I’ve been plugging Steven’s work ever since we met a while back. He and I both have that INTJ insanity going that makes experimentation a way of life.

He recently hit 10,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel and gave me a nice shout-out:

I’ve been sending traffic to other people since I started this site. Trading links and giving shout-outs connects you to the bigger community of gardeners and homesteaders, plus boosts your own profile as a side benefit.

Back when I first started linking to people, it only meant a few views for them. My reach was short and my site was small.

Now it means more, as you guys are quite happy to mobilize and send views to a worthy site or video if I say “hey – this guy is great!”

All of us are learning all the time. Sometimes I feel more like a good collector and interpreter of information rather than a brilliant innovator. Sure, I come up with some good ideas now and again but there’s really nothing new under the sun.

If I made a list of the people I need to thank, I’d have a hard time reaching the end of it. The commentors here that send me off searching on something new… the family members that said “you can do it!” when I was a kid… the experimenters like Steven that get me thinking along unexpected and profitable lines… I am blessed.

Subscribe to Steven’s channel if you haven’t already. Also make sure to visit his website – there’s a ton of info there on everything from axes to grafting.

He’s a great guy to follow.

Even if I did use a screen shot for this post making him look totally dopey.