❤️❤️❤️❤️ Just a tip about the peaches… If you put them in boiling water for a few seconds say 15 or 10 and then plunge them into Coldwater their skins peel off just like tomatoes do. You don’t have to sit there for hours and peel them they just slide right off.
I had to peel mine this year because they weren't fully ripe when I went to can them. A little work for a yummy outcome. I use the juice steamer for my grapes! Yum!
Just looking at everything that you have to do his made me tired and oh so envious at the same time. I remember decades ago when I was gardening. Nothing on the scale of yours but still gardening none the less and we certainly did enjoy having all the food I put up around for winter time. Thank you for the work that you do to make these videos for entertainment and education. Stay well, be safe, love from Texas.
I was so nervous to order from azure for the first time. Once I ordered I got a call from the director of our local drop off and she walked me through everything. I’ve met so many local gardening, homesteading friends just from chatting while waiting for the azure truck. Also my director will hold on to my order for me if I can’t make it to the drop off. Everyone I’ve met has been so kind and helpful.
Becky, I love love love your channel!! I have started canning, freezing and dehydrating because of you! You are so awesome!! Next I'm going to make vanilla. Thank you so very much for sharing your gifts with us!!!!
You can now make vanilla in your Insta-Pot. Not a canner but Insta-Pot only. Search for the video's. Basically you process it in the Insta-Pot and then set it aside for 2 weeks, then it's ready. Just use more vanilla beans than they call for and split them open and scrap the beans out too.
Every video feels like you’re talking directly to me 🥰 it’s very common to hear “the TH-camr voice” and it’s so refreshing to have just a conversational tone from you ♥️
I've been doing Azure for almost 6 years. Love it! We meet in an empty parking lot for our pick up. But we also have a fb group where we can all talk find people to pick up for us and pre-covid we did splits. So if you didn't want 25lb.s of oats you claimed how much you wanted and when it filled it got added to the order. Then a few people met to split and you could pick up at the coordinators house for the next week. Azure really works out great.
Your comment of oats reminds me of the two, 50 lb bags of Buckeye oats (fav brand, dint think they exist any more) for 90% off as a local grocery chain was revamping thier bulk offerings. Yes, 2 of us liked a volume of oatmeal for breakfast, oatmeal based cookies and goodies, blended into a flour as a thicker....About 2 years later found us broke at Christmas with quite the quantity of oats threatening to sour. Everyone got quantities of oatmeal cookies for Christmas and a ureka moment had us freezing unbaked cookies on every tray and in every baking dish we could scrape up from the kitchen cupboards. Then we layered them between sheets of waxed paper in coffee tins and gave them frozen so they could be baked later a few or dozen at a time. It went over super with the young adult types but younger kids were thrilled to have thier very own cookies to bake too. - 50 pounds is a lot of oats.
@@painiacs83 we haven't been able to do it since last spring. I really miss it. We split all sorts too. Soap, cheese cases, chocolate chips, dried fruits, granola etc lots of stuff!
@@TamingTheWild12 thats too bad , maybe next year you can be out sharing some goodies again. Have tons of tomatoes so hoping to make tons of spaghetti sauce and give to neighbors and friends! Did 25 jars of pickles and sharing! Just want jars back! The jars are like liquid gold anymore!😃
Did you really just say you want to START exercising?! Im exhausted just watching how much you accomplish in your videos!😂 to do what you do in your videos is one thing, but to film, edit and post it all, after your 9-5 job, is a whole different level!🤯You're so productive, strong, organized, beautiful, compassionate, humble, helpful, ambitious, pleasant, intelligent, skilled, hard working, optimistic...the list goes on! It's exciting to watch your channel grow so fast and to know that you're soon going to be able to make a good living doing what you really love!😊💓
You are going to LOVE that juice steamer. My husband bought me one a few years ago and I can't begin to tell you how much money, time and effort it has saved me. The food mill is a very wise purchase as well. No more peeling and seeding for sauces and jelly. I've had one for over 30 years and it still works like new.
Becky, freeze dry your peaches. You don't even have to peel them. Just cut them into 1/4 inch wedges, put them on your trays on the wider side of the peach and start the cycle. I am able to put in around 25 peaches of different sizes into my medium-size unit (4 trays). These are delicious as a snack. That can help you tame those midnight cravings in a healthy way. I love FD peaches. You can also put those dry wedges into the blender and make peach powder out of them for a quick peach juice whenever you need it.
We started using Azure a couple years ago. We meet at a local truck stop. Everyone helps unload. You can't go wrong with Azure. I have never had an issue with anything we purchase from them. We buy all of our bulk food and probably 75% of our monthly groceries. Their milk is the best you will find outside of getting it straight from the cow. I will admit it was a little intimidating the first couple times meeting strangers. But these "strangers" are all like minded people so you get acquainted pretty easily. Give them a try.
I would love to see a video on how you preserve your food such as fresh produce in the freezer and which items you blanch before freezing or not, if you do so. Or what you prefer to can vs freeze etc.
Thank you Becky! I wouldn't have known about Azure without your videos. I followed your link and have picked up my second order through them so far. I found a drop just 20 minutes away. Everyone there from the drop coordinator, the truck driver, and the other customers are so nice! I love everything I have purchased. I'm always so excited to pick up my orders.
Girl, you have so much preserving work ahead of you! When you get to the point where you are feeling super done but you actually have so much left to do, I'm just here to say that you're a rockstar and you got this! I love seeing fellow people in my generation doing all the things you do. Makes my heart happy!
Had a grumpy morning and when I was able to get some coffee and rest I saw your post and knew the day will get better. Your videos always make me smile.😊
I love your channel by far one of my favorites. You've taught me so many things that are very useful. For being a beginner it's nice having all the reassurance and learning alongside someone.
Becky...been watching you for sometime. Wow! Your channel has grown! Pretty soon you will be hitting your 100K subscribers. Well deserved when you do and congratulations. We are neighbors...I too am in SW Washington also, so enjoy seeing a " neighbor" succeed. Nourishing Traditions...good resource.
I can't tell you how many times i start watching your videos... and you remind me that i need to prep or process something. So i "pause"... go do that task and come back and watch. You keep me on track. Thanks.
One tool I absolutely love is my vegetable chopper. I got it from Amazon. It makes the perfect diced onions or tomatoes or peppers…the brand I have is Mueller. You will love it for all the preservation jobs!!!
Great, informative video! I just put in my order yesterday and will be picking it up this coming week. So excited to have found you and your channel!! Ordering from Azure Standard was super easy. My daughter and my sister have also ordered from them because of you. Thanks for all you do, Becky, to teach through your channel. You're amazing!
I have just ordered from Azure Standard from a recommendation because of your site. It was great. We met in a large parking lot, people were very friendly and informative, there was also a family there that was selling a few vegetables from their garden. Thank you, I will be placing larger orders from them.
It is getting into planting season here in New Zealand and as a novice I am really glad for your videos and how willing you are to just give things a go! I also enjoy your preserving and cooking videos - I canned up some pear chutney last night. 😊 I found your channel a month ago during the recent lockdown and am enjoying going through your old videos and watching your new ones as you create them. Anyways, thank you for your channel - I really enjoy and appreciate it!
I just placed a $851 order with a shipping cost of $72, which is amazing because my items total weight is just over 200lbs. Here’s what’s funny..I only ordered half of what I wanted…lol. Being my first time, there are so many things I need to get started on my self-sufficient journey. This was my first year planting ANYTHING ever so, I started with a flower garden. I amazed myself with how well my plants are doing but, I’m glad I didn’t start out with vegetables because I’ve learned a lot about pests and insects that are in my area. They seemed to really like my petunias and completely decimated them. I’ve been investing in items to mill grain and work tougher doughs. Now, I’ll be investing in items to can organic foods…even though I didn’t grow them myself..lol I can’t wait to see many more videos and tutorials…thank you so much for sharing your journey, you’re truly an inspiration. 💞
love your channel because you keep it real. some other people make things seem so easy, so perfect and so clean, not saying your not none of those things, but you show and tell us the truth, if something is not good you tell us and show us. I know you are going to grow so much because you are so knowledgeable and just because of your presence, you are a joy to watch. Keep being you, we love ❤️ you. christy from va🤗 can’t wait for you next video 😊
I had one of those tomato strainers and it was a game changer, I canned tomato purée and then I could make it into anything. Not having to skin or core was awesome
I’m hoping Becky videos herself using the tomato mill. I didn’t know such a thing existed and now I’m interested. I like a chunky salsa, but wonder how to keep the seeds out
I've made lots of applesauce in previous years but this year I couldn't remember what I did to make such nice, pale colored applesauce. When you mentioned cooking the apples in your steam juicer I was so glad because this is how I've always cooked the apples for my applesauce. It was expensive but several years ago I bought an electric strainer. It's much less tiring and lots faster to use than a hand cranked strainer is. You can make great tomato juice with the electric strainer. Thanks for the reminder!
I purchased peaches from Azure Standard last year but I live in the Midwest and by the time they got here they were in poor condition. I phoned Azure and they immediately gave me a credit for the whole box. They're a great company.
This channel is so cool! I've been binge watching the last few days and I have to say you are a great teacher. Also, I'd never heard of Azure before today but I'm so glad to learn more! Thanks girl😊
i am so thrilled i found your channel! i have been watching a lot of your videos, you are inspiring!! As a fellow PNW resident (OR), it's so cool to see local stuff too & makes it even easier for me to see what i could do too. :) Excited for more!!!! :D Thank you for sharing your homestead & life with us!!!
I picked up my Azure order here in Indiana yesterday, and the organic peaches I go were bad, but yours look good. Can't wait for you to do a video using your Freeze dryer. You can also freeze dry your cheese too. Just thought I'd throw that idea out there for you.😊 I love seeing your harvest of vegetables. I tried to grow some this year, but it didn't work out as planned. So thankful a friend told me about the community gardens we have here, so I was able to harvest LOTS of tomatoes, bell peppers, okra, and eggplants for free. I even learned how to make stewed tomatoes. I used some of the stewed tomatoes to make a yummy vegetable soup for the first time as well.😊
The pizza cutter! I've been putting off getting one for 18 years. I finally splurged...but it's not really a splurge. Sure, we use it for pizza, but mostly for cutting noodles.
I hate to be one of "those" people but I just can't stop thinking about the way you picked your apples and pears. If you pull them straight off the tree you risk damaging the next year's fruiting buds. That's why so many people get good crops only every second year. It takes a year for the trees to repair the damage from being harvested incorrectly. The best way to pick them is to "put the eyes to the sky " as the old saying goes. That means you grab the fruit and tip the bottom toward the branch it's growing from. That should break it cleanly from the stem without causing any damage to the tree. Another reason they may produce poorly every other year is if they aren't culled in late spring. Producing seeds takes a ton of energy so If you don't cull them to 2 or 3 fruits per bunch, you may get small fruits and a poor crop the following year.
@@TheEldersHomestead you are most welcome. We learned those tips from a friend long ago and our fruit trees have produced tons of apples for decades since. Sadly though, our home was hit by a rock slide and it and the entire property has been condemned due to continuing instability of the area. It's actually slated for demolition on Monday or Tuesday. Even more sadly, all the fruit trees will be going with it. That's going to be hard to watch. (We bought the property right next to our old home so we get a ringside view) It makes me happy to know you and your trees will benefit from the knowledge we no longer have use for though. We may plant more once we get over the loss of the property we worked so hard, for 32 years, to turn into a paradise.
@@mustwereallydothis I'm so sorry to hear that. Have you ever thought of moving the trees into a big container? I'm not sure how big your fruit trees are? Another idea is to air layer from the mother trees. It can take 3-8 months for roots to grow, but you will have a clone of the original tree. That way you will be able to grow fruit again. Look up air layering trees, I saved my dying plum tree this way.
@@Zoe-sj7ofThanks for your kind words. Unfortunately though, massive, decades old fruit trees simply don't fit in any sort of container and, as skilled of a gardener as I may be, I don't think I can pull off air layering before tomorrow morning. We're just going to have to accept we are losing them. We did save seedlings from the cherry trees though. A local store sells apple and plum trees with 4 different varieties grafted onto a hearty root stock. I plan to get one of each in the spring. That should be fun in a few years.
I love your videos so much. You not only inspire me to try new things but your videos bring me so much peace! Thank you for sharing your life. You're my favorite youtuber!
I saw your Nourishing Traditions book! Life changing for my and my family's health came from that book. I bought it after my mom passed away from cancer at a young age. Weston A. Price Foundation is amazing too!
Bringing the wheelbarrow in full of food, what an idea! Mine won't fit through the door, but I can make a ramp for my wagon! Thanks, I've been wondering about Azure
I have my grandmother's steam juicer and I can't wait until my apple trees are mature enough to start producing fruit so I can use it to make apple juice. A few notes though-depending on your apples, you may not get a good tasting apple sauce if you use the steam juicer. My grandma always tossed the leftover pulp because she said that it was kind of flavorless mush because all of the apple flavor was in the juice. I know some people who have used the pulp in muffins or other baked goods though so you wouldn't necessarily have to dump it all if you find it's not as flavorful as you expected. And it may just be the type of apples my grandmother used. I would imagine an apple with a really distinct and strong 'apple' bite to it would maybe retain a bit more of that flavor even when juiced? You could try experimenting with the length of time you steam them too-maybe steaming them a bit less would yield less juice but a more 'appley' applesauce? The other thing I wanted to mention was my grandma had a little trick for adding a bit of a surprise to her apple juice when steaming the apples. If you want to add other flavors to the juice, just toss in a few handfuls of berries. She made blueberry apple juice and raspberry apple juice this way.
Strawberry & Raspberries are amazing pureed into applesauce havent tried anything else but when you freeze them it becomes an icypole treat too in summer. Its still very apple but it has a very nice sweetness without the sugar.
Using the juicer for applesauce was a game changer for me! I also use it for tomato sauce, but it does not remove the seeds which I don't mind. I also make blackberry jelly, (don't like seeds in blackberries) and have made plum juice (did not keep the plums though)
You're going to LOVE the food strainer! I was handed down one from my grandparents and it is one of my most recommended food preservation tools. It makes tomato and apple sauce a breeze! There is a bit of a learning curve to cleaning the metal strainer part, I recommend soaking it in water for a few minutes and then taking a sharp knife and running it along the outside of the sieve to loosen all of the bits that are stuck. It will come clean much easier if you do this.
I love your channel. You are certainly an inspiration. Throw a couple of peaches into the freezer. The next day take them out to thaw and the peels will slip right off you can then use the peaches as you would canned. Not sure if you can can them after freezing but it would reduce your immediate work right now. You could do jams jellies, sauces and baked good with frozen.
I stumbled across your channel at 3am this morning while feeding my 4 month old daughter. I’m a crazy busy Mum of 5 (12 M, 11 M, 9 F, 8 M, 4 month F) and I spent the wee hours of this morning watching you prepare 28 different meals! Your energy and down to earth personality is amazing and I really feel like I’m in your kitchen with you! Apart from spending time in your garden and chasing your chickens, what do you do for work? I heard you mention work in one of your videos. Thanks for taking time to read this! Jen (Sydney, Australia)
I love Azure, I get a text from the drop off person when the truck is 15 min. out from her home, that gives me time to get to her place and it's unloaded. The boxes all have the name of the person's order and your your email tells how many boxes you have. Thank you for all your great video's💕
So pleased you bought a steam juicer as I am waiting on mine to arrive in the mail any day now. Can't wait to see what you do with yours so I can learn from you before my harvest time comes round (It's only just spring here in Australia). I wish we had something like Azure over here, your haul looks fantastic!
I have a Squeezo, similar to what you got with the 3 different size screens. I love it for Apple sauce. Wash, stem, quarter and cook till tender, run thru med screen and can it up. I can do 2 or 3 bu. a day if hubby helps. I made several kinds of chili sauce, catsup and juice easily this year. Looking at the steamer for when berries start producing.
If you have a kitchen aid mixer the attachment that goes on it that peels,cores and slices the apple's is the best thing I've ever used. That funnel is amazing. It will last forever.
Yay!! I'm about to put in an enormous Azure order! My buckets are sold out and so are the peaches! I ordered 60lbs of seconds, I think that's what you must have gotten given the price? They are supposed to be smaller and not as perfect, but they're cheaper! We're also trying 60lbs of pears. Planting fruit trees this fall so hopefully we won't have to buy anymore next time! That Strauss yogurt is our favorite. Congrats on the massive garden haul!
Juicer steamer is the best. I use mine for apple juice. I bought the parts for my kitchen aide to process the applesauce to remove skin, seeds and such. Works amazing. Looking forward to see all the ways that you use it.
Thanks for sharing this, Becky! I tried Azure Standard nearly 10 years ago. Was so happy with pricing and quality. Back then, our pickups were in a public spot, with delivery times varying month to month. Challenging for a working person. Seems like things have changed quite a bit since then! I’m pleased to see so many smaller quantity items, and boxes packed for each customer. I’ll definitely look into resuming with them.
Completely understand feeling uncomfortable for your first pickup. We had a similar experience, but our coordinator wasn’t at our first drop off. No one at the drop off had ever been there before. The next order was dropped off at a nearby church (a different address) while we waited at the designated location. Luckily the coordinator was at the church and accepted our order. The truck was driving off when we saw it drive by… but… we love the products!!!!
Just picked up an Azure drop today. So easy! I've used different locations over past 3 years. Not one glitche. Becky, your humility and sincerity is refreshing!
Awesome video! I've ordered through Azure twice since watching one of your older videos. I feel like I'm going to be getting most of my groceries from them in the future. And I love watching your channel grow! You're killing it!🤩
Thank you for sharing about Azure and the foods you purchased:) It's always nice to get new ideas from your videos and I really love new kitchen gadgets myself:)
Azure Standard is my new favorite source, thanks to you. For us in SW Washington, it's practically "local" and they do a great job labeling and describing all products. I finally placed an order about a month ago and asked them to credit you for the referral. Had you not shared info on them, I might still not know about them! Every encounter with Azure has been positive...whether by email or phone. And I enjoy meeting like minded people at the pickup locations.
I have my first azure order coming in a week and I’m so nervous 😅 that is so nice to do it at someone’s house and that they will hold it for you. My drop coordinator will be taking mine for me thankfully, I love the idea of azure but I’m not sure how much I’ll be able to do it with my work schedule.
You are going to LOVE Alexandre's A2/A2 yogurt! If you've never tried their milks, you meed to as well. The Alexandre farm is about 4 miles from me. 3 yrs ago my husband ran into one of their workers at the corner store near the property we had just purchased. It's the only dairy product that doesn't get me sick. I promise it makes THE BEST yogurt!
Thank you for explaining! They do it at churches where I live, but I've still been kinda intimidated to do it! Maybe I'll do it anyway now! Also, I just found your channel, and I've been binging it! I do the same kind of stuff you do, and I'm the gardener and food preparer in my house, so you remind me of me ;)! I saw that you have a Foodsaver and I wanted to recommend a Vacmaster vacuum sealer for you! It's expensive, but it's a buy once cry once kind of thing - it's worth the investment! We used the Foodsaver so often the motors would burn out once every year or so, and the cost of a Vacmaster is equal to what we spent buying Foodsavers every year! Plus you can vacuum seal canning jars with it, and you can control the amount of time it seals, the temp it seals at, it works with Mylar bags, etc. The bags are also cheaper than Foodsaver bags! :) Hope it helps you in your collecting of tools for the job! Edit: PS I think I said this before, but I've been making soap for 6 years so if you have any questions feel free to ask :3
My sister travels a lot on a somewhat irregular schedule so got a food saver for refrigerator items decades ago. It was great for gift giving occasions because there was always some type of add-on or bags you could buy for it. The canning jsr sealers were a game changers functionally, counter space wise, cost wise, and plastic use wise.
Hi Becky. Love your videos. You're such an inspiration. Also because of all your fantastic hard work I too have started making my own spice combos, vanilla, canning, gardening, freezing, etc. Thank you for being such an awesome inspiration. And I too can't wait to see your videos this fall and winter. Do you think in one of your upcoming videos it would be possible for you to go over maybe in a little bit more depth the book that you purchased in this video? I would like to know why you feel it's such a remarkable book. I love word and mouth recommendations. But hearing how it inspires you also helps us to take the step to purchase it. It doesn't have to be a full video on the book; just maybe a few minutes. Thank you again for all your hard work!
Becky I have been watching your channel for awhile and I Iove it! This was my first year canning and your videos are so helpful. I also harvested a wheelbarrow full from my garden and then realized we have too many steps to wheel it right into the kitchen 😂
And you will love your steamer! I use mine all the time for canning, especially juicing to make clear jelly. So much nicer than hanging a sack to drip the juice down.
Enjoy it while your young what you do. I’m 58 and have health issues. Nit bad but, nevertheless. I think back and wish I could have learned how to cook better and have a garden and can stuff . My ex would not have a garden no way nor think of canning or any thing. Now I have had a garden with Bruce and we have many months of food . Thanks for your knowledge. Keep up the great work. Blessings to you.
Honestly seeing that you post makes me happy. You are so calming to listen to and I’ve learned so much. Lol can’t wait to move out of my parents house and so I can make freezer meals. 😂😂
Just found your channel a week or two ago and I love it! I find your videos informative and fun, thanks for all the energy you put into them. I also live in the PNW and have lots of family living in the Vancouver, Wa area; so cool coincidence. Total side note, but I just moved from Eugene to Grants pass Oregon and when I saw the oats in your order were from Eugene, I got quite excited.I used to drive by the grain mill all the time and they would make the whole area around them smell amazing.
I love love love Nourishing Traditions!! My copy is seriously splattered in several places. I learned how to make bone broth from that book, and now my husband and I consider it a sort of emergency when I run out of stock.
Thank you for explaing a little bit more about the process for Azure Standard. I've watched other YT's where they order/pick up for there but I've never known about the pickup process. That's pretty amazing.
Love Azure...they've been around for many years and have a good track record. I remember when they had a whole lot less items than they do now! They just get better!!
I just got my first Azure order last night over here in eastern Washington, I’m excited to see how much stuff we can slowly bulk up in through the year!
I was really sad when you said you were going away for 2 weeks, and then so happy to see that through the magic of preloaded posts, there was no gap in content! 🥳 love your vids, thanks for sharing with us!
You will love the juice Master. I have an older version and it is amazing. After a huge batch of tomatoes were processed through it, I had a small handful of skins left.
I finally put my first order in. I live in the boonies so the closest pick up is an hour away... I am excited and a smidgen nervous. Most of this order is flour and sugar and storage buckets with gama lids. Everything I got was cheaper than i can get it else where if i can get it anywhere else than Amazon.
❤️❤️❤️❤️ Just a tip about the peaches… If you put them in boiling water for a few seconds say 15 or 10 and then plunge them into Coldwater their skins peel off just like tomatoes do. You don’t have to sit there for hours and peel them they just slide right off.
Great tip 🥰
It also works with pears!
Thanks for the tips
I had to peel mine this year because they weren't fully ripe when I went to can them. A little work for a yummy outcome. I use the juice steamer for my grapes! Yum!
@@vickiewalker184 ooh great to know, thank you!
okay.. im here for the homesteading and self sufficiency tips... but can we talk about how perfect her eyebrows and nails always are 👌👌👌
Wow, thank you!
Beautiful and wise!
Thanks for promoting us drop coordinators!!! We LOVE what we do!!!
That’s Awesome!
I never knew there were drop coordinators! That sounds like so much fun!
Just looking at everything that you have to do his made me tired and oh so envious at the same time. I remember decades ago when I was gardening. Nothing on the scale of yours but still gardening none the less and we certainly did enjoy having all the food I put up around for winter time. Thank you for the work that you do to make these videos for entertainment and education. Stay well, be safe, love from Texas.
Thank you Kate!
I was so nervous to order from azure for the first time. Once I ordered I got a call from the director of our local drop off and she walked me through everything. I’ve met so many local gardening, homesteading friends just from chatting while waiting for the azure truck. Also my director will hold on to my order for me if I can’t make it to the drop off. Everyone I’ve met has been so kind and helpful.
Thank you for better explaining the Azure drop off process.
You are welcome Shelly!
Becky, I love love love your channel!! I have started canning, freezing and dehydrating because of you! You are so awesome!! Next I'm going to make vanilla. Thank you so very much for sharing your gifts with us!!!!
Wendee! Thank you! I'm so glad
You can now make vanilla in your Insta-Pot. Not a canner but Insta-Pot only. Search for the video's. Basically you process it in the Insta-Pot and then set it aside for 2 weeks, then it's ready. Just use more vanilla beans than they call for and split them open and scrap the beans out too.
I don’t know how You have so much energy! I watch you… and then I need a nap
Every video feels like you’re talking directly to me 🥰 it’s very common to hear “the TH-camr voice” and it’s so refreshing to have just a conversational tone from you ♥️
I've been doing Azure for almost 6 years. Love it! We meet in an empty parking lot for our pick up. But we also have a fb group where we can all talk find people to pick up for us and pre-covid we did splits. So if you didn't want 25lb.s of oats you claimed how much you wanted and when it filled it got added to the order. Then a few people met to split and you could pick up at the coordinators house for the next week. Azure really works out great.
That would be cool to split orders!!!
Your comment of oats reminds me of the two, 50 lb bags of Buckeye oats (fav brand, dint think they exist any more) for 90% off as a local grocery chain was revamping thier bulk offerings. Yes, 2 of us liked a volume of oatmeal for breakfast, oatmeal based cookies and goodies, blended into a flour as a thicker....About 2 years later found us broke at Christmas with quite the quantity of oats threatening to sour. Everyone got quantities of oatmeal cookies for Christmas and a ureka moment had us freezing unbaked cookies on every tray and in every baking dish we could scrape up from the kitchen cupboards. Then we layered them between sheets of waxed paper in coffee tins and gave them frozen so they could be baked later a few or dozen at a time. It went over super with the young adult types but younger kids were thrilled to have thier very own cookies to bake too. - 50 pounds is a lot of oats.
@@terryhenderson424 what a great memory!
@@painiacs83 we haven't been able to do it since last spring. I really miss it. We split all sorts too. Soap, cheese cases, chocolate chips, dried fruits, granola etc lots of stuff!
@@TamingTheWild12 thats too bad , maybe next year you can be out sharing some goodies again. Have tons of tomatoes so hoping to make tons of spaghetti sauce and give to neighbors and friends! Did 25 jars of pickles and sharing! Just want jars back! The jars are like liquid gold anymore!😃
Did you really just say you want to START exercising?! Im exhausted just watching how much you accomplish in your videos!😂 to do what you do in your videos is one thing, but to film, edit and post it all, after your 9-5 job, is a whole different level!🤯You're so productive, strong, organized, beautiful, compassionate, humble, helpful, ambitious, pleasant, intelligent, skilled, hard working, optimistic...the list goes on! It's exciting to watch your channel grow so fast and to know that you're soon going to be able to make a good living doing what you really love!😊💓
Wow thank you Rachel! It is a lot of work but so much fun
Do a what I eat in a week video!!!!
I can do that!
You are going to LOVE that juice steamer. My husband bought me one a few years ago and I can't begin to tell you how much money, time and effort it has saved me.
The food mill is a very wise purchase as well. No more peeling and seeding for sauces and jelly. I've had one for over 30 years and it still works like new.
Becky, freeze dry your peaches. You don't even have to peel them. Just cut them into 1/4 inch wedges, put them on your trays on the wider side of the peach and start the cycle. I am able to put in around 25 peaches of different sizes into my medium-size unit (4 trays). These are delicious as a snack. That can help you tame those midnight cravings in a healthy way. I love FD peaches. You can also put those dry wedges into the blender and make peach powder out of them for a quick peach juice whenever you need it.
Absolutely hooked on your channel! You should definitely consider condensing all your recipes into an e-book and sell it!
Aw thank you
Or paper cook book! That would be great!
We started using Azure a couple years ago. We meet at a local truck stop. Everyone helps unload. You can't go wrong with Azure. I have never had an issue with anything we purchase from them. We buy all of our bulk food and probably 75% of our monthly groceries. Their milk is the best you will find outside of getting it straight from the cow. I will admit it was a little intimidating the first couple times meeting strangers. But these "strangers" are all like minded people so you get acquainted pretty easily. Give them a try.
How do you store the milk? Freeze it? I want to get the milk but am worried about storage.
I would love to see a video on how you preserve your food such as fresh produce in the freezer and which items you blanch before freezing or not, if you do so. Or what you prefer to can vs freeze etc.
Thank you Becky! I wouldn't have known about Azure without your videos. I followed your link and have picked up my second order through them so far. I found a drop just 20 minutes away. Everyone there from the drop coordinator, the truck driver, and the other customers are so nice! I love everything I have purchased. I'm always so excited to pick up my orders.
Oh yay! Thanks for sharing
Girl, you have so much preserving work ahead of you! When you get to the point where you are feeling super done but you actually have so much left to do, I'm just here to say that you're a rockstar and you got this! I love seeing fellow people in my generation doing all the things you do. Makes my heart happy!
Had a grumpy morning and when I was able to get some coffee and rest I saw your post and knew the day will get better. Your videos always make me smile.😊
Aw that melts my heart
I love your channel by far one of my favorites. You've taught me so many things that are very useful. For being a beginner it's nice having all the reassurance and learning alongside someone.
You are so welcome! Thanks for being here!!
Becky...been watching you for sometime. Wow! Your channel has grown! Pretty soon you will be hitting your 100K subscribers. Well deserved when you do and congratulations. We are neighbors...I too am in SW Washington also, so enjoy seeing a " neighbor" succeed. Nourishing Traditions...good resource.
Thank you Becky! Our organic vegetables and fruit pickup is like that and the people have been so very nice.
I can't tell you how many times i start watching your videos... and you remind me that i need to prep or process something. So i "pause"... go do that task and come back and watch. You keep me on track. Thanks.
I appreciate your commitment to healthy and sustainable eating! Good for you!
One tool I absolutely love is my vegetable chopper. I got it from Amazon. It makes the perfect diced onions or tomatoes or peppers…the brand I have is Mueller. You will love it for all the preservation jobs!!!
Great, informative video! I just put in my order yesterday and will be picking it up this coming week. So excited to have found you and your channel!! Ordering from Azure Standard was super easy. My daughter and my sister have also ordered from them because of you. Thanks for all you do, Becky, to teach through your channel. You're amazing!
I have just ordered from Azure Standard from a recommendation because of your site. It was great. We met in a large parking lot, people were very friendly and informative, there was also a family there that was selling a few vegetables from their garden.
Thank you, I will be placing larger orders from them.
It is getting into planting season here in New Zealand and as a novice I am really glad for your videos and how willing you are to just give things a go! I also enjoy your preserving and cooking videos - I canned up some pear chutney last night. 😊
I found your channel a month ago during the recent lockdown and am enjoying going through your old videos and watching your new ones as you create them.
Anyways, thank you for your channel - I really enjoy and appreciate it!
That's one of my favorite books ever, SO glad to see Nourishing Traditions making the rounds :)
I just placed a $851 order with a shipping cost of $72, which is amazing because my items total weight is just over 200lbs. Here’s what’s funny..I only ordered half of what I wanted…lol. Being my first time, there are so many things I need to get started on my self-sufficient journey. This was my first year planting ANYTHING ever so, I started with a flower garden. I amazed myself with how well my plants are doing but, I’m glad I didn’t start out with vegetables because I’ve learned a lot about pests and insects that are in my area. They seemed to really like my petunias and completely decimated them. I’ve been investing in items to mill grain and work tougher doughs. Now, I’ll be investing in items to can organic foods…even though I didn’t grow them myself..lol
I can’t wait to see many more videos and tutorials…thank you so much for sharing your journey, you’re truly an inspiration. 💞
love your channel because you keep it real. some other people make things seem so easy, so perfect and so clean, not saying your not none of those things, but you show and tell us the truth, if something is not good you tell us and show us. I know you are going to grow so much because you are so knowledgeable and just because of your presence, you are a joy to watch. Keep being you, we love ❤️ you. christy from va🤗 can’t wait for you next video 😊
I had one of those tomato strainers and it was a game changer, I canned tomato purée and then I could make it into anything. Not having to skin or core was awesome
I’m hoping Becky videos herself using the tomato mill. I didn’t know such a thing existed and now I’m interested. I like a chunky salsa, but wonder how to keep the seeds out
I've made lots of applesauce in previous years but this year I couldn't remember what I did to make such nice, pale colored applesauce. When you mentioned cooking the apples in your steam juicer I was so glad because this is how I've always cooked the apples for my applesauce.
It was expensive but several years ago I bought an electric strainer. It's much less tiring and lots faster to use than a hand cranked strainer is.
You can make great tomato juice with the electric strainer.
Thanks for the reminder!
Blanch those peaches and the skins come right off. I did it about three weeks and thought peeling was going to be a chore. Totally a breeze!
I purchased peaches from Azure Standard last year but I live in the Midwest and by the time they got here they were in poor condition. I phoned Azure and they immediately gave me a credit for the whole box. They're a great company.
Oh that’s so good for them!
i ABSOLUTELY LOVE your channel but GIRL, i am EXHAUSTED after just watching you in your kitchen. You are AMAZING......
This channel is so cool! I've been binge watching the last few days and I have to say you are a great teacher. Also, I'd never heard of Azure before today but I'm so glad to learn more! Thanks girl😊
I just placed an Azure order for the first time today, I can’t wait to get my order! I got about $150 worth of bulk foods like salt, flour, rice, etc!
i am so thrilled i found your channel! i have been watching a lot of your videos, you are inspiring!! As a fellow PNW resident (OR), it's so cool to see local stuff too & makes it even easier for me to see what i could do too. :) Excited for more!!!! :D Thank you for sharing your homestead & life with us!!!
I picked up my Azure order here in Indiana yesterday, and the organic peaches I go were bad, but yours look good. Can't wait for you to do a video using your Freeze dryer. You can also freeze dry your cheese too. Just thought I'd throw that idea out there for you.😊 I love seeing your harvest of vegetables. I tried to grow some this year, but it didn't work out as planned. So thankful a friend told me about the community gardens we have here, so I was able to harvest LOTS of tomatoes, bell peppers, okra, and eggplants for free. I even learned how to make stewed tomatoes. I used some of the stewed tomatoes to make a yummy vegetable soup for the first time as well.😊
I’m excited for the freeze dryer! Im setting it up today
Veggie soup is so goodn
The pizza cutter! I've been putting off getting one for 18 years. I finally splurged...but it's not really a splurge. Sure, we use it for pizza, but mostly for cutting noodles.
I hate to be one of "those" people but I just can't stop thinking about the way you picked your apples and pears. If you pull them straight off the tree you risk damaging the next year's fruiting buds. That's why so many people get good crops only every second year. It takes a year for the trees to repair the damage from being harvested incorrectly. The best way to pick them is to "put the eyes to the sky " as the old saying goes. That means you grab the fruit and tip the bottom toward the branch it's growing from. That should break it cleanly from the stem without causing any damage to the tree.
Another reason they may produce poorly every other year is if they aren't culled in late spring. Producing seeds takes a ton of energy so If you don't cull them to 2 or 3 fruits per bunch, you may get small fruits and a poor crop the following year.
Thanks for the tip. Im definitely going to do this from now on
@@TheEldersHomestead you are most welcome. We learned those tips from a friend long ago and our fruit trees have produced tons of apples for decades since. Sadly though, our home was hit by a rock slide and it and the entire property has been condemned due to continuing instability of the area. It's actually slated for demolition on Monday or Tuesday. Even more sadly, all the fruit trees will be going with it. That's going to be hard to watch. (We bought the property right next to our old home so we get a ringside view) It makes me happy to know you and your trees will benefit from the knowledge we no longer have use for though.
We may plant more once we get over the loss of the property we worked so hard, for 32 years, to turn into a paradise.
@@mustwereallydothis I'm so sorry to hear that. Have you ever thought of moving the trees into a big container? I'm not sure how big your fruit trees are? Another idea is to air layer from the mother trees. It can take 3-8 months for roots to grow, but you will have a clone of the original tree. That way you will be able to grow fruit again. Look up air layering trees, I saved my dying plum tree this way.
@@Zoe-sj7ofThanks for your kind words. Unfortunately though, massive, decades old fruit trees simply don't fit in any sort of container and, as skilled of a gardener as I may be, I don't think I can pull off air layering before tomorrow morning. We're just going to have to accept we are losing them.
We did save seedlings from the cherry trees though.
A local store sells apple and plum trees with 4 different varieties grafted onto a hearty root stock. I plan to get one of each in the spring. That should be fun in a few years.
I absolutely love all my Azure orders. I have had two different drop off locations in two different states and the people are always so nice.
That is awesome!
94K? You were 86K a few days ago. We love you Becky.
I love your videos so much. You not only inspire me to try new things but your videos bring me so much peace! Thank you for sharing your life. You're my favorite youtuber!
Thank you!!
I saw your Nourishing Traditions book! Life changing for my and my family's health came from that book. I bought it after my mom passed away from cancer at a young age. Weston A. Price Foundation is amazing too!
I agree about the drop coordinators. They’re so nice!
Bringing the wheelbarrow in full of food, what an idea! Mine won't fit through the door, but I can make a ramp for my wagon!
Thanks, I've been wondering about Azure
I'm glad to know that they reuse boxes before being surprised when I do my first pickup.
Simple healthy swap for all the baking and canning this year... allulose or monkfruit from azure! Yum!
I have my grandmother's steam juicer and I can't wait until my apple trees are mature enough to start producing fruit so I can use it to make apple juice. A few notes though-depending on your apples, you may not get a good tasting apple sauce if you use the steam juicer. My grandma always tossed the leftover pulp because she said that it was kind of flavorless mush because all of the apple flavor was in the juice. I know some people who have used the pulp in muffins or other baked goods though so you wouldn't necessarily have to dump it all if you find it's not as flavorful as you expected. And it may just be the type of apples my grandmother used. I would imagine an apple with a really distinct and strong 'apple' bite to it would maybe retain a bit more of that flavor even when juiced? You could try experimenting with the length of time you steam them too-maybe steaming them a bit less would yield less juice but a more 'appley' applesauce? The other thing I wanted to mention was my grandma had a little trick for adding a bit of a surprise to her apple juice when steaming the apples. If you want to add other flavors to the juice, just toss in a few handfuls of berries. She made blueberry apple juice and raspberry apple juice this way.
Perhaps you could freeze dry the pulp and turn it into a powder? Not sure how flavorful it would be though.
Strawberry & Raspberries are amazing pureed into applesauce havent tried anything else but when you freeze them it becomes an icypole treat too in summer. Its still very apple but it has a very nice sweetness without the sugar.
Using the juicer for applesauce was a game changer for me! I also use it for tomato sauce, but it does not remove the seeds which I don't mind. I also make blackberry jelly, (don't like seeds in blackberries) and have made plum juice (did not keep the plums though)
I live in Japan and will probably not live somewhere Azure delivers. But I just love to watch your videos!
You're going to LOVE the food strainer! I was handed down one from my grandparents and it is one of my most recommended food preservation tools. It makes tomato and apple sauce a breeze! There is a bit of a learning curve to cleaning the metal strainer part, I recommend soaking it in water for a few minutes and then taking a sharp knife and running it along the outside of the sieve to loosen all of the bits that are stuck. It will come clean much easier if you do this.
I love your channel. You are certainly an inspiration. Throw a couple of peaches into the freezer. The next day take them out to thaw and the peels will slip right off you can then use the peaches as you would canned. Not sure if you can can them after freezing but it would reduce your immediate work right now. You could do jams jellies, sauces and baked good with frozen.
Omgness my boyfriend loves Nutella but its probably not healthy! Would love to see the homemade version!
Yes!!!home made nutella is wonderfull.
You can buy cacao beans and do it yourself with coconut oil
Probably better for you! Can add less sugar, cocoa powder is good for you, and the hazelnuts are wonderful!
I want to see that too!
Love watching all your cooking/canning/harvesting videos. Thanks for the much needed motivation!
I stumbled across your channel at 3am this morning while feeding my 4 month old daughter. I’m a crazy busy Mum of 5 (12 M, 11 M, 9 F, 8 M, 4 month F) and I spent the wee hours of this morning watching you prepare 28 different meals! Your energy and down to earth personality is amazing and I really feel like I’m in your kitchen with you! Apart from spending time in your garden and chasing your chickens, what do you do for work? I heard you mention work in one of your videos. Thanks for taking time to read this! Jen (Sydney, Australia)
I believe she's mentioned she is a dental hygienist :)
You are my new favorite TH-cam channel! Your garden is goals for me. This year I only grew bell peppers but next year I will do much more!
Awesome! Thank you!
I love Azure, I get a text from the drop off person when the truck is 15 min. out from her home, that gives me time to get to her place and it's unloaded. The boxes all have the name of the person's order and your your email tells how many boxes you have. Thank you for all your great video's💕
So pleased you bought a steam juicer as I am waiting on mine to arrive in the mail any day now. Can't wait to see what you do with yours so I can learn from you before my harvest time comes round (It's only just spring here in Australia). I wish we had something like Azure over here, your haul looks fantastic!
I have a Squeezo, similar to what you got with the 3 different size screens. I love it for Apple sauce. Wash, stem, quarter and cook till tender, run thru med screen and can it up. I can do 2 or 3 bu. a day if hubby helps. I made several kinds of chili sauce, catsup and juice easily this year. Looking at the steamer for when berries start producing.
Becky please take us to Goodwill on your next trip. # Goodwill haul yesssssss
If you have a kitchen aid mixer the attachment that goes on it that peels,cores and slices the apple's is the best thing I've ever used. That funnel is amazing. It will last forever.
Yay!! I'm about to put in an enormous Azure order! My buckets are sold out and so are the peaches! I ordered 60lbs of seconds, I think that's what you must have gotten given the price? They are supposed to be smaller and not as perfect, but they're cheaper! We're also trying 60lbs of pears. Planting fruit trees this fall so hopefully we won't have to buy anymore next time! That Strauss yogurt is our favorite. Congrats on the massive garden haul!
Juicer steamer is the best. I use mine for apple juice. I bought the parts for my kitchen aide to process the applesauce to remove skin, seeds and such. Works amazing. Looking forward to see all the ways that you use it.
Thanks for sharing this, Becky! I tried Azure Standard nearly 10 years ago. Was so happy with pricing and quality. Back then, our pickups were in a public spot, with delivery times varying month to month. Challenging for a working person. Seems like things have changed quite a bit since then! I’m pleased to see so many smaller quantity items, and boxes packed for each customer. I’ll definitely look into resuming with them.
I really love Beccys channel. She's great, I live in the UK.
A stainless steel canning funnel is THE BOMB!
Completely understand feeling uncomfortable for your first pickup. We had a similar experience, but our coordinator wasn’t at our first drop off. No one at the drop off had ever been there before. The next order was dropped off at a nearby church (a different address) while we waited at the designated location. Luckily the coordinator was at the church and accepted our order. The truck was driving off when we saw it drive by… but… we love the products!!!!
Just picked up an Azure drop today. So easy! I've used different locations over past 3 years. Not one glitche.
Becky, your humility and sincerity is refreshing!
*glitch
Awesome video! I've ordered through Azure twice since watching one of your older videos. I feel like I'm going to be getting most of my groceries from them in the future. And I love watching your channel grow! You're killing it!🤩
Thank you for sharing about Azure and the foods you purchased:) It's always nice to get new ideas from your videos and I really love new kitchen gadgets myself:)
Azure Standard is my new favorite source, thanks to you. For us in SW Washington, it's practically "local" and they do a great job labeling and describing all products. I finally placed an order about a month ago and asked them to credit you for the referral. Had you not shared info on them, I might still not know about them! Every encounter with Azure has been positive...whether by email or phone. And I enjoy meeting like minded people at the pickup locations.
I have my first azure order coming in a week and I’m so nervous 😅 that is so nice to do it at someone’s house and that they will hold it for you. My drop coordinator will be taking mine for me thankfully, I love the idea of azure but I’m not sure how much I’ll be able to do it with my work schedule.
You are going to LOVE Alexandre's A2/A2 yogurt! If you've never tried their milks, you meed to as well. The Alexandre farm is about 4 miles from me. 3 yrs ago my husband ran into one of their workers at the corner store near the property we had just purchased. It's the only dairy product that doesn't get me sick. I promise it makes THE BEST yogurt!
Wow good to know! Thank you!
Thank you for explaining! They do it at churches where I live, but I've still been kinda intimidated to do it! Maybe I'll do it anyway now!
Also, I just found your channel, and I've been binging it! I do the same kind of stuff you do, and I'm the gardener and food preparer in my house, so you remind me of me ;)! I saw that you have a Foodsaver and I wanted to recommend a Vacmaster vacuum sealer for you! It's expensive, but it's a buy once cry once kind of thing - it's worth the investment! We used the Foodsaver so often the motors would burn out once every year or so, and the cost of a Vacmaster is equal to what we spent buying Foodsavers every year! Plus you can vacuum seal canning jars with it, and you can control the amount of time it seals, the temp it seals at, it works with Mylar bags, etc. The bags are also cheaper than Foodsaver bags! :) Hope it helps you in your collecting of tools for the job!
Edit: PS I think I said this before, but I've been making soap for 6 years so if you have any questions feel free to ask :3
My sister travels a lot on a somewhat irregular schedule so got a food saver for refrigerator items decades ago. It was great for gift giving occasions because there was always some type of add-on or bags you could buy for it. The canning jsr sealers were a game changers functionally, counter space wise, cost wise, and plastic use wise.
@@terryhenderson424 Being able to vacuum seal jars of homemade spices and teas and stuff has been just...💋👌
I love Azure!! Thank you for introducing Azure Becky 🥰
Hi Becky. Love your videos. You're such an inspiration. Also because of all your fantastic hard work I too have started making my own spice combos, vanilla, canning, gardening, freezing, etc. Thank you for being such an awesome inspiration. And I too can't wait to see your videos this fall and winter. Do you think in one of your upcoming videos it would be possible for you to go over maybe in a little bit more depth the book that you purchased in this video? I would like to know why you feel it's such a remarkable book. I love word and mouth recommendations. But hearing how it inspires you also helps us to take the step to purchase it. It doesn't have to be a full video on the book; just maybe a few minutes. Thank you again for all your hard work!
Thanks for linking everything and putting the prices in the video! It’s so useful. Can’t wait to see everything you make :)
Hello Becky , you are always on the go and it inspires me so.much thanks.
Ordered from Azure Standard and went to my pick up location yesterday! A great experience with a ton of amazing food. Highly recommend!
Thank you so much Becky for sharing your video with me
Becky I have been watching your channel for awhile and I Iove it! This was my first year canning and your videos are so helpful. I also harvested a wheelbarrow full from my garden and then realized we have too many steps to wheel it right into the kitchen 😂
And you will love your steamer! I use mine all the time for canning, especially juicing to make clear jelly. So much nicer than hanging a sack to drip the juice down.
Enjoy it while your young what you do. I’m 58 and have health issues. Nit bad but, nevertheless.
I think back and wish I could have learned how to cook better and have a garden and can stuff . My ex would not have a garden no way nor think of canning or any thing.
Now I have had a garden with Bruce and we have many months of food .
Thanks for your knowledge. Keep up the great work.
Blessings to you.
Honestly seeing that you post makes me happy. You are so calming to listen to and I’ve learned so much. Lol can’t wait to move out of my parents house and so I can make freezer meals. 😂😂
Just found your channel a week or two ago and I love it! I find your videos informative and fun, thanks for all the energy you put into them. I also live in the PNW and have lots of family living in the Vancouver, Wa area; so cool coincidence.
Total side note, but I just moved from Eugene to Grants pass Oregon and when I saw the oats in your order were from Eugene, I got quite excited.I used to drive by the grain mill all the time and they would make the whole area around them smell amazing.
I love love love Nourishing Traditions!! My copy is seriously splattered in several places. I learned how to make bone broth from that book, and now my husband and I consider it a sort of emergency when I run out of stock.
I needed this video! I just placed my first Azure order. It is a bit intimidating, but this video really helped.
Thank you for explaing a little bit more about the process for Azure Standard. I've watched other YT's where they order/pick up for there but I've never known about the pickup process. That's pretty amazing.
Love Azure...they've been around for many years and have a good track record. I remember when they had a whole lot less items than they do now! They just get better!!
I just got my first Azure order last night over here in eastern Washington, I’m excited to see how much stuff we can slowly bulk up in through the year!
It’s the best
I was really sad when you said you were going away for 2 weeks, and then so happy to see that through the magic of preloaded posts, there was no gap in content! 🥳 love your vids, thanks for sharing with us!
You will love the juice Master. I have an older version and it is amazing. After a huge batch of tomatoes were processed through it, I had a small handful of skins left.
I cant believe how much energy and knowledge you have
Thank you!
Thank you so much for the information. I’m just getting started with canning and bulk buying. Loved your video.
Thank you for all the awesome information! I’m getting a dehydrator now after watching all your videos! I’m looking into Azure too!
YAY!!!
I finally put my first order in. I live in the boonies so the closest pick up is an hour away... I am excited and a smidgen nervous. Most of this order is flour and sugar and storage buckets with gama lids. Everything I got was cheaper than i can get it else where if i can get it anywhere else than Amazon.