If you are ordering groceries online, are you really quitting the grocery store?

Thank you for mentioning Grandma in this video. I’m always thinking of her and Rebecca spending this precious time together.

If you're still ordering on line, that's no different than going to the grocery store, plus you're helping to shut down the local business for your convenience. Put the pigs waterer outside the fence, he can reach through the panels to drink.

What's the difference between the grocery story and ordering food online?

Acre homestead does a great job at showing what she does with the food she grows and her style of freezer meals might be easier for you guys especially the beautiful one

It's illegal to wash eggs in most of the world, if there's a bit of dirt,use a dry scrubby to remove, but washing actually increases the risk of ecoli etc passing through the shell. Once dry it doesn't multiply,none of the other bacteria that cause stomach issues thrive in dry conditions either..only time they can thrive is once you've helped them get through the shell..

I love the longer format. I often feel disappointed at the end of short ones and ask myself, did I watch all of that episode and go back to see the end again to make sure. Lily and the geese together was adorable. Love seeing more of Rebecca and the house and garden.

I think if you really want to do year round, you're going to have to add one more green house/hoop house that you can warm in winter When necessary, for winter veggies, because all stored/frozen can be less than happily livable. (also you would be able to put in a couple of dwarf trees in there, like lemon and fig maybe an orange, that would make the whole idea more satisfying. fig will go dormant in winter regardless, but will get bigger and be happier if you can protect it for first 3-5 winters, thicker the trunk, the better it can handle winter.

You will have to go to grocery store to buy lots of gum. Looks like mama and kids are big gum chewers. And energy drinks.

Please consider changing the music. It's so jarring to have it WOMP! WOMP! WOMP! every 12 seconds.😢

Buying in cheeses and butter you have the resource to make is simply madness. If you don't have time to make your own,find a local person who has and barter for some fresh made with your own produce.

You’ll have to save your corn cobs and collect leaves for the bath room. Lol.

Your children are so fun. Lili with the ducks is adirable. Her love fir animals is so sweet. Have a good weekend. HAPPY BIRTHDAY REBECCA 🎂 🥳

Quit the grocery store.. never…my bartering grandfather-farmer still needed to buy some thing

Tell Grandma we send our love and prayers !! miss seeing her !! Your animals put a smile on my face, Lily, and all your family !! Henry is working !! I hope he gets an allowance too !! I wish this was smell a computer I would love to even snell the piggy poop LOL

I've been watching your channel for a few years and you've made me want to quit the grocery store too. I live in an apartment in the city with a balcony, but I started my very first tomato garden this year!!! Decided to start with something I know I eat a lot (and are way too expensive at the grocery store right now). My dream is to have a homestead and I'm several years away from that. But your channel inspired me to get started with what I can do, NOW. Thanks for sharing the knowledge Justin

LOVE the mega vlog!!! Thanks Justin and Austin, you da best!!!

Have been carnivore for almost 2 years. Bacon, our eggs, real butter with salt and for dinner lots of meat options. No more heart palpitations or fog mind. Love the homestead work and have way more energy. We raise and grow our food and our foods’ food. We eat on occasion what is ripe and ready like the blackberries and asparagus.

You guys spend an awful lot of time futzing with water lines and getting water to places... sounds like its time this summer to get some trenching done for the areas that make the most sense, like a permanent water line and faucet at the high tunnel, and at the animal "barn" and the fields nearest the house.

Its so nice seeing kids allowed to just be kids, it's always great to see a new video from you guys. Thanks as always :)

Sunday seed day! I'm so glad Henry loves his little car/jeep. I'm happy to see you got the momma pig and piglet back in. I don't drink skim milk either. Why is Beefcake wreaking his water barrel? Weird. Too bored? I love how the goslings have imprinted on Lily! Lily is so good with them. I like the treehouse. It's great that you got a dairy source! You have to move Harriet and then the older boys go off to play soccer with Sam. Cool, Lily, Gideon, and Henry hanging out at the tree house. Turkey made in the Dutch oven looks wonderful! Happy Birthday Rebekah! 🥳🎂🎈Those Hydrangeas are beautiful guys. Nice pick as a blooming plant for your mom. Thanks for this video Rhodes family!

I agree with paulafairbanks, this video was more relaxed. I hadn't watched you for awhile because didn't care for the rushed and fast talking but decided to give you a try today and was pleased. Have been subscribed since before the A merican Farm Tour. I am back now. Good to hear Grandma mentioned and will be praying for her and Big Daddy.

Eggs should be collected every day to insure fresh eggs.

Josiah is such a boss at driving now too. Kid turns the wheel like he's been doing it for 20 years💯

When the lights go out u won’t be able to go on line for food.

I usually have a busy week so once I have a day to relax I have a bunch of your videos to watch, and I could keep watching all day! My favourite part about your videos vs other homesteaders is the inclusion of the struggles you document and the kids. Love seeing you work through problems with them, and Jonah and Josiah have really stepped up and turned into responsible young men. I’ve been watching since you first got cows and love this channel!

Wash the eggs right before you are using them. Otherwise, they’ll last out on the counter for a number of weeks. If you wash them they should be refrigerated until use.

Love this VLOG! Always learn something from you telling the story of your day. Lilly is a doll. And those dirty eggs. “Note to self”. Haha. God bless you and your family!

You will quit the grocery store when you learn to preserve the food/garden you raise. Harvesting your livestock is a great savings and you know what you are eating, but canning, dehydrating, freeze drying will make it so much easier and healthy, especially easier on your finances. Love that you utilize your dairy milk also.

Lots to learn from y'all, and appreciate the children learning tasks and responsibilities, not to mention some essential life skills....but.....• Why is it called "Justin Rhodes" with your face when it's totally a family working together? • This was one of those videos that the jumping around (though a bit better than some in the past) but particularly the MUSIC drove me nuts. Let us hear the natural sounds of working and around the farm...but especially stop the jumping around and hyped up music. I finally just had to mute it and watch/stop/turn back on, etc....but not very efficient use of my time as can't listen while doing other chores myself and only stopping to watch key things I must see to learn about. • Must agree that it's best just to say you are trying to "wean" from MOST things coming from a store (bricks & mortar OR online).

Mr Brown needs his own wheels

Seriously sauerkraut is super easy to make. Grow some cabbage

glad to see you supporting Amos.

Would quitting the grocery store be easier to start mid season rather than now when there is less available to harvest? Asking sincerely to help inform others who may be following along. I like the idea of eating what's in season and supporting local growers/farmers.

One of your better vlogs! It was nice seeing you more relaxed and less pressed for time

I'm ready to get the ground going where the high tunnel will be gong and get some stuff in. Not expecting much this first year but something I can work on with my kids and have some fun while we're building the house. Framing starts tomorrow, hoping to be in on Christmas.

are you growing long green beans this year (the replacement for broccoli when it is out of season) - they freeze really well and my family have alway cooked them from frozen (we don't eat canned beans yuck) - bring a pot of water to boil with a good amount of salt once the water is at a rolling boil put the beans in and once the water has started to just boil again take the water out and add some butter and they are done (hot beans) - we also do cold green bean salad the same way but at the end instead of butter we put the into water with ice until they are cold - pour the water out using a colandar and add anything else you might like to it - one favourate is finely cut red onions and feta cheese with a nice home made dressing - green beans is an amazing vege that you can grab from the freezer all year round

Praying for your mom Rebecca! Also for love and strength to carry out each second of the day! 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

Most of us Europeans do not wash the eggs. It keep longer if unwashed, plus you do not have to be refrigerated.

Lily, You are such an animal-whisperer, baking-fairy, cute-outfit-Cowgirl-Princess! I enjoy watching you! You are the kind of daughter every Mom wishes for! 🤎

Absolutely loved watching this wholesomeness!

Grow cabbage, then make sauerkraut. It’s simple!

You have very good boys nice to see them helping out.

Go Henry go! 🚰

One of my boys observed that being a good cook means being able to take what you have and make something delicious out of it.

Baby pig squeal is so cute 🥰🥹❤️ Gideon gets more responsible and reliable every day. For a kid who could never find his shoes, he is great with little Henry. Little Henry is getting involved in the action more all the time. Excellent crop of chidlers 👍 Rebekah & Justin you are giving your kids the best life a kid could hope for. 👍

I feel so bad for Gidian. Too little to enjoy activists with the big boys and always has to let Henry have his way because Henry is the baby! Henry seems to always take precedence. No wonder he's acting out. He's getting lost in the mix!!! Not trying to judge, just saying what it looks like from the outside.

Oh my gosh the GEESE !! Soooo cute 🐥💛

I live in a town. I am in no way a homesteader and I could quit the grocery store if I do it like you. Because you just said that you will buy stuff off of Amazon or if it could be delivered that would be fine and even going to the farmers market. So I don’t really understand the whole not going to a grocery store. What’s the damn difference?

Some days it seems like you guys are on full throttle, and I can’t imagine how you get any vlogging done! It will be interesting to see how much you can depend on not going to the store. I’m sure it can be done, but it may require doing even more at home, and possibly having more freezers to accommodate the seasonal vegetables. The kids are such a help from what we see, and yet they find time to have loads of fun too! I’m wondering how may times you have to change the battery out in Henry’s keep, in a days time? He had that running most of the day! All I can say Is that you have a wonderful family, and you are setting a good example of what it takes to raise a sustainable family, in this very throwaway world. ❤

Good egg stuff. We bought into their Kickstarter last year. We have both sizes of the scrubbers and the enzyme wash. We love it!

Eggs are porous so washing pushes the bacteria INTO the egg. A dry rub off to keep loose matter off is better than using a wet solution. I think that’s where the misunderstanding about not washing comes into play. I want the bacteria on the outside of the food not force it inside.

What you give the pigs as skim is still considered full cream here in Australia. The full cream milk we buy at the shop has no cream cap at the top, it has already been scooped off.

I’m sorry Grandma’s disease has progressed -what a blessing for y’all to be there to help her and Big Daddy. Praying for them both as well as you and Rebecca as you help during this difficult season.

Are you just exchanging amazon for the grocery store. Are you growing wheat/oats/rice?

Henry is legit driving.

love the longer vlogs!

rebecca's got her steel-toed sandals on shoveling that bedding, I see!

ps :but also will still probably buy coffee, tea, some sugar (altho you might consider planting some sorghum to make sugar) anyway think you really need a second full time green house for winter to quit the grocery store.

Gosh. That turkey looks fantastic 👏

When you started this eating off the farm, quitting the grocery store, it wasnt stated you could order on line. , was it? There was no online when i was growing up.

Love the longer videos!

Lilly and the baby ducks are really cute❤

Those two little boys are so cute and super fun.

Nobody can truly quit the store. Its not possible to make certain things outside of food. Like baking soda, soap, foil.... Maybe quitting buying produce, flours, dairy and other food items but certainly not the store completely.

Omg, what is with the music!

Make your own sauerkraut! Another thing to add to your list.

Happy Birthday to Rebecca!! I hope you have a WONDERFUL DAY! 🎊 🎂🎈🎁🍨🎉🥳

Blessings to all & happy day🤗🇨🇦

😱 my neighbor just sprayed 2,4-D and picloram + triclopyr on his pasture, only 100 ft from my garden. Completely destroyed my entire garden, peas, tomatos, peppers, beans, potatos... gone. I'm devastated.

Happy birthday Rebecca, have a great day

You guys in the comment section have no idea what cherished lesson Justin and Rebekah are trying to teach you all in this (their entire channel)...in the long run this will be the best way to live and support local community and farming - health wise and more...(even so far as bartering when/if needed) a homestead is what we all need and you need other homesteader connections...thats the whole point of this channel! So stop damn complaining about them and actually LEARN something important!

Omg I laughed out loud when you went back to let the boys bring the cow out to milk for the 4 cups of milk mom needed for dinner! Your grocery store vs ours! 😂

I Us Murray McMurray hatchery egg soap ! It's the best and very easy. You can use it on hatching eggs also.

Little man driving his jeep!🥰

What is the one thing you have mastered on the farm that you can relax in or does farming never relax?

The only reason to not wash eggs is if you are going to be hatching them. Why not store them in the fridge? I leave mine out so they are easier to peel when boiled, but other than that, there is no need.

Turkey with parsnips and green beans sautéed in onions garlic and butter

Hey guys, you will find that mozzarella, butter and cream are so stinking easy to make. Please don’t spend money buying yet. You have the milk resources that you need to make them. Mozzarella is pretty easy Peezy a promise. please go to Leeners or the cheese queen. Also, it is so easy to make your own yogurt, cream cheese, kefir, water, kefir, sauerkraut, Kim Chi I would love for you guys to give these a try. Keep on working hard I enjoy your videos.

Rebecca, have you ever ordered from Azure Standard? Lots of organic and gluten-free grains . Cheese , fruits nuts

Do you all ever eat beans and cornbread and maybe some fried potatoes on the side that's a good good dinner there

Justin, Austin,... long ago and far away, if you didn't have it, you didn't go and get it (broccoli) you improvised, or went with out...I learned to do this a long time ago when my children were still at home. We are conditioned to want something and so we justify going out to get it without using our common sense and doing something else.

Hats off to Greg Judy!!

Happy Birthday Rebecca💐🎂🥳 Is the Chicken Divan recipe available in one of your posts or on Abundance +?

In Sweden the law forbids you to wash them. If there is slight dirt they sand it off. Badly dirty eggs are washed and used by the family.

Grow spaghetti squash and when you do turkey in the fall try turkey tetrazini made with that. It's wonderful

Do not wash your eggs until right before you eat them

Are you going to still order from Azure they carry Bubbies and raw cheese

Mama pig was very hungry.

In the UK the eggs aren't washed so they don't have to be stored in the fridge and last longer. If we get a dirty egg(home or locally raised) we just wash it before cracking it.🤷 We don't fuss like the American food nazi agency, oops I ment food standards agency😁

On line store?

I get not wanting to buy A2 milk from the store but grass fed is the only A2 milk we can buy from the store where I live.

I wash my eggs before I use them, too. Even if they look clean, you don’t know what is carried on the dust and chicken feathers and the egg buckets, etc.

Rebecca you have a long road with your Mom. I am sorry I know how it will feel but I had 2 Sisters to share Blessings honey you have a Loving Husband and Children .. Even with that it will be difficult ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I have a request, if you are going to play music between scenes, can you turn it down? Or is it KZfaq that turns it way up? It is entirely too loud. I have to constantly turn the sound up to hear the talking and then the music is so loud, I have to turn it down. I can never watch your show while the husband is napping because it wakes him and scares the crap out of him.

What do you do to keep the pics cool during the summer months since they don't sweat

This has to be the 5th time I've heard you rave about the Turkey Divan. I'm gonna need Rebecca's recipe please!

Please keep the longer format.

love your chanel thanks. question, why the pigs inside rather than in forest?

I’m confused. Why are you shopping for milk products when you have milk cows? I laugh when I see the lack of upkeep around your place, it’s not like you work away from home and it’s not like you don’t have a small army of help, how do so many things get overlooked everyday?