I absolutely loved hearing you say you were waiting to wake up the children because you hadn't told them the night before, and it wouldn't be respectful to wake them early. Children learn so much from modeling their parents' behavior, and by respecting yours, they'll grow up respecting themselves and others. Today's video explained part of why your boys seem so peaceful and joyful. 🩵

Oh come on you guys... The likes help Ruthanne too . this video has 4600 views and only just over 800 likes? Lets be morenintentional about showing ruthanne our appreciation for her videos and Recipes! Ruthanne i love your videos. I am so thankful for your channel🥰🥰🥰 ❤❤

What a good helper Kendrick is! And the efforts really showed how bad he wants that salsa hahaha

I lovee your videos. The best crop you are raising is your children. The skills they are learning as part of a family are priceless. You should be so proud.

Kendrick is such a good helper! He seems to do all things with a joyful heart! Big sister is encouraging and filled with patience as she helps him figure out how to do tasks. You are raising a wonderful family!

God bless your thoughtfulness towards your children in not waking them. I found this so lovely and respectful. There is no age limit to respecting another human being 🙏

The best part of this video is at 13:45. The boys are so sweet discussing whether or not the dog’s mom could make salsa.

Your daughter is such a great helper, too! She knows just what she needs to do to help, and that comes with experience. Blessings!

It so warmed my heart watching Kendrick make his "flower girl"❤

I don’t know much about KZfaq lighting, but I thought you looked beautiful sitting in the sun enjoying your morning coffee with your garden backdrop. I love all you share and learn something every time I watch. 🥰Now thanks to Kendrick I know how to make flower garden fairies!

My grandmother came from a Mennonite background. I see similar recipes. Thank you for all your hard work to share with the masses.😊❤

I canned 32 quarts of pickled pepper cabbage after watching your video several times! Guilty of absolutely loving this as my grandmother always made this for my German grandfather, and I don't understand why I wasn't regularly canning this delicious side. She served a small bit on all of us kids plates with dinner and supper. I walk backwards in time listening to you gently explain your methods and ingredients, because you help me to understand what I had been too young to know I should of paid better attention when she told me so many of her methods. You do a wonderful job. I had to turn the volume up to listen to your son say he didn't think the dog had a wonderful mother like he did who made [salsa] hahaha. Such a beautiful wholesome way to raise children, I'm happy to see it in today's world. Please know you brought joy to this grandmothers life. Good job!

Thank you for these great recipes. It was relaxing watching all of you actually canning them. You’re an awesome woman and mother to patiently do all the things you do…definitely a Proverbs 31 wife! I caught your video 16 minutes after you posted it and am glad I watched it. You’re a blessing! God is so very good. May bless you and yours ❤️

I Love the fact that the all the kids jump in and they know the process ❤❤❤❤

Your boys appreciating what a wonderful momma they have was just the sweetest thing. 🥰 #Blessed ❤

You make canning look so easy,really like how the children are involved in the canning process. Really enjoy your channel.

I don’t have a garden, I don’t do canning, and the extent of my preserving is freezing bought produce and making the odd jar of something (not using either water bath or pressure canning methods)…yet I really enjoy watching you doing all this stuff for your homestead! I also love the fact that your kids get so involved. I get that it can be such hard work for you but they are picking up some amazing skills, and when they look back they will know just how fortunate they were to have this kind of background, rather than one where everything came solely from a supermarket shelf (I now know how lucky I was to have a mother who knew how to feed a family, even if I didn’t always appreciate it at the time.)

I enjoy your channel so much. Your family projects are so helpful to watch. It is just my husband(age 69), and me(age 68), but we enjoy canning so much. He is so helpful and I could not do it without him, but together we get it done. This week we canned 8 half pints of pizza sauce, 9 quarts and 5 pints of tomato juice. 17 pints of salsa, 14 quarts of potatoes and 14 quarts of french fries. I guess you have to love it to enjoy it. You and your family are so inspirational and peaceful to watch. Thank you.

I’m glad to see you’re passing the cooking skills on to the little ones they will remember all of this

You're putting so much love and heart into making food for your family, give advise and teach the KZfaq viewers your recipes. It's pure pleasure to listen to what you have to say. God bless you and your family.

oh my goodness! Kendrick making that flower lady was awesome! The smile on his face when she was complete!!!! ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!!!

Brought back a memory from over 60 years ago. My grandma used to make us hollyhock dolls,

I look forward to sharing my morning coffee with you every Saturday morning. I woke up yesterday morning and immediately felt happy because it was Saturday…but by the time I had brushed my teeth I realized it was only Wednesday. Phooey, no morning coffee with RuthAnn! I love your videos. ❤

I can’t get over how much you love and respect your children. You parent from the top down and it’s shows. Respect is given to you as you guide them and respect their hearts. Just a beautiful example of motherhood ❤

Oh what a little sweetheart…making his momma a “flower girl” from her flowers! A memory/video to keep ~ especially as he gets older! Love boys who enjoy being with and working for with their Mommas! I am a Daddy’s/Grandpa’s girl (more so my Mom too now I’m a woman)…but…It’s beautiful to see Mothers and sons together, as it teaches them how to treat girls/women and others as they grow up…especially if they get married! Obviously, the same goes for girls! I can change my own tires, oil, etc. It’s truly beautiful when we help one another….and as a family…it only brought us extremely close, and remain even more so to this day! Many Blessings🇨🇦❤🇺🇸

I love the way you include the whole family with your projects. Even the supervisor (dog) shows up! 😅

Kendrick said he has the most wonderful mom ❤😊

Your salsa recipe looks absolutely delicious, thank you for sharing.

Another great video, thank you, loved the flower person Kendrick made, very imaginative, good job! Such wonderful helpers you have😁, such a very special family

Kendrick is quite the little man! Look at him strong arming that garlic press! Haha, too cute!

Awwww Kendrick is priceless watching his face trying so hard to press the garlic. Way to go Kendrick.

I just love your family and your channel- you are so unprentious which is so refreshing! More recipes please :)

I love seeing kid’s learning the food preservation process ❤ valuable life lessons that will make them stronger in life. Great job 👏

I love, love, love how simple your instructions are. I also feel it’s very helpful when you explain why you do things the way you do. I’m going to be busy this week making salsa and pie filling. I’ll save the turkey information for after Thanksgiving.❤

I have just started canning and growing a garden. I just love it. Thank you so much for sharing your videos for those of us just starting out ❤ Great helpers too!

When you are straining your tomatoes, catch the juice...it makes a light tomato juice. I can that also and use it in soups and stews or to rehydrate tomato powder to paste consistancy. I get a plethora of cherry tomatos, so i dehydrate them and turn them into powder...skins and all.

How I love your videos! Your smile and spirit with your children and animals and garden is so gentle and healing. You probably have no idea how you have helped others in the most genuine way! ❤

The color of your tomatoes in the sun is beautiful!

Kendrick reminds me so much of my Daniel. He just loves to help me with canning. He's the best tomato peeler and loves to operate the apple slicer! We are making pie filling tomorrow and he is so excited

Your video is great, on so many levels! There is a point where Kendrick mentions how wonderful his mom is, and if his pup could have such a wonderful mom.. that , if nothing else.. says so much about you. Clearly your children are awesome, and you live in a wonderful, magical place, and good life lessons are abundant! Thank you for sharing it ALL! Subscribed!

He's so cute. I love his little flower person😊

Your children are fortunate in that they know where food comes from. And the labor involved.

just wanted to add a little note that you probably already know. We live in an area with hard water. I put 4 tbsp of vinegar in my canner and it limits the calcium on the outside of the jars.

this is so nice. I woke up and decided I'm making Salsa today, boot up my computer for a recipe and may favorite lady is giving me the recipe. Thank you

I enjoy your videos , love the recipes. Will you ever do a video about when you left the Mennonite community, how old were the children and how much of the old ways do you still follow or not.

The boys are so cute and I'm really impressed with your daughter! She jumps right in and goes to work! She's such a good helper with the boys too!

Excellent. I never understand removing seeds in Zucchini or tomatoes. Then there are jars of FIBER you can buy. Why? Eat your fruits and veggies, as is. No peeling. This is what I do. Good job, Mrs. Zimmerman. I am on a salsa kick, so this is perfect. Thank you.

Your family videos always makes my Saturday good. So much peace, cooperation, love and just good vibes exudes from it. Has this 72 year old doing a "Happy Dance"! 😂 Oh, love those recipes too!

Southern Ohio here. No rain in June did the same. Our tomatoes are just now ripe. Ty so much❤

Love your pantry. Thank you for teaching about canning. I really need to do more and your video is giving me more confidence to do so. 🦋

I’m exhausted after watching you work so hard!!

you and your family make canning very simple and enjoying, my grandmother and grandfather grew up in the great depression, i learn alot from them ,your way of doing things remind me of them, i enjoy watching your channel, keep up the good work.

Kendrick was so creative with the hollyhock. What a great team your family is!

You have a great little helper today. I loved the floral doll that he made, it was very pretty and creative. 😊❤

Lighting was great ! Good to see you enjoying the morning sun !!!

Wonderful video!! The salsa looks amazing ❤❤. You are a wonderful patient mom!!

I have serious cold room envy! Well done!! Your hard work is such an inspiration.

On your lack of schooling. If we couldn't get as much food as we need I'll just bet your family would be fed while others would not.Your knowledge of food preservation and growing would be priceless. All the book learning in the world would not care for a familly. Experience would be everything.

I love watching your kids and your dogs. What a sweet family!

Whenever you show your garden I look for the row of marigolds and kale...that's so pretty! I am going to do that in my tiny garden this year. I've been criticized for "wasting space" in the garden with flowers, but I sneak them in anyway. ( never combine cosmos with dill! Its pretty but hard to sort thru to harvest the dill!) I'm an Iowa girl too, and I really feel the same way you do in the garden and the morning sunhine. That's the best time, and the best way to enjoy a cup of coffee, birdsong, and sunrise!

Your good morning lighting was beautiful!

I just love your channel. I have binged all of your videos. You have the sweetest family.

Every one of your children will be wonderful cooks. I am so proud of all of them. You are a wonderful mother.

The morning sun in the garden is the best. Thank you for the great recipes.

The sun on your face was lovely!!! Good morning!

I love watching you working with your kids..what a precious family you have!

I love your outdoor kitchen!!

Beautiful pantry! Full of good canned foods. Like a grocery store only better.

That little flower girl was adorable. What good helpers you have.

Your kids are such great helpers! Great recipes, thank you!

Love your canning recipes..cant wait till next week!

Love watching you and your family. Have a great day!

I love seeing your outdoor set-up! You have lots of helpers.♥️

Such a lot of work, what a blessing for the pantry! I love to see your pantry! Thank you!!

Everything looks so good. Looking forward to making grape jam! 😊

You make it all look so simple. What great helpers you have.

I love your outdoor kitchen set up.

What a beautiful opening shot!

It is really amazing how much of canning is intuitive. You are great at this. Blessings!

What a beautiful pantry of canned food! Love it!❤

Your children are growing strong and healthy. We grew up in Alaska. So lots of fishing, berry picking and so on. They will appreciate everything you give. The knowledge. The appreciation what the God gives.

Omg what a precious moment to catch on camera, making a flower person. You will have this to look back on when he has kids of his own and show them 🥰

Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to next week's video!

Your kids are great little helpers. 😊Just ordered the lids from your link, I hope you get a little voice of the pie 🥰

I made your salsa recipe this year - SO good. Thank you!

I made this today! It looks great and tastes good! No thickener needed.

I've been binge watching your videos for the last week and I am absolutely in awe. Thankyou for sharing

I love the way the boys help out willingly 😊

That is such an impressive shelf with all your hard work showing. All that delicious food ready for your family for the winter.

You’re lucky you got tomatoes. I planted 5 plants last year and only got 3 tomatoes. I’m buying them now at the farmers market. Great tips in your videos, as always.

I am so glad I found you! I have been watching other canning videos and feeling like I didn’t know anything. The way you can is the way that I learned back in the 60s

This is the 4th time I've watched this video. I just love this and the sunlight is beautiful.

Ruthanne, you are such a blessing! 🤗🙏🏻

I love home mafe salsa, nothing beats home made. Actually, anything home made. Lol. It's so nice how the kids get involved and obviously love helping. Love your videos

Awe, your son is sooooo sweet, loved his flower gal ❤

Thankful you took the time to make this video and share some of your sweet family with us. 😍

Love seeing the children - so much love! You are blessed! Thank you for time in teaching us new things and ways of doing things.

Good Morning! I just wanted to thank you for the encouragement and light you bring into my life. That you can tackle the massive amount of work on your homestead and raising your children with a smile and kindness, it just makes my heart happy, and makes me feel like I can do it too! Thank you for sharing your life with all of us!

Thank-you for the recipe and the Dropbox tip! And the Hollyhock lady is lovely!

Just followed the recipe by half and made 5 pints of blueberry pie filling! So glad to be getting things out of the freezer and into jars for good winter eating. Thank you again!