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In this video, I spotlight two products one that helps your vegetables stay fresh for longer and the other teaches kids all about healthy eating! Products mentioned in the video: The Fresh Produce Enhancer https://www.storednaturally.com/ and The Healthy Little Eaters Game https://www.healthylittleeatersgame.com/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme (the top tier $25 AU enables mentoring from…
Freeze Your Onions Safely To Preserve And Enjoy Them All Year! Onions are a “ready-at-once” crop in that, like garlic, you harvest the bulbs all in one shot. They preserve well, but not forever, and certainly not until next harvest. In this video, let’s look at how we can freeze raw onions to preserve this…
At the end of last year, we showed you how we built our mini root cellar using an old broken chest freezer. The whole thing was meant to be an experiment, based on the principles of an actual full sized root cellar, and our hope was that we could use it to store a good…
NEW! Consider supporting our channel on Patreon, to help us create more frequent videos. https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality So back in November, we showed you how we built our mini root cellar using an old broken chest freezer. The whole thing was meant to be an experiment, based on the principles of an actual full sized root cellar,…
NEW! Consider supporting our channel on Patreon, to help us create more frequent videos. https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality — If you’ve been following our channel for a while now, then you’ll probably agree that we talk a lot about planting, growing, harvesting, and curing garlic. But one thing we’ve never talked about, is how we actually USE the…
Help support our channel: https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality At the end of last season, we decided to test a method of tomato preservation that we discovered in the following article: http://wire.farmradio.fm/en/farmer-stories/2016/11/burundi-farmer-finds-new-technique-for-preserving-tomatoes-15454 The article claims that the tomatoes, packed in wood ash, were preserved for up to six months without any negative effects. This video documents our experiment, as…
Well, I rotted most of my spaghetti squash crop. Opps! That was a lot of garden space to devote to such a big fail. But, I’ve learned that I need to rethink how to store my squash for future years, and some tips for how I could have done it better. Come and learn from…
I timelapsed the couple hours it took me to dig up, and then clean, all of my root crops that survived the winter snow. Come spend a couple hours homesteading with me, as I fill my fridge with a couple of months worth of work. Some of my veggies were super tiny, so I baked…
We grow a lot of the same crops, and part of that is so that we can have a year long supple of homegrown. Our freezers are one of the ways that we are able to be self sufficient year round in these crops. Come check out our freezers, and the system that we use…
I have been blessed with more grapes than you can shake a stick at! It’s time to can because I can! Here is how I make this beautiful grape juice! Anyone can do it! Thank you for all the love and support! xo Like, Sub, Comment & Share! Ball Complete Guide to Home Preserving: http://amzn.to/2wqIbm1…
Just a little of whats going on. Shots of a little of what we have harvested so far. Eaten loads more.
Part 2 Just showing what I have going. Recovering from health problems, catching up on projects as well as job search forced me to hold back on my garden this year. In spite of that it appears I have more than I thought or even intended.
First installment of what our garden is looking like. I reduced my ambitions for the garden this as I am still recovering from the long illness but mostly because I have several other projects that absolutely must be done.
This week I am harvesting my cherries and pruning the tree. Some of the cherries will be used for jams to last us the year and maybe some juice. The rest will be used to distill Schnapps. Not necessarily for drinking. I am not big on drinking but I do find the quality of alcohol…
Part 2 of garden progression and planning.
Walk through of half of the Garden beginnings and it’s progression.
Video on the work at home will come later but for now I am resuming work at the property away from home
Finally began bed prep on the separated properties. Slow but started. Finishing the grow room video I started last week. This time with the positive stuff.
A simple install turns into a nightmare!
Refurbishing an old patio table. music by audionautix.com http://audionautix.com/ Creative Commons License 3.0
First cold frame build. Next one should be a bit easier now that I know how I want them. The video starts out a bit slow.
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Made some modifications to my greenhouse to stop it collapsing under rain. Have harvested the last of our apples and preparing to make apple sauce, apple butter, jelly and dehydrating.
Extremely overworked during the early part of the year. Mainly due to an inability to organize by the boss. Middle part of the year very ill due to the overwork…etc. Garden and self sufficiency efforts suffered greatly this year. Will not happen again! In spite of this I still managed some things. Preparing now for…
The last meal of the challenge! What an adventure and wonderful learning experience! There is so much to talk about! But till then… we enjoyed our favorite things tonight! Appalachian Goulash, Cherokee Fry Bread & Cherry Cobbler! It was a great success! Be sure to watch Day 31 for our Giveaway announcement! Love you guys!…
Lasagna+Dutch oven+cowboy grill=Pure Bliss! There’s nothing more about that other than your food storage pantry combined with finessed skill sets can create wonderful meals even during a crisis or super busy time! Enjoy & thanks for watching! xo Like, Subscribe, Comment & Share! xo ~ Lodge Field Guide to Dutch Oven Cooking: http://amzn.to/2c4Wz7H ~ Cast…
Day 21 is rocking! Note-there is NO Day 20 due to travel and work. But no worries! We make some killer chili in the rain, discuss butter- less yumminess and even “Burn it to learn it!” You gotta tune in! Enjoy & thanks for watching! xo Like, Subscribe, Comment and Share with Friends! ~ Like…
We’re back! Day 19 with some wonderful chicken… wine… Wine? AND delicious dried apples! All of these items are a great asset to your Food Storage Pantry! Don’t forget all that yum inside your Lodge Dutch Oven! Enjoy & Thanks for watching! xo Like, Subscribe, Comment and Share with Friends! ~ Like us on Facebook:…
You all have been so awesome with so many questions, comments and great suggestions! Here, I just talk through the experience so far and try to get the most common questions to date. And of course, Mr. Peaches has to be involved. Enjoy & thanks for watching! xo Like, Subscribe, Comment & Share with friends!…
