If everyone has to go cage free, that's great for you. Your margin will go up and you don't have to do a thing.

Instead of putting the garlic in the ground right now, and running the risk that the ground does freeze solid, why not put those garlic roots down in some water. You remove the white paper from the outside, and then suspend the garlic over some water where only the roots are touching. You don't even need to break the head apart, just leave it whole. That will cause the garlic to start sprouting. Keep it in a warm sunny space and refill the water when it gets low. The roots will shoot out all over the place and the cloves will start shooting up green sprouts. Do this 4-6 weeks before you last frost. Then plant all those shoots in the ground. You will definitely get a great harvest.

What is wrong with you Americans? You can’t plant garlic, you can’t even put it in the ground…… you have to “SLAM” some garlic in the ground!

I saw a lot of wood on the ground

Lots of down wood

You can do it

Lots to do still but the greenhouse is rocking holding 60 deg over night and about a gal of Diesel for 3 heaters 😳but dragon fruit cactus are alive & well. Got to build shelves to start heating seed tray n lighting them. But first almost tree tapping time, going to see if my neighbors will let me tap their maples too. One neighbor has a few silvers and a few reds & sugars. Hopefully get atleast 10-20 taps this year. Thinking about buying my first evap pan or maybe doing the Ro system like yours try and condense the concentrate prior to evaporating 😉Got my first two solar panels coming to power the heaters incase of electric grid failures. One more update raising compost worms for castings to try and cut down on fertilizer and get healthier plants ☺️I posted a few vids if you want to watch 😊

Grilled, super rare is our family preference.

Delicious, blackstrap’s always become fajita’s at our place.

Looks good!

This sure looks delicious, great job. 👍🏻

Tough as leather !

Long time no see.

Hey bud pig are easier than chickens. We set up a small pen with hog panels with electric on the inside to teach them. Then we let them out in there run which was about a half acre. Work very well plus they cleaned up an area we wanted to use. Check out our. Video on raising pigs. We are get three this year.

Hi Eric, I built an almost identical system as you have but have been consistently getting leakages in many different parts of the system especially where the connectors are I have already tried using Teflon but nothing seems to be working would you have any fixes for these?

Can you make a video showing all the steps to using an RO system? Like whether you need to run permeate through before you run your sap through and how to clean it after and store it

Eric, you guys crushed it this year. Actually, I think a pig pen is possible in 2 afternoons. I was in the same boat, lots of appreciation with a 4 legged animal. I built a Fort Knox pen, I will build a smaller pen in the future. I think a 4 panel pen would be good for 2 with a small shelter. We take the responsibility of lives pretty seriously but really the money is not that much if they flop. It’s ok to fail, don’t be afraid.

Going to make a bunch of pickled cucumbers, carrots and coliflower tonight

Good on ya guys - I believe you may have SAVED the Christmas Strawberry Jam I'm making (that did not set, obviously). I am literally NOW, going to re-cook my watery jam, with all of y'all tips, and I'll report back, whether it worked..... Fingers crossed and keep up the good work! You two seem like a great team - right on!!

This is great maple content! I love this. Just found these videos. Good stuff! Great editing, too.

Yes I really enjoyed your video review! I too agree with you that decocking after a hunt is a royal pain in the butt! I’m currently using a Wicked Ridge M-370 This year and I’ve taken six deer over the past two seasons with this bow. I had planned to upgrade next season to the 400 De-cock model! Maybe review on my KZbin channel as well! Thanks for sharing!

cool!

Please add time stamps. it helps finding the next type of pickle

Hi Eric I was wondering if I could put my reverse osmosis filters before the sediment filter. This is because for some reason the filter is leaking probably because the pressure isn't enough to transfer the syrup to the RO membranes, however if I implement the RO membranes first the system works perfectly. DO you know how I could fix this, and if its okay to put the RO'S before the sediment

Hey Eric I was wondering how do you make the connectors leak proof because when I start up my system their is a lot of leakage from the connectors, and are you able to take out the piping because I constantly try to take mine out from the connectors but they won't budge.

I wish you would have left the loud music out of your video....just not needed.

how did you connect the water pressurizer to the water source also what pipes did you use for the Aquatec because mine aren't fitting and they are 1/8" ID Silicone Tubing

Do you think the Aquatec 6800 Booster Pump Kit would work the same as the 8800?

From what I gather, it takes 40 gals of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup, what's the cost of supplies to handle that much cost if you currently have No Maple opperation going? We've been known to pick up at least a gallon per year. So between 1 to 2 gallons it what we'd have to collect to make it worth joining the sport.

You have done some great work this year! Garden is done here and chickens are wintering in the garden. 2 more pigs to harvest and then some rest til Maple Syrup season

Yeah these temperatures are crazy this time of year. Good luck hunting.

Did you add a tubing to the pressurizer? if not how did the syrup go through the system???

Can this also be used to purify water or do I need to build it differently???

Could this be used to purify salt water?

I have an electric canner that simply sucks out the oxygen. Is that ok, for long term storage?

Im back here re learning your method. Do you ever do a mix? Im considering Carrots, Onions, Cucumber

Love natural fire starters, once saw a Alaskan guy picking up elk n moose dung to soak in wax & kerosene mix allowed it to dry n ziplock a row and away you go. Tinder bundle wrapped by the intestines of a grazing mammal 😊I’m SURE yours smelles muck more pleasant 😊😊

I have never made hot sauce, I usually just mix the peppers in soups ice\tacos. I should look into those Pepper Joes seed's for next year, any recommendations?

Have you ever grown your own Hot Peppers for hot sauce before? If so, how did it turn out??

Awesome Folks! Always good to get ahead on the Homestead….However, life happens and it’s a continuous process! A labour of love I always say! Good luck with the Deer hunting!

Music is too loud. I can't hear you speaking....

That's a great idea to get the water out of the cucumbers by soaking them in salt. That makes sense. That's what is done to make sauerkraut from cabbage. I found a lady on KZbin: Out the back door" who doesn't put any pickle crisp in her pickles and they are crisp. Her secret: Open kettle canning method. Some people would not like that because of the danger of botulism, but there are rebel canners who do this method for pickles and they have been doing it for years. This lady said that the water bath is what makes them mushy and not crisp. Anyway, I enjoyed your video. From an almost seasoned canner and homesteader.

Well garden is almost done tonight’s low of 37 my kill off my egg plant blossoms 🥶and the pepper’s probably won’t be to happy either. Going to pick what fruit is hanging and move the mobile peppers inside the hot house and the Dragon pots are moving in too unfortunately only electric heat so 🙏it will get us by. Still moving the river rock into the hot house and I still need to cross tie the fabric down. Then get a Ibc tote to use as my heat loop reservoir. Got about a ton of 4 moved but I was also washing the excess mud off the rock, very time consuming so I ve skipped washing the rock that will get covered with more rock.

We dont get frost untill November..

It so amazing how the tasks keep “appearing”… I still have my tomatoes to do . And yes I am procrastinating it done. I’m finishing some meals for a small trip .. snd I’m still harvesting green beans… gotta put those up. I did snatch a pressure canner for $10 at a swap meet… great condition… works perfect! (Oh I’m not gonna plant as many tomato plants next year.

My neighbor got a deer the other day. He was so excited. I hope you get yours too

Can't find pickle crisp in my area,what can I use?

Can't wait to see what you do for a day off.