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- Jess Sowards is a homesteader and gardener who shares her journey through social media. She and her husband, Jeremiah, are raising their six children on a small hobby farm. They share their lives on their YouTube channel, Roots and Refuge Farm.
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Hey there, darling! My name is Jess. There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door.
231K Followers, 1,523 Following, 3,692 Posts - Jessica Sowards (@roots_and_refuge) on Instagram: "A big family on a lovely farm in the midlands of South Carolina. Strong Love. Wild Dreams. Real life.
Jess Sowards is the man person behind the YouTube channel and blog, with her husband Miah Sowards sometimes joining in on the videos. They are a Christian family, although I’m not sure if they’re Mormon.
Dec 31, 2020 · Jessica, who grew up in Sherwood, only had fond memories of her mother’s backyard garden and her grandfather’s home – grown tomatoes. But she knew she was destined to live the farm life. While other girls were reading fashion magazines, she preferred browsing farm catalogs or reading books about goats.
- Perfection Doesn’T Exist
- Black Thumbs Don’T Exist Either
- Personal Preferences
- Nice and Easy
- Favorite Growing Method
- Don’T Be Intimidated
Have you always been a great gardener, or did you make some mistakes along the way? I have definitely made my fair share of mistakes. In fact, I’m still making them. My hope is always to encourage new gardeners to turn their mistakes into lessons and refuse to give up. Gardening has too many variables for a person to be successful all the time. How...
What is some crucial advice you can offer somebody who has decided to try growing vegetables for the first time? There is no classroom quite like the garden, and when we are submitted to being students, the garden teaches us well. Ask questions, be curious, embrace the process, don’t be discouraged by failure. Seeds want to grow. Gardening isn’t ro...
Seeds or transplants, what’s your preference for the veggie patch? Let’s just say I could probably use a support group for seed addicts. I love starting my garden from seed. The vast array of beautiful plants we can grow when we start from seed is one of my life’s greatest pleasures. I’d say I actually fell in love with gardening in the pages of he...
What are some of your favorite “easy” crops for first-time gardeners to try out? I live in a hot climate, and I encourage anyone who lives in a hot climate to grow okra. It’s so forgiving of poor soil and neglect. Sometimes I think okra thrives even more when you’re hateful to it. It’s hard to mess up. Most people can have success with a good cherr...
Raised beds, in-ground gardening, containers, vertical gardens; what’s your favorite growing method? I consider myself a student of the garden, so I hope to try every possible method of gardening before I declare my absolute favorite. I grow the majority of my garden in raised beds, which are terribly easy and forgiving. We had very little topsoil ...
Growing food can be intimidating to gardeners of all skill levels. How would you encourage someone who has never done it before to give it a go? Start small. Grow what you know you want to eat. Put your garden somewhere you’ll be able to see it (so it doesn’t get neglected at the peak of summer). Most importantly, commit to the process of growing a...
Hey ya'll, I'm Jess from Roots & Refuge Farm Welcome to a place that feels like home. A small farm with a big family. We hope you'll pull up a chair, grab so...
Jessica Sowards from @RootsandRefugeFarm shares how she found her reason to start homesteading in her talk at the 2022 Homestead Festival.
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- The Homestead Festival
