1403
01:08:06,600 --> 01:08:07,867
-Just chase him.
-[Malakai] Stop going
for the girls.
1404
01:08:08,166 --> 01:08:09,066
Freddie!
1405
01:08:11,266 --> 01:08:13,667
[Misty] Freddie, the
troublemaker, he's relentless.
1406
01:08:14,900 --> 01:08:17,567
But this is just a little bit
harder than I thought it'd be.
1407
01:08:18,767 --> 01:08:19,000
-[Malakai] Stand wide.
-[Misty] Here, give him
the feed.
1408
01:08:19,667 --> 01:08:20,400
Give him the feed.
1409
01:08:21,200 --> 01:08:22,867
The chaos of the buck
stops here.
1410
01:08:23,166 --> 01:08:24,000
[baaing]
1411
01:08:28,066 --> 01:08:29,967
[bleating]
1412
01:08:31,100 --> 01:08:32,700
-[Misty] Freddie's gotta go.
-[Malakai] Come on, buddy.
1413
01:08:34,000 --> 01:08:35,367
-Come on.
-[Chris] Good job.
1414
01:08:36,367 --> 01:08:37,166
[Misty] Keep going, Baylan.
Out in front, bud.
1415
01:08:37,967 --> 01:08:39,000
-Out in front.
-[Baylan] Go ahead.
1416
01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:41,467
[Misty] Yeah!
Yoo-hoo!
1417
01:08:42,033 --> 01:08:42,500
[Malakai] We got him.
1418
01:08:43,333 --> 01:08:43,800
OK, guys, I've turned
the fence on.
1419
01:08:44,367 --> 01:08:45,000
Don't touch the wire.
1420
01:08:47,367 --> 01:08:48,367
It's official.
1421
01:08:49,200 --> 01:08:50,867
The buck is no longer
with the does.
1422
01:08:51,834 --> 01:08:53,100
You guys have a controlled
breeding program,
1423
01:08:54,200 --> 01:08:56,100
just with the separation,
and that's super exciting.
1424
01:08:56,800 --> 01:08:58,166
So, yay, good job, everybody.
1425
01:08:58,467 --> 01:08:59,400
Yoo-hoo!
1426
01:09:02,100 --> 01:09:03,667
-All right, should we go inside?
-[Ashli] Yeah.
1427
01:09:05,066 --> 01:09:08,867
[Misty]
You had a lot of needs when
it came to the goats, but I feel
1428
01:09:09,800 --> 01:09:11,967
like we tackled it all
with one structure.
1429
01:09:13,166 --> 01:09:14,900
Yeah, we'll just be figuring
out a space that's dry to put
1430
01:09:15,800 --> 01:09:16,767
a big old bale of hay
and we'll be set.
1431
01:09:17,200 --> 01:09:18,400
[Misty] Yeah.
1432
01:09:19,567 --> 01:09:22,467
This dream that we had really
felt like it was starting
1433
01:09:23,500 --> 01:09:25,667
to crash and burn,
but the Raneys made us realize
1434
01:09:26,934 --> 01:09:30,200
how miracles happen whenever our
family has really come together
1435
01:09:31,233 --> 01:09:34,467
to work hard and see what
this day can give us.
1436
01:09:35,567 --> 01:09:39,000
Now we've gotten so much
accomplished, and we've opened
1437
01:09:39,900 --> 01:09:42,367
up so many possibilities
for us to thrive.
1438
01:09:43,433 --> 01:09:45,667
And I'm just so thankful
and excited to see what this
1439
01:09:46,233 --> 01:09:46,900
next year holds for us.
1440
01:09:48,567 --> 01:09:52,567
One week ago, the Currys had
no way to properly separate
1441
01:09:53,767 --> 01:09:56,200
the goats, causing excessive
breeding and rampant loss
1442
01:09:57,000 --> 01:09:58,266
of life during
cold temperatures.
1443
01:09:59,433 --> 01:10:02,967
Today, they have a brand-new
goat barn built from cedar
1444
01:10:03,667 --> 01:10:05,166
trees milled on the property.
1445
01:10:06,300 --> 01:10:08,767
Individual stalls to separate
the buck from the does,
1446
01:10:10,000 --> 01:10:13,166
electric heaters, and a new
milking station, all enclosed
1447
01:10:14,266 --> 01:10:16,600
within a new electric fence
line, allowing the goats
1448
01:10:17,333 --> 01:10:19,166
to thrive in the winter months.
1449
01:10:20,367 --> 01:10:23,000
When it comes to buttoning up
a few things or dialing this
1450
01:10:24,200 --> 01:10:26,900
to your needs and how you farm
and how you raise livestock,
1451
01:10:28,033 --> 01:10:29,000
I'm gonna leave you to it
because I'm pretty impressed
1452
01:10:30,133 --> 01:10:31,300
with how quickly you learn,
and you're gonna be fine.
1453
01:10:31,934 --> 01:10:32,667
-You got it.
-Thank you.
1454
01:10:33,100 --> 01:10:33,767
You're welcome.
1455
01:10:38,266 --> 01:10:40,367
[Marty] Look a little different
over here?
1456
01:10:41,066 --> 01:10:42,266
[Chris] A whole lot different.
1457
01:10:43,100 --> 01:10:44,467
[Marty] Unfortunately,
we're leaving.
1458
01:10:45,633 --> 01:10:49,467
And even though this polar
vortex did slow the work down,
1459
01:10:50,200 --> 01:10:51,166
I will say this,
we did our best.
1460
01:10:52,266 --> 01:10:53,367
I think you're right.
1461
01:10:54,233 --> 01:10:57,000
So right now, if you look
down there.
1462
01:10:58,033 --> 01:10:58,900
[Chris] Oh, there's definitely
water down there.
1463
01:10:59,300 --> 01:11:00,200
[Marty] OK.
1464
01:11:01,467 --> 01:11:06,667
So this is a 36-inch culvert,
and this culvert will hold over
1465
01:11:07,200 --> 01:11:08,700
50 gallons per foot.
1466
01:11:09,767 --> 01:11:12,967
So right now, this second,
if you need 400 gallons
1467
01:11:13,967 --> 01:11:16,100
of water, it's right there
ready to be pumped.
1468
01:11:17,133 --> 01:11:18,700
I mean, this is gonna be --
it's a life changer.
1469
01:11:19,900 --> 01:11:22,000
Well, on that note, we got
to see if this water is actually
1470
01:11:22,867 --> 01:11:24,400
gonna work before
I drive out of here.
1471
01:11:25,066 --> 01:11:25,567
-Follow me.
-Let's do it.
1472
01:11:26,200 --> 01:11:27,500
[Marty] Come on, come on.
1473
01:11:28,433 --> 01:11:30,066
-Let's turn it on.
-[Chris] I can hear it.
1474
01:11:30,500 --> 01:11:31,300
[Marty] Really?
1475
01:11:32,467 --> 01:11:33,567
OK.
Here you go.
1476
01:11:34,066 --> 01:11:34,667
[Chris] Oh, yeah.
1477
01:11:35,667 --> 01:11:38,266
[Marty] Water is life.
1478
01:11:39,233 --> 01:11:40,867
It is to these homesteaders
after hauling it
1479
01:11:41,300 --> 01:11:42,100
for four years.
1480
01:11:43,266 --> 01:11:46,767
And 5,000 gallons a day should
breathe new life into this
1481
01:11:47,200 --> 01:11:47,867
homestead dream.
1482
01:11:49,100 --> 01:11:52,667
Seven days ago,
the Currys relied on rain
1483
01:11:53,834 --> 01:11:55,800
and hauling water from town as
their permanent sources
1484
01:11:56,700 --> 01:11:59,200
of water,
contained within unsanitary,
1485
01:11:59,767 --> 01:12:00,867
algae-filled storage.
1486
01:12:02,100 --> 01:12:05,900
Today, they have a developed
spring, complete with a culvert
1487
01:12:07,066 --> 01:12:09,900
well casing and enough water
to run into any structure
1488
01:12:11,133 --> 01:12:14,367
on the property, giving them
and all future family residents
1489
01:12:15,266 --> 01:12:17,200
enough potable water
for years to come.
1490
01:12:18,867 --> 01:12:22,100
[Marty] As you can see, you got
all the water in the world.
1491
01:12:22,967 --> 01:12:24,000
For now, that's what
you're looking at.
1492
01:12:25,100 --> 01:12:25,800
-Looks pretty good to me.
-Yeah, looks pretty good.
1493
01:12:27,600 --> 01:12:31,166
The Raneys coming out has
really inspired me and made me
1494
01:12:32,200 --> 01:12:34,300
think about family
and homesteading differently.
1495
01:12:35,400 --> 01:12:38,400
You know, the fear still
comes up, but I feel motivated
1496
01:12:38,934 --> 01:12:39,667
to face those fears.
1497
01:12:40,800 --> 01:12:42,166
And soon here in the future,
we are gonna be growing as
1498
01:12:42,867 --> 01:12:45,567
a family and as homesteaders.
1499
01:12:46,700 --> 01:12:48,367
Did your wife say the number
one issue here was water?
1500
01:12:48,667 --> 01:12:49,367
Yeah.
1501
01:12:50,300 --> 01:12:51,900
Do you think we've maybe
solved the problem?
1502
01:12:52,700 --> 01:12:54,166
-Mission accomplished.
-[Marty] OK.
1503
01:12:55,200 --> 01:12:56,367
If that's true, I'll go shut it
off, and I'll meet
1504
01:12:57,133 --> 01:12:58,667
you at the truck.
-Sounds good.
1505
01:12:59,767 --> 01:13:02,166
We showed up here in Arkansas
about a week ago, 35,
1506
01:13:02,734 --> 01:13:04,266
40 degrees.
Perfect.
1507
01:13:04,700 --> 01:13:05,200
But that ended.
1508
01:13:06,166 --> 01:13:08,667
Temperatures of below zero,
nearly shut this
1509
01:13:09,633 --> 01:13:12,166
homestead down,
but we persevered, and I want
1510
01:13:13,367 --> 01:13:15,100
to believe that we actually
helped these homesteaders when
1511
01:13:16,100 --> 01:13:18,467
it comes to finding water
and to growing food
1512
01:13:19,600 --> 01:13:22,700
in the future, but I think
we failed them when it comes
1513
01:13:23,100 --> 01:13:23,867
to shelter.
1514
01:13:24,867 --> 01:13:25,967
It's not a good feeling.
1515
01:13:27,100 --> 01:13:28,200
All right, fam,
1516
01:13:29,200 --> 01:13:32,700
I'm standing
on Miracle Mountain,
1517
01:13:33,467 --> 01:13:35,000
and thank goodness
there's water
1518
01:13:35,900 --> 01:13:38,066
about 600 feet
that way, and I think all
1519
01:13:38,867 --> 01:13:40,266
the water you're ever
gonna need.
1520
01:13:41,166 --> 01:13:42,767
[Misty] Right now,
it's warm in the barn.
1521
01:13:43,900 --> 01:13:45,200
And as far as the goats are
concerned, food, shelter,
1522
01:13:45,633 --> 01:13:46,367
water is there.
1523
01:13:47,266 --> 01:13:49,066
And now, after this week,
you're set up.
1524
01:13:49,800 --> 01:13:51,300
I really
underestimated Arkansas.
1525
01:13:52,100 --> 01:13:52,900
It never really fazed
you, though.
1526
01:13:53,834 --> 01:13:55,300
You were just
the whole time right there,
1527
01:13:55,867 --> 01:13:57,367
ready to work, happy.
1528
01:13:58,233 --> 01:14:01,100
The week was pretty
fun, but intense.
1529
01:14:02,266 --> 01:14:04,300
It was definitely very fun
being able to build with Matt,
1530
01:14:05,100 --> 01:14:06,100
being able to take care
of the quail
1531
01:14:06,667 --> 01:14:07,600
and build a greenhouse.
1532
01:14:08,800 --> 01:14:11,367
I'm very excited about it,
being able to grow my own food.
1533
01:14:11,900 --> 01:14:12,867
It was a good week.
1534
01:14:14,066 --> 01:14:15,100
The weather could have been
better, but you have just made
1535
01:14:15,734 --> 01:14:17,100
it easier for the future.
1536
01:14:18,200 --> 01:14:20,400
So we really appreciate
everything you've done for us.
1537
01:14:21,266 --> 01:14:22,200
Well, thanks for working
alongside of us.
1538
01:14:23,600 --> 01:14:27,867
But I feel like we let you down
a little bit.
1539
01:14:29,133 --> 01:14:32,100
Weather would not allow us to
do the things that we promised.
1540
01:14:33,200 --> 01:14:35,100
There's a big pile of concrete
block there to put in
1541
01:14:35,800 --> 01:14:38,000
a foundation for a home.
Sorry.
1542
01:14:38,667 --> 01:14:39,767
It's not good enough for me.
1543
01:14:41,867 --> 01:14:44,900
We are scheduled to go
to another homestead.
1544
01:14:45,633 --> 01:14:46,567
They're waiting on us right now.
1545
01:14:47,533 --> 01:14:50,667
So we'll see what we can do,
but no promises.
1546
01:14:52,066 --> 01:14:56,667
Here's the cold, hard facts.
It's over.
1547
01:14:57,433 --> 01:14:59,200
-We're leaving.
-Be safe, guys.
1548
01:15:00,633 --> 01:15:04,200
[Marty]
Could we ever break away from
the homestead schedule and get
1549
01:15:05,300 --> 01:15:07,700
back here and finish what
we said we were gonna do?
1550
01:15:08,900 --> 01:15:10,300
Guess what?
1551
01:15:11,100 --> 01:15:14,166
We're working
on Miracle Mountain.
1552
01:15:14,834 --> 01:15:17,200
[suspenseful music playing]
1553
01:15:19,600 --> 01:15:23,667
[Marty] We are gonna build
a concrete block foundation.
1554
01:15:24,467 --> 01:15:25,900
But how can we do that
in one day?
1555
01:15:26,567 --> 01:15:28,567
-I have no idea.
-That's how.
1556
01:15:32,567 --> 01:15:33,667
[Chris] Oh, my gosh.
1557
01:15:36,467 --> 01:15:38,100
[Baylan] Can't dribble
on this ground.
1558
01:15:38,700 --> 01:15:39,800
[Ashli] Better make it.
1559
01:15:40,066 --> 01:15:41,266
Hey!
1560
01:15:42,667 --> 01:15:45,400
[Marty]
while I'm watching Baylan play
basketball on this muddy ground
1561
01:15:46,467 --> 01:15:49,367
and shoot hoops at a broken
basketball backboard,
1562
01:15:50,400 --> 01:15:52,767
I'm wondering if there's
anything we can do to help
1563
01:15:53,200 --> 01:15:54,266
that young man.
1564
01:15:54,567 --> 01:15:55,867
Family!
1565
01:15:57,066 --> 01:15:59,100
After seeing how important
basketball is to this family...
1566
01:15:59,900 --> 01:16:01,100
We're building
a basketball court.
1567
01:16:01,934 --> 01:16:02,300
-Thank you.
-[Matt] You're welcome.
1568
01:16:03,066 --> 01:16:05,000
All right, right here!
Let's go!
1569
01:16:05,867 --> 01:16:08,000
Homesteading isn't just
about hard work.
1570
01:16:08,700 --> 01:16:10,066
We need mud!
Shovel, shovel!
1571
01:16:11,133 --> 01:16:14,166
Every once in a while,
you gotta do something fun,
1572
01:16:15,200 --> 01:16:17,867
because embracing this
lifestyle means nothing if
1573
01:16:18,567 --> 01:16:20,800
homesteaders limit their dreams.
1574
01:16:21,500 --> 01:16:22,667
Look at that thing of beauty.
1575
01:16:23,767 --> 01:16:26,467
Now, these boys and their love
for basketball can fly
1576
01:16:26,967 --> 01:16:28,166
on this homestead.
1577
01:16:28,867 --> 01:16:29,500
Hope your family enjoys that.
1578
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:30,667
[Chris] Thank you.
1579
01:16:44,967 --> 01:16:46,600
[Chris] Hello, hello again.
1580
01:16:47,767 --> 01:16:49,800
So, since the Raneys have
left, the weather's definitely
1581
01:16:50,800 --> 01:16:52,667
been a lot better.
We've definitely been busy.
1582
01:16:53,467 --> 01:16:54,400
Overall, it's been
really exciting.
1583
01:16:55,533 --> 01:16:58,200
The well hasn't run out at all.
It's just so much water.
1584
01:16:59,367 --> 01:17:01,367
It's been really nice not
having to haul water and plan
1585
01:17:01,934 --> 01:17:02,667
our lives around that.
1586
01:17:05,266 --> 01:17:07,500
[Chris] The barn's been great.
It's kept all the babies warm.
1587
01:17:08,600 --> 01:17:11,600
She's about to have
her babies, Aurea.
1588
01:17:12,166 --> 01:17:12,967
And we had another...
1589
01:17:13,967 --> 01:17:15,066
that had triplets.
1590
01:17:16,133 --> 01:17:17,900
And then we've also got
exciting things
1591
01:17:18,433 --> 01:17:18,900
with the greenhouse.
1592
01:17:19,700 --> 01:17:20,600
Everything is perking
up in there.
1593
01:17:22,000 --> 01:17:26,967
[Ashli]
So we have so many plants that
Chris built this beautiful herb
1594
01:17:28,166 --> 01:17:32,166
box so we can transplant some
of these herbs and have more
1595
01:17:32,734 --> 01:17:33,767
room for the veggies.
1596
01:17:34,867 --> 01:17:37,100
[Chris] Our homestead is
the gift that keeps on giving.
1597
01:17:37,934 --> 01:17:39,500
There's always something
for you to do.
1598
01:17:40,633 --> 01:17:41,967
[Ashli] And not knowing if
the Raneys are coming back,
1599
01:17:42,767 --> 01:17:44,200
the anticipation is just
killing me.
1600
01:17:45,433 --> 01:17:49,100
Having a reliable foundation
to eventually build a new house,
1601
01:17:50,133 --> 01:17:52,467
still is on my mind.
-We're hoping for the best.
1602
01:17:53,266 --> 01:17:54,967
And right now,
we have the energy,
1603
01:17:55,667 --> 01:17:57,667
the confidence to keep going.
1604
01:18:03,066 --> 01:18:06,800
[triumphant music playing]
1605
01:18:11,166 --> 01:18:12,867
[rooster crows]
1606
01:18:19,467 --> 01:18:20,700
[honking]
1607
01:18:21,266 --> 01:18:21,800
[Malakai] Is that them?
1608
01:18:27,000 --> 01:18:29,767
-We're back.
-[Ashli] Welcome back.
1609
01:18:30,533 --> 01:18:31,700
-Long time no see.
-[Chris] Yeah.
1610
01:18:32,567 --> 01:18:33,400
A little bit better
weather this time.
1611
01:18:34,400 --> 01:18:35,066
-[Misty] Oh, my gosh.
-[Matt] Oh, my goodness.
1612
01:18:35,967 --> 01:18:37,367
Last time we were here,
it was below zero.
1613
01:18:37,967 --> 01:18:39,000
Yeah.
Good to see you.
1614
01:18:40,200 --> 01:18:41,900
[Misty] How's it going, guys?
1615
01:18:42,900 --> 01:18:45,567
Before we left,
we lost valuable time to help
1616
01:18:46,433 --> 01:18:48,500
these homesteaders
with proper shelter.
1617
01:18:49,133 --> 01:18:49,967
Now we're back here again
1618
01:18:50,867 --> 01:18:53,367
because we have unfinished
business here.
1619
01:18:54,166 --> 01:18:55,900
Let's just cut right
to the chase.
1620
01:18:57,033 --> 01:18:59,100
That's not enough block
for a foundation, and so we have
1621
01:19:00,233 --> 01:19:01,500
the rest of the materials
at the top of the hill.
1622
01:19:02,533 --> 01:19:03,967
We only have one day,
so we probably should get
1623
01:19:04,400 --> 01:19:05,000
to work.
-Yeah.
1624
01:19:05,767 --> 01:19:06,200
-[Misty] Let's go.
-Let's do it.
1625
01:19:10,166 --> 01:19:13,667
I don't know how much in
the course of just one day what
1626
01:19:14,767 --> 01:19:16,367
can get accomplished,
but no matter what gets done,
1627
01:19:17,500 --> 01:19:19,800
it's gonna be amazing
and improve our lives, so we're
1628
01:19:20,567 --> 01:19:22,066
gonna get as much done
as we can.
1629
01:19:23,066 --> 01:19:24,867
[Marty] All right, so here's
what I'm thinking.
1630
01:19:26,066 --> 01:19:29,567
We are gonna build a concrete
block foundation, but I want
1631
01:19:30,233 --> 01:19:31,667
to take it to the next step.
1632
01:19:32,734 --> 01:19:35,367
What's the next step after
you put a foundation in?
1633
01:19:35,667 --> 01:19:36,367
Framing?
1634
01:19:37,233 --> 01:19:37,867
Putting something
on that foundation?
1635
01:19:38,900 --> 01:19:40,667
Yeah, but, I mean, how can
we do that in one day?
1636
01:19:41,100 --> 01:19:42,467
I have no idea.
1637
01:19:42,867 --> 01:19:44,400
That's how.
1638
01:19:44,700 --> 01:19:45,500
[gasps]
1639
01:19:51,467 --> 01:19:54,467
-Oh, my gosh.
-Oh, my gosh.
1640
01:19:55,200 --> 01:19:57,100
-[Misty] Yoo!
-[Matt] Yee-hee!
1641
01:19:57,533 --> 01:19:58,567
[Matt] Whoo-hoo!
1642
01:19:58,967 --> 01:20:00,266
Oh, my gosh.
1643
01:20:01,066 --> 01:20:01,400
[Marty] These
are friends of ours,
1644
01:20:02,166 --> 01:20:03,266
and now they're friends
of yours.
1645
01:20:04,567 --> 01:20:08,166
Thank you doesn't say it.
Thank you so much.
1646
01:20:09,767 --> 01:20:11,900
-[Ashli] We just got a house.
-[Chris] Just got a new house.
1647
01:20:12,900 --> 01:20:14,767
It feels like a new beginning
for the family.
1648
01:20:15,467 --> 01:20:17,700
[Ashli] It's so hard to process.
1649
01:20:19,300 --> 01:20:22,367
[Marty] After meeting you guys
and hearing how you built
1650
01:20:23,433 --> 01:20:25,066
that home, we reached out
to some friends of ours,
1651
01:20:26,266 --> 01:20:28,667
and we said, "Hey, how would
you guys feel about helping us
1652
01:20:29,900 --> 01:20:32,567
"not only give these guys a
solid foundation, but taking it
1653
01:20:33,400 --> 01:20:34,900
to the next step?"
-Thank you for...
1654
01:20:36,767 --> 01:20:40,767
helping us have security now.
We have an actual stable home.
1655
01:20:41,834 --> 01:20:44,166
Well, it's better quality
than housing standards.
1656
01:20:44,967 --> 01:20:46,266
Is this thing gonna sit
on pallets?
1657
01:20:46,800 --> 01:20:48,300
-Ah, heavens no.
-No.
1658
01:20:49,433 --> 01:20:50,467
When they told us you had
a pallet house, I was like,
1659
01:20:51,467 --> 01:20:52,266
"Oh, dear Jesus.
We better get down there quick."
1660
01:20:54,000 --> 01:20:56,100
Should we figure out
where it goes?
1661
01:20:57,133 --> 01:20:57,867
-Get the thing off the trailer?
-[Malakai] Yeah.
1662
01:20:58,133 --> 01:20:59,000
OK.
1663
01:21:00,300 --> 01:21:01,900
Coming down, coming down.
1664
01:21:05,400 --> 01:21:07,066
That was amazing.
1665
01:21:07,967 --> 01:21:09,467
This beautiful family,
they're competent,
1666
01:21:10,433 --> 01:21:12,166
they're hardworking,
and they picked up where
1667
01:21:12,567 --> 01:21:13,800
we left off.
1668
01:21:14,834 --> 01:21:17,667
I think if there was ever
a homesteading family
1669
01:21:18,467 --> 01:21:20,200
that deserved it,
it's these guys.
1670
01:21:21,600 --> 01:21:23,867
Grab the saw,
make sure we got gas and oil.
1671
01:21:28,100 --> 01:21:30,800
[Chris]
One of the biggest challenges
on this property is building
1672
01:21:31,433 --> 01:21:32,700
the foundation on pallets.
1673
01:21:33,600 --> 01:21:35,000
And you know,
we've struggled out here.
1674
01:21:35,800 --> 01:21:37,667
And I was fearful
to ask for help.
1675
01:21:38,533 --> 01:21:41,000
But being vulnerable,
it kind of does
1676
01:21:41,433 --> 01:21:42,000
empty you out.
1677
01:21:42,633 --> 01:21:43,367
Let's get the house going!
1678
01:21:44,533 --> 01:21:46,567
[Chris] With this new house,
we can continue to survive.
1679
01:21:47,667 --> 01:21:48,900
And we're one step closer
for our multi-generational
1680
01:21:49,734 --> 01:21:50,767
homestead, it's right
in our grasp.
1681
01:21:52,166 --> 01:21:53,266
[Ashli] Whoo!
1682
01:21:53,800 --> 01:21:55,767
[Misty] We made it!
1683
01:21:56,767 --> 01:21:57,900
[Marty] Let's put block
under here and shim it.
1684
01:21:58,867 --> 01:21:59,567
-[Baylan] Do you need help?
-[Malakai] Nah.
1685
01:21:59,934 --> 01:22:00,667
I got it.
1686
01:22:01,333 --> 01:22:02,700
The house means a lot to us.
1687
01:22:03,867 --> 01:22:06,166
It's definitely life changing
that we have a good house
1688
01:22:06,734 --> 01:22:08,300
that's not on pallets.
1689
01:22:09,400 --> 01:22:10,367
[Baylan] I thought we were
just gonna be putting down
1690
01:22:11,567 --> 01:22:13,900
some cinder blocks and building
a foundation, or something.
1691
01:22:15,100 --> 01:22:18,800
So it's definitely amazing.
And I'm ready to get to work.
1692
01:22:19,233 --> 01:22:20,667
[Chris] Oh, wow!
1693
01:22:21,100 --> 01:22:23,066
Guys, it's big.
1694
01:22:25,266 --> 01:22:26,567
[Marty] Welcome home.
1695
01:22:27,734 --> 01:22:30,266
The way we built our original
home, there was a deadline
1696
01:22:31,266 --> 01:22:32,467
of when we would have
to have something else.
1697
01:22:33,567 --> 01:22:37,367
And I really hope after
the boys saw this gift today,
1698
01:22:38,066 --> 01:22:40,367
they never forget to dream big.
1699
01:22:41,567 --> 01:22:44,166
Now we can continue dreaming
and can continue working hard
1700
01:22:44,834 --> 01:22:45,767
to make this homestead work.
1701
01:22:46,467 --> 01:22:47,367
We can't thank you guys enough.
1702
01:22:48,467 --> 01:22:50,000
Well, I think you deserve it,
and we love you guys.
1703
01:22:51,033 --> 01:22:52,000
-[Chris] We love you guys, too.
-[Matt] Group hug.
1704
01:22:52,600 --> 01:22:53,667
-Come on.
-Group hug.
1705
01:22:54,233 --> 01:22:56,200
[Misty] Yeah, group hug!
1706
01:22:57,400 --> 01:22:59,400
These guys believe that things
that have happened out here
1707
01:23:00,567 --> 01:23:03,300
for them have been miracles.
And I don't blame them.
1708
01:23:04,233 --> 01:23:05,900
They didn't have hope
for this homestead.
1709
01:23:06,700 --> 01:23:07,200
[Chris] You guys
are always welcome.
1710
01:23:07,934 --> 01:23:08,467
[Ashli] All right.
Love y'all.
1711
01:23:09,600 --> 01:23:10,567
-Thank you for having us.
-[Chris] Thank you so much.
1712
01:23:11,066 --> 01:23:11,767
[Marty] Thank you!
1713
01:23:12,834 --> 01:23:15,667
Our mission was to get this
family one step closer
1714
01:23:16,500 --> 01:23:18,600
to fulfilling
this homestead dream.
1715
01:23:19,166 --> 01:23:19,900
[Chris] Thanks again!
1716
01:23:21,033 --> 01:23:23,000
[Marty] I'd say together we made
this all happen through
1717
01:23:23,700 --> 01:23:26,967
hard work on Miracle Mountain.