So many "don't waste your produce" videos just focus on how to preserve after picking (pickling, freezing, etc) but are too narrow and neglect everything else, so i really appreciate how your video focuses on broader strategy and mindset!
@leigh2e200 Жыл бұрын
Our garden is growing! I've got a 9 year old and a 12 year old with me this year - they've never gardened before and you have never seen people more excited over green beans from seed.
@christinaoliveryoung6019Ай бұрын
I'm 44 and I literally yelped and jumped in joy at finding my first green bean this past weekend 😹 I'm still 7 at heart ❤️
@tailmask48866 күн бұрын
I'm 21 and felt pure glee when i harvest my first garlic crop
@trimbaker1893 Жыл бұрын
when I was a kid, we had a root cellar. when we picked cabbages, we would pull them up with the roots still on them. If you hang cabbages by the root in the cellar, they keep for months and months. ( that was back in central ohio)
@mousepolice554 ай бұрын
Good to know, thanks!
@ArtByFameli5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you made this video. I'm getting back into growing food this year after a 4 year pause. I had never grown for long term storage, but I'm scaling things up this year just for that reason and am feeling intimidated lol. I'm going to have to watch your food prep videos. Only been following you a few days but the algorithm has been feeding me your videos for a year. Side note. You remind me SO much of my mom when she was younger. And we are also from washington state (just south of Seattle). She's no longer with us... sometimes I get a little emotional watching your videos because you really are that similar. Not a bad thing, just wanted to share that you remind me of my most favorite person in the whole world ❤
@Rosie_The_Border_Collie Жыл бұрын
I would highly recommend to blanche your veggies before freezing. Its a technique used in French kitchen. It makes the color and flavor of the vegies come out beautifully and gives them a really nice crisp. Just boil in a big pot plenty of water with some salt. When the water boils well, drop in your veggies. The water will stop boiling cause of the colder vegies. Ones the water boils again (one minute max) immediately turn of the fire, take out the vegies and drop them in a big bucket of ice water. When the vegies are fully cooled you can freeze them. I like to freeze them separately, by placing them in the freezer on a large plastic tray barely touching each other. Ones completely frozen, you can store them in containers or bags. This way you can easily grab just a hand full of frozen vegies, throw them in a hot pan with butter/olive oil, pepper&salt (classic they would add some sugar for a nice shine, but i am not really fan of it) Or just throw them in any dish you are making where needed. Thx for the great video !
@saminairfan45 Жыл бұрын
So you know what veggies blanch well? I never done blanching and don’t buy frozen stuff often
@lisaconnor96554 ай бұрын
You can cut out the part on the tray if you put them in the bag or container you're using, throw it in the freezer. Go back 1 hour later and give everything a good shake. They will freeze separately after that and you can grab what you need when you need it 😊 and any leafy veggies or leftover salad stuff like that you can throw a paper towel in with it and it will extend life double sometimes triple. I will make a big salad and fold a paper towel put it on top and close it up. That salad is just as good on day 4 as on day 1. My grandmother in law taught me that 30 years ago and it works.
@tonywhitley6929 Жыл бұрын
This is great content. As a strawberry junkie, I would also say that planting the right varieties of strawberries impacts the harvest and storing process. Everbearing vs. June-bearing is a basic consideration, but there are dozens of variations within those classifications. Deciding if you have time in the summer for a short but heavy harvest and canning process or need the slower but more constant "eat as your pick lifestyle can be supported by starting with the right berries.
@buberella24Ай бұрын
This is so helpful. Also, and I mean this as a compliment, you look like Mary Tyler Moore!
@krisoberhauserbishop75524 ай бұрын
I have gardened 50 years and just learned about the curlicues. Here is my tip for you. Herbs can be chopped and mixed with salt to make herbs sallee. Stored in the fridge in a jar or root cellar, it will give you fresh herb floor. My French Canadian neighbor shared this with me.
@jasmineg86222 ай бұрын
Anne, I love your videos so much. As an Adhd’r time and organisation is a big concern with taking on projects and I love the way not only is your content about gardening and harvesting, but it’s also about how you can work it into your schedule. I love your spirit and I just enjoy your content so much 🙏
@AnneofAllTrades2 ай бұрын
I’m so glad you’re here ❤️❤️
@annepettit38556 ай бұрын
The watermelon curlicue tip alone is worth the price of admission 😊
@deecooper15673 ай бұрын
Great video👍 Thank you 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
@kristenwilliams96013 ай бұрын
I ferment my basil to keep in the pantry all winter. It maintains its fresh flavor very well.
@stevedesantolo6794 Жыл бұрын
Singularly one of your best videos, AoAT. So many people need to understand these time management principals. Very well explained, especially (and fun) that you brought Parkinson's Law into it. Every project mgr worth their salt knows how fast this law messes with the timelines. Thank you!
@pastortomolson10 ай бұрын
You are a gifted teacher. Thanks.
@thomaslawson42538 ай бұрын
i freeze a lote of berries. it is critical that you cut them up while frozen and thaw quickly in a warm steel cut oatmeal. if you do not believe me freeze 2 apricot .place one on the counter and it will soon turn brown. slice up the the other frozen one and place in warm oatmeal. it will say sweet and bright orange.
@jeffkey31585 ай бұрын
I would love/benefit spending a day alongside your knowledge!! Your a fearless leader to us all💚
@michygoss7148 Жыл бұрын
You really ARE Anne of ALL trades! You have a wonderful skill set girl! 💝. Could you push some of that garden harvest through the screen for me?!? 😂
@AnneofAllTrades Жыл бұрын
I wish I could! I’d happily send you whatever you could use!
@michygoss7148 Жыл бұрын
@@AnneofAllTrades 💝. What a sweet offer. I live too far away and across the border though! 😏
@s-c.. Жыл бұрын
Brilliant 👍. Anne, what made you choose Tennessee when you moved? I noticed quite a view KZbinrs moving there in the last few years, from different genres. Just curious. I’ve always wanted to go to Tennessee, especially being a country music city chick from Australia.
@maritzacruzplantingwithsalsa5 ай бұрын
I am so happy I saw this video. I have cilantro and basil and parsley and all types of lettuce that is constant struggle to keep up with since its only the two of us eating. I do give away a lot of my harvest but I would cut it all back down and the find myself not needing all that I harvested and thank God I have greedy dogs that love lettuce but they won't eat the cilantro. So this is awesome. I will try this method of adding them to water and then placing it in the fridge.
@AllysonChannel14 ай бұрын
You’re awesome for all these videos
@jackiek4159 Жыл бұрын
Loved all of these tips! Really helpful for a beginner gardener like me! Thank you Anne! 🙏🏻💞✨
@edvanbomfim67725 ай бұрын
I wish I had an amazing opportunity to work and live in this beautiful garden, go ahead in your dreams and goals because your job makes a big difference in this world 🏡
@AnneofAllTrades5 ай бұрын
So nice of you!
@EagleWolf52310 ай бұрын
Thank You So Much For Taking Your Time To Teach Your Wisdom!. You Are An Amazing Person!.
@unknownglitch80804 ай бұрын
Great video, one idea for a preserve topic. Which preservation method is best for specific veggies and fruit. Like is regular freezing of broccoli better than dehydration or freeze dried. Because I know frozen broccoli becomes soggy to quickly & easily. Not sure on the freeze dried, I've had dehydrated in those powder soup mix. To me that is worse than plain freezing. Never had pickled or fermented 🤔
@Nana9112go Жыл бұрын
Asparagus you can put in glass of water in fridge. Extends it for about a week.
@jenbear8652 Жыл бұрын
My asparagus in water in fridge lasted a month
@FredMcIntyre Жыл бұрын
As always, thanks for the info Anne! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
@betterlivingonabudget5 ай бұрын
I've never heard the ripe watermelon tip before (curly stem is brown), that's awesome, thanks!
@AnneofAllTrades5 ай бұрын
You're so welcome!
@imafan263 ай бұрын
Yeah, gardens actually cost money to grow, so you don't want to waste anything. I still have extras that end up feeding the worms. You have to figure out how much you can eat, how much to succession plant, and of course plant what you like to eat. I do grow and eat chard. I did not like the "dlirt" taste, but my friend told me not to eat the stems and it is a lot better that way Herbs are the things I get the most use out of since, most of my herbs are perennial and don't expire in the garden. Except cilantro. but I don't plant that much of it because well it is feast or famine and it does not keep well. I found out I can blanch and freeze beans and peppers. If you can find ways to preserve your excess harvest then it is worthwhile. My clean garden waste feeds my worms. I save seeds from some of my plants, because seeds are expensive I also take my extra seedlings to plant shares so they don't go to waste and sometimes I can find some things that I don't have and it doesn't cost me anything except some of my time and a little gas to get there and back.
@theresaodwyer2026 Жыл бұрын
Such relevant content. And your squarespace content and photos are awesome. Been following you for several years now, always well done 🙏🏻
@stewartthomas26425 ай бұрын
Love your stuff kick on love it 👍 ❤
@praballunavat56515 ай бұрын
Wonderful! Thank you!
@AnneofAllTrades5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@michellelong1219 Жыл бұрын
These are helpful strategies. Thank you for sharing 😊
@tonywyant8957 Жыл бұрын
Love all ur videos Ann. ❤❤
@consaka1 Жыл бұрын
You'd wash my grandmother's broccoli. Lol "Uhm grandma what's those little green things floating around in the pot with the broccoli?"
@AnneofAllTrades Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@fredbenedict7425 Жыл бұрын
Hello, I live in Tacoma Wa. I heard you say you lived in Seattle. I just found your channel so I'm very interested in what you do. Thank You.
@loumonte658 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding information.
@catslife5501 Жыл бұрын
Great one as always. A question if I may - how do you grow your okra, season soil type, watering etc. please. I'm in Western Cape, South Africa.
@ayeshajacobs437411 ай бұрын
I'm also from the western cape but, staying in India now. We're growing okra now. It's end of the rainy season, not too hot and not too cold. Well drained slightly clay soil here.
@brandynash14095 ай бұрын
We grow a lot of okra here in south Arkansas. Many different soil types in our area. From red clay, to sand, to normal dirt. You never find a mix of the 3 though. We just plant, let the spring rain take care of the watering. Same for cowpeas. It doesn’t rain much in the summer. Okra and peas love HOT weather. I’m sure they would like more water, but do just fine in our hot dry summers. It may only rain twice a month in July and August. One summer it didn’t rain for 4 months. There was no hay to cut, but people had okra and peas. When I say dry summer, I just mean little rain. It’s ALWAYS very very humid.
@TaylorParnell Жыл бұрын
LOVE THIS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@GibClark Жыл бұрын
Thank you, 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@cresentiae4 ай бұрын
Thank you #SaveSoil #Consciousplanet
@sowrightseeds Жыл бұрын
These are some great tips!
@xoxo2008oxox Жыл бұрын
How about a subject on a easy database for harvesting or app that you can add seed info, planting date/harvest time and crop layout?
@AnneofAllTrades Жыл бұрын
I’m sure there are tons of those around, but I’m actively trying to distance myself from screens, especially when it comes to farm stuff. I’m a technological dummy and fully intend to keep it so ;)
@nikkireigns Жыл бұрын
Seedtime app does that, I think they have a free version
@Lynthemuse Жыл бұрын
You can keep berries in a sealed jar in the fridge for a couple weeks.
@BrightestBlessings78994 ай бұрын
I eat straight out of my garden often. I have missed it.
@beerbuzz62 Жыл бұрын
Your AWESOME,thank you for the videos and keep em coming
@jacobtu2689 Жыл бұрын
Love all your vids !!!! ❤
@AnneofAllTrades Жыл бұрын
Thank you! So glad you’re here!
@fierylatina14 ай бұрын
I work at night like ALL NIGHT SO DURING THE DAY I'M EXHAUSTED... AND CAN NEVER GARDEN CORRECTLY... DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR US THAT WORK GRAVE YARD???
@maryschrier65114 күн бұрын
You can work in the cool of the day. A half hour when you get home and some time in the evening before work. Keep it simple. Just a few things in pots or a little 4x4 raised bed to start. MULCH your raised bed. Less weeds and less need for watring.
@sdspivey Жыл бұрын
If you follow the principles of "just in time" planting, you would plant one or two plants X-days before you are going to use it. Then that plant will ripen just as you want it and you need no storage. Refrigerator losses may be the worst food waster in the modern kitchen. Example, if you want 3 carrots each for 2 people each day, and it takes ~60 days to mature, then you plant 6 carrots each day, 2 months in advance. Obviously, it won't work for everything, corn, strawberries, heads of lettuce.
@SimplifierWolf Жыл бұрын
Das.als Suppe anzulegen war schonmal gut. Wann du jetzt die Suppe mit Hackschnitzel oder gehäckselten Stroh vermengst bist du doch am Ziel
@ladypoetess7 ай бұрын
Are you pressure canning in your instant pot?! I didn't know I could do that! I thought I had to invest in a specific pressure canner apart from my Instant Pot!
@AnneofAllTrades7 ай бұрын
Heck yeah! It’s not super efficient because you can only do like 2-3 at a time, but for small batches it’s easy peasy lemon squeazy.
@ladypoetess7 ай бұрын
@@AnneofAllTrades omg this changes everything! I don't grow too much, being currently restricted to a balcony container garden, but I've been longingly dreaming of being able to pressure can certain things and sad because I don't have space to get a full size pressure canner. Being able to do small batches of stuff, using appliances I already have is game changing. 💚
@davidneel8327 Жыл бұрын
How about vacuum sealing in plastic bags?
@trimbaker1893 Жыл бұрын
so true, when I put vegies in my belly, where it is hot and very damp...they decompose quickly...just sayin. : )
@carolmyers6678 Жыл бұрын
We are born with our own composting center right inside our body. Isn’t it great knowing you have been doing this since birth.🙂
@trimbaker1893 Жыл бұрын
@@carolmyers6678 not much to improve on... : )
@anandsinghchouhan39596 ай бұрын
U r so beautiful ❤️, Good work 👍
@ebgstuff4 ай бұрын
Do u live in Kentucky?
@ebgstuff4 ай бұрын
Didn't know Tennessee did the quilt signs on their barns too. Love ur sight.
@stevekubien6680 Жыл бұрын
Wait. I can do canning in my instant Pot?!?
@AnneofAllTrades Жыл бұрын
Heck yeah you *can* :) it’s a pressure cooker!
@stevekubien6680 Жыл бұрын
@@AnneofAllTrades I know very little about canning except that I really should take part.
@AnneofAllTrades Жыл бұрын
@@stevekubien6680 maybe I need to do another video on it! In the meantime… Can Pickles like a Pro kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWW8o3-MfLZ3fbc
@stevekubien6680 Жыл бұрын
@@AnneofAllTrades I do not personally believe in pickles as a food source (😜) but I do love me some tomatoes for curries and butter chicken and sauces and good things. Omg, I could bulk-prep butter chicken gravy and have it on hand, ready in an instant!!!
@tbrown2302 Жыл бұрын
I hope that okra was pickled and not just water bathed, vegetables need pressure canning but I imagine you know this. You’re still alive!