my journey to self sufficiency, foraging, growing & cooking. My homestead update!
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Directed & Edited by Gaz Oakley
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im liking the vibe of the video; love you bro God bless
Very original and it looks delicious! Thank you for such a beautiful & relaxing video🌼
Thank you, Gaz
Living the dream, I love it
The little bug at the end is adorable, and I want to hug the fluffy chickens!🐓🥕💛🧡🌾
Your Siri request come through on my watch.
NIGGGA
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no big deal just gaz casually living in heaven
Plant based / "vegan" diets are the biggest scam of this century. The amount of misinformation regarding the ”ethical” brainwashing propaganda is criminal and utterly sickening. The "evidence based nutrition" is so corrupt at this point its diabolical. Resulting in you following these guidelines or current fabricated cherry picked and/or tampered studies regurgitated by these fake doctors that leech your trust in them. Within years of following such ridiculous diets you malnourish yourself, and by god, your children. Listen to your body, and research without content what our ancestors true diet and lifestyle was
My story, I am a 25 year old male with multiple sclerosis & evidently went a biblical, no fault "Whole food vegan diet WITH supplementation" as it was "evidently" the healthiest diet for the disease and human health in general. How delusional i was. 3 years in suffering with a plethora of symptoms, constant inflammation restricting my body from working out as much as i wanted to and doing normal every day things, even though i was eating every single "anti-inflammatory" "Superfood" (biggest clown word used in this plant based culture, as most of them are loaded with toxins like saponins, goitrogens, lectins, oxalates, tannins, and phytates. Which they don't disclaim any harm. Wonder where kidney stones come from?) under the sun, neurological issues (depression, anxiety & hypochondriac mainly), never ending brain fog & bed ridden fatigue, DAILY bloating, constipation, 2-4 stools a day (from the indigestible fibre, practically consuming sawdust) and everything was getting worse by the week. I was giving up on life and eventually decided to add meat back into my diet as for these 3 years whole food vegan with supplementation, it was as if my body was instinctively telling me to eat some sort of meat, yet my ignorance and self righteous pride attached to this plant based diet neglected such efforts to consume it. So I thought at this point, I may as well give it a try as i have nothing else to lose right? Unbelievably within a couple days things started getting a little better. So i decided to see this out for a couple more weeks and everything got better and better. Now this is where i thought i should try the biggest transition of all. To the other side of the spectrum, as this plant based diet COULD be a complete joke. Essentially I went cold turkey & started going keto/carnivore/animal based (low carb <100g carbs per day). It was hard eliminating all these toxic carbs/sugars (only whole food plant based carbs and sugar is only from whole fruit sources) full of oxalates & anti nutrients, as well as carb/sugar withdrawals which have been closely linked to the same symptoms you could get from withdrawals on alcohol/cocaine and other hard drugs. The first month was bumpy but the most amazing thing for me was that my digestion was better than the entire 3 years on what seemed to be a joke of a diet at this point. From only drinking filtered water, eating salt (celtic or redmond real salt for least microplastics contamination), grass fed & finished beef/lamb (or any ruminant animal), raw dairy milk/cheese/butter, 3x a week i would have a variety of organ meats from either beef/lamb (or any other ruminant), 3x a week i would have fresh sardines to ensure I get enough iodine (yet not every day to reduce the amount of microplastics and heavy metals within the fish and sardines being one of the smaller types of fish means it is one of the lowest of contamination), lastly some supplemented magnesium at night when needed after intense physical training sessions usually. All these terrible GI/neurological symptoms diminishing. Seeing most of my debilitating symptoms from the MS unnoticeable/minimal. I am now 2 years into this keto/carnivore/animal based diet/lifestyle and am stronger and healthier than ever, living my life to the full. No longer feeling like a sick animal, i feel like I'm THRIVING and living as nature intended. Still having minimal symptoms of MS but everything in every aspect of my life is amazing, even though I still wake up to this nightmare of a disease daily. This story is my own testament & only hope for others to see this story and try an animal based diet our for themselves before they get too malnourished and sick on plant based diets by your own ignorance and pride to make changes if things aren't working. Remember, any diet that requires any type of base line supplementation (Vitamin D, B12, DHA, IODINE) is NOT a proper human diet. I feel even closer to mother earth now as consuming an animal for its nutrients and vitality is as natural as it gets. For something to live, something must die. This is the cold hard truth of the cycle of life. Anyone still afflicted by these ideals please research into what has happened to our world since the agricultural revolution. And for those wanting to truly go down the rabbit hole to understand how all this came to fruition, research extensively into John Harvey Kellogg and the Adventist Church. What you will find is truly diabolical & disgusting. This plant based movement has only really been around for 80 years or so, so really think about that & research without content what our ancestors true diets were. The answers lie there if you need an abundance of information before you make any drastic changes to your health. Remember health is not only wealth, it is everything in this life we have. Do not let emotions, ignorance, pride & brainwashed ideals segregate your thirst for the truth
Like that you love what you do!
I love the garden videos, the candy beets make great beet chips/crisp. The carrot tops can be used too. Your chickens look so excited to see you come up, they follow you everywhere and that’s wonderful. The butterflies show the fertility of the land, they are beautiful. I must say the squash zucchini that you made look excellent. The filling inside seems amazing as I really enjoy the idea of a vegan ricotta, and what an awesome crunch. Your food is always amazing and always looks delicious. You also have a nice glowing tan from all your outdoor activities. Thank you for your great content, it always brightens the day just a little bit more.
i was in at prosecco
Oh my goodness! As someone who appreciates rituals around cooking and serving I love the aesthetics of your food. Elderberry is a firm favourite of mine, loved that jelly altogether! 🌱💚
you know Gaz, the mom earth needs more guys like you …..a nature lover!!🐕🐶🐱🦜🐥🐦🌸🌲🪴🌻🍉🍓🍇
Amazing! And you definitely don't need any B12 supplements if you're eating food straight from the ground!
Do you feel at home where you're at right now?
I can see you are in your element Gaz. The intersection of garden and food. I have also noticed you have been trying to reach those two YouTube audiences. I’ve noticed you’ve been strategizing how to show this new found passion while still holding the food (cooking) only audience. I personally know how challenging that is. I love the integration you managed and it flows smoothly from onto the other. On this video specifically I think the title has a great chance of getting to the gardening only people, so I wondered if jumping right into the garden tour part in the first minutes would have been even more beneficial and then going into foraging cooking. I say this because I feel that is the set up for the click. At the same time I know that jumping into food prep as you did should be better at retaining your traditional audience. Sorry I had to bring up YouTube strategy, it is just something I’m usually aware of.
Okay, the champagne and elderflower agar agar jel looks refreshing and delicious. That was great to see, as the vegan jello’s are not always showcased. A jam for bread could probably also be made with pectin in place of the agar agar. This gives great ideas to try, and the incorporation of the champagne with the elderflower is always a great delight.
your videos are so wholesome, thanks for sharing your amazing garden with us… your veggies do grow so perfectly, we always have competition with the snails
So inspiring. Beautiful countryside, homestead. Can't wait to see the story of the chickens. They're so adorable.
I love romanesco, it is so beautiful and tasty!
Your vegetable garden is amazing! Mine looks so bad this year due to Italian silly weather…oh well, it will be better next year.
Meanwhile, I enjoy watching yours and the happiness in your eyes when checking your vegetables. It is such a joy!