Making Ice Cream from Foraged Walnuts!

[@Drealucinda]

Jordan and Silvan sincerely met me where im at with sliding scale pricing on their classes. Thanks again guys, im learning a lot already

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

So glad to hear that you’re enjoying the course Andrea! 🙂

[@KateInColor]

It IS always ice cream season! Well done on showing us how to look for the potential of our individual areas.

[@jamiet9132]

When I was little my neighbors were sisters that live next to each other. They would gather the walnuts and clean and then dry them for use over the winter. It's a core memory of mine as a young child. I would help them. And I can still smell the pungent scent of the outer skins. To this day I'm 41 I haven't foraged for them but if I ever needed to I could. ❤

[@mikaem]

I love seeing how you all are using nuts most people don’t realize are super tasty. Also, the green fruit from the black walnuts makes a beautiful dye for wool and I think you could use it for your leather work too.

[@saraherber1887]

How lovely you managed an ice cream. Sometimes, only something sweet will do. The children in my family enjoy honey sickles. We puree a jar of our canned peaches or cherries then add a little honey and put it into a mold to freeze. They have the same satisfied face as the gent in the video. I hope you both enjoy every spoonful.

[@tarawatterson4188]

Your videos are always the highlight of my day. You have so much of value to teach but the music and the clips of the harvesting/growing process makes these videos a treat to watch too. I have purchased the online classes and am enjoying those too! Thanks for sharing, Sylvan and Jordan!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Aw thank you for your kind words! And we’re so happy to hear that you’re enjoying the courses 🙂

[@jamiet9132]

There is a I believe it's walnut and spinach pesto that my mom in law makes and it's really good. A lot more affordable than pine nuts.

[@toddlorenz8411]

I actually found your channel from a earlier walnut collecting video of yours. You inspired me to collect my walnuts this year{ 2-1/2 wheelbarrows full } and wash and cure them. They have a buttery taste ,so glad I finally figured how to save them correctly! Thanks for all the great videos and information!

[@gheefreak]

Love your content and your creativity. The foods you guys cook for yourself always look amazing.

[@moamoa7067]

This felt as fate aligned, just recently bought an ice cream maker so I could make some herbal garden ice creams and fruit sorbets, this really gave me some ideas....😊

[@noahmursu2008]

Let me tell you, these videos have absolutely sustained me through this winter. The weekly insight into the things you eat each and every week really points to the abundance God has put all around us, and they inspire joy as a result. I'm looking forward to seeing even more creative recipes in the future! Cheers!

[@gogogadgetgore]

Beautiful music!!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Right? That’s our friend Ethan on the piano. I think you can see him in the background of some of the clips 🙂

[@lilachomestead]

Your creativity always amazes me! Keep it up :)

[@madisoncullman]

I love watching these videos. I am a nut farmer and seeing y'all enjoy making new recipes is a real treat. Not enough people are interested. If anyone does want to buy or is interested in learning please feel free to reach out to me.

[@mushroom-beans]

I love your content! I’ve had the dream of becoming a homesteader for the longest time but can’t because of my health… you show little ways of incorporating that lifestyle into a more “modern access” life

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Yea we personally don’t feel like it has to be an “all or nothing” lifestyle so we like to incorporate things as we can

[@sillybeee]

I love the sliding scale pricing-you guys are seriously the best.

[@amybradley4606]

Hello from the UK! Just to say that I love your videos. Really informative yet relaxing to watch. I’m always super chill by the end of the video. Keep working your magic both, you’re fab :)

[@ambrosiarevolt-may8996]

I actually started following you because I was thinking about harvesting black walnuts. I decided it was not something I would actually enjoy. I greatly enjoy your content!

[@isimerias]

I know what you mean about the marker flavour too. A few years back when I found found a bunch at the foot of a tree down the road, I hammered it open and tried it fresh. It didn’t exactly leave me wanting to come back for more. So I love to see all the ways you find to make it more palatable.

[@JustMe085]

Cilantro 🌿 is my favorite ❤️

[@camyh6180]

This year I plan to make the effort of collecting walnuts and washing them when the season comes again!

[@juliehill8292]

I love this one. Your videos are so peaceful to watch as well as informative. Thank you so much for all you do.

[@lindabyrne1645]

The ice cream looks so good.

[@j.d.x4451]

Your content has been so amazing to watch, especially with my children .. we are amazed and have been so inspired by all yall do.. we are hoping to check out your classes in the summer time when our season is too hot to garden or do much of anything.. im currently in the thick of planting and canning season, but seeing how yall do things give us hope to continue on our 10th of an acre lot...

[@MassbyTrain]

I had some really good goat cheese ice cream this past weekend

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Ohh, I’m jealous! Our friends who just bought a farm outside of town are getting milking goats next year so we’ll hopefully be making some of our own soon 🙂

[@Marcel_Audubon]

"markery" haha! great description!

[@soniat1348]

You guys are amazing ❤

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks!

[@reneeclark9903]

You guys are such an inspiration!

[@qualqui]

With your comment on the ecosystem around Pittsburgh dear Sylvan, you've made me see that there is also good things over here, at 6,500ft.above sea level, land-locked, the coastal mountain ranges do a good job of restricting clouds coming inland so only during the summer monsoon do we get any substantial rainfall, so this means we're categorized as 'semi-arid' where cacti, other succulents and mesquites thrive well and something I didn't know that Aaron in TN made a video of, the Pindo Palm, whose small orange-colored plum-flavored fruit is edible?!! There are Pindo palms here, but its sad that many folks only see beautiful ornamentals separated from the edible trees and plants. Buen provecho on the ice cream treat, this would be Black Walnut honey Ice cream right? You don't see this ice cream on sale at stores or malls for sure!

[@betty20s]

Another amazing video. Thanks so much for inspiring us ❤

[@ellenradford8582]

I think having to work that hard for the food and making recipes makes every bite a celebration. And not think you could eat it and get more in the grocery store. 😊

[@christin973]

I'm curious because I love these videos and the idea of only eating what you grow, forage and hunt, for as long as possible, What's the longest you guys have lasted doing this?

[@nicolemiggin8358]

I would recommend using the cracked shell to scoop out the yolk. I find it easier then using my fingers.

[@christopherskipp1525]

Great reporting.

[@sallaheniese8382]

Perhaps for next year you can see if you can find some linden trees and use their nuts to get that chocolate flavor you're missing.

[@09echols]

My mom loved black walnuts.

[@riarealness]

I love black walnut ice cream. It definitely has a strange taste but that taste I enjoy that nature chemical taste. Of course it’s not chemical but this taste I only get from black walnuts. ❤❤

[@beth5676]

That looks yummy!

[@scarstrng2813]

i love this, your channel is amazing

[@mississippiapple1078]

So beautiful

[@NanaTrece9444]

Since you have limited space have you ever considered raising quail? I do at my home. They don't take a lot of space and are relatively easy.

[@yuliablatter]

I agree. Quail take very little space and the eggs are delicious!

[@IndigenousAboriginal]

Osiyo! I just love your lifestyle and what you both promote!! More people need to be like this. I recommend that you invest in a glass blender tho. Especially with putting hot stuff in your blender , it leeches BPA and other chemicals into your foods. You can get a class one for $40 or less and it's less plastic in use. Keep doing what you are both doing cuz you are both the change the world must see. Love you both!! Aho🦅🏹

[@Anniesheirloomacres]

You mentioned you don’t have space for chickens, have you looked into quail? They are incredibly space efficient and quiet.

[@jackfruth3738]

you two really are an inspiration

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Thanks!

[@mandapanda7407]

Do you ever smash the shells into a granulated material for an exfoliant in your soaps? I used to have a soap that used the shells of apricot pits

[@findAplaceToCallHome]

Walnut shell, the soft green one can be boiled, and you can use the water to rinse your hair. It prevents your hair from going gray too soon. My grandmother did this her whole life and still had black hair with only a few grays well into her 50s :)

[@laurasui1451]

What does it mean when the bees are flapping their wings and holding their butts up in the air!! Clip cut off right before the explanation! I’m so curious 😭

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

They’re sending out pheromones to the rest of the colony to let them know where they ended up. That’s how they stay together when they swarm and find a new home

[@rubygray7749]

If only we had access to the abundance of forest foods you have, here in Tasmania!! Eucalyptus leaves are just not that nourishing.

[@cateharris5483]

What mill do you use?

[@tbrad]

Just found you guys! I’ve watched a couple of your videos now. At the moment, my husband and I don’t have a place of our own, but as soon as we do, we can’t wait to start planting! Keep up the great work! Also, what ice cream maker do you have?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Cool, sounds like a great goal! And I’m not sure what the ice cream maker is, we got it as a wedding present years ago

[@EmilyYu-tk6mq]

but what does it mean when bees hold their butts up?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

They’re blowing out pheromones to signal to the rest of the colony where they ended up. That way the colony stays together when they swarm

[@ragnkja]

How hard is it to get lactose free ice cream where you live? Do you have options beyond vanilla ice cream, or do you always have to make other flavours yourselves?

[@RosasPlantBased]

Is it ok send me some black walnut to plant. Thanks

[@ameliatebbe4777]

We got a walnut cracker similar to what you have, but tbh still struggling to get walnut pieces like you all do. Mostlybend up with teeny tiny bits. Any advice?

[@chefevilee9377]

So interesting. How many years will the nuts stay good in the shell?

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

We’ve had them last for over 3 years, but they tend to dry out and some will go bad. They lose a lot of flavor every year too

[@cameronishee1346]

Question, do you know why there is such color variation in walnuts? At first I thought you were accidentally getting bits of the shell in when you were separating them out, but then I looked closer and noticed that it's just a natural variation.

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Some are more dried out than others. They darken as they dry and they also get a lot sweeter 🙂

[@devinmullins8267]

What grinder do you have

[@mamaisthegreatest]

I'm really interested in buying your course but I don't live in North America. Would it still be useful for me? I know for example that the module on growing mushrooms would be useful, but I'm not sure about the rest. How much of your course is specific to your local context? oh and lovely videos and music!!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

The gardening course is pretty much applicable anywhere, but the foraging course is mostly plants and mushrooms that are native to North America. Glad you’re enjoying the videos! 🙂

[@mamaisthegreatest]

@@HomegrownHandgathered amazing! Thank you

[@MSLILLY4533]

Cilantro does taste like soap to me but I still use it in recipes not so much of it and I mix it with parsley when a recipe calls for it.

[@ellenradford8582]

Yep.got that gene of soapy cilantro and gasoline black walnuts!

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

Oh no, the double whammy! 😅

[@commonomics]

I can't believe y'all got that many cups of wallies! ice cream gives my hubby the runs too

[@HomegrownHandgathered]

😂 maybe he should try black walnut ice cream!

[@minamitsu3326]

Are there poisonous varieties of walnuts?

[@megjong4726]

i just wonder how much money you saved with the living off the land challenge

[@childofthefox]

Well black walnuts tastes like spoiled or rancid nuts. My dad loved them but i think it was so nobody would eat what they are made into. He would enjoy it all by himself. I still don't like black walnut or butternuts both taste the same to me .... ill let someone else enjoy them. Your show is always interesting. Thank you for sharing your hard work and time with me

[@mysticmom616]

I hate cilantro. I substitute parsley for cilantro