08x02 - Missippi Mayhem

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This property is
completely destroyed with water.

I can see a major problem.

I've got two words
for this property.

Mississippi mud.

You guys are overwhelmed
with things

that had great intentions,
but failed.

When we roll into a homestead,
we have two choices.

Do all the work ourselves.

One, two, three...

Or have the homesteaders roll
up their sleeves and break a sweat.

Watch out, watch out.

We need to reclaim the backyard.

Oh, my God. Oh, man!

Wow, that went down bad.

Oh, my God.

I'm just so surprised
that this happened to me.

You can see that
this family is a family in need.

All right, kids,
welcome to Mississippi.

The King Elvis lived right here,

right here in Tupelo.

The house is still there. His dad
built it out of sawmilled lumber.

So, Elvis Presley's family
were homesteaders.

Wow. I had no idea.

I'm kind of all shook up
by that information.

Thank you very much.

The Raneys are on
move to a remote homestead


of Tupelo, Mississippi,

covered in swampland.

The region is swarming
with deadly wildfire.

Torrential storms hammer
southeast Mississippi

during the winter and spring,

while the brutal humidity
brings triple-digit temperatures

in the summer.

The Raneys have received a distress
call from a family with homesteading dreams

that are rapidly turning
into a nightmare.

- I'm Toni.
- I'm Jimmy Hill.

We have four kids
and we live on two acres

in our old double-wide trailer.

And this homestead is becoming
a disaster in front of my eyes.

This property
that sucks up water...

It's wet all the time.

We have a muddy, poopy,

hay-ey, pellety mess.

We have lost, like,
half our goats to parasites.

At this rate,
we're not sustainable at all.

I don't think we can last
more than a month.

Raney, we need so much help.

We are drowning,
literally drowning,

in Mississippi mud out here.

Look at that. Nice
little family. Let's go meet them.

There's a lot of them.
That's a good sign.

- Hello.
- Good morning.

Good morning.

Wow, there's a lot
of you guys.

So, there's six
members of your family.

Is everybody living in here

- or elsewhere?
- Yeah, we all live in this one little trailer.

- Okay, looking around, we're seeing a lot of stuff.
- Uh-huh.

I mean, there's garbage or if
that's what I can call it, like--

Yeah,
that's what it is, yeah.

- So, why is that?
- Animals keep dragging it out.

- Like this goat right here?
- Oh, my goodness, he got out.

- Whoa, is that supposed to be in the pen?
- Yeah.

So this goat
isn't supposed to be loose?

No, they live over here,
over there, over there.

This is really crazy.

But you've called us here
for a reason.

So what are
some of those reasons?

Twenty years ago,
we lived in a little place

on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

But then, we had a
hurricane named Katrina...

Yeah.

In the aftermath, the Hill
family turned a curse into a blessing

and finally pursued
their off-grid dreams.

Homesteading was something

that me and her
always wanted to do.

We're teaching our kids
lessons in life

that they don't get in school.

You can actually
grow your own food

and be able to sustain
your own life.

They staked a
claim on a two-acre plot of land

that's been in Jimmy's
family for generations.

This has always been
a special place for me.

The property,
when I was growing up,

looked like a golf course

because my grandfather
mowed it every other day.

But when I bought it,
it was like a dump.

We all got out here and we
made something out of nothing.

But last year, we had some of the
biggest floods that this place has seen.

And I was back
right where I was before.

I don't have
the skills or the experience

so it's a big learning curve.

The biggest problem
at our homestead is flooding.

When it rains,
it's just a mess.

The ground state
is saturated all the time.

It invades everything.

That water just sits.

And because of that, you're at
higher risk of getting parasites,

which causes our goats
to get sick.

And then we lose them.

We started out with 14 goats,

and we're down from 14 to
six in a little under a month.

So we don't have a constant
food source that we can trust.

The water
has affected the garden,

our plants, uh, have root rot.

We're not able to grow
food on a consistent basis.

The structures have fallen down.

With the family of
six cohabitating in one trailer,

living space is at a premium.

I share a room
with my little brother.

So I would love to have
a bit more space.

And she's sweet.
I love my little sister.

But I'm 23 years old.

I'm really old to be living
with a 14-year-old girl

and really old to be living
with my parents, period.

I mean, we're definitely
well in over our heads.

My grandfather
raised us on this land

and I would like to do
the same for my family.

When I think
about homesteading,

I think about the legacy
that I'm leaving for my family.

I want my kids to feel
comfortable and happy

to live from the homestead.

And it's not turning out
to be that.

This is not my dream realized.

I feel like I failed.

And how much property
do you have here?

It's almost two acres.

So what I do like is you can
have all the things that it takes

to be self-reliant on some level

on a small piece of property.

The original homesteads that
Abraham Lincoln wanted people to have

were 160-acre parcels.

But today, people micro-stead.

You can be self-sufficient,
you can be self-sustaining,

and you can be a true
homesteader on just two acres.

This is cool.

I would like to see some of
this wet area you're talking about.

- All right.
- Let's go.

Come on, girls.
We're gonna party.

The Hill family it's got four
children, it's got a mom and dad,

just like the Raneys.

So I can relate
right off the bat.

This family is quiet, reserved,

and they seem very normal.

So maybe they're not
like the Raneys.

What is this whole fenced
area supposed to be?

This is supposed to be
where our bucks live.

So where did this little guy
Bob get out at?

So he's getting out right here.

Is this is some kind of
a gate? Is this a gate?

Yeah, this is
some sort of gate.

- And how does this work?
- Well, it doesn't.

- It used to work.
- Okay.

There are animals
out of the pens,

I see some chickens,
I see some goats,

I see at least one dog.

- Whoa, he's out!

What the...

Is this goat's name Houdini?

You can see that this family
is a family in need.

What's this water all about
right here?

This is a time of year
that it rains.

And it just, like, sits here.

So we just have
standing water out here.

Of course, you have mosquitoes,
all kinds of gnats and bugs.

And we've seen snakes,
that sort of stuff.

There's not
one homestead animal

that wants to spend its entire
day standing on wet ground.

It's unhealthy.
Unless you're a duck.

This is a lot of water.

I'm not convinced
this is from rain, guys.

Anytime you have standing water,

especially where it can get


we're going to have
animals that get sick

from the germs and the bacteria

and God knows what else
brewing in these pools of water.

This does not look right.
There's a leak.

- This is like a cesspool.
- Yeah.

So it's not healthy for humans,

and it's probably not
healthy for animals as well.

- I would agree.
- Yeah, I would agree.

I don't want to stand in this
stuff. I don't think it's healthy.

- So let's get out of there.
- All right.

I'm gonna have
to investigate this.

If I had a sign with a
skull and crossbones,

I'd nail it to the driveway
into this homestead.

Why? We have a health hazard.

After you, my man.

- How old are you?
- I'm 16.

Sixteen, great age.
How old are you?

- Nineteen.
- Nineteen?

Damn.

So, you guys
aren't kids anymore.

- No.
- I wouldn't say.

Well, what do you like

about this kind of like
homesteading living style?

I still haven't really adjusted

to this type of lifestyle
I guess.

Are you guys helping out,
like, feeding the livestock

and taking care of the chickens

and grabbing eggs
or anything like that?

- Not that often.
- Oh, no.

Preston and his brother
Tre, they live here.

I mean, whether
they want to or not.

So, really it's about
figuring out, you know,

what they'll find exciting
about this lifestyle.

Do either of you have any
sort of, like, hunting skills?

Yeah, I go to archery lessons

and I'm just now getting
into hunting.

But I would like to do it,
like, a lot more.

Okay, but what about you?

Yeah, I'll give it a shot.

I mean, I've never really
gone on a hunt.

But if he's interested in
something, I'm gonna help him.

Yeah, you're the big brother.

Sometimes you need a
buddy to help you drag that deer

depending on how big it is.

And that could benefit
this homestead a lot.

I mean, meat's expensive.

And being able to put food on
the table for your family is huge.

Taking these two brothers
out on a hunt,

and giving them
those hunting skills

might be able to get them
engaged into this lifestyle a lot more.

Plus, it's a way for them
to put food on the table.

You guys are still young, you
got your whole lives ahead of you.

And there's a lot of things
that you can learn here

that can make living out here

a lot more interesting
and a lot more fun.

And the more interested
that you are in this lifestyle,

and the more things you
kind of like get involved in...

it does become rewarding.

That's a nice-size garden.

Yeah, but it's really
muddy ground basically.

Yeah, not good ground. Because
you have a ton of water here.

This is a pretty big issue.

This part of the country
sees a ton of rainfall,

they've got
this huge drainage issue,

the entire homestead just turns

into this massive swimming
pool that doesn't drain.

It just rots your plants.

- Who's the gardener in the family?
- Our mom.

- Do you guys help out a little bit?
- Yeah.

And then what do you guys
think of this type of lifestyle?

What do you think?

Well, I prefer it

'cause I get
to like go outside and stuff.

- You like it?
- Yeah.

Precious and Patience
seem really sweet.

But what's happening here is the mom
just seems like she kind of does it all.

There's a huge forest here. It
just needs to be put into action.

Check this out, guys.

When I walked around
the backside of the house,

I see stagnant water
and saturated ground.

And I see the animals'
tracks going through it

and it's not healthy for
their little hooves and feet.

Not to mention these
animals use the restroom

inside the pen.

And the water
becomes contaminated.

They need a clean pen.

Also, there are six of them
crowded into the house,

and two of them are adults.

But before we can help that,

drainage sounds like the
number one problem here,

trying to sort out
where the water's coming from,

and how to get rid of it
if we can.

The livestock area needs
some serious help.

There's chickens
in the goat pen.

There's goats
in the chicken pen.

And it's basically
one big perimeter fence

and a bunch of livestock
just all mixed together.

Also, Preston recently got
into hunting.

And Tre,
he's not really into hunting,

but he wants to be
supportive for his brother.

It's kind of about how do
we make this more rewarding

and teach them some skills
along the way?

So we walked around the
garden, and everything's dormant.

And it has to be addressed
'cause you're not growing food in it.

The girls are ready to go.

And I think it'd be
really neat to get them

in the early stages
of this design and plan

'cause I think that's enough

to motivate them
to stay involved.

So we have too much
water on the homestead.

We don't have proper
structures to hold the animals.

Not to mention the fact that you're
telling me there's a garden over there

but it doesn't look like one.

So we've got plenty
of work cut out for us.

Let's get this thing started.

The Raneys, with
the aid of a small build team,

have one week

to solve the issues
plaguing the Hill homestead.

To make this an efficiently
running micro-stead,

Marty will locate and fix
the source of the flooding,

then reinforce the
homestead's livestock structures.

Misty will overhaul the garden

in order to maximize space
on the property

and build a greenhouse
for year-round crops.

Matt will take Tre
and Preston hunting

and give them an education

on successful off-grid living.

I understand why everyone
here is wearing boots,

'cause when you walk
around this place, it's wet.

- Yeah.
- Yes.

And it's a problem
for everyone.

And I think there's a ton
of work to be done.

So it's gonna take all of us

working as hard as we
possibly can to pull it off.

Great.

- Yeah.
- Okay.

There's no question
the problems are legit.

We have a health hazard
covering half the property.

This family is in trouble.

It's going to take a lot of
hard work to get things right.

- Thank you for coming out.
- You're welcome.

But don't thank us yet.

See you in the morning.

- You said you could make a path.
- Yeah.

- You can put it all in there.
- Wow.

Looks good.

When we rolled into
the homestead yesterday,

there was more than
the usual amount of debris.

But right now,
the property is cleared.

And you can see that
this family means business.

This is impressive. Thank you.

Needed to be done.

Who's ready to go to work?

Yeah, let's go.

I already had
like a sort of an idea.

We go find some fruit trees
in the back.

Across the homestead,

Misty removes remnants
of the Hills' old garden

in order to maximize space
on the micro-stead.

Meanwhile, Patience and Precious

are drawing up
a garden plan of their own.

Do you want it to be like
this, like humongous garden?

Yeah, pretty much.
Like a really big garden.

So big you can't see the house.

So that's gonna be
the garden.

Precious and Patience.

See what we got?

Whoo. Okay, nice.

So can you walk me through?

So I was thinking of, like,
putting, like, a greenhouse

right there
between those two trees.

Okay.

And herbs and, like, plants
that don't need a lot of space.

- Like, maybe right here.
- Okay, I love it, girls.

This is a big family. These
are a lot of mouths to feed.

I want to give them
a garden space,

kind of the size of what
we have on the 40,

'cause that's
what it's going to take.

I think involving the girls
in the early stages

of that designing and planning

is the way to really give
ownership to them

and to have them get excited.

Misty will raise
the existing footprint

and rebuild it into a vast


It will be enclosed
with animal-proof fencing,

and feature raised beds
and walkways.

To the left of the garden, she will
erect an eight-by-ten greenhouse,

allowing for year-round growing

during Mississippi's
cold months.

We should try and make this
a dream garden for your mom.

For you girls, of course,
but for your mom too,

'cause something tells me

that she's not going
to have a ton of time

to come over and work with us.

If she's working with my dad,
we'll never going to see her.

I'm going to be really
proud to have a nice garden.

Hopefully it looks really nice.

And I'm excited,
mostly for my mom

to have some place
for enjoyment.

You did really, really good. It
shows me that you have an idea

of what this should look like.

If you want your
homestead to look like this,

we've got our work cut
out for us. You're ready?

- Mm-hmm.
-Okay. Let's go.

At a nearby hunting ground...

Come on, guys.

Matt takes Preston and Tre

on a reconnaissance run
for their upcoming hunt.

So here we are. How you feeling?

Oh, really excited, man.

- What about you, Tre?
- Kind of nervous, I guess.

Nervous is good.

It means that your head's
in the game.

We have some neighboring
property, 200 acres,

there's definitely deer
out here.

Preston's been hunting before,

but Tre has
no experience whatsoever.

But he's willing
to give it a try,

see if he likes it, and kind
of be there for his brother.

For years, I was just the guy
following everybody,

didn't even have a firearm
and that's how I learned.

So we're all going to make this

into one big
learning experience.

Sounds like a plan.

Yeah,
I think it's pretty cool

that he's stepping up
to hang out with me.

There'll be a pretty good
experience for me and him

to kind of bond over, 'cause we don't
really do a lot of activities together.

We want to be able to get as
close as we can to a legal deer,

but it can be really hard
with our scent.

So we got to kind of
outsmart them and think ahead.

And so I have a scent
blocker, distilled water,

hydrogen peroxide, baking
soda, and non-odor dish soap.

-Pretty cool.
-Here we go. I'm gonna spray this on you.

You ready for this?

Hold on.

We need a miss-setting.
Here we go.

Just kind of rub it all around.

Here, I'll do myself.

And it'll just get on...

whatever's gonna smell
that's on my clothes already

will be neutralized.

Okay, kind of rub yourself.
There you go.

Perfect timing. We got
a little bit of daylight left,

but just enough time
to set these trail cams

and then try and look
for signs of animals

that have moved through here.

So here we go. Follow me.

A lot of hunting is kind of
just preparation and tracking

and identifying
what's out there.

It's not about expecting
anything to happen,

but it's about being ready
for anything to happen.

There's a lot
of traffic gone through here.

So we'll set up
a trail camera here.

We'll just see what's out here
and check it tomorrow.

All you have to do is
hit "on". It's ready to go.

Before we had trail cams,

it involved a lot of
experience, a ton of know-how,

tracking, learning
animals' behaviors,

to actually figure out and
identify what was in the area.

Using a trail cam takes out
all the guesswork.

And it makes things just speed
the process up for a novice hunter

to turn into a pro real quick.

You feel like
you're more in tune or aware

with what's happening around you
in these woods than you were before?

Yeah.

When you get out there
for like an hour or two,

it really does enhance
your senses.

Matt was talking about,
like, getting in the mode.

I kind of feel a little bit what
he was talking about there,

that was really interesting
for me.

Right, the sun's
going down. Are you ready?

Getting Preston and Tre
out here in the wilderness

is really just one step into getting
these boys working together.

But it really benefits
the homestead in general

and everybody that lives on it.

Let's get out of here.

Back at the homestead,

Marty searches for the
source of the property's flooding

and contamination problems.

Back when you were a kid, was
this always a swamp right here?

No. It was green grass
like a golf course.

Do you think that we can
get it back to a golf course?

- Yes.
- Yeah.

- What do we have to do?
- Get it back dry?

- Yeah.
- All right, you get it.

So, this looks really suspicious

that water's coming
from that spigot.

- Where does that water line come from?
- The road.

It comes from the road.
This is our main water line.

Your main water line.

And who put the splice in
there to give it to the animals?

- Was it already there?
- No, we had it done.

So I've been here one day and it's
not rained, in fact, the sun is shining,

and some of this ground
is drying out. But not here.

Come look at this water meter.

- This one's running right now.
- Yeah, it's moving.

We've got a water flow
going to your house right now.

And it looks
like it's fairly significant.

So I'm thinking
that that water flow

is coming right out of
the ground right there.

- Mm-hmm.
- Okay.

There's a broken waterline
between the mainline and the house.

It is true that it rains a lot
in this part of Mississippi,

but the problem
is right under their feet.

If it is leaking,

and we can find that leak
and fix it, what do you think?

- All right.
- All for it, let's go do it.

I got to get to work.

On the outskirts
of Tupelo, Mississippi,

homesteaders Jimmy and Toni Hill

hone in on the source
of a dangerous water leak

that's contaminating
the entire property.

You're not gonna get
to the bottom of that, babe.

- What's happening?
- I think we found it.

- Yes.
- Found what?

- Water leak.
- There's a leak down in there somewhere.

I mean,
it's like Old Faithful.

We actually found

what I think is the problem
with this field.

- Mm-hmm.
- So we have saturated the property for two years.

- It's going to stop today.
- Sounds like a plan.

I'm gonna fire up the excavator.

How do you fix it?
You have to mine.

All right, little homestead
in-the-field water line fix.

We found the source of the lake

and once we replace
the existing compromised pipe,

we can begin the drying
process for this homestead.

Swampy muck.

I'm thinking
that two gallons a minute

was coming out of that line.

So if you do the math,
almost 3,000 gallons a day.

- Mm-hmm.
- How long has it been leaking?

- Two years?
- Yeah.

Over two million gallons of
water has run on your property.

That's crazy.

- I think the glue's probably dry.
- Mm-hmm.

Let's turn on the main and
let's see if it'll run without leaking.

- Okay.
- Fair enough?

Turn it on.

It's on.

You got water.

I'm glad that he found
this problem

and stopped this... the leak
from happening again.

It's all contained

and it's only going
to the house.

And I was really happy that we
started moving in the right direction.

- I don't care how you water the animals today.
- All right.

But it won't be from
the middle of the field

- 'cause it's all ripped out.
- All right.

Okay, girls.

Across the homestead,

Misty, Precious and Patience

prepare to install
livestock-proof fencing

around the newly
cleared out garden area.

Hey, this is the footprint.
What do you think?

- It's big. This is big.
- Yeah.

It's, like, humongous.

What's your mom gonna say?
"Oh, Lord. What did you do"?

She will say, "Your job."

They had that existing garden,

but it wasn't big enough
for a family of six.

That's a lot of mouths to feed.

So really, we just blew
the whole thing out,

and now it's the front half
of their yard.

And when it comes to
this acre-plus homestead,

'cause that's
what it's going to take.

And now we're going to
bring in some treated posts

and just really give this the
support and safety that it needs.

Okay, let's do it.

Looking at this homestead
like a grid.

So everything is perfectly
in line with each other,

everything's mapped out and everything
needs to go in a very specific place

in order to maximize the
amount of land that they have.

We have a really amazing
plan. The girls are smart.

We got the Dream Team.

Do you see yourself gardening
out here with your mom?

I see myself being one of the
main people out here, to be honest.

- Yeah? That's good.
- Mm-hmm.

I'm enjoying having
Misty over. She's the best.

And I don' know what
we'd do without her.

What do you think of the
property? How's it looking?

Looking great.

Oh, really appreciate
you guys' help so far.

I can't imagine doing it alone.

I just appreciate the
guidance. That's the main part.

Yeah.

- Just gotta know how to do it.
- Know what to do.

To work with Precious
and to see her

just soaking up every moment,

to just know in my heart that this
is who the homestead's going to.

This is the next generation.

And it's her
jus, t like, fulfills me

because there could be
no better person.

- I think that's it.
- Perfect.

Okay, so we're doing that
whole thing. No, pressure.

Oh, boy.

- Wanna start at the top? Okay.
- Yeah.

Five miles away
on the hunting ground...

All right, guys, so I got
the trail cam.

Let's take a look.

Oh, see that? That's
two does right there.

So that's good eating.
See the white tail?

They put that tail straight up

as, like, a, "Good morning, like,
let's get the heck out of here."

Pretty cool to see all these
deer running around there.

This is
a really high traffic area.

And we have 100% positive proof.

We're seeing tons of deer sign.

I know there's definitely
something that's out here that's legal.

But I don't know if I have
these two boys on board.

We're not going to get anything
until we get back out there and hunt.

- So, are you ready?
- Yeah. Let's go.

All right, let's go.

Do you see
those coyote foot prints?

There's definitely coyotes
in the area.

They all come here. They all
take a drink... the deer, the coyotes.

This is just a huge bank here.

So even if you missed the deer
or it blew through or whatever,

it's gonna hit that bank.

So this is a really good spot
to sh**t.

Well, we're just gonna hide
behind these branches.

We've been hunting,

we've done pretty much a hunting
one-on-one for both Tre and Preston.

Unfortunately, we weren't able

to get close enough to a
deer to get one on the ground.

But we only have four days left.

We have to pull the plug
on the hunt

and focus our attention
somewhere else.

All right,
you ready to go?

- Tre.
- Yeah.

All right, let's go.

The next morning,

Marty assesses the Hill
family's insecure livestock pens.

- You guys built these?
- Yeah. We built these.

I love it. What possessed you

to build all these structures
out of pallets?

We had a windfall
of pallets, they were free,

and we tried to reclaim material

- and try to keep the prices down.
- Very good.

So I tried my hand
in putting them together.

You get an A plus
for being resourceful.

But I can clearly see you guys
are overwhelmed with things

that probably worked
for a while,

- but basically failed, right?
- Yeah. Yeah.

Every once in a while, I've
got to tear down something

that the homesteader built
with his own two hands

and trust me, I've never
been happy doing it.

But you got
to get rid of the old

to bring in the new.

After moving the
goats to a temporary shelter,

Marty will demolish the old
livestock pens with an excavator

and quickly dispose of the
rubble by igniting it in burn piles.

Then he'll regrade the land
to allow for proper drainage

and build new weather-safe pens.

Any last words for
the goat-slash-chicken pen?

Lay right.

- Oh, my God.
- Oh, no.

Goats, you're gonna get
a new home.

You're gonna like it.

Oh, no.

Let's just burn this right here.

All of this stuff is going
on the fire.

It was kind of a sad
feeling to see it fall.

That was a lot of work
on my part.

But I know it's gonna
be better in the future.

Wow. That went down fast.

Wow.

When I was looking at the burn
pile, I felt really good about it.

Because I know so much
good comes from ashes.

And so, I mean, I'm just,
like, ready for the Phoenix.

Look at this.

The last thing
that this homestead needs

is more water.

This property
is completely destroyed.

On the Hill homestead

outside of Tupelo,
Mississippi...

Come on over this way.
I'll hold, you screw.

Misty and Patience
break ground on a greenhouse

that will store
vital year-round crops.

It's winter time
and we're gonna build them

a tiny little eight-by-ten
greenhouse,

slap it together super quickly,

'cause I don't want
to focus on one thing

'cause they have
several different needs.

So I think it's going to take
several different solutions.

Have you built anything
before? It's the first time for you?

Yeah.

Okay, this will be good.
Perfect.

And then when...

So what's it like... Do you
share a room with your sister?

Or do you guys all share a room?

Me and my sister share a room
and my two brothers share a room.

- Okay, how's that?
- It's okay.

Does your sister have any
plans of moving out anytime soon?

I think so.

I shared a room with
my sister my whole life.

Nobody ever had their own room.

We just kind of crammed in.

There's a lot of
similarities with our family.

Just a lot of people crammed
into a tiny little house.

Patience and Precious are shy,

but especially with Patience,

she seems
kind of into this lifestyle

and I think
there's something there.

It's rare when you meet
homesteaders and they're a family of six.

So it's kind of familiar
to be with them

and me and Patience
are like the baby girls.

You got
like a natural little talent.

Well, I like building.

You gotta be careful
what you get good at.

If your dad sees
the skills you have,

he will put you to work.

The greenhouse is coming along.

You're thinking, you know, "How
do I feed this family year round?"

And guaranteed,
a garden space like this

is really, you know,
what's going to do that.

- What do you think?
- It's pretty awesome.

Just like that, walls go up.

It looks good.
This is a good start.

Big day for us.

I'm really excited
to finish the greenhouse.

I've gotten like a lot more
confidence about building.

Misty has been
a pretty good teacher.

That looks good.
Let's see if it shuts.

Moment of truth.

Okay, we just need to get some
more hardware and we did it.

Later that day,
Matt digs for more insight

into Tre and Preston's
interest on the homestead.

How do I get the brothers
to like, open up and have more fun?

I know PJ is all about
blacksmithing and stuff.

You're saying that Preston
is into blacksmithing,

he wants to be a blacksmith?

Really?

Well, he didn't tell me
anything about that.

- That's really-- That's cool.
- What?

I mean, you could make
a lot of stuff

with some blacksmith skills

if you needed to make a whole
suit of armor with a sword...

- Mm.
- I mean, that's useful, right?

Yes.

- You'd never have to buy like latches, door handles.
- No, just make it.

Especially living out on a
property with a homestead.

I've got Preston all set up
for hunting on his property.

But in the process,
I've actually learned

that he's got another interest.

And that is blacksmithing.

So I need to do everything I can

to be able to further his dream
of becoming a blacksmith.

I mean, there's all kinds
of things you could do.

So that's really interesting
about Preston.

I'm gonna have to tell him
I found this out.

That's good, though.
Thanks for telling me.

With the
homestead's flooding

and drainage issues solved...

Okay, guys,
do you have a block?

Marty, Jimmy, and Toni
break ground

on a critical new
livestock barn.

- This is a goat pen.
- Nice.

Now you notice, guys, we
brought in this material, right?

- Mm-hmm.
- So you can see the marked difference

between that material
which is going to compact

and this, which is never
going to compact.

- Mm-hmm.
- So the goats will start off with a brand-new footprint,

and it'll be good
on their hooves,

and it won't be saturated mud.

But we also took out
quite a bit of material

that had, you know, poop
and mud and craziness

and old straw, and feed.

And we scraped that off.

I mean, has there been a
transformation out here or what?

A total transformation,
for sure.

It's nice and clean,
leveled off.

We're starting over, guys.

Tupelo, Mississippi. It's
where Elvis Presley was born.

In fact, Elvis Presley
was a homesteader.

His dad built their little white
house in these very forests.

So it just snapped
into my brain.

We have to build a goat
barn on the Hill homestead

and make it an exact replica

of Elvis's birthplace.

We'll try to keep it
on the down low.

And at some point, maybe
they'll see the resemblance

and say, "Wait a minute.
That looks like Elvis's house."

But right now, we're
getting the foundation laid.

Marty will construct

a 12-by-24-foot
enclosed goat barn

with entrances on each end,

a section for birthing
and milking

and a covered porch.

First phase,
of Heartbreak Goatel.

These are supposed to be
five off the fence.

- Did you say five off the fence?
- Yeah.

I'm assuming so you can
walk all the way around it.

- Yes, ma'am.
- Okay.

- And goats can walk around it.
- Yeah.

I am a lifelong learner. So
I enjoy learning everything.

So anything anybody wants
to teach me,

I'm like, "Yes.
Teach me that. Yeah."

I'm so excited about all of it.

I'm gonna take one of
these and go this way.

You're gonna take one
and go that way. Ready?

Right on top.

After two years
of being on a property

that just is nothing but mud,

you could be discouraged.

So when you see the homesteaders

investing in the workload
that takes place,

you're inspired,
you're motivated,

you're impressed.

And you want to help
that family even more.

-This is the kicker. Is it level?
- Mm.

That's perfect.

Okay, now, one more
to the backside, guys.

Okay.

- You guys do it on your own.
- All right.

Watch out, watch out, watch out!

Oh, are you all right?
Get your leg out.

At the Hill family's garden...

It's heavy, girls.
Y ou both wanna grab onto it?

Misty, Precious and Patience

begin work on a solution
to planting crops

in the homestead's mucky ground.

We cut that tree down. Then
we bucked it into ten-foot sections.

Then we sent it to the mill
and this is what they sent back.

- Do you think it's prettier than the cinder blocks?
- Oh, yeah.

So we're gonna do
a bunch of raised beds

'cause obviously you're not
growing anything in Mississippi mud.

And we'll just get rid of the
drainage problem altogether,

then just give this family what
they deserve and what they need.

Okay, we're moving it over.
Now we're gonna screw it in.

It'll last a long time,
it's a gum-tree,

and they just last a really
long time with the bark on,

protecting it.

It'll hold that dirt in place,
and get it set

way before it's going to
just melt and drift away.

Okay, now these screws
are kind of fun to use,

'cause they're real long.

There's not a lot of room
for error,

but you're kind of a pro
by now. Okay.

This week was the first time
I've basically used anything.

I used the saw,
used the nail-g*n.

Yeah, nice.

Like, learned how to
put together this structure.

Yeah, that's a big thing.

And I leave the bark side up,

because it's pretty, but also
because it helps protect the wood,

and makes it last longer.

You're going to buy yourself
some extra time, which is a win.

It's all you.
I'll hold, you drill.

When I first got here,
Patience couldn't use any tool

and she started getting
faster and faster and faster,

and then we were just moving
right along, project to project.

I wouldn't have been able
to do all that by myself.

- What do you think, you like it?
- I love it.

I was just wondering
how the wood keeps.

Does it start decomposing,
or what happens?

Yeah, first of all, these
gum-trees are super hard,

and when you leave
the bark on like this,

it acts as a little roof
and protects it.

That's why we have
all the bark up,

but also as it decomposes,
it breaks down,

because obviously it is
untreated wood, which I love.

Just kind of feeds the beds
that give them water,

these are just massive sponges,

so we don't care if they decompose
and break down over time.

By that time your beds
will be pretty set,

or you could replace them with
more logs, rounds, you know.

- You don't have to bring them to a mill.
- Yeah.

It's really pretty, and
it's functional and it's free.

- That's all we care about, right, girls?
- Key word, free.

Functional and free.

Just look down, don't look up.

I don't want you to see what
I'm about to show you yet.

After I found out that Preston
was really into like blacksmithing,

I've been just basically
working totally under the radar,

and surprised him
with his own forge.

- All right, here you go.
- Cool.

Yeah, you can look.

Oh! Oh, my God! Yo!

- Forge?
- Yeah!

This is what Patience told me.

She said that we were
making bonfires and stuff,

and you would literally put
pieces of metal in there

and do a little
blacksmithing on your own.

But this is
a really good starter setup.

So check this out.
You got some tools.

Propane tank, hose, and burner.

And basically, this right
here is just like a torch.

As soon as I turn this gas on,

you're going to literally
just stick this metal in there

and then go over there,
hold it on your anvil

and just hammer
the bejesus out of it, okay?

- You ready for that?
- Yeah.

I think it is awesome that
Preston is passionate about it,

and the thing about it is,
this little passion project,

it could turn into a career
for him.

It could be the thing
that helps his homestead.

It's a really cool hobby,
but it's something...

you can do this for a living.

The more skills you have
under your belt,

especially homesteader skills,

you can benefit the homestead
in a much greater way.

You're the go-to guy
that has his own forge

and knows how to smith
and work with the metals.

That could be
really valuable, man.

I've been wanting to be a
blacksmith for at least four years now.

After the Raneys getting here,

I might turn my blacksmithing

into a side-business
or something.

Go real quick, pull it out, and then
just start beating on that thing hard,

right on the end of that thing.

I want to see that metal
take shape.

Go quick.

Bang on that,
wail on that thing.

My main goal in this homestead

really has been to make
these two brothers more excited.

I've shown Preston and furthered
his dream of becoming a blacksmith.

But I still got
to figure out a way

to get Tre a lot more
excited about being here.

I love it, man, thank you.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

- You really like it?
- I really like it.

Good!

Whatever makes living on this
homestead more enjoyable for you,

that's really what
would make me happy.

Later that day...

Hey, guys,
the first wall is framed.

Marty gathers the troops

to get the goat barn's walls
vertical.

This is the plan.

We're gonna all
get around this wall,

we're going to carry it
over to here.

This wall is going to be up, and
it's going to be on those blocks.

Remember when you guys
leveled those blocks?

Right now it's raining,

so the wood's
going to want to slide,

your feet are going to want
to kick out

when you're trying to push
that wall over your head, okay?

So, it's dangerous.

You don't want the wall
falling back on anybody.

Let me and Matt get out
here, on that outside corner.

You guys stay on this side, try
to stay as non-muddy as you can.

Reach down, grab a hold of it.

Okay, pick up.

Okay, very slowly start walking.

Very slowly.

Very slowly.

Watch it, watch it!

Oh. Are you all right?
Get your leg out of it.

- Are you okay?
- I'm good.

Okay. Set it down, please,
set it down.

That kind of stuff,
I do not like.

- Dude, are you all right?
- Mm-hmm.

- Are you okay?
- Mm-hmm.

All right.

- Watch your surroundings.
- Thank you, Dad!

When we roll into a
homestead, we have two choices.

Do all the work ourselves...

On three. One, two, three.

...or have the homesteaders
roll up their sleeves,

get their hands dirty
and break a sweat.

- What do you think?
- It' beautiful.

-I like it.
-Let's go get the next one. Let's go!

Three, two, one.

I love that countdown,
by the way, I do it all the time.

Do not push me, let me pull you.

You guys look very competent.

Now you slide it
this way, two feet.

Stop.

Looking good.

Okay, now just like when you
guys made it perfectly level,

now we want to make it
perfectly plum.

Just a quick way
to kind of square things up.

That's perfectly
a 90-degree angle, right?

So, every corner of every
house is perfectly 90 degrees.

To make this perfect, all
you do is put that in there,

- kick this wall back well over until that marries up.
- Okay.

That will save us
a lot of time later on,

- after we have all the weight on it.
- Okay.

Okay, boom!

A little bit more.

It's all the way in there.
This is square.

The cool thing
about this family

is all six members are
interested in everything we do.

Eager to learn.

This is Homestead gold. Why?

Because they can
apply that after we leave.

You know what to do.

We need to pick that end
up back your way.

Feels like you got it.
Good job, young man.

All right, Dad, pin that thing.

All right.

I think seeing success
on a homestead is huge.

Especially my kids,

because this is
about building a legacy

and I want them
to learn some skills

and for this to be a space

where they can always
feel proud of. It's priceless.

I put a few screws
in these walls,

but who packed them over
and put them together?

- We did.
- Exactly.

- Who squared them up?
- We did.

- We did.
- Exactly.

And who's going to put
the last wall on here,

- and take ownership of their own barn?
- We are.

- We are.
- Good answer.

- All right.
- This is going to be a pretty cool barn.

- I have a question for you, darling?
- Uh-huh?

I've heard you guys say that
you've only been here for two years.

Where were you guys living
in the meantime?

We lived in Nettleton,

in Tupelo, we lived in
Mississippi Gulf Coast.

- You've experienced hurricanes out there?
- Yes.

When we were on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast, we were in Katrina.

- You survived Katrina?
- Yeah.

- How about your house?
- No, our house did not.

What about these
other places you lived?

We first got married,
we lived in Nettleton

and we had our first daughter
Precious about a year in,

and then we had a flood
at the house we were at.

- Destroyed that place?
- Mm-hmm.

So then we moved to Tupelo.

We had a house fire there,
we lost all of our stuff.

Three different times
basically, left homeless.

Here they are, resilient,
basically starting over.

These people need a break

and hopefully we can break
the spell of bad luck.

Okay, this is pretty crazy.

- You lost a home to a hurricane.
- Yeah.

Katrina?

- You lost a home--
- To fire.

In Tupelo, due to a house fire.

- And you lost a home due to flood.
- Mm-hmm.

Seeing this dream actually
come to realization

has been long and hard.

I have a serious loss,
and I'm on this side,

and I'm standing upright.

And I'm smiling,

but I don't want my kids
to have to experience that.

It's why I want this
homestead to be a legacy,

a place that is always home
for my kids for sure.

Because I do see
my babies flying.

- We can relate to at least
the house fire-- - Yeah.

- Which we just had a couple of months ago.
- I'm sorry.

Do you need a hug? I'm a hugger.

It's a lot.

- But everybody's okay?
- Of course.

Yeah? 'Cause the other stuff
is just stuff.

It's just stuff.

I feel like God just makes room for
other things when we have a loss.

"Yeah, if we have a loss,
it's like, "Okay,

"something's going to be better

on the other side of the bend."

As long as everybody's fine, and
family's good, and family's whole,

that's the things
that are most important.

I probably had
a dozen people in my life

telling me that their house burned
down and they lost everything,

but when it happens
to you, I can relate.

It's really cool that Toni
wants her family to be so united.

In fact, they are all living
under the same roof,

but I'm afraid it is
so crowded in there,

that the older kids
might just leave.

How do I keep that
from happening?

I got to figure out a way

to give those older kids
their own space.

You know, I think that
we have a lot in common,

besides four kids.

We've suffered loss,
life hasn't been easy.

But focusing on what really
does matter, family.

If there's a family
that needs a solid home

that's going to be here
for a while,

that can withstand a
hurricane, a flood, or tornado,

I want it to be this place, more
than any place I've ever been to.

- I appreciate it so much!
- Okay? All right.

- Yes, thank you.
- Get back to work.

Are you guys tired
of Mississippi mud yet?

With only three days left

on the outskirts of Tupelo,
Mississippi,

the Raneys gather to assess

the remaining critical
projects on the Hill homestead.

We've got mud everywhere,

there's not
one finished project,

and we are running out
of time. And that's a fact.

We did go hunting.

It definitely like sobered
them up to a kind of reality

of what it takes
to fend for yourself,

and hunt and put food
on the table.

We definitely have Preston
on the board,

now we just have to figure
out how to get Tre there.

This family is really special.

And these kids,
they work really hard

and they're really tough.

Precious said to me, she
wants it to look like this

and maintain what we've done.

I believe her, when she says
that. That makes me feel good.

And, she kind of mumbled
wanting to get out on her own.

We haven't talked
about this yet.

There's six people in
the house and she's 23 years old?

- How old is her oldest boy?
- Nineteen.

I definitely asked Tre
about the fact that he's 19

and probably ready to move out.

How do we give them
everything and anything

in the short time
that we're here?

We've got to figure out
something creative

to give them some independence

and take pressure
off that house over there

that has six people in it,
six adults.

Because everything that
we're up to doesn't matter,

if these older kids
just move away.

This family,
out of all the families

deserves something like that.

I'm thinking the same thing.

Across the homestead...

Right.

Matt, Tre and Preston
seek to upcycle

a once-forgotten piece
of equipment.

Okay, guys,

what is the story
with this trailer right here?

My parents, they bought it. They
thought they could do something with it,

but, you know,
never got around to it.

- It looks like it's kind of falling apart.
- Right.

When we first came in here,

it seemed like you guys
needed like a little bit of help

with the management
of trash and whatnot.

I think that I really
crushed it with Preston,

and I think that there's a way

to get Tre more excited
about living on this homestead,

and that's by teaching him
building skills.

What I'm thinking is this.

I want to demolish this
thing and turn it into a trailer

that you guys can use
to haul trash,

or store compost.

We could build it up so that
it's got walls all around here,

it's all fenced in,

and then you can
just throw it into here,

and then when it's time
to go to the dump, boom!

What do you think
about this idea of

like basically turning this into
your guy's very own trailer?

Well, I don't see
anyone living in it, so...

Are you sure?

- You're not going to live in this thing?
- No.

- I heard you wanted to move out, potentially?
- Not in this.

No, I was just kidding.

I'm going to get that excavator.

There's still
a very valuable trailer,

underneath all that
dilapidated, rotted camper,

and getting down to the
frame and building something

that's useful for the homestead

is a really cool idea.

- Exciting?
- Mm-hmm.

If there was any doubt that this
thing was savable or salvageable,

look at the floor.

It's just rotted out.
It looks pretty nasty.

- It rains here a lot, right?
- Yeah.

Give like at least 50
to 100 rains a year.

This thing got
saturated, and it's destroyed.

I was kind of hoping that
the floor would be good,

we just build off of it,
you know,

but it's not good at all.
It's trash.

We got to get this flooring up,

and then replace everything.

Start from the ground up
with new materials, okay?

The trailer could be
powered by a vehicle.

Should be pretty easy
to get things done

a bit quicker around here.

This thing is looking good.

All we need to do, we'll
just clean up this whole area,

make it look nice again,

and then we'll start
slapping some wood on here

and then we move on.

Across the homestead...

I've got an idea to help these
homesteaders even more.

But I can't do it

until I find out
the exact property lines.

So, I've hired a surveyor
to come to this property

and find all four corners.

And then I'll know exactly
the footprint of this homestead.

- Right now, just the greenhouse...
- Right.

...is already
over the property line.

We've got some problems here
we're going to have to try to address.

What can go wrong
on a micro-stead?

You can find yourself working

right up to the edge
of the property line

and sometimes going
over that line,

if you don't know where
your property lines are.

That might be happening
right now, today.

Okay, now pull it tight.
What do you think it is?

- This right here?
- Do you think that's a line?

- That's what I'm thinking.
- Good man.

Surveyor's property lines
and Jimmy's property lines

have a huge discrepancy.

Information that I just got...

the greenhouse
is two feet over the line.

So it's come down to this,

the surveyor says the
property is this big, okay?

Jimmy says the property
is this big.

Who's right, who's wrong?

I can't do one thing

until we get to the bottom
of this.

Put that, line up with that X.

See this?

- What deed did you use?
- Well, I don't know.

I'm telling you,
this is the property line.

Let me call my brother-in-law.
He got a deed from the one--

- Call him.
- Okay.

Jimmy has going to have
to go to town,

pull up the deed,
get to the bottom of it,

and if he brings back good news,

and this property line is over
here, giving me some room,

this family is in
for life-changing plans.

- We'll have to investigate this.
- Got it.

Outside of
Tupelo, Mississippi...

Here we go.

Marty lays down
the final roofboards

on the Hill family's
new goat barn.

Pin it.

Right here?

The goat pen is almost finished.

And it's clearly
inside the property lines,

so no concern there.

Once it's finished, these goats
should be safe from the elements,

and, more importantly,
they won't be out there

in the muck and in the mud,
spreading contamination.

This homestead is set up
for goat success!

All right, guys, I think
it's time we had a little talk

about your goat-shed.

Does that look like any building

- you've ever seen in your life before?
- Yes.

- Really?
- Yes.

- For real?
- Yes, Elvis's house.

- Bingo!

This is Elvis
Presley's house to scale.

Exact replica, dimensions,

doorway, porch, roofline...
it's Elvis's house.

I saw it
when I saw the roof.

It will be Heartbreak Goatel.

I love it.

You may have the only replica

of the Presley first home,
right here.

- I love it!
- I love it.

It's a house fit for a king.

What we want to do
is finish it, and paint it.

It'll be totally dried in

and protected from the
weather and the heat.

Now that you've seen it,
and you have guessed it,

and you're happy with it,
I got to get back to work.

- All right.
- I love it.

All right, slide it up,
keep going, it's heavy.

Across the homestead,

Matt, Tre and Preston upcycle an
old camper into a new utility-trailer.

Okay, we got to cut a hole
out of this thing.

Move it back a little bit,
tilt back to the middle,

just to the middle there.

We can put two little
two-by-fours in here.

I don't know.

Well, how are we going to
take the tire off, if, you know...

You see, that's why he's here.

'Cause, you know, if there's
a two-by-four right here--

Maybe a lot, a lot harder.

I've seen you've been
paying attention, and you are.

That's good,
that makes me feel good.

Even though
I feel kind of stupid.

At least you're with me,
that's all that matters.

Okay, we got to just cut
this whole thing out, right?

You know, I'm seeing
a change in Tre and Preston,

and the more that they
are getting involved,

learning about these
construction skills,

it makes them get excited
about what we're doing,

and they are starting to
really make this their own thing.

What you guys are going to do

is you are going to do
what I did on the other side.

You're going to measure
from our joist here,

get this board all marked up.

I feel like I did pick up
some skills

and some knowledge from Matt.

Matt showed us how to put down

the plywood flooring
on the trailer,

and he showed us
like any old camper

can just turn into a wonderful
piece of equipment there

that can be very useful.

All right, jump up on there, stand
on this thing, let's see how rigid it is.

All right.

Oh, yeah.

Dude, this is sturdy.
Do you want to try?

Dude, get up here.

I mean, look at us, dude.

You're doing construction... are
you used to doing stuff like this?

- No. Not really.
- Then, bam!

Now we're building this thing,

you guys are doing
like full-on construction,

learn all the little tricks
of the trade.

But we're not finished yet,
so let's just keep on moving.

Let's go.

While awaiting
official word

on the location
of the property line,

Marty clears the land

in anticipation
of his surprise project.

- Guys, how you're doing?
- Hey, pretty good!

Fifty feet away, Misty
discovers yet another problem

in need of a quick solution.

What is this? What is this?

Please tell me you're not
feeding them to the goats, though.

No, it's usually made
for bedding.

Okay, even as bedding
though, look in here...

even for bedding,

any time you put feed
or hay out in the rain,

it just ends up getting
really moldy, right?

Then for bedding it's no good,

because it just breeds
parasites and mold,

and just ultimately it will
make the animals sick,

and obviously
it's not good for feed.

I hate to say it, but we have
to start a different project,

and it's to get a dry place
for hay, a dry place for feed.

When it comes to the
goats' feed and water,

they're both lacking.

I think that's why
they've lost six goats.

It's worth my time
to really focus on a place

where they can have
dry storage for the feed.

We can bring that
number six down to zero.

The good news is, the
structure is pretty solid.

The bad news is,
the foundation rotted out.

I need a hug.

There's a rat!

Go, go, go.

You're my hero!

And let that be a lesson.

Gross!

Okay, so, I don't really like
this location,

it's one... a rat's nest,

and two, really far
from the goat shed.

So let's find a new location
that's way more practical.

I like this spot,
kind of by the shed.

We'll tuck it right in there,
slap something together.

The location wasn't ideal

and the whole foundation
underneath was rotten.

So it ended up being
a complete tear-down.

Moved to a new location, but
it took a morning to slap it up

and now they have mold-free,

healthy feed for the goats.

Okay, you now have

clean, safe, dry storage
for the feed.

Now, you will save goats' lives,

as soon as you give them
clean feed.

They're just like us,

they don't want to eat
moldy food.

- Do you like moldy food?
- No.

I don't either.

Should we give them some?

- Yes.
- Yes.

Okay, let's give them some,
they deserve it.

Hi! We have a present for you.

How are you guys doing?

Oh, yeah, you guys
are loading up.

At the edge
of the property,

Marty finalizes plans for the
surprise build in the rescue.

But it at hinges on news
about the property line.

- Hey, family!
- Yes.

Let's talk
about a couple of things.

Yesterday we had
a pretty big problem.

I hired a surveyor, had him come
out here and find all four corners.

And that dude said
that the property line

went right through
this greenhouse.

I can't do anything outside of your
property line, unless I have proof.

Did you find any proof,

or does the property line run
right through this greenhouse?

We did, we did find proof.

We have a survey
that is a little older,

that show like the property line

is a little different
than what he did.

That said, let's walk over
here, and you show us.

We'll follow you.

This property, it's been
passed down in the family.

It's changed hands,

and I think where exactly that
property line lands got a little blurry.

So hopefully Toni and Jimmy
figured out exactly once and for all

where that property line is.

It's like with this tree,
the earlier survey.

- All you guys stretch out.
- Stretch out!

Arm to arm, I want to see...

Hey, Jimmy, you right here.

...where the property line is, or
where we can build this, please.

Pretty much on the block
where Jimmy said.

- Where you said yesterday, right?
- Yeah.

You're saying, if we keep
on this side of that line,

- you'll give us permission?
- Yes.

- Fair enough?
- Yeah.

The property line is not
going through the greenhouse,

and it's not going
through the garden.

We do have
a lot more wiggle-room

than we thought we did.

So we definitely dodged
the b*llet there.

- You guys see where the line is?
- Yeah.

Okay. Remember that line.

- This side is homesteaders, that side...
- Not.

-...is not.
- Yes.

That's pretty simple. Thank you
for your time, let's get back to work.

This property is completely
destroyed with water right now.

It's really, really wet.
Look at this.

I can see a major problem.

The last thing
that this homestead needs

is more water.

With less
than 24 hours remaining,

an early morning rainstorm
threatens

to derail the entire rescue.

Look at this.

Marty must come up
with an immediate solution.

This property is completely
destroyed with water right now.

The rain we had has turned
this place into a swamp.

We just fixed
a broken waterline.

The last thing
that this homestead needs

is more water, especially rain.

It's really, really wet.
Look at this.

I can see a major problem.

We got 20 acres over here,
someone else's property.

They're higher
than the Hill's property.

Obviously, all of that rain
is draining down here.

It's catching
in this low swale spot,

headed for their property,
headed for the goat pen.

However, I'm kind of glad
that it did rain.

Now we see
where the water's heading,

and maybe we'll turn
this bad situation

into something good.

Marty's emergency plan,

dig a 60-foot long,
three-foot deep trench

along the homestead's driveway.

This will divert water
headed towards the yard,

and prevent any future
flooding after rainstorms.

Of course, I've heard
the expression "Mississippi mud",

but did I really know what
it meant? Nope, until now.

So, I dug a trench and you
can see what's happening.

It's literal running water,

and it's not raining
at the moment.

Look at this.

Look how much water is running.

Look at the ditch
that I just dug.

It's filled up with water,

hundreds of gallons of water.

So, broken waterline,
rainy season combined,

it all looks terrible.

We have fixed the problem here.

On the other
side of the property...

Keep going.

Matt, Tre and Preston
make the final fixes

on the upcycled utility trailer.

- How's it looking so far?
- It really looks good.

- Do you like it?
- Yeah, I really like it.

Well, you guys
are doing this work,

and it looks good, man.

Working with Tre and
Preston has been really fun.

The trailer went from
demolition to like finished product.

I think it really opened
Tre and Preston's eyes.

Hold on,

push it a little bit further
there, just a little bit.

Seeing them get more motivated

about doing projects on
their homestead is really cool.

You're doing it, you're
using all the power tools,

and learning all the little
crafts, tricks of the trade.

And also, if you can build this,

you can build a lot of things
out of dimensional lumber.

I mean, if you're going to build
a little house, cabin, or anything,

you would start
with a flat deck, like this.

All screwed down, and
then just start going up. Flush.

- I think it's pretty neat.
- You're liking it?

Seven days ago, the
Hills owned a run-down camper,

destroyed by water damage,

and were struggling with
debris littering their property.

Now, the camper
has been transformed

into a multi-purpose
utility trailer

that will be used to haul
heavy building materials,

and to maintain cleanliness
throughout the property.

Matt, I want an update!

- Who did all this work, you or them?
- Yeah, we worked on it.

- You did?
- Yeah.

It was really satisfying
and it felt good to see

the trailer that we worked
on with Matt just come to life

and actually be useful for us.

I just turned the tools over
to them,

- and they were measuring, marking...
- Okay.

...laying out.

There is one more piece.

Pick it on there somewhere,
make sure it doesn't fly off.

What have we got here?

Return to cinder.

My dad's really
on this Elvis kick, I think.

And this looks
really nice, really good.

This thing's done.
Good job, everybody.

On the other
side of the homestead,

Jimmy and Toni put the finishing
touches on the new goat barn.

Okay, I'm at Elvis house.
All of this is white.

It's just
really exciting to see

like a good, sound structure
being put out on a homestead.

We have such a good
environment for the goats.

I like my goats
to be very happy,

which means, when their time
comes, they'll make good milk.

That's what I need them to do.

It's almost like a Kodak
moment, you know.

I don't know if I can say
Kodak? Can I say Kodak?

They painted it, they did it.

Well done, partner.

- You painted the whole thing.
- Yeah.

And you did a good job.
Look at it!

It's amazing. You're not
afraid to work, are you?

No, just got to know
what to do right.

- That's the main thing.
- Amen.

All right.

Seven days ago,
the Hill's goats ran amok

on hazardous mud and muck.

Now the yard is dry

and they have
a safe and secure home

where they can be milked
and bred

without exposure
to contaminants.

All right, there you have it.

We have a separation in
the front of the building here,

where she can milk goats or
maybe even have baby goats.

You can access

the main aspect of the barn
through this little gate.

Big barn doors in the back,

and I'm standing in front
of Heartbreak Goatel.

Hey guys, all you family,

we've been thinking about how
crowded you guys are all in this house

and what we can do

to take some of the
pressure off that house.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my goodness.

How are you doing?

Welcome to Tupelo Hardware.

We are known, of course,
where Elvis got his first guitar.

- Do you guys still sell guitars?
- All the time.

Maybe we could buy
a guitar.

- We got to test out some guitars first.
- Absolutely.

This is an Alaskan song
we dedicate to you,

thank you for this lovely visit.

♪ I really caribou you ♪

♪ I'm a loom when you're whale ♪

♪ Honey, it's hard for me
to bear ♪

♪ 'Cause I love you so deer ♪

♪ I really caribou you ♪

It's my new favorite song.

On the Hill homestead,

outside of Tupelo,
Mississippi...

Oh, you even have
little visitors.

Misty and Patience begin
planting essential greenhouse crops

with only hours to spare.

We have
an assortment of things.

We have a lot of variety
of tomato, Brussels sprout,

tons of herbs, tons of tomatoes.

Okay, so here we go.

Okay, you played a big part
in this greenhouse.

How's the payoff feel
right now, are you excited?

Mm-hmm.

I will probably like checking
in on them every day,

- see if they're growing.
- Yeah.

Oh, they're going to grow.

Getting the jump-start
on the season,

you have
the world's biggest garden

and an endless supply
of fertilizer,

- 'cause you have so many animals.
- Oh, yeah.

And it couldn't really
have happened without you.

'Cause you're getting
pretty good with those tools.

I'm very excited to
start gardening and stuff

with the layout and stuff that
the Raneys have helped us build.

For me, these are the moments

that I'm waiting for
the whole time,

because I think
it's so rewarding.

- Dirt therapy.
- Yeah, it's so rewarding growing your own food.

It is.

With this setup,

they're going to be able to
grow anything for everyone.

- I'm so excited!
- I'm so excited.

Okay, girls, we did it.

Seven days ago,

the Raneys arrived to find
a dilapidated garden space

overrun with mud
and shoddy craftsmanship.

Now, the homestead is equipped

with an eight-by-ten foot
greenhouse

and a 40-by-40 foot
garden space,

featuring livestock-
proof fencing

and raised beds
that will allow for growing

even on muddy days.

In the waning moments
of the rescue,

Marty has one final surprise
for the Hill family.

Hey, guys,
all you family.

We want to meet you behind
the house. Meet us all back.

We've been thinking
about how crowded

you guys are all in this house.

Mom and Dad, all four kids,

and what we could do to take
some of the pressure off that house,

and give the oldest kids
some individuality.

Unfortunately, we looked
around and what is here,

and there's nothing more
we can do.

Hey, oh, my God!

The best way that we
thought we could do that

is by giving you
your own cabins.

And, there they are.

Oh, my God!

Tre!

Oh, my goodness!

It became apparent that
this family needed more housing,

to take pressure off
of six adults in one house.

I can't build two houses
in a short period of time,

and we reached out
to Graceland Homes,

and they immediately responded.

And said, "Yes, we'll haul a
house 800 miles to your location

and donate it."

Unbelievable.

Awesome!
Thank you, guys.

This is Dan.

We're happy for you.

Misty, good to see you.
Matt, good to see you.

This company came forward

and donated each of the
older kids a place to live.

I'm like... yeah.

Well, tell us, honey, tell us.

It's so appreciated.

Thank you!

When we started out,
we didn't have anything.

We didn't have a tent,

we didn't have a place
to live, there was nothing.

And starting is hard.

And I want things to be
a little easier for my kids,

and this does that for them.

Oh, my God!

I'm just so happy I can't--

I'm just so surprised
that this happened to me.

I don't know what to say,
thank you all so much.

This is definitely
a big step forward.

Now that we have
an area to live in,

I'm just going to help my
parents as much as I can.

I just got this new vitality
for life, I'm just so excited.

Let me think about it, okay?

Oh, my God!

- Oh, wow!
- Oh, it's big.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my God, Precious!

It looks such a big house.

Heck yeah.

What are you going to do
with it?

I'm going to live in it.

I'm so excited.

Welcome home.

These young people
can begin their life

without being
under momma's roof.

There's nothing stopping you
from moving in here tonight.

This is so exciting.

I've always just wanted
my family to be close,

and so for me, as a momma,

them having a home to start
with out here on our homestead

I think that's just awesome.

I can't even imagine
anything being better.

Hey, guys, this is it!

You guys
are really awesome people.

Both of you girls, you never
stopped working, you're so deserving.

I'm so happy for you, Precious,

that you get to start
a whole new existence

in your Graceland home.

You are a natural family.

You're all looking out
for each other,

you work really well together,

and I think that's just
amazing. It's super cool.

We've been inspired
by you, guys.

That's why we all decided
to go the extra mile,

and that's why
these structures are here.

So you're a deserving family.

The only thing I can say
is thank you.

Thank you for bringing
my dream into a reality.

We're already
a close-knit family,

and for a while, I think,

we've kind of lost sight
of where we needed to be,

and where we needed to be going.

I think we've kind of gained
that back.

Well, I have something
to give to all of you guys.

Aw!

I found a picture where it
had your guys' mom in there.

- That's amazing!
- Thank you.

What a sweet gift!
Thank you so much.

I only got to spend
a little bit of time with you,

but there isn't a more deserving
family, so thank you for having us

and I hope our paths cross
again soon.

When we rolled
into this homestead,

we had to replace goat pens,

and introduce
gardens and greenhouses.

And move two cabins
onto the property.

How do you do that
in a little over a week?

You need the best team
on planet Earth.

I can almost hear it now;

the Hills are alive and well.

Bye, guys!

Since the Raneys left,

we are having the best time
out here on the homestead.

The goats love the new barn,

we haven't lost a goat
because of parasites.

We are growing a lot of food.

There's some asparagus
growing here,

cayenne peppers, lettuce.

It's very rewarding to me
to eat what I planted myself.

They probably heard it
a thousand times,

but thank you for helping us
out and spending time with us.

It was a very good experience.

He broke this door open, then he ran
up the stairs and right at our front door.

There's a lot of work
to get done.

You're gonna take some risks.

Yeah!

Last night,
my dad was exposed

to somebody
that may have Covid-19.

This is a huge loss
for this entire homestead.

This gold-mining

is the greatest potential
to make money

I've ever seen.

Oh, my God, are you kidding me?

In seven days, what you
did here is like a miracle.