We’re a group of friends who have come together to chart a different life for ourselves by co-living and working in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Our focus is to build a strong community, create a higher quality of life for ourselves and those around us, be stewards of our environment, and give ourselves the space to create what we love. We’re learning from the great community around us every day, touring amazing gardens and landscapes around and outside the region, documenting that priceless knowledge, applying what we learn as we grow, and sharing it with you. We trust the content of our videos will enrich your lives, as they have ours.
You’ll find info on naturescaping, gardening, home building, wildlife, homesteading, and more—all in a modern day context.
See our other channels:
Summer Rayne: youtube.com/user/summerrayneoakes
Sander: youtube.com/c/georegulus
Joey: youtube.com/channel/UCXfRE2P8KNYG37rfeZBViFg
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We'll be on the road in the coming months, so if there are any suggestions for a Houseplant Home Tour (for sister channel 'Plant One On Me' @summerrayneoakes) and Garden Tours for Flock, please fill out the form here to suggest: bit.ly/3GrzdLq
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We have ONE early-bird spot left on our group Botanical Tour to Colombia next year in February 2027. We have a special trip lined up that will involve a number of botanical gardens and hiking through three of the country's eco-regions to see quite a range of plants: bit.ly/colombiafeb2027
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We just have a couple early bird spots left for our Group Botanical Tour to Costa Rica this coming December 2026. The last trip this past December was so much fun, we decided to do a Part Deux: bit.ly/4ty7Vqi — we added two more activities for the entire group, including a walking tour through the old growth forest in the lowlands.
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Earlier this year, Stefan from the Permaculture Orchard Podcast visited us to do an interview and tour of Flock. If you're curious about our start, process, and trials—from how we started, to landscape user experience to combating deer pressure to future plans— feel free to give it a listen: https://youtu.be/Sz1B58966uo
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For those interested in garden tours, we recently did a tour of @Longwood.Gardens new West Conservatory, but that's over on our sister channel, "Plant One On Me": https://youtu.be/6al3SiSbE3I - more Meditteranean-style plants and what architecture!
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Some of you here may be interested in our tour of @chanticleergarden2547, which we published on our sister channel: https://youtu.be/1w4Lf4s09gw
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We just announced our group botanical trip to Japan next fall (November 2026). We'll be touring the historic gardens and shrines, botanic gardens under glass, and cultural sights throughout Osaka and Kyoto. We have 6 early bird ticket spots left: bit.ly/botanicjapan and would love for some of our viewers to join us!
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Summer Rayne recently sat down to speak with Tom and Fran of the Native Plants Podcast, for those of you interested: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-one-on-me-with…
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We have two group botanical trips coming up: Costa Rica and Thailand. Both are sold out at the moment. However, if you're interested in joining, put your name on the waitlist, because we're considering doing second trips come 2026: homesteadbrooklyn.com/botanical-tours
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Be sure to check out the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqOBd... The tree swallow babies have emerged and it's darling to see.
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