Hi everyone — we’re Diane & Sam! For the past 5+ years, we’ve shared our learning around sustainable small-space living, homesteading a little closer to nature, and figuring it out as we go on our YouTube Channel — from growing our own food to renovating and hand-building our tiny bus home, to raising chooks, pigs, bees and so much more…

This year has been our biggest transition yet — moving onto a fresh block of land to start our new homestead from scratch while raising our newborn. We’re so excited to rebuild the life we love: fresh veggies from the garden, pollinators buzzing, food for our animals, and the joy of watching something grow because you cared for it.

But with only one income while we soak up our baby’s first year, and with funds already dedicated to keeping the animals happy and establishing infrastructure for our off-grid, low-impact home… we’re afraid we’ll miss the chance to plant our summer vegetable garden in time. And honestly — no garden means fewer opportunities to create the videos you’ve told us inspire you to grow your own food too.

So we’re coming to you — our amazing community — for help. ❤️

What We Need to Build Our Summer Garden

We’re not trying to create something fancy. Just enough to start growing and sharing:

We estimate $500–$1,000 will allow us to get growing and filming right away.

If we reach above that — we could also:

Every dollar will go directly into the soil — literally.

Ways We’d Love to Give Back to You

We want this to feel like your garden too. So for larger contributions, we’d love to include you in a special way:

Seed Starter — $20+

We’ll have a shout-out to you in our video from the finished garden to say thank you!

Garden Bed Builder — $50+

Your name (or your drawing) engraved onto bricks which will create a path in our garden.

Tree Guardian — $150+

A fruit or native tree planted and named in your honour — plus a photo update when it first fruits!

(Rewards are optional, — donate freely with no obligation to claim anything.)

We believe in the power of nature to heal, nourish and connect us.

This garden isn’t just food for us — it’s hundreds of moments we hope will inspire others to live more sustainably, try something new, and reconnect with where food comes from.

We’re humbled to even ask.

But if you’ve ever learned something from our channel…

if our videos have made you smile, dream, or get your hands a little dirty…

We’d love your help to grow something beautiful together.

From our little homestead to wherever you are — thank you.

— Di, Sam and Baby Eloise