The Rain That Brought More Pigs

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

I love that although Meg is on the “struggle bus” she still holds Buggy so she can be part of helping with the tomatoes. The vast knowledge your boys have and now what Buggy is learning is so refreshing to see. Well done Ben and Meg.

[@jacquieabrams4452]

I can't believe how much Meg does every day. I hope she's appreciated

[@tracyriley2397]

I guarantee to you that Ben works his rear end off , I think they have a great relationship 😊

[@daveshore8671]

Hmmmm does this look like a couple who doesn’t appreciate each others efforts ???

[@mauriceryton]

I agree, she is one amazing lady. The entire family are very hard workers.

[@mauriceryton]

Okay Ben, cut part of the handle off on that mill attach a pulley and a small motor and belt to save Megs arm a lot of work.

[@RTCPhotoWork]

You can see she is...

[@rajinevin7273]

What an amazing human being your Buggy is! You are raising her to be quite the wonderful girl.... REALLY! She is wonderful !!!!

[@lauriereese7077]

From what you see in the videos all their children are amazing

[@SuesSecretGarden3]

Awesome video. Buggy told you guys to check for the babies 🤣🤣she is such a smart little girl . Buggy knows EVERYTHING 🤣🤣👍🏽

[@lillianperry6451]

Baby pigs are so cute. Meg has worked her magic on tomatoes once again.

[@greenbankreptiles]

The world needs more of the Hollar parenting...we would be so much happier and stronger. Buggy, your one lucky sister. Much love and respect to you all

[@jodiethane9359]

I love when the video starts, and it is raining. I know it is gonna be a good episode of “Meg’s Cooking Show”. All of your canning reminds me of being in the kitchen in the 70s with my grandmas. So thankful to you for sharing your family life with us.

[@shidelsresthomestead6921]

I found that sundried tomato paste, is fairly easy. No scorching, and then jar, and waterbath...

[@BootsandBountyHomestead]

HEY MEG! A bit of tomato advice.....put them in the pressure canner like you do the roaster and pressure for 5 mins at 10lbs. The water will separate to the top, you can pour it off and have just tomatoes left to make whatever with so you don't have to cook it down for HOURS....I know, I use my roaster for tomatoes too but it's so much faster pressuring them first! Fill it up to the top and smash them down! You'll thank me later 😉🤣

[@JLBellwriter]

“That’s a lot of boys!” could be the family motto.

[@13MoonsOverMayhem]

If you can score a freeze dryer, you can make tomato paste out of the skins and seeds that are left after milling. Just freeze dry the "waste" as is, and then after its dried, zip it in a spice grinder to get a powder that you can reconstitute to a paste whenever you need it. Stores in less space, too.

[@TheHollarHomestead]

I do it in a dehydrator. Use it for everything and love it!

[@beetee3272]

I have dehydrated the leftover skins and ground them to powder as well. I have learned that freeze drying preserves nutrients and flavor. Would be interesting to compare the two

[@journeywithnichole]

I love my tomato skin powder! I use it for so many dishes. Just add couple drops of water and there’s your tomato paste.

[@joan3435]

I use my dehydrator for the tomato peels and grind powder as well.

[@lauriereese7077]

Yeah it's great for people who have money but the average family cannot afford them

[@anchorageprepper9008]

Meg is “on the struggle bus”. I have never heard that one before. I love it 😂

[@mariesheppard3750]

I love the fact that you all sit at the table together to eat your meals, and seems like the kids eat what you cook with out saying I don t want that , LOL kids today the parents are spoiling them , they only eat what they want not what is put in front of them.

[@kimkramarski-smith774]

I have a feeling Buggy is going to shock you in a few years with her skills ! I hope she joins 4-H. She really jumps right into everything. You're raising them right !!!!!

[@marshared]

I could watch y’all everyday and In fact I did for a while when I first found you, had to see the backstory of how you got where you are. You guys are great! You know sometimes I’ll find a “fav” youtube channel and watch it for a while and sometimes the people change so much I end up losing interest. That’s one of the things I love about y’all, you haven’t changed❤ Hope that makes sense😂

[@patriciahusk3428]

Little Buggy is learning so much and will become a very hard worker at whatever she does, just like Mom and Dad! I really love these videos where y’all have food conversations and talk about why you aren’t making tomato paste, etc. Always love seeing the new piglets…so doggone cute💜!

[@deecooper1567]

Canning time is here for sure 💫. Lots of hard work yet so satisfying! And can be proud that the family grew it 💖💖 I’m 4 yrs Post TBI & this year I’m gonna try doing some. Here we drive around town & find trees that have fruit falling & rotting on the ground😱. We get permission & I’ve slowly started prepping & my brain is COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED 😢 My son is here helping take care of me & has been helping with prepping. Watch you brings back wonderful memories , warms my heart & gives me courage to start again😇. Love this family 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@davidstoughton3257]

I admire Meg so much!!😅 She gets so much done in a day. Truly an amazing woman Ben. You both work together as an amazing team along with your children. THIS IS WHAT FAMILY SHOULD BE. We've lost that in this Great U S OF A!!

[@gailmaree7719]

Do you get tired of hundreds of comments telling you the same thing? It must be frustrating at times. I wouldnt make a good you tuber..no patience lol. I must be getting old!! Thank you for the entertainment you provide in sharing your home with us all. 🇳🇿

[@gkevineady49]

What wonderful parents.

[@doityourselflivinggardenin7986]

We have been processing our tomatoes lately. Huge difference in processing time relative to what I am seeing in the video. I strongly suggest (again) that you plant paste type tomatoes. Your tomatoes are mostly water. You will save on energy and time with better tomatoes. It takes us about 1.5 to 1.75 hours to boil our sauce down in a heavy bottom pot on the stove. Seriously. Game changer. Cute little porkers! Wish I had the space for one. If I recall correctly, another homesteader built a wall in the pig house where the piglets could go under it to get to another area, but the adults could not. This kept them from being crushed.

[@ellabright3089]

🎉I love the way you all let Buggy help. She is a very smart little girl.

[@crazyinlove4082]

I need to go visit so you can show me how to do all the good canning you do ❤ one day ill have a homestead . One the 4th marks one year of my sons accident so i haven't been about to do or learn anything new. But im blessed hes alive and working on getting his life back. Hes only 16. I started following you guys since you found your home 💚

[@HomewardBound961]

We had a really cool thunderstorm last night in Williamsport, PA. (home of Little League) It was thundering, lightening and even hailing. I'm 61 and it was the most fabulous thunderstorm I've ever seen.

[@StoneKathryn]

More tomato sauce! Those flowers on your window sill are beautiful Meg. Wonderful, rain. Wow, those are some huge Chard plants. Eight out of nine piglets survived. Not bad. Wow, 7 boys and only 2 girls. They like the cover of noise of the rain to have their babies? Canning chicken and chicken stock. Wow Meg! Yum, sauce! Cool, bacon dogs that you made Meg! Thanks for this video Hollar family!

[@Zaza-zg6kw]

Love to see all of those Beautiful tomatoes! Ive been following you guys every since you moved from city- to visiting all 50 states and finding your forever home. You are living a life i hope to have One Day! Bless you and your homestead🙏🏽

[@deecooper1567]

Me also😊 it’s amazing how much the kids have grown 👍👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@debradixon6746]

I also was with you in finding your home. You guys have made it A Home! God bless you all!

[@alemsanglaao8425]

Me too, was following ur family since way back n u r my favorite homesteaders. I always look forward to check on ur new videos n often rewatch the older ones. In short I love everything about ur family❤❤

[@patriciaherman6499]

Ben, how sweet baby piggy's. Meg, I agree making tomato paste is a pain and easier just to buy. Although I do take my cherry tomatoes cook them down and use my immersion using the whole tomato and then reducing till thick then can it then add to my tomato sauce when needed. Never thought of using beef with bacon fat for sausages sounds good I'll have to try it. One reason I enjoy when you preserve or making dinner gives me another recipe outside of my box 😃. Ben, we used to do the same with our meat in the freezer especially if we had to butcher either a cow, pig, usually got two deer and about three wild turkeys and walleye from the lake nearby. Blessings to you and the family. 😊🇺🇲

[@annaking9213]

Love the new pigs.

[@michellebaker9063]

Meg is so awesome!! She's a true inspiration for me to get in the kitchen more!

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Love the baby pigs , great job !!!!! Love your work and thanks for bringing us along with you on your journey!!!!!👍🙏

[@almachapman5409]

Baby pigs are awesome. Awesome familyy

[@ienjoygardening7361]

I just milled my tomatoes with the same gadget; sure wish I had a young one along. Your daughter is so lucky to be educated on canning so early in life

[@janh519]

Growing up as a child on the farm, I loved baby pigs so much! I couldn’t sleep late at all when there were baby pigs or baby calves on our farm! I also loved baby chicks! Your adorable little girl will have memories of these baby pigs, for sure! She really loves helping her mother in the kitchen, too! She’s an absolutely beautiful little blonde!

[@jgclark45]

watching the lightening storm at the end of the last vlog made me think there would be baby piggies

[@debrezo58]

I agree with you Meg. It's just as easy to buy the paste when you need it. 👍

[@missourigirl4101]

Meg money saving idea for you!! I avoid wasting tomatoes by adding tomato paste to my tomatoes or tomato juice in my roaster instead of cooking down and losing a lot of the tomatoes and juice. It’s amazing how much you save!

[@BroqueCowgirlHomestead]

I totally agree on not making tomato paste. I'd rather have all the other things that can be made with tomatoes. I have that same food mill and I love it for tomatoes. Tip I learned, cleaning the cone with the tiny holes, is so much easier with a bottle brush. Buggy is so cute, and growing so fast.

[@joethesampleguy3414]

"Freezer Archeology and Cooking" should be taught at every homesteader conference!

[@peterrowellranson8649]

Aw😂 buggy being so happy being a part of your help in the kitchen meg love it 😍

[@ketoqueenyo2431]

Beautiful flowers on the kitchen window sill.

[@lindahubbs8146]

You each are so cared for, liked and loved- that I hope you realize you always get the most comments on every video over any channel… you’re deserving and it always makes me smile, just like each day you have a video to share!

[@dixsigns1717]

Ben, have you ever heard of a farrowing rail? Basically, it is a 2X4 mounted widthwise (3.5" space) in the shelter so that there is a place for the babies to get without getting squashed,

[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

We probably went at least 9 weeks without rain here in Salem, Oregon until it sprinkled a little a couple days ago. We are supposed to get real rain tomorrow. That should help all the wild fires in the Pacific Northwest.

[@growinggenerationshomestea516]

I love seeing people who grow a garden actually preserve the food.

[@marycountry]

You guys are awesome. Thankful you got rain.🙏😊❤️

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

yes the ending of yesterdays vlog seeing all that lightning was awesome show hugssss

[@camicri4263]

Piglets, so cute! Another busy day you guys, one thing is for sure; you never get bored 😉😁 Blessings 🤗💞 🤗

[@angelia1971]

I love watching you guys and so admire the work you put in to provide for your family. Much love from Lebanon, Tennessee ❤

[@ashleylovepace1941]

I think one of the reasons we like you guys is because neither of you seem pretentious. So much that Ben seems like the kind of guy that would never personally want to be famous. But you both share your hearts. Thanks

[@ashleylovepace1941]

Meg, you are such a great mom!

[@lisaclark361]

Your sauce looks so good, come winter you can open a can of summer! Buggy such a good little helper, you are "family goals"😊

[@terrymanetz2276]

Buggy is a great little helper. Stephanie M❤

[@homesteadrevivals]

I've learned to keep everything in my freezers in those re-usable grocery bags. I have several bags with chicken, several with goat meat, etc. Nothing goes into the freezer loose. It makes rotating older stuff forward much easier. Just lift out the older bag, put the bag of newer stuff in the bottom, and put the bag of older stuff back on top of the newer stuff.

[@laurakay709]

I do this also in my chest freezer.

[@jessicasinclair1547]

The piglets are so adorable! Instead of making tomato paste I dehydrate the skins, powder them and then use them rehydrated to make paste when needed.

[@Franciso-so1bg]

I did that for the first time this year. It worked great!

[@janetwithers7427]

Cute baby piggies. Another successful day in the kitchen with Meg. Glad you got a good amount of rain. 💞

[@fionagrows1848]

It’s funny but when I watched yesterday’s video with the lightening storm I thought to myself, “I bet the piggies get born tomorrow “ ! 🐷🐽

[@emyreotutar3187]

Buggie is so cute❤

[@TandBKount]

It is so wonderful to see kids allowed to help. I left home (20yrs ago) without kitchen skills because I wasn't allowed in the kitchen/ to cook.

[@vmcougarintn5035]

Hey over there, I have a feeling you are feeling the Idalia storm mess. Hope all is well. Love the tiny new ones, piggies are so cute. Meg, you made me hungry again! I'm staying with my grapes and water melon. Stay safe.

[@shavlatoure7018]

Actually Meg....if you freeze dry or dehydrate all the leftover seeds and skin....after it's totally dried you can grind into a tomato powder that keeps quite well in jars. When you are ready to use...just add a bit of water and bam! You got tomato paste! And if you decide to try it make sure its layered pretty thin so it dries quicker😉

[@charmainemrtnz]

You can now dehydrate your skins and stuff, turn it into powder, then add it to dishes to thicken like tomato paste or add a little bit of water to some tomato powder to make tomato paste. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤

[@sundaynightdinnerswithdebo945]

Make tomato paste by dehydrating the pulp/skins from the food mill and then powdering it. With that tomato powder, add just a touch of water to make thick tomato paste. You have the product already at your disposal, you will never have to buy tomato paste again.

[@buffeysarber836]

Thanks!

[@marthapettengill4042]

If you have a dehydrator, you can slice your tomatoes layer them in your dehydrator till they are done, you can put them in a blender and make a powder out of them and when you are ready you can take some of the powder and add water to it. You can make a tomato paste out of it or tomato sauce

[@dianesnow9806]

God bless you all!🙏🏻💕🙏🏻

[@elainehinton2860]

I’m with Meg. You spend all that energy until it is a page, usually only to add some sort of fluid back in for a recipe. PS: Meg is awesome!

[@benteross2677]

When I'm milling my tomatoes I have a muslin cloth on the pot that receives the seed and ski free tomato. This separates the juice from the pulp. I can the juice for my husband to drink and I use the pulp to can as a purée or cook and make my canned tomato products like ketchup, pasata, spaghetti sauce or tomato paste. I find the cooking time has been reduced dramatically by doing it this way. I also dehydrate, then grind the skin and seed mix to use as a tomato flavour enhancer.

[@jills5939]

what a fun adventure 🕊 good values. 🕊 good family. 🕊

[@carolebyrd588]

I started watching your channel about 2 months ago, and then 2 weeks ago i went back and watched all your old videos. I really and truly enjoyed your whole story. I look forward to your videos. Your whole family are just awesome, thank you.

[@JeanHudson2022]

I love watching bacon bits, 8 live is a good deal. Congrats. My Dad use to say that they farrow outside so they can watch for preditors. Congrats again

[@gingerberkhouse5174]

I laughed when you said it hadn't rained for 3 weeks. We haven't had rain in Phoenix since March 22! How lucky you are.

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Congrats on the piglets, they're adorable. Buggy was so gentle petting the baby piglet. Nice looking tomato sauce, and you still have more tomatoes! Oh my! Enjoy the rain, and when you're done send it my way.

[@kathymickle6915]

Tomato paste won’t burn if you do it in the oven. I did it this year and it was wonderful. I made my sauce this way also. Roasted several deep pans of tomatoes with onions and garlic and little olive oil (single layer), when done you can carefully pour off the liquid (which I freeze dried and powdered). Then cool and put in a food processor to blend all the skins and any seeds. Jar up and can sauce. For paste spread on sheet pans and put back in oven to evaporate, I used 300 rather than 400 I used for roasting. Worked fantastic and could jar right up from the sheet pan.

[@debramurray5132]

Baby pigs are adorable ❤

[@nicolemyers8551]

You can dehydrate all the leftover peels & powder it & it'll work just like tomato paste too

[@sweetcandubandu]

hello beautiful people! i started watching your most recent videos about a month ago and i love you guys so much! i binged every single video you have shared. Seeing your journey and all the hard work you have done has given me much respect for you. It also has inspired me. Meg you have the most amazing laugh. I love hearing your laugh!

[@Dee.C]

We have not had rain in over 70 days . Enjoy the rain . Buggy is getting so cute .

[@alicewhittington5506]

I hate spell correction, it was supposed to say freeze-dry you are seeds and skins powder them up with your blender when you need tomato paste just add a little water chili powder again God bless you I love watching you and your family

[@douglasgatian1401]

Always milled the tomatoes twice! So worth it. Love the channel. The bug will be taken over this kitchen.

[@jonathantillman842]

I make those roasted potatoes in the oven also...but in the summer when I am grilling I use a grill mat (one can use tin foil instead)...and grill them on the grill...turn up the heat...cut the potatoes like you do...use a bit of olive oil and throw in a bit of garlic and herb with a bit of creole seasoning or red pepper flakes and stir...then pop those bad boys onto a hot grill...turning them ever 8=10 minutes...total of 40-45 minutes...they are SOO good.

[@stephanieedmonds1667]

good show thank you all

[@joan3435]

Meg, if you dehydrate your tomato waste, grind it then when you need tomato paste or sauce, just dilute your powder accordingly

[@CS-bn4un]

Great video as usual...this woman who could be your kids' grandma learns something every time I watch. Y'all are so unpretentious and down-to-earth it makes me feel like I could visit so easily (don't worry...not trying to show up on your doorstep!) The Weeds...they made me feel SO much better when I look out my window atm

[@authorcharlieboring]

Rain is God feeding the world. Be happy!

[@debbielamb2432]

Ah you guys have a hurricane coming you might want to turn on radio... God bless you all Hollar family stay safe🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💕😍💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 might be an idea to stay in old farm house with it tucked down in by the creek and hollow, or the barn with the cement blocks around you😉👍

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Absolutely love watching the family working together!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

[@trinapellegrino621]

🙋🏼‍♀️🕊. Hi there. Hope your family stays safe. 💞💞. I see the chickens. On top trying to keep their feet dry. Lol . Love you all. It will be nice when you put the porch on the house, so you will have a bit of a mud room, so the house 🏡 has less mud etc. for Meg . Wow that’s a lot of piggies. Blessings. To all. 🥀🥀🥀🥀. That’s one busy home 💞💞💞Lillie is going to be a great mummies helper, 🥀💞🥀💞🥀💞

[@heathernotzdaniels6350]

This was my first year using that same mill and man, what a game changer for me. For me, it's a perfect size and the effort for my hands and arms was minimal. 50 pounds of tomatoes was less than an hour to mill. And then dehydrating the skins and peels, I ended up with a quart of powder, it was pretty perfect this year for me. Great job, y'all! And congrats on the new piggy babies ❤❤

[@sherriekemper1828]

Another great video from the Hollers featuring Miss Buggy.

[@jenanielson]

Love seeing the baby help and learn. She's so adorable. For paste I take the skin and seeds dehydrate and then powder. And I'd I need paste I take some and add water. Proof paste.

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

I was feeling Meg-ish today and canned stock and dried beans, made a big batch of tomato sauce, and baked bread. Love you guys from CA!

[@larryfeeks6620]

Buggie is delightful telling you to check the pigs for babies!

[@graciegolden2290]

Hello. Lilly do such. Love you all. Look at those piglets. Thanks all the time for your shares, Ben and Meg. Tomato whatever. Yum in the kitchen. Your children are blessed.

[@deborahkelley4719]

We definitely need the rain ☔ Better Crocker's at it again. ❤ Meg, VA 🙏

[@TheThriftyMommy]

You can make tomato paste by dehydrating the skins to reduce that waste and then grind to a power and add water. This was you don't reduce your yield of tomatoes for sauces and such.

[@shirleycourtney9787]

To make great tomato paste puree the skin & seeds & pulp you discard. It makes PERFECT tomato paste!

[@jeansirbaugh3616]

It is such a great thing to watch I don't know which is more fun how smart she is and how she can follow directions or the patience that you have helping her to learn self-pride

[@nancybladsacker5357]

Meg you are such an inspiration for me. I have peripheral neuropathy in both and and legs and dreamed of my garden this year to no go due to unable to feel my hands. So I’m with you in my heart and dreams. Much 💕

[@marygray174]

When you mill your sauce, freeze dry your peelings & seed pulp and then add sm amounts of water to that to make some tomato paste.

[@apostlepaulvining5688]

BTY I’ve been watching y’all for six years since 2017 I loved every one of your videos. Especially now being a very old man bedridden I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Rev. Paul Eustis Florida

[@kathychechopoulos6912]

I like to dehydrate tomato slices when I have more than I need. Then I turn it into tomato powder to add to sauces as a thickener instead of tomato paste.