Thank you to the little boy (I do not know his name) for being polite to his mother and letting her know where he would be. Also, for saying, "yes mam". Those two words will serve you well in life as you go forward. Yes mam and No mam.

Watching you is like a deep breath of fresh air, renewing, refreshing, beautiful.

❤.. I remember those Neverending days of my youth ( 1970s, lol...) God keep blessing your little homestead, my dears.. 😊 ❤ a Canadian fan

My grandpa used to say, “After working hard all day ……There is no better reward than a fully belly and a beautiful Sunset”.

Ruth, You did it again❤ Thank you for always including your family, your animals and scenics of your farm. You are becoming a pro at videoing and documenting your life. Bless you for sharing such a healthy and rewarding life with all of your new friends out here. Hugs to you all!😊

Thank you for answering a burning question I have. I am 73 and I hadn’t canned in years and I picked it up again and was having a problem with hot water bathing. Every time I do it water leaks out into the pot and everything gets sticky and a mess not to mention the jars that the liquid leaks out of. I never covered my jars until now so now that I have been reminded of how I used to do it I will go back to my original way. The water below the tops. Thank you Ruth and god bless you and your family. I am so happy I found you. Thank you all.

I love the way these children are being raised. . Wonderful.

Hi Mrs Zimmerman and precious family! What a busy Labor Day. I delivered my oldest daughter on Labor Day, it’s always been about my daughters birthday and family time. God Is Good all the time. Have a blessed weekend everyone!

I was always told that the water must cover the top of the jars but your way makes so much more sense, I can't wait to try it!!I've never thought to puree it all in the vitamix, I was doing the food mill but this way is so much faster. What a beautiful, productive family, you all must sleep wonderfully each night. Thank you for inviting us all into your home and your life each video, you have a beautiful family and are raising wonderful human beings!

I was enjoying watching your video. You and the family inspire me. God is good all the time😊

Jess from Roots and Refuge Farm said you are her homestead hero. And I consider her to be one of mine, so I’m here to see what inspires my inspirers. ☺️ Looking forward to learning from you. Something tells me your channel is about to explode with growth!

A country girl can survive. You are smart, quick thinker and inventive. Thank you for sharing your gardening journey. I believe you get a lot more accomplished without the little boys underfoot. Your daughter does a fantastic job of assisting you. :)

Skid stear, now that's working smarter 😊

What a joy to see all those BIG heirloom TOMATOES! 55 qts.... FIFTY-FIVE QUARTS of beautiful sauce! 😳

I have always canned all my tomatos and sauces without water bath canning and have never lost a can. I do them with boiling my jars, lids and rings before packing my boiling tomato sauce or tomatoes in the jars! I'm 76 and have done my canning since I was 25. My mother taught me this method, but i want to thank you!! At my age I have learned so much from you!! You are amazingly patient and have a wonderful family living a wonderful life!! May God bless you and yours always!!

That sunset was amazing. I adore watching you and your family. Your knowledge is wonderful

Well your tomato vine pruning was a great success! What a blessing your hard work in the garden was for you! Thank you for sharing!

Your children are so productive. Hadessa is there with you every step of the way. The lessons they are learning will serve them well into the future. Great job, Mom and Dad!!

I love when you explain the old ways of canning you were taught. Our elder women had more food wisdom in their pinkies than all the “food scientists” in the USDA. I’d listen to them every day of the week over someone from the government “here to help.”

I love the attention you give to every aspect of your life! I watched the video of your sewing your apron and really saw the dedication you naturally give to your children, values that God has developed in you as a wife, mother, and foundation of the family! Your husband is very aware of the gift he has from God! He’s providing you an outdoor space to make your life more comfortable and workable and for the family as a whole, it’s awesome!

I took your advice and pruned my tomatoes. I have frozen and gifted tomatoes and have more to process today. Thanks for the great advice.

Ruth Ann all I can say is Thank You! Thank you for being you. I love watching you and your family interact.,everyone is gental and respectful with each other. I have learned so much from. I grew up canning with my mother and grandmother but haven't canned in years. So now I'm getting started again. Thank you again.

I well remember many a Labour Day…….labouring over school clothes….hemming etc…pickling…saucing…jamming. Thank you Ruth Ann for bring back so many wonderful memories. Xx

A lovely day to spend with your family, RuthAnn. Thank you for sharing! ❤ xo

My Mom was raised on a working farm. I could never imagine what life was like for her. I knew it must have been hard work. You make it look easy. Thanks for the video, I am learning soo much. Have a great week!!

I'm a new subscriber after watching Jessica from TRH talk mention you. I have enjoyed your videos and have went back several times and watched older videos. Your children are so sweet and hardworking. I admire you all as a family and have even enjoyed some recipes you share. I love your outdoor kitchen, and hope to have one someday soon. Glad you had a good Labor Day. Hope you have a great weekend! Thanks for sharing.

❤ will praise the Lord I'm glad to know that I don't have to cover my jars with water because it does cause siphoning and I appreciate that information so much and I intend to make some tomato sauce this year with your recipe and I want to thank you for all your wonderful videos I just love you and your whole family God bless all of you

I enjoy watching you. God bless you!

Your son offering a bouquet of flowers to the baby was just the cutest! ❤ your children are such angels 😇

Always look forward to your videos.❤😊

You and your daughter are very hard working ladies!! Your jars of pasta sauce are beautiful…55 quarts in one day…amazing! Thank you for sharing! ❤❤

Those are beautiful peppers and tomatoes.

I have discovered your channel, and now I am a huge fan!! I am going back to watch your older videos. Thank you for all your informative videos. Your family is precious!

Loved canning tomatoes growing up. My husband came to me today and says, “Let’s make some spaghetti sauce this weekend”. So I head over to your channel to see how you make it. I saved the recipe on my tablet and am going to make to different varieties of it. Your my go to because you remind me of my growing up years on the farm.

Try the Sicilian recipe "fry the onions in olive oil, put the sauce, solt caiene pepper and the basil 10 minutes before you torn off the fire" easy pesy

55 quarts! WOW!!! That is wonderful!!

Always sad when your video is over. I love spending time with you and your family. We have no children, so I enjoy spending some time with you and yours. From Ontario Canada.

I rarely comment but wanted to today to thank you for all of your work on sharing your life and wisdom on KZfaq. My life is blessed by your efforts!

Your covered deck will be a wonderful addition to your home. A shaded place for all the family. You have a wonderful way of life and a beautiful place to live it. Yes, God is good all the time. 🤗

❤ That was amazing! I love seeing all the kids helping. Your daughter is super helpful. AND All the boys too. Thanks! ❤

Love watching you do all that needs to be done. Like letting the tomatoes sit until you could fix them. So much common sense in you. Love it. And love seeing the kids helping you when needed. What a fantastic family. Love ya. Hearts and flowers being sent to you. ❤️💐

Those are beautiful peppers and tomatoes

I love your videos and watching your precious children. Thank you for sharing.

All the time, God is good❤

Beautiful jars! The red is so vibrant.

I’m home not feeling well today and KZfaq suggested one of your videos. I’ve watched three so far. It’s so good to see your positive and gentle way of teaching. God bless! 😊

You don’t stop! Bless you for showing(teaching) us what you do! You have a wonderful family that works together to get everything done. Kids today would give up after the first hour!

God is Good all the time!

I just love watching you and your family so much 💖 my husband and I live in Prospect Hill NC and are “new” at homesteading. We really appreciate all that you share with us 👍 I wish we lived closer because h know we would be great friends . Much love to you and your family 💖

Always love to watch your videos, love you guys and God richly blessed you and yours.

My son was the same way! Work for what you want and need!

I have started using brew bags to strain the water from my tomato sauce. Works so well if you let it strain long enough you'll have tomato paste. It works awesome! No boiling down for hours and you can can the water separate as tomato juice. Game changer!

Your family makes me happy! You’re an amazing mom and they are blessed to have you. ❤

You are absolutely AMAZING!!!

What a blessing……🙏🏻 I so enjoy watching your beautiful family 🫶🏼 thank you for sharing 😊

Another great video! The patio is going to be wonderful. We live above 5,000 feet and water bathing takes forever like 2 hours so I just pressure can for 10 minutes at 15lbs it is so much easier for me and I like the results much better than the hotpack process which my mother did.

I am always so amazed at you and your family. You have such a gentle spirit

You are great example for how to teach and develop children. The day will come when your kids understand and appreciate the difference between working for a wage and working for yourself and loved ones.

Fantastic I’ll be making my sauce and canning soon

Ruth Ann is my greatgrandmothers name. She put out the biggest garden I've ever seen. I have her garden gate here at my homestead. The blackberries are the most thrilling aspect on my spot here on God precious green earth. They grow wild all around the place. The briars tear my hands and heal my soul. I sing all the verses of Amazing Grace when I can remember them. Peppers grew well again this year. I'm old and can't use salt. I was hoping you had some ideas of fermenting without salt. Looks like this season was lacking in sunshine all across Indiana to Penn. Made for some late tomatoes. They weren't as overwhelming at that time. My name is Linda, hello.

❤❤❤❤❤ thank you for sharing!!!

I love pasta sauce day. Such an accomplishment. Your patio is looking really nice.

Amen and God bless.

Thank you for explaining about why you don't cover the jars with water. We see people do things, and wonder why they do things the way they do.

You are a breathe of fresh air. I'm in Australia and love to see how you do things and your recipes.

Hot packing is when you cook and add hot to the jars before canning. Open kettle is where you put product in jars after cooking in the pan and let it seal after filling without further processing. What you did with your sauce is actually hot packing. Hope this helps.

Hadasah (please forgive if I misspelled her name)is such skilled and hard worker! I know she is a great help to you!

I've done tomatoes for over 30 years. This is the first year I have used skins and all. I cored and froze until time allowed, then quartered and put in my roaster. When they got soft I used my imulsofier until smooth then cooked all night about 250ish until thick then canned. Easy!

Your top is super cute.

You guys are building some great memories and skills! Great job!

Love your videos! Thanks!

I am so happy I found your channel. You are a wealth of knowledge! Thank you for sharing your talents and your beautiful family with us.

I love watching your videos..Your family n yourself are very hard working members if a beautiful family..love love the vids..

Hi Mrs Zimmerman my mom and her sisters my Aunts all hot water bath can like you they don’t cover the jars with water and that’s the way I do too.thanks for all your great videos.God bless you and your family

God is good. Thanks for sharing❤😊 you are appreciated 🎉

I’m canning stewed tomatoes today😊, but you do MEGA batches, whew! Love your videos❤

I loved the video of you pruning the tomato plants. And wow ! What a lovely harvest. You are a wise woman Ruthann. Thank you for sharing what you know & learn with us ♥️👍🏼

I discovered your channel and have loved watching your videos and learning so much from you. I love seeing your sweet family and how you interact with them. It blesses my heart. I know that children learn what they live and they are learning so much. Blessings to you and your family.

Love this! Thank you for utube and recipe! So fun to watch and always inspirational! 😊

I use a big electric roasting pan to cook mine down in

Ruthann, you are one of the KZfaq blessings of my life. I grew up with hippies and needless to say learned very little about home making. I love listening to you and listening to your sweet voice and simply explained instructions. I just made pasta sauce and for the first time did not cover my jars with 1-2 inches of water. My stove was not covered in scalding water, and my jars started to seal before I took them from the pot. I'll never go back to covering my jars in water for water bath canning. I also appreciate how you teach your children, I am a grandma now and will follow your lead. God bless you and your family. :)

We Labor at home on Labor Day too. There is always lots to do at home. Love seeing your family ❤ What a blessing that your tomatoes got ripe just in time. I can’t leave my tomatoes to ripen on the vine. The bugs or worms get them before I can if I leave them.

Hello, now you're in the middle of the busy fund-raising weekend. I was given a few home grown tomatoes, so I worked right along with you this Saturday. Nice to learn the tips about how you do canning.

They taste better if you leave them we like fresh cut tomatoes onion peppers

Your kids are really lucky ma'am

Thank you for the family video, it makes us feel like we are there with you. Sorry we can’t help you with the chores, we would if we could. God is good, all of the time for sure. May God give you all of the things your family needs to function this year, and May he help you complete the new addition to the outside patio/porch and the leveling of the soil from the house and to the garden area and pasture.

1st I just adore the children and how they great they are at helping out! 2nd you are amazing and I love following you. My grandma canned literally everything. She taught me a few things but I was a child so I’m now learning all over again. My momma taught me a lot as well but she too passed when I was young. So following you had been great! 3rd Thank you for showing your ways. Some people today are freaks over canning. People have survived for many many years doing things the way you do and even more simple ways. We’re still here to tell about and teach. Thanks again! ❤

I used to freeze my tomatoes as they were ripe, then make a big pot of sauce in winter. Now I don't have the freezer space😁

I was so glad to see you using your Vitamix blender. I just got one and am excited to use it. It looks like a great work and time saver. I have been watching your outdoor kitchen with interest as we are planning on setting up an outdoor kitchen next year. I think we will follow your set up as you have it now. Ours will be "open air" like yours is now. Thanks for all of the sharing of information and entertainment.

Thanks for the recipes. I appreciate them.

Beautiful Pasta Sauce, lovely Family, all working together ❤️🥰🙏🏻

What a nice video, thanks for sharing this glimpse into your family

Smart Lady, work smarter, not harder !

You are a amazing woman. I admire so much the care you take for your family. That is the way it's suppose to be. You said you like to leave things on the vein till your ready. Do you have much bug pressure in your area? Here in texas it is horrible. A lot of times I have to pick earlier than I would want to avoid insect damage. God Bless you and your family. Please keep the videos coming. Your such a inspiration.

God is good! Thanks Ruth Ann, for sharing this canning video. 😊

Beautiful produce. Maybe small garden was lovely this year also. Have Asian pears big as cantelope, taste amazing in pear butter and pear cobbler with what we call a doobie for 50 years. Just harvested pecans before squirrels ate 95% of. Love having adorable children around, but all grown up children here. Get all the hugs and loving before they leave these days. B

I would sure say the pruning and the heat worked in your favor!! How awesome to now have all that on your shelf. I only have 4 plants left and it worked some, but not quite like yours. I'm actually thinking of removing them and then taking all the tomatoes in the house to ripen like I've done in the past. The temperatures now are going to only be low 70's and lows in 50's overnight and a couple nights at 48. I know when it gets this cool, they definitely don't ripen.

I've been waiting 😊

Thanks so much for another great video....I always get up on Sat. morning looking for your latest one!! Have a Great Week!!! 🥰

Thank You for sharing as always. Your sauce looks Amazing!