Huge Harvest & Preservation Day! Canning, Freeze Drying, & Dehydrating Food From My Backyard!

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Hey guys! Welcome back to another video! Today I share a huge harvest and preservation day using food grown right in my backyard! Hope you enjoy!
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@dawna-bethmcdonald6260 Жыл бұрын

You're a busy little bee! I love how happy/enthusiastic you are about bumblebees, flowers, eggs, nice evenings. I feel like you are my kindred soul. Absolute Happiness in all the little things. ❤

@ashleychristofferson2653 Жыл бұрын

I have a freeze dryer and veggies and herbs are amazing! Just wanted to voice you a little tip, make sure you vacuum seal those jars with all your goods. Each time you open a jar you need to revvacuum seal to remove the air. The moisture from that small moment of exposure can spoil them over time. I mention this because it is SO much work and I learned the hard way when I first made sweet potato baby food 😬

@sarah_farm 6 ай бұрын

You're doing such a great job at showing everyone the way you see the world! Thank you for this!

@marykappesser5145 Жыл бұрын

that was a boatload of work. You make it look so easy.

@jackiek4159 11 ай бұрын

Your garden is absolutely stunning! Loved this video! xx

@itsbreellis 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@formerhermit12 Жыл бұрын

There is something so relaxing about watching you go about your care for your garden and harvest. So happy I came across your channel. I am waiting to move out to my future homestead currently and feel like I'm learning so much from just a few videos already!

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@FabianPatscheider-zu7iq Жыл бұрын

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@MovingBlanketStudio Жыл бұрын

the garden plus kitchen mix is so cool to see, awesome job with everything

@pattiethompson9154 Жыл бұрын

New to your videos as of this morning. So enjoy your garden. Cucumbers are so full of vitamins. I heard an ad that said instead of reaching for a candy bar reach for sliced cucumbers. I soak mine in Italian dressing and we pick at it when it's hot outside and just need a little pick me up. Just getting ready to peal one and soak it.

@beadingqueen17 20 күн бұрын

I would actually feel comfortable eating any food you prepare. I love and appreciate your cleaning process.

@JjJj-mx9ms Ай бұрын

I just found you yesterday! Great channel, good information, and very enjoyable. Your very well spoken!

@toddmiller1753 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful peppers! Love watching your expertise at work!

@kellerlavende2583 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy watching you pull out the carrots!! Thank you for your gardening tips!!!🥕❤

@pacifichomestead Жыл бұрын

The tin pop is so satisfying lol. Love your videos -from Southern California 🌻

@vl8209 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge of gardening and homesteading. Your garden is beautiful and your chickens are too sweet!

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@BeepBoopCharis Жыл бұрын

Excited for your chickens to eat those carrot greens! My girls love them

@wandafigueroa6281 Жыл бұрын

Those carrots greens would be great freeze dried… added to soups or smoothies… they are healthy and delicious

@amyk6028 Жыл бұрын

Bre - I love watching your videos! You are so cute and I wish I started gardening when I was young and single like you. You are so knowledgeable and I appreciate everything you pass on to all of us newbies! This is my fourth year gardening and I absolutely love it ❤❤❤

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I'm actually married lol I honestly wouldnt be able to do any of this otherwise.

@shamimzahuri2840 Жыл бұрын

Vegetable variety harvesting charming,thanks elegant Ellis.bangladesh💟🤝💋💘🫂👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

@Annastasia666 Жыл бұрын

LMAO that you have your strawberries under lock and key. Damn animals. What a great set up! So smart.

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thank you! everyone goes after the berries, didn't get any for 2 years and this year im getting actual harvest

@lizbratcher2919 Жыл бұрын

It would be so fun to julienne the carrots and make homemade veggie straws! I bet they’d be really good! You could do beets and sweet potatoes too???

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

I want to do it!! I bet all 3 would be great!

@FlavorsandTextures Жыл бұрын

That sounds great!

@julesbragg2363 Жыл бұрын

i just found your channel and am obsessed!!

@caliBornbEauty Жыл бұрын

You are such a beautiful soul. I enjoy your videos. Your voice is very sweet and calm...Even your cat is beautiful lol. Thank you for another very nice and informative video.

@SewBreezie 6 ай бұрын

I love your videos so much ❤ just wanted to say that! Thank you for your beautifully and carefully organized and detailed research!

@Alexis_9339 Жыл бұрын

Silver slicers (and salt and pepper, which is its pickling version) seem to give me a longer processing window. They taste better, for much longer than most other heirlooms I’ve grown. Plus they are the best fresh I have ever had!

@Daniela.m. Жыл бұрын

I loved this video. I just found your channel and I found it very informative. I’m very new to gardening and looking to expand my garden this fall so learning about preserving food is something I’ve been researching. Thanks for sharing your tips. Got a new subscriber 😊

@Ragnark98 Жыл бұрын

I always wanted to start grow my own vegetables and fruits and want to share those with my family. At present I don’t have time and financial support! But when I settle and I’m gonna start mini farm of vegetables and poultry ❤

@capridovonrenislam4128 Жыл бұрын

Hi Bre, try to freeze your herbs with the stems, it's a breeze to separate them once frozen.

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Ill give that a try! Thanks for the tip!

@FabianPatscheider-zu7iq 11 ай бұрын

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@FabianPatscheider-zu7iq 11 ай бұрын

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@briannafederico971 Жыл бұрын

It's been so sweet watching your journey!! I was wondering what you did with all of those carrot tops. There is always so much!

@katherineedwards9341 Жыл бұрын

Really wish these videos were timestamped! I would watch more of them I'd they were. 😮

@carolclarkson4859 11 ай бұрын

Love these preservation videos. We have a freeze dryer an love it. Freeze dried salsa yesterday.

@jenniferr2057 Жыл бұрын

I dehydrate and powder my carrot greens to add to my green powder....

@kimberlyearly8918 Жыл бұрын

I just found your channel a few days ago and I'm so glad I did! I love your videos and seeing how you preserve different foods. I would love to have a freeze dryer but will have to be content with a dehydrator for a while.

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! I totally understand that! It’s a investment for sure! I’ve wanted one for about 4 years now! I almost wish I would have invested in a freeze dryer over all my canning stuff at first! Freeze drying has turned into a favorite fast! My $40 dehydrator has definitely got me through the years though and still being used lol

@SourPickles8 9 ай бұрын

I enjoyed watching this video so much, it is like food for the soul. May I just say that your husband is an incredibly lucky man. Make dinner for him all but 18 nights a year, seem like a great cook and I know you are because once you start handling food in such a way it becomes second nature, you grow all your own fresh produce and eggs, and you have such a sweet and soothing personality. I’m sure you are just as lucky and have chosen a fine mate, but anyone would be blessed to have you as a wife. This is all I ever want in my life, and to raise my children to do and enjoy the same. Looking forward to when I can move back onto a homestead and do the same. Thank you for your content.

@SustainablyVegan 11 ай бұрын

I could watch you harvest for hours x

@itsbreellis 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@melissahankins9575 Жыл бұрын

backing soda on the plants will stop the bugs

@allisonb.8356 Жыл бұрын

My first time seeing your videos, Bre. What a Great Job! Im subscribing and Thank You!

@viralprimenetwork Жыл бұрын

Love this video, with such healthy veggies around your garden. 💕🌱

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@xinnoondaily 11 ай бұрын

I Love this! We did something similar where we live out. This video actually gave us inspiration and hope that we can still become successful, thanks so much for this video.

@itsbreellis 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! You got it!

@richelleg225 Жыл бұрын

Canning carrots is fun and relatively easy. If you do, I personally recommend skipping the salt, or else you get super salty carrots. I have a huge trial batch that's probably only good for soup, lol.

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the tip!! NOTED!

@toddmoore4912 11 ай бұрын

Great garden your a hard worker loved your video

@potagermalo Жыл бұрын

Coucou Magnifique bravo 👍 A bientôt

@HourPointOfView Жыл бұрын

Your carrots did come out so beautifully! Mine were a little suspect this year lol.

@landscapedesignmanagement 11 ай бұрын

Nice carrots! Love you strawberry bed 😍

@JAYNEmM1962 Жыл бұрын

Omg I hate squash bugs its a everyother day chore to check every leaf. But it's satisfying when you aren't surprised with those baby bugs that are so gross.

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

YES!

@ailyndioneda2983 7 ай бұрын

My dream life. ♥️

@vintagegarden93 11 ай бұрын

I love your chickens 😂❤

@GinchyGirlCreatesAndGardens Жыл бұрын

I just found your channel and this is my first video ! Love it !!!! Thank you for sharing !!!! Look forward ti more! ❤️

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!!

@joelenehammers8486 Жыл бұрын

You can freeze dry eggs if you beat them up like scrambled eggs. Then they can be used in baking and used has scrambled eggs. If you have a lot of eggs to deal with.

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Yes I’ve done that and it’s AMAZING!

@gloriousliving6298 Жыл бұрын

lot of harvest, i am new here

@taliamoore3439 6 ай бұрын

I think paper mache with a translucent paper (trace paper, etc) would work for the lamp!

@mountainsandmayhem739 Жыл бұрын

I definitely need a salad spinner for my herbs.

@yogininamaste Жыл бұрын

Hello there, perfect timming i just finished your old video. 😂 i hear ya, i got carried away with cucumbers and im getting sick of them. I fermented them we don't like pickles 😊. I made salad every day, im eating them of vine, i drink cucumber infused water my dog is eating them too and still have so much every day. Aghh... i am thinking about cucumber mask to cool off .😅 thank you for your video. Love your passion for homesteading ❤

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

I'm the same with pickles! I just make them for my husband lol I need to start using them in my water to help get through them lol

@yolandaegbe 3 ай бұрын

Hi,❤❤❤❤❤love it ❤🎉😮yes yummy I will try shall with you cooking videos ❤thank you for recipes ❤bless amen 🙏 ❤

@TheCornDavis 11 ай бұрын

I need me a man to fund me a life like this 😩💖 I'll feed him and make him happy in return! 🥰

@joannak4640 11 ай бұрын

This is my first video of you and you are adorable!! Great information, too ❤️

@itsbreellis 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@bronzewound Жыл бұрын

Love your enthusiasm, your garden and of course the hard work that gets you there! I'm 72 young and have been gardening since my late 20's. That being said every year is a new journey with awesome successes and some Oh No's! What I love is that it is a never ending education with many, many AHAH moments :) I only use my basil fresh to make amazing pesto. What is the dryer you use on the basil as I have seen that you can also freeze it? I was also curious as to where you are located as I'm in beautiful New Hampshire...zone 4/5. I ask because I haven't done successive plantings except the indestructible radish and occasional lettuce. Thank you again for making my day and keeping the love of gardening alive.

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Im in Kansas so we have a bit longer of a growing season here. Gardening is a NEVER ENDING journey! Always keeping you on your toes lol

@thegarden9108 Жыл бұрын

your garden is very nice i like it

@Bammsaidthelady Жыл бұрын

We're up in Canada and our growing season is super short but onions and carrots grow so well I've never had an issue with them, just plant and water and you get an amazing bumper crop. So its a trade-off cause we cant grow winter crops cause there's 2 feet of snow and its -30. And on average we only get about 120-130 frost free days so there's only ever time for 1 crop a year.

@susantaylor8507 3 күн бұрын

I have a small garden not even as big as yours I used to have a bigger garden but I want to add more beds my beans didn't do great this year

@charliehenderson38 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful…..👍

@nurseinthegarden Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! I made a carrot too pesto that was so delicious! You must try!

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

I'll check it out! Thanks for the recommendation!

@kayb.5322 Жыл бұрын

I would like a tour of your chicken coop. Did you purchase or build it?

@sandrafarley7967 11 ай бұрын

you can use the carrot greens like parsley

@TechSasquatch Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel. Would love to see what you're doing for pest management. My garden got obliterated by caterpillars and is just now recovering

@elizabethstreeter2145 11 ай бұрын

I saw someone else who put the tomatoes skin through the freeze dryer after making sauce then used this for tomato powder as well

@mountainsandmayhem739 Жыл бұрын

If you freeze dry your lighter herbs on the stem, it keeps them from blowing around.

@joelenehammers8486 Жыл бұрын

You can lightly dust some of the veggies that you want use has snacks with different spices and salt ???? Dont know if it would work.

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

I’ll have to give that a try and see!

@thebiblesaid 9 ай бұрын

Hi, Thank you for this video. So awesome to see! I notice you’re beautiful fur-pet and love to know what kind of fur-baby is “you called her” sister? Have a great day today.

@perahshelton2030 3 ай бұрын

Heyyyy I would love to know what kind of earth runners (sandals) you have!!?

@docgrannrsgardencooking8719 Жыл бұрын

You didn't get any of the bad weather that hit Great Bend?

@kinkycurlfriend4471 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I’m curious, is your freeze dryer in the basement? How would say the humidity level is where the freeze dryer is located? I’m only on my 3rd batch ever and they have all taken so long!!!!!!! I had an inadequate vacuum error that I seem to fix by turning on the dehumidifier, which I have kept going while I’m using the freeze dryer. I cannot imagine anything ever taking only 14 hours. I’m trying to decide if we need to move it back up to the main floor.

@abhayathomas1232 Жыл бұрын

Bounty!!! Great video. I love your organized, precise kitchen vibe. Wondering why you dont toss those those squash bugs to your chickens?

@abhayathomas1232 Жыл бұрын

Well, I just looked at images of squash bugs. They don't exactly look like a chicken delicacy !

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thank you! & good question! lol I typically give them most my "bad" bugs but ive found it easier to get rid of squash bugs this way. I guess I could always use a jar with a lid lol

@7272Angel 6 ай бұрын

Can you tell me where you got your large pink mixing bowls please and thank you?

@dennisbentson823 11 ай бұрын

Give those carrot tops to the chickens ❤

@sherry2836 Жыл бұрын

Love your content! How you preserve and succession planting is great info. I hear that eating fresh okra can have a slimy feel. When you tasted the freeze dried okra, did it have that slimy feel when you chewed it? Also, love to juice the cucumbers and mix the juice with lemonade. Great tasting and refreshing summer drink over ice. You have a beautiful cat!

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And I love that idea for the cucumbers! I’ll have to give that a try! And the okra wasn’t slimy at all! That’s why I think I actually liked it! It was kinda styrofoam like. That’s the best why I can describe it. Kinda the same texture as lucky charm marshmallows but not lol

@SourPickles8 9 ай бұрын

Okra gives a slimy feel when introduced with water as mucilaginous foods contain a soluble fiber that dissolves in water, giving it the slimy feel. I have actually come to enjoy it and not be grossed out by it, especially when pickling.

@nikkieberlin1951 Жыл бұрын

Hi - can you share a link to your dehydrator?

@mandadaniel9454 11 ай бұрын

What kind are your sunflowers? They are beautiful!!

@roxannem.wallrn3873 Жыл бұрын

Hello Bre:) I found your channel and did a couple days of binge watching- thanks for sharing. By the way- where did you get your apron?

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! - Heres a link to it! - www.etsy.com/listing/951994707/apron-dress-for-women-linen-cotton?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=thechemisti+apron+dress&ref=sc_gallery-1-1&bes=1&sts=1&plkey=dacced5a515496bbd756e3705c88060f006b30b5%3A951994707

@emilycrawford6607 Жыл бұрын

Where did you get that cage on the strawberry bed? Or did you build it?

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

We built it - heres the how to video if your interested! - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qs2IhrV0m5-5kYE.html

@heatherunicorn-sparkles1724 Жыл бұрын

How many square feet of garden do you have?

@connerswedman598 Жыл бұрын

Do you collect your own seeds, you could let your cucumbers ripen and collect seed for next year.

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

These a re a hybrid so theres a chance it wouldnt produce the same. With that being said I still have plenty of seeds left, and I got colllect some throughout the season on other things. This years cantaloupe is seed I saved from last year! I like to save flower seeds since they are some of the easiest!

@connerswedman598 Жыл бұрын

@@itsbreellis O I see, I'm new to the seed saving game, whats your thoughts on saving seed year after year for your heirloom varieties to slowly evolve or adapt to your environment and growing methods.

@Dnyaneshwar.Borkar 11 ай бұрын

Where did you purchase the seeds?

@toddmiller1753 Жыл бұрын

Your husband is a very lucky man, your farming/gardening knowledge, your cooking skills , your intelligence overall. Not to mention your stunning, every mans dream! Keep the content coming!

@bradleyparker9233 Жыл бұрын

Needs an OF page

@silviamagda Жыл бұрын

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@gracebotica688 Жыл бұрын

@@bradleyparker9233 eww, that’s so creepy to say

@TheOnlyKontrol Жыл бұрын

@@gracebotica688is it really? It’s the internet and the internet has made it a norm…

@kelcritcarroll 11 ай бұрын

That is a nice comment….I agree with you!😊

@colinvoss8484 Жыл бұрын

A pint is 2 cups or very close.

@vastharvestpermaculture Жыл бұрын

Thank you. What an awesome harvest 👌 Side Q what mic 🎤 are you using and where are you hiding it. Your audio is amazing 🙌

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Its the dji wireless mic! Obsessed with them! They have a magnet so you can clip it anywhere. I typically hide it in my shirt or pocket

@vastharvestpermaculture Жыл бұрын

@@itsbreellis thanks Bre. Very clever 😍 I’m trying to find different ways to hide our 🤭👌

@reno7655 11 ай бұрын

Is getting a freeze drier worth it? Ive seen most of them go from 1000-4000$, but the powders it creates look amazing :0 freeze dried fruit too

@jeffmcgrath2202 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t a vacuum sealer work better than O2 absorbers would

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Not positive but its recommended to use a oxygen absorber. My plan is to get a foodsaver so I can vacuum seal the jars once I open and close

@tracyreaume6451 Жыл бұрын

New subbie from Alberta, Canada. No need to peel such beautiful young carrots. Do you have to blanch them before freeze drying?🥕 Don’t you give your carrot tops, etc to your chickens?

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Everything I read states to, but I could see it going either way. I typically blanch if I freeze so I went ahead and did it!

@hynnow18 9 ай бұрын

Why did the carrots need to be blanched before freeze drying?

@erikavargas9379 11 ай бұрын

Where did you buy your dry freezer?

@breneedstogrow 11 ай бұрын

the link is in the description

@susantaylor8507 3 күн бұрын

Do you grow radishes

@allon33 Жыл бұрын

Wow, you are AAA marriage material. ❤

@julieagain Жыл бұрын

New here just wondering what state are you in. I typically like to follow those in my geographical location

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

Kansas

@punjabseth260 11 ай бұрын

😊😊🎉

@colinvoss8484 Жыл бұрын

I pressure can everything ĺove my all Americans.

@emmawee85 Жыл бұрын

hi ❤whats a pelleted seed? 😊

@itsbreellis Жыл бұрын

It’s where the seed has a clay casing around it to make planting a lot easier. Carrots have super small seeds and it tends to be harder to space them so a pelleted seed can make that a lot easier!

@emmawee85 Жыл бұрын

@@itsbreellisthanks that sounds great😊❤

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