The End of Preserving.

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

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[@jeanbrooks1617]

Lord have mercy if there is anyone out there who needs a rest it is you dear girl. Thank you for a lovely year of videos. Enjoy this time of rest and let your family take care of you. Jean Colorado USA

[@sba5415]

I wash and rub the skin off the ginger (grown in pots on our rooftop) cut it into thump size and put it in a bag and into the freezer. When I need some, I just take a piece out. Keeps (almost) forever. Saw someone grind the ginger up and put into ice a cube tray, freeze, put the various cubes into a bag and keep it in a freezer... ready when needed. You are incredible, always working on something and looking pretty and poised. Please take a break sometimes ... looking forward seeing your new family addition!

[@AshleySkiles-d3f]

Becky!!! You are such a amazing example of caring for your home and family! The Lord bless you for all you do and I pray you have plenty of time to rest up and get ready for the next little one.

[@ehsanihomestead]

This is such an awesome overview of preservation. Truly so much love and sweat going into every staple. Thank you for sharing and letting us live vicariously through you and the family. You're all an inspiration! Knotty root veggies can be cleaned off a little easier with a coarse paint brush... the bristles get in between more of those tight spaces.

[@Jeppe_P]

Its kind of crazy seeing the little baby already on its feet and helping wash the ginger. Watching all the kids grow over the years of this channel is heartwarming. I think you will look back on this time at some point and be glad you documented all this in the time they were still so small.

[@TracieL1234]

Preserving season is great. END of preserving season is the best.

[@alionagagauz9850]

This is my favorite homesteading channel. Can you please please make a video on tips on how to get started, things to look out for, companion planting, etc. (or if I missed that video, please let me know) I've been gardening here and there but nothing very major. I definitely have the thought and intention of starting this upcoming spring and I just don't know where to start and how to commit to it. I would LOVE to hear tips and tricks from you. I hope one day to be self sufficient like you guys!!! Thank you for your effort in making these videos for us. They are very inspirational!!!

[@anginarine6142]

I absolutely love your channel. Growing up in Guyana (a South American country), we planted a very small garden, and I remembered my mom would make tea from the leaves of the ginger, and it was very delicious.

[@alieamohamed8153]

From Guyana as well 🇬🇾🇬🇾♥️♥️

[@samanthab5006]

Becky you are so inspiring. I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed and down on myself with just one little one and nowhere near the level of things to do as you do. While I'm not sure my life will ever look like yours it does motivate me to think about small things I can do now. I know this isn't the focus of your channel but tips on getting 18-24 month old children involved especially a very spirited little guy would be wonderful.

[@iartistdotme]

AWESOME stash of candied ginger! WOW and your freezer is packed with it as well. Wonderful harvest and I'm going to go back and relook at how you planted it. I've grown ginger but only one lump from the grocery store. It always doubles or triples in size from the chunk I first planted so I guess it is doing fine but not like that harvest you had - my mouth dropped and I could hardly believe it. My turmeric also grew so well with pretty flowers but I never dug it up. I wonder if I'm going to get a harvest without planting this summer. I just walked away from the plants and told them to surprise me! So happy for you in that bounty!

[@brendakordik8411]

The light coming into your kitchen is so wonderful at this time of year! I hope you find good rest in December.

[@stephencameron1709]

You’ve done an amazing job preserving your beautiful harvest. Love seeing your whole family pitch in. The ginger and turmeric look awesome! Well done. Praying you get some good rest. Val C ❤️🙏🏻

[@KokoraLife]

This was so lovely to watch! Makes sense that you are at your limit after so long of preparing for winter!

[@SantaSmiles]

Btw, super tasty and easy pumpkin soup recipe - Boil pumpkin and puree it, add sweet cream, salt and nutmeg (kinda a lot). You can add to that carrots as well. And that is it. Add croutons on top and you are solid. Some people add chicken on top as well.

[@kendratai]

I was trying to watch this while getting ready this morning but I enjoy the format and filming of your videos so much, that I'm sitting down to actually watch it this time. We really need to try the Cajun cowpea soup! We love eating black eyed peas ❤

[@viccimauldin9786]

It is so good to seeing a team effort in your family. That is the way it is supposed to be. So enjoy watching your channel. Time for you to rest some and prepare for the upcoming birth of your new child which I pray will go well for all of you. Have a great weekend. ❤

[@MaryAnneVaughn-r1j]

I have a large pumpkin I need to roast and then freeze. I was trying to figure out the best way to do this. You gave me the best way!!!👍. You are at the end. Hang in there. Rest is coming. Hapoy Holidays and looking forward to hearing about the new babe coming. 💕💕💕

[@amandar7719]

Amazing ginger and turmeric harvest! Mine failed again this year but I had a lovely harvest of lemon grass. Both the leaves during summer and the stalks. I’m with you on the end of season preservation burnout. I canned more (homegrown) beans and meals in jars (including Thai soups) this autumn because I was concerned we’d have even higher energy prices or maybe even energy rationing during our UK net zero overreach this winter. We’re lucky that we can generally harvest fresh produce over the winter but not if we have long spells of below zero. It’s nice to see your tree up. All set for thanksgiving/Christmas and new life. [Loving your ketchup recipe still, btw. Used it in my cannoli beans, too 😃🫡]

[@caroltomlinson9164]

Becky, you are amazing!!!!!! Please take a well deserved rest!!!!!!

[@catracampolieto8989]

Long Island Cheese pumpkins are the best. I've grown them for 2 seasons since seeing yours. Their beautiful and taste amazing. Awesome harvest. Salsa Verde is delicious poured over a pork roast and cooked.

[@bonniearmbruster8401]

My favorite channel and family! I love that you all help each other! You’re a blessing to me with every video you share. ❤️ God bless you, happy thanksgiving 😊

[@christinem.alwaysbelieve]

Those pumpkins look amazing. Fresh pumpkin cannot be beat. Yum

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

Thanks!

[@christinem.alwaysbelieve]

Welcome 😊

[@chelinfusco6403]

I appreciate all the effort put into the making of this video. Thank you.

[@Calledtodoso]

You are such an inspiration ❤ I love your humble attitude. Your family is beautiful, prayers for the new babe coming and for you to have a fast smooth labor and peaceful postpartum.

[@farmgirlzz2319]

What a beautiful harvest of ginger and turmeric!❤

[@rbeaver6769]

Whew, I'm right there with you sista being tired of the garden and preserving! I will be missing homegrown tomatoes in a couple of weeks though, lol! Great work on finishing up your Summer garden and preserving! I LOVED the candied ginger project....how interesting. I try to do a few new things ever year to add to my skill set and such. Time for a slower pace....ENJOY!!

[@wickedwinnie]

I highly recommend freeze drying your pumpkin. After I get mine out of the oven and cool it completely I put it on the trays and pre-freeze then freeze dry it and then I grind it up into a powder in my blender afterwards. It makes it so easy and convenient to just take out a little bit you need for recipes here and there.

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

Yes, will be trying that out soon!

[@killjoyredux8361]

You are tireless! Thanks

[@nathanskorstad-nk9dj]

A friend of mine made a tea by drying the tops of the ginger she grew and combining it with lemongrass. So delicious!

[@iartistdotme]

You had an amazing harvest of ginger and turmeric - congratulations! I love to drop a bit of candied ginger into hot water and let it steep - then drink it and chew the root when I'm done. Mine never turned out like yours and I need your recipe! Thanks.

[@melanieedmonson1480]

The pumpkins were lovely, color, and size shape. They were all so beautiful. Enjoy your time of rest. You have earned it. Take care of baby girl!!🙏❤

[@ourpeacefulhaven]

For ginger, my favorite way to store is to just blend it up and then freeze it. I break it off into chunks for stir fry or whatever. Super simple! Ps. I feel like you look so happy and healthy and full of life!!! 🥰

[@brandynash1409]

We are in south Arkansas. Used to live in north central Arkansas. We plant our cow peas right after the first frost. We pick them fresh for 2-3 weeks every other day. Mow them down and after a month you get another 2-3 weeks of picking. We grow 8 300 foot rows of purple hulls. We have a 3 acre garden in our big field. For things that don’t need a lot of tending (other than the few weeks of peas), like potatoes, corn, mellons, winter squash, etc. Then we have the smaller garden at the house for things that need to be checked daily. Family of 6 and we grow all our veggies and we are able to sell enough mellons to cover seed and fertilizer/compost. So, other than time, our veggies are paid for. Thankfully we have a freeze dryer because we don’t have cellars down here.

[@squashit339]

I harvested a TON of turmeric in 2023. I put some in the fridge fresh, dried some and ground it up. I also gave some away, but I had so much that I threw it in a bowl and it sat on my counter/table all winter. I have a small house and don't have a cold storage. This year in the spring, some was shriveled up but most of it was sprouting and ready to be planted. I put all the mother plants in the ground and some of the rhizomes. It all grew and I will harvest it all after Thanksgiving this year. I was surprised and thought most of the turmeric would rot but it did great! So I guess I was wondering if you saved any to plant next year or did you freeze it all? What a great harvest you had! I haven't been able to get Ginger going, that's on my list for this spring.

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

I froze it all because I figured it wouldn’t keep. I did leave one small ginger plant out in the garden, but it already looks in bad shape after some hard frosts.

[@ThePineFarm]

Becky, thanks to you, we’ve been making your cowpea soup and it’s fabulous! We love it! 🥰

[@brianlawson363]

Rock out ! If you ever decide to sell any seeds from any of your crops I will be first in line to purchase them. I would rather support homesteaders like yourselves than companies with which I am not familiar. Thank you for another great video.

[@coastalsoapcreations1556]

Could you do a plant/ seed review. Interested in the variety of plants you grow for an entire years worth.

[@tamararobinson2069]

Very good request😊💚

[@Snowangel412]

Thank you for all of your wonderful videos & hard work, you are such an inspiration, so beautiful & so lovely.

[@chelseafailla9887]

Absolutely loved watching the team work on that salsa!

[@chelseafailla9887]

Oh and the cowpea soup,too!

[@KBNoyes]

I just finished my last batch of pumpkin I dice up and cook in the instant pot and freeze in 3 cup containers to use to make pumpkin bread

[@joannak4640]

Very cool about your ginger harvest!!! ❤️👍👏👏👏

[@rachelgalus]

What a great season! Enjoy your rest.

[@shawneegrows]

I do hope to grow ginger and turmeric next year here in Minnesota. I just made an anti inflammatory juice shot with ginger and turmeric a friend gardener grew.

[@LittleKi1]

Just FYI, ginger freeze dries and rehydrates beautifully.

[@meganbeck2487]

I love the flower maternity shirt you’re wearing when you’re making the Cajun cowpea soup! Where did you get it from?

[@laurel2453]

I would love for you to meet Chelsea from Little Mountain Ranch! The most perfect of garden tours!

[@LQDSS]

Can you show us how you planted the ginger and all that? I've tried for multiple years to no avail.

[@SuperAbcdabcdabcdabc]

Hello from 🇨🇦. At first I thought that you had a pumpkin under your apron, then I remembered that there will be a new family member

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

When you feel like that it's because you had a good season!!!

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

That’s a good way to look at it! 😄

[@kathywills3244]

Have you ever used a canning lid to scrape out the inside?

[@lisanorris6518]

Can you please include a link for your food processor? It is huge!

[@sarahschlosser1203]

Everything looks like it turned out so well. Did you keep any of the ginger to replant next year

[@jessicagrissom2378]

Can you tell me what/where you got your greenhouse? I like the zipper front and easy roll up sides!

[@junewrogg6137]

WOW WOW WOW!!!! Amazing. I pray you can get some rest in now. How was the Salsa? I have that book and was planning to make it this year. I had thousands of tomatillos, but I think I let them go to long????? Worms got to them. It was weird, cause nothing else in garden had any bug issues :(

[@RyanMercer]

Sadly we had almost nothing to preserve this year. 😭

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

Bummer! Next year!

[@geraldineconway1865]

Great job guys.

[@sammiiowlies]

Have you tried the tomatillo salsa yet? I canned that recipe a couple years ago and didn't love it. Curious what you think!

[@donnakearse2503]

Bless your heart hon. God bless you. ❤

[@saielady]

The once for all chopper is much more convenient than a mandolin, if that’s something that would help you for next year.

[@louisefourie5846]

You all did well🎉🎉🎉

[@barabrabyrne4922]

Love your channel! You are amazing!

[@paulas.8089]

Good job everyone!

[@ChristineKlayo]

Luv all your videos happy holidays and may u get a little rest lol

[@purelysarahjane]

Do you enjoy having two ranges side by side? Building our homestead house and debating on what you have vs wall ovens.

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

Yes, love them and all the extra space. Not sure if wall ovens have the same space capacity. But if they did I imagine choosing one or the other would be a personal preference. I do like the extra cooktop space too.

[@JIW1087]

That cowpea soup looks amazing! Can you please share your recipe?

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

It’s linked in the description. Comes from a book, not mine so I can’t share details here 🙂

[@nathanmoros9207]

Kind of house design/structural question but what material is your countertop? It looks like marble and for someone who does a lot of cooking and preserving, particularly with acidic things like tomatoes and vinegar - not to mention a house full of kids - it looks pristine! If it is marble, do you seal it with anything special to keep it so unblemished?

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

It’s quartzite. And yes we sealed it a couple times already but it’s quite a bit more durable than marble.

[@nathanmoros9207]

Thank you!​@@TheSeasonalHomestead

[@lethaharris1608]

Amazing ❤❤❤❤!!

[@debibrockman4175]

You said the soup processes at the longest time so you can pretty much add anything you want in it. Does this mean I can pressure can my regular soup and chili recipes so long as I process them long enough? Or do I have to use only specific canning recipes. I have currently only canned individual vegetables.

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

There is more wiggle room but that doesn’t mean anything goes. You can read more about some guidelines here nchfp.uga.edu/how/can/canning-vegetables-and-vegetable-products/soups/

[@brandynash1409]

Becky, was it you that grew the hull-less pumpkin one time? Was it a success or fail? Have you grown it since?

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

Yes, it was a success. But we didn’t eat as many pumpkin seeds as I thought so haven’t needed to grow it again.

[@sacredmommyhood]

Hi Becky! Would you mind sharing the brand name of the mandolin you have?

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

It’s Mueller

[@poodledaddles1091]

Well, I’m proud of you. I give it up much sooner than you!

[@kittyrichards9915]

I don't understand the comment about leeway on the soup because it pressure cans 90 minutes. If you go "by the book" I don't think the pressure time makes any difference. Can you give an explanation of what you meant?

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

It’s explained better here: nchfp.uga.edu/how/can/canning-vegetables-and-vegetable-products/soups/ You’ll see some guidelines as to what you can and can’t do with canned soups.

[@ourmodernhomestead2974]

What was the name of the pumpkins in the beginning? Thanks

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

Long Island Cheese

[@TodaysBibleTruth]

Great thumbnail!

[@TheIAmAwakened]

Great video! Question? Why not freeze dry the ginger and turmeric?

[@TheSeasonalHomestead]

I might still do that to a few. But not right away since I don’t want to do anymore preserving right now 🤪Dehydrated ginger tastes so different than fresh or frozen. Since fresh drying is different than plain dehydrating, I’m curious if it would maintain more of the fresh flavor.

[@staceybert1975]

I'm sure you didn't make ginger ale/ ginger beer syrup

[@musgravefamilyfarm2137]

Good job

[@delphine88313]

I watched on KZbin Asian bloggers make the ginger candy. And YES! It was a LONG process and LOTS of sugar.So I don't see the healthy part in it as well 😅😅😅

[@dorothyrhodes4657]

Your pumpkins look larger than usual! You mist be doing something right!

[@Упавшийспечки]

Очередное интересное видео!)))

[@punjabseth260]

👍👌

[@jenfa582]

My respect ... doing all that at that stage of pregnancy! 🎉

[@becoming.miss.self-sufficient]

Oh my gosh so WHAT IF you used Cams air compressor to blow off the extra dirt from the ginger roots????? If that's to strong and damages the roots tender fresh flesh you could have the kids try to use a leaf blower, I bet they'd enjoy and get a laugh outta doing that 😄

[@shell1951]

I cut my pumpkins with a saber saw because the knife is too scary...

[@victoriaschell2225]

If its not too personal, May I ask when your due?

[@giacamarillo]

You okay after that knife fall?? 😳

[@Dennis_Heaton]

I think you missed one pumpkin, looks like it got stuck under your clothes. LOL

[@stephenpmurphy591]

That's funny!

[@normamccomas9272]

❤❤🙏🙏xxoo

[@OhioJeremy]

What book did you get the Tomatillo recipe out of? That is my favorite salsa!

[@kittyrichards9915]

The Ball Book of Comp!ete Preserving

[@meme7591]

I learned this year that parchment paper contains PFCs you have to buy specific one in order not to get the PFCs crazy

[@meme7591]

You work so hard to do those hot peppers why do you chop the top off like that that's a lot of wasted vegetable

[@WilliamEnclosure]

Clickbait at its finest 😭

[@christinem.alwaysbelieve]

How is it clickbait? She is preserving.

[@amoya3214]

😂😂😂

[@jenniferharris1761]

You know you have 'made it' when the trolls come out to play. 👍🏼

[@WilliamEnclosure]

@@christinem.alwaysbelieve it said the end of preserving? And it makes me feel like she’s quoting… that’s the desired effect! That’s why I clicked.

[@christinem.alwaysbelieve]

@@WilliamEnclosure sounds like your problem for reading it wrong as not clickbait

[@theoneandonly1158]

So you do it all on your own without husbands help. I see. Anyone would be done.

[@jenfa582]

I can tell you're not watching her videos at all.