So many "don't waste your produce" videos just focus on how to preserve after picking (pickling, freezing, etc) but are too narrow and neglect everything else, so i really appreciate how your video focuses on broader strategy and mindset!
Our garden is growing! I've got a 9 year old and a 12 year old with me this year - they've never gardened before and you have never seen people more excited over green beans from seed.
I'm glad you made this video. I'm getting back into growing food this year after a 4 year pause. I had never grown for long term storage, but I'm scaling things up this year just for that reason and am feeling intimidated lol. I'm going to have to watch your food prep videos. Only been following you a few days but the algorithm has been feeding me your videos for a year. Side note. You remind me SO much of my mom when she was younger. And we are also from washington state (just south of Seattle). She's no longer with us... sometimes I get a little emotional watching your videos because you really are that similar. Not a bad thing, just wanted to share that you remind me of my most favorite person in the whole world ❤
I would highly recommend to blanche your veggies before freezing. Its a technique used in French kitchen. It makes the color and flavor of the vegies come out beautifully and gives them a really nice crisp. Just boil in a big pot plenty of water with some salt. When the water boils well, drop in your veggies. The water will stop boiling cause of the colder vegies. Ones the water boils again (one minute max) immediately turn of the fire, take out the vegies and drop them in a big bucket of ice water. When the vegies are fully cooled you can freeze them. I like to freeze them separately, by placing them in the freezer on a large plastic tray barely touching each other. Ones completely frozen, you can store them in containers or bags. This way you can easily grab just a hand full of frozen vegies, throw them in a hot pan with butter/olive oil, pepper&salt (classic they would add some sugar for a nice shine, but i am not really fan of it) Or just throw them in any dish you are making where needed. Thx for the great video !
You can cut out the part on the tray if you put them in the bag or container you're using, throw it in the freezer. Go back 1 hour later and give everything a good shake. They will freeze separately after that and you can grab what you need when you need it 😊 and any leafy veggies or leftover salad stuff like that you can throw a paper towel in with it and it will extend life double sometimes triple. I will make a big salad and fold a paper towel put it on top and close it up. That salad is just as good on day 4 as on day 1. My grandmother in law taught me that 30 years ago and it works.
when I was a kid, we had a root cellar. when we picked cabbages, we would pull them up with the roots still on them. If you hang cabbages by the root in the cellar, they keep for months and months. ( that was back in central ohio)
This is great content. As a strawberry junkie, I would also say that planting the right varieties of strawberries impacts the harvest and storing process. Everbearing vs. June-bearing is a basic consideration, but there are dozens of variations within those classifications. Deciding if you have time in the summer for a short but heavy harvest and canning process or need the slower but more constant "eat as your pick lifestyle can be supported by starting with the right berries.
Anne, I love your videos so much. As an Adhd’r time and organisation is a big concern with taking on projects and I love the way not only is your content about gardening and harvesting, but it’s also about how you can work it into your schedule. I love your spirit and I just enjoy your content so much 🙏
I have gardened 50 years and just learned about the curlicues. Here is my tip for you. Herbs can be chopped and mixed with salt to make herbs sallee. Stored in the fridge in a jar or root cellar, it will give you fresh herb floor. My French Canadian neighbor shared this with me.
Singularly one of your best videos, AoAT. So many people need to understand these time management principals. Very well explained, especially (and fun) that you brought Parkinson's Law into it. Every project mgr worth their salt knows how fast this law messes with the timelines. Thank you!
I wish I had an amazing opportunity to work and live in this beautiful garden, go ahead in your dreams and goals because your job makes a big difference in this world 🏡
i freeze a lote of berries. it is critical that you cut them up while frozen and thaw quickly in a warm steel cut oatmeal. if you do not believe me freeze 2 apricot .place one on the counter and it will soon turn brown. slice up the the other frozen one and place in warm oatmeal. it will say sweet and bright orange.
I am so happy I saw this video. I have cilantro and basil and parsley and all types of lettuce that is constant struggle to keep up with since its only the two of us eating. I do give away a lot of my harvest but I would cut it all back down and the find myself not needing all that I harvested and thank God I have greedy dogs that love lettuce but they won't eat the cilantro. So this is awesome. I will try this method of adding them to water and then placing it in the fridge.
Brilliant 👍. Anne, what made you choose Tennessee when you moved? I noticed quite a view TH-camrs moving there in the last few years, from different genres. Just curious. I’ve always wanted to go to Tennessee, especially being a country music city chick from Australia.
Great video, one idea for a preserve topic. Which preservation method is best for specific veggies and fruit. Like is regular freezing of broccoli better than dehydration or freeze dried. Because I know frozen broccoli becomes soggy to quickly & easily. Not sure on the freeze dried, I've had dehydrated in those powder soup mix. To me that is worse than plain freezing. Never had pickled or fermented 🤔
Yeah, gardens actually cost money to grow, so you don't want to waste anything. I still have extras that end up feeding the worms. You have to figure out how much you can eat, how much to succession plant, and of course plant what you like to eat. I do grow and eat chard. I did not like the "dlirt" taste, but my friend told me not to eat the stems and it is a lot better that way Herbs are the things I get the most use out of since, most of my herbs are perennial and don't expire in the garden. Except cilantro. but I don't plant that much of it because well it is feast or famine and it does not keep well. I found out I can blanch and freeze beans and peppers. If you can find ways to preserve your excess harvest then it is worthwhile. My clean garden waste feeds my worms. I save seeds from some of my plants, because seeds are expensive I also take my extra seedlings to plant shares so they don't go to waste and sometimes I can find some things that I don't have and it doesn't cost me anything except some of my time and a little gas to get there and back.
I'm also from the western cape but, staying in India now. We're growing okra now. It's end of the rainy season, not too hot and not too cold. Well drained slightly clay soil here.
We grow a lot of okra here in south Arkansas. Many different soil types in our area. From red clay, to sand, to normal dirt. You never find a mix of the 3 though. We just plant, let the spring rain take care of the watering. Same for cowpeas. It doesn’t rain much in the summer. Okra and peas love HOT weather. I’m sure they would like more water, but do just fine in our hot dry summers. It may only rain twice a month in July and August. One summer it didn’t rain for 4 months. There was no hay to cut, but people had okra and peas. When I say dry summer, I just mean little rain. It’s ALWAYS very very humid.
I’m sure there are tons of those around, but I’m actively trying to distance myself from screens, especially when it comes to farm stuff. I’m a technological dummy and fully intend to keep it so ;)
I work at night like ALL NIGHT SO DURING THE DAY I'M EXHAUSTED... AND CAN NEVER GARDEN CORRECTLY... DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR US THAT WORK GRAVE YARD???
You can work in the cool of the day. A half hour when you get home and some time in the evening before work. Keep it simple. Just a few things in pots or a little 4x4 raised bed to start. MULCH your raised bed. Less weeds and less need for watring.
Are you pressure canning in your instant pot?! I didn't know I could do that! I thought I had to invest in a specific pressure canner apart from my Instant Pot!
@@AnneofAllTrades omg this changes everything! I don't grow too much, being currently restricted to a balcony container garden, but I've been longingly dreaming of being able to pressure can certain things and sad because I don't have space to get a full size pressure canner. Being able to do small batches of stuff, using appliances I already have is game changing. 💚
If you follow the principles of "just in time" planting, you would plant one or two plants X-days before you are going to use it. Then that plant will ripen just as you want it and you need no storage. Refrigerator losses may be the worst food waster in the modern kitchen. Example, if you want 3 carrots each for 2 people each day, and it takes ~60 days to mature, then you plant 6 carrots each day, 2 months in advance. Obviously, it won't work for everything, corn, strawberries, heads of lettuce.
@@AnneofAllTrades I do not personally believe in pickles as a food source (😜) but I do love me some tomatoes for curries and butter chicken and sauces and good things. Omg, I could bulk-prep butter chicken gravy and have it on hand, ready in an instant!!!
So many "don't waste your produce" videos just focus on how to preserve after picking (pickling, freezing, etc) but are too narrow and neglect everything else, so i really appreciate how your video focuses on broader strategy and mindset!
Our garden is growing! I've got a 9 year old and a 12 year old with me this year - they've never gardened before and you have never seen people more excited over green beans from seed.
I'm 44 and I literally yelped and jumped in joy at finding my first green bean this past weekend 😹 I'm still 7 at heart ❤️
I'm 21 and felt pure glee when i harvest my first garlic crop
I'm glad you made this video. I'm getting back into growing food this year after a 4 year pause. I had never grown for long term storage, but I'm scaling things up this year just for that reason and am feeling intimidated lol. I'm going to have to watch your food prep videos. Only been following you a few days but the algorithm has been feeding me your videos for a year.
Side note. You remind me SO much of my mom when she was younger. And we are also from washington state (just south of Seattle). She's no longer with us... sometimes I get a little emotional watching your videos because you really are that similar. Not a bad thing, just wanted to share that you remind me of my most favorite person in the whole world ❤
A crucial component of cultivating my gardener mindset. Gratitude
I would highly recommend to blanche your veggies before freezing. Its a technique used in French kitchen.
It makes the color and flavor of the vegies come out beautifully and gives them a really nice crisp.
Just boil in a big pot plenty of water with some salt.
When the water boils well, drop in your veggies. The water will stop boiling cause of the colder vegies.
Ones the water boils again (one minute max) immediately turn of the fire, take out the vegies and drop them in a big bucket of ice water.
When the vegies are fully cooled you can freeze them.
I like to freeze them separately, by placing them in the freezer on a large plastic tray barely touching each other.
Ones completely frozen, you can store them in containers or bags.
This way you can easily grab just a hand full of frozen vegies, throw them in a hot pan with butter/olive oil, pepper&salt (classic they would add some sugar for a nice shine, but i am not really fan of it)
Or just throw them in any dish you are making where needed.
Thx for the great video !
So you know what veggies blanch well? I never done blanching and don’t buy frozen stuff often
You can cut out the part on the tray if you put them in the bag or container you're using, throw it in the freezer. Go back 1 hour later and give everything a good shake. They will freeze separately after that and you can grab what you need when you need it 😊 and any leafy veggies or leftover salad stuff like that you can throw a paper towel in with it and it will extend life double sometimes triple. I will make a big salad and fold a paper towel put it on top and close it up. That salad is just as good on day 4 as on day 1. My grandmother in law taught me that 30 years ago and it works.
when I was a kid, we had a root cellar. when we picked cabbages, we would pull them up with the roots still on them. If you hang cabbages by the root in the cellar, they keep for months and months. ( that was back in central ohio)
Good to know, thanks!
This is great content. As a strawberry junkie, I would also say that planting the right varieties of strawberries impacts the harvest and storing process. Everbearing vs. June-bearing is a basic consideration, but there are dozens of variations within those classifications. Deciding if you have time in the summer for a short but heavy harvest and canning process or need the slower but more constant "eat as your pick lifestyle can be supported by starting with the right berries.
Anne, I love your videos so much. As an Adhd’r time and organisation is a big concern with taking on projects and I love the way not only is your content about gardening and harvesting, but it’s also about how you can work it into your schedule. I love your spirit and I just enjoy your content so much 🙏
I’m so glad you’re here ❤️❤️
You really ARE Anne of ALL trades! You have a wonderful skill set girl! 💝. Could you push some of that garden harvest through the screen for me?!? 😂
I wish I could! I’d happily send you whatever you could use!
@@AnneofAllTrades 💝. What a sweet offer. I live too far away and across the border though! 😏
Never heard the watermelon curly Q tip before! Thanks!
The watermelon curlicue tip alone is worth the price of admission 😊
You are a gifted teacher. Thanks.
I have gardened 50 years and just learned about the curlicues. Here is my tip for you. Herbs can be chopped and mixed with salt to make herbs sallee. Stored in the fridge in a jar or root cellar, it will give you fresh herb floor. My French Canadian neighbor shared this with me.
Singularly one of your best videos, AoAT. So many people need to understand these time management principals. Very well explained, especially (and fun) that you brought Parkinson's Law into it. Every project mgr worth their salt knows how fast this law messes with the timelines. Thank you!
This is so helpful. Also, and I mean this as a compliment, you look like Mary Tyler Moore!
I wish I had an amazing opportunity to work and live in this beautiful garden, go ahead in your dreams and goals because your job makes a big difference in this world 🏡
So nice of you!
I've never heard the ripe watermelon tip before (curly stem is brown), that's awesome, thanks!
You're so welcome!
You’re awesome for all these videos
I would love/benefit spending a day alongside your knowledge!! Your a fearless leader to us all💚
Loved all of these tips! Really helpful for a beginner gardener like me! Thank you Anne! 🙏🏻💞✨
i freeze a lote of berries. it is critical that you cut them up while frozen and thaw quickly in a warm steel cut oatmeal. if you do not believe me freeze 2 apricot .place one on the counter and it will soon turn brown. slice up the the other frozen one and place in warm oatmeal. it will say sweet and bright orange.
Great video👍 Thank you 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
I ferment my basil to keep in the pantry all winter. It maintains its fresh flavor very well.
Thank You So Much For Taking Your Time To Teach Your Wisdom!. You Are An Amazing Person!.
I am so happy I saw this video. I have cilantro and basil and parsley and all types of lettuce that is constant struggle to keep up with since its only the two of us eating. I do give away a lot of my harvest but I would cut it all back down and the find myself not needing all that I harvested and thank God I have greedy dogs that love lettuce but they won't eat the cilantro. So this is awesome. I will try this method of adding them to water and then placing it in the fridge.
As always, thanks for the info Anne! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Brilliant 👍. Anne, what made you choose Tennessee when you moved? I noticed quite a view TH-camrs moving there in the last few years, from different genres. Just curious. I’ve always wanted to go to Tennessee, especially being a country music city chick from Australia.
Such relevant content. And your squarespace content and photos are awesome. Been following you for several years now, always well done 🙏🏻
Wonderful! Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Asparagus you can put in glass of water in fridge. Extends it for about a week.
My asparagus in water in fridge lasted a month
These are helpful strategies. Thank you for sharing 😊
Great video, one idea for a preserve topic.
Which preservation method is best for specific veggies and fruit.
Like is regular freezing of broccoli better than dehydration or freeze dried. Because I know frozen broccoli becomes soggy to quickly & easily. Not sure on the freeze dried, I've had dehydrated in those powder soup mix. To me that is worse than plain freezing.
Never had pickled or fermented 🤔
Love your stuff kick on love it 👍 ❤
Love all ur videos Ann. ❤❤
Outstanding information.
Yeah, gardens actually cost money to grow, so you don't want to waste anything. I still have extras that end up feeding the worms. You have to figure out how much you can eat, how much to succession plant, and of course plant what you like to eat. I do grow and eat chard. I did not like the "dlirt" taste, but my friend told me not to eat the stems and it is a lot better that way Herbs are the things I get the most use out of since, most of my herbs are perennial and don't expire in the garden. Except cilantro. but I don't plant that much of it because well it is feast or famine and it does not keep well. I found out I can blanch and freeze beans and peppers. If you can find ways to preserve your excess harvest then it is worthwhile. My clean garden waste feeds my worms. I save seeds from some of my plants, because seeds are expensive I also take my extra seedlings to plant shares so they don't go to waste and sometimes I can find some things that I don't have and it doesn't cost me anything except some of my time and a little gas to get there and back.
LOVE THIS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hello, I live in Tacoma Wa. I heard you say you lived in Seattle. I just found your channel so I'm very interested in what you do. Thank You.
These are some great tips!
Thank you, 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great one as always. A question if I may - how do you grow your okra, season soil type, watering etc. please. I'm in Western Cape, South Africa.
I'm also from the western cape but, staying in India now. We're growing okra now. It's end of the rainy season, not too hot and not too cold. Well drained slightly clay soil here.
We grow a lot of okra here in south Arkansas. Many different soil types in our area. From red clay, to sand, to normal dirt. You never find a mix of the 3 though. We just plant, let the spring rain take care of the watering. Same for cowpeas. It doesn’t rain much in the summer. Okra and peas love HOT weather. I’m sure they would like more water, but do just fine in our hot dry summers. It may only rain twice a month in July and August. One summer it didn’t rain for 4 months. There was no hay to cut, but people had okra and peas. When I say dry summer, I just mean little rain. It’s ALWAYS very very humid.
Thank you #SaveSoil #Consciousplanet
You can keep berries in a sealed jar in the fridge for a couple weeks.
How about a subject on a easy database for harvesting or app that you can add seed info, planting date/harvest time and crop layout?
I’m sure there are tons of those around, but I’m actively trying to distance myself from screens, especially when it comes to farm stuff. I’m a technological dummy and fully intend to keep it so ;)
Seedtime app does that, I think they have a free version
I eat straight out of my garden often. I have missed it.
You'd wash my grandmother's broccoli. Lol
"Uhm grandma what's those little green things floating around in the pot with the broccoli?"
😂😂😂
I work at night like ALL NIGHT SO DURING THE DAY I'M EXHAUSTED... AND CAN NEVER GARDEN CORRECTLY... DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR US THAT WORK GRAVE YARD???
You can work in the cool of the day. A half hour when you get home and some time in the evening before work. Keep it simple. Just a few things in pots or a little 4x4 raised bed to start. MULCH your raised bed. Less weeds and less need for watring.
Love all your vids !!!! ❤
Thank you! So glad you’re here!
Your AWESOME,thank you for the videos and keep em coming
💯✊
Are you pressure canning in your instant pot?! I didn't know I could do that! I thought I had to invest in a specific pressure canner apart from my Instant Pot!
Heck yeah! It’s not super efficient because you can only do like 2-3 at a time, but for small batches it’s easy peasy lemon squeazy.
@@AnneofAllTrades omg this changes everything! I don't grow too much, being currently restricted to a balcony container garden, but I've been longingly dreaming of being able to pressure can certain things and sad because I don't have space to get a full size pressure canner. Being able to do small batches of stuff, using appliances I already have is game changing. 💚
Do u live in Kentucky?
Didn't know Tennessee did the quilt signs on their barns too. Love ur sight.
If you follow the principles of "just in time" planting, you would plant one or two plants X-days before you are going to use it. Then that plant will ripen just as you want it and you need no storage. Refrigerator losses may be the worst food waster in the modern kitchen.
Example, if you want 3 carrots each for 2 people each day, and it takes ~60 days to mature, then you plant 6 carrots each day, 2 months in advance.
Obviously, it won't work for everything, corn, strawberries, heads of lettuce.
Das.als Suppe anzulegen war schonmal gut. Wann du jetzt die Suppe mit Hackschnitzel oder gehäckselten Stroh vermengst bist du doch am Ziel
so true, when I put vegies in my belly, where it is hot and very damp...they decompose quickly...just sayin. : )
We are born with our own composting center right inside our body. Isn’t it great knowing you have been doing this since birth.🙂
@@carolmyers6678 not much to improve on... : )
How about vacuum sealing in plastic bags?
Wait. I can do canning in my instant Pot?!?
Heck yeah you *can* :) it’s a pressure cooker!
@@AnneofAllTrades I know very little about canning except that I really should take part.
@@stevekubien6680 maybe I need to do another video on it! In the meantime… Can Pickles like a Pro
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@@AnneofAllTrades I do not personally believe in pickles as a food source (😜) but I do love me some tomatoes for curries and butter chicken and sauces and good things. Omg, I could bulk-prep butter chicken gravy and have it on hand, ready in an instant!!!
U r so beautiful ❤️,
Good work 👍
I hope that okra was pickled and not just water bathed, vegetables need pressure canning but I imagine you know this. You’re still alive!
Yes it was pickled ;)
I don’t eat plants but you’re easy on the eye.