The 3 Busiest Months Growing Your Own Food - Free Range Homestead Ep 45

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Free Range Living

Free Range Living

Күн бұрын

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@gilbertdavies1182
@gilbertdavies1182 Жыл бұрын
As with the Freerange Sailing lifestyle, still so well presented and unbelievably inspiring 👌🏼🙏🏻💫😉
@mikegray-ehnert3238
@mikegray-ehnert3238 Жыл бұрын
Southern US treat is fried green tomatoes, sliced around 3/8" thick soaked in buttermilk, battered in flour and corn meal and fried! Wonderful side dish goes great with pork or chicken meals!
@bake162
@bake162 Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@waterboy8999
@waterboy8999 Жыл бұрын
Sounds lovely!
@isnoo1
@isnoo1 Жыл бұрын
You are making me want to get back out into my garden again.......... Thank you
@nigelmorgan3449
@nigelmorgan3449 Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic job you’ve done on your garden and growing your vegetables
@jeffslaven
@jeffslaven Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic episode! Always a pleasure to see and learn from you two. Thank you!
@richardp4544
@richardp4544 Жыл бұрын
I look at what you've done with the garden this season and think of it as a complete success, even though Troy says it got away from you a little. This season probably was more about lets plant this and see how well it does. Lets try this type of bed instead of digging and add nutrients to the soil this way and that way and see what works best. Basically this season was the experiment season. In my mind, from what I see, this experiment was a great success. Next season you will start already knowing what works best for you. You will have a better idea about how you want to lay out the garden. There will be far less trial and error involved and your garden is certain to be even more productive, possibly with less work. I'm very impressed what you two sailors have accomplished on your little farm. Keep up the good work and keep these great videos coming.
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
You are completely right about the trial and error. We've combined our observations with advice from the community garden group here and have a list of veges that are productive in our area without too many pests and problems. We certainly have more respect for recommended cucurbit spacing!
@richardp4544
@richardp4544 Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving We learn, we share, we grow and you two are masters of that mindset.
@johndixon5097
@johndixon5097 Жыл бұрын
Great looking garden! Keep up the good work!
@teebones4572
@teebones4572 Жыл бұрын
As usual, a serene and very calming video...Thank You
@peternairn4474
@peternairn4474 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou gardeners for the inspiration, makes me hungry looking at all those veges
@lorrainestafford3809
@lorrainestafford3809 10 ай бұрын
That's how I did mine too I flipped over😊
@nigelmorgan3449
@nigelmorgan3449 Жыл бұрын
Hi Pascale your looking well and blooming you’ve got that glow
@campbellmj9405
@campbellmj9405 Жыл бұрын
I can only hope you pickled some of those beets. Pickled beets are so good. And maybe had some stuffed zucchini blossoms as well.
@robdurie5141
@robdurie5141 Жыл бұрын
hi guys , i was living in France 30 something years ago , they always turned the jars upside down for jams , chutneys and preserved fruits or veges. ps still miss the sailing
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
I think we'll have to build a little trailerable sailboat soon. Lots of interesting country to explore.
@americanbornwalkaway9110
@americanbornwalkaway9110 Жыл бұрын
WOW I LOVE your GREEN Thumb!!!!! AMazing Garden
@silverfoxes65
@silverfoxes65 Жыл бұрын
Two tips regarding corn. We use a mandolin to cut off the tops of the kernels. Then we use t use a butter knife to strip down the cob to get out the juice and the bran which is a thick liquid. Mix the two together and you have the best creamed corn you will ever eat.
@bobuncle8704
@bobuncle8704 Жыл бұрын
The garden that just keeps on giving. What a bountiful harvest
@oltroutjunkman3471
@oltroutjunkman3471 Жыл бұрын
Great harvest. Yha, I know what you mean when you said your sick of Zucchini.
@pauleohl
@pauleohl Жыл бұрын
Butternut makes great soup. Cut it in half, wrap the halves in aluminum foil and bake with the flat side up at 350F until tender. Now blend everything with some water, shell, seeds and flesh. Remove the stem before blending. It takes a little time for the seeds to be totally obliterated. Season with soy sauce and sweeten as required,
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Including all the 'scraps' is a new take on this recipe to us. We'll give it a go as it certainly saves work. We're not short of test subjects.😉
@davidalbright7335
@davidalbright7335 Жыл бұрын
Correction: You had a 50% harvest and 0% failure. The harvest rate is never 100%. You planted and food was grown. There is no failure in that - only success.
@laclefdeschamps28
@laclefdeschamps28 Жыл бұрын
Bonjour à vous deux avec vos tomates vertes vous pouvez faire de la confiture avec des citrons ,c'est succulent .
@rolandtb3
@rolandtb3 Жыл бұрын
Compost looks great. Like the options for weed separation: thick newspaper or corrugated packed with straw, layered with compost/manure. Thanks for the various recipes.
@johnphillips519
@johnphillips519 Жыл бұрын
Seeing all those green tomato's reminded me of the green tomato jam mum used to make when I was a kid👍
@johnansell2707
@johnansell2707 Жыл бұрын
That's an awesome pressure cooker!
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Buying a product that will outlive us is very satisfying 😌
@WmCRobison
@WmCRobison Жыл бұрын
Here in LA I have had good luck leaving the tomatillos in the husk and keeping them in a wicker basket over winter in my kitchen. There may or may not have been a few ancho chillies mixed in. I was using they well into May or June (if I didn't run out). I was always told to never reuse the lids of canning jars. There are some newer silicone seals that they say are reusable. The glass jars from the commercial food brands are not intended for reuse. They are find for refrigerator storage or storage of dry goods.
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
That's quite interesting regarding the tomatillo storage. We'll have to try it next autumn. Our use of second hand jars is confined to acidic foods, which are not prone to botulism poisoning and are generally processed in the waterbath method, rather than at pressure. Modern lids also pop when the seal fails which is nice. Anything that is close to neutral in pH would be Russian roulette in anything but the correct jars, and then we are sticklers for the food safety standards!
@abder1349
@abder1349 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing harvest - well done! We are so envious 👍😊
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
The wheel-barrow got a serious workout!
@alanrobinson5109
@alanrobinson5109 Жыл бұрын
Hi Troy & Pascale, you’ve done really well with your garden. Looks like it’s been very productive and the harvest has been good. Great videos. All the best from the UK.
@thezz199
@thezz199 Жыл бұрын
❤️👍🏼
@richardmcbride538
@richardmcbride538 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Thank you…I liked we failed we did good story…a garden has a mind of it’s own…I also, liked weather 21 afternoon, cool on morning…a touch of details helps us understand. You get a sense, once my garden gloves are on…I am going to hear “ bring a shovel Richard, we’ll meet you near the pig-pen”. Relaxing, thanks again.
@elizabethmiddleton5613
@elizabethmiddleton5613 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! I’m sure that you are getting lots of new parent advice, but my biggest tip is to make and freeze easy, complete meals that you can just pop into the oven or in a pot.
@chrisp308
@chrisp308 Жыл бұрын
They lived on a sailboat I'm pretty sure they got it down to a science
@lindahenderson2987
@lindahenderson2987 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisp308what does living on a sailboat have to do with being new parents? Don’t understand the comparison.
@chrisp308
@chrisp308 Жыл бұрын
@@lindahenderson2987 the comment in question was talking about easy to prepare meals
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Missing the sashimi though :( The ultimate in easy to prepare!
@elizabethmiddleton5613
@elizabethmiddleton5613 Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving absence makes the heart grow fonder! What a wonderful place you have created … and what a lucky little person you are bringing into the world.
@krisgarwood5733
@krisgarwood5733 Жыл бұрын
Pascale, we need a recipe book from you! Please?
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
working on it.
@cjtoomey1321
@cjtoomey1321 Жыл бұрын
Been wonderful to watch your brilliant transition away from sailing and your deep , largely successful commitment to your new life. Thanks for sharing all that. I am not sure I should ask this but I am hoping that you might consider changing out the big plastic cutting board for a good heavy butcher block style. I ask this because of the problem of micro plastics ingestion over time that can occur with these boards. As you know the wood is anti-microbial and easily cleaned with vinegar and treated with olive oil. I am sure you get tired of the kibbutzing so thanks for your forbearance. Again thanks for these vids and plethora of solid tips for managing success with this way of living.❤️❤️❤️
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
That large board was initially just for butchering our pigs but it seems to have just become a general table top any time we handling bulk foods. I am curing some slabs taken from our fallen trees to use as cutting blocks.
@fredshoney6458
@fredshoney6458 Жыл бұрын
Very useful info on goats. My wife had goats growing up. They can also get heat stroke. When are you getting honey bees? Might be time to hang up a swarm trap.
@glennwilken8209
@glennwilken8209 Жыл бұрын
Next summer try laying some sheets of corrugated iron over your onion weed in full sun. I inadvertently killed my lawn doing that! Not sure if the heat would get deep enough to kill the wee bulbs but worth a crack.
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
we did lay black plastic on a lot of the beds which was effective, but we do get some seed blown in or air-dropped by birds.
@davidstoddard9160
@davidstoddard9160 Жыл бұрын
By leaving a jar not full I like to store those and others up side down and that is another way to ensure there is a better seal if at all concerned.
@christopherforster6555
@christopherforster6555 Жыл бұрын
Wow 50 percent is great all looks good to me gardening is fun keep it up have a good autumn from the UK.
@Quarry4x4
@Quarry4x4 Жыл бұрын
Great to see the harvest continues.
@matttrevenen2435
@matttrevenen2435 Жыл бұрын
Hi. I loved your marine based adventures and am enjoying your switch to terraferma. I’m just wondering what brand and size of pressure cooker you using in this episode. Looking fwd to more of you cooking and preserving too. I watch a lot of KZbin but you guys are the only channel I support through Patreon so keep up the good efforts. PS congrats on the bump too you 2 will be great 😊
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Cheers legend and thanks for your wonderful support. We are using an All American Pressure Canner. A bit on the pricey side but we looked at it as a lifetime investment to be handed down from generation to generation.
@matttrevenen2435
@matttrevenen2435 Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving ripper thanks. I ordered one today ✌🏻
@memashes
@memashes Жыл бұрын
For sealing the jars. My Nan's method was dip the top of the jar in melted paraffin wax. Just about little finger width past the edge of the lid.
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Another comment mentioned this and we feel it is worth exploring, especially if we get bees to care for.
@andrewhorwood1058
@andrewhorwood1058 Жыл бұрын
The unripe squash (pumpkins) will ripen indoors and continue to mature over winter. Fantastic harvest. Some of your methods of preserving are quite different from ours in Canada. We blanch and freeze a lot of greens and vegetables. I wouldn't have thought of preserving peppers your way but it looks so good.
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
We just had a roasted butternut last night and it was remarkable how much better it is now compared to at harvest. A few weeks curing in indirect sunshine has really made them something special.
@jennifercash1093
@jennifercash1093 Жыл бұрын
your compost looks excellent! If it is getting about 60 degrees C then you should be fine to put stuff with seeds in onto it, as the heat will essentially kill them. CHarles Dowding talks about that in his videos, and we've certainly seen some success with that un the UK
@earlashton1342
@earlashton1342 Жыл бұрын
Recently I made Zucchini fritters with bacon pieces & parmesan cheese. Yum. It was an internet recipe I'm not that good. but thought the idea may not bad if you've not already thought of it.
@atir4u
@atir4u Жыл бұрын
Hi, it’s great to see you canning or jarring your harvest. I find that and maybe you do this but I put the lids in hot water, like a simmering hot water that way the rubbery part inside the lid is soft and it will seal well with your hot jar, your hot mixture whatever it may be in your hot glass jars the hot lids will seal better. My mom used to put the jars in a warm oven when she finished jarring her Harvest. She would leave them in the warm oven for a few hours then she shut the oven off and leave the preserves in the oven for the day or overnight. I don’t know if that made any sense lol. But hot mixture in hot jars with hot lids in warm oven. She was pretty successful in sealing the jars.
@chrispy104k
@chrispy104k Жыл бұрын
Great video. Pascale, I could not help but notice that you are favouring your left thumb. Did you injure it?
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Yes, a bit of a cut to the web which is healed now, but was pretty uncomfortable and in a very awkward spot.
@davidstoddard9160
@davidstoddard9160 Жыл бұрын
You can bake all those butternut squash and remove from the shell by scraping the inside and freeze or can it and keeps well .
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
That's a good but of advice for the ones we don't eat by spring. Thanks.
@beggarsbanquet3420
@beggarsbanquet3420 Жыл бұрын
Great work guys 👍
@oomwat6101
@oomwat6101 Жыл бұрын
I don't know about goat milk, but with frozen cows milk the trick is to defrost it slowly (in the fridge) and completely in a container and give it a goodly shake before you use it .. elsewise it doesn't seem to come back together right. Peas
@GaryDeWitt-t6p
@GaryDeWitt-t6p Жыл бұрын
That looked like dill next to where you were planting onions. We used to find that growing wild in my childhood neighborhood (Hollywood, CA). Great flavor when chewed on!
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
There is a boggy dip at the foot of the property that we liberally sprinkled fennel and dill to see if we can get a 'wild population' to soak up some nutrients down there. We hope to make the pond there not get so full of algae.
@simonmaton
@simonmaton Жыл бұрын
Hi Folks, love your work, I'm a hanger-on from the sailing channel but love what you are doing now. I was interested in how you manage your lessons learned, I know we all believe that we are infallible and firmly (and foolishly) believe that we will remember all the little things we learn, but alas! it is not so! we are poor retainers of memories and REALLY need to document what we have learned. What is your process?
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
The videos help as a record of our successes and failures but I also journal from week to week and Troy keeps a daily farm log.
@elizabethhaines6299
@elizabethhaines6299 Жыл бұрын
Love the garden! Did you ever figure out the blossom rot on the tomatoes? I always add ground egg shells to my garden to increase the calcium,. Also, you can freeze tomatillos to use later. A quick fresh tomatillo salsa recipe: 1 lb tomatillos, 1/4 cup chopped onions, 1 to 4 jalapeños (depending on heat), 1 clove garlic and 1/2 cup cilantro packed. Throw all ingredients in a food processor except for the cilantro. Zip a few times then add the cilantro. Also, save your cilantro roots! It is a great meat tenderizer. I have an excellent Thai rib recipe for you from when we lived in Asia!
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Pretty similar to the tomatillo salsa sitting on the shelf here!
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Please send the Thai rib recipe. Is it for pork ribs? We are processing a pig this week.
@arthurme1911
@arthurme1911 Жыл бұрын
Will you be making a cook book I would love to have 1
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
We 'missed the boat' on a marine cookbook, but we have been speaking about another based on our experiences here as we are blessed with a lot of variety to work with.
@townsville69
@townsville69 Жыл бұрын
I don't miss the cold winters of the South West (or the cold winter sea temps). I do miss a nice warm Jarrah log fire though (and piping hot cray mornay).
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
We were just saying how much we missed fresh abalone! Something must be done.
@townsville69
@townsville69 Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving Abs are tricky to find in WA but worth the effort. Your def in the right area. I'm sure some of the local speros would take you out to snag a few.
@ForzAvantiVelez
@ForzAvantiVelez Жыл бұрын
You can also make a basil infused juice. On the same principle as elderflower juice. Maybe worth a try for the future. Its really good for the stomach!
@MausMasher54
@MausMasher54 Жыл бұрын
One or two items you forgot to add to the planting, Jalapenos(nevermind), Habaneros and Vidalia Onions(IMHO the tastiest onions), also Feed Corn to feed the critters along the Garden Boundary....Thank all the Odd God's of the Galaxy, you did not plant Yellow Squash(LOL) IMHO....Once the harvest is complete(before composting), turn the critters lose to fertilize and have a Party....What, No earthworms to the Compost????Want to choke weeds out, add Centipede Grass seed....
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Vidalia onions is a new name to us as is centipede grass. Time for some research...
@mikegray-ehnert3238
@mikegray-ehnert3238 Жыл бұрын
Saw you tomatillos and thought of green chili! Roasted tomatillos, onions peppers,etc with the usual spices, stock and browned pork pieces or plain minced pork browned. Really good and a nice change from regular chili!
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
That's timely because it's almost fresh pork season once again!
@mikegray-ehnert3238
@mikegray-ehnert3238 Жыл бұрын
@FreeRangeLiving And tasty! Chili freezes well too!
@allredtail
@allredtail Жыл бұрын
I see you did not scrape the cobs after cutting the kernels off. I find some of the best flavor is in the germ which is still on the cob. If you cut deep enough to get the germ, you will cut some of the cob at the same time. I also saw you put the red beets into the wheelbarrow without the greens attached. I hope you didn't throw them away as they are great when boiled till soft and served with a good Balsamic Vinegar. I have seen in previous videos that you were able to get the Guineas to stay around. Have you cracked any bowls trying to break the Guinea eggs. They are tough aren't they?
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Do you scrape the cobs with a butter knife or similar? We do eat ther greens from the beets, but we do have so much of it. Those tops are cherished by our goats, poultry and especially the pigs so nothing is wasted. We are still waitinjg for the spring flush to get the guineas laying- then we can have a little easter egg hunt.
@allredtail
@allredtail Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving I just use the knife I cut the kernels off with. Just turn the blade and use the back side. A butter knife would also work. Typically you will find 30 to 50 eggs in a nest. They are VERY hard to crack. I don't know how the keets can even get out.
@briangilliland3620
@briangilliland3620 Жыл бұрын
Trying to place you-near Manjimup or Bridgetown? 😊 Loved your sailing, inspired by your transition to the land 💕
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
We are closer to Manjimup, though I did live in Bridgetown pre-1996
@timothyjones6736
@timothyjones6736 Жыл бұрын
👍
@TheBeaker59
@TheBeaker59 Жыл бұрын
I do the flipping technique but different to you I flip the jar once then stand right side up my theory is the air space is instantly heated thus all bugs dead and air expanded early so get a better seal etc but then too I really wonder if it makes a difference as I have never had a jar not work for many seasons now. By either method and I also find the inside of the lids dirtier by that method when I clean them for the next batch. Yes I recycle the lids too also not an issue though I discard any damaged rusty or coating compromised ones. Some are more than a decade old and I guess could be 10 batches old. Mind you mine are all basically plum Jam or Marmalade which you barely need a lid for, wax is fine usually.
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Wax is a popular suggestion this time around. Very intriguing.
@TheBeaker59
@TheBeaker59 Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving careful though wax is only suitable for fairly safe durable preserves like Jam even then only for a short period.
@nooneanybodyknows7912
@nooneanybodyknows7912 Жыл бұрын
Where do you get the newspaper from? What's the name of the local newspaper? I ate an ear of silver queen corn as I watched. BTW, beautiful garden, soil preparation, and end result. Thanks for sharing.
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
We take all of my sisters old newspapers and any others we can scavenge. I'll have to look on the cover next time before I bury it!
@nooneanybodyknows7912
@nooneanybodyknows7912 Жыл бұрын
@FreeRangeLiving Thanks. With pixels replacing print around the world, it's interesting to learn that there are some still hanging on.
@ImTheDudeMan471
@ImTheDudeMan471 Жыл бұрын
My mom used to seal preserves (when she ran out of metal lids) with poured melted wax. Is this a practice for jams and jellies only? Or could it work for everything?
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Something else for us to put on the research list. Seems like a good thing to use the product of bees in a novel way.
@michaeladdington1447
@michaeladdington1447 Жыл бұрын
Weeds in America was very bad. This year for you???
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
We don't have any weeds in the vege patch, but our pasture growth was very pronounced.
@richardmcbride538
@richardmcbride538 Жыл бұрын
Don’t know if helpful…picking up city-compost, it steams with heat once shovel in…here‘s my key point…the City web-site says only use as a 20% addition to soil…and do not plant directly into just compost. Good hearted, non-gardener, city gardener. Richard
@FreeRangeLiving
@FreeRangeLiving Жыл бұрын
Planting into compost has worked very well for us so perhaps the city is being over cautious with their compost. If it is still steaming, it probably could sit for another month before use though.
@benschulz3871
@benschulz3871 Жыл бұрын
My complaint is that i cant taste test the things u cook 😁 thanks for sharing love ur work 💛
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