What's Worth More than GOLD? | Harvesting Herbs, Elderberries and Fencing

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[@LittleMountainRanch]

Today's video is a little late in the day but better late than never! Have a wonderful evening, friends. ~Chelsea

[@camicri4263]

Good night, Chelsea! Have a fantastic reminder of the week! 🤗❤🤗

[@denisescull4227]

What an awesome find in the gravel pit, such a money saver. This has been a strange growing season everywhere, your herbs are sure enjoying it though. Mine struggled with the heat this summer but are perking up a bit even though it was 93 degrees fahrenheit today. I'm enjoying these come along with me type of videos, they are so helpful and interesting. Thanks for bringing us along!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’m so glad you’re enjoying them. It’s kind of new to me, but fun!

[@wrinklesandsprinkles]

I appreciate the numerous and longer videos you’ve posted lately. Thanks so much!

[@sherriekemper1828]

Really enjoying the frequent videos--thank you.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’m glad! I’m having fun doing them.

[@jeanhecker4533]

Having been raised in the city I love watching everything to do with farming snd gardening and preserving. 🤗

[@joannak4640]

Gosh, it's so good to spend time with you so much lately ❤️ I love these nice longer type videos that share SOOO much information. You have so much energy! Hi, Dan! Nice seeing you on a video 😁 Maybe if you start making enough KZbin money you can save up for a freeze dryer. That would be really exciting for you AND for us because we would get to see what you would do with it! Have a great evening

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Here’s hoping!❤️

[@crystalh1402]

My hubby keeps major hinting at wanting one 😂 the hardware store had a flyer so now it’s sitting on the coffee table for me to look at.

[@mayaberk3270]

Hard days work guys! Did you know that you can use rasberry leaves for menstruation aches? Just pick the fresh leaves (so next year) and dry them. You can make a tea with it and drink it (with a bit of honey). Helps with the cramps.

[@cherylbradford761]

Home sweet home 🏠🏠🏠

[@tammyprovost936]

I was wondering which freezer are you interested in getting for your family I would think it would be a very large one they have and I was wondering how much they cost and if somebody could get you that for Christmas I think it would be an amazing thing but I don't know much about them I know that a free dryer is that I've seen on KZbin are amazing but I'm not exactly sure how much they cost God bless and you have a wonderful family and a wonderful home thank you for sharing your journey with those of us that can't do it right now that are dreaming and will soon be doing their own thing home settings amazing thing

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It’s called a Freeze Dryer and they are upwards of 4500.00 in Canada. Definitely an expensive appliance, but worth it for serious food preservation.

[@AreYouKittenMeRtNow]

I had a HUGE elderberry harvest this year!!! Made elderberry mead and getting ready to make syrup, gotta empty the freezer in prep for hunting season ❤ What a BEAUTIFUL cow ❤❤❤

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Hunting is something I haven’t done since I was a child but would love to learn. Maybe this fall is the time.

[@vickiulrich6694]

Well….looky here, looky here! Farmer Dan has finally made a long awaited appearance🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣I have missed him and he NEEDS to re consider the long long absences, just saying’😉. I’ve been watching, just so busy canning and freezing myself so Hunny and I can survive another winter season with homegrown garden truck which takes me longer because there is only me and my 3 time surgeries back. I do remember the days growing up with 8 other brothers and sisters with many hands making light work but alas I wasn’t quite that fertile…I guess🤪. So I do thank you Chelsea girl for keeping me company during my own fall chores. You know I have to tell you every time you post a vlog with your Bass Pro cap on I think we are going fishing in some Canadian waters somewhere but no so I have come to the conclusion that it’s just head covering for you. I have to admit that I have a few back visits to catch up on prior to garden harvesting but I really miss seeing and hearing about all the livestock, especially the chickens as you may remember. I do see the littles are growing up FAST so I do appreciate how busy you are but IF you could squeeze in a bit of an update I know I would be thrilled☺️. Of course I would love to hear about how life with the Mothers is going as well. You know that all things old is new again and keeping up with all the comings and goings with your family is NEVER old!!! Chelsea girl…l had no idea how pricey the rumpled up geese were when I suggested Sebastopol’s would be a nice addition to your homestead. I had to pop my eyes back in my head when I saw the price on a chicken hatchery AND you could only order 2/year. Holy Moly Christmas cannoli I was taken aback so maybe when my next windfall comes I just might order them myself and have them shipped to LMH and you could train them to come up behind you as you’re vlogging so I can have a peek now and again, ya think? You could also strap a tiny neck camera on them and train them to follow Farmer Dan around and we could get a birds eye view of his busy days as well🥰🥰🥰. Here’s wishing you a good fall season before the change from golds, reds and yellows to white fluff. I see from the length of this comment you probably are glad I’ve been silent so long. I’ll try to learn the fine art of commentary but I’m from the generation of letter writing, in cursive, so this is what I consider a comment because when I write letters they are novellas so 😊

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Vicky!! I was just thinking about you the other day and hoping all was well. I've continued the hunt for the elusive sabastobals and will prevail one day!

[@poodledaddles1091]

I love your harvest videos. I am so impressed how much you get done in a small kitchen. Harvest right should discount you a freeze dryer! Congrats on the gravel find...yep love the wire spool holder Dan made...we drag the spool on a wheel on the ground...it's brutal.

[@mayaberk3270]

Your Elvis cat is a lucky one, look at that lushes bowl of warm, fresh milk!!! No wonder he stayed ;-)

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Bribery works apparently.😉

[@CindyBradshaw-d9l]

Chelsea...Did you know elderberry leaves are amazing to speed up the breaking down of a compost pile??? I always put them in my composting barrels!

[@northernkarma9296]

I'm really enjoying catching up with you guys and your farm. Thanks for all your hard work. Your place is awesome! ...naughty, naughty cows! 😒

[@Gardeningchristine]

Dan Hurd prospecting is in bc, there might be Gold in your gravel.

[@jeanhecker4533]

Just watching She’s in her Apron. She has a discount code for Harvest Right dryers. I don’t know the details.

[@meme7591]

So a friend of mine's husband has summer and fall raspberries in Southern Maine. And in the fall he cuts down the summer canes of the raspberries and in the spring you will cut the fall ones. And it's amazing how much they grow back. So I'm curious if you're able to do that with yours or that would kill them?

[@prairielavender]

Hi Chelsea, my Bob Gordon elderberry has also been blooming nonstop all summer. I have been harvesting many of the blossoms but finally quit because the more I cut, the more it bloomed. It is time for it to begin preparing for winter!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Must be a cultivar thing.

[@annakauffman2992]

I enjoyed this. It is interesting to me to see how homesteaders prepare for the coming season change. Thank you for sharing!

[@ihopeugrow]

Hey Chelsea! I’ve always wondered if freshly harvested cow’s milk taste the same as grocery bought whole milk. I truly enjoy all your videos and shorts. Thanks! - Zee, N. Cali zone10a

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Not at all the same. Much creamier and it tastes different depending on the time of year and the feed. It takes a bit of time to get used to but once you do drinking store bought taste really sour.

[@Kelly.A.]

I really enjoy your videos! Thank you for sharing.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much!

[@camicri4263]

Great job you guys! I would like a gravel pit but the acres to come with it. 😉🤗

[@deno.520]

Gotta get a sponsored freeze dryer! Loving your vlogs. I'd love to see more in depth videos of farming in Canadian climate - how do you handle milking in the cold, plowing your driveway, how you manage power outages...I'd watch anything you post! Nice to see Dan hanging out on the vlog too!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You got it, my friend!❤️

[@barbaranielsen2888]

Yes, it is great to meet him and get to know him a little!

[@danoneill2846]

yep

[@bcworth444]

Congratulations on your last 2022 harvest, Chelsea!! Good for you! What will you do with all your "free" time, lol! Sounds like we've had a similar cold late Spring, dry warm Summer / Fall down south near White Rock. I didn't start harvesting pole beans until mid-Sept and just finished them this week. Unheard of. Thanks for the tip re freezing tomato paste (mentioned in your previous video). I so appreciate all your tips and tricks. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank so much! I’m glad you are enjoying my videos.😊

[@charlottewillis9252]

I really loved this video, you showed us so much of the ranch. Don't get me wrong I do enjoy the cooking videos but this was nice. It was so nice to get a feel for where different areas were. Always like to see Dan and you guys working together on the fence. Thanks.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’ll be honest, I much prefer making videos outside and with all kinds of things going on, but in the winter it can be hard because everything on the farm slows down so much. Thank goodness we’re doing some renovating this winter! 😊

[@chris-anndunn]

How do you use the tomato powder?

[@evabloecher]

I do very much hope that you will get a freeze dryer on day. I would like one too but I also think that it is so expensive. Chelsea, have you tried to fry Salvia leaves in butter or olive oil and when they are crispy they are ready, you only sprinkle a bit of salt over the leaves. And then you eat them as a snack. They taste fantastic that way. All the best to you and your family.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I haven’t but does sound delicious!

[@KS-ys8vu]

What type of comfrey is that? And where can I get some? Is it grown from seed?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Russian. You can buy root stock from Incredible Seeds.

[@livingthegoodlifeinwales]

We've been replacing fencing on our farm. I love it, so satisfying. We only just bought the farm toward the end of August. We have just sheep. We do the same thing with our fencing and barbed wire. We also have a quad Honda 4 track. Great video, Chelsea and Dan. 👍

[@doriegeorge6686]

Funny thing, My husband and I were watching this video and my husband said "She is like your twin!". Comparing all my interests to yours, the elderberry, comfrey, milk cow, and bees but when you said you were obsessed with jars we both laughed so hard. Your sister from another mister and Mrs.

[@cathykillion6544]

Enjoyed the video

[@evafredriksson-lidsle4909]

Love watching your videos! Our climate is very similar, so I learn a LOT! Fall looks a bit further gone here, judging by how it looks in your video. Thank you for sharing so much knowledge and experiences!

[@jackiemartin4864]

Comfrey is such an INCREDIBLE medicinal herb! Don’t waste all that healing goodness. Your elderberry harvest was fantastic and I had no idea what paprika peppers looked like. 😊

[@maryburgis5295]

My hubby's favorite store princes auto. The closes one to us is about 5hrs away from us, in Duncan BC

[@dhansonranch]

Excellent! So nice to be able to work like that in October. That little spill of gravel that showed itself certainly has rewarded. As I don't have a quad, I have hung miles of barbed wire carrying the roll in front of me and backing up to unroll it...Dan's unroller would be so easy and much easier on the arms and clothing.

[@tdewtx]

Do you pull your leaves and make raspberry leafs for teas?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I do!

[@crystalh1402]

Happy to see a great final harvest! My fall crops are struggling in the hottest October ever recorded. 🤪

[@MVbailegardens]

Loved coming along with you! Thanks for the peak into a regular farm day 😊

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Thanks

[@MC_Home9898]

Wow - a Farmer Dan sighting!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It's a rare thing, but I suspect we'll see more of him these days.

[@marieparks5674]

You are both so handy and have great skills, enjoy your videos

[@theheritagehousesc]

I couldn’t find elderberry fruit anywhere this year. Seems like the birds got to them before me. Unusual dry weather here too. No rain, dry as hell. We got a good rain last night. Hopefully you will get some soon. We got our freeze dryer last summer. It sure is amazing machine and they do offer layaway if that helps you.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks, I’ll look into that!

[@lynsmith2698]

Great video. I have a question…..how much elderberry syrup do you take for illness, like a TBS or so? Those totes from Princess Auto look great, I may have to check them out next time we are in PG. We bought a electric meat grinder from there today. It’s awesome. Thanks Chelsea ❤

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I did a few tbsp in a cup of tea. Maybe we’ll bump into you in pg one day.

[@danamama6766]

Oh my gosh that gravel find holy cow that is absolutely fantastic!! It is completely as good as finding a gold mine because the odds of that WOW. Love it!! We are the same here haaa my jar thing and my husbands many toys same all used and salvaged and saved. We actually have a high ho that we got when we were building our home that is so big and was used for rebuilding roads years ago but so heavy and wide to transport the Ministry banned them about 23 years ago so 20 years ago my man wanted one because no one else wanted them and they just went to scrap. So he paid very little for her, the tow was expensive however long story short, I was terrified of the thing at first. The bucket the size of my jeep. Her tracks did a lot of damage but the things she did for us.... I appreciate her to this day. I grew to love her engine sound and named her our Gentle giant. She is now parked at the back but will still start to this day. But old age set in and she can't move anymore broken track and impossible to replace. (that was for Dan I know he would love that story :) Oh my gosh the cows are being buggers haaa! I have bugger goats :) So love seeing you work together. So enjoyed this. hugs and luv.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’ll pass on the story to Dan - he will love it!❤️

[@livingthegoodlifeinwales]

What zone are you in please?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

3b

[@tdewtx]

Did you know you can put them on layaway? My friend did it for over a year interest-free. When she almost had it paid off she added extra trays and lids and ran it for a couple more months. She just got hers paid for mid-summer and she is in heaven.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I didn’t! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@iartistdotme]

Hope is the backbone of a farmers life! Hope for seeds to germinate, hope for good pregnancy and delivery of cows, hope for good weather, hope for rain, hope for a nice deep sleep, hope that your hope keeps on hoping. LOL

[@LittleMountainRanch]

100%😂

[@amykirby9607]

You should explain to those in the US what a toque is, I understand because I'm in saskatchewan

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Good call!

[@sgrvtl7183]

nice video, love the everyday life chores!

[@carolynmoody9460]

Normally I wait till morning to watch BUT I SAW DAN IN THE THUMB NAIL😂😂😂so peek-a-boo Dan 😂😂

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I read your comment to Dan and you made his day!!

[@carolynmoody9460]

@@LittleMountainRanch 😂😂😂😂

[@jeffreydye181]

Beautiful land you have!!

[@rebeccawallace4240]

One of my dreams also a freeze dryer

[@Mel-vu9ss]

Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@susancampbell7279]

Nice

[@amykirby9607]

Can you put a link to princess auto tubs?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thanks for the reminder. Link has been added.

[@amykirby9607]

Thanks if I order I'll go through your link. They also have some good shelves for canning