Farmer Nick

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WE BOUGHT A HOUSE 🤩 ⁣ ⁣ @adreslinski and I have been house hunting for a few months now and unexpectedly stumbled upon this absolute gem of a property. A beautiful home built into a hillside on ten acres with two barns AND A GREENHOUSE! I don’t think I could have designed a better house for myself, but there are still some challenges… 😬 ⁣ ⁣ And that’s why you’re coming along for the ride!⁣ ⁣ The house needs a ton of work both inside and out, and I’ll be documenting the entire process project by project. Each will be completed putting the planet, plants and wildlife first, and our goal is to seamlessly blend into the surrounding ecosystem. This dream home will be anything but instant, but I can promise you that I will leave it greener than when I found it 😉 ⁣ ⁣ Feeling immensely grateful to be a first time homeowner and to have a distraction from everything going on in the world right now. Can you tell it was filmed before the election? 😅⁣ ⁣ Bonus points for anyone that can guess where it is. Will make a different video on why we chose this location later 👀⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #homerenovation #homereno #greenhouse

#ad Driving an EV is easier than you think #ad⁣ ⁣ I was honestly worried about driving an EV in the Midwest but my first week in the new house went pretty smoothly. I was able to do plenty of second hand shopping visits to furnish the house, I bought a bunch of plants at the garden center, and I even had time to take Lucy for a hike through the fall leaves 🍁 ⁣ ⁣ For anyone that is curious about EV driving, @ is an amazing resource to dive into. Not only can you learn more about how EVs work and compare different models, you can also discover the incentive programs and rebates that can save you money 💰 ⁣ ⁣ EVs aren’t going anywhere, and they’re already getting faster to charge, cleaner to produce and more cost-efficient to drive 🙌⁣ ⁣ What EV should I get next? . . . . #electriccar #electrictruck #electricvehicle #evdriving

SAVE this for plant-moving tips!⁣ ⁣ Keep temps consistent 🌡⁣ Most tropical plants can’t survive in temps below 50, but you also don’t want to expose them too super hot conditions either. The season you’re moving in and the area you’re moving too will dictate which of your plants can be put in an unconditioned trailer, or which should be riding shotgun. If you do have to throw the larger plants in the back of a Uhaul with colder temps, try a cordless space heater⁣ ⁣ Brown paper protects leaves 🍃⁣ There’s a reason many plants you buy online arrive packaged in brown paper, and it definitely helps protect the leaves from cold wind bursts and physical damage. I didn’t need to do that in this move to Michigan since I wasn’t moving that many larger plants, but it does help a lot. ⁣ ⁣ Pack plants close together 🪴🪴 ⁣ The more you can limit a plant’s movement during the drive the better. Leaning on each other can reduce the changes of them falling down, and sometimes I’ll slide cardboard in between the pots so they don’t bang together and crack. It’s all about reducing the airspace between the plants + pots and shredded cardboard works well as a filler.⁣ ⁣ This move was pretty stress free from a plant perspective and I can’t wait to watch these babies grow in the new house 🏡 . . . . #movingplants #planttips #planthelp #plantdad

Would you try @chunk_foods steak? 🥩⁣ ⁣ As a vegan of only five years, I honestly do miss the taste of meat. Will I ever eat it again? Nope. My dietary choices are for the environment and the animals. But I’m always excited to try new alternatives 🧐⁣ ⁣ @planta cooked it perfectly, and the texture and flavors were super realistic. Perhaps toooo realistic for some longtime vegans that haven’t eaten met in decades 😂 and the non vegans at our dinner loved it too 🤤⁣ ⁣ What are your thoughts on meat alternatives like this? Most of my diet is whole food fruits and veggies, but I do love a good meat substitute every now and then and I think it’s a great thing for the plant-based movement 🙏🏽⁣ ⁣ This was NOT a paid post btw. Chunk asked if I would go try their stuff at Planta and since I was already a fan, I thought it would be a great opportunity to share the meal 🍽️ ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #veganrestaurant #plantbasedmeat #vegansteak #veganmeat #plantbased

Still cant get over the fact that I have a greenhouse 🥲

Replying to @ceropeggia New house indoor breakdown 🏡⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I’m no interior designer, I call @Adair Curtis for that, but I do have a barebones vision of what this house is going to look like inside 👀

ENTRYWAY⁣⁣ I think this used to be the garage before the new one was built, and I’m envisioning this as a siiiick mudroom. If we put up some framing and drywall we could even add a bedroom down here but first we have to put level flooring down and a drop ceiling. Ugh 😑 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN⁣⁣ Favorite room in the house. Huge ceilings with lots of light leading out onto the deck. The @stuga floor is being installed in the next few weeks, the stone wall has been cleaned and the fireplace is operational! Skylights will go in next spring and maybe a new deck too since the old one is a hazard 😬⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ BEDROOMS⁣⁣ Funky windows but I am here for it! The half-moon window is so cool and looks out into the backyard where the future garden will be. The skylight in the primary bathroom is also saving my plants right now 🪴⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ POLE BARN⁣⁣ This thing is pretty big and has electricity and water. I’m not going to heat it this winter, but it does have a wood burning furnace. I’m thinking studio space, in-laws quarters, movie theatre, game room, etc. The possibilities are endless 😅⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I’m new to this homeowner thing so if you have any ideas or recs, let me know below 👇 ⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ #homerenovation #homerenovations #homedesign #homeconstruction #interiordesign #newhouse #DIY #michiganhomes #michiganhomestead

I don’t own the land, I steward it 🌍 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This is the first time I’ve ever had “land of my own” to work with, and I couldn’t be more excited about it. That said, I don’t consider myself a landowner. This land was here before me and will be here long after I’m gone, and I am just it’s current steward. This land was taken care of by others well before my time, and it is my responsibility to do right by it and the surrounding ecosystem 🌳 ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Over the course of potentially a lifetime, I’ll plant this ten acres with native trees, perennials and flowers. I will grow food. I will plant an orchard. I will protect the wildlife. And I will feed the soil organically without any chemicals - thank you @Espoma Organic 🪱⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A gardeners work is truly never done, and I so grateful and humbled to be able to do this in a place I can call home. Tree number one ✅⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I also want to respectfully acknowledge the Wyandot, Sauk, Anishinabewaki, Mississauga, and Peoria People, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations 🙏⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ #plantatree #landacknowledgement #landstewardship #treeplanting