Dang a grocery store in your basement. Actually better than a grocery store cause it’s super fresh food. Hard work equals great food.
@atlantapage1153Ай бұрын
And look at the family time and values they are teaching their kids. Those kids won't be afraid of a days work and they will need those skills for sure!
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
So satisfying! Thanks for watching!
@tdhawk167Ай бұрын
Yes, my dream!
@robertsparling25 күн бұрын
@@atlantapage1153 You know, it is a lot of work, but it isn't all that hard.
@jenniferwinchel130316 күн бұрын
once you get things going, it's not even that hard
@catracampolieto8989Ай бұрын
I have a crawl space. It's made of cinder blocks with a poured cement floor. When we bought our house, we weren't into growing our own food. 2020 changed that. I had buckets all over my back deck. It was such a failure, I knew nothing about growing veggies. I made that failure into determination. Built raised beds added dirt and horse manure. 2021 was a great success. From the fall of 2020 until Feb 2021 I watched videos, looked up as much information that I could absorb. I truly felt like I was back in school. I'm addicted to gardening. I can't imagine not growing my own food. Now if we could find a bigger house with a full basement. I forgot to mention I learned how to water bath and pressure can. Thank you for a wonderful video.
@kimmie3504Ай бұрын
Can I just say farming even in raised plant beds, might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, and I always thought raising kids was hard.
@n.a.garciafamilyАй бұрын
I'm so proud of you ❤❤❤
@Gianna646Ай бұрын
I love seeing & hearing that younger people are getting back to basics!
@debbiee6535Ай бұрын
KZbin has a lot of them for water bathing and steam canning make it make is one of the best ones I found
@theresabu3000Ай бұрын
Freezer, Fridge and a dark basement is your best bet for storage. Though my grandma had a big garden + shed/cabin with a little holes in the ground instead of a full basement. She put mostly apples and potatoes. Canning is also really important - mostly for 🍅🥒 and fruits. I also like cooking marmelades with ripe berries. The best tip is to have a garden in a community - and trade different seasonal things you have massive amounts of. You get a good variety this way - and get rid of things you have too much.
@abbeys9092Ай бұрын
Real life basement cleanup footage is so comforting! 😅
@Hannah_MKАй бұрын
My thoughts exactly! I’ve been working on my own basement today! 🤓
@Richard-p8iАй бұрын
Especially when you have someone else cleaning the basement for you.
@vessel4thefatherАй бұрын
Yesssss thx because my basement is a nightmare I need to do the same ❤
@MargaretFinnellАй бұрын
@@Hannah_MK Oh the forgotten treasures that litter my basement. Time to go .
@patriciatinkey2677Ай бұрын
Oh how I WISH I had a cluttered basement! ANY basement! South Florida has too high a water table for basements.😢
@ChileExpatFamilyАй бұрын
We have been homesteading here in Chile for the past 11 years. We have been off grid the whole time. No PROPERTY TAXES TOO... We use solar for our 10kw system. DO NOT do a solar system that attaches to the grid if you can help it because it is a rip off. We also have a back up generator which is a Loncine. We have had our best success with this generator. We have had 4 generators so far and the Loncine has lasted the best. DO NOT BUY A YAMAHA they are designed to fail permanently if you over load them... and you will. Also Hyundai is a good brand. We do not store potatoes or carrots or sweet potatoes long term or plant them because they are so very cheap here. $6 to $10 USD for 50 lbs. Onions are the same. We buy them locally from our neighbors who use no chemicals. All our meat and eggs we grow (6 hogs, 2 steers, 8 sheep, 60 broilers). We do buy raw milk for $10 USD for 20 liters. We grow most of our apples and blue berries and cherries and pears too. Love the videos. Jim in Chile South America.
@ChileExpatFamilyАй бұрын
@adinamedrea5303 yep
@sarahturner8678Ай бұрын
thanks for the info about the generators ❤
@ligionesb6722Ай бұрын
hey, how do you store the apples?
@journeywithnicholeАй бұрын
Sounds perfect! Best wishes to you. My dream has been to move to La Fortuna. ❤
@ChileExpatFamilyАй бұрын
@@journeywithnichole Same to you. Jim
@resourcefulgirlАй бұрын
Nice!! Love seeing the kids involved. They will remember these times for life. My 80 yo mom talks about doing this as a child and the memory always brings a smile to her face. Blessings.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
I love that your Mom shares those memories with fondness. I pray the same for our kids! :)
@elessartelcontar941523 күн бұрын
Near the end of WWII, it was common in Germany for the farmers to trade a bushel of food for 5 pounds of gold. This was because the city people were fleeing the vicious fighting in Germany's city. They were starving and couldn't eat their gold or silver rendering them worthless so they traded gold and silver for food. This could happen again very easily; there could be huge locusts swarms eating the crops in the fields, or drought that causes tens of thousands of square miles of near harvest time corn that is all brown paper bag in color and shriveled. None of it was salvageable. Or, conversely, too much rain that drowns and destroys most crops by rotting them in the ground and that much water often causes complete loss of a crop on a huge farm due to numerous molds. Or, plant infestations like what farmers call "rust" or "blight", some of these happen all over the US. Or, an adversary deliberately causing our crops to die nation wide. Or, that adversary could contaminate water reservoirs making them toxic and causing death in less than 15 minutes after you drink water. Thinking that's not plausible? It's happened irl. The Nakam (Hebrew meaning 'revenge') was a paramilitary organization of about fifty Holocaust survivors who, after 1945, sought revenge for the murder of six million Jews during the Holocaust. Led by Abba Kovner, the group sought to kill six million Germans in a form of indiscriminate revenge, "a nation for a nation". Kovner went to Mandatory Palestine in order to secure large quantities of poison for poisoning water mains to kill large numbers of Germans. His followers infiltrated the water system of Nuremberg. However, Kovner was arrested upon arrival in the British zone of occupied Germany and had to throw the poison overboard. It was only good luck that stopped him from killing millions of Germans. I guarantee you that there are Russian, Chinese, Iranian and North Korean sleeper cells in the US waiting for a command to poison our water reservoirs at the beginning of WWIII. Our water reservoir protection is very limited with few on location security guards watching our water supply. The water is tested fairly often but those tests only monitor for pathogenic viruses, amoebaes, paramecium, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, parasites, helminths, and worms but not radiation or chemical toxins. We do have a small group of government employees that are in charge of CISP, Critical InfraStructure Protection.
@resourcefulgirl23 күн бұрын
@@elessartelcontar9415 Okay, interesting comment. I'm actually familiar with much of this. My father was from Hamburg so I studied German history. So regarding the water supply, this is very vulnerable. I think everyone knows that a hacker can change the level of chemicals used for disinfecting the water leading to mass poisoning. I think it is prudent to be independent from all infrastructure. That doesn't happen over night but everyone should try to the best of their ability. Pre-storage of months of water or having an RO system that you can operate if there's a grid down scenario. Meaning, alternate energy sources or being capable of distillation. Guess we will see what happens. It's literally in God's hands. Wishing you well whether the dangers escalate or deescalate.
@ChrisCalmtheCrazyАй бұрын
I recommend getting enough jars, lids, and bands to can most of your frozen foods if the power goes out longer than two days. I have had to do that twice over the years and didn't loose any food. I had two double stack American canners going for 2 days and was so glad someone else gave me that advice to prepare for a power outage and freezers full of food.
@atlantapage1153Ай бұрын
Store extra jars in trash cans outside if you need to save space. I was lucky and got a ton of them for $10 each before 2020. You can reuse jars that have good lids for things like beans and rice etc. I am a rebel I have even canned in them once after taking the pasta sauce out of them. You learn what will work and what won't. I have had fails but many successes. So, if you get in a bind you can reuse them if you managed to open them without ruining the lid and still have some good rubber in the seal. Old canning lids saved my life in a pinch during covid as well when I could not find lids anywhere.
@tdhawk167Ай бұрын
Wish! Don't have space for canned jars. Freezer not big either, but pack it with my garden harvest. While I'm here in this tiny place, doing the best I can. Have lost it once, was horrible! Would love a generator, but rent in an apt building, not sure how to make that work
@ChrisCalmtheCrazyАй бұрын
@@tdhawk167 A large gas powered generator wouldn't work in an apartment, but an ECOFLOW Portable Power Station with 160 Watt portable solar panel would do well. Many people use these smaller portable systems to go camping, etc. You can set up the panels on a balcony or window. It is not perfect and may not get you a full day's worth of energy you need, but it will run a freezer for a couple hours each day for a few days to keep food frozen, run an instapot and few other things.
@IseetheGloryofKingdomАй бұрын
@@atlantapage1153yes i have reused lids and jars. I bought special tool for opening lids that keeps my lids perfect. So happy to see this. Family working together. I have new grand baby and we are homesteading (starting) once again.
@debbiee6535Ай бұрын
@@ChrisCalmtheCrazy I've emptied my freezer out all except for six packs of meat and they're small packs so I can cook them up since I'm out of jars😂 I will do the best I can
@kallasusort2986Ай бұрын
Let's teach this BASIC LIFE SKILL in Elementary School. I live in the city and never learned how to preserve food. THANK YOU
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
You’re so welcome! We are so grateful to be learning these things now alongside our kids.
@deanyanko332620 күн бұрын
The kids of today will invent robots to do every thing until one day they;ll be the slaves of the robots and its A.I.god. Drones everywhere eyes in the sky.
@liannebedard552118 күн бұрын
They will still need veggies to preserve…
@123STEP23Ай бұрын
Good mouse deterrent Put corn meal and baking soda in. Shallow container .. they eat the dry mixture and leave to find water .. the baking soda does it job and the critters die outside .. works great . Also lay out bay leaves loose on shelves .
@hal-ys5fxАй бұрын
Agree, that's the best method I've ever used.
@debbiemarquis3231Ай бұрын
We use the bayleaves in our grains..flour..peas..etc. to prevent weevils..
@Ari-mo8qoАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
@perrrryАй бұрын
You are winning at life, and those kids will appreciate all of this when they grow older.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
It's such a fulfilling way to live and I pray that they appreciate it! Thanks for watching and the kind words!
@szymi9723 күн бұрын
How are you so sure. My grandparents had a homestead and all but one kid hated this way of life and desperately wanted to live in the city. So, I guess it's wehatever we have not which is what we apporeciate the most. Until you're 45 and finally realised that your parents' farm was actually a good idea.
@sifisokaula18705 күн бұрын
This young couple are example of proper productive living
@cbass2755Ай бұрын
Speaking of organizing and shelving…I live in Michigan. One of the pharmacy stores closed. I waited till the day before and the day of closing, to obtain 2 industrial shelves (metal blue shelves you see being pushed around in big box stores) for 80 dollars each (original price of 187 $ each) and 6 End Cap shelves for $20 each! You should see my basement. It’s a beautiful thing…..
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
That's awesome! Good finds!
@earlenebrown7181Ай бұрын
So happy you had a great harvest this year. I’m 66 now but we always had a garden and did canning when I was a little girl, we did the pillow case for our dried beans and when we had a big harvest of potatoes he dug a big hole at the edge of the garden, then he lined it with straw after they were cured and did layer of potatoes then more straw until it was filled. Then he would top it off with a big layer of straw than a wood board and than placed a thin layer of more straw and then tarred it and placed some dirt around the tarp. We live in Michigan and on the weekends he would uncovered and get out what we needed for a week or so. This worked out great it took us into the spring. If some had start to sprout he would plant them back into the garden for that year.😊❤
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
I love this! Thanks for sharing those memories with us.
@deanyanko332620 күн бұрын
them voles will be eating good all winter.
@gotab012Ай бұрын
My grandmother stored carrot in sand. It is old-fashioned style. I love you videos.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Yes! That's the way to do it. Thanks for watching!
@ilza7146Ай бұрын
I'm a newbie gardener & truly appreciate your tips! Re. a generator, my husband purchased a military grade generator on an online auction. He's in construction, so he asked the commercial electricians to look it over & it turns out, he made an outstanding purchase (quality & price)👍
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Ooh, interesting idea! Thanks for sharing!
@janejustin1788Ай бұрын
in kenya, we wait for the bean plants to dry in the farm, uproot the bean plants, place on a mat then beat with a stick
@az55544Ай бұрын
I cut at the base, bring the whole plant inside and pile on a sheet to fully dry down. Keeping the root in the ground helps with soil health and keeps the beans clean. Rotate bean pile daily to dry fully and step on to crack open the pod. Most pods will pop open on their own. The advantage of using large sheets is that they can be moved and stacked so that you can get to the beans when you have time. An oxygen absorber won't take on any moisture from beans not fully dried out. Oxygen. Moisture. You don't need a fan to remove chaff. Use a square box to tip out the beans. Creates a larger surface area for chaff to float off in wind. Do this over sheets in a field to catch everything. Keep an eye on moisture and offgassing of your produce. You need the air to move. Add a vent up high and bring in fresh cool air through a basement window. Drop a pipe to ground level. Cold air will fall down and circulate as it warms up to your vent. That way, you can start keeping beets, carrots and cabbage outside of a fridge (that's just a waste of electricity).
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Love these ideas! Thanks for sharing!
@bonidaexpressАй бұрын
used to hate it during August holidays
@Ultra-1127Ай бұрын
The ol’ beat stick method
@BKainoАй бұрын
@@az55544 depends with size of farm and weather. Kenya is on the equator meaning enough sunshine. You wait for the beans to dry in the field but not that much since they can start popping on their own. You place it outside on a mat or even ground from morning. By evening it is enough to be beaten and all the beans can pop easily. You can then sieve the beans with a mesh removing the soil. Then after this process, you can remove the bigger materials such as leaves. This is easier. You can then use the wind to blow the chaff. A two day process at best. clean beans.
@dennismoore8351Ай бұрын
I'm not a fan of sweet potatoes normally. But when i want one, i want one. What you just put on the table makes me want one.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Ha! These are delicious!
@chantal3172Ай бұрын
That is a lot of squash and potatoes. So happy that you got a great harvest. Thank you for sharing with us.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thank you and thanks for watching! :)
@TomSargent24Ай бұрын
I think this is my favourite video of real life homegrown living on all of youtube. Thank you for the detailed advice!
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for the positive feedback! So glad this was a helpful video!
@denisewhite623726 күн бұрын
Agree!!!
@Redmapleleaf113Ай бұрын
I was just going to mention the storage of onions far away from your potatoes when you mentioned it. I learned that lesson the hard way. You have an awesome lifestyle for your cute little family!
@Sketchbook999Ай бұрын
😮 so onions store AWAY from potatoes? THANKYOU
@Redmapleleaf113Ай бұрын
@@Sketchbook999 FAR away. A totally separate area.
@karlteceno9390Ай бұрын
@@Redmapleleaf113because ? I store mine in my root cellar hanging the onions in net bags from the wall and the ceiling. The potatoes are in wire bins below them. I’ve been doing it for 10 years with no issues
@Redmapleleaf113Ай бұрын
@@karlteceno9390 Because your potatoes will start to sprout a lot faster than they would being on their own because of the off gasing.
@stuartroberts4544Ай бұрын
Onion gassing is so potent that it can rot rubber fridge seals and even damage fridge cooling fans and electric components, when in larger numbers
@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123Ай бұрын
It’s wonderful to see the whole family involved, the high five with a firm hand grip between you two is so heartwarming. A healthy marriage makes a healthy family, mentally and physically!! I didn’t have that so I encourage you two to stay focused on being a team even when you don’t want to. There is something about going into my basement and seeing all the food I grew and preserved/stored, all the different colors lining the shelves…..just makes me gitty ❤ Blessings
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
So thankful to be doing this together! It's so satisfying! Keep it up!
@ChristinaMoore79Ай бұрын
I think your use of the old doors as drying racks is clever, as well as the sheets for blocking light from the potatoes! I'm all for "use what you have" and upcycling!
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Yes! 🙌 We love that too!
@deanyanko332620 күн бұрын
I didn.t know fully ripened potatoes to go green must have been green picked.
@CLance-mo7boАй бұрын
SUCH A WISE SMART YOUNG COUPLE!!
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for your encouragement!
@esorilefaronall3258Ай бұрын
True.. we used to de-shell mung beans by treshing dried beans using our feet. Instead of banging the pillow case, you can ask your kids to dance on top of it. Make sure they have footwear to avoid splinters😉
@paulsims6888Ай бұрын
It is nice to see all of you working towards a common goal. I use a freezer with an inkbird high/low thermometer for a root cellar of sorts. Set the low just above freezing, set the high a couple degrees above that. The cooling is controlled by the freezer, the heating is 2 light bulbs. The freezer sits on our deck all year round. Outside temps reach +30 C to -30 C for give me I don't know what the Fahrenheit conversion is. A root celler would be more energy efficient, but this is so handy to have you root veg right out side your door. The freezer keeps the humidity higher than fridge which the veg like. It looks like what you are doing is working , so keep with it. Nothing is perfect.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing!! Agreed, no perfect system - do the best you can with what you have!
@angelaberni8873Ай бұрын
How utterly delightful to see such young children helping . City kids are far too long on their computers playing silly games. Your children are learning extremely important survival skills. Because one day those supermarkets WILL close !! Your children will never go hungry. Hats off to both of you !!!
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks so much! It's such a blessing to do this alongside them!
@margaret-annwood5727Ай бұрын
We have a “whole house “ generator. It’s a Generac. Our house is approximately 5000 sq Ft . We live on six acres outside Houston, Tx. Our builder recommended us putting the generator in and after researching we decided it was a good idea. We didn’t include it in our original budget, but decided to forgo some other plans to help cover the cost (about $20,000). It was a good idea. It runs on natural gas,gasoline, or propane. The very first winter in the house Texas had an unusual deep freeze storm. At one time it was 12 degrees for about 27 hours. The whole thing lasted 9 days with the electricity going out the first day. We invited friends and neighbors over to keep warm. Two families had motor homes and they plugged in to run their RV at night while they slept. We’ve had two hurricanes since. Each time electricity goes out first thing. Generator is humming along keeping A/C going and things as normal as possible during this time. I do recommend a generator. Especially if you live outside the city limits. The folks out in the country are the last to get linemen to repair electric.
@theresabu3000Ай бұрын
I have seen some mini "biogas" sacks that generate gas out of compost (plant + human waste). Not sure how big the output is - it was generally something for one person to cook - but could be a great off-grid idea. It was mostly paired with solar panels to produce electricity. The amount those fridges/freezers need is pretty big though, definitely a longterm project.
@EC-rd9ysАй бұрын
Houston seems to get some crazy natural disaster almost every year. Good investment.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Sounds like that was the right choice for you guys! Thanks for sharing the recommendation!
@fetch33Ай бұрын
We purchased a 20kw generac generator 10 years ago. We have a 500-gallon propane tank that runs the generator, our propane fireplace, and our range. This has been a very good investment. We fill the tank every 2-3 years. In addition to geothermal, we use a wood burning insert for heat. We do have grid-tied solar, which helps with the energy costs of running our 4000 sq ft home and 5 freezers. Last months electricity bill was only $87! We have a Bluetti generator, which we can also use for emergency power. I really recommend having one of these solar battery banks at a minimum.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
This is SO helpful!! Thanks for sharing!
@debbie7115Ай бұрын
What a joy to have found you on YOu Tube. A family who grows their own food and respectfully harvests and stores if to be used in the off seasons. Including your children really made my happy, they might not be doing much but in their eyes they are! Soon, they will be doing more and more as this is their way of life. They will respect the food grown from seed to harvest to storage to consuming. Such a nice family you have, I'm so glad you popped in my feed.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind words and for watching! We really appreciate it!
@mm5478Ай бұрын
Impressed by your level of organization and intrepidity. Well done. Be well.
@sylviadutoit4657Ай бұрын
I have so much respect for your heaed woek. Mama must be tired after having the little one on her back. You guys are such a inspiration to us. God richest blessings to your special family.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thank you!
@sylviadutoit4657Ай бұрын
@FromScratchFarmstead you should be very proud of your preciouse family. God bless.
@SeepreeAiyer-z6t14 күн бұрын
I can watch you guys forever. It is not your farming that is beautiful to watch. It is how you both work as a couple that, makes your video a delight to watch. 😊❤
@FromScratchFarmstead11 күн бұрын
Aw! Thanks so much for the kind words!
@12pointlife51Ай бұрын
Pilgrims, you are doing well. Keep up the good work. Good to see you teaching your kids along the way!
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thank you! ☺️
@ChloeLukich17 күн бұрын
You all are a DREAM TEAM!!! Your children are sooo lucky to have you both as their parents ❤️
@FromScratchFarmstead11 күн бұрын
Aw! Thanks so much for the encouragement! We are so grateful!
@do4699Ай бұрын
Growing up, my parents would take leftover plastic gallon bottles, wash, fill them with water and add them to our freezers. When there was a power outage, these large blocks of ice would buy us a couple more days before food in the the freezer started to thaw. We also would put a few in the fridge to keep the temperature in the fridge low and prevent the food from spoiling there too. The longest we ever lost power was 4 days. We never lost any food. However, I would be most concerned about your upright freezer as they loose the cold much faster.
@dennisbentson823Ай бұрын
I’m sure you have generators for emergencies
@do4699Ай бұрын
@dennisbentson823 We did have a generator but we never needed to use it for the fridge or freezer. In the 10 years that we lived in the mountains (in one of the last houses on the electrical grid) we only used the generator once. That was for Thanksgiving 1996, when an ice storm took out power to eastern Washington and north Idaho for a week. We hosted Thanksgiving for most of our friends that year since no one living in the city had electricity to cook for the holiday. At one point, our house had been off grid so it was pretty well set up to function without electricity. There was a wood burning furnace and stove. The range and oven were propane. We had our own propane tank. We also had hurricane lamps in every room. The only challenge when the power went out was water since our well pump ran on electricity. We kept jugs of drinking water for power outages and would fill the bathtub with water whenever storms started for washing up and flushing toilets. The only thing that we couldn't do when the power was out was shower. As no one has bathed in nearly a week, we were all pretty scruffy looking that Thanksgiving but everything else was easy.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
That's a good tip! Thanks for sharing!
@deanyanko332620 күн бұрын
saves money on buying ice for the cooler too.
@AideTsukino6 күн бұрын
"some people buy lottery tickets, i plant potatos" i loved that quote ❤. It is so real, because doing that, you are not playin with luck to see if you can win something, you are actively working to get something ❤❤❤
@FromScratchFarmstead6 күн бұрын
Yes!! 🙌
@carolcassidy7700Ай бұрын
What good ideas. I never knew that about onions and potatoes being next to each other. Thanks for sharing.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
You're welcome!! ☺️
@deanyanko332620 күн бұрын
A patch of walking onions you'll never run out they come back every year with fresh green onions
@jessewatson8005Ай бұрын
Awesome way to live folks, we do the same with very little commercial foods. Your wonderful family! I support you and your hard work. Thank-you for sharing your experience and thoughts.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for the encouragement!
@robertasmith7780Ай бұрын
🥰 even the children can do the bean in the pillow case trick 🤗 That was my first time seeing the corn Sheller machine ❤
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Everyone helps :)
@v-for-virgo33879 күн бұрын
Nice, I love the fact that the kids are enjoying being involved and learned at their young age the hardest part of life, which is hard work 👍👏👏
@FromScratchFarmstead6 күн бұрын
Thanks so much!!
@stephencameron1709Ай бұрын
Beautiful harvest!! Well done. All your hard work brought an abundant reward. Your family is such an encouragement and blessing to me. I’ve learned so much. Thank you! Val C ❤️🙏🏻
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks so much, Val for your continuous encouragement and support!
@nannyrx54Ай бұрын
Love the last quote!
@thehealinghomesteadkcАй бұрын
We’ve had a hard time getting those plastic bins, but I decided this year I wouldn’t let it stop me. I just bought a bunch of rectangle laundry baskets in bulk. Works great in our root cellar!
@Richard-p8iАй бұрын
Or, use coffins to store your root vegetables!? Why not? It's going to be stored in the basement anyway next to the other coffins not containing vegetables!?
@atlantapage1153Ай бұрын
great idea! The dollar tree has them too but they are weak so I double up. What the dollar tree ones are good for is protecting young plants from chickens and ducks etc. They have holes even in the bottom so light goes through very well.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Great idea!!
@ingweking87489 күн бұрын
I love watching your videos. Your family is an excellent team.
@FromScratchFarmstead6 күн бұрын
Thanks so much!
@erikjohansen1873Ай бұрын
We stored potatoes and carrots in the basement in the sand . Lasted for months without issues.
@TitaGirleanuАй бұрын
I was no happy with the sand because the sand still remain on the carrot indiferent haw much It was washed and you can feel it when you eat 😮
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing this!
@vetgirl7119 күн бұрын
This is such a great informative & educational video! You guys are doing an amazing job! So much hard work and an efficient process , well worth it for fresh veggies to put on the table! Your children will cherish the memories that they are enjoying harvesting and prepping the storage! Best of all, you don’t have to buy any vegetables from the market and are self sufficient! Thanks for sharing this awesome video! Greetings from New York! 👋🏽😃❤️💕
@FromScratchFarmstead12 күн бұрын
Glad this was helpful! Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching!
@AndrewZelenkaАй бұрын
We found old commercial dishwasher trays for dirt cheap at a restaurant that was closing. Holds all of our potatoes, onions, ect. Love that they are stackable.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Genius!
@hermanvandervoort4807Ай бұрын
Hard work well done guys!!!! Growing food is not for sissies,thank you God and Nature and Rain,well done guys.South Africa
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thank you! It's definitely worth it!
@TieuPhiDailyLifeАй бұрын
So inspiring! Wishing everyone joy and motivation to embrace self-sufficiency 🌱🍎✨
@augustasimone932311 күн бұрын
I feel better watching your basement as I too have boxes that need sorting . I love all the progress you both made !
@FromScratchFarmstead10 күн бұрын
Real life!! Thanks for the encouragement and for watching!
@caballefamАй бұрын
Wowww, a lot of food for winter! We are using the same black crates you have and we got them all for free from the fruit/vegetable we shop before where we can get one or two to put what we bought. Then we kept them with the idea of using them when we start a garden. And woww, they're so useful for us now.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
They're the best!
@mxtproductions69676 күн бұрын
Jackery solar generators would be a great investment as a backup generator!!! Awesome video!
@FromScratchFarmstead4 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!
@roseericson3828Ай бұрын
Those little sweet potatoes are great fried thin sliced
@Biggdaddy903Ай бұрын
The corn silks make really good tea and can be ground and used in your favorite food it lends a pleasant earthy flavor and sweetness and the tea is good for an anti inflammatory.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Interesting! We should try that. Thanks for sharing!
@deanyanko332620 күн бұрын
I tried freezing sweet corn in the husk remove husk before cooking the husk flavor lingers the corn is fine even froze fresh sliced tomatoes for soups stews and sauces, salsa's
@stepheniehertzfeld2523Ай бұрын
You n family creative such a beautiful fall harvest God bless u n family remind me of my childhood stay blessed young family❤
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thank you!
@christinehall238Ай бұрын
I used to use a pea/bean sheller that connected to my hand mixer. I could shell a bushel of beans in about 20 minutes. The best part of your video is that you work together.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Oh cool! I've never heard of a hand mixer that does that! Thanks for watching!
@palazzolotАй бұрын
The whole Bean process Was Pretty cool!
@maggieh61434 күн бұрын
amazing video!! im a 18 year old whos had dreams of homesteading for years so these types of videos are perfect to pack my brain with knowledge and learn about the process. ps. I bursted out laughing at the sped up time lapse of yall beating the devil out of those beans
@MythoughtonpoliticaltopicsАй бұрын
If everyone would do this its does not matter if you are in an apartment do something grow something. Please because its about to get worse, Please listen to this man .
@pappydaddy7447Ай бұрын
Another dooms day profit. boring
@isabellavalencia802612 күн бұрын
I have never heard of curing potatoes before...I am learning so much from you...thank you!
@FromScratchFarmstead11 күн бұрын
So glad this is helpful! Thanks for watching! :)
@isabellavalencia802611 күн бұрын
@FromScratchFarmstead your welcome.I look forward to following along
@savannahdix748019 күн бұрын
I know those black crates as "bulb crates" used to ship bulbs from the netherlands etc. Garden centers often have them!
@FromScratchFarmstead12 күн бұрын
Yes! Thanks for sharing. Nursery's are a great place to look!
@m40ro20 күн бұрын
I love this family.
@Kazacks9602Ай бұрын
I always look forward to your videos and could watch your family all day. I learn so much from you! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 🤍 from Australia
@BirdiechikАй бұрын
In aussie we can buy the collapsible food crates at bunnings for around $13 each
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Aw! Thanks so much!
@_Fadedpolo10 күн бұрын
bowtie pasta with marinara sauce & butternut squash has been one of my favorite meals for the last few years. Simple & healthy & delicious.
@blablabla2616Ай бұрын
Best informative video on processing, curing and storeing ones home garden ever👍
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Glad it's helpful!!
@mapleholler980010 күн бұрын
When I was a kid, I had a pony. At harvest time, I would go around to the neighboring farm to gather the ears of field corn that was missed or pushed down by the harvester. If gathered immediately after the farmer harvested, it limited issues with mold and such. Once dried I shelled it by hand by rubbing one ear against another. I mixed it with the pony's regular feed. These days, my wife and I live in a house built some time before 1898. We've been here for 38 years and raised our two sons here. We have 9 acres that border on hundreds of acres of woods and fields. The house has a cellar.....not a basement. Two foot thick stone walls and an uneven concrete floor. With snow melt or a heavy rain, there's usually water in places. There apparently used to be a spring that flowed through and out a drain. There was a trough for it and was the original refrigerator. So, it can be damp at times and we don't store veggies raw. Also, we used to have problems with mice from time to time, but in the last few years, they've been relatively scarce. Probably because of the snakes. Most are small garter, ringneck, or eastern ribbon snakes. But we have an occasional milk or fox snake, which get a bit larger and I'd imagine are keeping the population of rodents down. We vacuum pack and freeze some corn, blueberries, strawberries, pumpkin, bacon, beef, and chicken, but we can potatoes, applesauce, peaches, tomatoes, most corn, various jellies, beef, and chicken. This year, we tried canning hamburger, which has worked out very well. It saves space in the freezer and for a bit more up front work, it's quick and easy to make tacos, or add to chili, or spaghetti. The cellar isn't real big, but we have a spare fridge and large chest freezer down there, along with some shelving and standing racks. There's never enough space it seems. Thanks for the video. Very informative. Enjoyed it very much.
@blueraven2345Ай бұрын
You guys are amazing and have done so well. Very impressive, and thank you for sharing.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
You're very welcome! Thanks for the kind words!
@janejk37044 күн бұрын
Hey just found your Vlog and love it. I am a keen Gardener and food preserver in the Uk. Before Covid I worked on a farm teaching children about gardening, the environment and growing food. It was an arable farm and one thing I learned from the farmers there , was that mint helps potatoes store better. The farm used the fragrance of mint, to store the crop for longer. It was explained to me that at harvest time all farmers are selling potatoes so prices are low. By using mint, the farm I worked at, were able to store their potatoes in really good condition for longer. Not sure if this is a tip you can use, but it seems like an easy hack you could try. Maybe attaching some bunches of mint next to the potatoes as they are stored p, or even having some mint plants growing in your basement next to the potatoes. Anyway, just an idea, Great videos, Thankyou for making them. I will add this was a large production farm that sold to a major supermarket chain.
@melissan.2201Ай бұрын
13:33 to solve the garage fridge from freezing your cabbage and possibly thawing the freezer portion you may want to get a garage fridge heater kit. They run about $16. Really simple to install.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion!
@martharentfro6991Ай бұрын
Green houses often get a lot of those plastic bins with all of their bulbs and flower roots they order to start in late winter and early spring. One of our local green houses puts them out by the road and a friend of mine picked up a bunch of them for herself and me. They are really great for food storage.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Good to know! Thank you!
@deanyanko332620 күн бұрын
some processing plants have plastic barrels, 5 gal pails ,and large square utility tanks to get rid of.
@janetkoball44Ай бұрын
I just subscribed and enjoyed your video very much. I love families that work together and enjoy doing the work, as much as possible. Im already looking forward to your next one. Thanks
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching and subscribing! :)
@CPerry-bu1ni29 күн бұрын
Epic job with the beans around the 20 minute mark. Love your youngest child just pottering around doing her own thing in cheerful oblivion 🤣 Great video - so many useful food storage tips here. Thank you so so much for documenting this 💕
@FromScratchFarmstead27 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
@RAM-db3tiАй бұрын
Today the power never really goes out for days so I found if you freeze water in used plastic juice bottles and place them scattered though out your deep freezers you are good for 24 hours or longer without loosing the safe zone for sure then in the summer I use them for camping in the coolers and as extra drinking water as it melts.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
That's a great idea!
@deborahlawing2728Ай бұрын
We never thought power would be out for days until 1993 when we had a blizzard ( unheard-of here in WNC) and of course then Hurricane Helene came through just about 6 weeks ago ( also unheard-of for this mountainous area) and some are still without power. Just saying, better safe than sorry. 😅
@dennisbentson823Ай бұрын
What a ton of work ! It looks like all your hard work is paying off. With all the gardening and organizing. Good job
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Hard but good! :)
@mireksip180Ай бұрын
Loved this video!!! So helpful to us! You are an awesome family!!!!
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
So glad this was helpful for you!!
@francesball188Ай бұрын
One with my morals too, or at least when i was able bodied. Hubby (Rip) was a stal2art up our allotment. Now i cannot do either, but take great pleasure in seeing others that follow our process. Favourites of my grandchildren Sweetcorm. Plus younger granchildren love little trees ie briccoli.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
❤️ Thanks for watching!
@Susan-n3o3eАй бұрын
I really enjoyed your video that sure is a lot of food for your family. You’re so blessed.❤
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
We are so grateful! Glad you enjoyed this video!
@pamelagayle8854Ай бұрын
Your homegrown foods are amazing! I love how much your entire family gets involved in the process. Shelling beans is tedious, but the pillow case method made it a breeze.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
So much easier!! Thanks for watching and your encouragement!
@boa1793Ай бұрын
I’m so impressed and so grateful. Thank you for sharing SO much information. Some wonderful tips.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
So glad this was helpful!
@oakherder1718 күн бұрын
When my Italian grandparents moved to Australia, a hot dry suburb in Adelaide, they built rain water tank stands with the tanks to collect the water from the roof on top and a cellar underneath which was cool all year round for storing the vino.
@FromScratchFarmstead12 күн бұрын
Glad this was helpful! :)
@pattymankowski5375Ай бұрын
Fantastic harvest.🌽🌽🌽
@bonne_vieАй бұрын
I like how thorough and to the point you were. You have some lucky kids.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thank you!
@lisamedlaАй бұрын
Shelling beans is classic Christmas activity in my country. We do it when dry but not with a pillowcase. My cousins and I used to flee on Christmas and boxing Day morning to avoid it. I'll remember to do that this year😂😂
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
I love that this is a tradition for you on Christmas. Thanks for sharing!
@heatherjolly83899 күн бұрын
You guys are AMAZING!
@annamccosker7878Ай бұрын
That's incredible! You guys are very blessed . That's a tremendous amount of hard work... I know for sure bc here in NW Florida I have struggled to get the garden to produce much. We have such high pressure of pests here and I think the soil we bought was contaminated. Here's hoping and praying for a successful next year🙏🙏🙏
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
We are so grateful! There are some not so glamorous things about where we are but it's a great place to grow food. Praying you are able to find some solutions and have a successful growing season!
@dawnteskey325929 күн бұрын
That corn is gorgeous!
@FromScratchFarmstead27 күн бұрын
We love that Oaxacan green dent corn!
@dawnteskey325927 күн бұрын
@FromScratchFarmstead Thank you for putting it in your video, I just ordered some for next year. I've grown the red and orange dent corn successfully, so I'm sure it will be fine here. It's absolutely stunning!
@auntiepam5649Ай бұрын
You had a wonderful harvest! Congratulations
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks!
@Sandra-hk8ksАй бұрын
When all the hard work is done it feels so good to see the outcome of all your labor. So good for your children to become self sufficient one day. Good job.
@firsttimemommy3735Ай бұрын
Now that’s a great way to save money! A real grocery store in the basement, now that’s what I’m talking about. Great video! I hope to one day have a grocery store in my basement. :)
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Yes!! Such a fulfilling way to live! Thanks for watching!
@carolwhisenhunt7504Ай бұрын
So proud for your vast harvest. It was great. I don't have a basement but I've created a space for food storage. It's dark and cool. I am thankful for it. Ty for sharing.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
That's awesome - it's all you need!
@ladyjinyxxАй бұрын
Storage crates: as a former retail associate these totes come straight from industrial farmers on pallets. They are shipped in and the stores ship them back so getting them from grocery stores will be difficult because most aren't allowed to give them or sell them because usually they are under contract. You'll have to search for them from where the distributor gets them. You can probably find the company from the pallet label itself at any produce department in Walmart. Just a trail for anyone to follow if they want.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@jaylilburn391Ай бұрын
Miss living on a farm. Miss my food and water security. Looks amazing and respect for the amount of work into that much food. Also love the unpolished production and straightforward presentation. No pretense or hype to try to make it more than it is. 😊
@ChrisCalmtheCrazyАй бұрын
We have experience with the following generators, Champion, Firman, Generac, and Honda generators. The Firman and Generac dual fuel generators have lasted longer and seem to be more reliable with less repairs. Absolute must is to get a dual fuel generator. We had a gas and propane generator running at someone's house and the propane generator used less propane per dollar spent than the gas. It also gives you options in case you don't have one type of fuel in a pinch. We also have a Honda EU2200 inverter generator that I highly recommend (we also have a Craftsman but the Honda uses less gas and is quieter). We use this for different purposes like backwoods camping, woodcutting off location, construction with no electricity, etc. It is portable and lighter but very useful. I can't imagine a homestead without a generator. If you can't get both, get the dual fuel generator.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing!! This is very helpful!
@ritakennedy8582Ай бұрын
You are so blessed with your family and all the food harvesting and storing in your basement. ❤🙏🙏🙏
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
We are so grateful! ❤️
@ajuzzisurabaya7679Ай бұрын
❤ God is good all the time
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
❤️🙌
@deborahlawing2728Ай бұрын
And all the time God is good. 😊
@teresahoye6477Ай бұрын
I use a solar generator! So far, it's saved my freezer and fridge stuff. Love your videos.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@thewitchykitchenАй бұрын
You are lucky that you have a root cellar. Here in Southern California we don’t . My food storage area usually run between 65 and 70 degrees. This means that we have to process all of our crops. We do have a few crops we can save fresh, like alums, but most need to be processed. This year we grew 800 pounds of squash and pumpkins. We are processing them by either canning, freezing or freeze drying. It’s also very dry here, so things like carrots dry out within a day. Since we get very little frost, I store all of my carrots in the soil they are growing in. If I have too many I can them or freeze dry. This doesn’t mean that we don’t get any fresh foods during winter. We can grow food all year round, so there are always fresh produce to add to our meals. Right now we are prepping our gardens for cold season crops. The crops were started indoors a month ago, and are now ready to be transplanted.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
@Bee-n8eАй бұрын
Other tip on cool box is pile vent for bringing in air if needed add a fan 4-6” pile to 2-3” out to house
@heidi2810Ай бұрын
As to your question as to whether a generator is worth it. I have been off grid for a number of years. And yes a generator is the investment. I have a Honda EU3000. When the solar panels don't receive enough sun, as is the case during winter, batteries can be charged via the generator.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@BFCQАй бұрын
Im so happy for this beautiful family. One day my family will get to do this. This year we just did tomatoes and mint.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Awesome!! Yes! A little bit over time adds up to a lot!! 🙌
@janetjohnson998Ай бұрын
Dual fuel generators are great. Gas and propane. Propane stores for ever without degrading and gas will last several months with an additive. You would only need to run it for a couple of hours a day to keep the freezers frozen. You could make a critical load panel that has freezers, some lights, fridges and the furnace and well. Add up the watts and then get one that can run all of the essentials or part of them at a time. Most likely a 4kw would work. When the electricity goes off you can power your critical loads. We have solar and batteries as well so we are never out.
@FromScratchFarmsteadАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@pammaddox4947Ай бұрын
Azure & Gamma Seal Lids are the Best! We have ordered from Azure for almost 25yrs. The Gamma seal lids I use for everything. Even my buckets of Chicken Feed. Tons of Great info in this video. Love seeing the kids involved. ❤