Practice of family homesteads (kin's domains) in Russia. Vol. 1. Karpov family
Channel: Anatoly Karpov
Date: 2020-12-30

Video about the Karpov family estate (kin's domain), filmed in July 2020! This is the first of 4 videos, filmed this year, about the experience of family homesteads development by our neighbors.

For several years, I have been pondering the idea of ​​a video in which we will not just show how wonderful family homesteads are and what wonderful people live in them, but ask these wonderful landowners: "What would they do differently and what would they do the same, if you send them back 10-15 years ago to the start? " Thereby, we learn about past illusions and mistakes, on the one hand, and successful ideas and solutions, on the other. According to the idea, such a video will contain the essence of practical experience for 10-15 years of the family estate development!

Summary:
1. Planning / Initial development - 02:21
- do not focus on clearings for the garden and vegetable garden
- forested area - it is better to cut 50-75% at once
- northern part of the site - forest
- melting snow and water descent
- landing for a wedding
- hedge
2. Pond - 21:10
- choice of location - a lowland overgrown with willow, but it was better to choose a location based on the relief (collection of melt water) and ease of planning
- loss of fertile land
- "funnel from the explosion"
- sun trap / vegetable garden / pond
- slope of the ground towards the pond (water runoff + insolation)
3. Construction - 30:08
- million mistakes / lack of experience
- proven and reliable construction technologies and crew
- provide convenience
- the first house as a guest house: a) 2-3 rooms; b) convenience; c) location on the site
- warm concrete slab + blocks (wood concrete)
- sauna / bath in the house
4. Cellar - 39:48
5. Community - 52:26

Many thanks to Sasha Khanin, who supported my idea and did a great job of filming and editing the video! You can subscribe to his channels https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCSyZQAAUxorXnAPRbPKYZg and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5gLl00D6CXbd5kHGYAKT0Q.

Special thanks to Kemble Dawson Walker, who is creating a family homestead in Australia with his wife, for help with translation into English! Link to his site - https://www.szaszwalker.com.au/.

For the original video in Russian, see the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMqSflwwcQ8

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