yt:channel:6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2018-06-19T16:35:03+00:00 yt:video:bOrWLMnZKd0 bOrWLMnZKd0 UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2024-09-20T13:31:35+00:00 2024-09-28T00:34:51+00:00 Quitting the Rat Race | Does self-sufficiency really pay for itself? This is my ninth summer growing, foraging and catching food for self-sufficiency, but am I really saving money compared to working a mainstream job and buying the things I produce? It's time to do the maths... and reveal, definitively, if living on a homestead is just too much hard work! 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:Edgm2SLvC90 Edgm2SLvC90 UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2024-08-15T07:14:52+00:00 2024-08-20T01:05:56+00:00 Composting | The Permaculture Way Let me introduce you to my new circular composting system in Finland. My principles: no heavy turning, lifting of wheelbarrows, or digging out; using only the things I produce on my own homestead, including humanure. 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:0J0t7RKn-fI 0J0t7RKn-fI UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2024-06-22T18:29:04+00:00 2024-08-11T06:49:08+00:00 Growing Food in Freezing Finland | My First Year Is it possible to grow food in Finland's short growing season? Of course it is! In this video I compare southern Finland to Ireland, where I lived and grew food for self-sufficiency for 7 years. Will I be successful? 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:8Z_DaL6oxXE 8Z_DaL6oxXE UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2024-05-17T13:08:13+00:00 2024-08-21T16:21:37+00:00 Six Months in Finland | Everything I Did In this video I look back on my first six months living in a hundred-year-old cottage on 2 hectares of land in rural Finland. What was I able to achieve in my first winter, and now that spring has arrived, what is happening next? 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:sfLY6nHjmjk sfLY6nHjmjk UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2024-03-22T17:47:43+00:00 2024-09-24T08:14:03+00:00 How to Thrive as an Introvert Click https://headspace-web.app.link/e/MoB to try Headspace for free using my code MOSSYBOTTOM To celebrate my 42nd birthday I've collated 42 statements which define the meaning of my life as an introvert living in the remote pine forests of Finland. If you're an introvert or just curious about life here in Finland then take a look. 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:VXW7jrFIJ3I VXW7jrFIJ3I UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2024-03-09T08:26:56+00:00 2024-08-06T14:57:30+00:00 Meet Tuppence the Barbet... and our Resident Wolf This video is all about Tuppence the Barbet and our resident wolf here in the remote pine forests of southwest Finland. If you're interested in the breed then you'll find lots more information within. 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:Q564M54Bbqk Q564M54Bbqk UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2024-02-19T17:59:09+00:00 2024-09-11T05:56:09+00:00 Exploring Finland | The Implausible Bike Challenge This video features the Himiway Cobra. If you'd like to find out more about this bike, or others in their range, then follow the below links. US: https://himiwaybike.com/MossyBottom UK: https://uk.himiwaybike.com/MossyBottom I'm on a mission to save money and become more self-sufficient. I currently spend €60 per week on fuel driving my daughter to pre-school and back. It's a one-hour round trip, down ice-covered country roads, with two ferry rides. Could the ultimate off-road e-bike offer a solution? 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:O_wDS6zzByc O_wDS6zzByc UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2024-01-23T16:32:02+00:00 2024-09-21T05:57:24+00:00 Moving to Finland | The 10 Most Asked Questions How can you, a UK citizen, legally live in Finland, an EU country? Did you consider Sweden instead? Are you learning Finnish? What's that song at the end of every video? I attempt to answer these and the other most asked questions in recent videos. 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:Hwl8QewJusY Hwl8QewJusY UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2024-01-12T10:20:42+00:00 2024-09-22T22:41:57+00:00 Moving to Finland | The Coldest Winter in 20 Years! With temperatures as low as -44°C recorded in Finland this week, and -26°C at my own house, we're experiencing the coldest winter in more than 20 years! Good news for me, a Brit, having moved to Finland from much warmer climes just 4 months ago. So, the question on everyone's frozen lips is... how am I coping? 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:TTL8Ab_W4Mo TTL8Ab_W4Mo UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2023-12-30T12:21:02+00:00 2024-09-22T02:00:11+00:00 Can a Brit be Self-Sufficient in Finland? | Land Tour Welcome to my 5 acres of forest, meadow and pond in southwest Finland. In the last video I showed you the house and outbuildings; this time I'll show you the land and talk about my plans to transform it. 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:xUjWaZtIgkA xUjWaZtIgkA UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2023-12-22T09:18:51+00:00 2024-08-23T04:19:45+00:00 I Bought a House & 5 Acres in Finland | Property Tour In September 2023 my partner, Angela, and I purchased a 99-year-old log-framed house with 2 barns set on 5 acres of land in the pine forests of south-west Finland. In this video I give you a tour of the buildings and talk about our experiences so far living here. 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:7Q8PGpXC2lU 7Q8PGpXC2lU UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2023-11-11T06:26:46+00:00 2024-09-15T04:19:43+00:00 Moving to Finland | What Was I Thinking? In September 2023 I moved to a hundred-year old log-framed house set on 5 acres of land in southwest Finland. What made me move there? And how do I feel about the move just two months later? Will this be my forever home? 🎧 Support the channel on Patreon for Angela's monthly blog and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures and get in touch via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ yt:video:nLf9o8X26Ik nLf9o8X26Ik UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2023-06-03T22:14:39+00:00 2024-09-21T20:27:12+00:00 2023 Update | A New Chapter This is an update on life at Mossy Bottom at the beginning of summer 2023. Thank you everyone for your patience and continued support. Mossy Bottom has now been sold. yt:video:PIOjX3HUwjI PIOjX3HUwjI UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2022-12-19T00:35:37+00:00 2024-09-19T20:27:12+00:00 Quitting the Rat Race | A Christmas Day in My Life Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://www.wren.co/start/mossybottom1m The first 100 to sign up will get their first month of the subscription covered by Wren for free! It's the coldest day of the year and me and my partner, Angela, are officially iced in for the week. I take Moss for a walk, armed with a GoPro on his back, gather food from the garden, make natural Christmas tree decorations from the land and cook a self-sufficient Christmas dinner in our off-grid cabin. 📧 Contact me and find out more on https://www.mossybottom.ie 🎧 Join me on Patreon for Podcasts and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures of my animals and smallholding on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ This video was sponsored by Wren. yt:video:ZB7a3Xkpc9c ZB7a3Xkpc9c UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg Mossy Bottom https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vcadTSSQKVsdOudnbqwtg 2022-11-30T18:44:26+00:00 2024-09-24T20:19:45+00:00 Where's The Best Place In The World To Live Off-Grid? Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: https://www.wren.co/start/mossybottom The first 100 people who sign up will have 10 extra trees planted in their name! Having lived on a self-sufficient homestead in the west of Ireland for 6 years it's time to ask the ultimate question: does Ireland have the right climate for growing food and living off-grid, and if not, where might be better? Let's take a closer look (expect graphs). 📧 Contact me and find out more on https://www.mossybottom.ie 🎧 Join me on Patreon for Podcasts and more content: https://www.patreon.com/mossybottom 🐷 Or browse more pictures of my animals and smallholding on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mossy_bottom/ This video was sponsored by Wren.