Harvesting, canning, freezing, new baby...AND putting out a new video...your superpowers are showing! Riggs is already getting big.....rest when you can Mama...you're amazing! ☺
OMG, it was the chicken costume for me 😂😂😂😂 Thank you for the motivation. I was making a list of things I want to can. I definitely was to can soup and broth. I saved this video to watch again later🥰🥰
Omg 20 minutes isn’t long enough, I need at least an hour of watching you and your family gardening and preserving. Y’all are awesome and so inspiring. We learn so much from yall♥️ please keep them coming
Right! Even if i could afford to buy one, i would need a new electrical circuit and electric furnace AND solar panels. Freeze dryers are probably an additional $200 a month in electricity too. Its a such a LUXURY to have one and afford it.
You guys are truly inspiring! I love how your family works together as a team to preserve the harvest! My husband and I are empty nesters and I working towards growing and preserving more of our produce. I’m learning so much from your channel. Please keep the videos coming! You have a precious family! Blessings to you!
I love seeing how you preserve the harvest and use things. And oh that sweet baby! Seeing you hold the little one just warmed my heart! It reminded me of how little my girls used to be.
It's wonderful to see all your hard work in the garden being preserved in various ways. So many more harvests and preserving to come! Cam with the onion goggles, chicken boy and shot of you holding tiny Riggs so cute. Truly a family affair!
ok one of your kids in the chicken costume is absolutely the cutest thing :) love all the work you do and how you explain everything. thanks for sharing!! all the best from Berlin
Thank you for sharing your homesteading journey with us. Your passion, knowledge, and genuine enthusiasm for preserving your garden harvest are truly infectious. Your videos are not only informative but also enjoyable to watch. I look forward to seeing more of your homesteading adventures in the future!
I couldn’t hold back my laughter when your guys had their goggles on and when the chicken costume came out! I suffer from depression so thank you for the gift of laughter!, not to mention the rich quality filled content, thank you for being you!
Leafy greens should maintain its nutrition if dried. I like to dry mine, whole leaf, seal them in old chip bags and throw them into soups or noodles when I want some. Love seeing how you preserve your garden!
I have started doing this for garlic, and figured I would pass it on to you! So, firstly, take any glass jar with a lid, and throw a bunch of garlic cloves in (you want the cloves separated), leaving about half the jar empty. Then shake it really hard! The skins will come off quickly and easily. Then just cut the root end off. Throw all of those garlic cloves in a food processor, process it, then freeze that in ice cube trays. Literally takes just a few hours to freeze up, and they pop right out to store in a larger container. Super handy for quick and easy garlic, and it’s cut my garlic chopping time down significantly. I do this once a month now, and it is such a time saver.
What a great idea. I think I’m going to give that a try. I’m going to freeze them in the smallest Souper Cube trays (same brand as the large Souper Cube Becky used to make ice for blanching veggies in this video.).
The amount of dedication you have to feed your family healthy homegrown, home cooked food is just absolutely amazing! I do a lot of prepping, cooking and dishwashing and I’m on my feet for hours on end. I find that my anti-fatigue mat is such a huge blessing to my feet and back. I have a short one at the bottom of the stove and a long one at the sink and counter where I do my prep. I chose one that’s easy to clean.
I enjoyed this video so much, Becki! So glad I found your channel! Very inspirational! I want a freeze drier too! So many things can be preserved with it! You have an amazing garden!😍❤
I love seeing the kids helping out. You raised some nice children 😊 it reminds me of when my mom would slowly teach me how to cook as she did it. Best memories i have. And it's always good to get the kids out and about in nature and just doing stuff in general other than purely school work and technology. Keep's them active and their brains learning useful life skills. 💖
I was watching this show where you filled a large stock pot with water in the sink and then carried the heavy pot to the cooktop. It would have been a good idea to have installed one of those pot fillers at the cooktop to save you from carrying heavy pots.
It's always so wonderful to hear from you 😁 I loved watching ...well, everything but I noticed how nice it was to have Cam there right along side you ❤️ Riggs' soft tufts of hair are adorable. Sometimes you forget what it's like to see a newborn baby Have a fantastic week
Hey I love you shows I enjoy what you're doing and it's the right thing as I was an executive chef for 45 years I watch you in your canning and your struggle with time you really need some small hand tools like slicers dicers maybe a mandolin ours will be saved
I make refried beans right in the jar as I open it. Same with chickpeas and hummus. My 3 kids practically live off of bean and cheese burritos, and hummus with flatbread
I am just becoming a stay at home mom! I have less than a quarter acre of land, but I am trying to utilize it the best that I can. Small steps! Thanks for all of your inspiration!
Loved seeing you again!!! It’s always a blessing!! I learn so much from you every video!! So thank you!! Oh my goodness!!! The chicken 🐓 custom is the best !!! You keep such a straight face too !!! Thank you again and have a blessed amazing day!!! Until next time !!!
I love how when I'm watching one video after another I can see you just keep adding and adding to that one freezer and it looks like it has infinite space 😂
That is super interesting about the blueberries not needing to be pricked! I bet the variety does play a role. Some varieties do leave a picking scar where the stem attaches and that may be enough to let the moisture out when freeze drying! I also loved the goggles while chopping the green onions....so great 😆
Thank you so much for this video! With your busy life, it is so appreciated. I love seeing how your garden and preserving is coming and I always learn something. 😊
Educational, inspiring, comedic (the goggles and Mr. Chicken), and endearing. Your channel is a gem and is a welcome respite from all the craziness going on. Garlic scapes now replace chives in our household. Try them in an omelette or pickle them. Peace and blessings 🙏! 13:23
I remember last year when the celery was dehydrated. I was shocked at how small it got! It actually gave me the idea to purchase some freeze dried celery and also mushrooms - a great and easy-storing addition to soups and stews
Another way to keep the nut room high in that soup would be to freeze dry the greens and add them as you’re reheating the soup. This also saves you having to brave the garden in the dead of winter if there’s a storm and you want something quick and warm.
I saw somewhere someone said they had to poke each blueberry with a toothpick or the center doesn’t dry fully.. for this reason they never freeze dry blueberries. I could be wrong. I love your videos. Thank you!
Yes! It was actually Jessica that I had heard that from too! I don't know why hers didn't freeze dry when she didn't poke holes, but mine did just fine.
I always look forward to your videos and lately, am thrilled to see glimpses of that precious new baby. I can’t get over how big he’s gotten! My family also loves the same sausage kale soup recipe and I’ve put up a couple batches this summer too. I know the food preservation must get done, but I sincerely hope you are getting enough rest, Becky. Your family is such an inspiration to me.
With that beef meat I do stew with polenta ( cooked them the way they are jut cut the skin so they don't curl),salt,pepper, thime,rosemary, sear on both sides,add onion,carrots, peppers ( never measure like my grandma).I know you are busy with the baby and everything else but I am looking forward to see your video. God bless you and your beautiful family.
If you need another idea for garlic scape preservation next year, I recommend that fermented garlic scape paste recipe found in the book Fermented Vegetables by Christopher and Kristen Shockey. It's super easy, and I use it when cooking throughout the year when I'm too lazy to chop fresh garlic (like you would jarred minced garlic). I bet it also good on a charcuterie platter or in a dressing. Love your videos :)
do you happen to have a list of all the food prep dishes you use? I like the blue basket/tote used for the onions, squash, and celery, and the enormous mixing bowl used for the ice bath. a list of all this stuff somewhere on your blog would be nice, if you can find the time. thanks for sharing your journey with us!
I just got that freeze fresh book. Very excited to see you using it. It makes me more confident in the recipes in the book. I need to try canning soup more. You amaze me at how much you accomplish.
I just had to say my tango celery did fantastic. Thanks for showing us what you grow. Awesome video. So glad Cam is home to help you. The children helping was great too.
@@TheSeasonalHomestead my first time ever growing celery. I have to give you credit. Your an inspiration to this Grandmother. I wish I was gardening 40 years ago.
I always enjoy your videos. Thank you! As I've said before, I love that this is a family affair with the kids and hubby helping. Thanks for the chuckle with the chicken costume. 😂🐔
I really love your videos! Not only is it fun keeping up with your sweet family, but you really inspire me to keep moving towards our ultimate goal of being able to produce and preserve a years worth of food each year. I've gardened long enough to know quite a bit, but not long enough to be very good at putting it all in practice, so I really feel frustrated sometimes. It shouldn't be so hard to get things to grow well, especially when I'm doing all the things. But I figure it's just the natural learning curve. Sometimes I'm so successful with a particular crop, I can't keep up with the harvest, but never successful as a whole. Thanks for the inspiration to keep going!
That is very normal! It took me years to get most things to grow well. Even so, we always have a few failures. Gardening is something that no one is perfect at. Sounds like you are doing great! Appreciate you being here!
Harvesting, canning, freezing, new baby...AND putting out a new video...your superpowers are showing! Riggs is already getting big.....rest when you can Mama...you're amazing! ☺
Thank you!💛
Right! Her husband must be extremely helpful!
Keeping a straight face with the chicken costume was a feat, truly underrated channel, this video like all of yours is brilliant
Thanks!!
OMG, it was the chicken costume for me 😂😂😂😂
Thank you for the motivation. I was making a list of things I want to can. I definitely was to can soup and broth. I saved this video to watch again later🥰🥰
Always love when this channel posts a new video. Very informative and great filming
Thank you!
Omg 20 minutes isn’t long enough, I need at least an hour of watching you and your family gardening and preserving. Y’all are awesome and so inspiring. We learn so much from yall♥️ please keep them coming
Most of us can't afford freeze dryer or have cold room to store fresh vegetables. You guys are so fortunate!
blessed
We all do what we can with what we have ❤
Right! Even if i could afford to buy one, i would need a new electrical circuit and electric furnace AND solar panels. Freeze dryers are probably an additional $200 a month in electricity too. Its a such a LUXURY to have one and afford it.
Omg your 'soup bones' are for Osso Bucco! I don't know anyone who would waste them on soup
Yeah the Big 🐔 is back😉
You guys are truly inspiring! I love how your family works together as a team to preserve the harvest! My husband and I are empty nesters and I working towards growing and preserving more of our produce. I’m learning so much from your channel. Please keep the videos coming! You have a precious family! Blessings to you!
The goggles on the boys during the green onion chop were top tier comedy to me
I love seeing how you preserve the harvest and use things. And oh that sweet baby! Seeing you hold the little one just warmed my heart! It reminded me of how little my girls used to be.
Thank you! Yes, they grow so fast.
It's wonderful to see all your hard work in the garden being preserved in various ways. So many more harvests and preserving to come! Cam with the onion goggles, chicken boy and shot of you holding tiny Riggs so cute. Truly a family affair!
Mama, you need a Fawcett over the stove!!
I know those pots are heavy!
May God Bless you in all your works! Thanks for sharing!!!
ok one of your kids in the chicken costume is absolutely the cutest thing :) love all the work you do and how you explain everything. thanks for sharing!! all the best from Berlin
Thank you for showing that massive bowl to hold the cold water bath.
Thank you for sharing your homesteading journey with us. Your passion, knowledge, and genuine enthusiasm for preserving your garden harvest are truly infectious. Your videos are not only informative but also enjoyable to watch. I look forward to seeing more of your homesteading adventures in the future!
Good morning, I am so happy when you post a video. It makes my heart sing ;)
Freeze drying and also making scape butter and freezing are my favorite ways to use scapes.
I totally love the chicken behind you. You are a rockstart
I couldn’t hold back my laughter when your guys had their goggles on and when the chicken costume came out! I suffer from depression so thank you for the gift of laughter!, not to mention the rich quality filled content, thank you for being you!
Thank you for the kind words!
Leafy greens should maintain its nutrition if dried. I like to dry mine, whole leaf, seal them in old chip bags and throw them into soups or noodles when I want some. Love seeing how you preserve your garden!
Especially in a soup... if any of the nutrients are cooked out, they just end up in the broth, no?
@@jgood005 heat destroys the vitamins. Great heat and pressure just breaks up the molecule
So satisfying. You inspired me to continue with my Channel 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
I have started doing this for garlic, and figured I would pass it on to you! So, firstly, take any glass jar with a lid, and throw a bunch of garlic cloves in (you want the cloves separated), leaving about half the jar empty. Then shake it really hard! The skins will come off quickly and easily. Then just cut the root end off. Throw all of those garlic cloves in a food processor, process it, then freeze that in ice cube trays. Literally takes just a few hours to freeze up, and they pop right out to store in a larger container. Super handy for quick and easy garlic, and it’s cut my garlic chopping time down significantly. I do this once a month now, and it is such a time saver.
What a great idea. I think I’m going to give that a try. I’m going to freeze them in the smallest Souper Cube trays (same brand as the large Souper Cube Becky used to make ice for blanching veggies in this video.).
I think that only works with older garlic
Love that idea! I recently saw a friend do this on Instagram as well. I definitely need to try it out! Thanks for the tip :)
13:05 love the house chicken 😂
The 🐔 😂😂😂 I absolutely love your channel. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.
The amount of dedication you have to feed your family healthy homegrown, home cooked food is just absolutely amazing! I do a lot of prepping, cooking and dishwashing and I’m on my feet for hours on end. I find that my anti-fatigue mat is such a huge blessing to my feet and back. I have a short one at the bottom of the stove and a long one at the sink and counter where I do my prep. I chose one that’s easy to clean.
I really love watching how you preserve, canned, cook your dishes😊
I enjoyed this video so much, Becki! So glad I found your channel! Very inspirational! I want a freeze drier too! So many things can be preserved with it! You have an amazing garden!😍❤
Thank you!!
Man that chicken just makes my day!
I love seeing the kids helping out. You raised some nice children 😊 it reminds me of when my mom would slowly teach me how to cook as she did it. Best memories i have. And it's always good to get the kids out and about in nature and just doing stuff in general other than purely school work and technology. Keep's them active and their brains learning useful life skills. 💖
Gosh…. I wish I was your neighbor! Awesome garden & preserving!
Love this !!! The way your family works together and the abundance of what you accomplish together is inspiring.
Love seeing your children help
Love the tip about omitting the greens while preserving and adding them fresh. 👌🏻
I was watching this show where you filled a large stock pot with water in the sink and then carried the heavy pot to the cooktop. It would have been a good idea to have installed one of those pot fillers at the cooktop to save you from carrying heavy pots.
It's always so wonderful to hear from you 😁 I loved watching ...well, everything but I noticed how nice it was to have Cam there right along side you ❤️
Riggs' soft tufts of hair are adorable. Sometimes you forget what it's like to see a newborn baby
Have a fantastic week
You're doing an amazing job, juggling yourself, baby, family and garden! You're a ROCKSTAR! God Bless you!
Hey I love you shows I enjoy what you're doing and it's the right thing as I was an executive chef for 45 years I watch you in your canning and your struggle with time you really need some small hand tools like slicers dicers maybe a mandolin ours will be saved
You are such a hardworking family! I'm always amazed by how productive and organized you are 😊
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video! ❤
I make refried beans right in the jar as I open it. Same with chickpeas and hummus. My 3 kids practically live off of bean and cheese burritos, and hummus with flatbread
How you kept a straight face during the chicken moment killed me!
I always enjoy your harvest preserving videos. I really got a kick at seeing your husband wearing goggles while cutting onions...funny but practical.
I had to go back watch the b it again about the summer squash, I was just like "Chicken!" lol
I am just becoming a stay at home mom! I have less than a quarter acre of land, but I am trying to utilize it the best that I can. Small steps! Thanks for all of your inspiration!
Congrats on getting to stay home! Yes, baby steps for sure, we started small too!
Loved seeing you again!!! It’s always a blessing!! I learn so much from you every video!! So thank you!! Oh my goodness!!! The chicken 🐓 custom is the best !!! You keep such a straight face too !!! Thank you again and have a blessed amazing day!!! Until next time !!!
Thank you!!
LOL @ the random chicken hanging out behind you 😂😂
Your family and videos are so lovely, I swear I'd watch you all cleaning the house! LoL. Bless you all. 🌱
Haha! Thank you!
I just love that your family all pitch in. Love all the hair on your baby. So cute! You are the hardest worker. Amazing
I was so excited we got to see the baby! ❤
I love how when I'm watching one video after another I can see you just keep adding and adding to that one freezer and it looks like it has infinite space 😂
That is super interesting about the blueberries not needing to be pricked! I bet the variety does play a role. Some varieties do leave a picking scar where the stem attaches and that may be enough to let the moisture out when freeze drying! I also loved the goggles while chopping the green onions....so great 😆
A labor of ❤️ 🌻
Thank you so much for this video! With your busy life, it is so appreciated. I love seeing how your garden and preserving is coming and I always learn something. 😊
I just made a batch of PICKLED garlic scapes and I can hardly wait to try them.
long been waiting for your vlog! God bless you and your family🙏. love from the Philippines!❤️🇵🇭
Educational, inspiring, comedic (the goggles and Mr. Chicken), and endearing. Your channel is a gem and is a welcome respite from all the craziness going on. Garlic scapes now replace chives in our household. Try them in an omelette or pickle them. Peace and blessings 🙏! 13:23
I literally LOVE watching you and your family. I need more in my life 😭 this is soooo comforting ❤
Thank you!
I loved the cameo by the chicken :)!!!
I remember last year when the celery was dehydrated. I was shocked at how small it got! It actually gave me the idea to purchase some freeze dried celery and also mushrooms - a great and easy-storing addition to soups and stews
Another way to keep the nut room high in that soup would be to freeze dry the greens and add them as you’re reheating the soup. This also saves you having to brave the garden in the dead of winter if there’s a storm and you want something quick and warm.
I am super impressed with everything ive watched you do .Amazed , surprised ,pleased to learn from you .what a lovely kitchen too .
I saw somewhere someone said they had to poke each blueberry with a toothpick or the center doesn’t dry fully.. for this reason they never freeze dry blueberries. I could be wrong. I love your videos. Thank you!
Yes. Jessica from Three rivers homestead poked holes into the blueberries before freeze drying.
Yes! It was actually Jessica that I had heard that from too! I don't know why hers didn't freeze dry when she didn't poke holes, but mine did just fine.
@@TheSeasonalHomestead oh that’s awesome!
Loving the hubs and kids in the goggles, chopping the onions! bahahaha.
Amazing as to how much you get done with that little baba.... Well done
Love to watch your videos so calming and peaceful, although I know it is a lot of work!
I always look forward to your videos and lately, am thrilled to see glimpses of that precious new baby. I can’t get over how big he’s gotten! My family also loves the same sausage kale soup recipe and I’ve put up a couple batches this summer too. I know the food preservation must get done, but I sincerely hope you are getting enough rest, Becky. Your family is such an inspiration to me.
I love how you put your carrots in the refrigerator in bags and I am wondering how long is that they will stay good in there?
Wondering the same, as storebought carrots in bags start to rot after a week or so...
Great Information Thank you!! I have been Reading up on freeze drying 💚Happy Preserving
Awesome guys !! What a good job done !
These are my favorite of your videos. I love getting inspiration for different preserving recipes to try!
I am sooooooooo inspired! WOW! What a gorgeous life you live with your family
Aw thanks!!
With that beef meat I do stew with polenta ( cooked them the way they are jut cut the skin so they don't curl),salt,pepper, thime,rosemary, sear on both sides,add onion,carrots, peppers ( never measure like my grandma).I know you are busy with the baby and everything else but I am looking forward to see your video. God bless you and your beautiful family.
There's an excellent Chinese recipe for fresh garlic scapes: oyster and soya sauce with pork, over rice. Great way to use a bunch of them!
If you need another idea for garlic scape preservation next year, I recommend that fermented garlic scape paste recipe found in the book Fermented Vegetables by Christopher and Kristen Shockey. It's super easy, and I use it when cooking throughout the year when I'm too lazy to chop fresh garlic (like you would jarred minced garlic). I bet it also good on a charcuterie platter or in a dressing.
Love your videos :)
Thank you! I love that idea. I have the book already ☺️
do you happen to have a list of all the food prep dishes you use? I like the blue basket/tote used for the onions, squash, and celery, and the enormous mixing bowl used for the ice bath. a list of all this stuff somewhere on your blog would be nice, if you can find the time. thanks for sharing your journey with us!
Omg the goggles, love it!😂
I just got that freeze fresh book. Very excited to see you using it. It makes me more confident in the recipes in the book. I need to try canning soup more. You amaze me at how much you accomplish.
I always love watching your videos! Blessings to you and your family!
Haha the chicken in your kitchen 😅❤
Bless you! Hard working mama!
I just had to say my tango celery did fantastic. Thanks for showing us what you grow. Awesome video. So glad Cam is home to help you. The children helping was great too.
Celery is a hard crop to grow, that's awesome that yours did so well!! Excited for you!
@@TheSeasonalHomestead my first time ever growing celery. I have to give you credit. Your an inspiration to this Grandmother. I wish I was gardening 40 years ago.
I always enjoy your videos. Thank you! As I've said before, I love that this is a family affair with the kids and hubby helping. Thanks for the chuckle with the chicken costume. 😂🐔
That chicken was hilarious. Did you know that it was there?
Yes :) He likes to make an appearance in some videos.
Smart mama ♥️♥️♥️ love this girl 👍👍
Thank you. Enjoy seeing you and the family.
This was fun to watch,, nice to see your progress this summer. You look beautiful, and I hope you are feeling well after baby. Take care 😊
Thank you!
Becky I just love your videos!! Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into them!! They are seriously my absolute favorites!!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words, they help motivate me :)
Oh my goodness love watching your videos! Your kids are adorable! I so wish I could do all the things like you🙏🏻❤️ blessings
Unbelievable family. ❤
I LOVE my freeze fresh book from my fellow Wisconsinite Crystal ❤️
Yes, she is amazing and so is her book!
Good ideas to safe foods
It's nice to see both of you working the garden....
Amazing video i love home prep and canning thank you for sharing.
ALWAYS enjoy your videos as well learning so much ❤️ Thank you for sharing 🎉👏👏👏👏👏👍👍 Love from the UK x
You are such an inspiration.
I absolutely loved it
Thankyou so much God bless you ❤
I really love your videos! Not only is it fun keeping up with your sweet family, but you really inspire me to keep moving towards our ultimate goal of being able to produce and preserve a years worth of food each year. I've gardened long enough to know quite a bit, but not long enough to be very good at putting it all in practice, so I really feel frustrated sometimes. It shouldn't be so hard to get things to grow well, especially when I'm doing all the things. But I figure it's just the natural learning curve. Sometimes I'm so successful with a particular crop, I can't keep up with the harvest, but never successful as a whole. Thanks for the inspiration to keep going!
That is very normal! It took me years to get most things to grow well. Even so, we always have a few failures. Gardening is something that no one is perfect at. Sounds like you are doing great! Appreciate you being here!
Thank you for yet an other very educational video. Hello to the chicken in the kitchen🤩Love from Norway!
Lovely! Must be so hard with a baby!