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VIDEO: Death & Taxes!

October 28, 201728

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VIDEO: 5 Top Tips How to Grow a Ton of Dwarf Beans in a Small Raised Garden Bed or Container

October 28, 201726

In this video, I give my five top tips on how to grow dwarf beans in containers or raised garden beds. Dwarf beans, bush beans, french beans or whatever small varieties of beans you want to grow can all be done using the method explained in the video. Thanks for watching and also thanks for…

VIDEO: SAVING PICKLES FROM KHAM YEAST

October 27, 20170

These pickles smelled too good to just dump into the compost because of a little (okay, a lot) of kham yeast. I should have dealt with these earlier, but life got in the way. So now, for fermentation friday, I try to rinse off the yeast, and hope for a good flavor even after my…

VIDEO: FREEZER TOUR: garden preservation and winter storage

October 26, 20170

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…

VIDEO: WOMAN TRIES TO FIX CAR and gets philosophical about it

October 25, 20170

Today just got a whole lot less productive, because the van won’t start – again. Join Serina as she connects the battery charger to the car (with some help from Ian) and talks about her dreams for a carless future.

VIDEO: MADE FROM YAMS?!? cheaters pumpkin pie

October 23, 20170

Lia wants to make pumpkin pie. So Serina helps her make a couple completely from scratch using ingredients lots of people will have around their home. This recipe is so easy, there isn’t even a recipe. What got used here: 2 large yams 1.5 teaspoons cloves and nutmeg 3 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 cup sugar 1/2…

VIDEO: October Garden Update

October 23, 201714

Garden update for October. We have been adding a lot of fall vegetables to the garden. We need a little help identifying a mystery plant. Thanks!!

VIDEO: CLOTHING SWAPS: zero waste and fun

October 22, 20170

I talk about clothing swaps for day 7 of #wastereductionweek As well as my final thoughts on the entire week. I love going to clothing swaps because it feels good to know that someone is appreciating getting your stuff, and then you can replace your items for free as well. Being a mom, I have…

VIDEO: SHARING OUR SKILLS: repairing items to reduce waste

October 21, 20170

For day 6 of #wastereductionweek we are discussing swap share repair with the idea of trading your repairing skills with other people as a way to save money and save things from the landfill. I am super frustrated with how unrepairable most of the items in our lives are. Built in obsolescence makes zero waste…

VIDEO: MY GARDEN DOESN'T PREVENT FOOD WASTE: being better at using what we have

October 20, 20170

I am guilty of food waste, even though I know just how much work goes in to creating it. But having a garden teaches me to appreciate food with imperfections. And it also shows me ways to eat in season, and to consider foods I wouldn’t normally buy. Come and join me out in the…

VIDEO: KHAM YEAST

October 20, 20170

Okay, I grew the most perfect specimen of kham yeast that anyone has ever seen, and have proven myself to be the worst fermenter of all time, lol. If you are wondering what that funky stuff on the top of your ferment is, look no further for a kham yeast comparison, lol. Luckily, it isn’t…

VIDEO: OPERATION Fruit Tree Rescue (with my Bluetooth Earmuffs) lol…

October 19, 201728

Our fruit trees were crushed under a large fallen branch from a huge fig and my mission was to remove the debris and save the fruit trees – I named it “Operation Fruit Tree Rescue…” Bluetooth earmuffs I use are sold on eBay Australia: http://bit.ly/2gkyaNE I also recommend the rechargeable battery: https://bit.ly/2gnzY8l For my USA…

VIDEO: WHAT HAPPENS TO MY SEWAGE!?! Celebrating innovators for Waste Reduction Week

October 18, 20170

Today I talk about poop, lol. I hear about debates on the merits of using composting toilets, but to me it doesn’t seem too crazy because Kelowna gathers the solids out of our sewage and composts them, to create a mulch product that people love. Talk about upcycling, lol. For day 3 of #wastereductionweek we…

VIDEO: Harvesting Blue Lake Climbing Green Beans

October 17, 201716

October 15, 2017 – Harvesting some Blue Lake climbing green beans and other produce from the garden!

VIDEO: WASTE REDUCTION WEEK: intro and circular economy

October 16, 20170

This week we are doing something a little bit different, and talking about the different themes of Canada’s Waste Reduction Week. Sustainable living is important to us, and we believe that part of that, is being aware of the footprint that you have, and being open to making improvements and changes. We are definitely not…

VIDEO: FREEZING CHARD: harvest before the frost

October 15, 20170

The chard had to come out of the ground, so I processed it up for the freezer. We mainly use swiss chard as a spinach substitute, so I like to freeze it into small blocks just like what you can purchase at the grocery store, to make it easy to defrost and use. Serina also…

VIDEO: CITRUS TREE AND SNOW: protecting seasonal trees

October 14, 20170

Snow in the forecast means that I need to move my kumquat and fig tree into the garage to hibernate over the winter. These trees would not be able to survive the cold weather that we get, but do okay with the insulation of my garage. To slow them down, I only water them occasionally.…

VIDEO: Fruit Trees Crushed by HUGE Ornamental Fig – Love Chair & Scooter Survives!

October 14, 201728

On the back of my previous video about Ornamentals for the Food Gardener https://youtu.be/lFUAmXD5ons it’s kind of ironic that I make this one next due to an ornamental tree dropping a huge branch and crashing down flattening several of our beloved fruit trees 🙁 Amazon Gardening: https://bit.ly/2xB63Ef Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar on my…

VIDEO: HOMEMADE YOGURT

October 13, 20170

Wondering how to make yogurt? Join Serina for Fermentation Friday, as she shows you her first attempt at making her own yogurt with really simple home tools – which was actually a success! I was a little intimidated by making yogurt because no one wants to mess around with stinky dairy, but this recipe was…

VIDEO: Homesteading for Farm Predators?

October 13, 201727

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VIDEO: HARVESTING LEEKS: and the satisfaction of growing something yourself

October 12, 20170

It is getting cold, and I’m losing faith in it warming up again, so the leeks need to get out of the garden and into the freezer before I lose them to bad weather. Join Serina as she pulls the leeks and talks about how she grows them, and the satisfaction that comes from growing…

VIDEO: Ornamental Plants for the Food Gardener – Why Grow them & What to Look for

October 12, 201726

This video shows how growing ornamental plants in the garden can be beneficial for food crops by firstly outlining how they can be good and also the characteristics one should look for when choosing ornamentals for their property. Amazon Gardening: https://bit.ly/2xB63Ef Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://bit.ly/2zxrwPA Blog:…

VIDEO: PLANTING GARLIC: fall planting 100+ plants

October 10, 20170

It is time to plant the garlic. We plant a hardneck variety called Red Russian, that goes into the ground now for a summer harvest. Garlic is especially fun to grow because you get to replant some of your harvest. Every year our garlic gets happier growing in our yard, and we always get a…

VIDEO: Should You Become a Master Gardener?

October 9, 201725

What are my thoughts on a Master Gardening Program? Here we go! Enjoy! xoxo ~Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user ~Appalachia’s Homestead Premium Members Facebook Group HERE: https://goo.gl/LF5CAU _____________________________________________ Thank you for all the love and support! xo Like, Sub, Comment & Share! ~The Walker Sisters Book HERE:http://amzn.to/2i0trEu ~The Complete Tightwad Gazette: http://amzn.to/2k14ys2 ~ Brinsea EcoGlow Brooder: http://amzn.to/2mLqrwI ~…

VIDEO: Groceries for the Months of August and September

October 9, 201713

Grocery update for the months of August and September. We are on target to meet our goal of spending less than $100.00 per month this year on groceries!

VIDEO: WORK VLOG: IAN IS A STEREOTYPICAL CHAINSAW OPERATING CANADIAN

October 9, 20170

I am away at work, but I took a moment to film a glimpse at my life in the bush running a chainsaw as a faller. On this job Im falling danger trees around helipads, or I would be if there were any around today, haha.

VIDEO: Two DIFFERENT Tomato Fruit on SAME Plant!

October 7, 201728

This is a really interesting find – a tomato plant that is producing two different types/shaped fruit! One fruit looks similar to an oxheart variety and the other is pleated like a beefsteak. Amazon Gardening: https://bit.ly/2xB63Ef Help support the Channel and buy a T-shirt/Merchandise from our Spreadshirt shop: https://bit.ly/2zxrwPA Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use the search bar…

VIDEO: FERMENTED PICKLES: how long are they preserved, and my moldy failures

October 6, 20170

Fermented pickles seem like magic to me, but ideally I would like to be able to preserve pickles over the winter in my cold storage, and I’m not quite there yet. Serina shares how her summer pickles are doing for fermentation Friday. Some have gone moldy, but the sauerkraut is still going strong. With improved…

VIDEO: No Dig Garlic: Planting, Harvesting, and Drying Garlic Using the Ruth Stout Method

October 5, 201730

Follow our garlic plants all the way from planting using the Ruth Stout method (hay mulch, no diging or tilling), to harvesting, and drying.

VIDEO: End of September Garden Harvest

October 4, 201719

We harvested the first of our new Top Pick Purple Hull Peas along with a lot of other things from the garden. We also dug our sweet potatoes. We show our garden produce weigh in update!!