Using lessons from the Depression to be Self-Sufficient. This video is brought to you by Squarespace, for a 10% discount go to https://www.squarespace.com/anneofalltrades My grandfather, a huge influence on my young life, lived through the Great Depression and it shaped how he saw things in a big way. I learned how to avoid the grocery store, and lots of other kinds of stores because of the things he taught me. He taught me many valuable lessons, but my favorites have to do with gardening and self-sufficiency, how to make do with what you've got to get what you need and, better yet, how to barter with friends and neighbors as a way of caring for yourself and your community. In a time with lots of uncertainty, it feels great to have planted an imperfect garden that offers some level of security as to where my food comes from. Call it a pandemic garden, a victory garden, or just a first try in a new climate garden, I'm just happy to save money on groceries and have fewer reasons to go to the grocery store. In this video I'll take you on a tour of my first organic garden in Tennessee. This garden tour shows some successes and some failures, but my vegetable garden has been an incredible, low cost way to provide food for my family without having to go to the grocery store during the pandemic. I don't spend a lot of time weeding or watering, and my garden answers my need to save money and grow the food we eat. Video by Kelly Nava ------------------------ I'm Anne of All Trades. In NASHVILLE, I have a woodworking, blacksmithing and fabrication shop, a selection of furry friends, and an organic farm. Whether you've got the knowledge, tools, time or space to do the things you've always wanted to do, everything is "figureoutable." I became "Anne of All Trades" out of necessity. With no background in farming or making things, I wanted to learn to raise my own food, fix things when they break, and build the things I need. 8 years ago I got my first pet, planted my first seed and picked up my first tool. Get a better roadmap of how to grow deep roots and live the life you want subscribing to this channel and look for NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK! Help Support this project and others! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/anneofalltrades Merchandise - null Other places you can find me My website - https://www.anneofalltrades.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anneofalltrades Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/anneofalltrades My goal is to learn and share traditional techniques and skills while showing my peers how to get from where they are to where they want to go, how to do the things they are passionate about, and what can be done TODAY to engage their own community and grow deep roots. Whether it's carving spoons, making my own hand tools, restoring my antique truck or growing heirloom tomatoes, the farm and workshop definitely keep me busy and support- whether financially through Patreon, through shopping my affiliate links, through buying merchandise, plans or project videos, or even just liking, commenting, and sharing my content with others helps me GREATLY to keep producing quality content to share. By shopping my affiliate links, or supporting the companies that support me, at no additional cost to you, I might earn a little extra if you click and there's a sale. Ariat: Get 10% off your first order and shop Anne’s Favorites - https://bit.ly/3iP5j34 Check out my Amazon Store- shop all my favorite items from business-building books and resources to tools I use in the shop, to products I use around the farm! https://www.amazon.com/shop/anneofalltrades