Harvesting Chickpeas from the Garden

[@lizzykayOT7]

I've eaten chick peas all my life, and this is the first time I've seen them harvested, considering how much I've consumed in my life (and wasted! as a kid) imagining all the resources required to grow me (a person) is mad. It really helps to associate what you eat to where it comes from to make you appreciate it more.

[@gshweta1006]

Stir fry of tender chickpea leaves also tastes heavenly...we harvest them when they start flowering...it helps in max production also gives us yummy sabzi..i am from Maharashtra(India). 🤗

[@gtypic6253]

Please tell Ethan thank you for sharing his music with us :) I already love your videos but the music really does make something already special into something even more special.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We actually share screenshots of all the comments about his music in our group chat with him and his wife so I’ll definitely share this with him 🙂

[@daniellebass251]

Involving multiple generations in the harvest and production of food straight from the earth...it feels so connected to our humanity and our ancestors. The beauty of it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing.

[@saraherber1887]

Now that was a sight seeing everyone join in. Good harvesting by all. .Lovely to see the children having fun with it. Granny always put beans in flour sacks and laid them flat over the sunny rock garden to dry. All us kids took turns smacking the sacks with a broomstick. Technique was second to the fun we had. Looks like you had fun, too. Thank you much for keeping us up to date with how your garden is doing. Sending sunshine your way.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Yes the flour sack and stick method is great for dry beans! Maybe we’ll have to try that for the next harvest 🙂

[@gloryemmanuel1074]

Hi I'm from southern India.. love ur videos on sustainable living.. chickpeas are a staple in our diet.. we roast the fresh green ones with some salt , we use the tender chickpeas leaves with eggplant tomato curry, we can freeze the blanched green chickpeas and use them like frozen peas ...

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you, glad you’re enjoying them! And we mostly use them for Syrian recipes, but we’ll definitely be making some chana masala this winter 🙂

[@gloryemmanuel1074]

@@HomegrownHandgathered try making some keral style kadala curry.. brown Desi chickpeas work really well

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

@@gloryemmanuel1074 Okay will do! We mostly grow Desi-style chickpeas so that sounds perfect

[@gshweta1006]

I just commented the same 😊

[@cuttwice3905]

This is delightfully wholesome. Nice to know I can use the worst soil in my garden for this crop.

[@besskaterinsky3]

Because of the fun shorts videos about the chickpeas I have been keeping an eye out for this long form video. And it did NOT disappoint! Super interesting and informative, loved it 😁

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Glad it lived up to expectations! 😊

[@ElizaSandra]

Definitely inspired to grow chickpeas! So cool to be able to grow a crop that gives back to the soil and produces such a reliable food while also being able to grow in soil that other crops wouldn't tolerate!!

[@Nainai24047]

Where I’m from we call red root amaranth, Aupa and it’s a staple in most households. The best way I like to have it is steamed with lots of garlic, mixed veggies, a drizzle of olive oil and some chicken bouillon to taste 😄

[@tereclemmer7923]

It's so interesting. It looks like a very labor-intensive crop after harvesting. I now have a great appreciation for the process and the final product we bring home. Thanks for the knowledge you share.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Yea, the way we're doing it here is pretty time-consuming, but we were mostly just having fun hanging out together. When we start growing them on a bigger scale we'll use more efficient processes. :)

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

​@@HomegrownHandgathered I do a little martial arts as a hobby, and I couldn't help thinking it would be fun to wrap bags of dried beans around a post to practice hitting with wooden swords and staffs.

[@CraftsandGardening]

I just love this channel. I was hoping to make this my first year growing chickpeas. I planted 16 seeds, 9 germinated and were doing really well. But the bunnies ate all of them. 😒 But not giving up, I can’t wait to plant them next spring. I saw another Ytuber that was eating fresh, green off the plant. The way she described the flavor, I can’t stop thinking about it.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Ah yea, bunnies can be a big problem when the plants are young. And yea the fresh green ones almost taste like a lemony English pea. They hull is coated in malic acid which is the same thing that makes sumac tangy

[@Hualianx1]

Another lovely video from you guys!! I’m super glad your channel is growing even bigger. So even more people can learn and enjoy the great videos you dedicate time and love too❤ thank you!!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the videos 🙂

[@clairdecat7630]

the hulls look like confetti! kind of beautiful with the piano in the background :)

[@This_Holy_Chaos]

Ah, I love you guys and your precious hearts of compassion. Offering a sliding scale for those in need! INTEGRITY and consistency at its finest. Thank you 😊

[@k9spot1]

Cried a little bit when I heard that because it’s just so sweet

[@victoriag7573]

I'm on disability and I've been meaning to email them about the sliding scale pricing, but they just had a sale on their courses and I was able to afford them at "full" price! Happy to be able to support folks who try their best to support others!

[@alybyrne4142]

I can't wait for the "shire"!!

[@NicoleHoltActress]

Messy, but fun! *Joins into the banging bowl dance*

[@SeñorMalc]

Love everything about this video, the music and overall positivity really kept me mesmerized. Everything was stunning. Hope you’ll do more like this. Sending love from Asheville, NC 💚 - And, you’ve got a great voice!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

So glad you enjoyed it! We love Asheville btw. We met at UNC-CH and I did my field study in the mountains 🙂

[@SeñorMalc]

@@HomegrownHandgatheredWoah amazing! Yes… the mountains here are incredible. Are you and Jordan from NC originally?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Silvan is, yea. Chatham County

[@SeñorMalc]

Hell yeah, makes me love y’all even more knowing you both lived here :)

[@Na-nu7er]

I like the honsty in your videos it's something rare those days

[@beedee8185]

Love your videos, I’ve been watching for ages. What a nice take as well on the pricing options! Very kind

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

So glad you’re enjoying them! 🙂

[@aneysamatthews5900]

Amazing! I really enjoy your content and am willing to try your strategies to planting, growing foraging and harvesting food also. Thanks again 😊

[@clairdecat7630]

love this!! thanks so much for posting, I have so many new ideas for my garden next year from yall :)

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Aw that’s awesome! Glad you’re feeling inspired

[@prettybyaccident]

I'm currently trying to make my hard clay soil better for a nice garden! I live in VA and currently pokeweed is what loves the soil, may have to try this!

[@elisalind4660]

I love the work of family and friends together. ❤

[@Thuy_Dailylife]

life where you have so much joy.. love you guys

[@alishadennis7769]

Such a rich 😀😅 wonderful show 😍🎉🎉

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying it 😊

[@milslouch2257]

Je vis au bord de la Méditerranée en France les pois chiches sont un de mes aliments préférés.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Nous aimons fairs le plat “socca” avec les pois chiches! C’est de cette region, n’est pas?

[@milslouch2257]

@@HomegrownHandgathered oui ça vient de la ville de Nice sur "la côte d'azur" je mange aussi la socca, elle remplace parfois la baguette 🥖. Merci pour vos vidéos

[@amarab4404]

How beautiful! Very inspiring!

[@kimcostanzo2555]

Hmmm maybe I can grow them too. Very interesting.

[@MelissaFlaquer]

Heck yes! been waiting on this one!

[@MP-js5ro]

#relationship goals! You 2 are beyond awesome and so inspiring to us ❤

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Aw thanks, glad you’re feeling inspired! 🙂

[@MichelleTech]

Interesting! I'll have to see where I could plant some!

[@tomy664]

Great video guys! Thanks a lot!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thank you!

[@SimberPlays]

This is so lovely

[@sandrafarley7967]

your house reminds me on my aunt Marys house in mount lebinom

[@stormflare0624]

Great video. I like your focus on community on your channel. A lot of other gardening/homesteading channels seem very isolated from others. I’ve been wondering, do you have any issues with squash vine borers?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks! And yea, in our opinion a strong community is what makes this such an enjoyable/fulfilling lifestyle. As for the vine borers, they get in the koosa sometimes, but usually leave our winter squash alone. We mostly grow winter squash so they’re not too big a problem for us

[@LaineyBug2020]

Oooh, could you refine some of the clay and make some little pottery dishes?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We wouldn’t really want to dig it out of the garden, but we definitely want to start playing around with wild clay pottery someday when we have a little more spare time 🙂

[@ellenrichman4053]

Goosefoot amaranth is the main weed in my garden. How do you guys cook it? I'd love to make use of it instead of throwing it in the compost pile.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

It's actually a close cousin of spinach so anything you like to do with spinach works great. We like to cook it in oil and put it on quesadillas or just eat it as a cooked green side dish

[@ellenrichman4053]

Thanks!

[@dandylyons1987]

Wonderful video. What was the name of that red picking/ threshing tool at the table? It looked handy.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks! And that’s just a berry rake that we mostly use for harvesting blueberries and silverberries

[@schroeder314]

There has been some strange bee all over my corn tassels this year. I’m not sure if they love it because it’s an heirloom variety or if I have just never noticed them before. They’re not honeybees though, they are almost all black with giant yellow pollen sacs. Do you typically see bees on your corn tassels? Also, I planted chickpeas in my garden this year because of you two. I planted much later than you, after I harvested my garlic. They look healthy but have not produced pods yet.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Yea, a lot of native bees and other pollinators love eating corn pollen. They don’t really help pollinate it much other than knocking some down onto the tassels, but corn pollen is full of protein and carbs so they love it

[@Tofyta990]

Some crops are meant to heal the soil before making great food for us ❤

[@MrGoat821]

The goosefoot amaranth looks like what I know as lambs quarter, are they the same thing, could someone clear this up for me? Thanks and cheers! Love from Massachusetts ❤

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

They’re very closely related. Both in the Chenopodium genus. Usually lambsquarters is Chenopodium giganteum, but common names get used differently by different people sometimes

[@MemoryPallace]

Do you guys soak, sprout, or ferment before you eat the lentils? Very curious!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

These are actually chickpeas which are a little different from lentils. We usually soak them overnight before cooking just to cut down on the cooking time. Then we use them for hummus bi tahini, falafel, chana masala, etc.

[@scholarlyreader383]

Do you have a website to by those seeds

[@codyleeser392]

where did you get the seed to plant them(first)? I know you save seed but you have to start somewhere. From grocery store?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

I honestly don’t remember where we got these seeds initially. Maybe Experimental Farm Network? I know TrueLove Seeds also has some

[@ICatSea]

What zone are y'all growing in?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

6b (western PA)

[@patricialawrence7459]

What State, (zone), are you in?

[@clairdecat7630]

They are near Pittsburgh

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

6b, Pennsylvania

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We’re actually currently IN Pittsburgh 🙂. We’re looking at a piece of farmland outside of town with our friends though

[@HurtHomestead]

Want to do a collaboration video?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks for asking, but we currently have a lot going on with day job work and finishing our book so we don’t have time for much else

[@LaineyBug2020]

Ok, this is wierd. The piano music started and I automatically wanted to start moving my arms. Then the title comes on 🪼and it's exactly what I'm doing!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Haha that’s amazing! You felt it 😊