Granny Skills and The Changing Farm | VLOG

[@brattylass1999]

For your other channel you should do a "How to make spice mixes (taco seasoning, ranch seasoning, steak rubs, pickling spices, onion soup mix, etc.) These are so costly at the grocery store and they take basic spices that people probably have in their kitchen already. The store versions also usually have additives or sugar/salt that you might not want, so if you make your own you know what's going into it, and they're SO much better than the grocery store when you use fresh dried garden herbs!

[@TaylorAnnYager]

Great idea!!!!

[@paigerollins7383]

Oooo, I love this!

[@edithspears2422]

Yes! Definitely need this!

[@juliamoriah9056]

Love this idea! This was something I’ve wanted to do because of the high cost lately. Thanks for the suggestion. I hope Jess sees this ❤

[@tskyy93]

Yes!!!

[@naynerboppers5254]

What do you mean....when you are older and sharing Granny Skills?!? You already are sharing so many! But I get what you mean ... You want to get better at it so you can truly educate, without the need of another help. Will is truly a priceless gem and wish I had more people in my personal life to teach me these sorts of skills.

[@lizzyimberi9261]

Ever since you brought up the idea of replacing pantry staples with healthier options, we have been waiting for that video. Gravy mixes, taco seasoning, pancake mix, and that kind of stuff. Thank you for all that you have already taught us!

[@ladybirdgib]

Someone once told me "you don't want to plant mint in the ground... it'll take over" But all I heard was "plant mint in the ground... it'll take over"!!!😂 When we mow our paths we hit the wild onion or likely chives volunteers and then the mint. It's like dinner and dessert. 😊

[@francestaylor9156]

I love this idea! I have garden paths that need something to grow in them. Mint! 🤔

[@dancnluc1]

I have a mint plant that keeps coming back - this is year 5, and I have not had any issues with it spreading so. I actually want it to spread more. Everyone warned me.

[@ladybirdgib]

@@francestaylor9156 mine is in a small patch. It grows about two feet tall, but the sprawl along the edges is what gets mowed when we mow our grass paths.

[@lyssbeinglyss]

My husband and I would LOVE if you had a “coffee at home” series of tutorials / informative videos. You always explain things so well and it’s something we really are wanting to dive into! Thanks for all you do ❤️

[@virginiaallisonpeck2517]

Sourdough, starter, kombucha, Scobies, making vinegar, making things with goat milk, and that’s all I can think of right now. For the farmers table I mean.❤❤❤

[@LadyGreenThumb2]

May I add obtaining “milk kefir grains” and making kefir from cows milk and/or maybe goats milk? Also, all the possible uses for using kefir along with eating the actual grains. Super healthy way to get your probiotics! 😊

[@virginiaallisonpeck2517]

@@LadyGreenThumb2 yes about Kiefer too please, thanks for the idea.❤️

[@DandelionAcres]

Not food, but I would love a quick tutorial on homemade cleaners! Trying to replace all of the toxic crud in our house - in the pantry & elsewhere! Thank you for all of your help along our journey to a healthier life ❤️

[@Chet_Thornbushel]

I think one of the best cooking references people can have is stir fry! It’s such a customizable meal that you can use any meat and almost any vegetables for. So for one of your quick reference videos showing folks the basic method and ingredients for a stir fry would be a good one! Not always super practical for a large family meal, but I make them all the time for my own lunch while the kids are at school. I use up so many small bits of meat and vegetables that way when it’s not enough for a big meal or side dish.

[@felicitymitchell270]

I would love to see from harvest to shelf on the farmers table. More in depth videos on how you harvest, the ways you prefer to preserve (canning, freeze drying, dehydration, leaving for fresh eating) and then storage. I’m 24 and have been working on my garden and granny skills for the past 4 years. You have inspired me the whole way and I have learned so much from you!

[@CatnapperAdventures]

I'd love a vlog on making sauerkraut. I'm not super fond of cabbages, but i do like kraut.

[@apiecemaker1163]

Jess, you should look up colcannon. It is an Irish dish. Chunky hand mashed potatoes with cabbage and scallions stirred in. Amazing! Lots of butter and cream included. You are such a blessing to so many young lady! I love the way God uses you to inspire the next generation of gardeners and homesteaders. 👩‍🌾💚🥬🌻🙌

[@jeas4980]

That's what's for dinner tonight! ❤ I have leftover corned beef and cabbage and root veg from St. Pat's Day.

[@apiecemaker1163]

@@jeas4980 sounds delicious

[@suzib.6602]

❤❤❤❤

[@TaylorAnnYager]

I would love videos on the Farmers Table about how to make quick salad dressings from scratch! I am new to my journey of eating real food so I need to find a replacement to store bought dressings ❤

[@marcycampbell4118]

I would like this, too!

[@kittyrichards9915]

Salad dressing - that is what I was going to say

[@mcgowanmoments2940]

I agree!!

[@mistycarter9809]

Plant damage videos will be so helpful. This is what blight looks like, bug damage identifying kind of damage. What to do options, how to prevent. Great video! Have a blessed day ❤

[@treeclimber2]

I'm pleased to hear you call it granny skills. That's what I call it. It's such a value today. I'm so blessed to have spent a lifetime honing them.

[@sherylhart2704]

Never heard that term, tho, it makes sense. I learned them at the foot of my grannies and great granny and yes, a lifetime of using and honing them as I add more.

[@vahlla78]

On The Farmers Table, I would love to see some recipes u use for sauces like aioli, bbq sauce, and whatever else u make. I saw the Mayo one today and that was great info IMO. Your farm is beautiful btw ❤

[@heathermacdonald6404]

Congratulations on finding the first strawberry of the season! 🍓

[@kristag7208]

Best wishes on the grand opening of the market tomorrow Jess. Your the perfect host for the market ❤

[@alyssafox5249]

"I hope she doesn't run.." **she takes off immediately** 😂 too cute

[@amberlovell4863]

Homemade salad dressings, potato salad, chow chow, appetizers, how you use your herbs fresh, fermented foods, and snacks

[@elfsgarden8043]

Oooh! I would love some quick videos. Not sure of all the videos you have put out yet. Any type of gravy. Cream of "anything" mushroom, chicken, celery . How to make and freeze veggies. Hashbrowns. French fries. Granola bars. Making and freezing any breakfast foods. Easy make ahead dinners for the freezer. One pan or pot meals. Crockpot recipes. Tallow. Ghee. Butter. Breads.

[@erin2535]

These are such great ideas!!

[@christinebaxter8660]

Id like a video on stale bread. Croutons, bread crumbs (meatballs), French toast, etc.

[@Joyfulfarmer]

I thought I was dreaming when I first saw my dwarf tomato seedlings get their first true leaves. Pretty sure they are the perfect size for gnomes. 😂🥰🍅🍅🍅

[@Leota-tp3fi]

😅😅🎉

[@ItsNanaImHere]

❤😂❤😂❤

[@hannahrosefl]

You taught me how easy it is to make mayonnaise and I'd love a video on how to make Mustard. I know I could find a video or something online but something about the way you explain things, it sticks in my brain and I never forget it. Other recipes or videos, I have to reference every single time.

[@audreyabbott7806]

I have mad granny skills. How do you get to 66 if you don’t have granny skills? All my arts and crafts are granny arts and crafts and my decorating style is Granny Farmhouse Shabby Chic Primitive Vintage! LOL

[@apiecemaker1163]

I call my style at 58 Grannie Chic. Lots of vintage repurposing and feel good items. I quilt and have those out also.

[@futurefolk9919]

Those berries on Pappas property are likely brambles. They are in the wild BlackBerry family. Dewberries would be also but brambles grow low to the ground where dewberries grow upright. Pick them when they are dark purple. They are sweetest then and make excellent jelly. Ideas for the Farmer's Table-super simple stuff that some people just didn't know how to do from scratch. Rice, mashed potatoes, home fries, omelettes, meat loaf, Mac n cheese, biscuits, pie crust, cream of whatever. Simple things that aren't hard to make, take minimal ingredients and can be used in multiple applications. Give ideas and suggestions. If you can make a pie crust, what can you do with it? Quiche, meat pies, shepherds pie, regular pie, chicken pot pie. Many blessings to you as always. 💞

[@MichelleBieber]

Yes!!

[@VonPatzy]

Awww - Bear chasing killdeer through the future living room as the sun sets on a day that is now the past. Can’t wait to watch that grass give birth to a home.

[@Brea890]

Absolutely love The Farmers Table. I’ve learned more so far from you than my culinary class in college 😂 also Jess Chicken is the BOMB

[@margaretmagnificentmundane3412]

I’m so happy for you Jess! I am moved to tears by your constant joy and gratitude in all times. ❤

[@bethsands7665]

Adorable dwarf tomatoes !!Bear is a sweet-heart homesteading dog !! My brassicas all bolted early after starting to look promising. Your cabbages look optimal ! Great job all the way around and you cooking channel is very nice. Keep, on doing what you are doing.... so much fun.

[@hickoryhousehomestead]

I would love to see some gluten-free (celiac-friendly) dinners and homemade tomato or spaghetti sauce recipe/canning on The Farmer’s Table!

[@dorriwaldera3081]

Quick videos for the Farmers Table.. Salad dressings (different types), Marinades (different types), Spices Mixes (different types)...

[@metalmartha2571]

I’m from Canada and although I have had collard greens, I sure would like to see a legit recipe on southern collard greens please and thank you. I love both channels! farmers table sure helps me out of supper pinches every once in a while🫶

[@hazzardoustime1968]

Blackberries are the one thing I have always foraged, first, to make a pie each summer, now, usually for jam or smoothies. Free food😄

[@sjelani69]

Jess, Your smile and happy attitude always makes me smile. Thank you for sharing.

[@randyk389]

Morels are great. You look very happy happy for you. Long time viewer 1st time comment.

[@jenninemclaughlin3522]

I hope you take us with you to the farmers market! I think you could take us anywhere and we'd be happy! I love your love of the garden and getting to take regular tours of what you're doing there. What a beautiful life you have. You're such a tremendous example and an inspiration! Thank you for being you and taking us along with you!

[@FieldsFullHouse]

I’d love a video on making homemade bread in the bread machine! That would be so helpful!

[@julie-annepineau4022]

It will be amazing when people comment on these videos in a few years and you really acknowledge all the changes and growth. I will hit 2 years on my property this summer and I am amazed and grateful for all the changes in the land and in me! Also kinda jealous of you walking around sleeveless when we have extreme winds and snow again today!

[@beckymartinez9926]

I was just thinking I would love to see instructional videos like you used to do. I would love to be able to go to your channel and look for “How to grow____”. 🍅I have Orange Hat micro dwarfs that are already loaded with tomatoes. They are so good.

[@laurielangton9333]

I so love these walk with me videos. Especially in the evening. The sounds are so peaceful. Just know how much joy you bring Jess, just by sharing your life. Bless you.

[@jks9204]

So true, all of this.

[@darkhorse6756]

Salad dressings, gf sauces and spice mixes, flavored sauerkraut (garlic/dill/chipotle etc.) and other ferments. 😁

[@carolmcc59]

Spicy roast cauliflower is amazing! Just mix indian spices, whichever you love, into the oil in a small shallow dish. Roll the chunks of cauliflower in that and put them on a baking tray to roast them. So tasty with chicken or pork :) Btw I love you wandering and chatting about 'anything that comes to mind'. So relaxing to watch and always puts a smile on my face. Thank you :)

[@debbiedoll2294]

Saurerkraut is so quick and easy for for a meal. Bacon fat in your skillet, drop in shredded cabbage and onions stir till they turn brownish add 1/2 cup of vinegar and 1/4 cup of water simmer covered for 5 minutes cut up and add smoked sausage into same skillet till warm. So good.

[@kirstenleah84]

I would love to learn more about fermenting foods and making homemade vinegars ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ashleyhicks5615]

I would love to see homemade spices, soup mixes, etc. Also unique jelly/fruit preserves, sourdough recipes, things to do with canned tomatoes/canned garden veggies. Having quick videos that I can save and not have to skim through all the chatter for a quick reminder on something I do every year but need that simple refresher is a "little blessing" to come across.

[@kristyholman351]

I love this channel and the farmer’s table! On the farmer’s table for fast tutorials, I would love to see sauces that can be used for different things. Sauces like pesto, chimichurri, cream and herb based sauces, different aioli sauces, healthy salad dressings and condiments. And maybe not so fast tutorials but I’m so looking forward to all the different things you do with your fresh vegetables. I’m in a rut and need inspiration!

[@erin2535]

This is such a great idea too!

[@jaynemar1]

I love hearing Bear panting next to you as you stroll along together… I have 4 dogs myself. They are my constant companions. My Baby Pups 🐾💝🐾💝🐾💝🐾💝🐈

[@hazzardoustime1968]

My grandparents used to forage for morels around Mt. Hood in Oregon. My gramps dipped them in flour, added a little salt and pepper, and fried them in butter. Sooooo delicious!

[@theoneandonly1158]

I like your long videos too. 😢 I actually like to hear you talk because I'm autistic and some days I'm selectively mute. Some days I don't want to talk but I want to hear and adult. That adult is you. So the Mayo video was insanely short. Regardless I'll still watch. ❤

[@catharinab8860]

My daughters birthday is coming up and she loves strawberries, so we buy them for her birthday cake. I tasted one yesterday and immediatly thought about ”store bought tomatoes taste like disapointment” and thought to myself: so does store bought strawberries. Can’t wait for our own harvest of strawberries!

[@gardennonsense]

👍You are a true inspiration 😎🐢 It's so much fun watching you grow!.💚💚💚

[@marciadirk7869]

I love seeing u in sun dress...last 2 days i have shovelled 3 1/2 feet of snow...gotta love medicine hat alberta canada...

[@tammyhoushour8070]

Time flys...I remember Jill and you and giggles 😊

[@trueblonde316]

Do a breakfast series for how to cook eggs in every style. Like 45 seconds doing the basic scrambled eggs, fried eggs, poached egg, egg in a hole, omlettes. For people that are new to cooking and need a simple guild to the basics. It might seem boring or too basic, but it’s a skill I was fortunate enough to learn very young from my grandma. No everyone has that opportunity and learning a new skill like that can jumpstart a love of cooking for yourself.

[@NinaM93]

I have never had a morel either! I’m from southern Oklahoma and they are all over here but I’ve never found any. My Facebook feed has been full of pictures of them. I think people tend to keep their hunting spots on the down low because nobody is sharing where they find them 😂

[@michiganhighfiveliving]

Morels are wonderful. I live in Michigan and they won't be out for a while. It is snowing a few inches here tonight. 🤨 I love your channel and look forward to watching a couple videos before I fall asleep at night. What you have built is just amazing.

[@jks9204]

I love Bear so much. He’s such a sweet and good boy.

[@maytezaldivar8384]

I love my Granny & her skills were superb! ❤

[@TallBirdAcresHomestead]

The face drop I had when I heard you’ve never had morals..😮 it is my most favorite mushroom. Reminds me of my childhood. I have an excellent recipe for first time trying!

[@kariannecrysler640]

Have you ever made your own mustards? I love all the different types of mustards and am curious how difficult they are to make for myself

[@soymilkmuse]

Thank you for making me smile! I was having a bit of a rough morning, but sipping my coffee and going on farm walk with you has helped tremendously 💕💕

[@chelseakayton206]

I hope your day is awesome :)

[@thekaylornator]

Loved the "dusky walk" VLOG! Love Bear! Does he ever bark. I don't think, after all the years I've spent with y'all, I've ever heard him bark. Anyway, thank you for all you do. Excited to spend another gardening season with you and watching your home become a reality. Love the Sowards!

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

He does, but only outside at night when he thinks he’s protecting the house

[@deewinston5651]

Thanks Jess, I enjoyed your video. Your farm is so very lovely. I remember sweet little Ben. Time does fly.❤️✝️🙏

[@sydneykasmar]

I'm listening while making my first batch of Strawberry Jam!!! I've been wanting to do this for 2 maybe 3 years. The stars aligned this week. Thanks for encouraging new skills.

[@pamelab.4731]

I love your “chatty” videos. ☺️ Can you mulch asparagus & strawberry beds with crushed up leaves? I’d love to see a succession bed outside. Where you take a 6x8x1 bed and plant it with basic veggies & herbs. Then show how you can keep something in it all year. Zone 7-8

[@FarmhouseKitchen-l1t]

Can’t wait to see you cooking with all the lovely tomatoes 🍅 this year 👩‍🌾❤️

[@growingingracebyhisgrace3927]

Your blistered shishito peppers and aoli sauce!!! That would be perfect 👍🏼

[@joelc9421]

Would love sourdough, cinnamon rolls, and ferment videos. Great video. Your enthusiasm is always a treat for me

[@scwkitty]

I actually found you through Farmer’s Table ! Thank you so much for sharing your time with us 💖

[@es1442]

Morel mushrooms grow in the mountains in VA. We used to go out mushroom hunting with an old bread bag to fill, then we’d come home and my dad would dip them in flour and fry them. Totally different than other types of mushrooms that I’ve eaten.

[@phyllisatkinson4401]

Would love to see the farmers market in a video 😁😁😁❤️❤️

[@courtneymoore7892]

Sourdough bread starter! I love watching your channel, such an inspiration! Thank you for all you do, happy growing!

[@yvencia1150]

I love your greenhouse, and thank you for sharing.🍅🍅🌳🌳🥰🥰

[@Lifesrealmoments]

Would love to see basic canning tutorials on Farmer’s Table❤

[@allisonhartley6712]

I would love to see some Farmers Table videos on what you do with your pork and beef, like the spatchcock chicken.

[@KR8Z]

Jess Video on raised bed sizes? What is planted in the 1ft or 17in. Maybe some design landscape vs garden in ground vs beds. Small and large properties, east ,west. If you have animals if you don't. Did a cattle panel tunnel last year needing to expand but not knowing where and what.🎉 ❤from eastern Colorado

[@MarlenevT]

We used to have a Strawberry farm near us. We always stopped when we went by. They were also red all the way through and soooo SWEET. Tasted like they were dipped in sugar. I miss those days. They sold the farm and now it's condominiums.

[@ambersimpson75]

I love canna lilies, they are such a strong and beautiful plant❣️

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

[@marking-time-gardens]

Thank you for the lovely evening walk... so comforting... blessings on your day Kiddo! 🌻🐛Carolyn in Ohio 🌿ps (have been enjoying your walks since 11/17💕)

[@mcgowanmoments2940]

I'd love some short videos about fresh herbs, like one for each herb and how to use them in your kitchen day to day!

[@gkseeton]

YEARS ago I had a bed of mint and we used the weed wacker to cut it short every week. The plants responded by being short, compact and thick. And smelled sooooo good in the rain.

[@ashpash701]

Show how you make things with cabbage, broccoli and/or cauliflower since you are harvesting them and they are wrapping up their season! I need to learn to easily make sauerkraut but I also need ideas on making brassicas taste amazing 😊

[@sherylhart2704]

Been honing 'granny' skills since I was knee high to a grasshopper on a small piece of ag land in the metropolis of Southern California. The past few years I am adapting to a higher elevation, shorter, frost possible 365, grow season. Living here, I have added mushroom foraging, overnight temps are not quite right for morel foraging yet. On my daughters last visit we found many more edible mushrooms. Also elderberries, gooseberries, wild blackberries and raspberries, old apple and pear trees from long ago abandoned homesites where only the trees remain. Cottonwood buds, dandelions, venison, fish and more. All of these are transformed into food to use while leaving plenty behind to thrive. I continue to learn. Long time baker but recently decided to tackle my fear of sourdough and have been learning to use fresh milled flour (FMF). The portion about your mushrooms has me considering a shaded corner of our property to put oak wood from the Sacramento valley there to inoculate and grow some 'shrooms.

[@cowpony09]

I’m located in NW north Dakota and I just love watching your videos this time of year. It’s so fun to watch everything coming to life. I’m itchy to start spending time outside in my garden but I live in the land of snow and ice. It was 8 degrees this morning when I woke up.

[@NC-Girl]

I would like to know how to make chicken bone broth and can it. Thank you for what you do. I love your channel. When I was very young, I disliked gardening because my grandma used to make me "pick stuff all summer long. If I had only gleaned her knowledge, but I was too young for that. Now, with the help of your channel, I'm learning how to garden and I absolutely love it. I have spread my love of gardening to my children. They have started raised bed gardens this year. My grandma would be so proud!!

[@ramonajolley1966]

The sound of crickets can lull me to sleep. The pollen was very high today. My shoes were yellow and I have a stuffy nose. Time for clever and Nettle tea. Thank you!! Take care!

[@ferngulleyhomestead]

You and I started our “new property” journey at the same time. You in SC and myself in NC. It’s been so fun to watch you cultivate your new space and in the opposite order as we have. We’re just now seeing light at the of the tunnel with our house build and haven’t yet had the energy, time, or resources to develop our gardens and livestock systems. This long period of waiting has been so hard but I’ve been trying to turn my waiting room into a classroom 😉 I’m so happy that as I near the time where I can turn my attention to the garden, you finally get to start the build of your home!

[@madisonherzog9195]

For your other channel. It would be fun to have quick reference videos for sauces like hollandaise sauce, home made mayo that kind of thing :)

[@helenpenner9899]

Y9u are the absolute most addorable momma about your animals 😍 ❤😅😊

[@danagreen9264]

Ooohh so glad you asked I wonder if have some quick pickle recipes because I like them crunchy and my canned pickles taste like 👎they always come out soft ❤❤❤love the farmers table 😁

[@HeatherPeterson-c8c]

Hey Jess, I would love to see your version of chili crisp!

[@cherri0228]

Hello sweet one I love you in your little linen dress and apron. Trudging thru your mushroom forest. So majestic. Such a beautiful sight to see and my heart bubbles with hope for my own magical mushroom forest one day. Good luck to your special Thursday. I pray to one day get SC and meet you. Love you and your big dog Bear. Thank you for sharing your beautiful farm with me. And as always thank you for being you Jess. 🤗 ❤

[@tonykatieherres9991]

AND you're growing mushrooms?! I couldn't love ur channel more❤

[@mamahen9221]

I love using the brassica leaves as greens. Just boiling them in chicken broth makes a tasty dish.

[@loriwest5047]

Love all the suggestions above - I would love some soup recipes that picky growing boys will eat!!

[@belieftransformation]

Fun visit & stroll through your farm & gardens. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm & knowledge! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦

[@jessicaallen1750]

Please show how you make baba ghanoush when you have eggplant later this summer! I had it at a local Mediterranean place and am looking for a great recipe to make it myself with my own eggplant. Thanks!

[@cindinesler6605]

I would love to visit you in your kitchen.. while you do a teaching video. I can be your sous chef. LOL I just subscribed to the “Farmers Table”. Looking forward to enjoying that channel along with this one. God Bless you Jess.

[@theaeroponictowerchannel]

I grow all my small micros on my towers from totally tomato. They have the best options. I also love their baby cauliflower. I have grown a ton of that all winter. Such a cool way to get cauliflower in 25 days vs 70!