I so wish I was 30 years younger ! I love how you live and grow your for your family ! I was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in Aug 2023! I took chemo I’m on maintenance now for the last three month they now have add chemo pills now everyday and it’s kicking my behind ! I loved gardening and canning but can’t now I have know energy! My grandfather was a potato gardener for people in town and his family! He was so proud of his garden

Grace is doing an awesome job with Hanna and working with homesteading. She's learning from the master!

Praying for the folks dealing with the forest fires.🙏

I use dried Kale, spinach and dandelion greens powdered in my scrambled eggs. Also soups, stews, casseroles, all ways I can think of to use those healthy greens.

I'm so impressed by your video sharing how you record. Having a regular android phone as opposed to these 1000.00 cameras and setups everyone else goes into as their money starts coming in is such a testimony to me. I feel watching your channel it's not about MONEY and all COMMERCIALS but to truly help us and communicate with us the Joys of family life. Thank You for being you and not changing into someone else as your channel has grown❤ 🙏

I’m sorry you had a bad experience with freeze dried cucumbers last year. Can I recommend one more try? This time grate it, it makes wonderful tzatziki since your family enjoys garlic and yogurt, it’s so simple to make with freeze dried grated cucumber. You get the wonderful flavour without having to take the step of draining off the water from the vegetable. Just a suggestion. Love your channel and your wonderful family! Xoxo

Not everyone can afford a freeze dryer but they can a dehydrator. I have been dehydrating my food for twenty years on a low setting, not above 100 for herbs and not above 115 for other food, and they come out just fine with color and aroma. It is great your teaching your very young to know about gardening and food preserving. They will grow up having a great deal of knowledge about farm life. 😃Did I see some Plantain in your yard. What a wonderful medicinal Use plant, (weed) and the leaves and seeds are also good in stews, soups, bitter seeds are good to chew on.

The air quality here in eastern and southern Ontario has been horrendous, and all over the eastern provinces, being that much closer to the fires up north. I can only take comfort in knowing that the fires will in fact regenerate and renew the forests remembering that it is part of the normal cycle. I just wish it was not as vast an area. Praying for heavy rains. I am very thankful and grateful for all the firefighters and volunteers supporting them, they have come from many different countries to help Canada in our time of need.

Gracie putting the trays in the freeze drier while holding Hannah…so precious. She looks like a mini-Jessica 😁 Great video! Have a blessed week.

I have had an abundance of zucchini this year too. I found instructions on dehydrating (or freeze drying) shredded squash and then blending into a flour. It works great as a gluten free flour alternative!!

I love that your children help with the Littles. What a precious sight!!

Thank for explaining he things that dont work or are very good,it is lovely see Gracie with Hannah still doing chores x

Oomgg I'm so in love with Miss Grace carrying her baby sister ❤❤❤❤ She is so sweet 😊

Your youngest son is so cute! There's so many parents that feel guilty putting their kids to work, but they gladly love to help. I use a mesh laundry basket to dry my herbs and I noticed it'll get dark in direct sunlight, so now I hang the basket under my covered porch. A freeze dryer is my goal, but this works great for now.

We love your videos and watch each one as it comes out. Something we noticed at the end was your husband shoveling heavily compacted dirt. He should definitely spare his back and use the bucket on the tractor for scooping that.

The smoke in the air is horrible I have asthma and I have had to be on Methylprednisolone which I have not had to be on in many years. Also i been using my Nebulizer every 3-4 hours. My usual medication that I take was not helping at all at there Highest dosage. If it has been this bad for me I feel horrible for the people in Canada. I pray it Stops soon!!!You give so many ideas I love freezed dried food because it does not spoil. I keep the dehydrated vegetables on hand to use to make chicken noodle soup. I have now started to keep all the ingredients to make my corn chowder on hand with using dehydrated or canned potatoes. Little Miss Hannah is getting big I love see to your girls with her. You can the love they have. That was the biggest change as my daughter grew older when she was a adult we could just be friends. A

Love all your tips and advice on garden an preserving you should write a cookbook

🌱 What a BEAUTIFUL BOUNTY!

Been stuck inside due to smoke then storms so catching up on indoor chores

Jessica you might be interested in a channel called retired at 40. It is all about freeze drying. I think you will find alot of useful tips. As if you have much free time. Lol. I like duck eggs. Here in southern Missouri the taste gets stronger as it gets hotter. I and my family are not garlic fans. You my dear are such a great mom. Always about neutering you children and caring for the home. This is what most women are geared to do. I am an old lady,72. Having said that to say this, I just want to take you in my arms and give you a hug. You are such an inspiration. I am an old bird and have learned alot. Thank you. Just sayen.

Maybe the cucumbers could be used to make a homade electrolyte drink like gatorade( my sons fav flavor is cucumber lime). Thanks for sharing your garden with us ( and your family).

Don't worry folks I'm sure the kids were having so much fun just look at the glee in their faces, what a blast it must have been so much fun.

I keep a half gallon jar full of green- kale, spinach, chard All in one and I add it to everything sauces , eggs, soup. Meatloaf with

Interesting video on what preserves well and not so good 👍👍👍 Love from the UK x

It's helpful hearing what you wouldn't do again for freeze dried items, helps to have a realistic perspective when thinking of investing in one!

GOD bless You all from Poland 🇵🇱 😊.

My daughters resent me for having them help with the little ones.

I sneak greenpowder everywhere, breads, soups, chillies...

You are so blessed to have such wonderful obedient helpful children... don't see that very often now a days ..you are definitely a super woman to deal with all the things you do .

Your garden is amazing. You make incredibly healthy foods. You and your family are exceedingly blessed.

On Acre Homestead she makes the garlic scapes into a paste and turns them into garlic pucks

I tried putting my cucumbers in my blender and then squeezing that in cheese cloth for juice. I put it in ice trays and made juice cubes. They are great in your drinks that you make. You can barely taste it. I enjoy all you show us.

Hi we are your Srilankan fans just a tip you might like to try we noticed your little girls who have long hair is very dry as you have coconut oil if you give them a oil massage about 2 hours before washing their hair it'll be a very good conditioner for the hair do it in the summer months. Winter is to cold to try this. We are enjoying your videos happy to see the children helping you they learn a lot also. Love to all ❤❤❤

I wish raised beds were around years ago when my dad would put out such big gardens. Just the wedding alone would break your back. Things change and I love how you can walk between your beds easily without stepping on plants. We have smoke too from the fires along with heat and bad storms. Have a great week, Jessica. Thanks for sharing tips.

Jessica use your tomato slices and kale in your soups. Or powder up those tomato slices ad add it to your tomato sauce or soups that way.

I saw 2 cute litte bunnies eating carrots in your yard. Cutest bunnies i ever saw.!!!😊

I tried canned zucchini pineapple for the first time last year. Saw it on the channel: That 1870's Homestead. The kids absolutely LOVE it and I'll definitely be doing that the next time I have a lot of zucchini! Love your channel! We're north of you, in Michigan.

I watched another channel that he used the freeze dried tomato slices straight on hamburger. Just the moisture from hamburger slightly rehydrated tomato but not to mush. Gave a little crunch but even that was desirable. I will be doing a few tomatoes to give it a try

Grilled zucchini is great. Cut in Long 1/2 strips looks like lasagna noodles. Season, then put on grill for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. We like them with a little crisp. I also use them in my lasagna in place of pasta. That is a whole other process with sweating with salt, rinse, and pat dry before putting the layers together. Let me know if anyone else tries this.

A year or two ago I dehydrated pickles, once done I sprinkled sour cream powder on one and salt and vinegar powder on the other. We did eat them but then got tired of them. So what I did was grind them up into two separate batches and know add it to homemade ranch dressing. Or topping for popcorn, and put a teaspoon or two in chicken salad. Hope this helps. Love your videos. Diane Hartley

Your children are just adorable

Thank you for the readout on what worked and what didn’t. I don’t have a freeze dryer - nor intend to - but info from experience is invaluable. Thank you for your work!

Thank you for sharing! I am resting now after a full afternoon with another kind of food preparation. I iced of my freezer and used the time to cool most of my meat alternatives so it’s ready to eat. I struggle with my vision and other issues and using the stove top is not that easy, so I had a lot of meat alternatives in my freezer bought on sale that I have not been eating of since my vision got way worse last year. Now most of my freezer is ready to eat of, and I made more overnight oats too, and sliced up whole strawberries to smaller pieces to have on my “ice cream”. I make ice cream of just dairy free yogurt with still frozen pieces of fruit and berries. I just stir it up in the bowl I am having it, sometimes with some sweetener, and it’s ready to eat. If you eat it right away it’s like a fancy dessert/ice cream 😋 The yoghurt becomes like frozen yogurt. I am allergic to dairy myself. Not that extreme like your son, but I get really sick in my stomach, so I need to stay away 100%. I am used to it, just like you are, so I just wanted to share my easy summer treat 😋 Love and blessings from Johanne, Norway 🇳🇴

Have you seen cog hills video on making zucchini chips? They sliced, seasoned and freeze dried them. They said it was delicious chips.

I would recommend you try cucumbers again if you have an abundance. Slice them thicker than shown (so they don’t break as easily) and sprinkle with some ranch powder or salt and pepper and fresh dill. I really enjoy eating them dry as a potato chip alternative.

I would use the greens (kale etc) and put them in soups.. even the tomatoes.. most of it seems it would be good on that form

my family loves zucchi, my fav way to cook them is fry zucchini, served with yogurt, garlic and apple cider vinegar

Hi Jessica, loved the video. I live in Nova Scotia, Canada and we had several uncontrolled fires burning, a lot of homes burned to the ground. It was scary. We are so thankful for the firefighters and many others who fought the blazes. Looking forward to your next video.

What a beautiful life. Wishing all the best for your children and family. 💛

The children helping is so good to see, thanks for sharing your week

The smoke was bad in East Tennessee this week also. The rain came in Thursday, and it helped.

The smoke is one reason our family moved away from Alberta. It was getting worse each summer and really effects what you can do each day. You are always so productive!

I love how u show your whole family helping and enjoying themselves-even tho they are learning life lessons~I like how u introduce different vegs to try. I notice some large families only reuse certain vegs over an over an not new vegs. I am 84 and still learning from u

I use my extra zucchini for zucchini slice ( savory ) and zucchini cake .

I dehydrated my garlic scapes and they took 4 days at 135°. They are the hardest to dry out. But, very rewarding and I'll make it into powder. When I air dry my herbs, I have a 4 level mesh air dryer and I keep it in our dining room where there is no sunlight at all.

Thank you. Blessings

I saw Adam wearing a Warrior Poet Society shirt 🎉 ❤ Love John Lovell

Love your garden and your helpers.

Thx for updates frustrating about the fires and air pollution.

You can use your green powder and grind up your tomato slices to use thicken sauces or soups

Thank You so much for bringing us along on your food preservation days. Your garden is looking so good and I so enjoyed your video. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💓💞💚🥰🤗

We make zucchini relish. It is really good and a good way to use overly large zucchini,

Thank you for showing us what works for you, so we will have a better idea what our own right step may be! Brightest Blessings!

Enjoyed it!

The cucumber could be used in tzatziki, perhaps 😊

Thanks for the video!

Such a helpful video, thanks!

RuthAnn on Homesteading with the Zimmermans turned zucchini into canned pineapple. Brilliant. Thought you could use up some zucchini that way. It was easy peasy. I want to try it but don't have zucchini right now. Love your family and videos. I agree on the freeze dried tomatoes...very disappointing! Thank you for your tips and tricks!

Our grandbabies love helping harvest in the garden. Your children do a wonderful job!

Thank you for your honesty, love your channel

So much fun Jessica. Your children are amazing. I just love your family. Ty so much for sharing them with us. You and Adam are great parents.

Thank you for the great ideas!

I moved into mylar this year too. 👍💖

Kale powder works wonderfully in Minestrone, Chicken/white bean chili and spaghetti sauce. I just decrease the salt a bit.

Have you tried adding your freeze dried Kale to soup. Powdered tomatoes add great flavor to soups and casseroles. Same with powdered squash, extra vitamins and flavor.

Thank you so much for sharing!

Very nice! Thank you for sharing!

Your garden is beautiful. I love the raised beds.

🤗 Thank you! Great tips.

It is clearly a good idea to invest in a freeze dryer, this is something I plan on purchasing the next time they have a sale! Thank you again for providing us with so much information, I always learn something!!!

You are a wealth of info thanks for sharing. I preserve greens as you do, but someone suggested that I powder them to add them to other things. So green powder goes into sauces, on burgers, pizza, scrambled eggs, and even the pasta my grandkids enjoy so much. Extra nutrition is always a good thing, hiding the veggies from picky eaters is golden.

Wonderful!!

Hi Jessica!! Yay!! Another video!!!

Thx, Jessica!

Take care and be blessed.😊

Garlic spears are very good prickled.

Great video, thank you.

Blessings dear. Always enjoy your videos

Awesome job Jessica! Your garden is amazing & you have some awesome helpers! Thank you for sharing all your freeze dry ideas!👍🤗

TY Jessica. Loved seeing your projects and how your children are such great workers.

I love starting my Sunday with one of your videos. Thank you for sharing with us. ❤️

I love freeze dried turnip slices. Best chips for snacking.

You can use your greens powder in spaghetti sauces, soups, pizza sauce, etc. for added nutrition.

Yay, I was waiting up for my Sunday night catch up. Have a wonderful week.

It's so cute watching Benjamin helping out in the garden ❤

I love your freeze drying videos because I learn so much. Keep them coming please as I try many of your suggestions.

Love your videos thank you ❤

Great video and very timely for me with freeze drying my garden. Thanks so much for sharing

I don't have a freeze drier or the amount of harvest you have, but I learn so much from your videos. Thanks

The dried tomatoes can be ground into a powder and added to dishes for a tomato flavor enhancer, and added nutrition