The Peak Of Freshness || Picking to Preserving

There is nothing better than picking something from the garden, and bringing it straight inside to eat it and preserve it. We’re picking and canning green beans today, as well as working on the chicken compost system.
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Intro: Let Me Love You by Loving Caliber
A Thousand Years by Ten Towers
Feriado by Cornelio
My First My Last by Love Beans
Never Gonna Fail by Killrude
Newport by [ocean jams]
On The Trail by Tigerblood Jewel
Rose In The Garden by Cody Francis
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[@littletownhomestead]

Love how you guys made a home and homestead at the same time. The way you guys do from garden to preserving and to the table makes me proud of people your age.

[@pinkythechihuahua3156]

Wow. I never thought of how old Meg and Ben are. I have 4, 44, 42, 41 and 37. I kinda see them as still KIDS. Yeah, they are doing themselves proud. Kinda...KEEPER OF THE OLD WAYS!

[@littletownhomestead]

@@pinkythechihuahua3156 That is the truth only wish more young people would see that.

[@kebergify]

"I GOTTA ROCK!" Miss Buggie is just a busy lil bee. I adore her spirit & hearing her talk, you just are hearing her personality shine. Just a joy to watch.

[@CreativeAnneliese]

My heart truly enjoys watching the kids growing up before our eyes, especially Miss. Buggie! She is truly her mother's daughter, as she's going to be a force in the kitchen! Love and prayers from Southern California 🙏 ❤️!

[@tinakarp3996]

Meg... it is so hard to believe you are the mother of teenage boys! You look so adorable in that dress. You guys are just rocking the garden and getting things done!! Love it. 😊

[@APB113]

Have you considered the supreme education your kids are receiving on a daily basis and whats amazing is they receive it and enjoy it with open arms. No educational establishment could even hope to come close in teaching them these life skills, so well done you deserve to be congratulated.

[@TheHollarHomestead]

Thank you! That is one of our biggest driving forces. We thinks it’s really important they learn these skills!

[@alisonshanahan9529]

@@TheHollarHomestead Life skills are underrated, schools today teach so much rubbish, learning to live, work, feed yourself, build things, make things, animal husbandry, all are things we should know how to do. The majority never learn, they stagnate. Your children will have wonderful lives, they will find life easier to live with all they do and experience. Great parenting 👍.

[@maggieschuttler1726]

Buggies little voice saying “too many” is so adorable!!

[@milkandcookyz]

This is actually the first channel ever that I give a thumbs up before even watching the video

[@sharonbrown2352]

Meg, love your dress. I wear the maxi length dresses a lot- they are cooler in the summer. It's potato palooza here. Been canning them all week long. All of your children are amazing. I love seeing them all helping.

[@materesa8008]

I agree! 💯

[@normacoplin4102]

I firmly believe that the good feeling you get from 'picking, canning/preserving' your own foods is EXACTLY how we are supposed to feel. It is our reward for our labor....and a blessing from God. ❤️

[@Cherie5353]

She is going to be canning green beans by herself at 5 years old. Beautiful family! So proud for you all. ❤️❤️❤️

[@sandyc6569]

😊👍

[@charlenefoster6779]

Nothing better than fresh from the garden food. Canned and preserved for freshness. During the winter you are always grateful you did this.

[@elizabethdoucet1271]

So good to see how blessed your family is and how good to see all your hard work has paid off. Please , if you see Art and Bri please tell them they are in my prayers ❤️

[@simoneconsciousobserver3105]

I watch every video. I love seeing the kids and parents barefoot and mamma's wearing dresses, working in the garden.

[@marieparks5674]

My grandkids all remember sitting on the porch swing and snapping beans

[@lisaclark361]

Buggie had the Best bedhead I've seen in awhile!🤣Thank you for another enjoyable afternoon🥰

[@momofjstk]

One year I had great bean plants, but no beans until the days got cooler, and then WHAM I had them coming out my ears. So just keep checking in September!

[@jetownsend1]

She is such a good helper.

[@lanyrogers5707]

My favorite couple. I missed you yesterday but I love that you enjoyed a day with friends. Your hard work pays off, the garden has been a blessing.

[@pjmoody]

Great to see the kids helping, and wearing a hat! Thanks for sharing another fantastic episode.

[@kimberlyscrivner9373]

I love you allowing Buggy to help you. She will never remember learning how to do those things. They will just always be second nature for her.

[@esthers9140]

Buggie sounds like my 20 month old grandson...he is EVERYWHERE 😍..I try to take him.a few times a week but he sure wears his 60 year old Nana out. Your harvest is beautiful!

[@FSCHW]

Any meal Meg makes is special, even leftovers.

[@hugelpook]

We need more "kitchen choars with Buggy" in our lives!

[@vallynn5503]

that baby is precious and looks so happy

[@Bex-rg8pj]

I remember helping my mom can at Buggy’s age. My mom has passed now and it brings me fond memories to see you passing it on❤️

[@sharoncochran8508]

Loved watching the kids help you "put up" green beans! Buggie is adorable! Brings back memories!

[@rosaking8488]

How precious to see Buggie helping momma in the kitchen. ❤️

[@jeannettethorsby7085]

I enjoy watching all your videos so very much. Your living the dream of a healthy good life. Your children are so well behaved and eager to help when you need it. Sure I know that may change. Teenage years lol. But now their awesome. 😊 All that you grow gets stored for use in the winter or used as feed. I love the down to earth attitudes you both have. Thank you for being yourselves. I 🥰 love it!!!

[@stephaniewilson3955]

I am happy whenever you put out a video. Do not feel that you have to do it every day. I am glad to be given the peak into your life.

[@oliviafox3605]

A glorious bounty, a beautiful dress, and great "compost-turning" music! Thank you.

Wow, Buggy is just talking up a storm! Nearly full sentences too. It's like when she started walking... one day, suddenly she was off running! Like magic. 🙂

[@majosa-mama6016]

I just love watching you and buggie in the Kitchen'

[@dorisgrainger9692]

Nothing like going to the garden and eating a smorgasbord as you go. 😆

[@arlenejohnson3825]

Been watching you for the last couple of years, love your family! You have such a great one!

[@sandyc6569]

😊👍

[@redmapleleaf4617]

I love Buggy's cute little voice. She's a doll.

[@davidj.mackinney6568]

She is adorable and a great addition to the videos.

[@irmibullinger1421]

If we looked up ideal homesteading family in the dictionary it would have your picture. All of you work so well together it is a pleasure to watch!

[@paulat5921]

Your baby girl is so sweet! God bless. Thanks for sharing her with us.

[@JoJoDragonslayer]

Little hands learning life skills is a beautiful sight to see 🙂

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Meg and Ben, thank you for showing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🌱🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@heatherd.9390]

What a beautiful harvest you had! I'm not quite at the canning phase in my life anymore, so often just wash and freeze (sometimes blanching it) it in portion sized bags. It's a blessing to have them. Think of how easy it will be this winter to make a lovely stew or soup. You can literally open a jar of beans, some can beef, some of your beef stock, one of your onions and some potatoes... it's making me hungry just thinking about it! Well done, Meg. As always, you are a star! Lillianna is such a beautiful little girl. It's lovely to watch her on your hip, Meg. She certainly likes to help her momma! It is always nice watching your boys participate in work outside AND inside. Such a great family. Heather🇨🇦

[@afrlala3593]

Great seeing you in a beautiful dress Meg. What a tropy basket.

[@theresaakin2284]

Your kids will be able to tell they actually helped prepping with mom to begin the process of canning/ preserving the bounty. Sweet Miss Itty Bitty can tell every one she started when she wasn't even two . Great job. Learning skills for your kids when they find themselves needing to fend for themselves for their own future families.

[@uptenmilecreek]

Glad to see everyone with a protective hat!

[@docdew50]

Everything is so green.

[@jassybug8996]

Nothing sounds so good as when that jar seals and that lid pings! I love that sound! ❤

[@colliecoform4854]

Because my garden suffered a set back due to the heat, drought and critters I am now back in gardening mode. My garden has made a come back. The heat broke,a little fertilizer, some rain and it is now producing again with more on the way.

[@lindal5303]

I'm glad Meg has Ben and the kids to help. I do it by myself, planting, mowing, weeding, harvesting and preserving. It's a lot of work, but worth it! I love getting started in spring...and mowing it down in fall, lol🥰

[@blueangelsfan4072]

Glad to see you guys taking time out and having a good time with your friends. Luv seeing your surprise visit from the kitty, hope they're earning their keep 😉. 🌻🍀🦋🕊🐾🐾♻️

[@belieftransformation]

Thanks for sharing! Wonderful family working together! Many blessings to your family 🤗❤️🇨🇦

[@dorisgreenberg2811]

My moms mom would have been in a dress just like yours. I can nearly envision her picking beans and planning to can as well. Maybe her only other garb would have been as apron that had a bib effect with the ties around and tied in the back. Her black hair was always braided and long enough to encircle her head. Such wonderful memories of her gardens, her chickens and listening to her and mom visiting about the canning, head cheese they were going to make, and talking sometimes very low so us kids couldn’t hear. Giggles and knowing nods told me maybe they were talking about us nosy kids. We were all ears. So loved your video today, the dress gave me much to remember.

[@GreenheartGal]

Those little hands are a perfect size for stuffing jars! So cute! Thanks for taking us along for some of your chores! ❤️ lol, hide the pie!

[@kisarodgers9424]

I enjoy all of your videos, the canning, the cooking, the gardening, the outdoor chores, but I absolutely love love love watching y'all interact with your kiddos! Amazing!

[@estellaknox9285]

Ben & Meg, your garden produce lots of healthy vegetable .

[@violetraal5383]

Buggy is gorgeous a d adorable. Love seeing how she helps in garden and in kitchen.

[@dorriwaldera3081]

Being empty nesters now (used to have 5 kids home) I have to learn to down size what I grow. I still tend to grow and put up enough food for all 8 of us! And know that feeling of accomplishment, especially in winter when you have food to feed your family that you grew! Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@tammiemeadows5278]

Your chat at the end about picking and preserving your goods gave me both a happy and sad memory of my grandmother. I remember her and my mother doing all of this and then thinking of her near the end of her life when she could not longer do it. I wonder how she must have felt just sitting around being waited on. She was never one to sit still. 😭. Thanks for giving me fond memories. And thanks for working so hard. Y’all will definitely be thankful as you are so blessed. Hopefully your kids will carry on the legacy of gardening. I only wish now that I had. 💕

[@fiffihoneyblossom5891]

I have an announcement. Just because the people here will actually understand my excitement more than my family and friends ever will. I just got my first ever meat birds today. Quail, because our space is tiny. And I am jumping with joy. Yay! Sorry I NEED to celebrate, and only my oldest boy and I are sufficiently stoked at the new members of our yard.

[@alisonshanahan9529]

Congratulations, I have 8 quail, they lay heaps of eggs. We use sugarcane mulch in the aviary then put it on the garden beds as mulch once it's been fertilised! They have a large pottery saucer with sand in it for dust baths, another saucer for water baths plus a water bowl. They drink a lot!

[@joanneganon7157]

Awesome Haul straight to the shelf 🙌🐦. Dang 😨,you actually got those sticks to Break down 💥. I love the curls on Sweet Buggy's head😍. Great Little Helper ☺️. JO JO IN VT 😆💕

[@miriam2909]

Those boys of yours are little legends!

[@deannewilliams3321]

I think once the compost heats up you cover it, not wet it, let it cook all the germs and seeds, etc and let it cool down on its own when it’s finished. I love that dress Meg! Baby sister could be the star of her own canning video… so easy a 2 year old can do it lol. Sure would like to see yall plant a fall crop, my favorite.

[@agneszephyrin3937]

Hi from Barbados in Caribbean, I have been watching your vlogs every time you put out one.. any way thanks for sharing I look forward for your vlogs every day. Stay safe. 🇧🇧❤

[@evalinawarne1337]

Meg, every meal you prepare is SPECIAL. You work hard all day long and evening. Pie looked good. GOD has BLESSED YOU. I have an idea for a cookbook. The NO RECIPE COOKBOOK, like when my mother in-law made. A pinch of salt or little bit of flour, etc. Many of us still do it. Some recipes help to have some kind of measurements. I appreciate you a lot, See you next time. Buggie is grand in the kitchen and outside. Thank you Ben and son's for so much. CHOW FROM S E MICHIGAN 🏵️👍🇺🇸🌹🥀❤️🥀🥀🌹❤️🀄🀄🀄🌼🌼🌸🌸💐💐🌻🌻🌻🀄❤️🥀

[@Onegoodyarn]

I love watching you all. I have five children also but they're all grown up. I miss the days of noise and the goings on of my kids. You all are a breath of fresh air in this momma's day.

[@jeanineadele]

I'm telling myself the same thing, I'll be thankful this winter. I'm doing apple pie filling and apple juice cider today and tomorrow. Those are some amazing kids you have brought up.

[@kennethgibbons366]

So good to see your gardens still producing food. I'm really looking forward to the construction of the green house. Loved your description of Buggy. That girl is a 'made in heaven' tornado. Always good to see the boys pitching in. And finally I just have to say it again (and again) I love megs smile! God bless youall.

[@sandyc6569]

😊👍

[@Jazzgirlaust]

I just love seeing Buggie in the kitchen helping her mummy cook, she's learning so much by just having fun with her mummy! In Australia where I live, we call that last hour or so before a toddlers bedtime the 'Witching Hour' they are magical creatures that have unbounded energy & are full of crazy mischief... they are so gorgeous & amazing, but oh so exhausting!

[@pbonniejean]

Meg, that sweet cottage core dress is so pretty on you! You're always lovely, but today, you just looked amazing!

[@heatherannekennedy9368]

So many good things to eat!!! So yummy!!! Your compost creation is coming along so nicely - that chipper is a game changer for sure!!!

[@eaccristo]

I had five children under 11..the youngest was a newborn. I was in charge of everything. I decided that we could wipe our feet when we LEFT our house. (made a sign saying that . Hung in our window)I had to decide what was more important. The animals. The garden and if I had that smooth going I could catch up on housework. We ate homegrown and hunted food. We slept on clean sheets which I still love to hang dry. Went to school in clean clothes and since I was a licensed hairdresser we had cool cuts and clean hair. Tried my best. Failed at some. Watching you guys makes me reminisce. Thank you.

[@wadadotson8913]

I love it when you show your meals. They make my mouth water.

[@lindablazier5648]

I am 72 and when I was small my Grandma would send me to the garden to see if the big Bumblebees were in her Lima beans. She would be so happy when I reported to her that yes they were. She said good now we will have great Limas.

[@StoneKathryn]

Yes, I call July the "Jungle Month" because everything just explodes and grows like crazy. By August you can't keep up. Then September comes and things start to slow down. Every year I hope I'll do better. It's hard. Nice acorn squash. Nice green beans too! Nice harvest of peppers too. Beautiful eggplants too! Wow, thanks for showing the compost moving and rebuilding from the chicken area. I'm glad that the boys help you too. Cedar flakes are bad for chicks too. Do they hurt full grown chickens? I don't know. I've just been told never to use cedar flakes in a brooder because it's bad for the chicks. Cute to watch Buggie "help you" Meg. Pick it and preserve it! Thanks for this Hollar family!

[@colleenj225]

Buggie is getting so good at talking! You are in for lots of fun with that 😍

[@lauraparker2334]

Love to hear that “ping” as the canned jars cool down!!! Music to a canners ears!! Love watching your videos!!! Reminds me of my life years ago!!!

[@janetwithers7427]

You guys are so good at follow through, from garden to canning or freezing. All the beans look so good . It is great you have your boys as built in helpers. And Buggy too 😊🌻💖🌻

[@LastChanceTinyHouse]

Most days, I watch a pretty fair amount of creator's Vlogs and look for what I call, "Little Acts of Genius." I see so many video's that when one comes along that really stands out I just have to talk about it, and write it down for future use. In April my wife and I plan to go on the great rubber traps search for land that speaks to us and inspires us to create a homestead like so many others I've seen and follow, like yours. So when you coiled that square wire into a round box and filled it with wood chips, and all manor of compostable materials, and put it in the chicken coup to let your chickens do the work to create super rich mulch, I knew I was seeing an act of genius. So thanks for that. I watch so many video's and it's made me see that a creator can make 300 video's and in all of it only have one or two acts of genius and that makes it all worth the time. So when we finally find that land that speaks to us, I'll be featuring those same creators in my own youtube channel. And I'm thinking of calling it Little Acts of Genius. On a different note: Thanks Meg, for the detailed look at canning, I've never done it and the way it's videoed and discussed on y'all channel makes me feel like I'm learning a valuable skill.

[@ellenkimberlin5036]

Wow, Meg looks so pretty today.

[@karenminckler4198]

You amaze me with how you can just look and throw supper together. I’m having such a hard time coming up with something for dinner. It’s just me now. It’s not that I don’t have anything I just don’t know what to make. And I love cooking it’s just hard being it’s just me now. I would love a garden. Going to try to next year.

[@believehimornot7195]

Snappening .. . great word. LOVE your little Buggy. NICE video.

[@loritanner4478]

Last year I had so many green and yellow and purple beans. That I was trying to find new ways to can them. So I started putting different spice/herb blends that I had in with the beans when I canned them. I would do 8 pints with 1 blend. Then 8 pints with a different blend. And I also canned some beans in chicken broth. And some in a brown sugar/vinegar water. So they are sweet and sour. Then when I open a jar. I add some real bacon bits to it. Yum! I also have a frencher tool. So I make frenched green beans. This year I don't need any canned beans. So I'm using my green and yellow beans and making 3 bean salad to can. I'm using my kidney beans that I canned to add to the green and yellow beans. Hubby likes 3 bean salad. And my ball canning book had a recipe. So I made 8 pints so far. Really pretty in the jar with the beans, kidney beans, red peppers, onions and celery. Will make more on the next picking of beans.

[@lisaclark361]

Sounds yummy!

[@loritanner4478]

@@lisaclark361 just give us more options for meals

[@bluelilly22222]

Cool...

[@krickette5569]

That sounds amazing!

[@terriwhite6273]

My husband made a side dish of stir fry of beans with butter and basil then added cilantro at the very end. It was delicious. Had leftovers with salad the next day

[@bettyrickert7272]

Good job getting all that harvesting done. The word of the day Snapening yaaaaaaaaay. I love you all. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Granny B

[@rebeccamunoz4596]

Another great day with my friends ❤👍🤗have a beautiful evening

[@BirdYoumans]

Little Meg already learning how to can food!

[@Oururbanhomestead1966]

Little Miss Buggy's bed hair, she is so adorable 💓

[@Kelleena1on1]

Because of last few weeks vlogs I now have a huge fall garden on the go Ty Jesus ty guys :-)

[@dianadriverasbury9130]

So happy for you guys.

[@lauraihlefeld390]

I love watching all your kids working and helping. We just bought 4 a res and I’m so anxious to get the garden started and get chickens and everything!! We have literally lived here a week and I’m already sketching the garden. Your daughter sure is an adorable little thing!

[@gkiferonhs]

Paprika is just dried, ground sweet peppers. Next time you're smoking, smoke some of them before you dry them. As absorbent as peppers are you can infuse them with other flavors before drying.

[@kimcwhite6509]

I didn't know that!

[@stanleygallman7800]

Thanks for sharing so much of what has been happening at your place over the last few months it has been a real pleasure especially since you even seem to be enjoying sharing. I personally have from the very beginning had very high hopes for the channel and I hope that when KZbin updates subscriber numbers your channel will continue to experience a good increase. Thanks 🙏

[@lynnkhosla6277]

You may canning look so easy. Inspires me to plant a garden and give it a try next year. All of you work so hard all the time, but you make it look easy. Thanks for sharing!

[@heatherk8931]

A great day on the homestead. Meg, super cute dress! Everyone looks rested and the garden is popping! The green beans look wonderful 🥰

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

Another Great Video. Wish I was your age. I used to do all the same things. Miss doing in a large scale. But at 63 and being disabled I do the best I can with what I have to work with. Can't wait to see you all soon. Peace from WV

[@cherylt8590]

Watching you guys in the garden and then going inside and canning all those beans brings back good memories of me growing up on are small dairy farm,with a huge garden and my mom canned everything,and also we had home made butter,had a butter churner and seems like it took forever to do lol, so we also had lots of different kinds of wild berries to pick in are woods,and yeap my mom canned them all,so had lots of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches lol,but anyways awesome video, and ty for sharing this 👍 😊...

[@patriciahusk3428]

I love your great composting system…that wood chipper was such a great purchase! Nice harvest of produce and canning of the green beans🤗! Little Buggy is just hitting her stride into the “terrible twos.” She is such a precious little girl💜!

[@beckybox2596]

My friend, Pat and I canned 20 quarts of green beans. It was my first attempt! I found myself talking about you, Meg, she packs her jars like this, she added this amount of salt. My friend Meg has shown me so much so never doubt your influence on your followers. Thanks Meg🌻😉💕

[@faithrada]

So happy you took some time off to enjoy your friends... that's important. 👍.. Remember... we'll be here.

[@Brison2024]

Meg, you look smashing the your beautiful dress today. 🙂

[@frugaldeb]

You both are so inspiring 💐

[@DarleneDeSilva]

Love your beautiful dress Meg. Great team work. Dead of winter , store shelves empty…you will be so thankful for this days bounty.