We are Planting Again! (And making the most of dinner) | VLOG

[@Lollylobacres]

You can always roll the stem of an herb between your fingers. If it is a mint, and in the mint family, it will have a square stem. Basil is round.

[@jamjar5716]

How interesting and helpful! Thanks!

[@nikkiholton6318]

Very cool.

[@missthang4770]

Basil is actually a member of the mint family.

[@Joyfulfarmer]

Thank you for not being a garden bully like those mints, Jess! So thankful that you make space for us to grow too. 💚🌱

[@shannybug04]

Fr!!!

[@WillowPixi]

This video is a ray of sunshine on a bleak day. i needed a Jess smile today.

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Yeah, it's not warming up here in upper Northern California home of the coastal Redwoods! Temps still below freezing at night and only low forties during the day! A Jess smile was a nice surprise this morning.

[@jackcsaffell5641]

@@stephenpmurphy591 Hi Stephen I live in Rio Dell. Happy to see you at Roots and Refuge.

[@lesliecastle6791]

Jess, about the bathtub. You could set it up as a hydroponics system with a fountain. If you could figure out how to pump water from the pond, then you could use that as a mild fertilizer water- perfect for seedlings.

[@erikas974]

That is a fantastic idea. Last year in our school we did just that with extra had fish in it. The water from that is gold. 😊

[@PrairieDawnC]

Sounds like a job for Miah, the handyman who doesn't enjoy gardening. ;)

[@autumnbranagan5068]

Garden math is easier than chicken math lol. Love your vedios

[@deewinston5651]

Thank you Jess. You continually teach this old grandma some helpful hints. Be blessed.❤️✝️🙏

[@lindabrinson3999]

The bathtub would make a beautiful indoor pond. Fountain and water garden theme. 💗🌾🐸

[@emilybarnes5920]

Sitting here sipping coffee watching it freezing rain outside in South AR and I sure needed this! 💚

[@michellesnetzko9157]

Love Mias's personality... reminds me of my husband, SOOOO sarcastic, but in a good way. ;) Makes you laugh!

[@fullybelly.farm2023]

The conversation at the beginning is every happily married couple. "I just ask a bunch of pesky questions." "Every thought I had left my mind when you asked that" To funny.

[@outbackbreathing361]

Really appreciate you sharing the whole process of not only what you cooked but plans for the leftovers and the reasoning behind it. It gave suggestions of what people could combine that would be available and seasonal. The more ideas the better to eliminate the sense of “now what should I do with the abundance I have?” Really helpful. Thanks!

[@WinkTartanBelle]

I didn't ever really think much about it, but I have had a "Mint and Melissa tea garden" for years. My iced tea isn't complete without it! I has a corner or a bed wherever I go to garden. I had to move some once because we were installing an outdoor air unit in that spot and it came back all around that new pad the very next year. I swear I can smell it inside when the air conditioner starts up.

[@Graveflowerrrr]

I am truly obsessed with your greenhouse! Miah has done a beautiful job 💖

[@LoveGrowLiveFree]

I love your practical and everyday tips. Thank you for being human, too, and not fake.

[@kimkerley4218]

Lol the black church like look with the bathtub for baptisms. PERFECT!

[@dawnjessen2914]

Jess you and your videos brings me such joy in my very dark space lately 💛 You are so blessed to have a husband who can build you all your beautiful spaces 💛💛💛💛

[@taraconroy6631]

I can smell the earth of your beautiful property and it's helping me dream under a meter of snow 🌞 Just last month it dawned on me that your greenhouse was a holy space. Before that I just saw the aesthetics of the incredibly gorgeous stained glass!! Then I saw a deeper meaning and was further in awe of your passion and vision Jess. Blessings to you all! 🙏💗🙏

[@johnjdumas]

The greenhouse is a holy space a great place to extend, collect, work with, and display a tiny part of God's miracles.

[@robingirven4570]

Exactly!

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

Jess you're so peaceful to hang out with.

[@carolmcc59]

I have no land, no garden so my chicken is supermarket roasted. Next morning the carcus goes in my pressure cooker (instapot) for 2 hrs andI turn that broth into a chicken and veg soup that tastes sooo yummy :D Thank you for continually sharing all you do and think with us Jess. It is a huge help to so many.

[@diannemiller4754]

I am so engrossed in your chicken dinner. I placed my coffee in the microwave and realized it was still on the counter. I actually put the cold pot of coffee in the microwave.

[@tinatippin5705]

The circle of life. It's so satisfying to use the bounty to it's fullest. Thank you, Jess.

[@shannongriffin63]

I love you in the kitchen showing how you use what you raise and grow I pray for this 🙏🏾

[@joannchase3966]

I can see the cottage garden and greenhouse beautifully externally lighted at night 🤗

[@rchic09]

I love that you showed us your meal process. It helps so much to conceptualizo how to go about it. Thank you!

[@josiahbowden1451]

I love gardening because it helps my autism sensory issues

[@jobeale4394]

My favourite mint to add to my water bottle is strawberry mint, it really does give a strawberry kick!

[@shamancarmichael5305]

It's cold and rainy here today, some chicken soup sounds wonderful! Love to see how you cook so mindfully from your homegrown ingredients, yet include little reminders that us city folk can do the same with a rotisserie chicken.

[@jeannieselzer7984]

Love those stain glass flower windows !🌾🥀🌼🌹👩‍🌾

[@sheilaholmquist6648]

Your joy and laugh brings me such joy in your joy 😊

[@deborahcaldwell9775]

This was so enjoyable that I listened to it twice, second time in the background. Blessings on you and love and continued happiness and of course good health.

[@diannemiller4754]

Oh my Jess, my lemon balm is all over my yard. Creeping into my garden. It was planted over two years ago. My daughter makes lemon balm salve for me. I am going to make tea with it next summer. Thanks for the recipes.

[@brihawks]

I love seeing all the kitchen inspo lately 💚 It's in my heart to grow more of our own food, so now I'm learning how to utilize all the delicious ingredients!

[@tamararoberts9307]

I love watching you and Miah converse together ❤️ 💕

[@alfrescoacresfarm]

Love seeing this! I started watching in 2018 to start my garden and here I am starting my own channel - sharing the knowledge just in case I can help teach anyone what has helped me so much 🎉 praise God for the lessons we can learn and share to each other. ❤

[@joannedonovan9489]

I'm worried about you planting too soon. I've been in SC since 1988, and February is our ice month! Be sure & protect those really good!!

[@irenesgardenandmore]

❤ incredible how the cycle of the animals you have on the homestead goes through ! Thanks for sharing Jess !

[@WeirdHeather]

Just wanted to thank you for being the positive influence you are. You always seem so cheerful and upbeat and I really value that, especially on days where the rest of media seems to be pushing either misery or wild conspiracy theories. I’m grateful I get to watch your videos. 😊

[@karionhawkins3091]

It is 26 and freezing rain here in Bells Texas today, yesterday and Monday 🥶 Thank you for sharing your life on the farm 🙂

[@JeanneKinland]

I like how everybody stands at attention the minute you walk into the room with your camera. You are right about that mint. It only takes a little bit to fill in that container. It will be full in no time. Plenty to divide and give away to others. Good Content as usual. Looking forward to seeing your greenhouse take shape with new shelving. Glad to see your husband is feeling better.

[@janetdierker5700]

Basil and mint are a classic flavoring combination in Vietnamese food. Yummy together!

[@kathymc234]

I love Vietnamese food...

[@trueblonde316]

My grocery stores have had an abundance of chicken legs/drums for cheap. I’m talking like $2 per pack of 6-8. I cook them in various ways and save the bone to add to a rotisserie chicken carcass and make broth. They accumulate pretty quickly and I’m only cooking for myself so it’s perfect.

[@reneemorgan9320]

I absolutely love your laugh! Especially when you are excited about something! Its so cute. I still haven't fully cleaned out my summer garden. 😂 But so excited to start planting in a few months. Well, next months for potatoes and seeds but almost 3 months before I transplant those. Roast chicken sounds amazing!

[@kaylaehnat6600]

I love my basil mint! I use it as basil year round! It has a good basil flavor in dishes and it’s hardier than basil. I have one in my house right now for the winter!

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Good to know!

[@vickiseaburg4597]

Jess you have been so blessed hubby did a great job building your farm and greenhouse is beautiful

[@susieclark1498]

The mint bed will be full soon. Thank you for sharing the circle of life, it is how it should be. Blessing from San Diego.

[@soulspaces]

You are the most beautiful person. Inside and out. I have been watching you since pretty much you started and I just wanted to pop in and say how much you inspire me. Not only about planting, but actually more so how you carry yourself through this life as a child of God and a nurturing mother, wife and friend. I started making my own videos and I know you have inspired me to have the confidence to be able to do that. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you are and do. You are a true blessing to this world.

[@bufforpingtonlife]

Hey Jess, miss having you up the road from us. We would have made Chicken and rice soup out of that for tonight! Add a little celery, carrots, onion and rice. Dinner is done! I love seeing your videos.

[@dirtroaddestiny]

Spring please come soon ❤

[@KathysTube]

Thanks Jess 🤗❤️

[@sharonhaas8503]

🌿Realizing more and more what a great childhood I had. We had mint growing on the side of the house in a long narrow garden and it always smelled so good. My dad always made mint sauce to go with the lamb chops we usually had once a week. We ate well back then, and it is great to see a family eating well from what they grow now. Will be looking forward to seeing your raised garden bring joy to all very soon. Take care! ❇❇❇

[@tgaskins5650]

Starting off laughing out loud with you and Miah! Lol. You two are so funny and sweet. Made for each other ❤️. Loved this video! Ok...back to the sunshine! It’s shining and 70 degrees 🙌

[@melodiedeguibert3394]

Lemon balm is also is really good with chocolate mint.

[@susancole5834]

That’s exactly what I do when I get rotisserie chicken! Makes such good bone broth!

[@eugemerl6578]

I can't wait to see your beautiful garden again.I'm in Missouri Zone 6a.. ❤️❤️❤️

[@clarissamiles]

Sitting here watching Jess talk about her rainy and not to cold weather, while in Chicago we were 10 degrees in the day and was -10 last night.☺️

[@Kimstage]

You’re such an inspiration and i thank God for you. Thank you so much ❤

[@sheilak4493]

I love Mia… you both are so precious!

[@WildHeartsHomesteadSC]

Love hearing you talk through the meal planning! I am trying to get better at eating what’s in season and what we have growing

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

Only a mint would have roots that tough and vigorous! I'm looking forward to smelling the Holy Basil I started this year after hearing you rhapsodize over brushing against them in the garden.

[@alexishumphrey7568]

Okay this is weird. I just bought ingredients to make the Olive Garden Zappa toscana knock off and then you mention it here. Such a good soup and love the seasonality of it!

[@tracyzabelle]

Always a joy catching you

[@Elizabeth45840]

❤Thank you so much for sharing this with us ❤

[@jenessparker]

Lovely video as always! Thank you! Re: the broth….we keep a freezer bag of veggie scraps, onions skins, paper part too, celery and carrot pieces….when I make the broth from our chicken carcass, we toss those frozen scraps in also for added goodness.

[@southloupriverhomestead4696]

Jess Your a treasure! Thanks for sharing your knowledge today!

[@IamAmberHoffmann]

I love the trip to the kitchen!! We’re starting to look for more ways that we can recycle our energy and I appreciate this view into your world and how you do that!! ❤

[@hansonrh]

I am glad you are including your preparation of the chickens. Roasting chicken is so easy and you can really stretch it. So many people default to store-bought roasted chicken,. But I think roasting a chiicken is super simple. At our house I call a roast chicken a "shove it in the oven" dinner. Throw in some potatoes to he oven, and dinner is underway.

[@sassy_steph]

Good morning!!

[@ValdirSilva-sz1ms]

*UM BOM DIA JÉSSICA QUE DEUS TE ABENÇOE SEMPRE 🙏🏻👏🏻*

[@letsgrowtexas7391]

JESS, YT suggested one of your videos from 3 years ago to me last night so I watched it. It just so happened to show your mint and lemon balm bed at the old farm and your talking about your hori hori and it was the first time you were using it. I thought it was crazy that today's video you planted mint and lemon balm using that hori hori! Ha!

[@debihuntsman9314]

Fun and a little sad to watch you planting. It's 21 degrees and snowy here. 😢 But I'm keeping busy during this waiting period. My hubby has built me a table with light set up to start seeds indoors. I'm excited to learn this new skill. I feel like I learn something new from each of your videos. Bless you Jess!

[@belieftransformation]

Great ideas that you shared! Thanks & blessings to you & your family!

[@yeralizardjerry7716]

Truly cannot wait to watch your garden (and mine haha) burst into life again! That greenhouse is a work of art!

[@MelissaBeesHomestead]

Thank you for this video Jess! Just what I needed as I declutter and clean up my kitchen. I feel like you hang out in here with me more than my friends. 😂

[@gaylewatkins4685]

💕💕💕💕👏👏👏

[@maryturner3534]

I love the full circle of life on a farm ❤

[@gardenstatesowandsew]

Thank you.

[@tamararoberts9307]

I like cooking my pastas in my homemade broths and rice and beans and other things too. 😋

[@tamararoberts9307]

I do that with my mints and lemon balm and basil in my water every summer ☀️ 😋

[@tamararoberts9307]

I also freeze in ice cube trays to get me through the winter in my water drinks 😉

[@elizabethrios9926]

Jess, thank you for teaching me and showing us the options/how to's of chicken and making and using broth. Learning lots!!! Also planting the herbs, good to know stuff. Really appreciate it. Liz

[@CourtyGirl]

Getting some major spring fever here in zone 5b🇨🇦!

[@BaughbeSauce]

Same here! We've been having single digit and low teens for weather this week. ME WANT PLANT

[@phyllisbruce213]

Wow Jess, I try but still cannot use everything as you do. I love that you tell me what I can do with everything so I try my best. That’s a good thing and worthy of attention. There are so many things I just used to throw out! Beef broth for a soup base is a minor example.

[@jackvotes24]

Thank you for this.

[@growjoyfullyhomestead]

Lucky girl!

[@aura-leekistner1810]

Jess, i absolutely adore your greenhouse! I would pretty much live in one like yours, lol, talking to my plants 😁❤️ Have a Blessed day , friend!

[@amyroberts7248]

I love your green house, I have that same cubby with the different colored drawers. I love it I keep all my craft stuff in it

[@rachelgalus]

So good to see you planting ❤

[@greenlessthumb]

I always make broth with my rotisserie chicken carcasses. Sometimes I'll throw in a couple of dried mushrooms, or vegetable trimmings if I have some around.

[@caydancebloom]

I concur with extra layers of nutritional value. I did a similar thing tonight. I save veggie scraps (dried onion layers, asparagus ends, onion butts, etc) in a baggie then in the freezer. I made a broth from some of that for cooking quinoa. Even though the veggies left the water really dark, I couldn’t tell by sight nor taste in the cooked quinoa. For yet another layer of nutrition I boiled egg shells in the water/broth as well.

[@kathyfranco9372]

Enjoyed this video, Joelle Grace sent me your link and I'm so glad she did.. you got me in the mood to plant 😊

[@TrixieJFerguson]

Ya'll are too cute!

[@emilygardner]

I am so enriched by seeing you plant some herbs on this cool, cloudy February day. It makes me want to run out to a garden center. I have to someday know what basil mint smells like! I love lemon balm. I hope my chocolate mint and common mint make a come back; they really got zapped in that December cold front (they're in pots).

[@cindymccarty4454]

Good video!❤❤❤ God bless you.

[@robingirven4570]

Thank Jess! Your greenhouse is an inspiration- mine is so very small compared to yours but we are only two. I’m itching to use it for the first time 🌺

[@preschoolhomestead]

I love the cycle of food from the farm. We're not there yet but hopefully one day!

[@Thetimecapsuletx]

Square stems = always mint. I hope you don’t get this ice storms we are having in Texas right now. Yikes! My poor plants haven’t seen daylight in 3 days.

[@theoneandonly1158]

3 days? *Laughing in east coast*

[@katherinebelk8398]

Zappa tes canna is my most favorite 😍

[@Tablerocklake]

I added wheels to wire shelving, they are great!

[@rchic09]

Love lemon balm. I make a refreshing light soda/tonic with them where I crush or muddle (like a mojito) lemon balm, pineapple mint, spearmint, and sometimes a bit of pineapple sage with a bit of elderflower simple syrup (I use one made by Belvoir Farms), a splash of lemon juice (I use the volcanic rock lemon juice), add ice, and finish it with club soda. Swirl it a bit and drink up. So refreshing, not too sweet, and best of all yummy. ❤

[@kathyritscher9459]

I love making broth and using it in rice, sauces and soup. Just make sweet and sour chicken tonight and used some of my broth I made the first of the week in the sauce.

[@StephyKristine]

Happy Mia is feeling better. You the bomb Jess. Blessing on your greenhouse ❤️ idk about you, but a sanctuary greenhouse sounds about right. That's my church, for sure. 💒🙌