Ready For My 3rd Winter Living Alone At My Homestead | Food Preservation Recipes

showing you my best preserving & fermentation techniques that you must try when ever you have an abundance of ingredients, I make dill pickles, blackberry bbq sauce, dried tomatoes, fermented tomatoes, kimchi, prunes & dried herbs + a few more tips and tricks you must incorporate into your kitchen. This is self sufficiency at its finest! food to last all winter.
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[@Dionyzos]

You're honestly the biggest inspiration in my life right now. I'm suffering from severe anxiety and depression because I have isolated myself for so long. What you have built for yourself is so beautiful and awe inspiring it almost makes me cry. It gives me strength and hope for the future, thank you Gaz!

[@gazoakleychef]

Ahhh thank you! I pray you get through this ❤️ i know what it’s like, I’ve been there, but things do get better I promise

[@Muircure]

me too im trying very hard to get out of it!!! working 2 jobs going to school starting business all not working ut because of depression and lacking self love and routine

[@joeb4142]

It’s wonderful to have a Gaz community, isn’t it? 😊

[@MayimHastings]

Sending love and prayers, friend, you are going to be ok! There are so many of us going through the same thing, right along side you. You aren't alone, I promise. And i agree with you about how motivating and inspiring Gaz's videos are. He's a hope bomb 😊. Big hugs ❤️🙏🕊

[@polmestra]

❤ hope you get out of this one, strength to you

[@plantaetivoli1178]

yesss, please!!!Our garden has all these purple skinny peppers (very hot)that need to become hot sauce. And bushels of collard greens ,kale and swiis chard. Kimchi it is. This has been the most inspiring video on preservation in.... FOREVER??? Much Peace and Love from Upsate NY. and I'm putting my dehidrator to work asap 🥰

[@Vivienwestphal]

My Polish mom covers her cucumber pickles with a leaf of horseradish. This way, she can skip adding weights to jars. If any mold forms, it forms on the leaf, which can be discarded. She also adds a leaf from a cherry tree. Her pickles are absolute best ❤ I'm fermenting Sugar Rush Peach peppers with Rain forest chillies atm. I'm excited to see the results! I would love to see how you make your fermented hot sauce!!🤓

[@XDemily2010]

This leaf idea is so so smart!!

[@mutafitis]

The horseradish leave and cherry leaf help keep the cukes crisp. Currant,grape,and in in a pinch pin oak work as well.many put them in the bottom of the jar but next time I’m going to try your moms way

[@cher-amirose7109]

cool!

[@gee_emm]

Protect Polish mums at all costs!

[@YTFlove4ever]

Love love love the music when you are pickling tomatoes. It stirred something so deep within me and yet was so peaceful

[@romydewaal7968]

this is what cooking and living should be about

[@Keepcarbedandcarryon]

It’s so nice watching someone who’s not a pro at farming yet and witnessing them learn as they go. Gives me much more motivation and the vision of possibility for myself! Thank you for your amazing content 💚

[@ChaliFerdinandis]

Super inspiring Gaz! I watched you years ago, in the apartment/studio kitchen and to see you homesteading now, it's bloody brilliant is what it is!!

[@aleksandrawagner6969]

Gaaaaz! In Poland we grate fermented cucumbers and make a soup, with potatoes, onions, lots of dill and sometimes some cream. I think it would blow your mind 🥹🥹🥹

[@SlyThimble]

I loved this video! Yes please make a video about preserving the chilis. I can’t wait to see videos about how you use the blackberry bbq sauce and the tomatoes and kimchi.

[@hopetn]

I love the direction you're moving in with your videos. I'm so inspired! Thank you.

[@desireerombouts4368]

Thank you for your fantastic inspiration!! Please do share more fermented recipes, love this way of preserving and reducing waste❤

[@sjo1122]

I am in my second gardening year. Hoping to keep expanding my skills.I have also gotten into preservation. I canned tomatoes for the first time this year and turned 20+ lbs of cucumbers into some amazing butter pickles. I hope you write a preservation book to add to my Gaz library. In the mean time, I will stick with “Saving the Season” by Kevin West. Like your books, Gaz, I haven’t come across a bad recipe from this book. Cheers!

[@fionaandersen2039]

Thank you so much for all of these creative recipes❤️ I cannot wait to get the next book eventually💕

[@Jerry-ds4ye]

I so love your videos and you have a great heart and a Beautiful personality...❤❤❤

[@Alieombaba]

Umm yes please fermented hot sauce!! Make a playlist of all your preservations please! ❤

[@azamshakoor3098]

Nice content bro ,,the preserving veggies tips interesting,thanks for sharing them with us 👍👌🇮🇳

[@nateashworth8815]

Gonna try the green kimchi sounds amazing!!!!

[@kabocha8270]

You make homesteading look like an absolute dream. I want to make everything you made today, especially the greens kimchi 🥬 Also I can’t wait to see how your dream kitchen turns out!

[@rosie9048]

Hello :) your pumpkins!! Hoping to get some pumpkins growing next year and love drying herbs in my home too :) I think you need to feature on gardeners world!! So lovely to see you connected to your soul space and living a self loving mindful life 🌻 I’m starting to do the same :) love and light 🌻

[@jennybushnell9995]

I might Ryu the pickles thanks! !

[@Sweettomatovine]

Loved this video 🍅🌱

[@olgassepa]

hi hi, do you not wash your produce after picking it? love this, you're living the dream

[@bexdarl6576]

How many weeks did this video take to film?! So good!

[@TheSharmam]

impressive !

[@manjusthia]

Yes fermented hot sauce pls

[@sueluckham471]

Wow, thank you Gaz, lacto fermentation is so easy, who knew?? I'm a new sub, and feel at home already. Love it xx

[@sherihutchings]

Your mum's beautiful :)

[@jronova543]

Gimme the hot sauce

[@theprimitivista]

Organic food from the earth, fresh and homegrown, incredible recipes, vegan goodness...this man is LIVING THE DREAM!

[@gazoakleychef]

Wow, thank you!

[@leonie7629]

I am a university student with a teeny tiny kitchen and absolutely no garden at all. But I grew up on a little veggies-only farm with an animal sanctuary and my dad is a chef. So basically your videos take me right back home. Thanks Gaz, for this little pocket of comfort :)

[@gazoakleychef]

What a dream upbringing !!

[@maja_sukara]

@@gazoakleychefthat truly is a dream upbringing ❤

[@leonie7629]

A lot of work, too. There definitely were some times during hay harvest season where I wanted to be anywhere but home ^^ But yeah, I consider myself pretty lucky

[@juliasoulliven2958]

Hi Gaz, I love your videos. I live in New Zealand, I am in my 70s and been growing my own food for ever. Im not vegan but we eat a lot of your lovely recipes. And I’m buying your book. I just love seeing people growing gorgeous gardens like yours. We are just coming into spring right now and it’s so exciting to be able to get new food into the garden. Keep up the good work that you do. Im sure you inspire many young people.❤

[@maja_sukara]

@@leonie7629 oh yeah, loads and loads of work especially when there are animals to take care of. And for a child, it gets overwhelming. On the other hand you took profound compassion with you and if I may guess, a deep sense of yourself 🙏🏻 as a yoga teacher I know how much ppl are longing for that inner peace. 💫

[@juliac6309]

Fermented hot sauce? Yes please! I’m really looking forward to your next book and love the idea of including the gardening side of things.

[@SilverLuna07]

Seconded, give us fermented hot sauce tips!

[@MayaAgrippine]

A guy who treats his mom with love, kindness and respect, will always be the most loving and wonderful husband. So nice to see your mom and you together. And as always, amazing recipes

[@dorindamiddleton5418]

My three year old granddaughter loves to watch your shows! She thinks you’re “our friend Gaz”, who makes beautiful food. And has fun with chickens. We were scrolling through you tube and she literally yelled, “look Grammy! It’s our friend Gaz! Let’s watch that”. Then we’re watching the pickle section and she yells, “ seeds! I love seeds!” And later, “ those tomatoes look very tasty.” She is your biggest little fan. Keep up the multi generation content my friend. You’re turning a little one into a veggie eater. Plus she loves it when you play with the chickens.

[@AudenimLock]

Oh I love a good preservation recipe. There’s not enough fermented food available in the UK. Thanks for sharing all of these tips!

[@thewildgarten]

I love gardening shows, and my 4.5 year old loves cooking shows. We've been watching your channel together and he now calls it our "special time"! Thanks for your inspiring content, and for creating something that my boy and I can enjoy together ❤️

[@suzylyon5954]

How wonderful! My kids enjoy Watching Garden’s World with me. My daughter has always called Monty Don ‘Honty Donty’ haha! Definitely special time!

[@abidurrington4135]

Awhh this is so sweet. I hope to do that with my daughter when she's older! (She's only a baby now)

[@maja_sukara]

I just told my daughter how positive and uplifting your energy is and that I would love to have you as a friend. Your excitement about the self grown food is shared by me. I am deeply grateful to be having a beautiful and abundant garden. 🎉

[@clara.valeria4701]

I just rediscovered your channel - sometimes the algorithm is brilliant after all ❤ Your content has grown to be so amazing over those past years, so happy to be watching again. And yes please, all the preservation and fermentation content 🎉

[@gazoakleychef]

Welcome aboard! Thank you ❤️

[@TechOutAdam]

You know the dating game is insanely rough when Gaz is still single living alone at this homestead. lol!

[@gazoakleychef]

Homestead wife coming 2024

[@tenwaystowearit]

Yesssss! He is such a catch. Handsome, handy, super intelligent… all the things.

[@tenwaystowearit]

@@gazoakleychef😮🥰 She’s a lucky girl.

[@danip22]

@@gazoakleychefWelsh girl in south wales here, started my own homestead last year, still a working progress but so rewarding. Yours is a dream 😊

[@kin7069]

​@gazoakleychef it's good you're taking your time and finding a good fit. You have a lot of great qualities shown on your videos. Handsome, Cooks healthy foods, and grows them! And living the best life in the country. I admire you. Yes, she will be a lucky girl...Blessings to you!💕

[@AmatisoveLove]

As a Pole, I absolutely understand the delight on your face while eating fermented cucumbers! 😂 They’re one of my favorite snacks ever ❤

[@yaddayadda....9080]

Am coming living with you… 😂… My cucumbers see,to have sprouted more this September than they have all summer.. very weird….

[@beverlymorgan2582]

I think it is wonderful that you encourage people to grow cook eat. I am trying to do similar with young people. Sometimes, we will watch your videos in class.

[@BBHubbs]

I draw such inspiration from you, Gaz! I have your 3 cookbooks and look forward to your next. (Thanks Gaz’s Mom for getting them to me, in Belgium, signed and in beautiful condition.) Your next one will surely reflect this recent life journey and I am so excited! Your enthousiasm beams through our screens and gets us, also, inspired. Thanks so much!

[@chrispollard2611]

Sensational video as always, mate. I'm a vegan chef myself and watching your earlier videos really inspired me when I first started eating plant based. Now your garden is inspiring me further. Thanks for all you're doing, big man 💪💪

[@scienceislove2014]

Please continue making these videos ...i love watching your videos... I love your voice ... You're so compassionate ...

[@Adeija]

James & the Giant Peach? Nooo, Gaz & the Giant Pumpkin 😎

[@elainedoudna2054]

If i find that i am in need of a positive vibe after all that has happened in the world of late, your videos help to heal not just the body but also the soul!!! Thank you!!

[@varshavikraman3111]

Can't imagine the beauty of the life you are living

[@loudboomboom]

Dude is living his values and doing it right. So awesome.

[@monutella]

Gaz's pure joy and never-ending excitement over rediscovering the endless ways an ingredient can transform gives me pure joy and never-ending excitement. Your passion and enthusiasm are contagious Gaz - makes me want to grow, preserve, cook and share delicious meals with those I love all day every day. The Welsh hillside has really lucked out having you there!

[@g.christelbecker6349]

Your hair looks so beautiful in its natural state, You look so handsome, so healthy. I have been following you from the beginning of your journey when you were a shy teen making your videos. Now you are confident and still sharing your vegan journey with us. Thank you so much!!!!

[@Rachel_Collins]

You giving a jar or the blackberry bbq sauce to your mum made me well up, so cute and wholesome 🥺❤️

[@margaretmalhi]

Oh my goodness, the abundance of your garden! I’ve tried growing vegetables at home, it’s not that easy! Must be the intensity of your enthusiasm ☀️.Great cooking and preserving ideas as well. Home alone is definitely working for you. Thanks, for sharing your garden 🌸, it’s a joy.

[@sailorsabrina]

You are so precious. Really just needed some light, joy, and peace in my life right now and your energy truly soothed my soul. Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden, knowledge, and light with us, Gaz. 🙏

[@kimberlysauber5601]

Man you’re one of my favorite people and I don’t even know you!! I LOVE your appreciation for nature and how it interacts with our bodies in beautiful harmony. You glow when you’re around your creations and it’s awesome. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge!! I appreciate you.

[@lk7825]

Absolutely would love to see the chili recipes. Thanks so much for today's recipes. This is my favorite post so far. ❤😊

[@aomendoz]

Yes please on the fermented hot sauce video. Thanks for all your work on these amazing videos.

[@adriannamydlarz8783]

As a polish person, fermenting cucumbers with family ever since I can remember, I would recommend fermenting the kind that is a lot smaller then those in the video. They have a lot more taste after fermenting and fit a lot better into regular-sized jars :D

[@TheSensuality3]

Otóż to! 😁

[@mycolooornail]

Dokladnie 😄

[@helloitstabitha]

Gaz this is Tabitha. This video was so great. Thank you for doing it. What about a cookbook that's all about fermenting and canning and everything you did in this video, like a course. Ok, thanks again.

[@alimayorbal]

We absolutely want that fermented hot sauce!!!! Sounds soooooo good 👻

[@RLHayes]

It warms my heart to see you expand into your own abundant garden. So inspirational! I can remember when you would snip basil from a store bought tiny plant. Now you're cutting armfuls and preserving the extra bounty!!! Love your channel!

[@anpsteph]

Love seeing the ferments! Please, keep them coming. I enjoy all your videos and it warms my heart that you go on about your mom helping you by sending out your cookbooks and gathering blackberries today. Also seeing you interact with your dad when he's on your show. It is so refreshing to see a man have such a good relationship with both parents.

[@jakobquick1598]

man i just feel like your cooking evolved so much with your garden. lately your on another level gaz,. Thank you

[@LifeofChet]

My first ferment was a pizza flavored carrot recipe. I love to ferment foods but you're right it can be a bit squeamish to begin. If you haven't read it already, I recommend the book Traditionally Fermented Foods by Shannon Stonger, it's where I got that fun recipe from. Love the wholesome content, Gaz!

[@gazoakleychef]

Sounds great!

[@dr.o.6150]

Pizza flavored carrot ferment sounds fantastic! Do you have a recipe? I cannot find one 🤗

[@virtuousdesignsbyyessi1717]

@@dr.o.6150he literally suggested the book he got the recipe from

[@MarleeW]

I've started growing some greens in my backyard in Australia, and I've just planted tomatoes. You're inspiring people all over the world.

[@maritaschwetz8490]

I'm a deaf girl so I try to read with Italian subtitles with Vegan 🌱 forever 💓

[@gazoakleychef]

❤️

[@meganhenry5795]

Oh my gosh! Gaz. You're an absolute delight. The way you interacted with your mum is beautiful. 🥹🥰

[@athayogasangha6238]

Gaz, i've started this year to cook for groups and seminars as my main job. A lot of my recipes are inspired by you. The people love the Piri Piri Veggie Tray and also different recipes. Its so nice to see the inspiration from the guests to start cooking vegan food, even though they are not vegan. Its just showing people that vegan stuff is amazing! And im so looking forward to see your dream kitchen! Congrats on achieving such a great milestone. You are a big inspiration for a lot of people - thank you🙏

[@lunalucid]

I had such a crap day today, living alone in the countryside sounds better than ever right now. 😔 Thank you for letting us experience the peace and the joys of gardening and harvesting and preserving with us, even if it's just on screen. 🙏

[@sarvahrayner5550]

Your videos bring me so much joy. Commenting for the algorithm; you deserve all the support for your efforts and wonderful spirit. Thank you for inspiring me to get back into the garden AND the kitchen. Love from Australia 💛🌻

[@PolaInPoland]

Just a minor suggestion - we generally use the smallest, crispy cucumbers that we can find. We don't use any weights, we simply tuck them very tightly together. And once you bite into them, they are supposed to be crispy, not soft. In case of big cucumbers, we slice them and make a sort of a salad in a jar. But the best pickled cucumbers, are always small cucumbers. We also add grape leaves inside, apart from garlic and mustard seeds for the flavour :)

[@gazoakleychef]

Thank you!! I was just inspired, I’m not doing it how you guys do it, this is just how I do it! But thanks for the tips ❤️

[@juliasoulliven2958]

Also Gaz is fermenting his cucumbers. You sound like you are pickling yours. That’s how I do mine. There’s a difference.

[@manjusthia]

Loved this episode. The love for your parents is beautiful. N I love the way you drained the water if the blackberries back into the soil/ earth❤️

[@YarmouthBotanicals]

Gaz, for your love of growing, preparing nutritious food and the joy that resonates through you when you share and teach, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love it too.

[@lukasdzieza2082]

You are a Big inspiration for any Generation 🥝🍅🌶🍒🫑🍑🍐🍐🍏🍎🥔🍆🥑🍌🍋🍊🍅🥦

[@lilplantlet]

A tip for harvesting basil: Pinch off the top of your basil instead of individual leaves! This will promote more growth and make the plant bushier!

[@b2h316]

Remember to "burp" your jars when lactofermentimg or they can explode with the built up gasses. You can also just use a rubber band instead of the metal clasp so that if air builds up, it can get out. Store on a cookie sheet to protect from leakage

[@alainadacosta1222]

This is inspiring for the kind of life I hope to have someday. It's heartwarming to see your full smile and peace in each video. It was really sweet seeing you with your mom too

[@catarinaamaro5170]

this is so cool! having a young person enjoying and also teaching agriculture

[@delta_shift]

I have to admit, I’m not a vegan or vegetarian, I don’t even do any gardening. I just really enjoy watching these vids. They always help me unwind from daily stresses. Thanks Gaz.

[@gazoakleychef]

You don’t have to be anything to watch my vids! I welcome all foodies

[@rebeccajames858]

You sir are a legend and the only man who can carry off a green boiler suit. Everything you do is so tremendously inspiring and you are beautifully poetic at times with the way you speak😊 I wish I was twenty years younger, drop dead gorgeous and could be the apple of your eye. (Pun intended 😊) Thank you for giving the Hens a wonderful new life

[@janicemartin1580]

It is fun to watch your garden and cooking transformations. i have been canning, dehydrating, pickling and lacto-fermenting garden goods for well over 50 years. Salad greens dehydrate beautifully! Just pull out the hard center stem, because that becomes super hard & tough. Then lightly heap on trays, do not lay flat or you will never get them off the tray! Dry slowly on low heat to retain the garden farm aroma and coloring of salad greens. Lacto-fermented lemons are incredible as is, in drinks or roasted. Try a spoonful of the lemon nectar & a few lemon slices squeezed in a glass of too sweet homemade herbal wine. Perfect match! Dried tomato slices can be seasoned in so many ways, for snacks. Mexican, Italian, Asian, or just plain. My neighbor is addicted to dehydrated onions. Lacto-fermented or dehydrated veggies and fruits are the best snacks ever. My favorite is dehydrated watermelon. They stay sticky so sometimes need to be put back in dryer. So sweet! My gardening tip is to plant tall sunflowers on the south/sun side of each bed, and add kale to each bed. Sunflowers will give plenty of shade to the garden greens. Aphids love sunflowers and kale, so all the other plants, including the beet greens, lettuce and swiss chard will be left completely alone. Naturally, each bed should have assorted herbs because bugs don't like the scents, and the flowers bring pollinators. Nice videos, yes please on the hot sauce. Fermented as well as canned. Many thanks. Janice

[@sterrones50]

It's so beautiful where you moved.. beautiful garden

[@hamassehdaneshzad9513]

I really like this pumpkin vibe 🎃

[@womanofacertainage5892]

As the mum of a young adult son, I love seeing the relationship you have with your mum. I'm so very proud of my son -- he's kind above all else, and smart and funny. I'm sure your mum is very proud of you, as well!

[@hamassehdaneshzad9513]

Everything looks delicious 😋👌🏼💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@gazoakleychef]

Thank you 🙏

[@moonrise1403]

Hi Gaz, you’re such an inspiration. This video couldn’t have popped up in my feed at any better time. I’m commencing a new diet to improve my gut health, I will most definitely be making the kimchi. You’re the boss! Big love from Australia, keep doing what you’re doing it’s fantastic 😊👊🏼🫶

[@lisahobbs7060]

We love your channel. We are getting into gardening and you are inspirational! We love your preserving! We are vegans and have all your cookbooks. Thank you Gaz❤

[@julesiou12]

Yes please, I'd love to see your chilli video because I live in Southern Spain and this year I've been trying to grow veggies on my terrace and have an abundance of chillies as it's been so hot. I didn't realise how easy it is to ferment veggies so thank you for showing us that Gaz. It's very inspiring and your homestead is looking amazing. Very inspiring.

[@bigrself]

You are giving us very inspirational healthy ideas for a better lifestyle. Please continue.

[@gazoakleychef]

Cheers!!!

[@atlantis3438]

🎏It's delightful to watch you harvest your vegetables, herbs, feeds your chickens, & cooking healthy foods🥘🍅🥑🐓

[@nt5735]

I've been waiting for this video🤩 preserving food can also be totally done as a nice family bonding activity...☺️ thanks for always bringing the highest quality both in your productions and your recipes, Gaz (and team!). Your passion and calm energy are so contagious❤️ ps: have you seen the new documentary series Blue Zone? Lots of inspiration for what could be a series of recipes, I reckon!!

[@GOD999MODE]

Gaz the legend, just living the best life out here.

[@ardenthebibliophile]

The giving sauce to your mom was a sweet moment

[@lena_s11]

Fantastic video! I love all the recipes :) and your honest enthusiasm about the garden is just sooo relaxing and amazing to watch. As a Hungarian, I can safely say, yesss those pickled cucumbers are tradition here and taste awesome! Also your green kimchi took me out, I really want to make it now XD Please give us all the fermented hot sauce recipes :D

[@formation1now517]

Yes please - more fermentation videos! I sit here in Indiana and imagine myself walking in your lovely gardens - my inspiration! Love your channel content and the very well done videographer’s work! Each video is a color fest and work of art! Thank you!

[@DocAswad]

HOT SAUCE ME!!! It's the way my dad has been saying for years he wants to make hot sauce with the peppers he grows. This would be such a joy for us!

[@hendosboxofmystery1359]

make last food years

[@gazoakleychef]

Food make last years

[@hendosboxofmystery1359]

@@gazoakleychef absolute legend

[@elinorshirvanian9546]

Your mum is such a lovely soul its nice to see her in these videos

[@tanja666]

Adding bay leaves or oak leaves to the cucumbers keeps them crisp over time.

[@gazoakleychef]

Yes great tip

[@evgeniagladunova8516]

Or cherry leaves 😊

[@TheOnlyKontrol]

⁠@@gazoakleychefyou can also use gooseberry/currant leaves…many traditions depending on region and where you live that’s the beauty. Also I’d recommend adding some horse radish leaves if you are growing some or can find them…it can elevate the flavour. This goes for tomato’s and cucumber. You can put tomatoes in whole too and have the skin less likely to crack because of Bay,oak,cherry,gooseberry,current leaves.

[@saram9916]

I’ve watched you for years and always loved the content but I love the direction this channel is going in now especially!!! Lots of inspiration and so calming to watch. Would love to see a hot sauce video!

[@MsAndrealOrtiz]

Been rewatching your farm videos waiting for you to upload a new one, and here it is! Thank you Gaz, your new videos have changed me, I'm looking forward to move to the country side and grow my own food❤

[@gazoakleychef]

Glad you like them! 👨‍🌾

[@lillianavictoria]

I remember as a child in my country Armenia 🇦🇲 we used to go foraging End season and ferment 100s of pounds of mini cucumbers green tomatoes eggplants 🍆 cauliflowers cabbage carrots little green beans onions okra turnips garlic sun-chock little little unripe watermelon yummy yummy ❤❤❤