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Oh my,,we are stuck in a cold wave,,and you are picking cabbages!!!!
Nice broccoli!
Go girl! I've got a 3 gallon crock of kraut going right now too. That looks like a very nice crock!
What are the benefits of eating more fermented foods?
I make our sauerkraut with cabbage & red beets because I don't like red beets so it's the perfect way to sneak it in. Plus I REALLY love the red color to the kraut.
If you haven't already done so, may I suggest growing a purple cabbage called "Kalibos". It has a fairly compact, UPRIGHT, growth pattern–which allows closer spacing. The flavor has a hint of sweetness. It stores well and is useful in salads, cole slaw, and sauerkraut. Seeds are available from my favorite seed company, BAKER CREEK. By the way, I am delighted that some kind soul purchased the crock for you! It may be a little "overkill" at the moment, but expect that you will soon convert it to maximum production! Many blessings to you and your family. Kate
Made sauerkraut for the first time last year. Delicious. Just a note to everyone, we put fresh dill in one jar and it was great for putting on hot dogs and sausage sandwhiches.
Cows are easier than goats. So not kidding! I use a 7 way vaccine that includes pinkeye. I still keep goats for several reasons weed control is #1. Love them, they eat the weeds cows don't. I've kept goats near 40 years, cows about 7 now.
I used to keep many goats,mostly Nubian. Than got a Saanen from good line. She gives over a 1 gallon (5 quarts). And she's so quiet. All the other goats had to go, she is all I need on a small homestead. I will be keeping her daughter.
I hope I get lots of cabbage to ferment this year! I love kraut. I noticed you said three days or so but that would be really early in fermenting process to really get the full flavor and probiotics. If you go the standard three weeks or more you will get litterally trillions more probiotics! Seriously the flavor just gets better too! You should try it out! My great grandmother did hers for months! Our family has always fermented. My mom even assists Sandor Katz when he does workshops in her area! Xoxoxo
Your disappointment in not knowing the exact name and variety of your garden center starters brings to mind this bit from Friends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22HXTrqn468 Poor Phoebe trying to name the different kinds of celery. lol
kitten george is so beautiful!!! also that purple cabbage!!!!!!
How do you keep track of all your seeds and things you have planted?? Do you use an app? Pen and paper?? This is my first year actually planning something, but I’m lost.
I love cabbage in every form…. We make a cabbage salad every day for our dinner. Very simple … I think it was my 200 or 300 subscriber video, where I make it !!! i just love it ! Great video Jess !
I had fainting goats and they were fantastic super sweet pets and they stay in offense very easily and you’re just a wonderful stress reliever watching them when they fade. They’re actually meet Goats but they became too much of a pet to use their meat
Was a really good video for me to look beyond what I like to eat and open my mind to the possibilities that gardening can give me and my family thanks 0:)
"I grew this" warmed my heart 🙂
How darling i love your farm & your videos ❤
Holy cow you have a long growing season in Arkansas. Ours was over by September but I'm considerably farther north then you are. We had -40° C this morning. Brrrrr. We are mile zero of the Alaska hwy.
Jes, you are so cool. I hope you're working on a devotional soon. We need it.
Love the videos. Very informative but lots are way too long. Takes most of my lunch break to watch one or two.
I love your videos. I so love that idea of using what you have and storing. I really need to work on storage. .canning, pickling dehydrating. They are on my list.
Pigs enjoying the food! So sweet! Big! Ginormous! Oh sweet Ben! I see the same facial expressions on Jackson that I remember raising a teenage boy! He'll be 38 this year and yes I still remember those facial expressions! Bless his heart! You're a little younger than our daughter. She was born in Aug. '84.
That's a great harvest so far. Thanks for sharing
I'm going back and watching videos from this time of year – from a year ago. Can't get enough!
Jess, do you think it would be okay to plant brassicas in a partially shaded area?
I would love to see a follow up video on how you've incorporated fermented foods in your diet over the last year and a half. We don't have a homestead yet (working to pay off the land while we are stationed in Guam, my husband is active duty in the Navy), but I am doing my best to follow your advice of "making the waiting room into a classroom". Trying to learn as much as I can in preparation for going home while also growing what I can here. I've realized fermenting is one of the main ways to preserve the harvest, and just as you said, it can be hard to eat what needs to be eaten rather than what you want to eat. A follow up video would be great inspiration for a lot of us, I'm sure!