Kitchen Day (and Garden morning) | VLOG

[@AcreHomestead]

I’m so honored you mentioned me! Wow I have learned so so much from you over the years and you have been a huge inspiration for what I do! I’m one of your rain drops! Thank you!

[@marymorris1030]

I got excited when the two people I follow all the time talked about each other. Learning so much from you both.

[@kristalsimon8797]

Love when my favorite universes cross 😍

[@bettyhickey9717]

I watch you both. That is so exciting.

[@carolmalignaggi669]

@@bettyhickey9717 Me too! I watch them both and love them both!

[@TheRuckFarm]

And you BOTH inspired me! Love both of your channels and all you do! 💛

[@MarysNest]

Hi Jess, Thank you so much for the shout-out and your kind words! I feel the same way about you. Your videos are so inspiring and comforting not just about what you do in the garden but also what you’re doing in the kitchen. You teach us so many ways to be prepared. I so appreciate all your content! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

Mary we really do love you!🤗

[@517Jeannebee]

I love your shows Mary they are so informative ❤️

[@gardeningwithdiane]

Mary, I have downloaded so many of your master recipes to keep on hand! Thank you for your efforts to support this community! 🍖🍲

[@carolstacey4955]

Whenever I want to try something new I’m looking for new ideas I always go to your channel thank you Mary you’re much appreciated.

[@happyskinover5076]

On Jess’ recommendation I just subscribed to your channel!

[@bluegirl777]

"Don't let ideal be the enemy of good and done.." Jess, you really have a way with words. Thank you for always encouraging us. ♥

[@517Jeannebee]

Yes that’s such wisdom

[@pamreynolds1249]

I'm 73 and have always had a pantry. When I got married I moved to Texarkana and started a garden. I always had 3 yrs worth of everything. Now I live in Arizona I'm still canning a have been teaching my children and daughter in law to can .All of you young ladies have been teaching me to can meats I wish I done it years ago. So I thank you so much for teaching a old dog new tricks.

[@suerenshaw2728]

Sarah from Living Traditions Homestead is an amazing teacher of canning and preserving food also.

[@Rachel-su5rr]

Yup, Sara is one of my favorites too.

[@kathryntroyer7779]

I grew up Amish and this is all so familiar to me but I love to watch you. There is always more to learn or a new way to do it. I love that you use your platform to help so many. Thank you for everything you do and share!

[@Junkinsally]

Definitely enjoy “kitchen days” in the summer! I think new gardeners would really benefit from ideas about preserving the harvest. Maybe even your next book topic! (hint!) Learning to preserve, not only the raw ingredients, but ready made meals with your harvest is part of it. Gardening is a lot of work and there is no better motivation than cracking open a jar of homemade goodness in the dark of winter and realizing how the work was definitely worth it.

[@wagonwheelhomestead]

I would love to see more canning videos! I find them very informative.

[@bridgetmcgowan4584]

Becky is amazing. I follow her as well. She’s done her homework and teaches and shares her knowledge. Your both very knowledgeable. I’m recently widowed 11 weeks now and I can turn to KZbin and get lost in your channels. Thank you both 💜

[@bintlooda]

💔❤️ sorry for ur loss . I love both of their channels too

[@susaneades1871]

I just love you channel from the gardens, to the animals, to the kitchen. Show the homestead life. Thank you

[@daisylindsay405]

Jess you need to make a cookbook that would be such a blessing

[@justjlll4596]

You’ve said it in the past that it’s important to have a plan for preserving what you grow and that has really stuck with me! Before I even get my garden planted I make a list of things I want to can, dehydrate and freeze. This helps with planning what to plant but also when I’m harvesting dozens of tomatoes and feel overwhelmed with what to do with them. I pick a canning recipe that lines up with the amount of tomatoes I have and I get to work! Have a plan and gather your supplies now so when you are in the thick of harvest your kitchen days run smooth!

[@desireerobinsonco]

This is helpful!thanks!

[@Stoiccappy]

I LOVE Mary and Becky! You and Becky are the two people responsible for my new seed hoarding problem and my little deck garden.

[@mandihouston9964]

Same!

[@Looseey1973]

I cant stop buying seeds. I could think of worse problems. 😆

[@jeanrichards8042]

My best friend is one of 6 children. Her dad lost his job when she was a teen and was out of work for 6 mts. They lived on the food they'd put up through that whole time, a move across country and for a couple mts after he got a new job and as they got back on their feet. Preserving, buying extra, putting food by for the rainy days is ALWAYS a good idea/practice! ETA: Jess, you look lovely with your hair up!

[@emb54]

Whatever you're willing to put on here - I'll watch! lol Kitchen days, gardening, horses, cows, dogs, cats - any and everything. I love Becky and Josh at Acre Homestead. Not just all the freezer meals she does but how she just crams stuff into her garden beds and gets great results. Something I'll trying to do more cuz of small area that gets full sun. Also love Miss Laurie and Mr Brown over at Whipporwill Holler. I got quite a bit of snow peas this year for eating fresh and freezing some. A favorite of mine. I'll plant some more if I can find room for the fall harvest. Blessings.

[@melissasnellagnew3854]

I watch your videos all the time , on a shuffle in the background while I work in the cleaning around the house...I just love all of them but the ones that really get me are your early days ...the one I'm watching now is your love seed give away where sweet Maya had his star wars Saber out ...you two are great 👍 real down home people. It's a blessing yall have come so far, the very early days are my favorite to watch .

[@melissasnellagnew3854]

Awww I just finished that one, it's when yall got your 100K subs . So sweet the boys so small .

[@krislange1186]

I'm pushing 74 and I remember being YELLED AT when I little to not go by the stove and to stay out of the kitchen as the pressure cooker was going. I was told it could explode and kill me. Needless to say, many years later, If I had to can anything it was water bath canned which was "limiting" to say the least. A few years ago, my husband bought me a pressure canner. I totally REGRET not getting one sooner. Glad I overcame my fears!!

[@dianamcanally5515]

My mom once got severe burns from a pressure canner full of green beans - I think she removed the lid while it was still under pressure. I was afraid of them for years. While I don't pressure can, my new best friend is an instant pot. And I traded in the water bath kettle for a lightweight steam canner, which is my second-best friend.

[@allisonhartley6712]

Saw Taylor at the Newberry Farmers Market today and bought a bug spray. Left there and went to pick blueberries in Chapin. No bug bites, it works great! First time I have run into anyone with a Roots and Refuge shirt on ever and she is on the video! We had just taken a picture in our shirts when Jess walked up! Fan girl minute for sure!

[@deborahayanna9098]

I love kitchen days! I would love to learn how you built your pantry, specifically how you decide how much to store and when to use what you store? also if you could talk about how you built your pantry in various seasons of life (i.e. living in an apartment, in a small house, at your first farm, etc.) Thanks for all the great videos! I’ve learned so much from you.

[@cbjones2212]

I second this !

[@thehomesteaderwannabe]

Great suggestion, I third it

[@starlynnnance5495]

Watch Mary’s Nest. She goes over step by step.

[@thehomesteaderwannabe]

@@starlynnnance5495 I will, thanks 👍

[@azpeach5680]

Loved this content! I would love to see more of all the categories you mentioned- building a pantry, things you can make with that built pantry, recipes of what you can, and what to do with what you harvest from your garden:)

[@greenecrayon]

I love that you are shouting out Becky from Acre Homestead. She is so precious and I super enjoy her videos and her take on cooking. Her style of cooking is so different from how I would, but I'm always learning because she is so flexible in her cooking.

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

Same! She also has the nicest smile. Seems like such a nice person.

[@PaulaWilliamsdooah]

I love watching Becky, Mary and Jess. You all inspire me. Yes, more kitchen videos, Please!!! Thank you!

I could've watched your garden bees & flowers for half an hour and been happy & satisfied. 🙂

[@saltycat662]

The bees sleep in my gladiolus flowers and it's the cutest thing. Bumble bees love those big flowers to rest in.

@@saltycat662 Fuzzy pollen butts. 🤭

[@kimlettau4167]

Peppers ... what to do with peppers! Pantry, sustainability and how to juggle veggies when they all come in! Thank you Jess!! I bless you as well!

[@cheriebrinker3301]

Welcome Taylor!! This is the most incredible journey Jess. You are a true teacher and amazing steward. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and encouragement.

[@paulahughes6031]

I’m so happy you both share your life’s classroom’s with us 👏.

[@heatherj3030]

I love Becky, and my other favorite is Living Traditions Homestead. That's with Kevin and Sarah. Homesteady is good too, and of course Roots and Refuge is amazing!😊

[@meganmackenzie5993]

Is there any KZbin homesteader or gardener Jess hasn't connected with yet? (Friends with Sarah, Becky, etc.).

[@annabland1110]

I’ve gardened for years, and always struggled to keep up with my harvest and not let things go bad. I tried canning about 10 years ago in the thick of harvest and it was way too overwhelming to learn it all while drowning in the garden. I never did it again because my memory of it was so overwhelming. This year I decided it was the year to master canning. Because of my growing area, I’ve just gotten past the big early season push and I’m now in a more waiting and maintenance part of the season, so I decided to buy a bunch of produce as I find good deals, and canning all that. My mom and I bought a pressure canner together and I’ve been using all the chicken carcasses in my freezer and making broth and pressure canning. I’m going to can up a bunch of the deer meat in my freezer to make room for more freezer stuff too. I’ve done crushed tomatoes, pasta sauce, tomato juice, applesauce, and strawberry jam. I’m loving it!

[@desireerobinsonco]

I’m struggling myself with the pressure of the garden I feel I barely have time to preserve stuff!

[@kathleenstahl3315]

JESS, I discovered u just like MARY'S NEST...browsing to refresh my memory of gardening, water bath canning ECT. I love the way u both r soooo down to earth.🥰 I would stay up watching both of u til 4-5AM NONSTOP!!! U BOTH brought back such good 👍 memories for me!!! U two are my FAVORITES!!! I HAVE LEARNED SOOOO MUCH FROM U BOTH!!! @ 73y young...I have to learn FAST!!!GOD BLESSES U BOTH FOR ALL U DO...THX A MILLION🥰👍🏆🏆🏆

[@-Aremxlle-]

I'm a visual learner.. I'd really enjoy a step by step canning tutorial!! Love your show, thank you so much for your positivity and for sharing your garden with us!!

[@susieclark1498]

I agree, Mary's Nest is great...so is Becky and Acre Homestead; I have learned so much from these ladies. Jess, you are a great teacher and you have the heart of Jesus!!!

[@susanrichards4844]

Welcome Taylor! So glad you will be part of this wonderful learning adventure we are all on! 💕💕💕

[@Coastal.Redwood.Homestead]

I love listening to my Bible on my phone when I’m having a kitten day and in the garden. Another amazing video Jess thank you for sharing with us and God bless you and your family

[@sunshineandshadow4560]

Thank you for this. It has helped take my mind off what has become a terrible day.

[@8thcelisabeth]

(hug)

[@elizabethard3620]

I would love watching as you build your pantry with the harvest. What can you do with everything? Are there different uses for different varieties of the same plant. Also, I would love more behind the scenes with Will, the family and others that work with you and Miah.

[@nancykolb5142]

Jess when I take my jars out of the canner, I fold up a towel and as I pick up each jar I support the bottom with the towel. Just an extra safety step should you have an equipment failure. Like a slip or a tong that goes wonky. A dropped hot jar can cause a very serious injury.❤️

[@barbaragotlund8768]

Kind of off topic but the mason jar in our beatbox exploded in the heat I don’t know if it was one of my older jars but it had cracked in such a way that it did not damage and I of the bees

[@The_Remnant86]

I want to say something. No matter what your video is about, I always walk away feeling inspired & happy. Thank you for being a light in this world.

[@lynettecassel2103]

I love this one!! Ready made stew, that’s homegrown and homemade, Awesome. I’ve never used a pressure canner and I don’t have a freeze drier. I freeze what I can and give away the rest. I’m on an acre+, have a smallish garden but when the harvest starts coming 🤯 I need to learn how to preserve. I would appreciate these videos too. Thank you for all you do, the whole Roots and Refuge crew ❤️🙌🏻 god bless.

[@ginadecarlo6702]

You are the best. Please keep on teaching us. Everything. Thank you Jess!

[@sydneykasmar]

This is the best time of year to talk about the harvest - before we have the whole garden hanging out in the kitchens with us. Thanks!

[@samanthad6943]

Love it when your hair is up and your smiling ear to ear just truly loving life! You are such an inspiration!

[@aimeesgardens]

I would LOVE to learn more about canning tomatoes or other veggies. Its so intimidating thinking about possibly doing it wrong and poisoning everyone. You are so inspiring and I thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!

[@8thcelisabeth]

me too! I actually started preserving by making jelly with my grapes and dehydrating tomatoes, making my own sun dried tomatoes. Baby steps, we'll get there!

[@keisha_j]

All of the above for your kitchen days. Your emails with recipes have been a big help to me this season. I’d love more recipes and tips on preserving/eating foods seasonally. Thank you Jess for always being so encouraging and meeting people where they are. You, Mary and Becky have blessed me so much. Have a wonderful weekend 🤗

[@jenniferpulskamp5592]

“Don’t let idea be the enemy of good and done.” 🤯💖

[@samanthacirelli1452]

I would love dinner recipes I don’t know many from scratch recipes I didn’t really have anyone in my life that taught me those things so learning what I can whenever I can is the name of the game and your channel has already helped me so very much I am yearning to grow things I live on a 5-way intersection And only have one window I don’t even have a drive way I do have a green thumb tho and am striving to one day have my very own place with my very own garden! thank you so much you have really helped me through the extremely tough days when I cry because I don’t have those things yet some days it seems so far out of reach and you remind me it is attainable and I will get there. Becky is amazing I recently found her channel and she is wonderful!

[@mamabearwarriors93]

Super random, but Taylor is the exact portrait of what I consider natural, classic beauty. Like, she looks like she just stepped out of a Jane Austen novel.

[@8thcelisabeth]

I felt the same! She reminds me of Brooke from the Seed to Plate channel, who is GORGEOUS. Taylor does have that sweet old world look.

[@Alexis_9339]

I agree!

[@shodson314]

I don’t need to know anything about kitchen days...I just enjoy watching someone else doing what I am doing 💚

[@stellasgarden5466]

Two other channels great for learning to can. Living traditions homestead and Homestead heart. I love love love Becky at acre homestead her channel is awesome for great recipes and scratch made meals. They have a new home now like you did last year I’m so excited to see what she does with her garden there!

[@sydneykasmar]

Yes. Living Traditions Homestead provides solid cooking and canning videos.

[@MissL4lly]

I'm good with whatever you upload, I do prefer the garden just because it's my thing, but watching you all do your thing while I sit with my morning coffee, is for me a great start to my day, Thank you, Have a fabulous Sunday. x

[@gloriajackson2021]

There is another channel on KZbin that I would HIGHLY recommend checking out if you haven't already and thats the hillbilly kitchen. Becky has sooo many videos of incredibly simple hard times recipes and she shows you how to make them. She's one of my favorites! I love Mary's nest too!

[@brittanybates7498]

Yes to all of the recipes, meals, pantry stocking etc.... thank you for always bringing us along with all of your amazing skills you have learned over the years. Your content is priceless!! ❤️ God Bless.

[@lisabriscolino3417]

Jess - Yes to all of it!!! Building a pantry sounds great! Also saving harvests- Tomato’s, green peppers, hot peppers, onions, garlic, various herbs like parsley, chives, cilantro etc. I usually can spaghetti sauce, raw salsa, And frozen corn - other ideas would be great ❤️ it’s nice to meet Taylor!!!

[@dlsdyer9071]

Got a bunch of mark down organic vegetable trio in the produce section. Brought it home blanched it and am freezing it. Three gallons of organic veggies for nine dollars. Would have not attempted it but for Becky and Jess. Thanks ladies!

[@julieswanson9467]

I need to find a good recipe for preserving banana peppers.

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

I'm pressure canning for the first time this year. Beyond what you listed I'm doing bone broth (when whole chicken on sale), pickled cabbage, plain cabbage, caramelized and pickled onions, relish, purees of squashes, jellies, cukes.

[@dlsdyer9071]

@@julieswanson9467 I often thought that a modified cowboy candy recipe would be a good place to use banana peppers. It would also help if you don’t have enough of each to make a batch but combined you do.

[@seekwisdom5102]

Becky from Acre Homestead is such a sweetheart, she is so real. Love her channel.

[@koreyjackson4247]

Shout out from Little Rock! Sad to see you leave Arkansas. SC got a great gardener and person!!! This is my 1st year to garden. I’ve watched all your videos to learn what to do. I’ve never grown anything before, but excited to grow healthy food for our family. Bought your 1st book and a tshirt.

[@supersfarm]

Wow Taylor is so beautiful. Very natural and light, which is very rare these days. She is naturally gorgeous, inside and out.

[@jadestar1580]

Yes to all, especially preparedness like cheap meals. Love Becky from Acre Homestead and her freezer meals.

[@annetteswartz1044]

I love it when you show kitchen days. It’s real life and you teach us so much wonderful information

[@elainewisman9990]

I’m so new to all of this so yes to everything! Jess, after watching your channel and reading your book, I decided to give gardening a try. Now I’m hooked and it’s all your fault! You have already taught me so much and I look forward to seeing each and every one of your posts. Thank you so much!

[@happyheartgardening]

I love all of the firsts on the farm!! .... I never had thought of food storage and pantries prior to seeing more you tubers doing it. It really inspired me to garden more, can, dehydrate, etc... Love it!

[@mariemclaughlin7975]

Thank you so much for your most valuable time 🌻 I orderd 4 green stalks due to your inspiration! When I called Green Stalk and said your name they shared how great you are !! I giggled as we both agreed how amazing you are like we are all on first name basis 😉. Thanks again so much !!

[@obtainingmercycroft]

After a year of gardening, we are growing what we like. So we definitely want to know ways to preserve the harvest. And those things are what we're putting into our pantry. So both of those work for us. Love to watch your kitchen days!

[@NanaPelletier]

I want to learn more about pressure canning red meat. You're my favorite teacher on you tube. I too watch acre homestead, Becky is amazing in all things kitchen/pantry.

[@8thcelisabeth]

second the recommendation on Becky. She knows how to maximize her harvest and shops!

[@flipflopgardener6629]

You are a fresh breath. You offer hope and calm in a time of uncertainty. I feel more like I got this when I listen to you. 😊

[@BassingirlCrafts]

I've planted the largest garden we've ever had. So I'm up before dawn getting my day started. I hope to can a lot if the fruits and veggies that are hopefully going to ripen. I would like to know more about the canned meals and other quick shelf stable items that are your go tos

[@treasurehunter2299]

Building a pantry and kitchen days. I have learned so much from your videos. My garden is getting better because of the knowledge you give everyone. Thank you Jess! God Bless you and your family.

[@ashleyculbertson3430]

I would love to learn more about cooking seasonally. I struggle with this a lot. also would like plant based pressure canning ideas as we dont eat much meat (the good stuff is just too expensive). Thank you!❤️

[@patriotmama]

Kitchen days are what I enjoy as well as gardening and finding all the new growth popping up everywhere. We got a late start to our garden this year here in South Central IL. because of all the rain and now we are dry. (wouldn't ya know..lol) We are drip irrigating to keep things going . My contender bush beans have exploded with blooms. Cannot wait to have fresh green beans from the garden and yes, another week and I will be pressure canning them. My tomatoes are blooming and that sacred first tomato from the garden is my favorite. I love watching your kitchen days b/c I get new ideas. I love to watch your cheese making also. We are in preserving mode here and will have pigs ready this fall. We just had a locker kill and chill two steers so we are ready to start cutting them up and wrapping for the freezer this week. Lots going on, but the feeling of having healthy food put up is a great feeling to have. Keep inspiring us! We love it.

[@MsLostnThought]

I am a student of your classroom Jess, yes to everything you want to pass along. I will say I’d love to know more about canning, I watched my grandmother every summer but silly me never asked questions! I’m always worried about the low acidic stuff like green beans, it terrifies me that I might not do it right and harm my family and myself!

[@barbaracattell6765]

The two channels you mentioned are wonderfully informative women that I've learned so much from as i have from you,your all a blessing to me and many others , and I'm very grateful for you all ....

[@kericarlson1194]

Saving the harvest please 🙏 as a newer gardener I was trying to figure out how best to save my 6 onions, the first ones I've ever grown lol so I'm wishing I had seen more about the onion preservation in this. Some of us still need to learn the basics 😊 thank you for your content!

[@redheadwitharake8569]

Hang dry and cure!

[@kimfowler6132]

I want to soak up all the raindrops you are willing to share. From building a pantry to your recipes to harvesting and preparedness.

[@amandeez5782]

I’m interested in saving my harvest. The breakdown from the ground to next year’s table.

[@hicoastie]

Becky @AcreHomestead is amazing! Such a creatively hard worker with great content. I love both of your channels. Thank you for being such a level headed resource.

[@dancnluc1]

I needed to hear this today. I am so discouraged with gardening at the moment. We have a fence up and have used this garden for going on 9 years. Last year we had something getting into the garden. This year it is worse. We set up a cam camera - groundhog, squirrel, rabbit, hawk, and deer. It looks like we need a taller fence. They have made a meal out of my strawberry leaves. My peppers and beans are chewed up. My goal this year was to can more. So I guess it will be store bought stuff. My tomatoes look good so far and we have potatoes, and cucumbers. I did plant radishes and okra so we will see. I am interested in prepping, storing stuff, canning (only have done it a little), fermenting, etc. I have started drying some of my herbs. My first year to start rosemary and dill by seeds.

[@heatherj3030]

I saw on another channel that the critters don't mess with veggies covered in tulle. It's pretty cheap and you can get it by the bolt.

[@Fl-Mamabear]

Billy from Permapasture farm sells a bone sauce that several youtubers say works gr reat for keeping critters out of the garden. HTH

[@erikas974]

The Kneady Homestader is another chanel about canning and building a pantry. Heather is so sweet, I got to her through watching Jess. Heather need every bit of help now since they had an accident. You can watch all her old videoes until she comes back after her operation. Jess I love to learn how to build up a pantry. Thank you for caring. Last week I went shopping a lot if empty shelf were in the supermarket. So looks like not just the USA but other countries have the same problem like us in Oz. I dearly love to learn how to preserve flour. I remember when I was a child back in Hungary flour after a while had little white creatures like worms. I don't use much flour but still love to have more at home just incase.

[@jugglinglifewithpurpose]

Yes!!! This mom to four boys is always looking for filling sustainable meal ideas!! And it doesn’t hurt with the way the things are going if it’s on a budget too!

[@catracampolieto8989]

Tomato paste adds an awesome rich flavor to beef stew. I've canned chicken, pork, Apple pie filling, salsa Verde( with green tomatoes), beef stew and lots of tomato sauce, turkey and chicken stock. I canned for the first time last year. I really enjoy growing and preserving my own homegrown foods. I wish I had grown my own meats but, I'm in a village setting. I'm addicted to gardening. I enjoy being outside with the bees buzzing and the birds singing their songs, it gives me a sense of peace.

[@annawilson125]

Love this video, Jess! I have watched you since you started and I’ve enjoyed every single bit you have shared! I have gardened for two decades. I am a former ER nurse and am now a cath lab nurse and I garden to keep my sanity…lol….your videos have been a constant for me for inspiration, education, or confirmation of what I’m doing…lol….keep them coming! Side note, in our household, you are known as Aunt Jess ☺️

[@justpatty7328]

Both great channels- Acre Homestead and Mary's Nest. Requests, why YES! A combined video of farm to table: collecting milk, making cheese and collecting the harvest to make a meal. Of course, I know most will agree with me that we'll watch anything you film. 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 Loved your devotional today! Love you Jess! GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU!

[@metalmartha2571]

I love kitchen videos… I have to admit I am terribly terrified of pressure canning when it comes to the weights and the water levels… Makes me nervous I would love an ABC class from you please and thank you. I love Becky at acre Homestead! And now that she’s moving into a newer house with a giant kitchen her freezer meal videos are going to get crazy lol thanks for mentioning her on your channel she’s a sweetheart U2 need to collaborate lol ♥️

[@mariafolch8067]

I agree. I am also fearful of those pressure canning devices. Would love to learn about them.

[@4theluvofcrochet]

I am loving kitchen days on Roots and Refuge farm. Kitchen days at my house makes me feel complete. I grew it, picked it, and prepared it. All I have to do next is eats it. 😊

[@HS-jh4zm]

YES to all of the things!! I am brand-brand new to ALL of this and am trying to soak up all that I can. I so appreciate you sharing your life and your wisdom with us! Bless you and your whole crew for all of your hard work!

[@rodneywelch3556]

I turn on Roots and Refuge Farm videos and binge listen/watch while I’m in the house cooking/cleaning! Love and hugs from Maine

[@colliecoform4854]

I love kitchen days especially when my daughters and grandchildren come to help. We are several weeks away from a big processing day other than peas and my grandson is eating them as fast as they ripen. Can't wait for tomato season!

[@brittanygranahan2737]

Yes to all of those things, especially preparedness. Thankful for the wisdom!

[@torg5511]

Would love to see content on relishes and preserved condiments from the garden, both fermented and acid based. Love your channel. It's been fun watching your farm/homestead and kids grow.

[@lesliecastle6791]

Honey, just take us along on your journey. I’m here to see you and your family, your lifestyle, your gardens, your food, your animals, and more. Just be you and do you.

[@whitwhit5402]

I'm from prosperity right up the road. I'll be starting my homestead in the fall. Currently traveling trying to find the right spot. If it wasn't for the intense heat (medical condition) I'd be where you are. I feel so blessed that you made it out that way, the community needs you and I'm positive you'll do amazing! Definitely love to visit y'all sometime in the cooler months. All my family still lives out there and once your store gets up and running I'll send them all y'all's way!:)

[@heathermaries7251]

I am in my classroom, tho I have recently upgraded - from a small suburban established garden where I homesteaded every living inch of soil (and a massive container garden on the large patio!) - to a large suburban grass plot where I am installing new beds and newly planting potatoes right alongside you!

[@dianetucker2711]

I would be interested in hearing more of Miss Shirley’s advice and recipes demonstrated. Definitely want a go on her pudding. Sorry I never knew her, my loss entirely.

[@jeansirbaugh3616]

I not only learned a lot but enjoyed your rant. I know our father allows situations to be set up so that we not only can learn but teach others this is what you have been wanting to do well here's a perfect example you taught me about herbicide issues I have had problems with soil all year this year because I've never used soil in pots this is the first year I've always done in ground actually thank you so much for allowing yourself our processor gain this knowledge so that you could pass it on I know that it is a slug in the gut to have to be that kind of person but always remember God has a purpose for doing and allowing everything that happens in our life and all we have to do is just be patient and watch and learn and t e a c h. You are my hero I have learned so much from you over these years that I have been watching you. Thank you and God's blessings on how you're approaching this situation.

[@debwiley3914]

Jess you are such a blessing to those of us who have met you via this medium. Becky really does have some good ideas about pre cooking days. I changed jobs in January, and knowing that I was moving into a high stress/low home effort season, I cooked casseroles over Christmas break. I challenged myself to one casserole per day over the two weeks I had off in between jobs. When I started my new job, I had enough meals in the freezer to eat dinner (I'm a single woman living alone) every night (with a few Sunday dinner leftovers from cooking for the family) until the end of the school year. Once I finally recover from the stress of the end of the school year, I'm going to start canning ham and bean soup, and beef stew, and chili, so that I can just come home and open a jar after work and eat a healthy meal. That's MY goal for July. I've also got the garden fairly well started, and I'm waiting on produce to magically arrive in my kitchen. Then the real canning and preserving begins. I've been heading out to the local orchards over the last several weeks to get fruit. I mixed enough cherry pie filling for 6 pies, and have enough cherries frozen to make preserves when it isn't heat advisory season. Today we went out to get raspberries, and I only was able to get one quart. The people ahead of us picked the bushes clean of everything ripe. I'll go out again mid week, and hopefully get enough to make raspberry jam. Blueberries are ripening - but not yet ready. I do cook everything from scratch - I have for years after some health issues - and routinely buy ahead when grocery shopping. I may not have a years supply in my pantry, but I could probably feed my family for a few weeks on what is typically here. My goal is to preserve what is in my garden this year so that I don't have to go grocery shopping except for perishables (milk, eggs, butter, cheese) during the school year. I live on a city lot, so no farm animals. However, I found a fairly local rancher from whom to buy pasture raised and finished beef and pork. It seems to be making a difference in the lives of my sons who have autism. The goal for tomorrow is to finish planting my seedlings, go sit with a friend who is struggling with some issues with her ex-husband, and prepare for Sunday dinner. My burning question is this: Why sourdough instead of regular homemade bread? If you have a potato in the house, you don't need starter or yeast - just boil and cool the potato, and add it to the flour mixture. There's enough yeast on/in one potato to make bread rise (or at least that was my great grandmother's philosophy).

[@ranasherrick9625]

Definitely building a pantry and preserving a harvest…. Two wonderful topics for first time gardeners! Love the Kitchen Day video! ❤️

[@Loosgroov10]

here are the cooking videos i NEED in my life: I always wonder how you do all the work you do, garden, your new business, the animals, the kids, milk the cows twice a day AND get a homemade meal on the table for your family. I know you mentioned once that Miah cooks too, but what are the recipes and meal ideas and throw togethers that you make on the regular? Thank you Jess! and i look forward to whatever kitchen videos you all decide to do.

[@DieselsMuddie]

Sitting here cleaning off my harvest of garlic for storage while watching your video and talking about always having something to do in the kitchen. With you I don´t need an audio-book. Thank you for your uploads!

[@MsTexan1]

I've learned so much from Mary's Nest. Rain Country Homestead is another one that I learned from on building a 2 year pantry.

[@wandaarganbright4056]

You need a summer kitchen! It's something southern women know all about. It's a screened in outdoor kitchen for processing home canning, dehydrating, and now freeze drying. It keeps your house cooler by cooking in an outdoor kitchen.

[@poisonivyrebel]

2 of my favorite "types" of your videos are devotional ones and the rare "this is what we are having for dinner" where you open and use some of your homegrown, home canned items and make a meal. I would love to see more of those! (And I love Becky's kitchen days too! Wish I would have done all of this when my kids were still at home, but they benefit now when they come home and I send them off with my treasures!)

[@bethsands7665]

well-rounded, awesome homesteading video again. Good job Jess. Yes, I adore Acre homestead also. I love the way that you continue to learn and grow and make everything easier on us...as it is tried and true, thank you

[@kathleenmclain9856]

Canning! I am SO incredibly nervous about canning incorrectly and not killing off the bacteria. A detailed video addressing that would be so great! Also curing and storing onions/garlic/etc - how long do they last and how to make them last longer. You have turned me into a pretty competent gardener but I am giving a lot of produce away because I am so overwhelmed at all that I still need to learn about the next steps :D.

[@CaseyLeaKitchen]

I would love more about preservation and Preserving the harvest. I love your scratch cooking methods and it's so real it's relatable. Thank you!