Week 11 living off the land! 😊

[@taffykins2745]

You should make a root cellar so you can keep veg like beets, onions and other roots plus hard fruit like apples and anything else that would save down there. It would help to vary your diet.

[@2GoatsInATrenchCoat]

you have to be careful to make sure nothing rots down there, and specifically the potatoes, because rotting veg can release deadly levels of gasses in a room with no ventilation.

[@ILoveDavidsMom]

@@2GoatsInATrenchCoat 100% I found the best strategy is to lay a layer of vegetables and then sand and repeat. It keeps air and moisture to an absolute minimum

[@inevitablesound7465]

@@2GoatsInATrenchCoat That story where an entire family except a little girl died due to rotting potatoes comes to mind

[@Fi6ment]

@@inevitablesound7465that’s exactly what i thought of. so scary 😰

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

Onions don't do well in a root cellar too damp and the dark encourages sprouting. After harvest,let them dry for a few days and braid them before the tops get too dry to use, cut from the bottom of the string so the braid stays strong they can't go through big heat changes so the coolest corner of the house is Good

[@Sheebert]

I know you guys have bees. One method of preservation that not many people take advantage of is covering perishable items like apples in beeswax to keep out oxygen. You can literally store a fresh apple for over a year after being picked if it is in a semi cool place and covered in beeswax. Investigate more into it.

[@TheLegoShop]

no

[@ratbastardratbastard5910]

​@@TheLegoShop why

[@monikasea]

My auntie in Poland did that!

[@SeanQuinn4]

Waxed pears, all sorts of waxed goodies 👍 people act surprised, like their fruit from the supermarket isn't already sprayed in wax 🤔

[@e_wonderment6618]

Thank you 🤗 great advice.

[@AF-ll4lj]

I love how the biggest complaint/observation is about the lack of sweets. That'll be the hardest part for me too.

[@lorenebonsu146]

Beekeeping and baking 😉

[@Larpdiceandminecraft]

Learn how to keep bees.

[@deejay5954]

I wonder how jelly would be made with that cider. Mom used to use leftover canned applesauce that was 2-3 years old to make applebutter to re-can.

[@twilightraven1232]

Iw as gonna say apple butter would be a great sweet to add to the roster 😅

[@reeny1864]

Jams, Jellies, muffins berries frozen, pies/apples, list for sweets is endless! cinnamon rolls, cobblers, homemade ice cream...have fun!

[@onedayiwillbeathome]

I can not wait to live like this. It just sounds so fulfilling to me.

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

I used to freeze strawberries puree, and grape puree until cider/ apple juice time, then made strawberry, grape apple, and pear apple juices. The grape's were concord's gone wild on an old homestead. I felt like a queen drinking these juices. And, of course,some occasiona home brew beer. By the third batch, my sweetie had it down to an art l

[@alexisvarga6471]

Sincerely, I wish I could live and eat as you do! Wow! You are living the best life. So amazingly inspirational. You must feel so good physically and mentally. So awesome!

[@grovermartin6874]

Your photography is so clear and bright ans well composed. It brings all the fall colors to life. I can almost smell the season!😅

[@mattmathematics3591]

You can make jam from squash i tried it this year for the first time n if u add cinnamon it oddly tastes like the most amazing apple sauce EVER

[@grovermartin6874]

Mattmathematics, that sounds like a good trick. What kind of squash?

[@mattmathematics3591]

@@grovermartin6874 pattypan squash 👌

[@rebeccashields9626]

Yeah we make really yummy muffins, pancakes, quick breads, and pies with squash all the time. Ooh and baked custards. But I don’t think they grow wheat or sugarcane so that would be a serious limiting factor for them here.

[@mattmathematics3591]

@@rebeccashields9626 i mean i just buy the sugar😅

[@grovermartin6874]

@@rebeccashields9626 What kind(s) of squash do YOU use?

[@janinecombrink2105]

Wow you are living my dream ! So brave guys !

[@AnthonyNekro]

Make sure to do crop rotations it always helps with the soil

[@teresahardy5895]

What a beautiful way to live.

[@annerenebronkhorst7057]

You can preserve potato's with a laundry basket, newspaper. Pack in layers and place in a dark, cool place. See how it goes! We tried it in South Africa in the winter and it worked really well. Also shredded paper can work instead of newspaper.😊

[@sparklejarret5825]

Slice the squash in half - take the seeds out - put some butter and brown sugar on each half- cook in microwave or oven. Tastes so good! Hearty with a bit of sweet buttery taste.

[@MawandeZibonda-hx4bn]

KZbin team listen hear This the best content I ever watched in 6years . Quality KZbinrs still exist ❤

[@I-hate-youtube797]

Your guys lifestyle is what I strive for. Currently I’m a full time uni student with not the best home life and I’m just trying to keep things together so I can get graduated. However, once I am I plan to start gardening and foraging like you guys. I don’t have the time or mental stamina for that rn but eventually I’d like to eat nothing but food I grow, hunt, and forage as well. Everything you guys eat always seems so healthy and looks like it taste good too. Your kids will thank you as adults you raised them on such a healthy organic diet!

[@arfriedman4577]

You grow amazing food. I'm not one for dirt and worms and bugs. Years ago I had grown some small foods. Much success.

[@abigailcastillo317]

The missing the vegetable garden thing is so relatable. It's currently February and when I tell you I miss my plants

[@klcampy]

It’s amazing how you are able to sustain yourselves this way. Good for you!!

[@sandrabeck8788]

CANNT imagine how my grandparents fed 11 kids over winters in Minnesota.

[@taintedaxeman124]

I used to make apple cider with my great grandpa, brought a very young, happy old memory back, so thank you. you guys are inspiring me in something i was losing hope in doing one day.

[@Eroxi3]

This is what I dream for me and my family. You both shine so beautifully!

[@mabelurena8311]

You can dry the leaves of corn for later use...tamales,etc. And they can be used fresh for wrapping corn dough. The hair of the corn fresh or dried is amazing in tea

[@Imadurazno]

It’s nice to root for someone. I like the positivity.

[@twistedsunshine4484]

We have some filipino dish here called ukoy. It's sort of like a fritter. And we also have pumpkin with coconut milk here we call Ginataang kalabasa. Hope you guys try it. Enjoy! 🤗

[@MC-qg9ne]

Hehe I was gonna suggest the same thing about the okoy. Nomm

[@smallfry1463]

For real, good for you guys! It’s not easy to stick with it like that. But it is the best way to eat for sure and it’s good knowledge to have.

[@williamclinard2438]

You guys are Da Bomb. Straight up. Write a book. You have a vast amount of valuable information.

[@shellydurunna]

Why can't we be friends. I need yall here. Love yalls content. Plus great ideas

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

I completely can relate to this! I had squash last night lol 😆 with home grown canned tomatoes, dehydrated mushrooms, frozen peppers, all from the garden. Oh and our new adventure… homemade wine!! I love the garden and I love living off it

[@PsychoKat90]

That soap is beautiful, I bet it smells divine!

[@jennylegrande1240]

Your channel is so wholesome❤ in todays society it’s so nice to see people living the way our ancestors did. Beautiful ❤

[@animilovich9563]

My fiancé and I have the amazing privilege to live on a lot of land. We made a decision last year that we wanted to try and work towards sustainability from only our garden and the community garden in town (if needed. We have plenty of land to grow whatever we want, so we want to leave the community garden for the families in town who need the fresh veggies more and don’t have the option or time to grow their own) we did an “experiment” this year with only a few plants, and they’ve taken off, and we had to rehome some groundhogs to the nearby state park (no killing, but the park is much better suited for them). We decided that this was doable and we are already planning a huge garden for next year for nearby family and friends to use as well. With some help from my uncle who is a very seasoned gardener ☺️ Honestly, it was your videos and Chanel that helped inspire us to use the land we are on.

[@alexanderboyer7720]

Art is beauty. Plants are beautiful. Delicious looking food!

[@heatherrussell1625]

If you have enough space for it, you could do a greenhouse as well for some fresh things like herbs and lettuce type veggies

[@oreally8605]

Fresh homemade ice cream is awesome as well!@

[@PlantBasedFolk]

Yes to knowing where your food comes from!!! 🌱 ❤

[@lifeisfunny6486]

Having a farm is gonna be the biggest flex soon

[@crowdpleaser54]

I want this life. Thank you for sharing.

[@poponachtschnecke]

Omg, that reminds me I have Gravenstein apple sauce in the freezer! Yay!

[@alohatvj]

Our dream is to start a home-based garden.

[@SFarlough]

Oh my I like you two

[@toniferguson6465]

You guys are fantastic ☺️

[@001Nennine]

I love your posts. I've learned more at 69 following your ideas. Hugs from NC

[@gamer2021]

God damn you guys are crunchy

[@circasurviver3]

I am so inspired by you guys c: This is my dream way of living, and I love the advice and knowledge you provide! Thank you for this awesome channel!

[@michellefrank8116]

Will look forward to hearing about your deer tallow and soap making.

[@procrastinator41]

Forgotten Fridge Treasure!😸 like finding a forgotten $20 in your jeans’ pocket😸 we had some friends over for deer tallow margaritas😆

[@medinamotorcyclesofficial]

Happy for you guys. God bless your family

[@Bellllllz]

I totally forgot juice/cider can be frozen!!! What a nice winter treat. Makes me wonder if apple ice cream would be yummy lol

[@cayceeadams]

You guys rock keep it up I'm coming on your side real soon! Living the dream!

[@williamcooper2368]

U guys are so disciplined.Im having food issues just watching.❤️❤️

[@emmarosario3204]

I Envy You Just To Get The Food From Your Own Backyard is amazing Great feeling And Eating Healthy You Know Where That Food Come from You Should Feel Proud!

[@zarachastellaris9016]

New subscriber ! And you can also stuff the pumpkin flowers and fry them or dip them in batter and deep fat fry!

[@user-kp1yd3wc8u]

You guys are amazing & living my dream. I'm so happy for you all, & I just subbed.

[@queenonyxbutterfly]

Oh my goodness... I just happened to stumble upon one short where you were making medicine from elderberries and now I think that I am on short number 7. You guys are fascinating and I am enjoying what I am watching!

[@KBM1990]

Im so proud of yall….please continue 🎉🎉🎉

[@ny_bass_hole8158]

You guys are inspiring AF. keep up the good work

[@Neliciae]

Y’all are the coolest 🥹

[@truthbtold6118]

Respect . And Lord bless your endeavors !

[@romancandleofthewild]

These videos are so satisfying. You guys seem like you’re having a blast while living off the land. Hopefully this can be me one day!

[@repentandturnfromsin]

Everything looks so good, yall are doing great!

[@patriciajohnson-platt4779]

love living off the land idea💌

[@rhoula]

All my respect. I would love to live like this.

[@tigerinatrance8127]

Love this, thanks for sharing! I grew about 70 pumpkins/winter squash that I attempted to store in a shed for the winter this year, but we got a bad cold snap around Christmas and my shed couldn’t protect the pumpkins well enough and they all froze and got destroyed. I was heartbroken! Oh well, C’est la vie, I’ll try a different place to store them next year!

[@Imbatmn57]

I like the look of the soaps, i probably would personally make plain soaps though because cedar/pines really itch😂

[@Bbanjahk]

Try making Korean butternut squash porridge (hobak jook). It's warm & comforting. Maangchi has a good recipe.

[@animehair05silently88]

Have you tried hydroponics for a bit of extra food crops during the colder months?

[@mtnbkr5478]

Soil is less risk, but yeah, grow indoors under lights.

[@taffykins2745]

Good idea! 👍

[@christopherscott8853]

We grow and raise about half of our food. So many ideas out there to try. I want to build a green house and use our compost as the heat source over winter.

[@andreaknisley154]

Lol. I giggle everytime I hear hydroponics.. 🤭 Makes me think about weed. Lol.

[@mtnbkr5478]

@@andreaknisley154 That's how a lot of learned to garden. It's a simple plant, beautiful and rewarding. Makes terrible salad though, I had to switch to spinach.

[@sammieh9695]

I saw someone do an experiment the other day storing potatoes. They lasted the longest and stayed fresh stored in sandy dirt

[@TonyTooTuff]

Y’all are my hero’s! ❤

[@lylelacey4367]

Thank you for the information 😊

[@Emeraldwitch30]

Not sure if you're vegetarian (oops just hear deer tallow so nope)but if you've any potato left steam equal parts potato and squash and make gnocchi. Ive tried with just winter squash but it really didn't hold together as nice as I'd like. I do use eggs and cheese in my gnocchi but its a fall favorite. I've used eggs and nutritional yeast before too when I was out of cheese. It turned out lovely. Our house hold is doing a freezer February and trying to eat out of our freezer and pantry as I might be a bit of a food hoarder lol. Other than milk/butter/eggs we've been trying to eat most meals from our stores of summer veg.

[@drewmow]

Most of all I love the comradery in your community. Tell me where I can move and find that in life.

[@CassendreXavier]

Really loving this channel!❤

[@adamrodz7779]

The corn 😮🥰🥰🥰

[@elladoz1966]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@schlickmick9316]

Those are some of the best homegrown potatoes I've ever seen

[@anneanne6077]

You guys are freaking amazing

[@flex7922]

They're probably the healthiest people in the world

[@amandaalcodia8741]

Please make a course and would love to learn more for our family!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We actually have two courses available! One on foraging and one on gardening. They’re linked on our profile page 🙂

[@rachellaurent4394]

Cedar is a sacred tree to the natives. Excellent idea to infuse in your soap.

[@jenniferrosenberg4490]

You had me till deer tallow jk.. we’ll sort of. But good for you. This is my dream!

[@thegrumpyhorticulturist]

You need to plant cold crops like root veggies. That way you can harvest even after first frost.

[@Firsona]

This reminds me of picking okra. It's almost always the last thing in the garden, and it grows so high that you have to bend the stalks to cut them.

[@dovie2blue]

Indian corn!! So pretty

[@maryhomsey8487]

New sub here, your hair is gorgeous. Love your vibe with hubby.

[@FateOfTheElephant]

Wow this is amazing

[@Savetheworldfirebidennow]

I look forward to y’all getting a big patch of land for all these wonderful goings on of yours

[@Evanbarr2]

For the love of your finger tips, use a safety grip for the mandolin!

[@annak804]

I miss my garden too

[@zinniawilliams7702]

Love your life! 👌👍😊🙏

[@suziq4512]

yum 😊 subbed..love your energy..Go guys!!

[@mattstalford4032]

Never heard of anyone enjoying deer tallow but might have to try now

[@TheGoslapa]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ love from Brasil

[@lifestylemusic3512]

I would love to do this being in the u. p I could only do it in the summer

[@lukewiens4949]

I made mine with the soap, honey and aloe and then I sprinkle lavender on top

[@FearlessNimue]

I'd love to do this! Sadly there are too many foods I cannot eat. Like corn- I miss corn!

[@nicoletobincairns]

I like to roast the squash with some onions puree it, add coconut cream & chicken stock, addnutmeg, saly & pepper, the best soup ever!

[@marilynmarilynohearn476]

I love quash flat bread.

[@rachelecolaone8923]

This is really cool!!! Good job you guys!

[@larrybarrett5810]

Beautiful

[@isavedsuperman1x]

I'd love to do this with my wife. We bought our first and, Lord willing only, home. We have the small 3/4 acre of land, my land borders my family's 75 and wife's family's 7. We already have some stuff going, but nothing major, and we have the game to hunt that I already do a small amount of. The tough part would be would be convincing the wife, maybe when the kids are older and we have time.

[@mtnbkr5478]

You really got with the girl next door then, huh? Congrats!

[@isavedsuperman1x]

@@mtnbkr5478I did, I'm a lucky man! Started dating in middle school, now we've got almost two kids and our dream home, couldn't be happier!

[@mtnbkr5478]

@@isavedsuperman1x That's awesome! I'm happy for you. Growing up in the city, I didn't have the same opportunities, but things still turned out good for me too. Wife, kid, big garden, rabbits and a low grocery bill. I definitely should have gotten chickens first though, lol.