How Much Food Could You Grow?

[@donnabradshaw5200]

I was just thinking. My parents generation was called "THE GREATEST GENERATION". They knew how to make due. I am so happy to see that your generation has turned to homesteading. Growing, cooking what you grow, cooking from scratch! You are doing SO well for your family. Continued blessings to your family..

[@tipgiles5432]

My parents were of the Greatest Generation. They grew up and served during rough times and made it trough. Being raised by them and supported by my dad's business, my mom always cooked from scratch and fast food was limited then and never became a part of our food. I am a product of my mothers example and only cook plain, real, food. Veggies and small protein. Those who have gone through ups and down in the economy know how to manage the issues and have come out of each one with greater knowledge and do not moan, point fingers, lay blame etc. for the times. We just buck up and get trough it. No chicken little in our gene pool. And so it goes. Joy Giles

[@janh519]

Nothing better than being raised by parents of “The Greatest Generation”! Both my husband and I grew up that way. Today our children (both in their forties) say they remember rarely eating out when they were growing up except after their sporting events, which we all enjoyed. That was something our parents never did try! Both my husband and I loved cooking. (He’s gone now and I don’t cook a lot). Yet I have times when I want at least two veggies and home baked bread! (Which I did for my evening meal, the past evening. Being raised the way I did was the best ever! No other generation will ever equal that of The Greatest Generation!

[@viikmaqic]

@@janh519 And the "greatest generation" cant make their kids a better generation? Dont sound so great lol

[@noahgossett6134]

The "greatest generation" were a bunch of misogynistic, homophobic, entitled racists to be factual. Lol of course the more you go back from present day humans were more engaged with the earth but don't call it the greatest generation you just sound uneducated no offense. Lol

[@gfisher1597]

Just an 85-year-old grannie checking in from Oregon. When I was a kid growing up we were little poor folks living on a little ranch and what you cooked for supper tonight is very similar to things that my mother would throw together for us to have. Because we had the livestock for meat the garden for vegetables and fruit trees we never went hungry. I really really enjoy watching your family. Keep it up and God bless.

[@terrigarner9155]

Your family absolutely deserves the new tractor. I’m so happy for you.

[@sherriekemper1828]

You're such great parents--I love the way you interact with your kids. it's just heartwarming.

[@rosaking8488]

Wow! The garden is beautiful! I absolutely love that Brett is so involved in the garden… and Buggy was precious digging potatoes. ❤️

[@SuperMzjames]

I love how the kids are a part of the meal prep. She fit her whole body in the potato hole 😄 super cute

[@imogenethomas1138]

Buggy digging taters is the cutest thing I’ve seen all day! She’s a real homestead girl.

[@TheVampiregirl84]

I would love to have a cookbook with all of Megan's recipes. She can make some things. Her knowledge is vast!!! Love yu both.

[@bethanyfields4706]

Meg: "🤦🏼‍♀️🤪Yeah, but...then I'd have to MEASURE!"😳 Just teasin' you in love, Sister.🧡 *hecktownhomesteadoriginal

[@mariesheppard3750]

And the kids all eat what she cooks, Most kids turn up there noise to veggie ,

[@tammyvaughn6662]

I would like that too.

[@pattyarpaia4887]

@@mariesheppard3750 she almost always adds bacon lol

[@dianelively8582]

@@mariesheppard3750 Thats so funny, the kids do turn up their ‘noise’ 🤣

[@sharonnorris5984]

Love seeing Buggy help harvest the taters. She will always know how to feed herself and her family. It was 1 of my favorite activites as a child and I am looking forward to a fall harvest of potatoes. It will be the first in 20yrs.

[@Mrs.Irvin.21]

Buggy pulling potatoes was adorable! She catches on quick, and she's growing up so fast! Y'all are awesome parents 😊

[@Tonyambc]

I am going back to what I know and was taught in the 60's because you are an excellent example of how we can sustain our families. I enjoy your channel very much.

[@veragamsky1734]

Since I have been following your life i have never seen your garden look so good. You can be very proud of it and know that your family is being provided for now and in the future. A very good feeling for sure. We live in a place where we cannot grow meat of any kind. I can no longer raise a garden. But i can get stuff in the house to see me through some rough days.

[@mrrs8118]

Beautiful garden, beautiful meal, beautiful family!

[@pdfaulkner1517]

You guys have come so far in your homesteading and gardening compared to your first year there. I'm so thrilled for you! I love your channel and your beautiful family. And of course, your new tractor. God bless you all. Edit... to add, in starting a garden at my new home. I've been struggling with the raised bed layout. Your cattle panels between the beds are the answer! Gardening Vertically adds so much space!!! Thanks for the help!!!!

[@jamjar5716]

Pat, and beauty as well!

[@debrezo58]

Beautiful garden! And that sweet baby girl is so into helping you guys everywhere! I love it! 💖

[@yoclark2723]

Loving seeing buggy dig taters! She is so cute. You have done so much with the garden and eating supper directly from it is priceless. We are inundated with green beans right now in our back yard garden in La Mirada Near Whittier. The plants have passed the roofline and my hubby has to stake and pick beans from the roof! The tomatoes have blight but will give us a good harvest this year as well. Our potatoes are not ready yet but soon! Love your vlogs. keep it coming.

[@territn8871]

Wow, what kind of green beans did you plant? That's some healthy plants👍

[@lanyrogers5707]

Love you guys and you're so right about getting prepared. Keep up the good work.

[@ynnel55]

You two are doing so great with your garden, every year is better. And Meg your meals for your sweet family are great, wow the energy you have.

[@lucismith1880]

I’m so inspired by your garden. I’m learning a different growing zone these past couple of years, without much success. This year we actually have food for our family! Y’all make me smile!

[@diceportz7107]

I loved when we dug new potatoes. We'd knife scrap the skins off, boil them and just before serving, pour browned butter, hot off the stove, all over the taters. Gives them a whole different taste.

[@Bex-rg8pj]

Oh my…. So many memories. I was a little toe head (white hair) like buggy. I have so many memories of helping (sorta) my mom in the garden. I was also the youngest of 5 kiddos. My dad farmed wheat, corn, and soybeans. Mom and us kids worked in the garden. The cores of the cabbage…we fought over them. So good with a salt shaker. We kept a salt shaker in a old bread wrapper at the end of the tomato row. Most of the time we ate out of the garden for lunch. Thank you so much❤️

[@deirdrecollins3987]

Here in Ireland we call Mexican sunflowers “Tethonia” and I’ve only had them germinate once! Lucky you! They are a wonderful flower and pollinator

[@bettypearson5570]

I love watching how willing the kids are to help and learn and how enthusiastic the little one is to harvest. You're doing a great job parenting.

[@rebeccaauld5054]

If you ever decide you don't want that precious baby girl this Texas Grandmommy will take her in a heartbeat. The joy she showed harvesting potatoes was so wonderful!

[@urbsoapco5489]

Fab vlog! Buggy just melts my heart, she’s the same age as our first grand daughter. I’m undergoing lots of surgery this year, but next year Harper will be helping with the harvests 😀. She popped round for lunch yesterday and had to share her playhouse with a recovering hen that had a stroke! They played together happily and shared some crackers for lunch. I’m enjoying your channel more and more. It’s lovely to see homesteaders like you and Sow the Land, who aren’t thinking big business!! We live in a small terraced house an hour from London UK, and we grow loads of our food and keep hens. It’s a matter of priorities really. I think most people are very unaware of what’s coming, community is going to be so important in these difficult times. Xxx stay safe and keep doing love all,of it 🥰🥰🥰Ps your boys are precious and so well mannered.

[@Cristoliverta]

It warmed my heart to see the little one harvesting her potatoes all hands in!🥰🌱🌾

[@villagesteader3552]

There is no better feeling than raiding the garden and making a meal! When we were kids my brother and I would make sandwiches from the garden. Toast, Mayo, lettuce, tomatoes, onion. It doesn’t get any better than that! We also do experimental plantings… ♥️👍🙏🇺🇸🤓

[@michellepowell5929]

The garden is looking beautiful!

[@sandrahoglan7452]

what a beautiful looking garden and how amazing that your dinner was completely home grown. You guys really rock.

[@kennethgibbons366]

Loved the detailed garden tour! Now all we need is a tour of all the other areas and buildings as some of them are quite changed from when you first arrived. Loved to see Buggy in her dress... she looked so grown up. I would never suggest to Meg anything to do with cooking but I find that using the microwave to pre-cook potatoes is a big help.

[@deepocean3603]

Microwaves zap nutrients

[@clairecoutts7832]

@@deepocean3603 cooking zaps nutrients

[@loribuckland306]

My husband and I enjoy your videos. My garden this year had major problems 🥲. We didn’t get much rain this year. With this video I’m encouraging to keep trying. Thank you for sharing.

[@johannefeldman1840]

No greater feeling than shopping in your own back yard to prepare a meal, great job guys! Love the little one picking taters, so cute!!!

[@PeggyLeeSebeni]

I love your motto, "just plant it & see what comes up". 👍 I share that Motto.

[@cindyfinn4845]

Your little gardner is a good helper and adorable to boot.

[@teresab4563]

I am in my 60s, I spent summers on my Grandpas farm when I was a kid. A local farmer raised 100 acres of pumpkins every year and had a huge pumpkin patch festival at the end of the summer, When it was over, I and my cousins would go there with my grandpa in the dump truck and we would buy several dump truck loads. We dumped them in a huge pile in the pig pasture as they can’t bite into them and every day we would go out and chop a few open for them. It made great pig food and saved a ton of money on feed! We were in northern CalIf so winters did not freeze

[@sccountrygirlhomesteadgard3516]

Watching you guys while I save collard seeds 😆 It’s definitely grow season. I hope others catch on and start be being proactive in their food production.

[@mayravalentino4682]

Meg, you make cooking look so easy❤️ You’re a magical chef! Ben & Meg, other than green beans, do you plan on plan on growing different beans? Also herbs? Your farm looks beautiful!

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Allow me to introduce you to vegetable graves, now you have a tractor. Before there was climate-controlled storage this was used by farmers in the UK. Dig out a trench, line with straw, lay in your root vegetables (avoiding damaged and diseased ones) cover with more straw and then the soil you have dug out. This will protect from frost and keep your harvest for months.

[@phatmeemaw6322]

I think you growing food for your animals is a great idea! Happy animals make better food. You varying their diet, with pumkins etc, gives them variety, its a win win!

[@kkr5428]

Geez your kiddo is the cutest potato digger ever. Nice kids and good homestead helpers! Your “100% ours” meal looks amazing.

[@sovereigns1grace]

Adding Buggy picking potatoes to my daily gratitudes list. Adorable!!!

[@radmilamiljanic5977]

I'm watching this at 5 a.m. Friday morning and what a lovely start of the day: Buggy the gardener made my day:))) Once you have that high tunnel, you'll have lots of new chances to grow more and longer. Leeks are so healthy and versatile, when freezing, have some white part separated, they are great for replacing onions in many dishes. And don't chop off that much of the green part!

[@IreneNevins]

The Wampanaug Indians grew Jerusalem artichokes. There are wild patches everywhere the Indians had their summer homes.

[@tammyt870]

Some of the suppers I remember most from growing up were eating whatever came out of the garden. So good!

[@tiffanyevenson798]

Love that buggy gets to do that. One of my best memory growing up is climbing up into the cherry tree munching away on cherries all summer.

[@naturegirl8944]

Make sure you show us digging the potatoes. It’s like a hidden treasure digging them nuggets up. 🥰

[@jesusislord2457]

Down in front!! The Hollars are on! ☮️💖🙏🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦✌️🤜

[@HaroldMalaby]

She has grown so much. Very smart and clearly is loved by all. So cute.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

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

[@joharmon2148]

I just love all those fresh from the ground to the table veggies. Going to give it another try with a winter garden. Our temps have been so high this year and its just killing everything.

[@joycemarie487]

Same here guys in SW Louisiana. We have expanded our garden 3x the size since last year. We are canning everything possible and we are continuing our cucumbers, zucchinis and pumpkins, tahitian melons and using bit to supplement our chickens. Nothing is going to waste.

[@marshasmith6320]

Such a beautiful garden. Little buggie gets right in there and helps to, bless her heart. I love to hear her talk. Such a wonderful family ♥️

[@lisamcfall1210]

Buggy is my girl 😊❤️ I also love to just plop down in the dirt, in my dress, and dig potatoes 😂And sneak off and eat all the blueberries 🤷🏻‍♀️ Meg, if you don’t already, try dipping some of the blossoms from the pumpkins in a batter and frying them. My favorite thing from the garden 👅

[@AZJH8374]

Thanks for daily vlogs, && dating them at the beginning. LOVE the cooking segments! Would like to see more. We have 4 girls & 1 boy!! I'm so glad you guys are blessed & got your marriage back on track. Yes I've been watching since day 1. Good luck. LOVE the garden. Nurse here in AZ.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Meg - you can dehydrate the leeks, too! Save the freezer space!

[@conniecrossan4422]

Jeruselum artichokes can be prepared many ways and they taste totally different. Some people eat them raw, some boil them, but when I was a kid my grandparents used to prepare the like fried potatoes. They were sliced thin then I am guessing pan fried in oil.....they were SO GOOD.

[@jacquelinewells7575]

Buggy was so cute digging potatoes. I bet if you let her she would crawl to each hole and just keep digging them out from one plant to the other . So cute. Hopefully she knew she was eating the potatoes she dug out for dinner. Y’all’s garden is looking amazing.

[@strawberries1411]

Buggy is really good in harvesting..that cute little finger of her kkk, the garden is coming together very nicely. I guess next year there will be fruits on the trees

[@brendablack614]

A number of YTers keep digging the potatoes when the flowers start to die back. Fine for little new potatoes, but if you want large potatoes wait until the plant dies all the way back. The tubers keep growing until the plant dies all the way back. From an ole spider 🥔 love your channel

[@gingerevans1346]

Buggy is absolutely adorable 💕 That dinner looked tasty too!

[@attagirl4545]

Love taking a stroll through the garden. I noticed that Buggy had a dress on. Would like to see her in more dresses! Buggy loves digging up her Tabos-potatoes.🌟

[@janh519]

You two have the BEST veggie garden! You make me think of my parents, as they planted “patches” of all kinds of veggies! Besides their huge vegetable garden, they had extra smaller patches of tomatoes, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and all kinds of squash, pumpkins, and all the things that can almost make a meal! Your garden makes me think of the vegetable gardens I grew up with! Your channel is the BEST ever on KZbin! I go to it first, always!

[@DarleneDeSilva]

You can see how a garden grown together grows a relationship too. You guys are doing amazing things.

[@charlenehamm]

I’m now starving waiting to eat. That meal looked delicious. Thanks for a meal idea for this weekend.

[@terryhenderson424]

Happy Father's Day on the Hollar Homestead and all the Hollar Homestead utube family.

[@michellenelson7899]

Wonderful garden loved the Buggy digging potatoes she is so sweet sending our love

[@kresimirbazijanec3730]

Hey Gang, Ben and Meg and children, you've come a long way on the homestead, reap the rewards of your labours, you deserve it God's Good Blessings to you and your beautiful family keep up the great work love U guys XOXOXO stay safe and healthy.

[@peggymoncrief386]

Being a barefoot contessa, I just love it your children run around barefoot! Buggie is absolutely adorable, and that hair! OMG!

[@ewjorgy]

Haha! So much for the clean dress! But SO worth it for buggy to learn where her food comes from and be excited about it! If all kids were so lucky! Take care and all the best from California

[@goldenbachhomestead6392]

Your garden looks amazing! Love watching Buggy get in the dirt and help pick potatoes. She’s going to be such a great helper as your boys are. They are all so well behaved and good kids. Congratulations on the new tractor. It’ll be such a game changer for y’all. You’re so right. You have to be a prepared with way things are going.

[@jfarm8854]

Thank you for the garden tour. Walking my garden is such a magical part of life.

[@patriciahusk3428]

I absolutely love it when you take for a walk through your garden💜!! Everything seems to be doing really well! I loved when little Buggy was getting into the hole to pull out potatoes….so doggone cute😘!

[@williamssmith2842]

Hello how are you doing?

[@maneuschwander6394]

Love, Love, LOVE! Seeing your daughter in the garden with you! Made me cry! :) Another way to be self sufficent - is without Electricity! Animal Containment too! It is a lot to think about, and ALOT of work! :)

[@mimicolvin3200]

The way prices are going up and the shortage, you all are doing the right thing. Growing your food, preserving your food and eating your food. Your garden has grown so much since you planted it and things are producing. Interacting with your kids will instill in them how to grow their own food. A-plus for that. I love Buggy helping in the garden. Just awesome seeing that. Love you guys. ❤️❤️❤️

[@jahnkecy]

Holy smokes! You guys are knocking it out of the park! Your garden knowledge is amazing, even though you minimize it! I can't believe how much you are growing! I love that Meg loves being in the kitchen making delicious food for the family!

[@easterroberts3848]

HAPPY HAPPY FATHER'S DAY BEN ENJOY YOUR DAY LOVE Y'ALL BLOGS

[@brendafielder402]

I think you guys are very deserving of the new tractor! Love watching you as you farm, raise your family and all the while showing the love for all.

[@tireddad6541]

One year we had tons of peppers, both bell and jalapeño. So I don't eat a ton of jalapeño, so I let them ripen, finally turned red. We made some great jalapeño relish. So good.

[@vonniemerriam974]

I'm with you! Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia, is my happy maker too! Butterflies love them . And who doesn't love a sea of true orange blooms in their garden???

[@CreatorInTrng]

Ah, the joy of digging and finding treasure. Those are memories. Thanks for the tour and your approach to gardening and raising food for the homestead. Try, learn, adapt. But, I have to say, I always go into food envy every time you're cooking....

[@growingupinthegarden8998]

Oh my ❤️ it was so precious when your little girl was helping dig the potatoes. 🥰

[@StoneKathryn]

We are trying to grow more food this year too guys. I have always been amazed at how much you grow on your place. I love that you put those raised beds on the edge of the swales. Okay, Bret and Taylor and the younger boys and Corbin and Jack are the twin older boys. I'm an identical twin too. Lillianne is so cute and she wants to be helpful! Looks like a wonderful dinner from the garden Meg! Your pork too. Yay, you got some blueberries before Buggy ate them all. nice that you are growing animal fodder. Fantastic! Squash and those beets sound like a great idea. We store our apples in aluminum garbage cans in our breezeway for the winter and giving them to the goats and the chickens over the winter. We also pick corn out of the fields after the harvest and put them in a stall in our barn so the chickens can eat them over the winter. It keeps them happy and gives them something to do. I started my asparagus from seeds too. Those tomatoes do look really happy. Cool, cukes and scorpion peppers. Thanks for the garden tour Hollars!

[@katherineb6102]

Knowledge is always a good tool to have. You might not have to use all the knowledge, just like all the tools in the tool chest, but it's there if you need it. Do not fear being "over educated"

[@lunachic03dh]

Omg. Buggie barefoot && grabbing the potatoes!!!! So precious, adorable, and sweet!!!! Great job!!

[@janicehaduck6536]

how precious your daughter is! how precious your children are. You are both so lucky!

[@karenminckler4198]

She doesn’t seem to be afraid of anything. I love how she just take off when she gets out that door.

[@kimlettau4167]

What a FANTASTIC video Hollar's! Your garden beds are gorgeous!! I'm going to try those Mexican Sunflowers 🌻 they are very pretty and happy to help pur pollinators! Thank you for this video made my heart sing! ❤️

[@randolphroark1463]

We often plan the tomato suckers as a separate plant and they seem to produce very well.

[@davec9244]

We can see the excitement in your eyes, when you talk about your garden! The verse about fishing could say "teach a man to grow his own food" thank you ALL stay safe

[@robinwhitlatch4497]

You can never have to many cucumbers! The garden looks great!! The Chard is gorgeous. You will be eating good all summer and the rest of the year. Look how far you have come with the garden in three years Wow! Lots of hard work to get it there but so worth it. Telling Buggy No 4 wheelin in her dress.. rofl! 🤣🤣

[@SandraNelson063]

That was a very Irish dinner! By the way, turnips make good fodder. Kitty sighting!

[@growinggenerationshomestea516]

I need three more big beds and 6 more raised beds to get what we need. It's a big deal and always on our minds to think of how fast things will be gone. Your garden is just awesome. I had corn that was slow to grow as well, I actually planted in my spots then the first batch came up. Blessings to you

[@jaynemar1]

I absolutely adore Buggie!

[@serenagomez3864]

Thank you- I enjoy your free flow conversation 🤗

[@brenda324]

Buggy in the potatoes was charming and heartwarming. We are aware. We are getting prepared. Don't know how much time we have so everyday it's on our minds. Make sure you have gas and oil for your tractor.

[@samanthaporter6662]

Tonight I was so tired I pulled out a can of spaghetti sauce from our harvest last year.... Even have spaghetti squash from last season still!!! Homegrown dinner!! Very satisfying to think we grew it and it's still here nine months later!! Super excited to see how the wheat goes, would love to see the harvest and processing!!

[@karenprice5839]

Hello from Indiana. I am 71 but I need to teach my children and my grandchildren to be self sufficient. Thank you for your help.

[@hannahsbackyard5960]

Looks like a typical meal here in the summer LOL Love going to the garden and picking stuff for dinner, throwing together a meal!

[@Peachy08]

Watching Buggy always brings a smile to my face 😊 She is so sweet!

[@a4000t]

Anyone who can have a garden should have a garden,especially in these coming times!