Let's Talk Local Food Movement | Full Summer Garden Tour

[@scientificexplorergirl3374]

It astounds me how someone as young as you has the values and skill that you do! It is exciting to see your passion!

[@angelenerash5160]

Agreed!! She is awesome!

[@markkristynichols845]

Same here! Wish I’d have known as much when I was her age! (53 now😂). Go sis! ❤️ Kristy in Missouri zone 6b 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ronmiskin1194]

Yep, exactly our feelings about her as well. :)

[@eloisenair956]

I love your chattering it excites me about food gardening.

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you all for the kind words.

[@pookiehoney]

It's not about being totally self sufficient, it's about your local community being sufficient together. We need to think more local and buy and barter with each other.

[@bettyjoscookin3847]

Alot of it is being self sufficient!! Are you kidding? Lol

[@AcreHomestead]

we all do the best we can and some is supporting local.

[@Tiffany-vj1tv]

Becky, as always you are amazing ... such a mature, intelligent young woman who blows me away with every video!!!! You could head a corporation you really know how to handle yourself and navigate the world around you!!!!!! Thank you for doing these videos you are truly helping people and encouraging them to think outside the box and get back to the fundamentals!!!!!! ❤️❤️😊🙏

[@jenniferperry6551]

Well said Tiffany! My 54 year old self, is amazed by this young woman. I’m a gardener and I home cook,can,,thrift store and make freezer meals but she is putting me to shame.

[@sewingstoryprojects6178]

I agree!!! She's amazing!!

[@wvmountainmomma5696]

Absolutely agree! LOVE this channel and subscribed! I'll be 59 in a few days and have learned so much from her! ❤

[@AcreHomestead]

Tiffany, thank you for the kind words. I am enjoying what I am doing.

[@sandrawillis9868]

When you said that Martin Luther King quote that got me, this girl knows what she was talking about I love watching your channel I can watch it all day keep doing what you doing you doing a great job

[@nancypompey5940]

Zinnia seeds are the very easiest to harvest and use the next year. When the blooms dry up, just cut the bloom off, I store mine in a big paper sack over the winter. Then, when it's time to plant them again, I just crumble the whole blooms up in my bed. I bought a packet of seeds six years ago and that's the last one I had to buy. Love seeing them come up each year from last year's flowers

[@madisontcarter]

Hi Nancy! Can you explain this a little bit more? I want to do this with my zinnias this season. Are you saying that you dry out the head/flower part of the plant and just stick them whole into a paper bag?

[@JohnsonBranchFarm]

I wonder if you can do this with calendula. I’m having a hard time trying to figure that one out

[@arlenemiller7598]

Let the plant die and dry out on the stem then collect the flowers

[@nancypompey5940]

Yes, that's how I do it. I just wait till the plant dies up, then, with scissors, cut the bloom off, stick it in a paper sack, then, the next spring just break up the while bloom into your bed. I used to try to remove the seeds, but it's m that's very time consuming, and the part of the bloom that is not seed serves as organic material to compost and fed the plant as it grows. Win win.

[@heartsdreamshomestead8930]

I saved my zinnia and marigolds seeds last year. I was so excited to be able to do that I also saved some vegetable seeds

[@amandaforeman2626]

Supporting local farms is such a wonderful thing ! My garden is doing terrible this year and I’m going to be purchasing all my vegetables from a local farm ! Knowing your local farmers is so important !

[@AcreHomestead]

it is very important.

[@Iamhome365]

We have a local veg farm but I try buy organic as much as i can cause the amount of fertiliser and sprays that they use is terrible! The local farmer who leased out his land to them stopped eating carrots cause he saw exactly what they were putting on them (not saying they're all like That!!) Definitely going to have a garden next year. I'm in Ireland, not the US

[@amandaforeman2626]

@@Iamhome365 ya for sure ! We try to eat organic also but it’s so expensive and out here , organic doesn’t always mean clean . It’s very sad ! I try to grow as much as I can and if I buy from a farm , I ask if they spray . My absolute best to you! Wishing I could visit Ireland ! It where a lot of my family came from ! Blessings !

[@rachaelmennor]

I recently found you on KZbin. I can't stop watching your videos. You are such an inspiration. Early this year I was diagnosed with two type of cancer which I had removed. Now I am going through chemo. Some day are better than others. I tried to eat healthy with organic but it's hard. I started a container garden and seems to be doing ok. Not everyday am I able to take care of them but I try. I love what you are doing and your lifestyle. Now I am learning from you. Keep up the good work and God bless. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you so much. welcome to the community. I'm sorry you are going through chemo. enjoy the videos while you rest.

[@Iamhome365]

So sorry that you're going through That!! Hope you're feeling better now

[@rachelgrinnell]

I can already tell that your channel will soar. You will end up being a staple in the homsteading/garden community, there is no doubt in my mind. You're an inspiration for people our age.

[@AcreHomestead]

Wow thanks!! That is so nice of you Rachel

[@Barbie4U2]

Killin the game Becky, killin it!

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you.

[@Becka034]

I can share my pickle recipe! We taught about 6 neighbors before we moved to our one acre Homestead how to make *Becker Dill Pickles* Because they all loved them so much!! I make at least 50 quarts for the year since we eat a jar a week! You need Cukes/ Dill/ Garlic for each jar.. Make a brine of 8 and a half cups of water 2 and a fourth cup of white vinegar Half a cup of pickling salt This is usually enough brine for 7 Quart jars. Wash and slice cukes..I have speared them and sliced them as well..( set aside) Make the brine bring to a boil and cool slightly.. In each jar place whole Dill heads, fronds or even seeds if that is all you have or dried Dill weed..one or two or even 3 cloves of garlic..I smash mine to bring the flavor out and then add the sliced cukes..top with brine ..leave half inch headspace and HWB for 15 min. Allow to sit for at least 3 months before eating..

[@AcreHomestead]

WOW thank you!!

[@mustwereallydothis]

You've been a huge inspiration to me this year. My husband and I lived in our house for over 25 years and had spent most of them building the most amazing, english style garden you can imagine. People routinely dropped by just to see it. Then one morning a huge rock slide hit our house and it was condemned. We weren't very upset to lose the house and belongings... but that garden. We literally mourned for three years. We had decided we were never going to garden again. This year we finally decided we had wallowed long enough. Our garden isn't huge yet but we do have a good start on our next masterpiece.

[@nclinedi]

What a devastating loss. Any gardener will appreciate how the garden felt like a bigger loss than the house. My heart is with you as you begin to grow again. 💚

[@mustwereallydothis]

@@nclinedi thank you for that sweet reply. We just happened to buy the house next door to our destroyed one so we have watched as it transformed from a paradise to a forest of raspberries, weeds and manchurian elm trees. It's quite remarkable how quickly it has happened. On the upside though, those trees now obscure the view of our old home, which from our new house, appears virtually undamaged. It's nice to no longer be constantly reminded that, in the years prior to the slide, we had spent a huge chunk of our retirement savings on a new roof, paint job, flooring and renovations, in preparation for my husband's, now indefinitely postponed, retirement.

[@AcreHomestead]

@tara I am sorry about your loss. That would be devastating. I am happy to hear you started small again. I hope you can find some joy in gardening again.

[@looneygardener]

You value your food so much more, waste less, when you know who grows your food. As a craft vendor who makes a living at two markets, I buy as much as I can from my friends. It's all about supporting each other.

[@sassafras7856]

I've just recently found your channel an love everything you do. The guarden is amazing! Very wise and sweet young lady, the world needs more like you ❤

[@AcreHomestead]

I'm glad you are here!! Thank you so much, Leslie!!

[@tamararoberts9307]

I totally agree 👍

[@loramartin4426]

Love that you are embracing healthy interdependence. None of us can be totally independent of others so an attitude of generosity and gratitude goes a long way. Thank you for your balanced perspective.

[@AcreHomestead]

It's so true!!

[@Lyddiebits]

I love how exciting it is to find new things on my vines too! Dollar tree Zinnia!? I have not seen any at my local DT. Oh the plumb😭so sorry!!! Gorgeous garden. I do LOVE how you address "we are all at different stages in our life" bc I told one of my daughters about you and she said, "I can't watch people like that because they make me feel like a failure" I get that, BUT YOU are different. It's your humility, you aren't putting on airs, or pretending to be something that you aren't. I find your outlook and attitude so refreshing 💙

[@AcreHomestead]

I try to be open and honest. any one can start small. that is what I want to inspire people to do. small changes.

[@Lyddiebits]

@@AcreHomestead you are doing it!💜💜💜I'm inspired! I've been making small changes for years, it's all about that:) enjoy your day!!!

[@sondrajohnson1605]

I work on a farm and we plant corn in the greenhouse and I do the planting, so I suggest you get a 96 cell tray and just poke your seed in the soil and cover it with soil. But first fill you tray with soil and soak the tray and soil in water for a few minutes, then plant and sprinkle with water. Let it get about 4 inches tall and plant in the garden. If you have any questions just ask. I plant about 100,000 corn seeds.

[@AcreHomestead]

Thanks

[@debbielovett3087]

It's so refreshing to see someone as young as you so passionate about old skills that few have. Most young people can't boil water much less grow a garden and preserve the food. Great job!!

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you so much!!

[@InForTheFood]

I think it’s great if people would shop locally. Also, I think canning and preserving should come back in trend and everyone should try to eat seasonal.

[@sarahsmith9084]

I love my Excaliber dehydrator! Did some farm fresh 🍓 just last week. My mom always struggled with mold using the circle style ones. It felt like such a success to finally get it right...so much so my sister bought one for herself after she saw how much her kids loved my dehydrated fruit. We also canned 🍅 with her kids...gotta get that next generation hooked 😊

[@AcreHomestead]

preserving seasonal foods are the best.

[@finleyabear5753]

I’ve completely fallen in love with you and your videos. You’ve helped me so much. I love that you are realistic that we can’t all have a homestead but can still do small gardens and buy local as much as possible. I live in a neighborhood with a small backyard but last year was determined to start growing my own blueberries. They weren’t ready last year but I got my first blueberry off yesterday for this year. So exciting and you are so right, there is nothing like eating something you grew yourself from your own backyard! Fingers crossed my figs make an appearance this year too!

[@AcreHomestead]

I am so happy I can help you Finley. We can all start small.

[@markkristynichols845]

“Little tweaks for big peaks” LOVE THAT!!! ❤️ Kristy in Missouri 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@barbaragoss6177]

Your such a great inspiration to the younger generation! I'm in my 70s and have a no dig garden and orchard which we mulch heavily with barley straw bales from the local farmer !Hi from Tasmania Australia!

[@cookingwithsusie8909]

When pickling cucumbers, to keep them crisp add 1 grape leaf to the jar. The tannins in the grapleaf retains the crispness of fresh cucumbers. 😉

[@jameyfisher423]

Thanks! Great advice

[@sonjabaker426]

Bay leaves work too.

[@sandijammes7761]

@@sonjabaker426 if you use bay leaves for crispness, doesn't it change the flavor? It's a pretty stout taste. Really curious- just never heard of that. Ya GOTTA have CRISPY PICKLES, RIGHT?

[@suziebuckingham9053]

@@sandijammes7761 it’s a grape leaf, not bay leaf

[@sandijammes7761]

@@suziebuckingham9053 Grape leaves are what my grandma used when I was younger, so I've used them too, but I got curious about it when @Sonja Baker mentioned bay leaves. Thanks tho... have a safe Independence Day!

[@LouiseJ48896]

Hello from Sweden😊 you are an inspiration👍 I love that you go through how to preserve the harvest. That is what I miss from many other channels. Love!

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you so much!!

[@JasmineBrownOttawa]

Thanks so much for the comments about how everyone is in a different place, has a different situation, and just start where you are and do what you can. Great advice!

[@hollyu48]

You have a beautiful garden, and I think your movement will be well worth everyone’s time and effort to follow

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you so much!!

[@amywebb1663]

"Chop and drop" works great! I do that with almost everything that I trim and pull, it makes a great mulch layer. I just layed all my cilantro down between the tomato rows. I also love to mix random things in like you did with the carrots and basil in the peppers. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Your gardens are beautiful 😊

[@netsweralivhuwani3247]

Livhu from South Africa here, i am very inspired by your garden, i am always looking forward to a new video

[@AnnaWagnerCarroll]

Those temps! 🥵 Your garden looks so lush! Totally agree with cultivating relationships within your community.

[@AcreHomestead]

it has been hot!

[@jenniferoverturf1064]

Watching this 6 months late, and I can’t wait for June! I love watching garden tours in the winter ❤️ We are talking about buying local meat for the first time and your videos on that have been really helpful. Thank you for all your hard work making content 😊

[@staciderhak7332]

I love the idea of getting to know local farmers and eating as much locally as possible. I have been working on developing those relationships with local farmers for several years. It really pays off. Thanks for your amazing channel. I really enjoy it!

[@AcreHomestead]

you are so welcome. it really pays off knowing the farmers.

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank for Staci for being here!! Sorry for the late reply!

[@amysacrehomestead279]

Composting in place is part of permaculture called chop and drop. It’s a very popular method in tropical areas and where I live in Florida. Our soil is very poor and sandy and the best way to correct that is with mulch and planting nitrogen fixers for the sole purpose of chop and drop, it’s literally food for your plants. Great job!!

[@Shmoopy6]

Just picked up my CSA box this morning! We've been supporting a small local organic farm for over 7 years. It's turned into a friendship! We live a mile and a quarter from the ocean on the central coast in Cali and am experimenting each year to see what my yard(and myself!) is capable of! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@AcreHomestead]

YAY!! Good for you!! I did that for many years and it helped me learn to cook with what I had

[@angelenerash5160]

I have watched several channels that also had a slow start with loofah gourds. They thought it was a lost cause as well but they took off and went crazy! I believe they are just slow starters. Hope you get an awesome harvest from them. Thanks for sharing!

[@michellerobinett9276]

I appreciate your vision. I have had a very hard time accepting I cannot grow everything we consume and it is SOOOO very important to support local farmers.

[@kimiyemlsmallgardendream8115]

I’m binge watching. Had to go back into the office so no more letting you keep me entertained at home. 💕💕💕

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you!!

[@blackriflehomestead]

Catching up on your videos! I just went to our farmers market here in Manhattan, Kansas for the first time and it is amazing!! It was so wonderful to speak with the farmers and producers of local food and I came home with some delicious things. I also just got done eating some pickles that I made from cucumbers I grew myself! I’m so excited about my garden next year because I want to make it even bigger and better. It’s so great to know there’s other people out there in my generation who are passionate about this area of life!

[@jessicawileman1983]

This has been my first season involved with a local CSA. It has been such a blessing! It's amazing how little you need to do to make local, fresh food taste amazing!

[@AcreHomestead]

CSAs are the best!

[@anitahamlin2411]

It is amazing how young you are to be so wise. Beautiful garden!

[@AcreHomestead]

So nice of you! thank you

[@tammytackitt8713]

When the summer gets real hot down here in Texas we plant okra and Black eyed peas that might work for your hot summer last week I planted okra and they're looking good

[@carolynmills513]

I always wondered why black eyed peas and okra are so prevalent in the South. Thanks for the info.

[@mustwereallydothis]

I've been told that you can eat okra leaves and they are delicious. I haven't been able to find any information on it though. Not many people grow them up here but I want to try next year anyway. I was wondering if, in the likely event they don't produce much okra, we can at least use the leaves.

[@wickedrocketelvispel]

YAS! Good to know! Thank you for this insight!

[@veekleyn2589]

This is so great Becky!! 1000% agree with you. I just love you so much and the amount of passion you have for homesteading and community. You have inspired me more than I can explain. I’m about your age and live in a busy city and none of my friends are even remotely interested in this so thank you for making these videos so I can nerd out on everything homesteading with you!!! 🤍🤍🤍

[@crazywriterchic]

I would love to do a patio challenge! Could even do a video ordering the seeds in the winter

[@sharonsbackyardbistro1635]

You are a precious soul! My husband and I are on the adventure of being self sustainable. We plan on growing the majority of our food this upcoming year and what I don’t grow I will purchase from a wonderful Amish family down the road. We are also getting chickens for eggs. We buy our beef and pork from local farmers. I look forward to learning from you. I’m 53 and retired now but have a lot of energy for my age still, but you remind me so much of myself when I was young.

[@beealll3475]

You are such a Blessing and inspiration🙏

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you!!

[@pamelaharrison7328]

Food grade diatomaceous earth is great for treating your veggie plants for insects. It can also be put directly on your animals for fleas, ticks, mites, etc....chickens, dogs, cats, goats, etc... You can also ingest it safely. It's actually good for you. You can also treat your yard or your home(under furniture and such) with it if it's dry. If it gets wet it ruins it, re-apply when dry. It's super cheap and available at most feed stores.

[@BootsandBountyHomestead]

I am with you girl!!! Let's do this! 👊 West TN here

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you. welcome and we can do it!

[@barbaraswader1799]

I could watch your videos all day. They are so great. Thank you .

[@sydney6268]

I've had a lot of luck using diatomaceous earth for aphids.

[@sabbyjones2308]

Im going to my farmers market for the first time in two years i miss it thank you for reminding me how wonderful it was

[@AcreHomestead]

enjoy the trip!!

[@lindawhite5006]

Last year I used Mrs. Wages kosher dill and bread and butter pickles and they both turned out very good. Her Salsa was good too. It's in packs and canisters with all the necessary spices. It's sold in the canning areas. I tried to add my own garlic to some of the kosher pickles and had to throw them out. When I've canned with garlic it changes to a bad taste. Beautiful garden!

[@cobault2010]

Love Mrs. Wages. Makes my pickles taste amazing.

[@AcreHomestead]

sounds yummy. thank you for sharing.

[@deborahkristensen9344]

I just love «Animal, Vegetable, Miracle» by Barbara Kingsolver! I read it every year! I’m 64, an American living in Norway since ‘81, trying to grow all our own vegetables and herbs. A mink killed all our chickens a few years ago, so I really love seeing and hearing about yours!!

[@soggysuzzi1123]

University of Washington, Clark County, maintains a list of all small gardeners in t;his area and Oregon. Also "Master Gardeners" meets (or met) once a month which will connect you with the kind of folks you are looking for. Just a matter on finding out when they will recommence meetings. Check with the County Ag at the farm on 78th street. One of the gals tracks the Master Gardeners activities and trips to farms around the area. On another subject, for the home teas ;you want to grow and make, if you haven't tripped over Heidi at Rain Country check her out. She is very active in this and other "prepper" at home issues that may be of interest to you. She and her husband live in Forks, which is west of Seattle. Hi from your Salmon Creek neighbor!

[@sandijammes7761]

@Soggysuzzi • I agree about Heidi. She does a LOT of interesting things & is kind of like a walking encyclopedia! Good suggestion for you Becky! Have a safe, COOLER Independence Day all!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@AcreHomestead]

I will have to check out Master Gardner's. thank you for the tip.

[@EarthAngel88856]

What a great mentality to have! Wish more people thought the way you do. Your passion for gardening and living a sustainable life is contagious!

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you so much.

[@dianebeckner884]

Be careful putting tomato cuttings in the walkway between your tomatoes. Make sure there is no sign of disease on them. Diseased branches should be removed from the garden completely. Same for squash. I learned that the hard way..

[@sherry2836]

Love your vids; you have such a pleasant, confident personality. Your idea of a small space container garden challenge is appealing as I am a patio gardener myself. Someone suggested juicing cucumbers and mix with lemonade for a refreshing summer drink and wow, was he right! Delicious. Chopped cucumbers with mango, diced jalapeno, mint and a lime honey dressing is also delicious. Love roasted corn in a delicious Southwest Chicken Salad with creamy cilantro dressing. Or in a black bean jalapeno salsa. Thanks for sharing your beautiful garden.

[@AcreHomestead]

Wow juicing cucumbers sounds so good!! i love that idea! thank you for your ideas and for watching, Sherry!

[@amandaforeman2626]

If you clip the suckers on tomatoes and put them in water , you will get more tomato plants ! They produce.

[@cobault2010]

So true. I am doing this also. I put a little root powder on them and just stick them in the ground.

[@arlenemiller7598]

Honey roots stems too

[@christab3972]

Really?! Wow!!! Do I put them in water to grow roots or just into the ground?!

[@amandaforeman2626]

@@christab3972 put in water till they root, then the ground!

[@christab3972]

@@amandaforeman2626 thanks for the wisdom!!

[@kimboeskeim397]

You are a very inspiring young woman! Bravo!! Thank you for sharing your gifts! ❤️

[@champagnegardening5182]

I've been chopping and dropping too. It keeps my rollie pollie beetles off my living plants

[@AcreHomestead]

great idea!!

[@thymeofourlives1477]

Wow, I have recently found your channel and I love watching it to unwind after long days at Culinary School. I so admire the way that you cook and preserve food and it is just so comforting. I was wondering why I find your channel feels so much like home, and then boom: you're from Portland area. I grew up just across the river in Camas/Vancouver area. Love what you're doing, and you inspire me to start my own garden when I move back after graduation!

[@zagros3280]

I have read that highly spiritual people just eat food that is made from the hand of A very positive vibrational person. they usually have someone like that around them Why because "FOOD IS SACRED"to them. it gives the body nutrition. Fast-food restaurant dosen' t give your body that kind of nutrition. The love you put in your garden makes it SACRED and in return gives your body nutrition. Much love for being wise.

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you!

[@beverly5253]

You are AMAZING! Thank you for sharing your life with us.

[@nashnash7997]

I had a cauliflower in a container and it was getting SO big. Squirrels bit into it then bugs destroyed it in one day i was SO upset. Did the same thing to my cabbage in a container. These squirrels terrorize me. Literally terrorize me

[@rscadengo]

Hi. Becky I did it I started my small garden because of you . I also canned my first 8 cans of tomatoes!!! So excited I’m going to do more.

[@tdewtx]

Took me a couple years to realize that I wasn't a person whose green thumb had died, but that birds had been eating my seeds. We will not talk about the squirrels and raccoons. I am late late late for a Texas garden but I am determined to grow one this year.

[@sarahsmith9084]

Good luck. Ugh! I gave up battling squirrels this year. Maybe next year I will try again. Urban gardening is tough when you're the tastiest 🏡 around.

[@AcreHomestead]

I'm glad you realized it! start small!!

[@hearhermccleary3154]

I took last years freezer corn and put it in my dehydrater. Then ground it down and made corn bread. SO GOOD!

[@Lyddiebits]

Wasn't that horrible hot heat!? I was in my garden at 530 on those days:)

[@AcreHomestead]

Me too! That's the only way to beat it! :)

[@janettaylor5819]

I live in Ontario, Canada. I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your channel. I wish you all the best!

[@KatiDebelic]

Re: Marigolds, let them grow- they are good.

[@supatx1399]

Good mosquito repellant!

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you Lisa and Kati.

[@ashleyyarish9955]

I love love love your videos! I grew up gardening I have a smaller garden but I love to grow my own tomatoes and cucumbers and stuff. I just started four blueberry plants this year and my kids are having so much fun picking them and eating them. It makes me feel so good to know my kids are eating food I know is clean and safe of chemicals

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you. gardening is so much fun.

[@beckywhitehead9901]

you lady are an awesome young woman. I wish more young people was like you. keep up the great work. By the way I had to giggle about you chasing your fur babies down, reminded me of my daughter 'n' law.

[@nancyedgar8639]

Love summer where I live, Wi, we have a local farmer's stand where I buy tons of veggies and I picked 21 pounds of strawberries 3 weeks ago, and apples and sweet corn are coming.

[@sarahsmith9084]

Ditto on Wisconsin summer abundance. Thank goodness for freezers and AC so I can can in July since our season is so short. What goodies did your 🍓 turn into or did you freeze all of them?

[@nancyedgar8639]

Strawberry shortcake, and blended in my yogurt. Shared some with friends and family and froze the rest for for later use. Anxiously awaiting corn and zucchini. What are your favs?

[@sarahsmith9084]

@@nancyedgar8639 Dehydrated, fresh eating, low sugar jam, and frozen for ice cream or to put atop cake at Christmas.. I will blend into plain yogurt too. Healthy and tasty. One that I love but I've only made once...strawberry milk Mmm. 🍓 shortcake ...I bet it was so delicious 😊

[@littlesuzie6672]

I’m only new to this channel, but Becky, you are so refreshing to watch and listen to. You seem very humble & friendly, I really enjoy your videos! Thank you for sharing with us ❤️

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you so much!!

[@mohameddjagham6768]

I have been binge watching ur channel since I found it. U inspire me to grow my own food .

[@krisjx3]

obsessed with your gorgeous garden! so lush! I love that you have such a deep connection to your food and the sources. Very deep! I love that you encourage this idea. Keep up the excellent content!

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you so much!!

[@lindaa1148]

I love supporting our local farms and produce stands.

[@AcreHomestead]

they are the best!

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Watching and commenting, not finished yet but couldn’t wait to say how fab the video is. I am pickling for the first time this year whilst also working full time and running the homestead (smallholding) we’re doing the UK equivalent of what you’re doing and loving it. You’re doing amazing 🤩

[@kimbradley1292]

Hi Tracy, I'm in the North East of UK, I've just watched you canning goulash. I think you & Becky are inspirational. Thanks for the videos both of you! xx

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

@@kimbradley1292 that’s super kind! Thank you for commenting. We’re County Durham 💚

[@peggy5040]

Hi Becky, loving your channel. The garden space you have created is beautiful. Hope to get my little garden looking that good someday.

[@grassfood4793]

It's official. I found your channel a few days ago, and have been astonished at how much you accomplish! Now seeing this garden, and even more what you do, and who you are, I think you are the cutest, sweetest, most genuine dear person, and a real inspiration! Number one in my book. I am almost 60 and seeing your incredible energy and enthusiasm for living and creating a real and healthy life, is so encouraging. May you continue to be blessed by the Creator and Sustainer of all things, Yahuah Tsevaoth.

[@AcreHomestead]

Tsevaoth! You are to sweet! thank you for your kind words!

[@grassfood4793]

@@AcreHomestead The Name Yahuah Tsevaoth is Hebrew and means Adonai of Hosts (or LORD of All Things) . (not my name, haha.) You are blessed and an inspiration.

[@TheJaymarcyhigley]

Beautiful gardens! Last year I harvested marigold flowers and dried them for tea, and it was so delicious! I especially live mixing mint leaves with the marigold leaves when I make tea. It is fun to try different teas!

[@TheDkavz]

I'm loving watching your garden grow! Thanks for another great video Becky :)

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you!!

[@lornacooper8991]

Becky I love watching you. You give me encouragement of planting. As a retire Nr. watching you how you go about your daily working garden using your produce cooking preserving and giving advice. Keep sending these beautiful video. I love watching you. Thank you

[@AcreHomestead]

You are so welcome! Thank you! Sorry for the late reply!

[@janicewoodard-heath7933]

I love watching the channel! I get so many ideas from your channel. I think that squash looks like an acorn squash to me. I have been gardening for about 17 years and I am almost 33. Our local community just started a farmers market and I make sure to visit and support. I think our generation needs to bring back gardening into the home. Thanks for all the ideas!

[@AcreHomestead]

you're welcome. I have gardening.

[@FarmersWifeHomestead]

Love this hash tag idea. Over here in New Zealand we do buy local quite a bit already. Our farmers markets are quite popular. Looking forward to watching this in August 😊

[@megaamold9597]

Love this! My partner and I are moving to Northern MN in summer 22, and can’t wait for your video next summer about small space gardening! We’ll start with herbs and because our season is very short, we’re thinking tomatoes for our first container garden. Salsa and pasta sauce 😁 We we’re talking about different ways to meet people and I never thought if the Farmers market! Thank you for sharing your knowledge & resources! All the best-Megan

[@rachelvickers9545]

I just fell in love with your channel. I'm getting excited about going to a farmer's market this year. Thanks for lighting my spark!

[@IcedBlackRoses]

Your garden is gorgeous, and such goals for my husband and I! We're still stuck in apartment-living at the moment, but I love watching others homesteading and gardening videos to give inspiration (and tips!) for our future homestead! I just found your channel today, but so far I love your videos and I adore your energy!

[@AcreHomestead]

Thank you!

[@marvelenelavigne7427]

Becky you are awesome. I have to plant my garden in 5 gallon buckets and flower pots and grow bags. You have such great passion. Keep up the great work

[@AcreHomestead]

Wow, thank you! Sorry for the late reply!

[@laurengoode9893]

As I've been bingeing your videos (finally catching up as I found your channel about 6 months ago....maybe...) I'm getting SO itchy to get out in the garden! I think I'm starting some herbs this week to help itch the itch!

[@KStan1494]

I make refrigerator pickles whenever I get pickling cukes from the farmers market. To get that super satisfying crunch on the spear add about 1 tsp calcium chloride (it keeps the spears firm and not soggy). With a 3:1 ratio of your choice vinegar and water and whatever mix spices and seasonings you like you have a perfect pickle (this is in a standard wide mouth mason jar). My fav combo is with some sliced beats and whatever spice mix you prefer to get vibrant pink pickles with that earthy beet flavor. The pickled beets are also fabulous!

[@shahedayeasmeen8089]

Love your thoughtful thinking about the food we need to eat that we ether grow or buy. Never see someone such young to start her own homestead. Keep up and share your ideas.

[@AcreHomestead]

I will!

[@GoRosieM]

I enjoy your energy and enthusiasm. I work full time and dairy goat farm after that. I just moved to my little farm house and I'm setting up my homestead here in central Oklahoma. I'm able to sell raw milk here in Oklahoma and appreciate you promoting local farmers, I have lots of friends that grow all kinds of things from veggies to hay. The one thing that 2020 did was change the focus and more people are buying local. It's a good thing....

[@AcreHomestead]

that is a lot of work. you inspire me!! great work Rosann.

[@AcreHomestead]

Thanks!!

[@ashleyashleym2969]

I have recently found your videos and this is such a beautiful message. I have been wanting to try and start my own garden but there is definitely some things I need to get sorted out in my life first.

[@judydenham2110]

Hi Becky. I grew up on a fruit farm in the Okanagan Valley (British Columbia) and so was surrounded by homegrown fruit and vegetables. With regard to your fruit trees - most hard fruits (apples and pears especially) needed to be pruned in the fall and once the fruit begins to grown, needs to be thinned (or culled) in the Spring if you want large, healthy and especially sweet, fruit. There are a lot of videos on how to do this but essentially you will see that the fruit tends to grow in pairs or even triples and if one (or two) aren't removed, then the fruit is small and not very well developed. I believe this needs to be done before the fruit is a certain size and July is too late to do this. Pruning involves cutting back branches much like you would do to shrubbery, again if you want the tree to remain healthy and grow fruit. Good luck with your research. Your garden looks wonderful and reminds me of the garden we had when I was a child. My mother preserved everything in sight. We even bottled grape juice - and it was absolutely delicious!!

[@christinemcnamara8787]

Thank you so much for sharing your garden with me I think it's beautiful

[@christinemcnamara8787]

You're very welcome Becky I love your videos and I'll see you next time have a good day👌😁

[@FermentedHomestead]

I just found you and your channel and I have been enjoying your videos so much! Your garden is so full and beautiful! I have the same habit of planting in every place possible, I'm looking forward to seeing how well all of your squash grow!

[@AcreHomestead]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@dawnstella7762]

Becky! Love your informative style, logical presentation and genuine demeanor. Your energy is contagious. Okay, maybe it's more enviable than contagious. Best wishes, keep going!

[@AcreHomestead]

thank you!! i am loving this.

[@sewingbreesinger4831]

I live in NY and this is something I'm interested in doing in my neighborhood! Thank you for the inspiration!!! 🌱✌💗

[@kathykeating9641]

Hi Becky, I so love watching your videos. I share the same disgust for slugs as you, since I live up here in Tacoma, Washington, I completely understand about the slug problem. Have you ever tried making your own beer slug traps? They work so well. Just get like a medium size plastic margarine tub, dig a hole in the dirt in the area of your garden to a depth of the margarine tub, and fill the tub about a little over half full with beer, and the slugs flock to it. They go in, but they don't ever come back out.😁

[@vivianyerton7937]

Fermented pickles are amazing.1 quart water 1tbs salt as a brine, I put a bay leaf to keep the crisp. Set on cabinet for 7 days, test for taste if you like it refrigerator storage, test every few days till you get desired flavor.

[@AcreHomestead]

Great idea!!

[@marymaria672]

You are such an inspiration! What you said about being able to picture the faces of the people who produced your food was really touching and has motivated me to search out more local farmers. Quick request: would you consider videos of how you make your red pepper flakes and garlic powder?

[@AcreHomestead]

Those will be coming when I harvest more of them! what i currently use is from last years harvest.

[@pcollins6256]

So glad I found your channel. Every video I have watched so far has been full of knowledge and inspiration. THANK YOU for sharing 🙏❤

[@AcreHomestead]

you are welcome!! it is fun to share as i learn.

[@AcreHomestead]

I'm so glad you are here!!