Do THIS to Stay OUT of the Grocery Store and be MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT

[@alissahoke9215]

Your children are so lucky that you both provide this life for them. I was raised on a dairy farm and it was wonderful!

[@saintamerican6105]

I want THIS for my kids so bad! Hopefully in the next 5 years

[@tanyamewherter-covington1873]

Awesome please adopt me , i'm 62, lol

[@alw5101]

We get all of our dairy /meat from a farm … we gotta start somewhere

[@kindradeleon9053]

Couldn’t have said it better !

[@sarahgumball8597]

God bless you, you got this!

[@jaibirdsworthyworks]

So instead of purchasing cooking spray, you can actually get a bump based aerosol bottle with a spray nozzle from like pampered chef or possibly amazon and put olive oil in it. You pump the top and then the spray nozzle creates a mist of the olive oil (or other oil you like). We LOVE this thing.

[@morethanfarmers]

That's sounds like the perfect Christmas gift... 😉

[@Nancy-zk9dj]

Mom gave us all one of these spray pumps years ago, love it! ❤

[@lindaminor1985]

Thank you, I just ordered one. ❤😊

[@melissakeller9011]

I use one also. It can be annoying to pump often instead of having one fluid spray like an actual aerosol oil can, but it doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.

[@hopeup2792]

pump sprays have never worked well for me is there a trick?

[@Peachesandpines]

You guys are very relatable, real, and honest. I hope you never lose that on your channel. Thanks for all your content! My son and i have been learning a lot

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks so much!!

[@marcelynthomas]

This is just what I needed

[@marilynmarilynohearn476]

I agree it's a pleasure to learn so much from you. You are really encouraging me.

[@annamineer2521]

I'm soooo glad to see young people like you living a sustainable life. When the refuse hits the oscillating device, so many people will be lost because they don't know how to grow anything, fix anything, cook anything or ...really DO anything! They'll be coming for our stores and gardens!

[@a-ebonylive8039]

What a privilege it is to live like this, freedom, peace, happiness, eating healthy organic food, this is truly a blessing, the best wealth one can ask for, I am currently praying to get this life...

[@SusanSmith-hl3iv]

❤ I’m drooling over your storage areas!! Also I love your teamwork! You’re lucky to have each other, and your kids are super lucky! God bless you all. 🙏

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you for the kind words 😊

[@d.r.7943]

My Austrian Grandma made homemade cottage cheese with lemon juice, not with rennet. Also, the milk is brought to a boil first then the heat is reduced to low. The lemon juice is added to the hot milk and slowly and gently stirred as the curd separates until all is fully separated. The curdled milk is then poured over a bowl with linen towel to catch the curd. It is wrung out and then put into a bowl with cold water. Wrung out again and now the curds are separated with a spoon. At the end she added heavy cream to the consistency she would want it to be. Sometimes she added sour cream instead of heavy cream if she needed it that way for a specific recipe. Her Cottage cheese was always super delicious.

[@morethanfarmers]

Oh my, that sounds wonderful 🥹

[@rileyk928]

As a wanna-be future homesteader, I am really happy to have found your channel as a reference to any and all of my self-sustaining and sustainable gardening desires! Thank you so much for the work and time you put in this channel, and for allowing all of us around the world to utilize your knowledge and resources! I hope you folks have a lovely day, and happy farming! :^) I'll definitely recommend this channel anytime to my farming friends!

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much! Very kind and motivating comment!

[@ktsls82]

Michelle is super woman!! You two are amazing!! So inspiring!! My family of 10 lives in Kimbolton, OH. Your content is fantastic! God bless,

[@morethanfarmers]

Wow, thank you!

[@tentamalaska]

It's so encouraging that you and your husband obviously share like minded goals for your life, your family and your farm. That is the foundation of a stable and happy and productive marriage. Your lifestyle reflects your family values. I love your channel!😊😊

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!

[@JayJS1410]

Yes it's such a blessing when both husband and wife have the same mind set and goals for their family!!

[@bri_mon]

This is the life I want to start building for my little family. This is beautiful! Great job guys 🙌🏽

[@morethanfarmers]

Never stop dreaming! Go for it...it really is a beautiful life😊

[@TerryIrons-de7rh]

I bought a freeze dryer 2 years ago. Basically I use it for eggs and fruit but it was a luxury purchase that I would not make again.

[@AshantiCaltini]

I wish your home was a boarding school so I can just learn from you for a month😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@deloresserra6770]

How did you at such a young age learn so much about preserving and cooking,and so much about plants? I admire all your knowledge

[@morethanfarmers]

Michelle grew up learning and practicing those skills and we have been homesteading together for 10+ years.

[@davidstoddard9160]

Loved watching Michelle telling her stories. She is a natural, and I like her idea of getting (her recipe to taste) the actual amounts down on paper. Most great cooks, as she stated cook by taste, and that works for them, but not many are that talented.

[@islandgrl7346]

Oh my gosh - so refreshing to hear your comments on why you don’t own a freeze dryer!

[@morethanfarmers]

😁

[@TheHomemadeHaven]

That drying rack 👌😍 Brb.. going to find a jobsite with leftover screens 🤣

[@morethanfarmers]

😂

[@chadaustin1704]

There’s so many homesteading channels that I’ve come across since I really started to give this life some serious thought but just came across your channel today. All I can say is Wow! The more I learn, and I’ve learned a lot from you guys already, the more I realize how much there is to consider when planting or growing just about ANYTHING. Haha. My goodness it’s kind of overwhelming. But I know it’s all trial and error and you have to learn and start somewhere. I have 5 acres and I feel like I have the perfect space to start becoming more self sufficient but I struggle with procrastination. Watching more of your videos might just give me the motivation I need. Thanks for sharing your life and process with the rest of us. God bless.

[@morethanfarmers]

That's so good to hear! Thank you. It can be overwhelming, but especially if you try to take on too much at once. We started out with babies in diapers, building a house, starting a garden, having chickens, and getting a milk cow pretty much all at once 😬 NOT recommended 😂 Take it one step at a time. Maybe start a simple garden one year, then get chickens the next. Get comfortable with that before diving into a milk cow, get good at a few simple garden things before adding more variety, etc. You got this. Have fun too!

[@Thisthingcalledlifeis]

A healthy, beautiful life always begins with appreciation for the land that provides it. Your family looks very happy, balanced & healthy! More people need your knowledge....❤

[@morethanfarmers]

Right on!!

[@jesusislord7488]

Ghee (homemade) is my fat of choice for cooking, sautéing, greasing pans, etc. It’s a great way to make shelf-stable butter as well. But for toast, butter on bread, hot veges, etc, I still prefer butter.

[@mikahist4155]

Hello there 🕊️ I learn so much on your channel!!!!! 💛 The fresh cheese/cottage cheese looks perfectly fine. Don't forget that the store baught cottage cheese is made with more chemicals which makes the cottage cheese separate. Plus their milk is a lot lower quality than yours. As I know from my grandparents homestead this is perfectly fine fresh cheese, which can be turned into lot of different fresh or aged cheeses. And this kind of cheese gives a super European stile cheesecake. 💛

[@morethanfarmers]

Mmm, cheesecake 🤩

[@AudrinaRodgers]

Amazing channel. Amazing family. Gratitude for sharing this information ❤

[@jennasosa7740]

Y'all are doing Amazing!!! Any burden you feel from the homestead community to do something a certain way, throw it off so you can keep running your race well. It's not for you to bear it. ❤️🙌🏼🕊️

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much 😊 Michelle especially needs to hear that! I’m a little more ok not caring what people think, but Michelle has a harder time with it. She’s doing well, but feels the pressure.

[@dustyflats3832]

@@morethanfarmersI think everyone wants to share advice and that’s how we all learn. Just keep in mind everyone means well, but things can sometimes come out with a different tone than they meant.

[@jeanmuehlfelt7942]

We were on a project in Ukraine, and lived next door to an older farming couple. She made cottage cheese for us several times a week. It came out more solid and we broke off chunks of it to eat. It was really good!! A different texture than what we get in USA, but was a wonderful treat for two hungry people. 😉

[@morethanfarmers]

Wow, that sounds amazing 🤩

[@lisablake4237]

I love how practical you two are.

[@mrs.broccoli4362]

Many thanks for the elaborately produced video. It is very valuable to me during harvest time. the cottage cheese looks great, the rich yellow from the full-fat milk makes it valuable and nutritious. As a medical nutritionists i can only congratulate you on how well you eat. This is how you all stay healthy and the children grow up in the best circumstances. have one good week, God bless you

[@morethanfarmers]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed 😊 I really hope we can give our kids a great start in life. Hope you have a good week too!

[@CL-im9lk]

I really enjoyed this video. The two of you are so real. What you’re providing your kids is a lifetime of good health. We are what we eat. Thank you. New subscriber.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you 😊 Glad you’re here!

[@mariepalada2614]

Thank you, this vlog is an eye opener and I learned a lot , thank you and more power on your vlog❤

[@49lucky]

I've been scratch cooking forever. I grind all my corn meal and flour. Fresh veggies even in winter, grow lights etc. Plus I live in a condo. So no farm. Grow veggies in grow bags. During covid I was all set.😊😊

[@morethanfarmers]

Love it!!

[@nic7761]

I admire your team work and mentality, you guys are such a power couple!(from our glimpse here on youtube)

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!

[@rondablair33]

SO much knowledge contained within this young couple, I’m so impressed.

[@melindaberns6625]

I have to say, there's nothin like home grown flavors! Keep up the good work.

[@ritasenergyherbs3650]

I learned to use my Black Raspberry leaves instead of buying grape leaves to keep my pickles crisp - loaded with tannin. Raspberry leaf tea is also excellent for respiratory system.

[@the7Silvas]

Oh wow!!! What a dream (for me) to live this lifestyle. It looks so intimidating!! I often think that if I was to do something like this, that I’d need someone to help me through it.

[@morethanfarmers]

It is a lot of work, and there's a learning curve, but just take it a little at a time. We're a decade in!

[@Zizzyyzz]

Officially my new fav channel. 💜

[@morethanfarmers]

So cool! Thank you! ❤️

[@madaxe79]

I absolutely love how health conscious you guys are... I’ve been anti-seed oils for years and my life improved so much when I did... I had irritable bowel syndrome, I was constantly going from constipated to diarrhoea, since I stopped seed oils, I have been as regular as the sun... same with the packet sauces, etc... living naturally is so much better....

[@michaellawson4473]

Michelle, you are so correct on the "HEALTHY" Store cereals. BTW It was a real pleasure meeting you last night. Awesome family

[@morethanfarmers]

Nice to meet you too! Small world 😊

[@michaellawson4473]

My little girls thought that was just amazing that a famous tv person talked to the. Thanks for taking the time. Much appreciated.@@morethanfarmers

[@asiaslife8045]

Now I see why so much food, very good idea and way healthier. 😊

[@AZJH8374]

I've been binge watching! Love your content and family! Great find! Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and E. Minister. Prayers for you 🙏🏻 all

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!

[@Jaxmy3kids]

I buy Amish organic cottage cheese and yours looks exactly like what I buy from them. Give yourself a break! You did an amazing job! Thanks for sharing everything you do on your homestead! I so struggle with the tiny 3/4 acre we have and homeschooling our 2 kids as one completely rebelled. If you ever have a free moment can you share how to start your sourdough starter? It would be most helpful. Cody, I so appreciate your testimony as well. Wish you and Michelle lived closer, although Ohio is only an 8hr drive. Thanks for the inspiration! Hoping for a dairy cow someday

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks for the support! As for the sourdough starter, I did make one on my own but it wasn't very robust. A friend offered me some of hers and I couldn't believe the difference. I really do believe that starters become more robust over time. So if you know a friend who has one, that would be a great option. You can also order a bit of starter off of Etsy. They aren't expensive at all and will save you a lot of time and grief. Keep dreaming about the dairy cow😉

[@cherylfrady4602]

My husband and I are disabled and retired. We've done raised bed gardening for the first time. I was very proud of our tomatoes and potatoes. We don't have to have big bed since it's just he and I. I'm 64 years old and I've been canning ever since a child. Every summer vacation I was at Grandma's helping her in the garden and learning and learning how yo preserve food for at least a year. Congratulations on a beautiful home, family and garden. Keep up the good work and teach your little ones well. Love and prayers from Tennessee

[@morethanfarmers]

That’s really great that you can still grow some of your own food! Thanks for the encouraging words.

[@franthomas5867]

you two are so fun ! I love the wins, and the losses- cuz lets be honest, we all have them! This was a win for sure! nicely done ,Michelle!

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks so much!!

[@liltinktinky2605]

I love how one of the kids was scooping cottage cheese out of the bowl!! Lol You guys are awesome!! I glad I found your channel!!

[@scotserve]

You are one remarkable young couple you have given me a big shock tonight you're brilliant.

[@aishawaters5801]

I love that yall are on the same page

[@receeb1]

I just found your channel today and really enjoy what you all are doing. Actually I was watching Homestead Heart and your channel came up afterwards titled "Do This to Stay Out of the Grocery Store and Be More Self- Sufficient." I subscribed so that I can watch more. Last year I started growing a few foods in my small backyard of my home but I'm in the city with not much room. You all are young and it's great that you are growing your own and eating most of your own. I'm almost 64 now and wish I had done something like this when I was younger when I had more energy and mobility. Keep up the great work that you all are doing!

[@morethanfarmers]

That’s great! Welcome here!

[@ajrichardson3871]

Michelle needs her own show "Homestead Woman"!! You guys are totally awesome! I so admire everything you do to live such a happy, simple and healthy lifestyle! Btw, are you adopting? 😊

[@lilyhu7774]

Same, are they adopting from another country? hah

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you! And no...we have no plans to adopt at this point😊

[@ajrichardson3871]

@@morethanfarmers, darn, I was hoping you'd wanna adopt me so I can learn how to homestead correctly. You guys are amazing!! 👏

[@claudias.2634]

@@ajrichardson3871 me same

[@AM-xv3jx]

You guys are awesome! I love how clean you guys are eating ❤ love your videos

[@judygalbreath2935]

Love watching you two. I watch over and over. I do not know where you get your energy ❤

[@lubnakhan2073]

Absolutely wonderful to watch

[@222mmax]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WISDOM AND SKILLS. GOD BLESS YOU

[@morethanfarmers]

You're welcome 😁

[@SeedsofLoveliness]

This is definitely one of the best videos you have done. As a family of 7, we have to raise as much food as we can. We also make all of our breads, tortillas, crackers, etc from scratch. We grow much of our own medicine as well. I wish I could hang my herbs, but without air conditioning, it gets super hot here in Oklahoma. We do dry what we harvest in the fall. We also make our own soap and shampoo, lotions(tallow is wonderful for the skin), balms. Our next goals include finishing the root cellar and turning off the electricity completely. Slowly but surely we will get there. Love all that we share in common! It's encouraging to see others live this way. God bless you and your family ❤️

[@morethanfarmers]

Wow! Sounds like you guys really have it going on! Definitely an inspiration. And I really love that you are slowly working towards your goals rather than trying to do it all at once and burning out and giving up completely!

[@daniellewatkins2430]

You are SO inspirational!!! I am beyond blessed to have found your channel (I subscribed this morning 😊) My husband and I are wanting to get out of the city and buy a home on some property. We aren’t financially ready for this yet so my dream is on hold. In the meantime I’ve been learning all that I can to be better prepared for that dream. I’ve built two smaller raised beds to surround the porch of our condo so that I can get gardening! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your wealth of knowledge and your willingness to share it with us!! Much love from Michigan!

[@morethanfarmers]

Sounds like you've got some good stuff going, Danielle! Keep working with what you have. You'd be surprised how profitable small things here and there can be. ❤️

[@kervin3211]

Your wife is awesome and the way your doing this together is commendable keep up the good work

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you! Will do!

[@sarah-janegarnell9894]

I make basic cottage cheese with full fat milk and lemon juice. Heat it and put in the lemon juice. When the curds form it’s done. I just drain it and it keeps in the fridge for a week or so. I add salt pepper and herbs and garlic and then use it over pasta

[@morethanfarmers]

That’s really cool!

[@icecreamfever123]

Michelle, please teach us how to make sourdough starter and how to make things with it. 😊

[@janetrush8340]

First time watching your channel. You two are so good together. I really enjoyed the content, but more enjoyed how you both are so in to what you are doing. So much information in such a short video.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you 😊 Glad you enjoyed!

[@AdventuresinPopUps]

Fantastic video!! That drying rack is 🔥🔥🔥 😄 We hope to be like you when we grow up. 😊

[@morethanfarmers]

Haha...Thank you!

[@darrolmcgraw7969]

Wishing you the best what a beautiful family.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!

[@cyndimoss426]

First time viewer, and I love this content so much!

[@morethanfarmers]

Awesome! Glad you're here 😊

[@scruffy281]

This film was so much fun but also super informative. Thank you so much for sharing this. Hubby and I are retired and eat organic the whole way, from toothpaste to toilet paper and everything I between but I wish I could rewind the clock and go back and give this homesteading life a shot. I know it's a lot of work but IMO it is sooooo worth it. Your children are so blessed to have parents like you who care enough about their health to go the extra mile (100 miles!😂) to insure they have a better life. Good luck in all you do and God bless you!! Lots of love from Texas!❤

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@bethsands7665]

Your drying racks are awesome. Your Homesteading video is jam-packed with great information.

[@morethanfarmers]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@asaelitovata2105]

Thanks for doing what you’re doing educating the world

[@ashleycampbell8767]

Staying out of the seed oils also makes you much more resistant to sunburn! I have extremely light skin and now I just tan instead of burn then tan every year lol

[@annettevanderklippe1653]

I've noticed that I don't sunburn as easily but I didn't know it was the lack of seed oils - very interesting!

[@samsonabraha9536]

I like you guys ! you teaching people what way they suppose to live healthy & cheap way , this is great lesson for the people have big land like you ! we can live organic way if we all wake up together, we can even live without technology!!!❤❤❤

[@dankadesign7462]

Its great watching young down to earth hard working couple as you are !!.Well done.

[@This_Holy_Chaos]

I’d love to see how you manage your sourdough starter and then the official recipe you made in this video 🤩

[@morethanfarmers]

We’ll try to get that in a video sometime!

[@nancyseery2213]

Great information about herbs, drying and making teas. Thank you very much. God bless y'all and keep growing. P.S. I have basement envy! ( I grew up in Nebraska and always had a basement, but no basements or root cellars here in TN due to rock and high water levels).

[@jessieb7290]

Ohhhh waffles 😋😋😋 I ❤how apple mint sounds! I don’t think we have that in the UK. Chocolate mint! Does that taste like chocolate? We have regular mint and spearmint. Sometimes stems are actually toxic in some herbs. Like sorrel for example, take the stems out before eating the leaves. I learnt that one the hard way. I love learning stuff like this. I miss drying herbs for tea and haven’t done it in years. But this is inspiring me to do it again. Never seen tallow be rendered before….interesting! Thanks for all the info. 🤩

[@morethanfarmers]

You're welcome, Jessie!

[@chrlynn]

I'm not sure if this has been said yet, but the yellow cottage cheese is normal... it's bleached before it goes to the stores. I don't like cottage cheese but I tried baking it once for a boyfriend... I ended up liking it warm (I used milk and vinegar to "curdle" it. It was basically "curds and whey" like in the little miss Moffett nursery rhyme. Great video and I love your storage areas!!

[@morethanfarmers]

Awesome, thanks!

[@dustyflats3832]

That’s how I remember a goat farmers cottage cheese looked like. Cooked over stove, it curdled and was quite delicious. Don’t remember what they added, but could have been vinegar and some salt.

[@karenbixby7453]

That’s exactly how I render my tallow. And I agree with others, your children are definitely blessed! Now that I know, and try to practice all of this, I wish I had known it when I was your age, and my children were young!

[@morethanfarmers]

There’s a lot of things we wish we knew sooner 😏 Keep moving forward!

[@abigailhamilton4925]

Building plan for drying rack please 😊

[@morethanfarmers]

Sorry, I don't have plans. They were leftover screens from where I work and I just made it to fit those. Just four upright 2x4s with boards screwed on to hold the screens, and braces in the back.

[@abigailhamilton4925]

@@morethanfarmers i figured so. Keep up the great work and thanks for replying.

[@health.bites.5615]

Your bread looks awesome!

[@luannhouchin9528]

You guys are so cute. Love watching your videos.

[@omnipotentopp]

This is my new favorite channel. This is really important information to share. Thank you for putting it out there.

[@morethanfarmers]

Good to hear 😊 You’re very welcome!

[@kimberlyschiele1117]

Just thought I'd tell you guys that I watched one video and I was hooked and I had to binge watch everything except from that point forward and I never miss one of your videos I absolutely love your Channel you guys are such great teachers I cannot believe how much I've learned from you much I have learned from you both keep up the great work❤ love your Channel

[@morethanfarmers]

So good to hear! Hope you continue to enjoy 😊

[@BigDaddy-lm1rl]

It is refreshing to see two young people, so knowledgeable about the old ways of doing things. Where do you find women that know how to make cheese, homemade bread, medical, herbal remedies, and this day and time?

[@morethanfarmers]

Few and far between for sure! 😁

[@themilleracres]

That's amazing that you are able to grow and raise so many things on your property! We are on a few acres but within city limits, so we have a lot of restrictions on what we can raise. We have chickens and may get goats, but that will probably be the extent of it! I love how you shared ideas that we could try even without having lots of land. I recently learned sourdough and am hoping to get a second dutch oven to bake more bread at once!

[@morethanfarmers]

Chickens, goats, and gardens.. sounds like pretty solid homestead to me! Maybe you could also do sheep and rabbits for meat.

[@cgau2446]

Great job to see you both so young and on your homestead game. Buttermilk can be easily made to add to your cottage cheese. Mix 1 cup whole milk with 1 tablespoon of white vinegar. This equals one cup of buttermilk. Hope this helps! Keep up the great work! CG in SC

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you! Wonderful tip!

[@milissapoisson6369]

she had her own buttermilk from making her butter....

[@juliasoulliven2958]

Hello from New Zealand. You two are the best. ❤️ 👨‍🌾This is how I grew up and how my husband and I mostly live…..eating from our garden and from what I make. I try to stay away from the supermarket too. It’s so lovely how you all work together and your children are so sweet too. We have a wonderful plum tree that fruits in January, our summer, and I like to make sauce, chutney, and bottle/can the fruit for winter desserts. It’s very hot at that time of the year but I do it anyway. And here we are in winter now eating stewed plums for breakfast and desserts .

[@morethanfarmers]

Sounds wonderful!

[@tinakarp3996]

Just came across your channel. You guys are enjoyable and informative. Also, so happy to hear not everyone thinks you need a freeze dryer. 🙂

[@morethanfarmers]

Haha...awesome! and welcome to the community!

[@dustyflats3832]

Yes to that!

[@Olivia84818]

I’m praying I can get to this point to where I don’t need to go to the store for anything. I can make it at home where it’s safer and healthier.

[@morethanfarmers]

We may not be able to get to the place where we don’t have to go to the store for anything, but it sure is nice to not have to buy as much, and to have healthier food!

[@dustyflats3832]

Safer for sure in so many ways.

[@CH-hm8ud]

You both are great parents, it’s great to see and learn the way other people do things in life and why, I think it’s fascinate it. Great video.

[@happydaysfarm3853]

Wonderful information thank you ❤

[@morethanfarmers]

You are so welcome!

[@kellyrivenburgh4090]

Just found your channel ! You are lovely ! So genuine and adorable ❤

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!!

[@LongBranchAlice]

Pls. show how the drying rack was made.

[@morethanfarmers]

Will try to do that!

[@lindawoody8501]

In spite of excessive heat during the last 2 weeks here in our area of Arizona, I did harvest two cucumbers this morning - I have a tiny garden so am really happy to have now harvested five cucumbers on the one plant (have 2 more cucumber plants but they are not yet bearing). I support the bush cucumber plants using tomato cages and I have found that works fine (the square tall type at Home Depot or Lowes or Tractor Supply, Menards, etc.). Abt. Cottage cheese - most store type have a lot of salt. Don't know if any or how much was used for your home-made scratch cottage cheese. Glad you enjoyed the finished one.

[@flamingofan5411]

My first vid. Y’all are so cute! Great job! 👍🏼😎

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you 😁

[@michelineheise5959]

Hi Michelle your such a industrious clever young woman. I just love the way you prepare your bread. Theirs so much thought that goes into everything you do and make. I love that you don't use the expensive gadgets yet. You both are geniuses together without them. I just love your channel. Your both research and you put it to practice. Awesome, that's what I love about you both and I imagine all this knowledge passed down tto your children. Thanks for your vlog.

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy 😊

[@Icummings09]

I’m so a new subscriber! You guys make me hopeful that homesteading is possible for me and mine. I’m probably really late and you have probably figured it out already, but I make my own cottage cheese because I eat so much! Like 2 big tubs from the wholesale stores in one week. So I do the yogurt boil setting on my instant pot and then after it’s done I put 1/4c lemon juice or white vinegar(as a last resort 😉), 1/4tsp salt into the 1 gallon of milk and let it sit for 20/30minutes. Drain and add a little whipping cream to the batch. That is the closest I have gotten to the store bought ones. We don’t have rennin readily available here in Hawaii and I’m very impatient waiting for things to be shipped.😂 I probably will be binge watching all of your videos tonight. TBH. 🫠

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks for the tip! So glad you’re here. I hope you can find your way to homesteading, and I’m glad we get to be a part of it!

[@carolgithua5138]

Woooow😊... I love what you do, your kids are getting the best experience ❤

[@sandyjones1014]

I cant believe you guys only have 43k subscribers? You guys are so fun to watch! I'm subscribing!!! 😊

[@morethanfarmers]

Thanks so much!! Glad you’re here 😊

[@jeanrichards8042]

This has fast become one of my favorite youtube channels. I usually watch videos multiple times cuz I can't wait for the next upload. Great job both of you 😊

[@morethanfarmers]

Wow, thanks! So glad you're enjoying it!

[@juliapope7663]

I watch a wayyy too much KZbin, but this is the first ever video of yours I have seen. I will be binging on your channel as soon as Thanksgiving is over (4am TG day here). I must see how you have such huge, beautiful, green, producing plants in your garden!

[@morethanfarmers]

Awesome 😊

[@judyanderson8782]

Your beef tallow is what we called lard. We'd get a 5 gallon can of it at a time from the meat market. Growing up we never used vegetable, canola. Coconut or olive oil. We were always healthy.

[@morethanfarmers]

That’s really cool. Lard is similar to tallow, but lard is made from pork fat, tallow is made from beef.

[@judyanderson8782]

@@morethanfarmers you're right. I forgot.

[@elizaC3024]

Great video. I agree that avoiding the grocery store and all of its additives is so much better for our health. 😊

[@margezawalsh2458]

You guys are so sweet...you look alike ( i mean that in a good way) The kind of parents you are being to your babies is so beautiful and honorable to the gift of parenthood. Well done you teo lovebirds ❤❤❤❤❤

[@morethanfarmers]

Well thank you 😊

[@lindaminor1985]

Thanks for this info. I have been slowly replacing ALL store bought products for years. Taste much better and healthier.

[@morethanfarmers]

That’s great! Keep at it!

[@AlmostHomeChannel]

The herb drying rack is genius! Loved this video, thank you for being an inspiration ✨

[@morethanfarmers]

Thank you so much!!

[@lauriedaniels9620]

Watched yall this morning love your video will be watching more to day 😮