Day in the Life ~ Large Family Homesteading ~ Canning Meat and Propagating Strawberry Plants

[@heathermariesmith5267]

I love how the kids are involved and learning all these valuable lessons that will carry them threw life, but all the time spent My son and I have always been super close. We always cooked and baked together and I see him do things I do that I do and it warms my heart. He is 19 and the relationship we have is the biggest blessing that god has given me .

[@browneyedgeminis3339]

The little "ladies" wearing their aprons like momma how precious

[@prettydirtybird]

I loved their braids with the cute scrunchi. They are so sweet helping their mom. Thank you for showing us how to pin the strawberries.

[@Theholliewitch]

That made me instantly cry because it’s such a sweet thing - however I am 6 months pregnant with my second that could be part of it

[@browneyedgeminis3339]

@@Theholliewitch maybe maybe not, a momma heart always gets emotional

[@kkandjfischer2903]

I love how you always let us know what your videos are about, and say if we are interested to stick around...I just want to say I find all your videos interesting and full of great information and tips, so I'm sure everyone sticks around for all your videos!

[@nancyalberghini7581]

There are many reasons why I love your homesteading channel. One in particular is that you do not ask for financial assistance from your viewers nor have you created a “wish list” for others to support, cloth your children and buy needed items on the farm. You are taking responsibility for your own financial stability and needs on your homestead. Thank you!

[@heywigsister]

I don't think it would be wrong for her to consider this a way she supports her family financially. Personally I have learned so much from her and think the service she is providing is worth something. Making videos takes a lot of time and energy.... what would be wrong with being compensated for that? We are all free to ignore the request but some may want to support. I'm not trying to be contrary but really struggling with understanding why some people do not seeing real value in what she and others are doing in these videos.

[@nancyalberghini7581]

@@heywigsister I certainly see real value in what she is doing I love her channel and I too have learned a lot, however two points. 1. Having a channel although a ton of work is the individuals choice. 2. Folks that have a lot of following and their videos are viewed a lot get compensated a great deal from you tube. (That is my understand and some channels make their living doing this its so profitable. I just feel that if you chose to homestead, stay home and care for your children then one needs to be able to provide for them. There is one channel which I will not name that asks for donations, has a wish list even all their children have wish lists some of the items on the family wish list costs over a grand.

[@carmenortiz5294]

@@heywigsister She is doing the videos to help others, not herself. She's in a mission not into making money.

[@rethawilson6289]

Reminds me of my times with my own mommy years ago.. I so agreed with another comment . You are a breath of fresh air . No begging on your channel. Gods blessings.

[@jantrewitt4058]

You make everything you do look very easy, however, we all know it takes time and energy to get it done!! Blessings to you and your family.

[@brenna5202]

Your girls are going to cherish these moments with you learning such valuable skills ❤️ I loved being in the kitchen and gardens with my mom and dad growing up, continuing it with my two girls! ❤️love your videos!

[@terisoto8230]

I started watching after Sarah from living traditional homestead. For your doing something everyday in the month of August. I love seeing your beautiful children and give you so much credit on how you manage everything. God bless🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@nancylee3575]

Jessica, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I was given over15 years ago a pressure canner. I have been afraid of it all this time. When I saw you can meat, I said to myself, I can do this. I took a l lb of ground meat, cooked it, put it into a pint jar, put in the broth, and voile! Ready for the boiling canner. My instruction booklet with the canner for my 5000' altitude said 15 lbs. for 50 minutes. After that let cool naturally, and in about 1/2 hour I heard it pop. SUCCESS!! Also, for the don't waste challenge, I had 10 oranges that needed processing. Never had done citrus before. Because of you, I peeled (ugh) the oranges, the best I could, and water bathed them. Pop, pop, pop and now I have 3 pints of oranges in my pantry. How many thank yous can I say to let you know how grateful I am to you for giving me the confidence I needed and now have to at least use the canner and do citrus that I didn't even know could be done. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US!!!!!!!!

[@theafricanhomesteader7621]

Thank you for this video. I am saving up for a Presto Canner. As a mother of eight children, canned meals will really come in handy.

[@carmenortiz5294]

I put a cloth or a piece of rubber shelf liner under the cutting boards to keep them from slidding, while cutting. It's a lot safer.

[@northernreseller521]

That was such a smart way to propagate the strawberries! I love canning meat. You are awesome!

[@viktoria6996]

All of your children are beautiful, God bless them 💖

[@mccormickshiddenhomestead1147]

So excited for this. I wish you were my neighbor. Also getting one of those planners too!

[@OkieJammer2736]

Thank you, young ladies (all three of you!), for showing this Nana how to propagate strawberries and how to can meat. I needed this video. Well done!

[@didmar0159]

The best way to clean the tops of your jars before putting lids is dipping your cloth in a bit of vinegar, helps clean any residue.

[@elkedebuck4547]

❤❤❤❤ love to You and your husband and sweet children xxxx

[@carolynmoody9460]

always love coming back an rewatch just wish I could give another thumbs up.. Blessings 🌼🌻🌹

[@debraigo1345]

Among these priceless lessons you are teaching, needs to be NEVER EVER use a metal instrument to debubble, remove content, or scrape inside glass jars. You can get little nicks and pings that can cause the jars to break later. Your daughter's are so blessed to have you .

[@charlielanguellholt3877]

Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋☺️

[@aramintaverwys1934]

You are such a bright light in my day!!!! Glad to see u looking better.... your eyes are brighter! God Bless u all!!! 💜💛💚💙

[@Theholliewitch]

Lucky ladies growing up with so much knowledge. I’m the first in my family in a long time to have studied gardening, food preservation, identifying and harvesting wild edibles, herbal medicines, etc - and I have a little girl and another on the way whom I plan to pass my knowledge on to - bless you!

[@samanthabloggins1775]

I would love to see your recipe book! The way you use all the wonderful things you can!

[@carolwhisenhunt7504]

Such great little helpers. Memories for a life time! Loved this video. I learned so much.

[@susan-almosta_farm8823]

I love the idea of canning meat. Gives me peace of mind in case the electricity goes off for too long or the deep freezer breaks down and you don't realize it until it's too late. I speak from experience on that one. I canned chicken and a roast beef last year for the first time and though it's ugly, it is delicious!!!! Blessings!!

[@charlielanguellholt3877]

Hello how are you doing 👋👋☺️☺️

[@JcUDE]

Always open the canner lid away from you to prevent steam burns. Loved the video!

[@carinthiamontana7069]

Every time I watch your channel, I am most impressed! I wouldn’t have the stamina to do everything you do. You are amazing 🌸

[@saraperts]

What a great use for bent bobby pins!!

[@laurielyon1892]

I love that you are teaching your girls to can. I wish I watched my grandmother more when she was alive because I only learned to can last year and I love it! Having meat canned IS such a time saver!

[@oveliaochoa1048]

You are my absolute favorite. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@lauraslight116]

Canning meat is such a smart idea! We usually freeze ours and we’ve had issues with power outages. Thank you for this tutorial! 💜

[@lisaplanck7809]

YAYAY Hi there Ladies!! I was so excited when I got a notification of a new video! Hope you all have a truly blessed week!! ❤❤

[@carolynmills513]

My first job was mailing Ball Blue Books. Almost 50 years ago...wow! The meat will also come in handy if you lose electricity due to storms, etc.

[@brendalay5161]

I love how you teach your children at a young age.

[@JEHomestead]

Love your channel ❤️I like how you are teaching your kiddos life skills and that’s rare in this time we are in:) Just a tip on pressure canning meat, if you barely pre-cook any meat before canning, it won’t stick to your jars and will look prettier when finished ❤️ Thanks for sharing your life with us!

[@glendaharding4884]

Such an interesting video!! What pretty little helpers you have!

[@jkalb1744]

I have that apron ( different color). I actually use it as a pattern to make more. I don't care for aprons that go around the neck..so this apron is perfect.

[@cathyamerine5140]

Thank you again for a very nice presentation.

[@kathysparks6338]

Thank you again for the.helpful hints, so glad the girls are there to help, what a blessing they are, God bless

[@WesternHeightsHomestead]

Thanks for the 2 lesson, love strawberry’s my little bitty homestead is in the making.

[@joannasantiago8826]

JMJ wow we moms are a Blessing! Thanks for your ideas🙏

[@jennyhackenberg3790]

been canning peas for the last 3 days. so glad that kib is done also been picking black raspberries to make jelly to sell.

[@lorimiller2664]

Great teamwork! Thanks for the information on the strawberries.💕

[@pauaolson]

Thank you for this. I've been wanting to do this and now you've inspired me. ♥️

[@momof2momof2]

The lids popping is always exciting. I've never canned meat, but it makes a lot of sense. tfs 🥰💐🌞🌵🌷🏜️💗🥰💐🌞🌵🌷🏜️💗

[@lindabeaulieu7927]

Hi l just love to watch your channel. Beautiful family.Your doing a wonderful job with your beautiful family god’s blessings to you all.

[@petrhoward]

Peace to you all and god bless your family

[@margiechism]

| PASTRY | Your pastry recipe is the BEST! I have it written down and use it for dough.

[@sallymaestas4918]

BlackBerry plants also do the same. Drives me nuts. I always talk to my bushes asking, "what are you doing? What do you want?"

[@sunflowersmiles9880]

Awesome idea I’m definetly doing that this year

[@taunyaw2181]

Never thought of doing that with the rolling pin to put the crust in/on! I always fold it. going to try your rolling pin trick!

[@charlielanguellholt3877]

Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋☺️

[@priscillawilliams177]

I wish I grew up with this sort of knowledge

[@mommabear2many]

Too make it a bit easier if you raw pack you don't need water. We can alot of meat as we homebutcher our own for our family of 15. Someone shared years ago and it comes out so much nicer. So I thought I'd share with you. Love watching your canning!

[@heathermccarthy7393]

Thank you so much for all of this information. I homeschool and have 7 children as well I've been canning for a long time. Although I've never canned meat (except in making chicken taco soup and vegetable soup). I will follow your directions on canning hamburger starting tomorrow. Do you have a video on canning chicken? I've searched but haven't found it. Thank you so much for all your hard work and information.

[@avtspeech]

Enjoyed learning more about canning, definitely want to jump into trying this year. That’s a great way to make more freezer space and be prepared in case of an outage.

[@dr.rev.lindabingham]

Blessings to all!

[@cindyglass5827]

So nice to see such a Beautiful, Godly family ! I am new here & have subbed : ) I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos, Thank-you & God Bless !

[@pamelahansen5928]

Your children are amazing

[@carolynmoody9460]

Great job girls.. BLESSINGS 💖

[@Country_Lane_Farm]

Just found your videos. Loving them! I have a glass top electric cook top. I’m always worried that my burner won’t keep a steady temperature to do pressure canning. I have a canner, but am very worried about that so I’ve never used it. I use a water bath canner for jams but that’s as adventurous as I’ve gotten. Help!! 😂

[@suzibee2156]

Absolutely love canned meat! Did not know about the strawberries! I’m so doing that! Great video!!

[@angelenerash5160]

We like to use our canned meat mixed with a BBQ sauce and put over baked potatoes. Top with your choice of toppings.. Very filling and delicious. Thank you for sharing!

[@threerivershomestead]

Yum! Sounds delicious!

[@yogininamaste]

Jessica, what kind of pressure canner are you using for your canning? I couldn't find it in your Amazon library. Thank you

[@pamelahansen5928]

Canning outside reduces heat in the home by a huge amount - camp stoves are wonderful for that

[@deborahcrutchfield5022]

Good Video

[@annmarieganderton6855]

Thank you for sharing ♥️🤗🙏

[@saramoulson7808]

This is something I've been wanting to try. Thanks for sharing. ☺

[@tessie652001]

I love canning meats yummy. Good job ladies GODBLESS you all

[@sarahscheenstra7]

Hi Jessica! I loved this video! I used to follow you on IG & loved learning from you. I’m not on IG anymore so this was great to see. My husband & I are in the beginning stages of thinking of homesteading, but like you mentioned, we are in the suburbs. Some of the things I’d like to learn are baking bread & canning, but I am worried about the cost of messing up. Like if bread doesn’t turn out, then that’s a waste of money. Did you ever struggle with things like this?

[@threerivershomestead]

There is always a cost to learning, but it pays off in the end!

[@SouthernHomemaker2023]

Good one thanks for sharing

[@Seasoncromwell]

How do you overwinter the new babies (strawberry)

[@mamariaesparza8623]

Shout out to one of my favorite homesteaders Sarah from living traditions

[@barbisrule]

Thanks for sharing.

[@growingwildflowers9584]

You mentioned in one of your videos that you were able to get off of medication for irritable bowel disease by doing the gaps diet. I am currently battling the same thing and wanted to try GAPS to help with healing. Did you only use fermented foods for probiotics or did you use a store bought probiotic as well? It would be such a blessing if you would share how you did the diet, or details about the process and what it looked like for you! I am a homeschooling mama to five and love watching your videos!

[@threerivershomestead]

I used both food and pills during healing. Now I am able to maintain remission with just food

[@MoonFireGypsy]

We just canned some beef ourselves after getting a quarter cow and not having enough freezer room.

[@jennifermurray3841]

How tender is the meat after canning, is it shreddable? Thank you!! :)

[@hillarydaniels4520]

We love our canned beef. my kids make tacos out of the shredded beef as well as all you mentioned.

[@Homeschool494]

I have a whole steer coming in July and still have leftover roast in my freezer. Can I use previously frozen meat to can? I have no idea LOL

[@threerivershomestead]

Yes. You can use frozen meat.

[@Homeschool494]

@@threerivershomestead thank you for your reply! So would I need to thaw it out and then do the steps you show in the video?

[@naplescajun]

It's wonderful you refer to your girls as "ladies"!!

[@jannehvilstednorup5949]

They are children!

[@mandyh8406]

Hi Jessica Do you have any tips on keeping your kitchen or yourself cool while using the oven in the summer? I also don’t have air conditioning and really dislike using the oven in the summertime but that pie looked so good 😊

[@threerivershomestead]

I try to use my crockpot as much as possible. I also try to cook breakfast in the evenings before bed, if it's something I am baking, so I don't warm up my kitchen first thing in the morning.

[@kathleenelliot5305]

Lovely family.

[@blackbear9460]

tip: place a dampen wash towel underneath your cutting boards, they will stay in place!

[@lulamamie8524]

I love how helpful your girls are in the kitchen ❤️ I also love the three aprons. Did you personally make them?

[@threerivershomestead]

They were a gift 😊

[@leslieblair7031]

Do you ever put seasonings in the jar? Some herbs and such? And thank you for the strawberry info! I was just thinking this week that I wanted to propagate my plants but needed to look up how. ☺️

[@threerivershomestead]

You could definitely season them. We don't just to make the meat for versatile. We season when we warm it up.

[@stevekemp5323]

your daughters are adorable

[@browneyedgeminis3339]

Grace, how is the sewing going. I love to watch and see your work.

[@threerivershomestead]

She said to tell you it is going well! ❤️

[@browneyedgeminis3339]

@@threerivershomestead I would like to see some more of her work. Such a great hobby for her

[@sammiesue3556]

I absolutely love your dress! Very pretty, very proper...may I ask where you bought it? And if homemade? Wha pattern did you use?

[@threerivershomestead]

The dress is from Amazon. Thank you!

[@rhondatangman8523]

living traditions homestead sent me.

[@juliebahr3736]

Newbie strawberry gardener here, I bought plants this spring from TS. One has already made a runner. I wasn't sure what to do with it but I did put it in the soil, near the "mother" as it is still attached. It's been long enough now that I can cut it but since the mother was just planted herself, is it necessary to get rid of it?

[@threerivershomestead]

No, I would keep the original plant. It will be productive for another year or two.

[@allisont1433]

I miss seeing the kids working with you 😔

[@ruggedmountainhomestead7595]

When do you clip off the newly rooted strawberry start from the runner? About where do you clip it?

[@threerivershomestead]

Close to the baby plant

[@emilylong9887]

When will you plant out the new strawberries? I’m also wanting to move my strawberry bed for next year so this was awesome to learn.

[@threerivershomestead]

I will plant them this fall once I clear a bed for them.

[@apiecemaker1163]

Do they keep in the winter? I’ve never planted them but want todo a fall garden this year instead of just a summer garden. Not sure what to plant. I am in Alabama. Zone 7b

[@emilylong9887]

@@apiecemaker1163 I planted mine (also in zone 7, middle tn) last spring and they overwintered great. I thought I needed to cover/mulch them but didn’t and they did fine. They are everbaring so they are actually still producing really well. I started with 24 plants in a small bed and had to triple the size to accommodate all the new growth.

[@apiecemaker1163]

@@emilylong9887 wow that’s impressive. Thank you for responding.

[@traceyshomestead1938]

Where are we finding affordable lids nowadays?

[@threerivershomestead]

Nowhere 😭 They are at least double the price they used to be everywhere I find them, if they are even in stock.

[@traceyshomestead1938]

@@threerivershomestead ugh, it is so frustrating! After seeing your video (and knowing how sick I get from takeout food) I would love to have some meat canned for dinners, but having enough jars for my garden AND meat is gonna be expensive this year. Although, maybe not quite so expensive as doing takeout for our family of 7!

[@charlielanguellholt3877]

@@traceyshomestead1938 Hello how are you doing 👋👋👋👋

[@theresatyree3090]

I have to cook on a glass top electric stove. Once you think your pressure is maintained, do you start canning time at that time? ( in this case you said 90 minutes). I am asking in general cases because I don’t eat meat

[@threerivershomestead]

Yes. Once at pressure the time begins.

[@vs7134]

How can you tell when the baby strawberry plants have already taken root in the soil? Or do you just wait a certain amount of time before you cut them from the mother plant?

[@threerivershomestead]

They are usually rooted in a few weeks

[@FrozenViking110]

What do you then do with the new strawberry plants come fall/winter? Do you take them inside?

[@threerivershomestead]

I plant them in new beds and mulch heavily

[@FrozenViking110]

@@threerivershomestead Thanks!

[@JustTheTwoOfUsHomestead]

Thanks for sharing...I’ve always hesitated to cab meat. Does the meat come out tender like crockpot tender or tougher?

[@threerivershomestead]

Exactly like Crock-Pot meat

[@JustTheTwoOfUsHomestead]

@@threerivershomestead Perfect! Thanks for replying so quickly 😀

[@bethany493]

May I ask where you got your apron? I am finding a hard time finding one that covers my dresses.

[@threerivershomestead]

My husband had it made for me probably ten years ago.

[@sylviaturner3480]

Great job working together to get it all done! I would love to know where you got your pretty dress from?

[@threerivershomestead]

This one was from Amazon

[@sylviaturner3480]

I'll have to look it up Thank you

[@charmainemrtnz]

Hmmmm, I have strawberry plants that everbaring and are 7 plus years old.

[@threerivershomestead]

Plants can continue to produce for a long time, but they are most productive for 2-3 years. Most strawberry farms replace plants that frequently. It's kind of like chickens. They CAN live and lay eggs for 7 years, but they are most productive up to the age of 2-3, so they are typically culled at that point.

[@sandrasprinkle9540]

With that many freezers what would you do if our country had a major power outage?

[@threerivershomestead]

We have all of our freezer hooked up to an emergency generator that we can run on gasoline in power outages.