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[@eileenbartnick7202]

😂 Jess saying, "I'm as passionate about cooking as i am about growing in the garden!" Lets be honest.....Jess is passionate about EVERYTHING she does!! And that is why we love her and her whole family AND why we are here!!!! We Bless YOU!!! Thank you for sharing your passion and everything you do!!

[@jessicashive3836]

Perfectly said ❤

[@leewillis2908]

Amen!

[@LoveGrowLiveFree]

Exactly

[@jennifergasiorowski7471]

So true

[@cherylmcnaughton7287]

Well said!!

[@kelseyelaine215]

As a 21 year old girl who is getting married this year, I find that I don’t fit in with most people my age. I have goats and a garden currently on my parents land so I have limitation that won’t be present when I have my own farm. I dream of my someday farm constantly and I’m doing my best to “turn my waiting room into a classroom” by cooking homemade, from scratch, meals for my family a couple nights a week. If it wasn’t for your videos I would have had no idea where to start. Most people my age are in college, partying,and eating cheap food, which I have no interest in. I am perfectly content staying home on a Friday night to simmer bone broth on the stove for hours. I find so much joy in this -simple but hard-slow but rewarding-lifestyle. Every time I share something I have learned from you with my family I start with “My friend Jess says….” And even though you don’t know me at all, you are truly such an important role model to me. Thank you for continuing to share your knowledge with us and I promise to pass it down to my children one day❤️

[@kelseyelaine215]

I would love to see videos on canning. I know it’s a tough one because of all the “rules” but I would love to see your process especially with tomato products.

[@amyhaggerty1]

I love your “just cooking dinner” style. I don’t care about fancy dinners. I just want home cooked steady meals that I can cook from the pantry, freezer, and garden. I’ve been watching since ‘18.

[@user-mi9ge1yi4x]

Gluten free recipes you’ve come to love & use as scratch staples as you’ve transitioned to GF diet. Thank you for being awesome and willing to teach us what you’ve found and learned along the way to living your life ❤!

[@MicheleSchutte]

Gluten free recipes, I'm interested in. ❤

[@suzieq962178]

This!! And having your family that isn’t GF eat with you and not be grossed out 😂

[@rayyoung7780]

I am An elderly male suburbanite. I buy my food at the grocery store and at my age that isn’t going to change. I have been the cook at my house for about 30 years. For me, what I need is for you to do is shop the grocery store, plan the menus, cook the food…and do the dishes. 😆If that doesn’t pan out. Just keep doing what you do. It is really good.

[@NothingWasted57]

😂

[@katieking8804]

Do you have a yard you can lease out to a younger Gardner. Instead of charging rent you can take a portion of the crops? Healthy food and friendship ❤

[@erikas974]

I am with you all the way. 😂😅😊

[@klbennef]

😂😂

[@ryleevavra8619]

🤣🤣 Jess for hire as a personal chef / gardener!

[@samanthahoffman4647]

You could have 20 channels and I would follow them all! I have been following you since 2019 when I was looking for gardening tips and tricks.....especially with tomatoes!!!!!!!! I'm so happy that I found your channel then and I'm not going anywhere! Thank you for all the great content that you and Miah provide for us!!

[@CreativeAnneliese]

Amen to this! Jess, you are SO ADORED!!❤

[@Sumiicho]

Do you mind sharing which video that Jess covers about growing tomato tips?

[@LLAMA-LLAMA]

That’s funny, I too found her in 2019 with the tomato videos and I couldn’t agree more with your sentiment!

[@LLAMA-LLAMA]

@@Sumiichothere are a couple and although I can’t remember the title of the very best one, it’s about 40+ minutes long and so worth the watch(they all are). It’s from their previous home. Just search YT for Roots and Refuge Farm Tomatoes and I’d bet it’s one of, if not the first suggestion. If I remember correctly she’s mentioned it’s her most viewed video of all time. There’s so much information and explained in such an easily understandable way. It’s honestly what unlocked my mind since I put so much pressure on myself and then my gardening quickly became an obsession(consider yourself warned😂).

[@sandrainontario6710]

Me too except I came in early in 2020. Then moved to a small apartment late in 2021 but I still grow some tomatoes and I will always follow Jess or Miah.

[@vickibarringer1714]

I think showing you shopping your shelves/garden and then cooking those items are the best way to go for this channel. Suggesting how/what could be substituted from store bought items in your recipes. Keep up with the videos you make on both your channels. What you said in this video is so true and real! Your personality is contagious and uplifting!

[@user-cu5br2zw2y]

so true! love the idea of substituting store bought items for homemade

[@michelepetty5887]

Preservation and using of the preserved things, all things bread and pastries from scratch, nutrition from my garden and using leftovers in the next planned meal. I would love to live next door to you and am so thankful for your friendly channels.

[@karentuthill8308]

Sooooo....I have been cooking since I could literally pull a chair to the counter or stove and reach, right along side my momma. I was raised to cook down-home, old-fashioned, country foods. Now that I have reached the age of not needing that chair, 50 yrs 😂, I truly struggle with incorporating my garden herbs into THAT type of cooking. I don't want to get fancy at this point, I just want to learn how to add in some freah or dried herbs into, say, meatloaf or beef and cabbage, ect. That would be a pretty cool thing to tell my family; "I learned this from my friend, Jess"❤❤❤

[@user-cu5br2zw2y]

omg, my kids ask me what I'm watching all the time and i say "my best friend Jess"!

[@marnieanderson4257]

Yes Jess, as a young single very poor mom I made gardening, canning, cooking, beekeeping… my “hobbies”over the years. I couldn’t afford many other hobbies but these provided for us too. It’s been such a fun wonderful blessing. 💕

[@OurGreenAcreHomestead]

I am alone in a new town as I started a new job and my husband holds down the fort at home. I wanted to grab fried chicken on my way back to my apartment here, but because you were in my ear and had, I came home and made salmon patties and Napa cabbage I brought from my home garden. Definitely a R&R follower!

[@myurbangarden7695]

Meal prep is so crucial for working wives/ moms. I love sheet pan meals my spouse can just throw in the oven or a casserole.

[@cookingwiththeshaws]

I bake and cook a lot, but one thing I have never attempted is sourdough. This is something I'd like to learn. I remember watching you make starter before, but I can't recall if you have made a sourdough bread video yet. That would be helpful. Thank you for all you do. ❤️

[@daniellemcneill5101]

I also came here to comment about sourdough. The whole feeding the starter thing confuses the hell outta me 😂 I read it and it sounds so simple, but then I try and process how to actually do it and i get so lost 😆

[@cookingwiththeshaws]

@@daniellemcneill5101 at least you tried. I need to try it out and see what happens. It does look very simple, but I know things are generally more complex than they look.

[@cookingtheharvest]

As Jess has mentioned, because of her own diet restrictions, she really doesn't do a ton of sourdough. Its definitely something you have to get into the rhythm of (ie you bake bread several times a week or at least weekly) to really master, because its as much art as science. Highly recommend Lisa with Farmhouse on Boone for all things sourdough (she has a family of 10 and takes the hand wringing out of the process). Pro Home Cooks (also KZbin) also has a great series.

[@cookingwiththeshaws]

@@cookingtheharvest thank you 😊

[@MJ-ji4tt]

This morning you were beside me in my garden as I listened to Roots and Refuge podcast whilst watering my garden. This afternoon you are beside in my kitchen watching the Farmers Table as I kneed dough and prepare a scratch dinner for my family- while wearing an apron, because I’m dressing for the job! Thank you for being that friend to myself and so many. I would love to see your chicken and dumpling recipe ! And definitely some frugal depression/ war era tips ❤

[@JessGetsSchooled]

I’ve been watching you since your Sunday night lives on roots and refuge when you had bad internet connection and had to have the boys turn off there video games so the live wouldn’t lag 😊 I’m loving the sandwich bread recipe you shared. We’ve switched out buying bread the last 2 months for all home made bread. Thanks for all you do ❤

[@terilarson5416]

Hi Jess. I have followed Roots and Refuge for years and feel like you’re part of my family. If I’m having a low or overwhelming day, I just watch one of your shows and immediately feel the hug and support I need to pull up my big girl undies and get back on track. I have moved, worked on expanding my garden and learning to be more self sufficient as well as to eat more healthy. Your positivity is contagious and I’m so thankful that you and your family are here with all of us. I can’t thank you enough.

[@rambler9556]

Feeding a family is so much more than following a recipe. Getting inspired by a mom who's keeping a family fed all day every day and getting the inside info on how it all comes together is priceless! This is my cheat sheet! How did you know we needed this?! Thank you 💚

[@katiezelazny2761]

Follower from roots and refuge. Grew up on crop farm. Lost my dad 15 years ago. My grandmother’s made everything from scratch. My mom didn’t follow that. But my dad was always a steward of the land - using no-till, cover crops and conservation/restoration practices that won him an award (unfortunately after he passed away). Growing a garden has brought me such joy. I have basic knowledge of cooking from scratch but have really enjoyed this channel. I now feel confident to spatchcock chicken. I’m eager to learn more about baking bread, canning (have done water bath, pondering pressure) am also interested in fermentation. The back to basics has been so important to me lately. Thank you! ☺️

[@jenmartin6347]

I'm one of those new people here that found you through this channel and then stumbled upon your fantastic R&R channel within the last few weeks. I was sick in bed for 10 days and your incredible videos brought me so much joy and took my mind off of feeling horrible. For someone who lost her passion and hobby of cooking/baking for a few years, I'm finding it again through real food and clean eating. I would love to start growing more of our families food as well, so while I don't think you need to change a single thing you are doing, I would love your take on seasonal cooking and maybe even some preserving if you do that with what you don't eat fresh.

[@conniemoersch3354]

Jess, you can make or talk about anything, because i’ve learned no matter what you are describing, teaching, or showing us you make me smile just by watching you. You are so full of life it is truly hard not to feel the joy you have in your heart.

[@jennaturner9160]

Hi Jess My name is Jenna, my partner and I just purchased 13 acres in Australia WA currently we are living 9 hours away from our little Homstead in a small mining town called Kambalda, until our house is built. I also currently fly in and out of Perth which is about 7 and a half hours away and a 2 hour flight, to work on a 2 weeks on 2 weeks off roster, so essentially I currently live in x3 different places, sounds so insane when I say it out aloud, but this will be my reality for the next 2 years until our house is built on the farm, watching your videos which I have done for quite some time now has helped me change my waiting room into a classroom and has really helped me not to focus to much on the now but on where we will be once our house is built, so I just wanted to say thank you because in my lowest moments when I sit and wonder "What the heck am I doing" I can turn to one of your KZbin videos and remember my "Why" all over again.

[@kimwood6632]

What you can do for me? What you've done for 6+ years, be a light in my day with your humor, authenticity and knowledge of what to do with even a small harvest of home grown foods from my small garden. We walk such parallel lives in so many ways that I feel a friendship with someone I never met but understand so well. I've been scratch cooking most of my adult life, but love seeing your southern twist on some recipes.

[@AllegraRiley]

It’s because of your Roots and Refuge cooking and canning videos that I have canned quarts and pints of organic potatoes and organic pinto beans (purchased on sale from our local USChef Store)! I’ve learned so much from your gardening videos, but I feel like your cooking videos have set me free to truly enjoy my own creativity and courage in my kitchen at the tender age of 71! I love the Farmer’s Table just as much as I do Roots and Refuge. I’m dehydrating my Meyer lemon crop as well as freezing lemon juice cubes and preparing to make marmalade. I’ve canned jams and jellies and chutneys - but until I watched you do it, I never thought I could can “everyday foods” to create my own “fast food” for busy days. My pressure canner is a treasure and I only own one now because I watched you use yours! Thanks for the wonderful example you set of “just doing”!

[@asmith8973]

I found you in 2020. My father passed away late 2019 and I have always had a garden but my Dad who also had a garden grew potatoes, cabbage ,onions and garlic among other vegetables. So I never grew them and he always gave me some. Whereas I grew beans, tomato's and peppers and a few other stuff which I would share with him. Researching how to grow potatoes, etc. Is how I came across Jess in her little garden in Arkansas. I have been gardening and canning for more than 40 years and learn something new all the time watching your videos.

[@tyreeharris3731]

I want to thank you, since I found you, I have made a quiche for the first time ever!! You simplify things that I understand!! I’m 49 years old and have learned so much already from you!! You are a blessing!! I also love gardening and preserving but not good at it , so I can’t wait to start going through you gardening!!! I get so excited to watch you!! THANK YOU!!!

[@jenniferhoule628]

Make all the channels you want, I’ll follow them all because you’re my on-line/celebrity best friend and soul sister! Even though we’ve never met you have been a part of my family for over six years. We laugh, cry, worship and heal together weekly. Even though we have never met.😂 Learning what to do with garden snacks and foraged food is my favorite but I learn something every video and if I don’t, I still just get to hang out with a kindred spirit.❤

[@danielleroseclark]

I've been following you since about 2018 when I was looking to start growing vegetables, so I'm a fairly longtime Roots and Refuge follower. I have always loved it when you do recipes and cooking videos, even back in the old kitchen before the remodel when the cupboard doors were hanging off! You have introduced me to Weck jars, reminded me about cast iron, and my children declared your Dutch Baby pancake to be the best they've tried. This is to say nothing of the gardening advice, and the spiritual and emotional advice and support. I also love your podcast! I don't need much help with cooking, I just love sharing recipes and good food. I feel like chatting about what to eat is almost as good as the eating itself. Now that we have our garden mostly up and running, I would like some garden to table recipes. Thanks for all that you do Jess ❤️.

[@aprilhampton6298]

Hi Jess, I'm a mom of 6 as well. I have two grown children, a daughter 24, a son 22, and 4 babies that are biologically my nieces kids but my husband and I are adopting them. They are a girl 3, twins 1 boy 1 girl 2, and a girl 10 months old. I struggle with trying to get everything done and still have what it takes to make a healthy home cooked meal. I have lupus, fibromyalgia, and several other autoimmune illnesses so I struggle with energy anyway. I'm also 49 and have realized that I'm to old to raise babies but I'm doing it anyway. I love watching your videos. Growing up we raised a garden and last year I decided to start again with gardening.

[@audreywy1743]

I followed you from R&R. I am an experienced cook from scratch home cook & baker. That said, there are many things that I've never delved into before, like making my own homemade vanilla. I just went to my local alcohol store & bought multiple varieties of rum, bourbon & vodka to try 12 varieties of vanilla extract. I don't drink so I had to read the flavor profiles of each bottle & get advice from all the other shoppers who had a great laugh at my expense! This lil adventure is thanks to your video about that. I think something that would be interesting is if you did a weekly or monthly poll on maybe 3 new recipes. After X amount for time for people to vote, you cook the most popular one & everyone that wants to, can join along. It would really be neat if it was a "live" cooking video. I'm sure live videos are a lot of pressure, but it's just an idea. I'm looking forward to following along to see what else inspires me!

[@tamariesmith211]

I was charmed by you years ago. I personally appreciate that you are humble and haven't forgotten the struggle. Thank you for keeping things basic and affordable for me to be able to create these meals along with you. I would appreciate help with prepping my pantry for the best basic items for scratch meal prepping.

[@jakebeers3027]

I would love more ways to use a whole farm chicken. I got spatchcock figured out n smoked. We raise 60 chickens a year. Every recipe is using boneless skinless. I'm not doing all that cutting. N farm chicken is just different ya can't cook it the same as in most recipes. Also left over ideas. My chickens are huge we can only make chicken salad so many ways. Thanks I love watching your shows I've been a fan since Arkansas

[@rebeccaglenn3045]

I would love to see a pantry/storage tour. I want to work to can/store more but it seems hard! Seeing how you keep up with everything as well as how you choose how much to keep would be great!!

[@cathyspencer3058]

I followed you from Roots & Refuge. Have enjoyed the variety of topics over the last several years. Some topics that interest me are preserving food, knowing what to look for when buying land-growth potential and limits, gardening methods, and networking/generating income/finding clients for homemade things. Almost 5 years ago I retired early from teaching to be my mothers caregiver. Hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. She’s still teaching me. Huge life transition for me. Learning to be still and present in the moment challenging yet rewarding. I’ve not had a vision of life after mom for several years now. Dreaming got in the way of caregiving, so I put it on a shelf and looked at it from time to time. You could say that I changed my mindset to focus on what I needed to do. I know change is just around the corner and God will open doors when it is time. Soon my mom will win her battle with Alzheimer’s. She loved watching you, your family, and all the animals. Thanks for all of your encouragement to make my waiting room into a classroom. Forever changed. 💜

[@debrabray8855]

I've been watching R&R since 2018. I learned how to grow veg watching your channel. If you have any recipes that are anti inflammatory, so sugar, low carb that taste like home cooking, I would love it! My diet is restricted because of health problems and I miss yummy down home food so much...like biscuits, gravy, grits, bread, Mac and cheese...you get it😊 Thanks Jess, for all that you do.

[@marydenney8249]

I’m one of those who recently found by looking for “scratch” cooks. We recently moved to a new home (we are in our 70’s and retired) and now I don’t have a yard for gardening so I have to rely on farmers markets for fresh produce. I’ve been a scratch cook for many years but watching your channel I’m learning new things and new recipes. I love your channel!

[@LeisaBullard]

Your channel is perfect for me! I am 63 recently retired trying to embrace a fugal lifestyle. Thank you for taking the time to do what you do, it is timely and very much needed.

[@theheembrocks]

I am a former chef who followed you over from Roots and Refuge. I watched one of your garden tour videos with the cattle panel trellis and you had me hooked! I follow several channels Acre Homestead, Suttons Daze, Linda’s Pantry, America’s Test Kitchen, to name a few. Despite my background, I learn from all of them. People need to learn basic cooking skills. Simple recipes that they can make from scratch. Money saving and time saving tips. Batch cooking…making an extra pizza dough to freeze. Making a quick pizza sauce from canned crushed tomatoes and freezing/canning the remainder into useable portions. When you moved to your current homestead and decided to can grocery store pizza sauce into small jars because you didn’t have your own tomatoes, it was genius. I wish you much success!

[@debichats8634]

I’d follow you no matter where you’re from! I did follow from Roots & Refuge….but you’re the first one I followed! I bought GreenStalks because of you! I’ve come to love your family and now that you have The Farmers Table, I’m thrilled beyond means! I’m too old to start homesteading but I do follow all you do in your gardens…..I’d give anything to have chickens…..I want to cook from scratch which I try to do as much as possible. You’re such an inspiration to me and to many others! I’m impressed what you have accomplished since you’re still so young! Just keep teaching us what you do on both channels! I make sure I don’t miss a video…..I’m 74 and still learning! I wish I had found you when I was much younger…..but you were just a baby! LOL! Keep teaching us please! I’ve learned more from you about growing and cooking veggies than anyone else! I have other guru’s…..canning, dehydrating, fermenting, but you bring them all into the mix! Thank you for all you do for us!!!!! ❤❤❤

[@julescaru8591]

I’m pretty much in the same boat, to old and damaged to start homesteading but love to follow along with the Sowards family and take up what I can , Jess and ‘Miah inspire me with every video, just do what you can where your planted! 💕

[@cazomega]

@@julescaru8591 You're never to old to grow something. Plant a small herb garden, even if it's just on your window sill. Fresh herbs make a huge difference to home cooking. And the joy it gives to cook with something you grew is so therapeutic.

[@erikas974]

Debie I feel the same way about Jess. Learning from a younger person is not a shame.

[@jennaleesexton8408]

You’ve made me brave enough to use the beautiful cast iron we’ve had for years, but I’ve always felt intimidated to try. A little trial and error (and rewatching your video a couple of times) and it’s working out great! I feel so accomplished 😂 Your videos, both here and on R&R, feel so encouraging. Thank you for all the work you put into making them!

[@tamichristiansen387]

My introduction video was How to grow salad greens all winter... Now I have chickens, sheep and guineas, a garden with raised beds and cattle panel arches, a serious seed stash and some cast iron pans. As soon as it gets warm enough I'll be planting sweat peas. Jess, you have blessed my life incredibly by your authenticity and caring. Thank you for all you have done, are doing, and will do! Jess, I bless you back! 🙏 ❤😊

[@pamelameyer5371]

My youngest son had a course in high school called Food and Nutrition Technology (basically cooking ). He learned an important lesson. If you can read, you can cook. Once you know the tools and how to use them, the rest is pretty straightforward. He's fearless! And we'll fed!

[@sarahcriswell3344]

I've watched ALL of your videos. When I found you, I went back and watched them all. You're definitely better than the TV. I choose to hang out with you in my spare time

[@tinatedder8963]

I love this new channel. I have been watching your original channel for years, and my gardening skills went from all work, all veg, to glimpses of beauty, and a medicinal garden! I would love to see more recipes that "replace" the items that you might buy at the store. For example: salad dressings, mayo, cereal, and granola. How about desserts, such as cobblers, pies, and cakes. These are items that I think people would be grabbing for convenience, and I've already started making all these items from scratch. Thoughts?? Oh, and I put a blurb on our town facebook page about getting folks to start canning and preserving. I'll be sharing some info with our local community at our community center. So thank you for encouraging me to "do it scared".

[@blackrock5749]

YES!

[@themrsjmerr3122]

I've watched Roots and Refuge for years. I really took to heart "turn your waiting room into your classroom" and started gardening in 2021. I love this new channel!! It's like taking the gardening and bringing it full circle to preserving and eating. You taught me how to roast a chicken that my family will actually eat! I would love to see how you turned the building into the pantry! Thank you for everything that you're sharing 💛 you're helping so many of us out here watching. 🥰

[@jennwatson74]

I’ve been following you since 2018. I honestly felt a calling that year to get serious about growing our own food and in 2020 I thanked the Good Lord for that! Gardening before then just frustrated me but I really wanted to love it. At the time I was buying all of my plants from local greenhouses and it was getting very pricey. You taught me how to start everything I grow and now it’s all from seed. You made me fall completely in love with my garden. Every year when my onions sprout (they’re the first seeds I start) I tear up because they are such little miracles to me. As far as what I’d like to see from you, absolutely anything. I’d watch you muck out barn stalls. You’re entertaining, inspiring and highly relatable! You and your family are so precious to me!💞

[@leeannandrews932]

Girl I am 60 yrs old feel 20 in my mind but my body works like an 80 yr old lol. I've been scratch cooking since I was a teenager and I'm still learning. You inspire me in the garden & in the kitchen. I want anything & everything am I selfish ok yes but you and your family truely inspire me with every video I was & I watch all three channels😊 love yall

[@bridgetwilkins312]

Same here. ❤

[@user-gz2qh1ie8d]

68 and same here!!

[@janicegilman7672]

I feel you! 74 but “think” I’m about 25 although my body knows different! Love your new channel, R&R and Miah’s channel!

[@es4045]

I don't know how to cook. Honestly making a meal intimidates me. You are an inspiration. Granted I need to watch about a hundred videos just to make one meal. But hey! Progress right. God bless you and your family.

[@debbiesevey8382]

I followed you from R&R, and I went there a few years back because I started gardening and had some struggles, so - KZbin. I love being in my kitchen and cooking from scratch. I struggle with my weight, and after trying about 100 different "diet plans" I decided that I wanted to put my efforts into cooking like my grandma did. With real food, and less preservatives and packaging. It's a lost art, and I now worry about our children and grandchildren. I'm so thankful for your channels. And, I LOVE you smile and your upbeat attitude. For me: 1)I've had more failed attempts than successful ones with sourdough bread. 2) I feel like I need all the gadgets but not enough real estate. So, I'd love to see videos on troubleshooting sourdough bread problems and practical kitchen organization.

[@SweetLike]

You, Three Rivers Homestead and Meg from the Hollers and Venison for Dinner are the best kitchen teachers I’ve ever had. I am a disaster and trying to learn how to make meals from scratch has been extra trying for me. You all break it down into easily digestible chunks 🤭 I appreciate you immensely.

[@nancyschwartz5665]

😀 as veggies ripen this year would you take a minute to show us how you knew it was ripe to pick and ready for use? Also, could you show us how you cook with dried beans? I am clueless. But I would like to be clued...lol

[@nicolephillips9991]

I could definitely use a dried beans tutorial!

[@lynn2574]

I found you here on Farmers Table. You were a suggested video after one from Hollar Homestead. ❤ As a fellow chronic pain/illness person, I’d love any tips and short cuts you use on rough days. I can’t stand long enough to make dinner, and my back and knees hurt with each step. It’s so tempting to go with convenience food.

[@Kminer007]

Following since covid. Love that you talk to the camera like it was a friend sitting with you. Not just teacher mood. Brenda gantt does the same down home cooking and welcoming into her real life on Facebook.

[@revonda5204]

I started watching R&R IN 2018 while recovering from back surgery! I had wanted raised beds for years, but I couldn't get my husband to build them. Waching you gave me the encouragement to find a way to do it myself so I got bricks piled in the yard & dry laid them to make two beds. I lived by myself for 15 years & experimenting with cooking. I got married & my husband didn't like this or that, so I stopped. I had a son & he ate like me until he got "indoctrinated" by school lunches & only wanted pizza & fries. Now, at the age of 68, and after a hip & knee replacement and inspiration from you & Meg Hollar, I'm trying whatever & telling them you can eat this or not! If you don't like it, fix yourself a peanut butter sandwich! 😊 Thank you! Oh, BTW, if I saw you in person, I'd be like... JESSICA SOWARDS! 🤣 The same as CHARLES DOWDING! 😂😂😂 Love you & your family, Jessica.

[@brandeegoodnight532]

Food is my love language and all that entails. I love to feed my family and friends. I love even more to feed them things I have grown from the garden. It’s very rewarding to feed food that’s good with no preservatives. So I am always looking for new preserving recipe ideas as well as tips and tricks. Keep up the great work! I thoroughly enjoy you! You are a bright light!!💡 🎉❤

[@kristinbaker8495]

Hello Jess. I am 58 soon to be 59 in a few months. I followed over from Roots and Refuge. I picked up small gardening a few years ago. I love it. A lot of mistakes along the way and still learning. Wish I could have learned canning from my grandmother. I've been trying to do more cooking at home. Thanks for all you and your husband teach us. God Bless you and your family.

[@heathernotzdaniels6350]

It is never too late to learn how to can. Happy early birthday to you!

[@karenm5681]

I found you in Spring of 2018 when I got a thought in my head about making raised garden beds for myself and started looking on KZbin for ideas. You got me hooked on heirloom tomatoes (I grow 60 varieties each year) and cattle panels (I have 12) and now I’m into growing all the food and flowers I can pack into my garden spaces that are on all 4 sides of our home on a city lot…just under a quarter acre including the house/driveway, but every foot of garden space is planted intensively and used well. Thank you for making a difference in my life. You’re an inspiration.

[@Greens5511]

I can only imagine how much time prep takes for all the videos you make in your kitchen....I have just been collecting the new recipes I want to try, printing them out, figuring out what I need to buy and what ingredients I can make on my own. It is very time consuming. And using winter to learn new recipes and try get into the habit of new foods takes so much time.

[@robingirven4570]

I followed over from R & R, because I adore you and your family. Daniel & Wes too! I’ve been scratch cooking for 40 years. Gardening for about as long. I just enjoy watching you, even though I know what I’m doing…..Bless you Jess.

[@manda0531]

Thank you for all that you do. I have watched you from the beginning! I am a working-outside-the-home mom and I do reach for those easy convenience meals often. Because .. well, ya know, I’m tired by 6pm 😂.. I find that when I cook up meats and freeze for the week, I tend to stay away from the junk meals. Maybe can you share some of your prepped meals or share some ideas of plan ahead meals for quick suppers? I need some fresh ideas!

[@tonyastadt9102]

I'm from Michigan and❤😊Jess I just want to say I followed you from Roots and refuge for 3years now and I adore your family I adore you I love what you're doing and I love your inspiration that you give me and other people thank you for that🥰.

[@InexperiencedHomesteaders]

I am learning to cook from scratch. I am late to the game, had no idea how horrible our food industry is, until I learned. I lost both my parents to cancer and I have made it my goal to find out why so many are getting this disease. It all stems back to food and everything we put in our bodies. I love watching those who already know how to cook from scratch and see what they make. Thanks!

[@xoxschultz]

Hi Jess.. long time Roots and Refuge follower who is incredibly thankful you took the leap of faith and started this channel as well. This year it’s my goal to learn how to make some basic items from scratch that I may otherwise need from the grocery store - vanilla (thanks for the video!), bone broth, “cream of” soups, etc.

[@jenninemclaughlin3522]

Soups,simple, gluten free, low carb., high protein,high healthy fat. Gluten-free pie crust. Low or no sugar recipes.

[@dancnluc1]

I started following you on Roots and Refuge. It all started about growing tomatoes. I am 62 and had my mini farm 35 years ago. Due to my ex being military, we moved around a lot. I have been gardening for years but still learning. I love learning about cooking from scratch. Your Spatchcock Chicken is a favorite of mine.

[@kaylaklassen4869]

Would love some more off the cuff dinners or teaching how to make a quick dinner with what you have in the fridge if you don’t have time to meal plan! I could watch your videos and listen to your podcasts all day! Thanks for your encouragements!

[@Freckledwhimsy_Karrie]

Jess, you just being you is an inspiration in it self. I could watch you talk about paint! I adore your attitude and positivity and of course your knowledge on food. I've been a "convenience eater" most of my life and I'm trying to change that and have been loving it so far! My biggest hiccup is finding recipes that don't take hours in the kitchen. I'm on my feet all day for work and the last thing I want to do is spend hours in the kitchen cooking after, even if it does taste amazing! SO please bring more of your quick meals!! Which come to think of it, I think all of them have been. Thank you!

[@sasspopowich1033]

My hubby has been gluten free for 10 years and we just discovered he can eat Italian 00 flour so now I need to learn to bake! I have been watching you since I found your viral tomato video from 2018 and I just love your content. So thank you for doing what you do!

[@kaysmith7684]

I am struggling with trying to go gluten-free. It is really difficult. Is there anything special you have to do with this flour, as you do with gluten-free flours? Do you buy it on Amazon or somewhere else. Would also like to know the brand name if you dont mind sharing. Thank you in advance.

[@Garden_Reine]

I've followed R&R since 2018 & was so excited to see this channel! My husband & I are newlyweds, just bought our first house & have our first garden finally! I'd love to learn how to use fresh veggies from the garden in varying amounts as we harvest & seasons change. I don't want our harvest to go moldy in the fridge from unuse!

[@jessicamoran8962]

I love that you are a "grit" cooker. Meaning you've got a family to feed, a budget to deal with, and other responsibilities, but dinners gotta get on the table. Very relatable! For me, your videos are what I wish Grandma would have taken the time to teach us grandkids back in the day. I've made your biscuits and the Dutch Baby several times. And today, we had your crackpot hot chocolate for the second time. I find the recipes practical and easy to read. I'm a homeschooler, so three meals a day for the fam at my house. I would love to get lunch ideas. I feel so stuck with that meal that I'm turning to convince food like chicken nuggets. I also garden (a small backyard, but it's nice). I love learning how to enjoy what I grow. FYI,We love basil tea!

[@branditweedle9057]

Hey Jess. I've been a follower, student,supported, supporter, for a very long time. I've enjoyed watching your children grow alongside you ,as you have grown gardens year after year. I've got to share in bible studies (which I very much miss),listen to you wayne poetic about spiders and and all things tomatoes. I've heard you sing,and share in stories full of ups,downs,hopes dreams,sadness,laughter and prayers. I've been here long enough to see your faith in full color and witness your prayers come to fruition. Though we have never met,you feel like a sister. You are a trusted, reliable friend who is always there when needed. I've seen your love for friends, family,and the communities you continue to build. You share your heart. You my dear are inspiring. You are valued. You are loved.

[@michellehawkins7978]

I started following you on Roots and Refuge a few months ago. As soon as I saw this channel I started following you here too.

[@darcygeci4836]

I’ve been following you for a few years now. I absolutely love The Farmer’s Table. I love your home cooked, realistic foods that my family will actually eat. Can’t wait for more videos and recipes to come!

[@Jennian_3]

Your "realness" is why I love roots and refuge and the farmers table ❤

[@LelaWenzel]

I love it when you make recipes and it’s something like “a jar of this and a bag of this frozen thing that I preserved” come January I’m so burnt out and I forget how to use all those beautiful things I preserved in the summer and fall.

[@katiepicken9884]

Jess, I found you in 2020 because your cattle panel arches were SO BEAUTIFUL I just had to do it! My father helped me gate and set up a giant beautiful garden, helped me build my beds and arches and then he passed last year. You were my inspiration for what now brings me great joy, security, amoungst wonderful memories of my pops❤. I was hooked after episode #1. Your family, passion, info, vibe and outlook are so in tune with my values and outlook. I've watched every evening you've posted since and I dont watch youtube unless i need instruction. 😂 Thank you for all you do!! I'm currently working with a baby sourdough starter and starting to pressure/waterbath and preserve things... I would love to see some videos with info on these things.❤ Thank you for all the advice and my favorite sweatshirts of all time... plus your coffee is amazing... long term coffee lover and barista says 10 thumbs up Beulah❤❤❤

[@wendyforler7250]

Jess, ive been watching you on Roots and Refuge for a couple of years now! I just love how down to earth you are! I know we'd be great friends if we lived near to each other! I live the way you do, although my husband is reluctant to step into livestock other than chickens and rabbits. Im still working on him. Lol I learned cooking, gardening, sewing, and preserving through 4H. Im so grateful for that! I've shared your channel with friends and anyone who will listen. ❤

[@sherryturner4745]

Hi Jess‼️ Just wanted you to know just how much I APPRECIATE you and your channel. And yes, I followed you from R&R channel. I’m in a totally different season in my life. My kiddos are grown 😢. My “baby” turned 32 today. That being said, I cook for only three of us (I have my mom living with us, she has dementia and we don’t want her in a nursing home). I have always cooked and loved feeding my family. Haven’t always had a big garden while we were working and raising our family but grew tomatoes and cucumbers most summers. I’m just now (60 years old 😳) starting to get into canning. Last summer was my first year. Your gardening tips on R&R inspire me and I LOVE watching the cooking and ideas on this channel❣️ BE BLESSED AND KNOW WE LOVE YOU AND YOURS.

[@CandaceAustin-bv2wo]

I am so grateful I found you. I've lived off grid, used wood bookstores, prepared and put back foods. Do, thank you so much

[@janiceschriber4762]

I found you before 2018, you were dealing with a lot of chickens. 😂 I fell in love with many tomatoes, and chicken breeds, thanks to you. And you got this "old lady" back into dreaming. Keep doing you. ❤ I bless you.

[@freerangefarmin2964]

I've been here since Arkansas. I can't express how much you have already helped me, so thank you! I hope to one day meet you! I have been cooking for years, but I am here for ideas! I am growing more and more food every year, and learning ways to preserve and eat that harvest is one of the reasons I follow you. So thank you!

[@DrKinTheBay]

Cheap nights IS what I need. I make dinners from scratch nightly to know what I'm feeding my family and to save money, but some nights I have no time or I'm exhausted, so "cheat" meals are awesome!

[@ellendunn559]

R&R watcher here! Maybe you’ve already done canning videos, but I’d like to get past my terror of having things explode or having them go bad and giving my family food poisoning! And anything you want to cook, Jess, I’m willing to watch and learn. Thanks for everything!

[@sharonpack4889]

Hi Jess, I am the one from Oklahoma I have been following you about 7months after you started your first u tube channel. I had a big huge great garden, but with age, accidents, (got hit) and i'm 57, I now have migraines and can not garden, I garden threw you. or cook big meals, but I have a few pots of tomatoes you taught me how to grow, can't type to long. but your worth it. God Bless..

[@stephaniebarber6883]

Thank you Jess! You are such an inspiration! At my house, we did a challenge of not eating any convenience foods for all of January. It went great! You helped me figure out my cooking style, and I realized that cooking at home means I can literally cook whatever I want as long as I have the ingredients. Right now, I am struggling with an abundance of Cabbage. I have 16 heads of cabbage ready to harvest for my family of 3. I would love to see more videos of preserving harvests. Thank you for starting this channel!

[@heatherpfeil2939]

A few ideas: Bread stuff -muffins and what you add in -hamburger buns, I have no idea how to make them - biscuits vs rolls vs bread Pickling items Ways you have your little help in the kitchen and how you get them to eat what you cook Items you shop for, what are you looking for on labels Buying in bulk and how to store and how long is it good for Sub items what swaps have you made So excited to see the up coming videos. I’ve already learned so much.

[@lisalink6976]

I followed you from roots and refuge as a long-time viewer. I consider myself a pretty dog gone good cook, even dancing in my chair on first bites often. I have been an whole-food, real-food ingredient cook for 14 plus years after my husband and myself’s battle with Lyme and autoimmune diseases. What I at one time considered home cooking, I became acutely aware was store bought convenience, of which my body now lets me know it will not tolerate if I even try to cheat. With all that said, I have picked up on several tips, short cuts and ah-huh thoughts just watching you. I smiled when you said with 20 year’s experience cooking you still have a lot to learn; well, with 44 year’s experience I have learned a thing or two from you! Be blessed!

[@hannesholmlarsen8936]

Hi Jess 😊 i'm one of those, who followed you on the farm for a long time now. I live in Denmark, and i've had gardens multipel times in my life, but one in particular the last 4 years. This garden is only 340 square meters, but I put All My Joy and All edibles in it as possible. I am an ok cook, but reli heavily on cookbooks and recipies. What i love about you style at the farmers table, is that you tell about all the possible variations to the recepy. My dream is to go out in My garden, harvest what's at its best right now, go to My kitchen and cook the best meal ever from This. To cook whithout a recepy, other than perhaps some basic knowlegde about - whatever is necesary. I love your natural way of making your videos, your straightforwardnes, and you inspire me both in my garden and My kitchen. Best regards Hanne ❤

[@rachelweber8038]

I love and find so much value from your gardening videos but some of my favorite videos from your OG channel are your farm to table videos, where you go out and harvest and then turn it into dinner. I am thrilled you now have a dedicated channel for this! I'd love content that highlights your favorite ways to prepare/use veggies straight from the garden, but I know I'll find inspiration from anything you choose to share.

[@user-jm9eo6nq4u]

Take us along while you're in the kitchen like you do the garden. And just talk, lol - I love it!

[@brookecalder6893]

Maybe go through your pantry? I'd love to see just pantry staples made into a quick dinners so I always know I can do that instead of McDonalds when I don't think I have any food 😅 From Alberta, Canada and most DEFINITELY followed you over from R&R ❤ You inspire us in so so many ways Jess! Thank you!

[@lilabitty]

I have been learning to cook in the last few years. I think the thing I struggle with the most is when its OK to substitute things in "recipes". I have been here since 2018 also! I have learn so much and have a HUGE garden that is certainly inspired by lovely people like Jess!

[@xshortxonexx]

I feel like I’m just gonna be stuck in the ‘waiting room/classroom’ forever. And while I know that sounds so pessimistic it’s honestly exciting to me. I LOVE taking in new information and learning forever. And I will forever love to watch your videos. Definitely a favorite influencer of mine. Been around since the great tomato challenge with calikim back in the day.

[@Prezlsc]

Your 1st Farmer’s Table video popped up and I thought it was a copycat channel that stold your picture. I was thrilled to see you cooking! Been following Roots and Refuge since about 2018 and have learned so much! You have a gift! I laugh and I cry and I am inspired by your energy and enthusiasm ❤ Every video is like a visit with a friend. Thank you for all you do 👏

[@asiajo1010]

Been following you since R&R and before the big move ❤ Loveee to see how far you and your family have come.. the community you’ve built. Love that Miah has his channel- y’all are just full of insight and knowledge. I still go back and watch the early stages of Jess on KZbin in the garden 😂🫶🏽 So sweet to see your confidence build and the growth but also yet somehow you haven’t changed up on us at all 😌

[@lifeattheterrace]

I found you pre Covid with tomatoes, sunflowers and lots of goats and chickens 😊 and avidly followed since then. You gave me confidence to move house- if you can move 1000miles away with your children, I can move my family 40 miles away and it will be okay. Jamie Oliver is the Chef I think I have learnt most from, cooking real food from scratch and simply. And of course, Ina garten who makes food look beautiful. xx

[@tamiebarnes2957]

I’m not a cook (but have been cooking for almost 50 years) I’m not good at following recipes. We raise our own chicken & pork plus we also harvest our own venison. I also grow a garden. My problem is making tasty meals from ingredients. My husband can look into the fridge or pantry & pull something tasty together. I just cook basic; tacos, spaghetti, grilled meat, etc. and usually the same meals every week. That’s where I need help. Variety & pulling it all together into something tasty. Thankful for your new channel. I’ve been following you for five years now. Excited to watch the build of your home 🥰

[@jamieuetrecht2709]

I’d love to see more videos on using fresh herbs! Before I gardened, I never used fresh herbs in my cooking. Now I find myself dehydrating them to use them like I have for years… but I know there is something special about using herbs fresh… I just don’t know how! LOVE this new channel! ❤

[@OneGirlsGarden-uy3dc]

I'm thinking at this point in my experience level, growing flowers, veggies and cooking... preserving are one. I never skipped a beat when you added your channel. I must watch you enough that KZbin knew. I listen to your current and past podcast on my weekly bread making day which is Tuesday at this current season. Haven't bought bread since Nov 15, 2023 since around when you launched. Thank you for that! I'm learning from you! 4 yrs ago I never would have guessed I would be a stay at home plant mom, now vlogging for the first time in less than a week. You enspire us! I'm hoping to start a seed swap in our county this year. This will be one of our main passions for 2024. I want to give back to our community! And learn from others. You made a difference in my life for sure.

[@susanwright3843]

Hi Jess! I would LOVE to see a video about each vegetable you grow in your garden and how you preserve it, and what you use it for. For example, a video on onions could be how many you grow and why, the seasons you plant them in, a recipe highlighting that veggie, and how you preserve them. I have a veggie garden and I'm starting to recognize things like, I want to plant more tomatoes because my goal is to freeze tomatoes for making soup in the winter, canning salsa and to stock the pantry with tomato sauce. I also froze some bags of cherry tomatoes to use in a baked feta pasta recipe. I'd just love to hear your thoughts process on what you grow, how much, and why. I love your channels, thank you! ❤

[@alysiagregg133]

Enjoying your new channel Jess. Been watching Roots and Refuge pretty much since you got serious about KZbin. I have been wanting to see how you use all the things you grow so I am very excited about The Farmer's Table! Keep all of the cooking and preserving videos coming. It would be helpful to see how you store items in your pantry, freezer, etc. Really trying to be more mindful of being stocked and going to the store less frequently. It feels like a big hurdle to transition from grocery store shopping to buying in bulk or getting food locally. Your passion and the way you break things down are a gift from the Lord and I love the way you have the heart of a teacher. Keep being real.

[@gaysullivan1942]

I am a R&R follower. I live alone and need your enthusiasm to get me cooking for fun again, like I did when the house and table were full.

[@BinfordMJ]

I came from R&R also. I first found you when I was trying to learn to grow vegetables early in 2023, and the first video of yours I saw was the one where you were growing vegetables in a blue kiddie pool, and you and your hubby were putting up arches to grow your climbing veggies. I have learned so much from you since and will continue to learn. Love both your channels!