5 Best Ways to Preserve Your Garden Harvest| Food Preservation

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Ай бұрын

Food preservation is a key when you are growing a garden. In this video, I share my top 5 food preservation techniques I personally use.
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@cynthiafreeman3022 Ай бұрын

Absolutely Great Barbara. Thanks so much. I have learned so much, my family and friends as well. No one but you would put all this information in one video. You are So efficient, it’s hard to believe that 4 years ago you had never touched dirt😅 I’m starting to doubt myself 😊 what a blessing. thanks again

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@katherinejackson9411 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement Barbara! I can, dehydrate and freeze. Wish I could afford to get a freeze dryer. Wish I could afford a high tunnel to grow food to use in a high tunnel too😂. Goals❤.

@cynthiafreeman3022 Ай бұрын

Wow!!!!!!! 🤩 you are awesome 🤩

@paulagandal2174 Ай бұрын

Thank you Barbara , I learned so much, now I have the confidence to try these out, love you channel !!

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Great Paula! Glad it was helpful.

@caroljacob4421 Күн бұрын

I’m freezing my harvest Want to learn canning

@sonyamalata2113 Ай бұрын

Great video. Full of information. I will try the dehydration method with my air fryer and it will be my first time because of your professional motivation.

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Ok great! Yes try it!

@caliBornbEauty Ай бұрын

I freeze in freezer bags for now. I don't have the devices and I don't have the jars to can with. One day though. I want a freeze dryer and a few more devices

@sitsngigglesful Ай бұрын

Fantastic video! I didn't preserve enough seasonally last year, other than canning, because of some medical issues. This motivated me to make 3 goals for the next month to set myself up to be able to do better this year- it's things I need to complete to simplify preservation before the garden starts producing too much! Thanks again! I always learn from you, and get inspired

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@lisafahrner8257 Ай бұрын

I love this video Barbara!!! Thank you so very much for all of this information!! I’m just trying to dehydrate some foods. My daughter bought the Emeril Lagasse air fryer with dehydrator for me.

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Nice!!

@sandraoconnor5700 Ай бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed you and this video❤❤❤ Used freezing in the past but want to learn canning ❤❤❤Sooooo helpful, thanks for clarity and informative ❤❤❤

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

You are welcome~Yes defiitely learn canning!

@salemdesigns65 Ай бұрын

I dehydrate and use the Food Saver system for freezing things. I don't have the space to can...for now. 😊

@merriebranstetter6278 Ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you so much for all of the great tips and advice!

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@TRTGCbyjroed Ай бұрын

Good Thursday Afternoon Barbara and Everyone. I totally agree with you...... freeze dried fruits at the grocery stores are super EXPENSIVE. I don't have a Freeze Dryer so I Dehydrate my fruit, snacks and veggies. Yes Ma'am I'm "Team Dehydrate" all day long. Me and Sophie (my Beagle) love my dehydrated apples, Kale (from my garden), bananas and Beef Jerky. I have a Corsi Dehydrator and I love it. I have a Presto Digital Canner and I do a lot of Canning. I do a lot of Freezer preserving also. I live in a Senior Community. My refrigerator/freezer is super small. So I invested in a small apartment size deep freezer three years ago.....game changer for me. It's just me and Sophie so I keep our freezer FULL with; Sophie's homemade dog food, my bulk meat items, prepped foods and veggies. Very informative "Food Preservation" video Barbara. Thank You for sharing. Be Blessed and Have a Wonderful weekend. P.S. I got my Azure order today. I couldn't decide on the Wildflower Honey or the Orange Blossom Honey so I got them both....glad I did because both are super delish! Thanks for the recommendation Barbara. Ms J😊

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Oh you gave me some ideas for my dog-what all do you feed your dog that is dehyrdrated besides the apples? And awesome on your Azure order!

@TRTGCbyjroed Ай бұрын

@@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Oh my little greedy girl loves most veggies and fruit so, I am now dehydrating her veggie and fruit snacks. So loves dehydrated; sweet potatoes, kale, green beans, carrots, pears, apples, strawberries and blueberries. She loves cantalope and green melons too. I have not tried dehydrating the cantalope/green melons YET. I give her those two fruits fresh for now. I also dehydrate salmon and beef liver for Sophie. I remove the skin from the salmon and, slice it into bite size pieces. I slice the beef liver into strips. Both dehydrate nicely........both are a really smelly when dehydrating so I do both on my patio. When I dehydrate Beef Jerky, I make mine well SEASONED and Sophie's UNSEASONED. The Bulgogi Beef Jerky recipe is in my "Dehydrating Projects" Playlist. I have been making Sophie's food (and snacks) for the last 4 years. I feel so much better knowing what my baby girl is eating because I am making it. Sophie has her own Playlist on my channel and you will find one of my "Batch Cooking for Sophie" videos in her Playlist......EEERRRRYYY body works in this house!!!!😂🐶I'm sure your dogs would love dehydrated veggies (and fruits) from YOUR beautiful garden. Be Blessed and Have a Wonderful weekend Barbara. Ms J and Sophie!

@lsimmons1962 Ай бұрын

Dehydration, Freezing, Vacuum Sealing, Fermentation and Canning are the different ways I'm preserving my harvest! I have the digital electric canner, I'm not preserving for a lot of people. I also have a cheap dehydrator. I hope to one day get an Excalibur Dehydrator and a Freeze Dryer.

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Ok great you are in motion!

@marygrott8095 Ай бұрын

I preserve by freezing, dehydrating, and last year I tried fermenting my green beans, which turned out well. Also, I use Souper Cube containers for freezing my soups and chili. Once it's frozen, I remove the food from the containers and place it in a freezer bag. They're also not cheap, but they're high quality. I have that freezer book you showed and like it as well.

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Oh yes souper cubes! I should have mentioned those too. They are great!

@TheSistachelle Ай бұрын

Great information! I freeze, vacuum seal and dehydrate. Loving your content.

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Nice and thanks for watching!

@altheamcdougal1327 Ай бұрын

Hi, thanks you for this great Information. I do 3 forms of preserving, Canning, Freezing and Dehydrating. I have a small kitchen garden if I have extra I preserve it with one of these methods. I pray over my garden and the Lord gives the increase 😊

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Amen and that is great news!

@jacquelinejenkins8 Ай бұрын

Hi Barbara I enjoyed the video it was very informative. I am going to try canning and freezeing. It was very helpful. I have 23 tomato plants and hope I get a large harvest. See you next time.❤😊

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Ok great place to start! WIshing you a great harvest!

@jaxveggiepatch Ай бұрын

This video is right on time for me. I have a ton of peppers & you’ve given me some options for preserving. I dehydrated some onions a few days ago. Oven is also a good option to dehydrate if one does not have the funds to purchase dehydrator. And tomato powder? what a great idea to use the skins.. nothing goes to waste. Thank you 😊

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Thanks and you are welcome!

@craftyfarmer04 Ай бұрын

Slice squash and zucchini very thin and put some BBQ seasoning or ranch on them and freeze dry.. omg the Chips are so good

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Thank you-that sounds good!

@Grownladylyn Ай бұрын

Once again thank you for all the info. You look good and refreshed for the season. Always a pleasure. If possible can I pre order jalapeño salt let me know thank you again

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Thanks. I have not thought about doing pre-orders but let me see. We will have salt starting next month.

@thatzmyart675 Ай бұрын

I'm looking to start pressure canning, but for now, just dehydrate in my oven. Yes, video has me thinking. Thank you

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Ok great! Thanks for watching.

@craftyfarmer04 Ай бұрын

You just started and I had to laugh. I am prepping trays now for my freeze dryer have my pressure canner going have the dehydrator going and got kids packing bags for freezer

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Oh wow!! Right on time!

@marywesley316 Ай бұрын

Denali has really nice Dehydrators and very good prices too. I purchased a pressure cooker(The Tanker)last year that is also made to safely use on a flat top stove. Now I just have to learn how to pressure can lol..I use it for water bath, but I’m determined to learn PC this week lol

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Yes you can do it!

@barbaracanady8436 Ай бұрын

I'm currently using mylar bags.

@lepotagerdeladebrouille8903 Ай бұрын

Hello thanks you for 😊

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@karencolson8330 Ай бұрын

HELLO EVERYONE, I CAN, DEHYDRATE, FREEZE, MYLAR BAGS, WATER BATH, USE JARS AND I USE A FOOD SAVER.

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Awesome!!

@ministershirleyarnold5189 Ай бұрын

I absolutely love your videos, this one is on time. My husband and I just started fully this year. We're starting out small, but are having success. 3:11 Since we are small right now, we are going with the Ziploc bags. Prayerfully next year we'll expand. One question though, Is there a way to preserve watermelon?

@theheardhomestead Ай бұрын

I bought a COSORI dehydrator on Amazon for $150 6 trays 🎉

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Nice! I never heard of that brand.

@theheardhomestead Ай бұрын

@@AGardenersJourneyHomestead it is pretty good since I am a beginner I like it. I have basil in there dehydrating right now.

@ziacobbs705 Ай бұрын

Canning must include the cost of jars. I use canning, fermenting, dehydration, vacuum sealing and freezing.🤗

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Yes correct-I forgot to mention the cost of jars.

@ArtemisRiver Ай бұрын

Mylar bags, freezing, dehydrating, and water bath canning. Husband bought me a pressure canner like a year and half ago, been trying to get the nerve to use it. Almost there lol.

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

You can do it!

@theheardhomestead Ай бұрын

I have this book it is amazing it’s my go to!! 28:41

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Yess!

@cynthiafreeman3022 Ай бұрын

Digital canner, Mylar bags, freezer

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

Have you used your digital canner yet?

@cynthiafreeman3022 Ай бұрын

@@AGardenersJourneyHomestead No not yet. 😀. Had it for about 6 mos. Will be unboxing soon Peaches 🍑 and apples. Not intimidating like my champion pressure canner😀 Brought 5 galvanized raised beds. The wood just fell apart. Thought I brought bad wood until you showed us on your channel the side of your raised bed falling off🤣 you keep it real for me. I was sad at first 😊 Your “5 ways to preserve food” was off the chain Barbara. Nobody does that. It’s just one topic at a time ….. then comes Barbara… let me wrap this food preservation up in one video. Nobody does that Barbara!! Awesome girl!! Blessings 😄😊

@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Ай бұрын

@@cynthiafreeman3022 Thanks so much! And yes galvanized beds are the way to go!