This Is What Homesteading Looks Like

The harvest season keeps on rolling, and we are back to harvesting green beans and getting them canned up. We’re also making pickled Dilly Beans and homemade french dip lamb sandwhiches with freshly made prepared horseradish dug from our garden.
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[@TheHarold2nd]

I love how you all set down as a family and form a circle at the table where the father prays. Keep it up guys

[@pamray1906]

Yes, I fav too

[@bethartis4003]

It is a sight that warms my heart seeing them gathered around the table at meal time, holding hands and praying❤️.

[@liztosh740]

Amen!

[@lindacurnutt2343]

You are so precious and my favorite family. Dear Heavenly Father!❤️

[@ericataylor1708]

Great job, fam 😊

[@marissa1168]

I've watched just about every video you've put out here and I'm not gonna lie, watching the whole family take turns with that horseradish had me ROLLING. Awesome vid as always, thanks for sharing 😂

[@nanajack8527]

Never get tired of kitchen videos! Or any Holler videos for that matter, love em all!!

[@tobycatVA]

Between the cat under Ben and the vivid colors of harvest and the horseradish reactions, I put this video at #4 all time Hollar's #1 Ben delivers the baby, #2 Finding home #3 Meg is preg #4 this one #5 Leaving CA. 😻

[@debbiemoore9104]

This one is definitely right up there. Excellent rating system! 👍

[@joannethorburn3145]

Def one of my favorites. Love the honest reactions and how close you guys are.

[@marilynnergord7993]

This is my first year with a steam canner as well. Mind blown! The horseradish episode made me laugh out loud. I made a huge batch of fresh, prepared horseradish one day in our small restaurant kitchen in our little bar in Portland Oregon. I peeled it, blended it up and took ’ the top off the blender. Minutes later my husband came rushing back to the open kitchen saying “WHAT ARE YOU DOING? You just cleared the bar…customers are running outside!”😂

[@carolm4646]

YES! This video shows what true homesteading is all about! Shown by a beautiful loving family. Thank you for sharing!

[@francesbolen257]

Never get tired of watching Meg can green beans!

[@rosaking8488]

I really enjoyed this video! I love to see the whole family taking pride in their harvests. Sweet Buggy with her bucket of water for her cucumber was the sweetest! The boys have grown so much. I have been with y’all since y’all were searching for your land! One of my favorite channels. ❤️

[@debbiemalone5957]

I know what you mean there rosaking that when I started watching....one of my fav fams to watch....they are the real deal..what you see is what you get!

[@nonahammon1098]

Me too.

[@nonahammon1098]

😊 I love ‘em too. All these years they haven’t changed.

[@nonahammon1098]

Unlike many others.😊

[@patjones5723]

Mine too ❤

[@jodiethane9359]

I would totally watch Meg’s canning channel. Sad for the fires, but happy ur inside 😂

[@monapotter908]

You are making precious memories for your children .

[@patriciahusk3428]

I have to hand it to y’all, eating fresh horseradish is a feel-good pain I would not inflect upon myself🙃! I have seen horseradish being made and grown men cry like crazy! Those lamb sandwiches looked absolutely delicious🤗! Little Buggie thinks they’re pretty tasty too🥰!

[@gailhitson7340]

I took a break from KZbin for a bit, and when I returned you guys have found the fountain of youth! Your precious girl and sons grew older, while mom and dad got younger. Whatever you're doing, keep it up, because you guys seem happy, relaxed, and younger than ever! Great crop of green beans there! You may get sick of 'em while picking and canning, but come mid winter, you'll enjoy those fresh picked green beans! Oh the cycle of life!

[@KayceesKorner]

Okay so listen here, NEVER be sick of your canning videos. I will watch them DAILY, even if its the SAME foods. Always learn something new and love the commentary. I will watch green beans 100 more times!!

[@sandramass7288]

I hand grated fresh horseradish outside one time - one time only! Could hardly breathe from the fumes! You are brave souls 👏👏👏

[@dollarsigns5427]

Thank the good lord for every jar your able to preserve..That’s abundance from above!

[@marshamercer]

The making of horsraddish was hilarious! LOL you all tried it knowing it was harsh. you all smelled it in the blinder. That is some family fun right there. Thank you for sharing!

[@leannekenyoung]

You guys are a riot! I love how you are all foodies even your sons! It’s hilarious to watch you all try stuff for the first time the reactions to the horse radish were fantastic! It will blow your mind! Cheap thrills! Lol! Thanks for the laughs!🥰❤️🙏🏻🇨🇦

[@rhondastarbuck5931]

Old timers in my area would grind their horseradish OUTSIDE in the Fall. I think we can all understand why after watching your adventure! Great video. Thank you for sharing!

[@prairielavender]

Oh my goodness! Your horseradish adventure! My husband and I giggled all the way through, waiting for the moment that someone put their head over the blender. We grind our horseradish outside, wearing ski goggles and a scarf wrapped around the nose and mouth. The first time we ever processed it, our son almost passed out from the fumes! If you are needing a recipe for canning.....13 cups ground horseradish, 8 cups vinegar, 4 teaspoons salt. Mix well. Spoon into jars but only fill jars 3/4 full. For pints, process for 10 minutes.

[@charlenehuff19]

I always laughed when my Dad would make horseradish. He loved the burn! I wouldn't try it, but now I love it. I laughed so hard...thank you

[@frankiek7749]

My heart gets all warm when I watch your beautiful family all work together and then enjoy the fruits of your labor. Love and prayers to you all ❤ 🙏

[@carollayaou2398]

Would you do a video asking your boys how they have changed since moving, what they miss, what they love about farming, ect....

[@poplarcreekfarm19]

A few weeks back in NY we had air quality indexes in the 400s it was horrendous. I love how you guys portray the realities of homesteading even when it may seem mundane. It’s real life! ❤

[@frugaldeb]

I’m in central ny and I agree it was horrendous 💫

[@poplarcreekfarm19]

We are upstate/Mohawk valley 😊

[@mainedeersdoe_1145]

I feel sofor yall in New York. I have a friend there ànd she was talking about how bad it was. Stay safe and indoors as much as yall can.

[@pamelastandhart9650]

@@poplarcreekfarm19I agree, we are over in Schoharie valley.

[@janew5351]

We wish we had an abundance of green beans to can.

[@addipuma]

I ❤ that you prayed before eating! This country NEEDS to get back to GOD!

[@claireskinner9077]

As someone who didn’t grow up with parents that grew their own food or preserved it, I love watching people can - it’s giving me the courage to give it a try myself when it’s summer in the southern hemisphere. So whilst it may feel ‘boring’ to you guys cause it’s always been part of your life, please know you’re helping to educate and normalise it to people who previously had no exposure.

[@TandBKount]

I love watching Meg can! Absolutely not bored with it.

[@richhenderson4436]

What a treat. Fresh horseradish is so great!! Just a tip -- old timer say to harvest horseradish in months ending in R. Also once you grow horseradish in an area you will most likely have horseradish there fore ever Horseradish will come back & also the patch will expand - so -- you can get roots that are large & several years old -- which will require you to process it outside & up it's clearing capacity!!!!!!

[@JLBellwriter]

Missed the Corb’s face(s) today. Hope he’s off having fun!

[@estrogenacres801]

I LOVE Simple Living Alaska!!!

[@maryhysong]

Be sure to change your air filters frequently while you have smoke. We have swamp coolers and the year of the Telegraph fire the pads clogged up quick with smoke and ash particles, had to change them 3 times instead of the usual once.

[@jamjar5716]

@mary... Great advice for all of us! Thanks!

[@villagesteader3552]

You’re laughing about dilly beans for Christmas, but that’s what my Sister Mary gets for her Christmas present. Dilly beans and pickled eggs…she’s a happy camper!

[@vmcougarintn5035]

Pickled eggs and beets! I could eat that all day. Never had Dilly beans tho - sounds like something I would like.

[@gabrielvankempen7863]

Awesome choices for gifts!

[@gabrielvankempen7863]

I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes from y'all with the horseradish.

[@lisanowakow3688]

Instant gratification, always good. I showed your families’ horse radish experience to my husband, it was so good to see him laugh, thank you.

[@TerrieAllred2023]

Homegrown canned goods are so beautiful! Learning so much about canning and baking from Meg and it's so appreciated! I'm pressure canning taco soup while watching y'all today! Chicken, corn, onions, peppers, tomatoes...all from the backyard. Not everything in it is, but what a great feeling anyway!!

[@larryfeeks6620]

Enjoyed the reactions to the horseradish! Always enjoy seeing y'all gathered at the table for dinner and, Ben saying the blessing. 😊

[@nmdispatchlady]

Meg the best thing I did for my jar lids, get 2 carabiners and tie some rope between them with a loop at each end that will slip over the caribiner. thread all your lids/rings by size onto the rope and then complete the circle. They hang on a nail in my pantry and are out of the way most of the year. I have 2 for each size I believe. If I need 10 rings go and take one end loose and then count them off and close it back up again. Cheap and very useful. Good job and yes feeding yourself is a bunch of repetitive steps all summer. I remind myself how much we will enjoy all of it all winter long and it helps for a few minutes at least, then I mumble under my breath some choice words and get back after it. Good job and God bless.

[@shannon110198]

I made my first dilly beans today! Only a single jar from my two little green bean plants. Small but mighty gardening! Usually we eat them as fast as they come in, but the wildfire smoke and weather has kept us out of the garden for a few days...thanks for sharing your day with us 😊

[@debbierman3141]

Did you hear me scream “don’t sniff the bender”. Lol. We blended our outside on our deck and the neighbors could smell it. Very strong but so worth it

[@petrii1998]

Oh y’all, THIS WAS AMAZING!!! Now I want to grow horseradish in next years garden 🎉

[@kimrafferty7170]

What a wonderful video today and thank you so much for bringing back a wonderful memory of my Grandad, after the 2nd world war my Nan and Grandad lived in London, a stones throw from the Thames and 10 Downing street. Although they lived in a huge house they never had a garden but every year my Grandad would dig up horseradish that grew like a weed near where he worked, he would dry it in the darkest basement and when it was ready he would hand grate it and make his own horseradish sauce, my sisters would never go down into the basement so I used to get to be with my lovely Grandad on my own 🤗 one day I went down to see him and my eyes really started to sting, so he dried my eyes and gave me a taste of the freshly made horseradish because it wasn't very strong that year - oh my goodness it nearly blew my head off so he ran upstairs to the kitchen to get me a drink of milk as he didn't want to get told off by my Nan. I spent many many happy times with my Grandad in that basement. When they moved to seaside town in Kent they finally had their very own front and back garden and they filled it with vegetables and flowers but never horseradish so I asked why they don't grow it now they could and my Grandad replied because it grows like weeds and once you have it you will never be able to get rid of it 😂 My Nan tried to buy him horseradish like he used to make but she never managed to buy anything that came close to my Grandads homemade horseradish. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful life and for giving me the wonderful memories of my Grandad. Love to you all as always xxxxxxx

[@gabrielvankempen7863]

Watching the process of harvesting, preparing, cleaning and canning the green beans was great! Hearing that y'all have cherries coming from Azure is a whole other level! Looking forward to how y'all process the cherries!

[@mandapanda1652]

I could watch y'all can green beans for hours. I learn so freaking much from you guys and appreciate all the effort you put into your videos!

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

I am never going to get fed up with watching you preserve.dry Can.pickle.ferment .freeze dry foods

[@dixsigns1717]

Meg, try setting your jars in at an angle instead of flat on into the hot water, it reduces the shock on the glass. An old trick my gramma showed me.

[@hardenmama1800]

The Hollar Homestead and Simple Living Alaska are my favorite KZbinrs!

[@deniseharris9363]

I love how your entire family works prays and eats together! A blessing to behold 😁

[@michelleblanton6115]

😂😂😂 Love the horseradish adventures! You all made the exact same face!

[@corlaenslow3841]

We so enjoy watching your videos. My husband (69) and I (66) are so entertained by you and your family. So down to earth. ❤

[@sharonbrown2352]

I can watch y'all garden and can/cook all year round :). I love how the family jumps in and helps. Ben, hitting that canner...you need to remember that she knows where you live....lol. There are two beautiful sights for me and that's canned foods and fire wood stacked. Buggy and that camera, so stinking sweet.

[@piperlynne1]

Smoke sucks because it has no borders. We had smoke come up from the US lots of times too. It's never fun and especially not for the areas that have the fires or the firefighters. My prayers go out to those people and hope that rain is in the forecast soon without lightening. And by the way I'm never tired of watching canning or cooking or gardening because that's what your life is like.

[@allonesame6467]

Horseradish Hits Hard! 🤣🤣 This is a bumper crop year for green beans! Hang in there, take breaks, and Love One Another!💖💖

[@soiltosoulhomestead]

The green beans were jammin. Love you guys. God Bless

[@JeanHudson2022]

My Mother use to let her canner water cool down and then water her plants with it. Just a thought. In Upper Michigan we are dealing with the smoke from the Canada fires daily, it has been bad. Praying for Canada. Blessings and Prayers

[@veragamsky1734]

We grew horseradish on the farm. My sis and i would peel it but my dad would grind it up with a meat grinder. He was the only one who could do it. I like horseradish but not a lot at once. I miss it but doubt i could process it. Just to strong. Was fun watching you all get your first smell and taste. 😂

[@douglasgatian1401]

Fresh ground horseradish mixed with ground canned beets and juice was always a great condiment at Easter at my house. Love the family!!

[@sandramass7288]

My mother-in-law used the dilly beans recipe on bell peppers, sliced in strips. FABULOUS with italian cold cuts on crunchy bread!,

[@doloresbingham7956]

As always, I love you guys. I sat here laughing so hard. Please be safe and God bless.

[@fionagrows1848]

I’m so glad that I have been forewarned about the horseradish!😂.I’m growing it for the first time this year and after seeing the fun and games you have had with it , I really can’t wait for mine to be ready!!

[@janellevoigt5481]

My Mom and I used a hand grinder, OUTSIDE, when we processed it, because its very strong, it made our eyes water even outside, that was a very interesting. experience.

[@davidmitchell1304]

I save the comics from everyone's newspapers so when we snap beans the kids sit and read them at the same time.

[@journeywithnichole]

What a sweet family. Looks like a fantastic day!! Fresh gardens, new recipes, stocking pantry. Family time. Perfect.

[@heathernotzdaniels6350]

My grandpa used to take great pride in his homemade prepared horseradish. My eyes would burn when he opened the jars, it was so hot. I'm proud of y'all for being brave enough to eat it raw! Good stuff.

[@ireneturner2944]

I have to say,, All of your children are drop down GORGEOUS 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Yall ( your family) is so humble and kind..❤ Ive been watching for a long time watching the boys grow up. And that GORGEOUS baby girl looks like her brother's. ( MoM and DaD )!!!!! Love yall❤

[@maryhysong]

when doing a lot of water bath canning I don't dump the water out of the canner; just let it sit covered until I start the next batch tomorrow. It does cramp for space but I hate wasting water too

[@kimrichards5576]

This whole video was priceless ❤❤❤

[@lisarosebud6404]

Watching you all take hits of horseradish was hilarious 😂

[@marlenabryant5547]

Y'all are doing what my great grandparents did their whole lives, my granny did canning too. Catch-up, tomato's, sauce. Corn , all the things she would grow.

[@tobycatVA]

One of saddest days of my life was opening the last jar my Granny canned before she passed away knowing that was it.

[@patassion]

Yes the cooking and canning is great

[@jenthrasher5056]

Buggie is so cute exploring food choices and taste. Your horserashish Was so fun to watch. Thanks for sharing

[@davidjenkins1958]

What a fun video, thank you Hollar family, I needed this laugh.

[@srqlisa7881]

Thank you for harvesting your horseradish, lmao priceless.❤

[@eaccristo]

Wish I could show you my front and backyard when we had the fires up north in California. It was awful. My husband and I made the best horseradish ever but we were in tears for two days. We had the best time but it was painful. Ours was so good it made our head tingle. ❤❤❤

[@loisfromohio3109]

Here in northern Ohio the smoke has been a real problem. I can only imagine what it's like in Canada. We need to take the time and pray that these fires get under control.

[@user-justbeingme]

The cat just lays down under Ben, like, this is a shady spot, as he picks green beans. Lol. I only like sweet pickles. I'm craving chili dogs. Red pepper flakes on everything.

[@rajinevin7273]

BUGGY JUST KEEPS GETTING MORE AND MORE BEAUTIFUL AND MORE AND MORE INTELLIGENT! A DELIGHT TO WITNESS!

[@Diana-ze8wu]

Canning: you both are awesome at efficiency and expediting the process. Thank you for showing the rote process. It really is helpful 😁

[@greenbankreptiles]

Super sweet folks

[@paintedpilgrim]

I would argue that horseradish has far more of a punch than many a chilli pepper, the thinnest of smears of it with roast beef ideally on fresh baked bread is absolutely amazing and does wonders for blocked sinuses and cold.

[@nestahumphries5496]

Anyone else hoping Brett will start a KZbin? Your family brings so much joy ❤

[@sandyleonard1605]

That was fun watching everyone taste the horseradish root. LOL

[@Steve-od6hi]

LOL, I was waiting for the first fresh taste of Horseradish. It always needs to be reduced. ;) It is a Joy always ! Watching the home procedures, and my wife is amazed with the patience in dealing with the kids while preparing food stuff.

[@jamiekeefer9270]

Watching your wonderful family live makes my heart sing. Thank you, and my our father bless everyone of you.

[@Lisa-wp1ff]

The smoke reached us this week . Add the heat and humidity and its been miserable. Gotta do what you gotta do. Out at the crack of dawn.

[@nancyshanks8660]

Just cut tops off your horseradish and plant in the dirt. It takes a couple years to get roots. The longer they go between figs, the bigger the root and the hotter. Been doing this for over 60 years. Lol. Love the reactions. Also a blender works great, just add vinegar as you grind.

[@mucksforbucks6343]

Living in the midwest we are dealing with the smoke from Canada as well.

[@kathiefrommissouriusa1462]

We’ve got the smoke here, too, but luckily we’ve had some rain which has cleared a lot of it out.

[@TheHollarHomestead]

Got some rain early this morning and we have had clear skies today too! 🙌🏻

[@estrogenacres801]

Buggie is sooooo cute!!!

[@msplum3306]

Love this “cheap thrill” family laughing video - precious!

[@ginad729]

Time's like that can not be replaced, it was so much fun watching you guys have fun.ima mother of 6 growin children. 5boys &1girl. Injoy every day 😅 lol.GOD bless.

[@MayraRodriguez-id5rm]

I had a blast seeing ya’ll torturing yourselves (one after another, again and again) flavoring the horseradish! I’ll watch this video again! God Bless you guys 🌟

[@laruedouglas7972]

I love watching Simple Living Alaska, also. Isn't it amazing how you can miss some green beans. Good thing for the family helping with the produce. I just love the sound of lids going dink. I love horseradish, but around Iowa you are supposed to dig in the month with an r in it. You can cut the tops and replant them. When you grind it, please do it outside 😂.

[@esteeb42]

When I was a kid growing up we used to go to Phillipis in Los Angeles Calif. The first time I ever went there was with my grandfather and father as a child, it became a family tradition. They had the best french dip sandwiches, the best homemade pickles, the best homemade macaroni salad, delicious fresh lemonade... the men in our family loved their fresh horseradish and spicy mustard. I remember thinking as a child that there's sawdust floors were pretty cool LOL. Great memories.😊

[@dawndrake5833]

What a fun day. 🎉

[@BirdYoumans]

They say those of us that are self employed work 80 hours a week to keep from working 40. But oh the simple joys of working at what you love. I sat here and laughed along with you as you savored your victory over the string beans and then had the fun with the horse radish which I know so well. Mine was and is music. Yours is raising food (and kids, but that too is a joy!!). But how satisfying it is to work at what you love! I always enjoy my "visit" with the Hollar's. ❤❤

[@TheHollarHomestead]

Haha I never heard that about the hours, but that is so true!

[@BirdYoumans]

@@TheHollarHomestead 😊

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

Love fresh Horseradish Yum Yum. You all reaction to the Horseradish was Great. Buggy is getting so big. Peace from WV

[@user-yi7ft8dl2y]

Hello! In our country, they like to do this: "horseradish root, garlic, salt, sugar and tomato juice." And horseradish leaves are added when pickling cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini. We have a large selection of pickles and tomatoes. And we also really like to preserve vegetable salads, there is also a wide variety of them, and mushrooms, compote in large quantities, sometimes up to 100 cans of 3 liters. We really like to drink compote, we can drink 1-2 cans a day, it is impossible to freeze such an amount of fruit. You'll need an entire freezer just for the fruits.

[@dodgegirl1us]

We love Meg’s canning channel! 😂

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

Thanks for the steam canner explanation! I've watched multiple vloggers use them but never understood why one would switch out a water-bath canner. Interesting.

[@montanaskye3227]

I thought I was the only one in the world who doesn't like pickles! I feel better now :) Many blessings to your family!!!

[@polgarauk5606]

I hate pickles so definitely not alone.....I thought I was alone in that too

[@debbieherrera1605]

I don’t like them either.

[@sherbrownsf2]

Yuk

[@gowest5145]

I canned a bunch and we aren't eating them, I guess off to the pigs. How long do pickles keep

[@DavidGlendinning]

Your adventures with condiments today reminded me of a family story: We were all out for dinner and my father ordered a shrimp cocktail as a starter. When he tried his first shrimp, he called the waiter over and asked if they had anything stronger than tomato paste for cocktail sauce. The waiter excused himself and came back moments later with a horseradish root plus grater, looked Dad right in the eyes and said *"Say when..."* «grin»

[@valerieedwards2328]

What I have read, the best time to dig up horseradish is after a light frost. The small roots that I don’t grate, I wrap in paper towel, put in zip lock bag and store in the refrigerator. I plant them the next spring. I’ve never been able to dig up all the tiny roots so they always come up again where I dug the main plant .