A Pigsperiment

[@petgranny194]

I love seeing Buggy going to "work" with Dad.

[@FYMXQ-36815]

Ben, I forgot to tell you one more thing. Congratulations for selling out of all your classes. You must be doing something right in this case. Ben, when you can sell out all your classes for the four times that you're having it at the end of the year, that's very good. Again, CONGRATULATIONS NOW BEN 😁😁❗❗❗

[@janetwithers7427]

The little piggies look cute in their pig tractors. Good job, Ben. The baby is so darling and growing fast. Meg is a queen cook. 💕🍁🌾🍂

[@Crystal-f8j]

Just want to say how happy I am to find out that Joel Salaton is going to be on the advisory board for the food industry in America. It’s a step in the right direction.

[@thatoldcomicsmell56]

Is this a rumor or confirmed?

[@victoriaschell2225]

Love your videos. Wanted to thank you for helping out Justin Rhodes and his family after the hurricane..You guys are amazing ❤

[@patience1226]

OH MY GOODNESS!! When I saw you all included the baby in the holding of Hands in the prayer circle at the table, my heart flipped over! What a beautiful and wonderful thing you are doing as parents...raising your children with Christ and prayer in their lives will ALWAYS be a reward down the road...💜🙏

[@readtheword3]

Sweet babygirl, looking like her beautiful sister , she looks huggable

[@barbarabrand190]

My son served a mission in Canada. They eat a lot of Putine. Its basically fried potatoes with cheese curds and gravy over all. He taught us, and I have learned to make cheese curds, very simple, and we enjoy this fortifing snack often after the chores are done. By the way Ben, I drilled a hole in the cap to fit the pig nipple through.

[@edieboudreau9637]

Poutine is delicious. Skiers eat a lot Aprè-Ski, too.

[@SandraNelson063]

Canadian here. In Ottawa poutine is necessary eating for government workers and Ottawa University students. I live in Toronto now, but still require poutine. All the stuff that makes a cardiologist cringe! 😊

[@pinkplateful1957]

I would like to spend the day just watching Meg cook all the things. :)

[@CrazyCrafter-le9ge]

Comfort and country food. Fills the belly and is wholesome. Your children are not fat. They get what they need to develop and be strong. That is what we, as a country, have forgotten. God bless your family.

[@Grandma_NC]

You folks work hard and I see the joy your life brings you. You are blessed as you have blessed others.

[@tinatippin5705]

Awesomeness. I could almost smell that cake! Blessed my heart to see Buggy take Elizabeth's hand for prayer. So precious. Thank you.

[@catherineparr5489]

Buggy is such a blessing , I could hear her silently tell the guinea pigs to "Grow "🥰, love cake , confess that I would not have been able to resist running off with the pan of freshly roasted nuts straight from the oven . 😋😋😋😋😋😋😋So happy to see you all well after the recent weather trauma .

[@ManieVerster]

Ben and Meg you have such a beautiful family and I love how Ben has a half pint shadow following him around all day long. One of these days you might have another one following him around or maybe Elizabeth will be Meg's shadow.

[@lynnbeee]

Plant garlic clove around the base of the plants that have a history with aphids.. as soon as the green breaks the ground the magic begins! 1 clove per foot will suffice! Love your farm and the whole family! God bless and protect you all from harm always!

[@cynthiabolick3892]

Hello Ben and Meg and all kids, teens, baby.....tks for video. Love when Meg cooks. Much love to all of you and blessings......

[@dianaj3139]

Hey Ben, Just wanted to say we loved your podcast where you were talking about Plumbing! We have lived through so many plumbing issues and the stories you told about how if you do not or cannot fix it right ... down the road it will come back to bite you. Love your channel and the podcast as well. Blessings!

[@debbieyzuel7887]

Your kids are growing up so fast, and the baby is so sweet.

[@Tom-ei8ly]

Beautiful seeing how bright eyed, alert and curious that Elizabeth is.

[@cindycrusch2164]

Ohhh no! We didn't get to see Meg enjoying her cake!!! It looked delicious! I would love the recipe! ❤

[@lisanowakow3688]

That is the homesteading spirit❣️

[@lieuwina]

Meg is a master chef in that kitchen. I tell you she has my mouth watering with the food she cooks. How she can think and plan food all day long is a job in itself. Elizabeth is so adorable and little half pint with Ben is so sweet being a daddy's girl. Hope the experiment works out with the pigs. Congratulations on Joe Salaton being on the advisory board in the food industry. Have a lovely day Meg, Ben and family.

[@pattyarpaia4887]

I believe schools have taken away trade schools, and now our country will have a lot of occupational trades that our young adults would love to learn from and I understand there is going to be be a bunch of jobs open very soon. Also this would be the same such as sewing, knitting, crocheting, canning, cooking, laundry, ironing, milking cows, 😢cleaning. We have been so busy working away from house we neglected our family arts. The dad could teach welding, knives… hinting hope you understand. ❤

[@albrightfs]

We raised our Kune kune with six babies this past spring in our portable hoop coops like yours... Did great! then the bonus was plants growing from the veggies we fed them from the seeds. The only issue was breaking out of the wire a few times but other than that ...

[@debbiep7419]

Baby wanted her own plate of comfort food. Meg, I appreciate the way you utilize the food you have on had rather than going to get the "correct" ingredient. I've just recently started trying to do the same myself. Very satisfying to not waste food or time and I've heard no complaints from the diners.

[@crazychickenladyhomestead6918]

Little Elizabeth finally closed her mouth for a second...lol! She's so cute! Hopefully, your piggies don't ransack the housing like ours do! They love rubbing up on things quite hard.

[@FYMXQ-36815]

Again Meg, you're doing something wonderful in scratch cooking in the kitchen again. I love it when you do that on the videos because Meg, I learn a lot from you in what you do in scratch cooking. And like I said one or two videos ago, I don't see very many people that knows how to cook from scratch as good as you do. Meg so CONGRATULATIONS MEG 🌻😁🌻😁❗❗❗

[@deecooper1567]

Agree 🏅👵🏻❣️

[@AngelaM-y4e]

Hello, what a wonderful video! I watched a video from Modern Homestead Alaska, where they did a whole cow! Very informative. I watched this video and what i noticed was ALL the things that Meg made in one day. Canned chicken broth, made and decorated a cake and made dinner. I am sure there was breakfast and lunch in there somewhere. All the hard work all of you do and you are always smiling! And the gratitude you have for everything is truly wonderful. I know i say this a lot, but my parents and family lived on a farm when they first arrived in Canada. It truly was the best place for me as a child. My grand mother feeding 17 people with a coal and wood stove and all the preserving etc. I loved it! This is what i love about watching homesteading videos, even with all the hard work, it seems that everyone is happy! Thank you so much again for another amazing video and have a happy day!

[@deltorres2100]

Omg Meg..winter (cooler weather),I bake plenty.,I make a lot of cakes with nuts..bread pudding.,and more.,and banana bread ., Yesterday I made a cake with a smashed bananas that we’re going bad and I had some fresh raspberries. I threw them in there and so I had a raspberry banana cake. It was so good. We’re still actually picking on it because we only pick on it from breakfast, coffee in the morning even when I make bread pudding it’s really just in the morning with coffee .

[@tracyleighton9926]

I love Buggy holding babies hand..so precious

[@99boiledeggs57]

happiest baby on the iinteret

[@mrlldale]

I’m glad you guys are OK. You made it through the storm. I’ve been watching y’all from the beginning so God bless y’all keep it up.

[@jenniferwilliams545]

I love how Elizabeth was listening to ben talk while he was holding her.

[@brownville13615]

You must be so devastated! We had one bad tenant and I was so tempted NEVER to rent our apartment again. After a few thousand dollars and months of lost income, we were able to find a solid tenant and things are going well. There needs to be stronger laws that protect property owners. What you’re going through is inexcusable!! Hang in there, take things one day at a time. ❤

[@wookfoot8408]

Using leftover gravy for the casserole is brilliant!!! I'm 100% doing that and it sounds like a way to pack SOOO much more flavor into a dish! This is life-changing!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@deecooper1567]

Great idea 💡 waste not want not 💖👵🏻❣️

[@dharper9332]

wow I haven't seen this for a long while........and you have another child!!! I am going to have to go back and find out whats happening with you guys...........So happy i can watch again. I make that casserole quite often!!

[@heidibartle2241]

Cover you brassicas with netting right from the beginning to avoid bugs. It was a life changer for us the past two years.

[@barbaraweber3084]

That is one cute baby! Look at her holding her head up such a big girl.

[@maryw970]

Good evening beautiful people 5:12 here glad to see you back

[@SeattleStevie]

Chicken Divan was a favorite in my house growing up, and I still make it regularly. I like to add lots of fresh lemon juice and roughly a tablespoon of curry powder. The lemon and curry together adds a bright richness that is SO tasty. We sometimes eat it with rice, but our preferred starch of choice is wide egg noodles. Now I'm hungry 😀

[@conniea9201]

Good afternoon 😊 I just watched Becky from Acres Homestead, she was bragging about Meg's dry rub chicken, she " that was the best chicken I ever had " way to go, love your channel ❤

[@barbaramix1683]

The food looks so good, and I have already had dinner. We had pulled pork sandwiches. I bet you are tired of looking at pork. Buggy is so cute. It has been fun watching her grow up. Her little sister looks a lot like she did at the same age. God bless your whole family.

[@marymoran719]

Love how Buggy was holding Elizabeth’s hand during the prayer, so sweet

[@robint7349]

that was so sweet.

[@StoneKathryn]

Nice, American Guinea Hogs inside the chicken tractors on the good grass down at the bottoms of your property! I'm glad you can add the pig nipple onto the chicken nipple waterer. I'm glad that Biggy can help. I love your design of the chicken tractors. I hope this experiment goes very well. I'm glad you could just grab a couple at a time. Wow, maple, walnut syrup cake! Lorraine's recipe! Happy UnBirthday! It looks gorgeous! Wow, gallons of bone stock that you do when you butcher the chickens. So just do 2 canners full of chicken bone broth and then feed the rest to the pigs. The frosting looks great and the cake is beautiful all frosted with the walnut on top in the middle. Chicken and broccoli casserole for dinner! That looks so yummy Meg and an obscene amount of cheese! Thanks for this video Hollar family!

[@homesteadrevivals]

If you ever get a freeze dryer, you might try freeze drying your stock. It frees up lots of jars, plus the stock can be used as seasoning on just about everything! I love to "salt" our veggies with the powdered broth.

[@catherineparr5489]

Absolutely a great use for home made stock . Always preferable to commercial 🥰

[@kathleengraves4647]

What do you store the freeze-dried stock in?

[@homesteadrevivals]

@@kathleengraves4647 Mason jars. I vacuum seal the lids down, but you could use an oxygen absorber, to store them long term. Once I've opened a new jar, I don't bother vacuum sealing after each use. It gets used pretty quickly!

[@marydingus4360]

Love seeing that that sweet baby! So precious!❤

[@noramax2925]

A busy day on the farm! Thanks Ben and Meg. I can taste the maple walnut cake🙂

[@victoriagamage5865]

Just started watching your oldest videos as I never saw how you guys started. It's so inspiring, I am nearly 40, my husband and I have two kids age 15 and 11. We are struggling day to day to make ends meet with high living costs etc even with two full time incomes! I think I'll be taking a big page out of your book and start looking at ways my husband and I both can start to change the way we live as a family going forward. I'm watching your videos while making a week's worth of meals for my family 😊

[@PamelaDraper-j8y]

Oh my goodness Ben, the baby looks just like you 💕. Congratulations on your workshops. Meg, that cake looks Devine !!! 😋😋😋.

[@imbroken2631]

Store the glue can upside down it seals out air and keeps the threads clean makes opening easier and can dosen't dry out so fast

[@coloradoblueskiesboutique7720]

My friend emailed me and said "Suddenly your hobby of squirreling away food doesn't seem so crazy!"😂 a year late and a dollar short, but better late than never.

[@NancyMorse]

I enjoyed your video. I always love to see the two little girls. They are so cute.

[@stacylandis9806]

Ben...agree with you on not liking the heat, and your perspective on nuts.😂

[@angelamartin3876]

Freeze dry bone broth! My favorite and most used item!!

[@JanaTernonva-m5x]

You just get what makes a great video!

[@diceportz7107]

I don't blame Buggy. I always got bored inside too. School was hell for me. lol

[@shervin6711]

YAY! A MAPLE recipe! Everything seems to be Pumpkin Spice this time of year. I do like it .. but I miss Apple and Maple ❤

[@starrmeadows7033]

I enjoy watching the videos. Thank you for including the prayer at the end.

[@mariesheppard3750]

Another little lady that loves the camera , so cute, good idea with the pigs,

[@coryart]

Someday I'll get a freeze dryer, and top on my list to freeze dry is homemade broth. Some of that powder and some hot water = instant homemade broth, and no canning jars necessary.

[@lattelolly6925]

It always looks so yummy at your house.😊 That is a favorite casserole in our household and from my childhood too.

[@GetToTheFarm]

put a barrier along the bottom of your gates so the pigs will not push thru. up north we call them Snowgates... it lets you open gates in the snow and ice. we did a video on it called SNOWGATES.

[@kimberlykelly7280]

Thanks for being neutral about the election. Love you guys. It’s good to have happy places to visit no matter what. ❤

[@MsdebinBC]

I have a cold right now and I been drinking chicken broth it seems to help and taste good 🥰 good luck Meg

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

It's nice to see your still harvesting from the garden. Homemade comfort food is the best😊

[@aliceunicorne2536]

Nagyon jofej család vagytok. Valahogy a kedvesség és szeretet sugárzik minden videotokbol. S nagyon aranyos volt, amikor azt mondtad egyszer, hogy "feleségül vettem a mokuskirálynöt"😀. Valoban roppant ötletes, ügyes, energikus, s közben csuda bájos fiatal nö. A kiscsajok nagyon édesek, de a nagyfiuk is nagyon szimpatikusak. Kivánom , hogy sok sok évig éljétek boldogan, egészségben a jol megérdemelt szép életeteket. Hidd el, az...

[@Crystal-f8j]

Your baby is gorgeous… no surprise really …. Blessed with great genes ….

[@quarrel05]

The chicken broth can be put in freezer bags or cube trays and I boil/make my rice, pasta, potatoes, grits, soup cabbage, greens, green beans, beans, mashed potatoes, gravy broth when cooking roasting baking meats 😋 and it’s the most delicious thing never to much broth ✌🏽 😅

[@raymondstewart6290]

We had the same casserole but made with yellow squash and onions. Sooo good! Pork chops on the side cause I had no chicken for the casserole

[@kathleenleone5488]

Baby Elizabeth is getting so big! What a cutie!

[@tubularguynine]

I just heard that Joel Salatin was contacted, and accepted a position in the USDA. Tell Mike and your farming blog guys. 👍🏻👍🏻♥️🇺🇸

[@carriem7832]

My aunt made the best black walnut cake ever. She made me a six tier wedding cake as the best gift ever. Don’t you have a freeze drier? Chicken bone broth powder is awesome and great for winter drinks to stay warm and healthy….. Mylar bags of this would make great gifts along with Megs homemade noodles…. I collected acorns for our pig and it was so cute to watch him excited when I was heading his way with a bucket of them…..he’d jump around and grunt…crunching each one as I tossed them to him. I bet Buggy would enjoy doing that…throwing the piggies taut treats.

[@susanmcconnell6041]

Wish I could share some of my zillions of acorns and walnuts with you!!! 🥰🥰

[@gkiferonhs]

You'll find out how sturdy your chicken tractors are. I think a group of pigs could break an anvil.

[@cecilvinson1213]

She's so cute. She looks just like buggy.

[@sarahschlosser1203]

Nice to see Buggie out with you doing chores Ben. Meg the cake looks great

[@EasterEdwards]

You are incredible, keep making videos!

[@patriceg1100]

You can never have enough shmalts!!!! Looks great!

[@carolkimbell5174]

Buggie looks so cute!

[@southloupriverhomestead4696]

Thanks for the video! Glad to see ya!

[@JackieKing-k7e]

Meg are a great cook

[@ritahall8653]

I am going to try that casserole

[@beckykulinski5071]

That baby is just precious!!

[@Offgridlee444]

The girls are beautiful! ❤Great idea!

[@gloriabond123]

Elizabeth is getting so big and she’s so pretty.

[@deannewilliams3321]

All those people and one little plate of food lol. I can tell yall didn’t grow up in Louisiana. We usually have so much food on the table you barely have room for your elbows! I would starve to death at your house!! LoL 😆

[@wannie9731]

I have often compared my families serving size to their family size as well. My lot would definately starve, we are all big eaters.

[@brendalawhon6567]

I love your videos and a great family I'm from West Virginia

[@Terri-n6w]

Buggy's timing is impeccable.

[@brokenmeats5928]

I love ALL The Hollar Homestead videos!

[@deecooper1567]

Same here 💖👵🏻❣️

[@brokenwolf67]

If I had a wife like Meg I'd weigh about 800 pounds thank the lord for my own cooking

[@uffda]

I want to see everyone eat the cake. LOL!

[@jacquethirlkel3001]

Thanks for another great farm and cooking video!! God bless!

[@tiffanymengor217]

What can’t you guys do ❤ megs cake looks amazing. I would love the recipe.

[@DebbieAdkins-e4y]

Love that sweet precious baby I think she's looking more like her mommy now

[@shantelbryan3660]

Those nipples absolutely work on pressure also. I have all of mine on my regular water supply in pvc and even the chickens get water out of them

[@cheekysaver]

Grass to bacon is a pretty good deal!

[@tiggywink1]

Mama rocks!

[@emyreotutar3187]

Hi buggy❤

[@AfterTheRains]

Elizabeth is so clearly the sister of Buggy. I hope she is as fond of messing amongst the plants as Buggy is and snacking on them on the move.

[@Marlenesgardens]

Dust your cabbage with flour. It keeps off cabbage worms. Seems you have slugs as well, they like near beer in a deep container. lol Love these videos with a mix of things. Try maple walnut ice cream with your cake. Both yummy….

[@biointheknow]

I take a 2-3 gallon Bach of broth and reduce it beyond belief to fill ice trays for mo salt/sodium bullion. Spray trays with PAM, pour, freeze and then pop put Into gallon zip lock bags stored in freezer

[@jeanineadele]

It was so cute after the prayer all five kids interest locked in on the baby playing with the tag on the tablecloth. Was there ever such a baby so adored and loved. Such a nice family.

[@cindyalam7490]

She is totally just like you ♥♥♥